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Seidio Active with extended battery

Has anyone tried it? I've googled with no answers. Just placed the order for my phone last night and ordered the case. From what I read the 2000mah will fit but the 2100mah has mixed answers? What are the difference in the two? Manufacturers? I can't seem to find the 2000. Appreciate any help guys! Looking foreward to getting this beast in and dripping the thunderbolt.
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it works just fine with the battery and the extended cover on. it's the case i'm currently using since it's one of the few with a holster.

rctreadaway said:
Has anyone tried it? I've googled with no answers. Just placed the order for my phone last night and ordered the case. From what I read the 2000mah will fit but the 2100mah has mixed answers? What are the difference in the two? Manufacturers? I can't seem to find the 2000. Appreciate any help guys! Looking foreward to getting this beast in and dripping the thunderbolt.
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Since you're using the TBolt, I'm assuming that you'll replacing it with the VZW equivalent (which is what I did). I posted pics in the Case Wiki thread with regard to the fit and finish of the Active on my GNex with the Extended back.
It's one of the best fitting case I have, outside of the Diztronic case.

Appreciate it guys! Yeah I still haven't got it sunk in that there atte two variants. Going to be LTE. CAN'T WAIT! Going to be here wednesday
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VZW sells the 2000 + a new cover. It's a Samsung battery with the NFC antenna. When installed, it's impossible to tell the difference between it and the stock battery. They've had it on sale for $25 online for a while now with free shipping. I highly recommend this battery; the phone should've shipped with it...
Link is here

Power Pack case

anyone know where to get this case for the galaxy nexus? here's the manufacture website but i dont think you can buy directly from them.
http://www.szsuff.com/sdp/432923/4/pd/10315147.html

Its manufacture in ShenZhen. So I'm gonna keep a lookout for it in Dealextreme.

neotekz said:
anyone know where to get this case for the galaxy nexus? here's the manufacture website but i dont think you can buy directly from them.
http://www.szsuff.com/sdp/432923/4/pd/10315147.html
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I am contacting their sales through QQ, and seeing whether I would be able to secure a review unit to show you guys.

It made sense for the iPhone but why for the GN? You can't just get a extended battery or swap it out?
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wilsonlam97 said:
It made sense for the iPhone but why for the GN? You can't just get a extended battery or swap it out?
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thinking the same thing its barely a bit more than the vzw extended one

This should be 2200mAH ontop of the internal battery.

marshy73 said:
This should be 2200mAH ontop of the internal battery.
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yup this is an alternative to those 3500mah extended batteries. the only thing i would like to know about the case is if it as an on/off switch, i can see it killing the stock battery cycles if left on all the time.

neotekz said:
yup this is an alternative to those 3500mah extended batteries. the only thing i would like to know about the case is if it as an on/off switch, i can see it killing the stock battery cycles if left on all the time.
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It should be similar to other packs of similar purpose. It will constant charge the internal battery until depleted then the internal battery own power kicks. So in phone usage, you'd probably see 100% charged until the pack is depleted.

This is very interesting, also looks like it has the ringke slim case silhoutte that covers the top and button but leaves the sides exposed, i wonder how much bulk it will add to the back side, hope to see a review soon, was gonna buy the ringke slim but i guess I'll wait a few days...

Found this... anyone ever heard of china grabber?
http://chinagrabber.com/samsung-gal...--2200mah-power-station-case---scase-571.aspx
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just checked a few forums for chinagrabber and people are saying they are not the best place to buy from. i found it at pandawill too.
i found out it does have an on/off switch on the bottom of the case.

Just ordered this
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juelzfire said:
Just ordered this
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From where? The original post was for a site that you had to order in bulk.
Thanks in advance

I wanted one of these kind of cases so bad for my E4GT. Just bought a GSM nexus from the play store... I also bought one of these from ebay. Mostly good feed back.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/22101005235...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1330wt_2434

I would like one of these cases as well. Not sure if it'll be compatable with the sprint version...

pastert33 said:
I would like one of these cases as well. Not sure if it'll be compatable with the sprint version...
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The sprint version is thicker so there is a decent chance it won't

can you guys post some pics and let us know how much thicker it makes the phone. debating between this and an usb external battery pack.

Will do. It says up to 15 business days, so it might be a while...
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can you guys post some pics and let us know how much thicker it makes the phone. debating between this and an usb external battery pack.
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verizon/sprint tester
anyone buy this that has the LTE version? a Verizon or Sprint variant? i want to know if it fits and the overall profile on the phone. looks interesting!

Hi.
Has anyone tried to put this set to any case?
I do not like to wear the phone in pocket, should need something with Belt Clip and wonder if this kit would come to OtterBox Defender, PureGear Hard Shell Holster or any other case.
And by the way I ask because I do not see in the description.
Is the power pack will fit together with the extended battery 2000 mAh or just the stock 1750 mah?

Extended battery case?

Will be upgrading from my sg2 tomorrow and looking around for an extended battery already heh.
I was looking at getting the qcell or hyper 4200mAh with nfc.. But i was wondering if there was any cases that would fit for the extended battery?
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Thank you for posting this.
I am really hoping there's a solution to this problem.
I have a 4200mAH Qcell battery for my Samsung Epic Touch 4G and I wouldn't part with it for the world. It's an insanely high quality battery for the money. I basically used a hard-shell/soft-shell bracer from a cheap case I bought, threw away the inner part, and just made the outer part "fit" the phone with that large battery in there.
I don't care if the solution is ghetto or weirdly-rigged, as long as it's snug and works, I'm interested.

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/power-bank-case-for-samsung-galaxy-s3-p35711.htm?referer=N&utm_campaign=6th+Aug+EnergizerXP4001+Universal+Portable+Charger+-+4000+mAh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Mobile+Fun#Samsung

Thanks for posting ill look into that..
Anyone else have any thing to share?
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Yeah, a case for the extended battery is my concern also. I do not want to buy the battery and be stuck using a case that gives very little protection. I have an idea which I got off the htc rezound threads. They have modified a trident kraken case to fit the extended battery. here is the link to that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550351&page=3
However before I go ahead with such a thing I really want to make sure it will work. I need to know precise dimensions of the battery and the thickness of the silicone gel inside the trident case
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Hyperion makes a tpu case for their extended battery. It may work on other extended battery setups.

fiendskillz said:
Will be upgrading from my sg2 tomorrow and looking around for an extended battery already heh.
I was looking at getting the qcell or hyper 4200mAh with nfc.. But i was wondering if there was any cases that would fit for the extended battery?
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Here's a link to the TPU extended battery case on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MMZUZS/ref=ox_ya_os_product

Nice to see my mod from the rezound still being used but I dont know if it would work out good on this phone, the trident logo is part of the rubber on this case instead of being part of the outer shell, so if you do cut it your going to see the battery. unless the battery is black then it might not look as bad. Im probably going to pick up a Kraken case soon and I might give it a try anyway

was thinking of tris this on the otterbox commuter. but i dont think the inner rubber layer is thick enough to compensate for the volume the battery will take up.
one thing to note 2 Samsung batteries back to back with stickers and one NFC Annette removed are thinner than some of the generic extended batteries ive looked into.

Interesting to know. If you have dimensions for the batter, please share. Thanks.
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Oh man! I completely missed that about the logo on the back. Forget it. It will look awful and i don't think it's a good idea to have the battery exposed. @#&%*!
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Watch Seidio.com they informed me via email that they are coming out with an extended battery and soon after a convert case (comparable to Otterbox, Ballistic in protection). I'm not sure if it will work with other manufactures batteries but it should.

@Italiankd. Perhaps the logo could be cut out and then placed back on the battery from the outside. I just checked out pictures of the Cyclops case, and its the same issue.
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ill get the dimms when i can get my hands on some calapers.
i was thinking... if i could find one of theses cases with out the notch cutout in the corner:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-TPU-B...Accessories&hash=item20c7308a1b#ht_896wt_1165
i could cut away the lil bit that needs removed for the extended back to fit a bam! what do you guys think? id think it would be best for me anyway as i dont want extra thinkness i just want to protect he screen from drops. so only the sides need a bit of protection.

I bought the one on the Gillebob's Mobilefun UK link, from Hong Kong directly. They have higher capacity better models. Mine was 2200 mAh model and cost me only $40 delivery included. I do not keep it on the phone all the time since it is bulky. When I need some power I connect the phone and use it while charging it my battery. It is very handy and doec not affect the signal quality or the NFC. I keep it charged and ready for any occasion. Check the pics and if you are interested contact me. :good:

Hows the charge of that thing? Does it actually help extend the battery life by alot?
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fiendskillz said:
Hows the charge of that thing? Does it actually help extend the battery life by alot?
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someone was doing tests on it, and found that it will not fully discharge into the phone's batt (seems logical, you can never empty a battery into another battery)... so what you end up with is:
a case that is larger in every dimension than the hyperion 4200mAH (even with the hyperion extended battery case)
and an end result of less than 4200mAH usable juice.
but you can easily disconnect it, for streamlined (albeit caseless) pocketablility.

fiendskillz said:
Hows the charge of that thing? Does it actually help extend the battery life by alot?
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I have been using it for about a month now and as it has been said it discharges around 85% to the phone battery. There is always one light remains even if it stops charging the phone.
My phone goes around day and a half with it's own juice and if I need power on the go when I go to beach or something this case comes very handy. I slip it on when I am on the road and if I need the power I just push the button. When I am out of the car, I slip the phone out and I do not have the bulkiness with me. I am happy and waiting for the 4500 mAh one now.

Hows the recharge rate? Like if u get to 1-2% and activate the battery will it still be sufficient enough to continue what you were doing as well as still giving it some juice?
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Just ordered a Kraken case and 4200mah Hyperion battery to see what I can do on making it fit in there..and if its possible, So I'll let you guys know whenever it gets here

fiendskillz said:
Hows the recharge rate? Like if u get to 1-2% and activate the battery will it still be sufficient enough to continue what you were doing as well as still giving it some juice?
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From 2% I kept working and when I finished I left the phone on the table with the wireless on when I came back in 2 hours it was 45% and still charging. I believe this answers your question. :good:

Seidio Extended back door and case review. - REVISED

--Edited for a more thorough review--
Well I ordered the surface extended backdoor and case. I received the backdoor today (case was ordered yesterday should receive it next week. The backdoor fits over the 4200 mah hyperion battery with no problem and looks and feels better than the door you get with the extended batteries. Design and price are A+.
Bad thing is it came crammed in a box smaller than the retail packaging and one of the side clips was busted so it doesn't sit flush atm. I already sent an email to Seidio so hopefully they rectify it. It feels lighter and almost as slim as stock.
UPDATE:
Seidio Customer Service RMA'd the battery door and sent out a replacement asap. The replacement snaps in perfectly!
DESIGN:
The battery door and the case both feel excellent, sturdier than the flimsy stock door and the case is a nice hard and just as thick material wise as the normal Surface case. Both the door and case have that nice soft/rubbery/grippy feel, definitely helps prevent the phone from slipping out of your hands. Also the way the door and case are designed(top and bottom are slim, then a slight curve our to cover the battery) it just sits in the palm of your hand perfectly. It feels "just right" weight wise. The case also provides enough of a lip in front of the screen to protect it if you put it face down. As with any of these types of cases though angles could mean something else though.
PRICE:
Now the price might put some people off. But I already about a Pt(Platinum) case from Best Buy when I bought my SGS3 which is essentially the Seidio Surface case with Holster. The battery door cost $15 + shipping, then a week later I purchased the case ($29.95) + shipping. You can get the case + holster for a little bit more, but the battery door as of now needs to be ordered separately. I spent about $50 all together ontop of the $15 I paid for my Hyperion Battery so your running into Otterbox territory price wise, but now you have a better case, a holster (if need be) and a bigger battery when your out.
Seidio Customer service said they do run promotions from time to time so you could luck out and save money on this package.
CS:
Probably one of the few times I had to call customer service for a case warranty, but they were very polite, answered very quickly and shipped out my replacement asap. They didn't require me to ship my broken one back to them either. They do require images of the product showing the defective areas.
I have attached screenshots to this post of the case, which snaps over the Seidio battery door. You cannot use this case unless you are using the battery door from Seidio as its molded in the same fashion. The battery door screenshots are further down in this thread(still working on combining them into this first post).
The Battery door can fit over the following battery sizes:
3500 mah
4000 mah
4200 mah
4400 mah
I do not think the 4600+ mah batteries will work as they are too thick/tall.
This is a really good backdoor option for those of us running extended batteries.

Pics?

I'll have em up shortly!
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knightblaze said:
I'll have em up shortly!
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Attached, you can see in one of the photos that the corner by the power button isn't flush(clip was broken on that corner). I am really hoping Seidio comes through, I heard their CS is top notch and i have never had issues with their other cases from the iPhone 4.

Looks good...did they get back to you about a replacement back door?
How much was the shipping cost?
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Didn't get back to me yet as they were closed on the weekend. Hoping to hear from them today. Shipping was usps $5.85
Need to mention that it just feels awesome using the phone with it, the back material is just great.
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How do you order the battery door without the battery? I don't see it on their website.

caseyatbt said:
How do you order the battery door without the battery? I don't see it on their website.
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You need to call Seidio Customer service.
Product Code: BVY35SSGS3-BK

Got a response from Seidio, doing an RMA (DOA) process. Not sure if I have to send this back in first or what not as the RMA team will respond once they get my information and pictures. I'll keep everyone updated and post pictures of the Extended Surface case when it comes in this week as well.

Mine also came broken. CS has been very helpful though

Did your replacement work better or still waiting on the RMA?
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Seidio is shipping out a replacement cover asap, awesome =)

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Sedio back with cheap ebay tpu bumper cover. Perfect match.
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case?
what case on ebay is that?
ranchosteve said:
Sedio back with cheap ebay tpu bumper cover. Perfect match.
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tymansdaddy said:
what case on ebay is that?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-TPU-B...287377?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5ae92fe751
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knightblaze said:
Attached, you can see in one of the photos that the corner by the power button isn't flush(clip was broken on that corner). I am really hoping Seidio comes through, I heard their CS is top notch and i have never had issues with their other cases from the iPhone 4.
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Looks nice but I have the white gs3, don't want my phone looking like an oreo cookie lol
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Is this case so far the only higher protection case available that supports extended batteries? I only know of this one and the cases from hyperion and qcell. I got the qcell case on the hyperion battery but want something more rugged, dont like the slippery feeling.

I have a white sgs3 as shown and like the StormTrooper look lol. The Surface Extended case(still waiting to receive it) is essentialy the Surface Case which is great(have it for stock battery). It let's you use the Seidio Holster it came with. You can use the same holster with the Hyperion battery door and honeycomb tpu if you bought it.
I prefer the slimmer profile and feel of this battery door. Also it is sturdier than the Hyperion which has cracked on me by the charging port
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I have a white sgs3 as shown and like the StormTrooper look lol. The Surface Extended case(still waiting to receive it) is essentialy the Surface Case which is great(have it for stock battery). It let's you use the Seidio Holster it came with. You can use the same holster with the Hyperion battery door and honeycomb tpu if you bought it.
I prefer the slimmer profile and feel of this battery door. Also it is sturdier than the Hyperion which has cracked on me by the charging port
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I had issues with my hyperion door(s). the first one was cracked on the side, they sent me a new one, the second was also cracked (this time by the ear phone plug) they sent me a third... the third is good to go.
they have great CS... but this seido just looks sexier.

extended batteries Options

I'm looking for an extended battery for my phone, i heard that Qcell was the recommended one, but after some looking, i found more batteries that are higher than the Qcell (4100mAh), the highest one i can fine is 4480mAh,so im not sure that those batteries are legit. but i might still get the Qcell since its recommended. though i need someones input on these batteries first
Acesoft (4200mAh):http://goo.gl/6Puu2k and
(4480mah):http://goo.gl/Kxn22O
Laza Zcell (4200mAh):http://goo.gl/l4Q3Hu
YESGOSHOP (4300mAh):http://goo.gl/mHvDsl

gamepro602 said:
I'm looking for an extended battery for my phone, i heard that Qcell was the recommended one, but after some looking, i found more batteries that are higher than the Qcell (4100mAh), the highest one i can fine is 4480mAh,so im not sure that those batteries are legit. but i might still get the Qcell since its recommended. though i need someones input on these batteries first
Acesoft (4200mAh):http://goo.gl/6Puu2k and
(4480mah):http://goo.gl/Kxn22O
Laza Zcell (4200mAh):http://goo.gl/l4Q3Hu
YESGOSHOP (4300mAh):http://goo.gl/mHvDsl
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If you want batteries that list an MAH that could possibly be fake then get it. I learned my lesson ordering no name brand batteries and had a 3800mah extended from china performing worse than my stock oem 1800mah battery. If those are truely 4200 then they'll probably deteriorate extremely fast just like my generics. Stick with QCell they're still working perfect after a year for some members that have had it that long. Check the QCell thread. It's worth the money to get it instead of those since you'll end up spending money on one of those batteries and then again to replace it with a QCell lol. You can get the 4100MAH for around 20$ on Amazon. It might be only the ones with the white back covers that are 20 or black and the other is more expensive. If you do get a QCell and want to trade for a black cover let me know I have a Qcell black battery cover I'm trying to switch to a white one.

OK thanks man , so I'll stick with Qcell then, thought I was also want to get the texcell tmp or whatever the case is called, I heard the it fit the Qcell fine
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gamepro602 said:
OK thanks man , so I'll stick with Qcell then, thought I was also want to get the texcell tmp or whatever the case is called, I heard the it fit the Qcell fine
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A bunch of the guys that bought the Trexcell 3800mah battery reported having issues with it after like a month. I read a bunch of people saying that it wasn't holding the charge well. Check out the QCell thread its about 40 pages but its full of a lot of info. I read over it like 4 times no lie before I settled on the QCell since i didnt really want to get another fail extended.

Go QCell all the way I love it. Closest thing to zero lemon for our device. Do yourself a solid and grab the trexcell extended battery tpu case with the QCell. Just an example of my average battery life....
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JayDroid412 said:
Go QCell all the way I love it. Closest thing to zero lemon for our device. Do yourself a solid and grab the trexcell extended battery tpu case with the QCell. Just an example of my average battery life....
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Is this the tpu case http://compare.ebay.com/like/271225097350?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar ?
Is the the q-cell your talking about? http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006TQOJXI/ref=mp_s_a_13?qid=1339468040&sr=8-13
The trexcell tpu case works with the q-cell 4100mah? Also, what do you use for screen protection or does the trexcell cover that as well?

Yes and yes. I have the privacy screen tinted protector.
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shezzy69 said:
Is this the tpu case http://compare.ebay.com/like/271225097350?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar ?
Is the the q-cell your talking about? http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006TQOJXI/ref=mp_s_a_13?qid=1339468040&sr=8-13
The trexcell tpu case works with the q-cell 4100mah? Also, what do you use for screen protection or does the trexcell cover that as well?
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If you want to trade for a black qcell back cover let me know lol. Here's a picture of my usage I'm a extremely heavy user. Brightness at 100 with auto sync and data on the whole time. I did have comadose script installed but didn't use greenify or ds battery saver till recently.
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JayDroid412 said:
Yes and yes. I have the privacy screen tinted protector.
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One last question , and I know this may sound silly.. With the trexcell TPU case and Qcell... if you lay the phone on its back will it lay straight/flat? I use gravity screen on/off and am wondering it will work because I don't know since there is a bulge if the phone will lay flat or not ( I don't like to lay it on it's screen )

shezzy69 said:
One last question , and I know this may sound silly.. With the trexcell TPU case and Qcell... if you lay the phone on its back will it lay straight/flat? I use gravity screen on/off and am wondering it will work because I don't know since there is a bulge if the phone will lay flat or not ( I don't like to lay it on it's screen )
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The phone lays flat on its back with the extended battery cover without an issue for me. It even has these little dots that stick out in the corners of where the extended battery is so it gives it a better grip when you lay it down.

FuMMoD said:
The phone lays flat on its back with the extended battery cover without an issue for me. It even has these little dots that stick out in the corners of where the extended battery is so it gives it a better grip when you lay it down.
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Cool.. But are you referring to the case that comes with the qcell or the trexcell tpu case?

shezzy69 said:
Cool.. But are you referring to the case that comes with the qcell or the trexcell tpu case?
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Just speaking on the qcell cover. I haven't invested in the tpu.
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