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[Q] platinum battery from best buy?

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with it, I read somewhere that platinum series stuff is just seidio but I'm not sure. I got one of the Chinese batteries off amazon and I'm not impressed, and seeing how I work 5 minutes from best buy I was gonna sent by after work and pick one up. Just figured I would ask if anyone knows if they are worth the money or not.
EDIT: So I guess no one has used it before I guess I can be the first. Won't have it till like 4 PST so we'll see.
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I have had one for a few months now, works great, I can go a couple days with no problem at all under "my" normal usage. I aso have one of the knockoff 3500 batteries and they seem similar as far as my usage goes, maybe a half hour or 45 mins more with the platinum. I'd say if you have the 60 bucks to drop do it you wont be dissapointed. I also have the case and holster combo from seidio that fits it and really like the setup. The case doesn't cover the whole outside of the phone, the top and bottom edges are exposed but seems to protect it well enough for me.

Yes the platinum series at best buy is seidio. I use the platinum series from best buy and it is the best investment I have made on my phone. With this battery I get 30 hours + batt life and I'm a pretty heavy user. So yeah get it if u can I have tried the Chinese ones and they suck compared to seidio/platinum series
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I have the battery and my phone runs quite long, never really tired to run it out of battery though. Like everyone said it is just a rebranded seidio battery.

flight01 said:
Yes the platinum series at best buy is seidio. I use the platinum series from best buy and it is the best investment I have made on my phone. With this battery I get 30 hours + batt life and I'm a pretty heavy user. So yeah get it if u can I have tried the Chinese ones and they suck compared to seidio/platinum series
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Yeah if I'm lucky I can get 9 hours out of the Chinese knock off, going to get it today for sure. I am a very heavy use user i use at least 4 hours of pandora a day and i do alot of surfing on the internet,and im constantly checking xda obviously lol. Thanks for the replies guys.
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You drive a 450 what...
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iitreatedii said:
You drive a 450 what...
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Honda crf450r
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thanks for the info

I just got this battery today. Before this I was lucky if I was able to get 8 hours on a cheap chinese knockoff. This batterty is amazing!

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Honda crf450r
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word i got a bunch of toys...too many to list lol, my baby the 89 trx 250r

Sexy bike, I've got an 04 trx450r also. Just recently getting into dirt bikes.
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Ya, just like some of the others say. Its a seidio battery basically and it's definitely worth the money. I actually got mine off of eBay for 30 dollars but knowing what I know now about it I would pay 60 dollars in a second. Its amazing. Enjoy man. U will love it.
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Bombsquad450r said:
Yeah if I'm lucky I can get 9 hours out of the Chinese knock off, going to get it today for sure. I am a very heavy use user i use at least 4 hours of pandora a day and i do alot of surfing on the internet,and im constantly checking xda obviously lol. Thanks for the replies guys.
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You won't be disappointed. I have 4 cheap chinese knockoffs that are 3500mah and they never lived up to what I thought they would be. I bought the Sprint branded 2600mah of a guy on here(which I think is also a Seido rebranded) and it lasts 2 days of my moderate usage easily even with the CPU overclocked at 1190. When I set the CPU to be 998 I usually have about 20-30% left after 2 days. It is well worth it. You will notice a difference.

Tiffany84 said:
Ya, just like some of the others say. Its a seidio battery basically and it's definitely worth the money. I actually got mine off of eBay for 30 dollars but knowing what I know now about it I would pay 60 dollars in a second. Its amazing. Enjoy man. U will love it.
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Could you post a link to where you bought it from?

I am going to be ordering one of these. Where can I get a good back cover for this, the one posted on eBay doesn't include a back cover. I want something that fits it well and doesn't have gaps.

Crossing over to the dark side

Well I have been working on getting a new job, which is why I have been away recently. And with the new job come a new iPhone 4S and iPad 2. This will be the first time I have ever played with apple products for an extended period. So I am looking forward to trying something new. But from the little I have played with them both I really wish it were a pair of android devices.

I will be the first to say congrats on a new job in this tough economy. I am sure it will be fun and from the sounds of it rewarding too.
On my Epic mobile phone.

This is a good ipad 2 video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwV_KNAx00Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
We need a way to install android on apples devices.

What's your new job?
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their hardware is great. The only thing that gets me is the locked down OS. Do you plan on jailbreaking either one?
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And then a little late you will wish that Android has that one app you have on your I pad/phone. It won't be enough to make you like ios better, but it certainly will annoy you. And by you I mean me lol
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eao1991 said:
their hardware is great. The only thing that gets me is the locked down OS. Do you plan on jailbreaking either one?
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The iPhone 4 took a year and a half for untethered jailbreak for the most recent ios. To me, that is unacceptable. I hope you're making lots of money because the app store will certainly be taking lots of it. One suggestion i will make to anyone with that phone is, go to best buy and get the mophie juicepack plus. It's $100, but it's a good case with a 2000ma battery built in to complement the phone battery. Keep the switch on all the time to top off charge the phone battery all day. If you notice the battery percentage dropping but it still has the plug icon on the battery, turn the switch off then on and that will fix it. You might think that a hundred is crazy to pay for a case/battery. Let me put it to you this way, you can hammer on the phone all day and night with heavy everything usage and the phone will not go dead. Games, internet, streaming, videos, movies, whatever, you will be hard pressed to have the phone die on you. It makes the phone bigger and heavier but with 19 hours on and using the phone a lot and still have 40-60% battery left, that's pretty awesome in my book. That setup puts our extended life replacement batteries to shame!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56T_dpKmKBU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You'll get longer battery run time if you let the mophie top off charge the already charged phone battery all day. If you do it like it is explained in the video, your run times between charges will be less.

oscarthegrouch said:
The iPhone 4 took a year and a half for untethered jailbreak for the most recent ios. To me, that is unacceptable. I hope you're making lots of money because the app store will certainly be taking lots of it. One suggestion i will make to anyone with that phone is, go to best buy and get the mophie juicepack plus. It's $100, but it's a good case with a 2000ma battery built in to complement the phone battery. Keep the switch on all the time to top off charge the phone battery all day. If you notice the battery percentage dropping but it still has the plug icon on the battery, turn the switch off then on and that will fix it. You might think that a hundred is crazy to pay for a case/battery. Let me put it to you this way, you can hammer on the phone all day and night with heavy everything usage and the phone will not go dead. Games, internet, streaming, videos, movies, whatever, you will be hard pressed to have the phone die on you. It makes the phone bigger and heavier but with 19 hours on and using the phone a lot and still have 40-60% battery left, that's pretty awesome in my book. That setup puts our extended life replacement batteries to shame!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56T_dpKmKBU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You'll get longer battery run time if you let the mophie top off charge the already charged phone battery all day. If you do it like it is explained in the video, your run times between charges will be less.
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I wish we had that for our phone lol
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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kc_exactly said:
I will be the first to say congrats on a new job in this tough economy. I am sure it will be fun and from the sounds of it rewarding too.
On my Epic mobile phone.
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Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
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Android300ZX said:
What's your new job?
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Director of IT.
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eao1991 said:
their hardware is great. The only thing that gets me is the locked down OS. Do you plan on jailbreaking either one?
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Most definitely. It looks like the jailbreak will be released in about a week. That is about the time I get my devices so it should be good timing.
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And then a little late you will wish that Android has that one app you have on your I pad/phone. It won't be enough to make you like ios better, but it certainly will annoy you. And by you I mean me lol
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Lol
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oscarthegrouch said:
The iPhone 4 took a year and a half for untethered jailbreak for the most recent ios. To me, that is unacceptable. I hope you're making lots of money because the app store will certainly be taking lots of it. One suggestion i will make to anyone with that phone is, go to best buy and get the mophie juicepack plus. It's $100, but it's a good case with a 2000ma battery built in to complement the phone battery. Keep the switch on all the time to top off charge the phone battery all day. If you notice the battery percentage dropping but it still has the plug icon on the battery, turn the switch off then on and that will fix it. You might think that a hundred is crazy to pay for a case/battery. Let me put it to you this way, you can hammer on the phone all day and night with heavy everything usage and the phone will not go dead. Games, internet, streaming, videos, movies, whatever, you will be hard pressed to have the phone die on you. It makes the phone bigger and heavier but with 19 hours on and using the phone a lot and still have 40-60% battery left, that's pretty awesome in my book. That setup puts our extended life replacement batteries to shame!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56T_dpKmKBU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You'll get longer battery run time if you let the mophie top off charge the already charged phone battery all day. If you do it like it is explained in the video, your run times between charges will be less.
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Fortunately it looks like a jailbreak will be released before I get the devices. Also since this is for work there are only a couple of apps that I will need. I will still have my beloved E4GT for all the fun stuff. And thanks for the advice. I will check that out.
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AVAH0LIC said:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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LOL. And sorry for the late responses. I went to bed shortly after I posted.
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My friend has that snap on battery case on his iPhone. He said he can't get through the day on the iPhone battery alone (funny my ET4g can) he loves the fact that it has a micro USB port to charge so he can use my charger or anyone else's, when he needs it. The case does look like a good case for the phone, I'd get one if they made one for mineo

Director of IT can't decide to use Android? Strict bosses?
Regardless, I wish you the best, and thank you for all you've done for the community.

Are u still gonna develop on Android? Btw Congrats man. Awesome job bro.
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cds0699 said:
Director of IT can't decide to use Android? Strict bosses?
Regardless, I wish you the best, and thank you for all you've done for the community.
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I could probably sway them but everyone in the company uses those devices and I am new so no need to rock the boat. And thank you that is appreciated.
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musclehead84 said:
Are u still gonna develop on Android? Btw Congrats man. Awesome job bro.
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Definitely. I still have my phone and love it.
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1800mah vs. 3800mah battery!!

Just got my 3800mah battery in the mail and I'll be posting stats and screen shots comparing the two. Everyone else feel free to do the same or share your experience with the two.
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Absolutely love my 3800mah battery. All day, no matter what the usage. Wouldn't trade it and it's huge backside for anything lol
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steddora said:
Absolutely love my 3800mah battery. All day, no matter what the usage. Wouldn't trade it and it's huge backside for anything lol
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I can't, can't, can't, for the life of me get with those fat backs! It's just such an eye sore... And this phones so sleek. I'm curious to kno what's the largest (mah) battery you've seen without the aftermarket back?

I thought I was gonna hate the huge back too but had to try it and I gotta say... not that bad.... kinda like it even. I feel less likely to drop it.
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RussellEstridge25 said:
I thought I was gonna hate the huge back too but had to try it and I gotta say... not that bad.... kinda like it even. I feel less likely to drop it.
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Same here, it's like having a dinner slip grip . I think there's a 2100 that fits under the stock back plate
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I think its easier to hold with the back and I can get well over 6 hours screen time with the brightness up to about 75%. I got mine last weekend and I'm still amazed how long I use it and I get paranoid about the battery then look at it and its still all the way charged. I got the trexcell and its awesome so far. I'm at 13 hours on my charge right now with 1 hour and 2 minutes on the screen all web browsing and its at 75%.
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GiantJay said:
I think its easier to hold with the back and I can get well over 6 hours screen time with the brightness up to about 75%. I got mine last weekend and I'm still amazed how long I use it and I get paranoid about the battery then look at it and its still all the way charged. I got the trexcell and its awesome so far. I'm at 13 hours on my charge right now with 1 hour and 2 minutes on the screen all web browsing and its at 75%.
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Nice!!!

I'm in that same boat. I have a full comparison to. My girl has a stock battery in hers and my big ole battery lasts three times as long as hers lol
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I was just sick of battery being an issue for me on most Roms... And our phones are so slim already a little bulk don't hurt.

Which battery specifically did you get? I'm thinking of getting one myself actually, almost got stuck in the middle of a totally unknown location because my battery was almost dead. Not a fun predicament, I'll say that much.

Lol I usually never complain about any ROM cause I know my extended will still get me through the day any day
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Same here, it's like having a dinner slip grip . I think there's a 2100 that fits under the stock back plate
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This would be good to have... where can it be purchased?

I got the Hyperion on amazon.

RussellEstridge25 said:
I thought I was gonna hate the huge back too but had to try it and I gotta say... not that bad.... kinda like it even. I feel less likely to drop it.
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The bellybutton where the camera lens used to be is sexy too!
(I just carry a spare battery in my wallet and have a wall charger. I get 3600mah w/o the baggage)
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kingsway8605 said:
The bellybutton where the camera lens used to be is sexy too!
(I just carry a spare battery in my wallet and have a wall charger. I get 3600mah w/o the baggage)
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That sounds like baggage to me I don't have to carry a wall charger or an extra batter

kingsway8605 said:
The bellybutton where the camera lens used to be is sexy too!
(I just carry a spare battery in my wallet and have a wall charger. I get 3600mah w/o the baggage)
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I second that opinion. I got two batteries and a wall charger for the batteries(outside the phone) for like $20 on amazon. Very happy with them and keep it slim and sexy.
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GiantJay said:
I think its easier to hold with the back and I can get well over 6 hours screen time with the brightness up to about 75%. I got mine last weekend and I'm still amazed how long I use it and I get paranoid about the battery then look at it and its still all the way charged. I got the trexcell and its awesome so far. I'm at 13 hours on my charge right now with 1 hour and 2 minutes on the screen all web browsing and its at 75%.
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Which one did u buy?

Snazarian said:
Which one did u buy?
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The brand on it is qcell. I've had them about 4 months and they are easily as good as the OE battery. Though I believe they are advertised as 1950 as opposed to our 1800. For $20 you can't go wrong.
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I have 2 batteries so I get to enjoy my slim and sexy Epic 4G Touch without all the junk in the trunk.
Charge one to 100% then swap it and charge to other to 100% and there's no need to carry a charger with me when I leave the house.
It's not that hard to pop the back off and swap batteries...
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RussellEstridge25 said:
That sounds like baggage to me I don't have to carry a wall charger or an extra batter
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I don't carry the extra charger silly!
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Went from the OG Note to the 2

Today I gave my son the OG Notr and bought the Note 2. Fast is the first thing that crossed my mind onbstock no less.
I received the multipane update and works fine. It almost feels like a smaller phone than the OG. I guess because its a tad more narrow. My smaller hands like that. Battery life noticeably better and I dont have power saving enabled but am on auto brightness. Speaker a little more clear and crisp. Voice calls are not as muffled. Screen looks good. Camera improved with HDR and extra features. I have a feeling a lot to read about new spen but will do that.
I bought this at BB for 249.00.
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It's def a nice upgrade.
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At first it was like ehhhh. Maybe I should have gotten the iphone 5 but after a day with it am starting to enjoy it more and more.
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Sold my og note for 360.. got the note at BB too for 249.. Was nice lol basically I got it for free
I too like the more narrow feel. Makes it easyer to use one handed :thumbup:
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I'm glad you like the upgrade! :good:

Sometimes when I look between it does seem like the Note 2's screen is smaller, it's narrow and longer. But it does play tricks on me lol. Wish they didn't make the icon grid size smaller though.

What is BB?
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digitalcrash said:
What is BB?
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Best Buy

Best Buy
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OK lol I'm retarded I'm trying to buy one off contract.
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digitalcrash said:
OK lol I'm retarded I'm trying to buy one off contract.
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i bought mine off contract directly through at&t... cost me a pretty penny but worth it. though i sold my og note & one x for a nice chunk of chage, so it didn't cost me that much out of pocket. which is always good. not even gonna bother thinking about upgrading till note 3 rolls around. :good:

Anyone tried the Next Launcher?

It's a 3-D launcher made by the GoDEV folks. Looks pretty cool but you have to wonder how much of a battery hit you'd take running these 3D launchers. I'm sure the OG Pro has the horses to run thus thing, but at what cost. (Oh.. and it's "on sale" for $10 this weekend.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gtp.nextlauncher
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ReggieSmith said:
It's a 3-D launcher made by the GoDEV folks. Looks pretty cool but you have to wonder how much of a battery hit you'd take running these 3D launchers. I'm sure the OG Pro has the horses to run thus thing, but at what cost. (Oh.. and it's "on sale" for $10 this weekend.
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I've had it and used it since my s3 actually. No battery hit on mine. In fact it doesn't even show up in battery stats. Paid $15 for mine though
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I see they have a 36-hour trial (although I had to hunt to find it). Is it really that much better than Nova?

RaiderDuck said:
I see they have a 36-hour trial (although I had to hunt to find it). Is it really that much better than Nova?
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The trial gives you all the features for 36 hours so I as gonna do that. after 36 hours it cuts off some of the advanced features.
Another question is how many decent free themes are developed for it? So many themes seem to be about $2
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ReggieSmith said:
The trial gives you all the features for 36 hours so I as gonna do that. after 36 hours it cuts off some of the advanced features.
Another question is how many decent free themes are developed for it? So many themes seem to be about $2
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I have about 8 free themes and they are all pretty good. There are more but they weren't my taste.
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