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Any special way to condition a new extended battery?

Just recieved my 2800 mah extended battery. Should i do anything special besides draining and fully charging.
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Charge all the way, wipe battery, drain to 0, charge all the way
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Charge all the way, wipe battery, drain to 0, charge all the way
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No that is terrible advice. Charge cycling Li-Ion batteries destroy them, not increase battery life.
@OP: The only thing you need to do is make sure you let the phone charge for 7-8 hours after you put in the battery. After that, no conditioning is required. However, if at a later date you notice your Vibrant is not properly reading the battery (i.e. it goes from 100->90 really quickly, but goes from 90->80 more slowly, etc.), you will need to calibrate the battery to your device by completely draining the battery and charging it. Take note that this charge cycle will not increase battery life -- it will only make your Vibrant read the battery properly.

BTW Would it be possible for you to take picture of how much fatter the battery makes your phone?

Where did you buy this battery from? Looking to get my hands on a good one.
intruda119 said:
Just recieved my 2800 mah extended battery. Should i do anything special besides draining and fully charging.
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Where did you buy this battery from? Looking to get my hands on a good one.
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+1 I would like to know this as well
Vibrant BiONYX 3.1/ brama

I got it from ebay and it fits perfect. If you have patience you can order through the seller below. Im in north florida and it took almost 3wks to get to me. Theres also another seller from US but he wants $30 for the exact same battery. He claims that the batteries from china are crap, he is lying. This is the seller he orders them from.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Extended-2800mA...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item20b526b7e9
Greatest investment ever. I might be able to take pictures tomorrow. Currently my battery is at 40% and have been running for 1day 3hr 17mins as of this post. And an app im using batteryleft from Eugenes r11 stats time left is 11hrs.
Under battery use through the settings. Displays at 60%, Voice calls at 40%, Cell Stand by is at 20% Phone idle at 5%, and I made a mistake leaving wifi on all day.
Size is really a personal preference. I adds the needed weight to the phone, and makes it extremely easy to hold. The Vibrant with original cover/battery would slip out of my hands when it was naked and the rubberize battery cover solves that.
I use my phone for music in my car and at work through default music app/slacker/pandora and now I can lay my phone on its back and the speaker is not blocked.
Ive had all my friends, coworkers etc look/hold it and they all like the way it feels and that it fits perfectly in your hand. All in all, im someone who is always playing with my phone and now I getting a little more then double the battery life.
My usually day:
20+ 5min phone calls
Playing angry birds throughout the day
20+emails
15-20txt
web surfing/tapatalk/xda app
watch some youtube
listen to music at work/car 3-4hrs
wasnt connected by wifi was on for most of the day
My Main reason for getting the extended battery-3g on ALLDAY
extended battery+r11 great battery life.

pictures, sorry there from my girls iphone4. Bic lighter for size comparison. Most people who consider phones bricks feel like moto razr to me. Not for folks that wear skinny jeans lol. BUt as big as it looks its truly not that bad. I will probably buy an extended battery with every future phone I buy. I was one who always thought ext batteries were ugly but now I am a believer.
If you dont have the patience, this is the same battery but always us sellers have to make a profit. He orders from guy above. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130448289815&ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT

Is this safe to use?

Huh, it hasnt,explodedyet lol
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lol. cause i need a spare battery too. and that battery looks perfect for gaming. how hot does your phone go?

It gets warm when im downloading torrents or anything with alot of data. But nothing more than usual.
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Whoa, battery life is important but not important enough to make my phone that fat lol.

C-4Nati said:
Whoa, battery life is important but not important enough to make my phone that fat lol.
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This exactly what I as thinking but you truley have to see it in person. The pictures does it no justice. If you have small hands, I can see how this could be a problem.
The bulge in the back makes it look extreme but its truly not that bad.

how long does it take to be fully charged?

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how long does it take to be fully charged?
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I dont have the exact time but not really long. Since I can go a good 2days now inbetween charges. Whenever I do charge its usually overnight.

now I'm tempting to buy this, only thing that's keeping me is the processor might be cooked becuase of the temperature.

iynfynity said:
now I'm tempting to buy this, only thing that's keeping me is the processor might be cooked becuase of the temperature.
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Dont know if this is high but its running at 34celcius
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forgot to ask guys, are you using the samsung vibrant? the ebay link is for the samsung galaxy S I9000.

iynfynity said:
forgot to ask guys, are you using the samsung vibrant? the ebay link is for the samsung galaxy S I9000.
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yessir, im using unlocked Tmobile vibrant on att.

1800mah Mugen Power battery?

Anybody have experience with the 1800mah Mugen Power battery? Are they any good? they are the same size as the regular one and fit the stock back cover.

The general consensus in other threads where this was already discussed is that it is a good battery. You might try searching for these threads to see some discussion

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The general consensus in other threads where this was already discussed is that it is a good battery. You might try searching for these threads to see some discussion
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Is this the item?
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/review/product/list/id/638/category/965/
This should fit the incredible 2 with the standard battery cover?

I have one on the way. Hopefully I get a few extra hours a day out of it. It would be nice to not be panic charging throughout the day.

So far not so good. Lasts til right after work for me on normal use. Reminds of the ****ty Seidio batteries
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How long have you been running it 06? So my birthday present is maybe a dud then...

About a week. I've tested lots of batteries and this one is far from impressive. For $45 i feel ripped off
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Great, thanks 06. I'll report back.

I've been using the Mugen 1800 for a couple of months now; I find it does last several hours longer than the stock battery. I am certainly not a heavy user of the phone but I do a lot of reading on it and a lot of google searches. I normally get ~30 - 35 hours between charges. I usually charge over night and then turn the phone off for a bump charge in the morning...works well for me. I especially like that the battery is the same size as the original and does not require a different back.

Great to hear. Familiar with the ole bump charge coming from Dinc 1
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been using this for about a month now, on my days off when I turned off the 3G it can easily last for 60~hr on wifi with minimal usage, only a few voice calls, sms/mms, and browsing. But when I have 3G on, using BT and GPS navigator for two hours, I can get about 10hr before i need charging again.

For an accurate account of my battery usage I guess I could say I get about 8 hours out of it with moderate to heavy usage through the day. With the stock battery I'd average about 10 to 12 hours or so. Heaviest battery use is of course screen and everything else I've checked as very normal (<5%).
I'll give it another week then send it back. Every aftermarket battery I've purchased has been bullcrap. The best batteries I've tried are genuine OEM HTC batteries.
The stock Incredible 1 battery is a 1300mah and I purchased a genuine OEM HTC Touch Pro 2 battery at 1500mah for $15. HUGE improvement. Made my $45 Seidio look like a 1000mah. If I could find a comparable HTC battery with a higher capacity I'd gladly pay the same price as the Mugen for it.

I used the HTC branded EVO4G/Touch Pro2 in my original DInc too, and loved it; I tried it in the DInc2 for a couple of weeks without problems other than the back cover not quite closing completely. I still had good signal strength but it bugged me that the back cover wasn't quite right so I tried the Mugen and have been using it since.

I bump charged three times this morning while the phone was off. Haven't touched the phone until now and i'm at 77%. 2 hrs and 20 minutes and I'm down 23%.
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Wierd. I bump charged yesterday morning; battery stats show up time 1d 3h 56s and I'm at 65%.

edster00 said:
Wierd. I bump charged yesterday morning; battery stats show up time 1d 3h 56s and I'm at 65%.
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I only expect 10 hours or so because I use my phone.
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I only expect 10 hours or so because I use my phone.
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Did you charge your mugen for 12hr as they recommended when you received it? I heard when they are new they need to go through 2 to 3 cycles before you see any improvement.

ben805 said:
Did you charge your mugen for 12hr as they recommended when you received it? I heard when they are new they need to go through 2 to 3 cycles before you see any improvement.
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Yessir. Not my first rodeo....
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backordered. Not shipping till at least the 20th.

Seido 3600 mah review

Pic speaks for itself . I really want to get the Mugen and compare lol
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Pic doesn't really speak for anything. From the looks of that your phone had screen on time of about an hour maybe? Our stock battery can do that
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Not that good at all. I'm pulling similar numbers with the Nexus extended battery which is a 2100mah and does NOT make the phone fatter at all.

the screen doesnt take that much battery, its the polling of data that is taking energy, i know i stream tune-in radio for about 2 hours everyday (drive to and from work) and ussually if i have a stock battery i'll be down to 84% just to drive to work, by about 4-5pmpm it be almost dead just as i arrive at the house.
I know for a fact if you live in area where reception are bad, this battery will ultimately get me through the day, as if you have the stock battery it will be dead by noonish, polling data is a big deal that's why Juice defender works so well because, it bassiclly put your phone into airplane mode and therefore conserve battery.
o and I dont Dim my screen, or do anything that would hinder the purpose of a smart phone. been using this battery since it came out and it's worth it, I cant imagine having anything less. the size is not a factor at all, even my friend who is into ecstatic (dont know why, its a ****ing phone) he even admit that it's not that big, it might weight a bit more but to me that makes it more firm in my hand.

G1_enthusiast said:
Pic speaks for itself . I really want to get the Mugen and compare lol
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Where do you purchase yours from? And how much?
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70 bucks from seido site

Not too impressed. I hit 30 hours with Eugene's CM7 ROM with moderate use on a stock battery. Wish they would come out with something that G2x extended battery on eBay that sold for 10 bucks and would give you like 3 days lol

djpingpong said:
Not too impressed. I hit 30 hours with Eugene's CM7 ROM with moderate use on a stock battery. Wish they would come out with something that G2x extended battery on eBay that sold for 10 bucks and would give you like 3 days lol
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Oh wow but that is not heavy use. I go through two batteries a day!
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djpingpong said:
Not too impressed. I hit 30 hours with Eugene's CM7 ROM with moderate use on a stock battery. Wish they would come out with something that G2x extended battery on eBay that sold for 10 bucks and would give you like 3 days lol
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i guaranteed you either hinder the performance of your smart phone alot to get where it is...
you either
A. dont use data, and use wifi
B. no synching
C. your screen brightness is down to 10%
D. you dont use your phone at all
E. all of the above
there is no way in hell you could get 30 hours on stock battery with "moderate" use...if moderate is define as not touching your phone every 3 hours then yes.

G1_enthusiast said:
the screen doesnt take that much battery, its the polling of data that is taking energy
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I use the ebay 10 dollar extended battery and im very happy with that, by the time i get out of work it is at 70 % with regular use like streaming music radio etc...
Oh and i use juice defender if that might help just a lil bit
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My Review after 6 months of the 3800mah extended battery with cover

In the beginning it gave me around 2-2.5 days worth of battery per charge which was fantastic. The extended battery weighed about 3x the stock battery for outputting almost 2x. I liked the fact that it lifted the phone up so it wouldn't damage the camera lense (since the lense does stick out past the back cover). It was the same plastic as the rest of the phone so it made the phone look stock.
But after about 5 months, the battery capacity greatly decreased to the point where I was getting about 7 hours until I received the 20% battery warning. This battery was preforming worst than the stock battery.
So in the end I went back to the stock battery. What was everyone else's experience with these extended batteries?

Thanks. I was just shopping for an extended battery this morning. My stock battery is still doing okay after 14 months, but I wanted something to counter the effect ICS has had. I saw Seido's on sale at Newegg and was about to pull the trigger, I'll hold off until I hear more.

you might as well give it a try. I bought mine for around 10usd

AssMilk said:
you might as well give it a try. I bought mine for around 10usd
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Would you mind indicating exactly which 3800mAh battery you are reviewing?
Cell phone batteries and memory cards both suffer from a large amount of poor-product masquerading as quality. Reviews of this type of product are not actually helpful unless they identify the specific product, brand, and even seller.
I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if I purchased an extended battery for $10 and it started to go bad after 5-6 months. As comparison, my stock battery went bad after about 13 months. While paying more doesn't guarantee that you'll get something great, it is generally true in my experience that you get what you pay for.

http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Sam...th-Battery-Cover-3800mAh-BATY-EpicTouch4G-01/

Assmilk......lol
Didnt get it till I watched chappelle show
I ordered the qcell I had the Trexcell which started to go from 10hrs screen on time (wifi) (5-7 3g/4g) to back to stock oem. You should try that one I read nothing but good reviews on it

Kn0wBuddy said:
Would you mind indicating exactly which 3800mAh battery you are reviewing?
Cell phone batteries and memory cards both suffer from a large amount of poor-product masquerading as quality. Reviews of this type of product are not actually helpful unless they identify the specific product, brand, and even seller.
I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if I purchased an extended battery for $10 and it started to go bad after 5-6 months. As comparison, my stock battery went bad after about 13 months. While paying more doesn't guarantee that you'll get something great, it is generally true in my experience that you get what you pay for.
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This is good to know. Thanks.

I bought the trexell 3800 mah battery from amazon. Its flat out amazing. I get 2.5-3 hours of screen on time on stock. With this I get 6+ . Worth every penny!! It always last all day even playing games all day!
http://www.amazon.com/Trexcell-Sams...8957470&sr=8-6&keywords=epic+4g+touch+battery
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I was gonna try the Trex or QCell batteries but held back after reading many so-so and bad reviews. Instead I decided to give the one made by Gorilla Gadgets a shot. I'll be receiving mine this week. I'll post up a review after I've had it for a few days. Hope it's awesome~!

Gorilla gadgets extended battery works really good. Had it on HTC evo, evo shift for my 12 yrs old son. On my ET4G too. No complaints at all.
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altamonte32 said:
Gorilla gadgets extended battery works really good. Had it on HTC evo, evo shift for my 12 yrs old son. On my ET4G too. No complaints at all.
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I hope you're right. I just got mine today and I'm using it right now after it hit 100% charge. I hope this didn't turn out to be a waste of money. How long did the Gorilla batteries last for you on average? (not phone battery life but the actual battery itself life)?

You gotta follow this video how maximize the use of your extended battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4LjtOqLdA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If you guys need a case for your ET4G wih extended battery check the link below.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006X1FZXC
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my trexcell took a dump awhile back, now my stock battery is doing the same that did (say its charged then freezes and reboots to an empty battery) i just bought 2 cheap extended 3800s on ebay with a battery charger and extended backs for 17bux, will see how these fare in comparison.

I've seen a 4100mah battery on Amazon for about $30
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Jared King said:
I've seen a 4100mah battery on Amazon for about $30
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It's the Qcell, and it's amazing so far
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I have the Trexcell battery and it sucks. It drains so fast that it feels as if I have the OEM battery in the phone.

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I have the Trexcell battery and it sucks. It drains so fast that it feels as if I have the OEM battery in the phone.
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The Hyperion I got is like that too, I'm sticking with only Qcell for now
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Yeah, after three trexcells, two that need to be thrown out because of bulging, I just got a qcell 4100. I know the number means nothing. It said to do 6 full charge and discharge cycles in the beginning, and let the first one charge for nine hours. I'm on my second charge so far. Don't know if it's true but I read somewhere to charge with the phone off. The first charge ran reaaaly long before dying. Don't know if it was bad batteries or bad external chargers, but both my Samsung externals would only charge the trexcells to 95%, even if it was a 12+ hour charge.

Here I am about 4-5 months in on my 3800 batteries. 1 trexcell and 2 generic. Far as comparing to stock? Stock batteries make me sick now. They drain so much faster. The big ones amaze me how long they last. I do rotate the stockers in so they dont sit and go bad. So ill have a few days of extended then stock then extended ect. The performace of extended is so good I now see the big lump as sexy! I did find a great use for my stockers. (have 4) I was in my best friends wedding the other day and with no case and slim battery the phone slid in tux pocket easy lol. +1 but half way through reception I had to drunken walk way out to car and get spare -1. Right now as I set im about to hit 2 days on Trexcell on the newest Jellyverse sitting at 37% +20.

Battery life

Hey guys. Im just wan to know how much battery use other phones with screen on and using 4g data conection (no wifi). Mines use 1% per 3 minutes of constantly use. A remember b4 it used 1% per 5-6 minutes. Can someone help me knowing others results ro compare?
Is thath consiume of battery is normal?
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Bestplayer55 said:
Hey guys. Im just wan to know how much battery use other phones with screen on and using 4g data conection (no wifi). Mines use 1% per 3 minutes of constantly use. A remember b4 it used 1% per 5-6 minutes. Can someone help me knowing others results ro compare?
Is thath consiume of battery is normal?
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I can generally browse for "a few" hours on 4G without needing to plug in. I don't pay much attention to specifics as unlike the Note 1, the Note 2 isn't very limiting for me. The Note 1 was awful for needing a micro-reactor in your pocket almost. Do you keep your battery over 90% charge often? It's possible it's getting weaker as it gets older. You can order a replacement battery cheap enough and see. They also usually come with an external charger so you could just swap batteries and go. I do that on long road trips.

Is true the replacement battery maybe hurt the phone bcse they have diferent voltage? I heard that from some guy in yhe shop.
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Is true the replacement battery maybe hurt the phone bcse they have diferent voltage? I heard that from some guy in yhe shop.
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If you get a real Samsung battery I'd think not. Make sure the voltage matches. I can't remember, is the S3 3.7V or 3.8V? I got an Anker extended battery and it improved the battery life immensely.

muqali said:
If you get a real Samsung battery I'd think not. Make sure the voltage matches. I can't remember, is the S3 3.7V or 3.8V? I got an Anker extended battery and it improved the battery life immensely.
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Thanks. Btw can u link to me the site where u buy that battery? I want to be sure thanks in advance
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amazon it! or ebay it! and if you want to be sure? google it!

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Thanks. Btw can u link to me the site where u buy that battery? I want to be sure thanks in advance
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Here is the stock replacement http://www.amazon.com/GT-N7100-SCH-I605-SCH-R950-Replacement-EB595675LA/dp/B005KEYCNW/ref=pd_cp_cps_2
Here is the extended http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Extended-GT-N7100-Cellular-SCH-R950/dp/B00A0FGQPS
and here is the granddaddy of extended batteries http://www.amazon.com/warranty-ZeroLemon-Protection-Guarantee-Compatible/dp/B00BYEMNA6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1366142228&sr=8-5&keywords=zero+lemon

It depends on many different factors not just screen on and 4g on. 1% per 3 minutes equates to 300 minutes or 5 hours. I have drained my battery completely in 4 +/- hours time. It's completely normal as I have other phones to compare it with. I have another note 2, 2 galaxy s3, iPhone 4s,5s that I have tested against and they provide worse battery life in same situation.
Not all these phones are mine. I just swap it with family/friend members to test out for a day or two.
For batteries I recommend Anker. I have 2 Ankers for my note 2 and 3 Ankers for my galaxy s3.
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Since I use my N2 as my laptop replacement and am on it all day, battery life was a problem for me from the beginning. I found Battery Drain Analyzer helpful. I kept it running for a couple of months and was able to determine which apps consume the most power (widgets, by far). But, after having spent hours trying different underclocking configurations without much success as far as saving a lot of power, I ended up buying three extra OEM batteries. It's really awesome to not have to worry about it. I just keep them in my pocket and swap them out as needed. It's not a very technologically advanced solution, but, it sure is effective. I also picked up this, and, obviously, now, I am never without power. Also, I use this Charger for the spares. It takes a long time to charge the batteries, but charges them fully to 100%, whereas, charging the battery in the phone doesn't seem to work as well.

kozmo21 said:
Here is the stock replacement http://www.amazon.com/GT-N7100-SCH-I605-SCH-R950-Replacement-EB595675LA/dp/B005KEYCNW/ref=pd_cp_cps_2
Here is the extended http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Extended-GT-N7100-Cellular-SCH-R950/dp/B00A0FGQPS
and here is the granddaddy of extended batteries http://www.amazon.com/warranty-ZeroLemon-Protection-Guarantee-Compatible/dp/B00BYEMNA6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1366142228&sr=8-5&keywords=zero+lemon
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MobileTechReview does a review of the Zero Lemon. The back case is the only thing that keeps me from getting it. Not that it sticks out, but that it's like a soft rubber. The whole back. The video shows it better than I can explain it.

muqali said:
MobileTechReview does a review of the Zero Lemon. The back case is the only thing that keeps me from getting it. Not that it sticks out, but that it's like a soft rubber. The whole back. The video shows it better than I can explain it.
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Think that was the original case they reviewed? They changed it a little bit (better fit) before the release a week or two ago. They are also coming out with a rugged case in about a month.