Hey guys,
I was considering purchasing an Extended Battery for my Optimus 2X, and found the many various brands available. The best one's I've found after quite a bit of reading include Mugen and Seidio. The problem is, Seidio doesn't offer the largest capacity (if I am going to do this, I'm going to max the capacity out), and Mugen is at about $100 for the 4500mAH battery, which is quite a bit. After reading the optimus 2x dedicated accessories forum, I came acrosz a recent thread about a 5000mAh MPJ Battery, which according to the post, works great, at am affordable price of $30. On the site, the 3 reviews are dated the exact same day, and in the product picture, battery is spelt incorrectly. My question is, can these brands be trusted, even after what appear to be a few good reviews? Thanks.
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Just to make it more clear, Do you think that MPJ Batteries are reliable? Has anyone used them?
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lolcakes203 said:
Just to make it more clear, Do you think that MPJ Batteries are reliable? Has anyone used them?
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To be honest, I never even heard of them. Mugen, Seidio, Anker, RavPower, Zerolemon, and Hyperion are the better known brands you can trust. Everything else, I'm not so sure about. It could be an OK battery, but from my experience a lot of the unknown brands put a capacity sticker on it which is exaggerated, and they have questionable quality. We just recently had a discussion in Note 2 section where someone spoke very highly of Gorilla batteries, read a lot of positive reviews, and they even had a fancy website. Once that guy actually got it - it was a disappointment which exaggerated capacity.
Also, keep in mind, Mugen and Seidio makes their own batteries, so they charge a lot more for it. Others re-branded products from HK and just have a tight quality control and offer extended warranty (like Anker has 18 month warranty), so they charger a lot less for their batteries.
I heard only good things about Muugen quality, but it's way too overpriced. I have used INNOCELL from Seidio, actually reviewed it for Note 2. It was a good battery, but still overpriced. Anker, RavPower and Hyperion would be the choice for best price/performance/value.
Thank you so much for your reply. It seems that for the maximum size available (approx. 4500mah), Mugen is the only way to go for $70 at Amazon. I will think about whether or not to make the purchase. Thanks again.
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don't go with hyperion, they are known to overstate their true battery capacity. i believe vectron (a guru on this forum) actually proved this.
zjhehe said:
don't go with hyperion, they are known to overstate their true battery capacity. i believe vectron (a guru on this forum) actually proved this.
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Guru is a big word, but thanks anyway for kind words
I believe I pointed out to other threads on XDA where people removed the label off Hyperion battery to reveal the actual value, smaller than advertised. They make ok batteries, but sometime have a shady labeling to "boost" their capacity
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Hey all,
As you know the Galaxy S 4G, Giorgio Armani, and a few new Galaxy S phones all have 1650mah batteries that fit in our VIbrants perfectly.
A person in the I9000 has located a store that sells them and is now relisting them on ebay in batches of 5 every one or two days.
If you want a replacement battery, this is a GOOD one. It offers 10% more juice over the stock battery you have and fits WITHOUT any additional battery cover or anything. It is original straight from Samsung
Price is 26 Euro which currently translates to $38.50. It is shipping from Europe.
Enjoy. I just bought one
LINK: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260766906555
so how was it?
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Its way too much expensive. I just prefer cheap chinese batteries on Ebay. I am carrying one additional one with me and not anymore having battery problems.
fatihaky said:
Its way too much expensive. I just prefer cheap chinese batteries on Ebay. I am carrying one additional one with me and not anymore having battery problems.
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Yup. Most of the China made batteries are much more cheaper than this & have better capacity. However, some are not in full capacity as listed but some are like Yoobao, Kingmax & Momax.
However, I may get one Samsung Galaxy SL battery 1650mAh in my place here for around USD15.00 only. I bet it can fit into our Vibrant.
Where is that you are getting the 1650 mah battery for $15?
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Where is that you are getting the 1650 mah battery for $15?
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Yup. I got the offer from one of the mobile phone shop here. However, after double check with them that the Samsung Galaxy GT-I9003 battery can't be fixed into our Vibrant due to the size is a bit thicker. Same as GT-I9003 thickness is more than Galaxy S GT-I9000 & Vibrant. No luck I guess.
Please confirm that you can charge the battery. A lot of other batteries, from the 4G or Fascinate, for instance, will work for the phone, but will not charge.
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-SGH-T959V-Battery-p/smsng6102990.htm
Cool, 3 batteries for 35 bucks...can put two on ebay and keep mine for free.
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Anyone want to set up a group buy? I want to buy.it but don't need 3.
Dang! Nice find there. That seems to be original which is good.
I'm thinking of creating a group buy for these. I already have mine and it's great so I will either a. Buy 10-15 and resell them invidually on ebay for around $15-20 with the shipping included or b. Get orders here and split the cost.
That is if enough people are interested of course.
Just a quick note, that site has 2 batteries.for the sgs 4g with one being aftermarkwe(the one for 8) and the other being oem, which os.on the site for.20. Anyone know what the difference is between them?
I am in for a group buy, but like some one mentioned will there be a problem to charge these batteries in Vibrant?
No. The batteries WILL work correctly for charging.
get 3, a laza wall charger and you will never plug it in again ...except when transferring files
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Hey all,
As you know the Galaxy S 4G, Giorgio Armani, and a few new Galaxy S phones all have 1650mah batteries that fit in our VIbrants perfectly.
A person in the I9000 has located a store that sells them and is now relisting them on ebay in batches of 5 every one or two days.
If you want a replacement battery, this is a GOOD one. It offers 10% more juice over the stock battery you have and fits WITHOUT any additional battery cover or anything. It is original straight from Samsung
Price is 26 Euro which currently translates to $38.50. It is shipping from Europe.
Enjoy. I just bought one
LINK: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260766906555
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No offense, but I'm almost totally certain that this is not a Samsung original battery. The Spanish translation is absolutely wrong and literally makes no sense. Compared to the factory battery, which is correctly translated, it is glaringly obvious. Samsung has better translators in Spanish than the Chinese factory that cranked out these reasonably convincing fakes. They have improved the look of the label itself, but the tell-tale faulty translation is still there verbatim from the Chinese fakes that I bought myself.
Well you are wrong. This is from the i9000 forums. The guy is a regular xda member there. Pretty sure they are legit.
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Well you are wrong. This is from the i9000 forums. The guy is a regular xda member there. Pretty sure they are legit.
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Well.. I have to ask the obvious question:
Is this guy from the forum fully bilingual and has he personally examined the point? I have both batteries myself, so I speak from experience, and it makes no difference to me on a personal level, but what I'm saying simply is true. The fakes are poorly translated. The factory originals are correct. I'm not trying to pick a fight. Just a public service announcement, so to speak.
I don't think they are OEM batteries.
Why don't these batteries show how many mah they have?
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Why don't these batteries show how many mah they have?
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That's one of their multiple flaws which distinguish them from the originals. I think, as I recall, the do have a rating, but it's not accurate. They also should have a serial number, but these are fake also. Both mine are identical in serial number. Like I said, I'm not looking for a fight here. I'm simply trying to make sure that anyone who buys this knows what they are getting.
I bought two and complained about my list of problems, which I've not enumerated in total in this thread, and they were rather minor, considering the price, but because the item was falsely portrayed as Samsung, the seller refunded my purchase price, plus shipping.
Go up on ebay and search up "GOLD 2430MAH BATTERY FOR SAMSUNG I9000 GALAXY S" crazy ass high capacity battery too good to be true?
thanks for the info. I checked, there is no review for this item. don't know if it's good. it's hard to send back to UK if it's not.
yeah alot of batteries these days are actually the capacity they say they are mostly if u found it cheap if u wanted a high capacity battery get mugen i heard its pretty great but requires an extended cover
I'd assume it's around 1200mah tbh
Sounds way too good to be true. Expect less than stock, and you won't be disappointed, and, maybe, just maybe you'll be surprised. But probably not.
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It does sound to good to be true but the seller's rating looks good and there are some positive reviews for the same battery for other phones. I know battery capacity is increasing over time but this is a pretty big jump, to go from 1600mAh to 2430mAh in a single generation. If I lived in the UK I would test this out but I'm not going to risk having to pay postage back from the US if it sucks.
Found a similar thread in the i9000 forums. Yeah, it's fake. Battery life is the same or slightly better/worse than the stock battery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1165540
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Go up on ebay and search up "GOLD 2430MAH BATTERY FOR SAMSUNG I9000 GALAXY S" crazy ass high capacity battery too good to be true?
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It is a huge fake! Please don't promote these guys who sell these gold battery's.
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I have it on my Captivate. Go for the i9000 and it's $8 and ships fast with an external charger. I would rate it at least 1800mah. Possibly up to 2000mah. So it's definitely inexpensive and better than the stock one.
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I have it on my Captivate. Go for the i9000 and it's $8 and ships fast with an external charger. I would rate it at least 1800mah. Possibly up to 2000mah. So it's definitely inexpensive and better than the stock one.
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You got any proof to back your claim up? Sounds like you are taking a placebo pill. Stop promoting these suckers, sucker!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_2408wt_1141
I'm sceptical of ebay, however 2430mAh without changing the dimensions of the phone, they have great feedback. Will this give me an extra 38% or so of battery life? Or is it probably just a sham...
looks interesting, the price is skeptikal but the posting of it seems legit.. at least in my own opinion, don't really know until someone orders it and runs a battery test
and just a FYI, the genuine 2000 mAh extended battery makes the phone bigger but barely... and the phone feels a lot better with the extended battery.
I'd consider buying it, really wouldn't mind someone else's opinion first though. I already have the 2200 man battery, so I'm not quite sure if this would be worth changing for...
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if that battery is not bigger than the gsm 2000mah extended battery(ie it doesnt need a new back cover) theres no way its 2400mah. when it comes to batteries oem is the highest quality so an after market one will need to be bigger to give more juice. you are right to be skeptical about aftermarket battery they always bs their mah ratings.
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I'd consider buying it, really wouldn't mind someone else's opinion first though. I already have the 2200 man battery, so I'm not quite sure if this would be worth changing for...
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the battery in the link is for the gsm nexus.
OP, that does not look legit at all.
Many times these batteries have a label showing a higher capacity...then when you peel it off the true capacity is underneath.
I'd bet its probably fake.
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if that battery is not bigger than the gsm 2000mah extended battery(ie it doesnt need a new back cover) theres no way its 2400mah. when it comes to batteries oem is the highest quality so an after market one will need to be bigger to give more juice. you are right to be skeptical about aftermarket battery they always bs their mah ratings.
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Agree with you although its surprising to me to see how Motorola could fit a 3300 mAh battery on a phone with a pretty slim-profile.
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Agree with you although its surprising to me to see how Motorola could fit a 3300 mAh battery on a phone with a pretty slim-profile.
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They also made it non-removable as well as ging it a huge bezel and a 4.3 inch screen, all while making it wider and only slightly shorter than the GNex.
This is a scam for sure. It's tempting though. But no.
Back in the g1 days. These "gold" cells did perform a lot better. Anybody care to try?
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price = quality.
To all of you looking to purchase a reliable extended battery with a premium back cover and high quality cells look into this company. I purchased their battery for my galaxy s2 skyrocket and it was awesome! Not the cheapest but deff worth it guys FYI.
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You have a link or source?
Xda wouldn't let me paste it on here because they say I'm "new", but just go to their website and check Internet store.
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Here is the link for your info:
http://www.seidioonline.com/category-s/8156.htm
Not to thread crap, but Google Seidio extended batteries. They usually test at far less than their advertised rating. They make nice cases, but their batteries aren't very well regarded in the smartphone enthusiast circles.
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Not to thread crap, but Google Seidio extended batteries. They usually test at far less than their advertised rating. They make nice cases, but their batteries aren't very well regarded in the smartphone enthusiast circles.
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on my SGS2 they could not outlast my mugen but then again mugen cost 30 more. having said that, the battery is very good. i wouldnt doubt their product.
tedkord said:
Not to thread crap, but Google Seidio extended batteries. They usually test at far less than their advertised rating. They make nice cases, but their batteries aren't very well regarded in the smartphone enthusiast circles.
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I agree, had them for my og Evo, extended battery was decent, but on my Epic touch it was far less than satisfying.
I am waiting on one from Gorilla gadgets, the extended battery i got for my Epic touch was good. Hopefully it will be the same with my GS3
There extended battery for my og evo worked great for almost two years. But I messed up using a rom with trickle charging. So go for the battery when it comes out, I know I will.
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I agree too, their products are very reliable and the quality is superb, I bought an extended battery from them a few years ago for the Droid Inc and always got atleast 26+ hrs on it. Of course like any other battery, it too lost its juice after 2 years but I was very satisfied with its output. Right now there is no timetable on when the battery will be released (I sent Seidio an email and waiting for their response) but hopefully the battery isn't bulky enough that it sacrifices the phones' beauty.
Batt w/NFC $74.95 http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-3500-extended-battery-nfc-p/bacy35ssgs3n-bk.htm
Batt w/o NFC $69.95 http://www.seidioonline.com/galaxy-s-iii-innocell-3500-extended-life-battery-p/bacy35ssgs3-bk.htm
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I agree too, their products are very reliable and the quality is superb, I bought an extended battery from them a few years ago for the Droid Inc and always got atleast 26+ hrs on it. Of course like any other battery, it too lost its juice after 2 years but I was very satisfied with its output. Right now there is no timetable on when the battery will be released (I sent Seidio an email and waiting for their response) but hopefully the battery isn't bulky enough that it sacrifices the phones' beauty.
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I had great experience with the Seidio batteries for my Palm Pres, so other than the rather high price (and my concern about fit in my car dock), I am seriously considering this. {ProfJonathan}
um...what do you guys think so far?
this compare to mugen?
or should i wait for the samsung factory extended battery?
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um...what do you guys think so far?
this compare to mugen?
or should i wait for the samsung factory extended battery?
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I would like to see this, i have the 4200 by Hyperion , and i love it, NFC and even the case is good, just a tad too big, a little smaller battery would be nice
its not out yet right?
it will be available aug 17?
bump to see a review of this battery
The one with NFC hasn't been released yet.
Thanks for the info. just placed an order for this.
If anyone orders and want 10% off use coupon code TW10
I can not find any reviews on this specific battery or hyperion vs mugen for the note 2. I am eye'ing the mugen 6400 due to the size and the cover, but is this deal too good to be true, or are they roughly the same in terms of quality?
Also, what's everyone's opinion on one of these batteries with that mugen 6400 battery cover? Thanks in advance for any help.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00A6UHNRW/drolif05-20
I was planning to buy it till I saw the whole text.. i like this thickness and dont want it to be thicker.. but hey 6400? Thats super. ..
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Tempted even tho I had no intention of getting an extended battery
Does anyone have any experience with that exact battery though? It seems too good to be true. What makes that battery so cheap yet the Mugen so expensive?
There really is no reason why mugen is so expensive. Check this thread out and look at what I pointed out with the Mugen case.
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There really is no reason why mugen is so expensive. Check this thread out and look at what I pointed out with the Mugen case.
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How would you know that about the battery if it hasn't shipped yet?
I'm just saying there is no justification of why the battery and rear case is $100 when you can find alternative that have been out and reviewed. Not to mentioned the poor quality of the photo they provided showing the case not even fully connecting.
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I'm just saying there is no justification of why the battery and rear case is $100 when you can find alternative that have been out and reviewed. Not to mentioned the poor quality of the photo they provided showing the case not even fully connecting.
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Do you happen to have any of those reviews? I can't find any no matter how hard i look.
And what about the battery i linked> Is it too good to be true?
Bumping since I'm just getting some vague answers but nothing else.
Again, is that deal too good to be true? That, and what battereis have been reviewed for the note 2? The phone just came out days ago, so how many extended batteries could there possibly be that can compete with ones similar to mugen? I found that hyperion one, but i can't find any reviews or opinions on it.