Hey guys.
Picked up myself an extended battery (official 2000mah) last week and so far, I'm getting worse or just the same performance as my old 1750mah.... anyone have different outcomes?
I know batts need a slight 'wear in' time but its been a good 5-7 charge cycles.
Do I need to change a setting or something to let the phone know its got a larger battery or something?
Thanks in advance guys.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590663
And lithium ion batteries do not need to be "conditioned"
I've seen a similar subject for other phones but not for the GNex. I bought some OEM batteries off eBay and turns out they're fake... not only does the NFC not work but they also put out 3.8 volts where the real battery puts out 3.7... Does anyone know if this is safe to use. I really don't want to jack up my phone from using a bogus battery.
With other phones it seems that the main problem is the battery will not charge fully unless charged in the dock. I've used the battery long enough to check the voltage and if the NFC worked then took it out.
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I'm not sure about the gnex specifically. I have an extended battery in my G2 and on "battery widget" it says it's 4.19V, on the battery the label reads 3.7VDC. It is a ebay china battery. I can't say if the widget is accurate or not, but I haven't had any issues on my phone.
Lithium batteries fully charge around 4.2v, 3.7-3.8v is for storing the battery long term. Since at that voltage there isn't much stress on the cells.
Thanks for the info. I'll just have to assume since the guy has sold quite a few of these china batteries that none have blown up yet or else it would have been reported on eBay.
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I am using the extended battery and nothing wrong with it haven't had any problems yet and its been 4 months
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I know there are many different ideas on how to calibrate new batteries and how to calibrate batteries after you do a fresh install of a new ROM.
I'd like to create a guide that can be stickied for our s3.
Sourcing all those who helped of course.
I personally just got an anker 4400mAh aftermarket battery but I feel like I didn't calibrate it properly and thus am not getting optimal life.
Post all of your techniques/ideas/opinions in this thread and those we agree on will be added to the OP as the general consensus on battery calibration for the s3.
Go!
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Charge to full
Run until phone is dead
Recharge
Lather, rinse, repeat.
That's all you need to do.
Pretty much what he said, with the added step of resetting battery statistics by method of choice on full charge before discharge cycle if you aren't confident in your battery meter readings being accurate, or changing batteries. Once will probably work, twice just to be thorough. I have the 4400mah Anker and i get about 8 hours screen on time and ridiculous standby life...like 5% discharge over 30 hours, with some moderate UV'ing through the KT747 kernel btw, just for reference.
shawnj0 said:
I know there are many different ideas on how to calibrate new batteries and how to calibrate batteries after you do a fresh install of a new ROM.
I'd like to create a guide that can be stickied for our s3.
Sourcing all those who helped of course.
I personally just got an anker 4400mAh aftermarket battery but I feel like I didn't calibrate it properly and thus am not getting optimal life.
Post all of your techniques/ideas/opinions in this thread and those we agree on will be added to the OP as the general consensus on battery calibration for the s3.
Go!
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Had min for like two months now. I get five plus hours screen on time and still getting 15 + battery usage. If I get 2 hours screen on battery last at least a day easy
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Say I were to but an extended battery, would you recommend calibrating it ever? If so from which method, clock work mod recovery or android app?
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Im also interested inknowing the answer to this question. Thanks in advance!
I am on my 5th charge on my Laza 3800 mAh extended battery (and case) and they are a perfect fit. I never calibrated it and it's fine. With the stock OEM battery, I have to recharge it around noon everyday and now it last easily a day or 2. The only thing is that even though it claimed to have NFC but it did not seem to work, but I don't use it anyway.
Looks like ZeroLemon also have a slim battery for Galaxy S3 at rated 2300mAh. Given my experience with their 6300mAh capacity battery being more than they claim, these 2300mAh maybe more than 2300mAh :fingers-crossed: Anyone tried this yet? I'm going to jump on this for daily use and have the extended battery for weekend use if this turns out good:good:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0IS6MU
frypan said:
Looks like ZeroLemon also have a slim battery for Galaxy S3 at rated 2300mAh. Given my experience with their 6300mAh capacity battery being more than they claim, these 2300mAh maybe more than 2300mAh :fingers-crossed: Anyone tried this yet? I'm going to jump on this for daily use and have the extended battery for weekend use if this turns out good:good:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0IS6MU
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I have the 4500mAh battery and am VERY happy with it. I am not impressed by advertising that says "Highest capacity slim profile battery". That may be so, but you can only get so much power from a slim line battery. I thought I would never go to a battery that would require changing the size of my phone by putting on a different battery cover, BUT I'm glad I did.
The 4500mHh battery has been well worth it, IMHO. Got it from Gorilla gadgets, BTW.
Looks like it doesn't support NFC. I know that's a deal breaker for some.
I wouldn't trust anyone but Samsung to build a battery that fits under our stock battery cover that provides anything more than we already get.
Re: ZeroLemon 2300mAh battery - Largest Capacity Slim Battery in the world?
ISNT SAMSUNG COMING OUT OR DID COME OUT WITH THERE OWN EXTENDED BATTERY ALREADY ?
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otterboxfan4l said:
ISNT SAMSUNG COMING OUT OR DID COME OUT WITH THERE OWN EXTENDED BATTERY ALREADY ?
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They are, it's in the accessories forum here somewhere. Not sure where though?
otterboxfan4l said:
ISNT SAMSUNG COMING OUT OR DID COME OUT WITH THERE OWN EXTENDED BATTERY ALREADY ?
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I read a bunch of posts that said they were coming out with one.... It has been weeks though. I wish they could make a standard fit battery that pushes 3000-3300MAH like a droid MAXX battery.
You can try the polarcell which is rated at 2400mah and has the same size like stock.
Anyone tried these and have some results
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Man i want to see results.. Have been looking at these last couple of days on amazon. But not much info
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Just try them. Amazon has 30 days full refund policy. Can't go wrong with that
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Share your thoughts on it? Does it outlast the factory batt? You did buy it right? Lol.
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Just bought one, will compare to anker/stock and give a review when I get it
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Just ordered the set myself. Is there instructions for the first use? Fully Charge at first or something?
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Yes the instructions say charge for 12 hours before use and they have a break in of 5-6 charges for full battery life. Also they have NFC enabled crossed of in black sharpie on them the charger feels a little cheap too and flickers when you have your phone on the USB port while charging one oft the batteries. How they expect us to charge them both for 12 hours is odd the one I put in my phone charged much quicker than that and leaving it on longer is pointless as when they hit full safe chargers stop charging the batteries.
Battery 1 finished in 10 hours on the charger battery 2 finished in 2 hours in phone on stock charger stock battery is in charger now.
Charger had the following colors for led
Blue- no battery powered
Pink-battery charging
Purple- battery done
Also while charging and using the USB port is possible the charger led flickers when doing so. I don't believe it has enough amps to power both unfortunately. None of the batteries got warm at all while charging.
As for NFC Samsung should have never put it in the battery to begin with I'm thinking about getting a galaxy note 2 back pulling the NFC ant out of it and putting it in my s3 as they put the contacts for wireless charging and NFC external ant in our phones.
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Yes the instructions say charge for 12 hours before use and they have a break in of 5-6 charges for full battery life. Also they have NFC enabled crossed of in black sharpie on them the charger feels a little cheap too and flickers when you have your phone on the USB port while charging one oft the batteries. How they expect us to charge them both for 12 hours is odd the one I put in my phone charged much quicker than that and leaving it on longer is pointless as when they hit full safe chargers stop charging the batteries.
Battery 1 finished in 10 hours on the charger battery 2 finished in 2 hours in phone on stock charger stock battery is in charger now.
Charger had the following colors for led
Blue- no battery powered
Pink-battery charging
Purple- battery done
Also while charging and using the USB port is possible the charger led flickers when doing so. I don't believe it has enough amps to power both unfortunately. None of the batteries got warm at all while charging.
As for NFC Samsung should have never put it in the battery to begin with I'm thinking about getting a galaxy note 2 back pulling the NFC ant out of it and putting it in my s3 as they put the contacts for wireless charging and NFC external ant in our phones.
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Hows the performance of the batteries vs stock?
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Not sure yet just got them today and they just finished charging for the first time. After I use them for a couple days I'll post here. Overall they seem just as well made as the stock battery perhaps a bit heavier but I would need a very accurate scale to find out just how many grams they are.
mirrin said:
Not sure yet just got them today and they just finished charging for the first time. After I use them for a couple days I'll post here. Overall they seem just as well made as the stock battery perhaps a bit heavier but I would need a very accurate scale to find out just how many grams they are.
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Kool. I should get mine today as well.
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I'm using a 3200 that fits with the regular s3 back. Got it off of flea bay and it has NFC, it was $45 & some change. Using my ballistic brand case.
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How much screen time?
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