I'm looking to get an extended battery but wanted to know if there is any case/extended battery combos out there?
Like instead of just getting a new back cover it would give you a case that covert the whole phone..
There are a couple on Amazon. Just Search "galaxy nexus extended battery GSM" and look for the Maguro GSM ones (not i515/Verizon/Sprint). Not sure how many are actually still available, however.
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I'm looking to pick up an extended battery (LTE version) since they're only $25 again, but like many of you I am also anxiously awaiting the release of 3 pin car and desktop docks.
I guess this isn't really something that can be answered until the docks are out, but do you think the phone will still fit in them if using the extended battery? I don't really want to buy the battery and then not be able to use it once the docks come out.
My guess is they will, I think they will have designed the case to fit all 4 variants of the phone, (GSM, GSM extended, LTE, LTE extended) if they haven't I think they've missed a trick!
possibly. Problem is the Verizon is already thicker then the GSM version. The Extended battery also adds another bit of thickness.
If you plan on using the Pins... it would have to be spot on. With the pins on the battery side of the phone, this could prove a problem. I've never owned a Car Dock. Unless it was designed with elongated rounded pins that make contact and various depths, but the phone contacts seem to be slightly recessed, making this impossible. From what I've seen, the pins on the dock are tall pins (nubs).
This is probably why the Verizon version didn't include the pins... and we may never see one for use with an extended battery.
Best way to engineer this would be to make the back deeper then it needs to be... then add "layers" to make it the correct thickness. Like a circle with tabs. Different circles would be different thicknesses. Insert the correct circle for your phone type and spin it until the tabs lock it into place.
Like this: Interchangeable thickness pieces to make sure it's the currect depth:
Then you could order the kit which would come with a variety of different sets of circle pieces. BAM! Universal Car Dock.
I give. Where are you finding the extended batteries for 50% off? I see the standard battery on Verizon's site. A link please?
cyberpyr8 said:
I give. Where are you finding the extended batteries for 50% off? I see the standard battery on Verizon's site. A link please?
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I can't find it browsing the site either. Only way I've ever found it is via URL link.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=12917&accessoryId=49870
FYI, they're out of stock online and aren't letting you backorder right now. Keep the link, or do what I did. After ordering yesterday, I bought one in store (they're doing the same promo, 50% off all extended batteries for LTE devices, I didn't even need to ask) and cancelled the order I placed yesterday.
SOOO I went onto verizonwireless.com to check out the galaxy nexus accessories. I filterd by batteries only to find that they dont have the extended battery, bummer.
WELLLL apparently thats not true. If you use thier search and just search "Galaxy Nexus Extended Battery" its the first item that shows up. It comes with the battery and the cover for a cool $25.
No idea as to why they hid it like that but if you are still looking to pick it up, thats a good deal
MasterRy88 said:
SOOO I went onto verizonwireless.com to check out the galaxy nexus accessories. I filterd by batteries only to find that they dont have the extended battery, bummer.
WELLLL apparently thats not true. If you use thier search and just search "Galaxy Nexus Extended Battery" its the first item that shows up. It comes with the battery and the cover for a cool $25.
No idea as to why they hid it like that but if you are still looking to pick it up, thats a good deal
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Hm ......... Going to have to think about this.
I purchased the Seidio 3800mAh battery with NFC (for Verizon) a few weeks ago and I actually really like the battery life it's given me. I never had much of a chance to try out the NFC until recently. I bought a few NFC tags to start playing with but found that the battery wouldn't read any of the tags I bought. The OEM batteries worked fine, even through the cases.
I was finally able to get the 3800 battery to pick up the tags, but only after removing the case and the back and putting the tag right on the battery. Even then, it was hit and miss if it would pick it up and properly read it. I contacted Seidio and they sent me out a new battery, thinking it was a defective unit. Unfortunately, the new battery has the same problem.
I even went as far as to purchase another set of tags, variety pack with different sizes. Only the really large stickers seemed to work consistently. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem with the Seidio 3800 batteries?
It could always depend on the software that you are using to read the tags. Check with the developers and see if there has been any testing done with the model battery you have. I know that the pin-pads at CVS, Cumberland Farms, and Walgreens will give me a read with Google Wallet without having to purchase anything.
naa its nt kinda weakk.. probably if u dnt do heavy multi tasking
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Not using any specific software to simply read them....Just whatever is built in to the OS.
I'm having the same problem with mine. Sent it back on an RMA, and the new one has the same problem. I can't get it to read any of my NFC tags, whereas the stock battery works like a charm.
I'll try it with Google Wallet, but I'm not too hopeful.
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I'm having the same problem with mine. Sent it back on an RMA, and the new one has the same problem. I can't get it to read any of my NFC tags, whereas the stock battery works like a charm.
I'll try it with Google Wallet, but I'm not too hopeful.
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I have gotten some tags to work, but they have to be the really big ones. The smaller tags just don't register. I bought a starter pack of tags that had some 2.5" x 3.5" sticker tags that seem to work really well. Not exactly the solution I was hoping for, but it works.
Hello all, I am a regular over at the Photon forums. I've just purchased a Sprint Galaxy Nexus and, naturally, went online to find the right extended batteries and cases. From what I have read, the OEM extended battery from Samsung that was released for Verizon works just fine. But, the extended backing apparently doesn't fit correctly on the Sprint version. I am aware that there are other third party extended batteries/covers but I've always been with the understanding that when it comes to batteries, stay with the original OEM. I've read through the forums for some information but am getting mixed reviews. Can someone shed some light onto this and perhaps point me in the right direction of a good extended battery with proper Sprint backplate? Thank you in advance.
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Btw, I would much like to stick with a 2100mAh ish sized battery. Not very interested in the huge bulky 3000mAh+'s.
call sprint. or you may be able to get it from their website. I got notice of it immediately in my Sprint "inbox." I got an extended battery for "free," just had to pay shipping...it's the samsung brand that comes with NFC embedded & the cover (associated with the larger battery).
Good Luck!
JiminyCricket64 said:
call sprint. or you may be able to get it from their website. I got notice of it immediately in my Sprint "inbox." I got an extended battery for "free," just had to pay shipping...it's the samsung brand that comes with NFC embedded & the cover (associated with the larger battery).
Good Luck!
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Calling worked. Theyre sending me one for free. Thanks for the heads up.
will the OEM extended battery + cover for Sprint Galaxy Nexus fit on the Verizon version of Galaxy Nexus?
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will the OEM extended battery + cover for Sprint Galaxy Nexus fit on the Verizon version of Galaxy Nexus?
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The actual battery probably does, but the door probably does not considering it doesnt work well the other way around.
Thursday i bought a 3800mAh extended battery from ebay with sprint in the title and also on the battery itself from the pictures i saw. I looked in the description and it also said verizon in it and was a tad confused as to will it fit. For $15 i figured i might as well try it out and see but it gets here monday. I just wanted to know if anyone knows if it will fit on my sprint galaxy nexus properly? or maybe i will have to make some alterations as long as it works? link for it is: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370639867086
Cant say for sure but the teeth that hold it in place are supposedly in different places.
I read that one or two may be out of place but all of them?
NexusS4gFreak said:
I read that one or two may be out of place but all of them?
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Even one or two would ruin how it's seated on the phone.
The guys in the accessories section probably have a better idea of it.
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Even one or two would ruin how it's seated on the phone.
The guys in the accessories section probably have a better idea of it.
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Well the battery came today and had 53 percent left on it. Currently im doing the initial first full drain and so far im already very very impressed! I can already see an increase in battery life. The door fits perfectly on both of the batteries(I ordered two of em) with no problems what so ever. Great so far. No problems with it snapping on at all
Okay im slightly confused, should i drain the battery first or charge it fully overnight?