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Wall charger and 2 1800mah batteries on ebay

I just received this in the mail yesterday, and I think that it's worth $30. The battery definitely lasts longer. I'm only on my first day of use, but have had the phone on with normal use and bluetooth on all day (9+ hours so far) and I'm at 60%. Had I remembered to turn off bluetooth this morning, it would have been closer to 70% left since the bt accounted for 21% of total battery usage.
Also worth noting... The wall charger seems to properly charge the battery. I drained my original 1500mah EVO battery down to 7% and then placed it in the charger. It charged for approximately 6 hours. Normally, when charging it from empty in the phone, it charged much faster. I'm not a battery expert, and I also could be mistaken, but I get the impression (from reading threads and using the phone and previously owning an iphone) that the HTC software is not properly charging the battery and that is contributing to the miserable battery life right out of the box. Obviously changing setting in the phone software help quite a bit, but I feel like this charger and battery setup help significantly. I'm going to throw the fully charged original battery in tomorrow, and see what kind of performance I get out of it. I'm betting it will be much improved.
Apparently I can't post links on my thread because I am a new user. Just search ebay for chichitec and check out there store. I'm not affiliated with these people in any way. I just happen to be pleased with their product and figured I should share this for any other users that are frustrated with battery life on their EVO.

I just got it (though from another seller).
Figured it was worth the $20 to see if a different battery can help my situation.

I'm at 24 hours up time 3 hours of awake time and still have 26% left. Plus I've got two fully charged spares. Battery problem solved.

Did you actually get red batteries?

They're not exactly the same with the HTC logo, but they are red.

What are the eBay item numbers you guys used?

This is from the same seller for one battery and the charger. He basically charges $10 for each item.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-EVO-4G-BATT...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa320f7db

And I am convinced that the poor EVO battery life (stock) has to do with using the phone to charge the battery. I charged the original HTC battery with the included charger and I am at exactly 40% battery remaining with 24:37 up time and 3:05 awake time.
So much better than before.
That's why people are using the method from the forum where they charge their battery 10 times to "condition" it. That definitely helped me, but using this external charger is even better.

ckombo said:
And I am convinced that the poor EVO battery life (stock) has to do with using the phone to charge the battery. I charged the original HTC battery with the included charger and I am at exactly 40% battery remaining with 24:37 up time and 3:05 awake time.
So much better than before.
That's why people are using the method from the forum where they charge their battery 10 times to "condition" it. That definitely helped me, but using this external charger is even better.
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Are all the people who brag about 24-31 hours battery time sitting with like 3 hours of actual up time for that period? if so no wonder i dont last any where near that i am usually done at 12 hours with about 6 hours up time.
I consider 3 hours over 24 hours to be very light usage just wondering if that is the reason why no matter what i do i ant get any where close to some of these peoples times.

I wasn't trying to brag. I was just happy to finally get what I consider to be a great improvement over my original battery life. I wish I had more time to use my phone that many hours in the day. Seeing that I don't, this setup works good for me. I know this isn't amazing battery life given my light usage, but so much better than stock out of the box. I haven't rooted yet, and I'm not very conservative with settings that drain the battery.
And to answer your question, yes, that's why your times are shorter, but it seems like you should be getting more. If I have a day where I get more up time, I'll post the numbers.

Slooooow charging?

This is the only electronic device I have ever owned that seems to charge slower than it discharges. I mean it takes FOREVER.
Is this a bug, a too weak charger or something else? I expected battery life to not be so great with this amazing screen but didn't expect the very slow charging. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

When I first opened mine it was at 60%. I charged it while setting it up & play with it. It took about 3 hours to 100%. So charging is still faster than discharging but of course it all depends on how you use it. One thing I did notice is that battery drains very little when it's in sleep mode, which is great.

Looks like Samsung charger is slow. I just tried using my wife's Nook HD+ charger which also has 2.0A output and it went from 65% to 100% in 1 hour 20 minutes. I have a 10.5.

My 8.4 took just over a couple of hours to charge from 0% last night. Tablet was switched off though. Haven't tried it powered on yet.
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It seems to be improving a bit now that it has a few full cycles under its belt. Regardless the Samsung charger charges my Note 3 very quickly. Perhaps turning it off completely during recharge is the answer.

Big difference in chargers, been using my LG GPad charger and it's been good about 25% an hour, last night I put it on a cheaper charger in my bedroom, was at 15% and 8 hours later was at 80%. Definitely want to use 2 amp chargers

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Big difference in chargers, been using my LG GPad charger and it's been good about 25% an hour, last night I put it on a cheaper charger in my bedroom, was at 15% and 8 hours later was at 80%. Definitely want to use 2 amp chargers
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Well the Samsung charger is 2 amps. I have noticed charging seems much quicker with the table completely off.

Charged my tab up whilst switched on last night. Was at 9% and about 2 and half hours to reach 100%. Seems good to me.
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Very slow charging...

Is anyone else experiencing this problem or is it just how long it takes to charge this tab?
Plugged into the charger for an hour with the tablet off and it's only charged 15%. So it's going to take 6 and a half hours to fully charge?
Also the battery seems to die pretty quickly from just normal Web browsing. From 40 to 15% in an hr.
Battery life / charging / Simpsons tapped out lags / lots of stuttering with TouchWiz...
I want to be happy with this tab but it hasn't been easy

My battery life improves after a few charging cycles. I found Samsung charger is slow but not too bad. Mine charges about 30% an hour with tablet powered on but not in use. It goes a lot faster when using Nook HD charger, though both have 2.0A output.

My Note 3 charges so much faster that it's not even funny. And considering it's 10000 mAh...

Yep charges super slow. No idea why. Also drains super fast surfing web. People talk about getting 8 hours on this. Im lucky to get 4 but then again i like brightness high.
Use a launcher to improve Touchwiz stutter (funny that some folks complain about this stutter thing - on 10.5 have never experienced it even without a launcher).

cyi1 said:
Is anyone else experiencing this problem or is it just how long it takes to charge this tab?
Plugged into the charger for an hour with the tablet off and it's only charged 15%. So it's going to take 6 and a half hours to fully charge?
Also the battery seems to die pretty quickly from just normal Web browsing. From 40 to 15% in an hr.
Battery life / charging / Simpsons tapped out lags / lots of stuttering with TouchWiz...
I want to be happy with this tab but it hasn't been easy
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Try to power down for a few minutes and then see if there was a difference after you powered on.
You can also check the task manager to see what is running on your system.
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Peter234 said:
Try to power down for a few minutes and then see if there was a difference after you powered on.
You can also check the task manager to see what is running on your system.
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I always kill apps when I'm done with them. Guess I'll give rooting and removing all the Samsung apps a shot.

I got some decent battery life out of mine when I had it about 6-8 hours mixed use. Def noticed a big drop when surfing the web using white backgrounds. Charging also was painfully slow on mine I think around 3-4 hours from 0 to full charge for me when not in use.

It's been a staple of their latest tablets unfortunately. Just make sure you're using the stock cable/adapter as some of the aftermarkets don't have enough power. For example, I have a 10 foot cable but it only puts out one third the power then the included power cable using the same adapter.
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Try using Galaxy Charging Current lite it helped me. I was using a Anker intelligent charger and it took forever to charge it. App showed current at 350-450mA. Used Samsungs and it showed 1800mA.

I have to agree, just received the tablet today albeit stressed out to the max because the fedex guy marked it as delivered when it wasn't to squeeze out extra minutes for a break (seriously?!?) I thought it got ripped off! So, back to the battery, I turned on the tab, beautiful this thing is by the way...and was at 62% out of the box. I began charging it using the included power cable and adapter, and 3 hours later I realized just how long this was taking to charge. Granted I was using it practically the whole time, I am hoping a higher amp charger will fix this for me.

Yup it took me 5.5 hours to charge fully. I'd be lucky if i get 5 hours of usage before the juice runs out.

8.4 inch charges fines here. 2.5 hours max, powered on or off.
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Charge time isn’t particularly fast on any of the devices, but the 10.5-inch model in particular takes a while to make it to a full charge. The 10.5 will reach a 90% charge in just under 4 hours, but to make it to 97% takes another hour and the last 3% takes another 42 minutes on top of that. Usable charge time is competitive, but if you’re obsessive about always charging to 100% the 10.5-inch model does take a while to get there.​​
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8197/samsung-galaxy-tab-s-review-105-84inch/3

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Charge time isn’t particularly fast on any of the devices, but the 10.5-inch model in particular takes a while to make it to a full charge. The 10.5 will reach a 90% charge in just under 4 hours, but to make it to 97% takes another hour and the last 3% takes another 42 minutes on top of that. Usable charge time is competitive, but if you’re obsessive about always charging to 100% the 10.5-inch model does take a while to get there.​​
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8197/samsung-galaxy-tab-s-review-105-84inch/3
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Mine seems to charge quicker than what is stated on that chart. Will have to time it from 0% next time.
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The charger that comes with the tab s is the same all new galaxy devices are shipping with. They do 5.3volts instead of just 5 volts. You will get a little quicker charge with the stock charger.

I get a legit 6-8 hours SOT mixed use
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Slow charging NO charging
I hope this is okay to post here since it is a charging problem. I am on my third SM t-800. Mine stop charging all together! First one charged one time then stopped. Second on would not charge at all, It used up its factory 45% that it shipped with and nothing more. Third one was best by far and charged untill this moring and has stopped. Now, here are the details. I checked the cord by pluging into my note 3 on all of them. Infact my wifes Note 2. They charge fine. I don't have my ameter to check ampers but they clearly are delivering volts to the other devices. Now get this. I have a Bose external speaker that uses a mini usb. I plugged that one into the tablet and it is charging right now. Of note I had a concern that maybe some how the socket was bumped on the tab and somehow messed it up. But that is a long shot since the first two were used while only on a desk. So this third one has been supper "babied". I'm so frustrated right now.
BTW my first tab charged very slowly. 6-7 hours or so. Maybe more? I feel at this point the pins in the tab are not making contact. Any thoughts?
JL
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Just got of the horn w/ Samsung. Got issue taken care of. In short, the phone tech mentioned ampreage and I yanked the AC transformer off the wall and checked it. The factory transformer is 5.3v. 2.00ampers. In the dark last night i plugged into a "white" charger. An ipad charger I think, that is 5.2v. 2.4amp transformer. I switched the cord to the corect transformer and the tab is charging. Apparenty the chip in the tab was protecting the unit from over ampreage and it shut down charging. I know better than this and feel like a fool but thought I should let you all know what happened. This brings up a issue. Slow charging.... could the slowness be caused by a transformer with say 1.5 amps? Maybe the tab will let it charge but at a slow rate? Just a thought. Moral of the story for me? Plug in the tab in a lighted area, and into the correct charger.
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Charging is a little slow, but the battery is large, so i accept that, but when it's charged 100% it lasts for ages. Faster charging shortens the life of the battery anyway. I could easily get 7- 8 hours constant surfing out of this tab. I've been on it now for over 2hrs surfing and it's used 13% . I always use auto brightness.

I get 6-8 hrs of mixed use, YouTube, surfing the Web and some movies with a little gaming. It takes me around 4 hrs to fully charge. Battery life is average. I'm using a 10.5 LTE.
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ashyx said:
Faster charging shortens the life of the battery anyway.
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Technically this is not true at all. It is heat that hurts batteries. You can charge as fast as you want as long as you keep it cold. That being said, Lithium Ion batteries will take a much faster charge rate and not cause heat. You could easily charge this battery in 2 hours, but the common chargers aren't that powerful.

Amazing battery life, or buggy tablet?

I just got the g pad x 10.1 from AT&T yesterday, and charged it to 100%. It sat at 100% for several hours, and didn't drop until I plugged it into my computer. Today, I unplugged it at around noon, and it is now 7:30, and the battery still says it is at 100%. I was at work all day, so I've only used it for a little over half an hour maybe. Does this tablet just have amazing battery life, or is my tablet just got borked bits?

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I just got the g pad x 10.1 from AT&T yesterday, and charged it to 100%. It sat at 100% for several hours, and didn't drop until I plugged it into my computer. Today, I unplugged it at around noon, and it is now 7:30, and the battery still says it is at 100%. I was at work all day, so I've only used it for a little over half an hour maybe. Does this tablet just have amazing battery life, or is my tablet just got borked bits?
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I have a V410 that's approaching 2 years old. It does have great battery life, but what you're describing seems a little excessive. 8000 mAh goes a long way, but I doubt you see a repeat performance of what you're observing now on subsequent charge cycles.
My kids mostly use mine, so typically gaming and some Netflix screen casting. I usually only have to charge it 2 - 3x per week.

Mine does the same thing (about an hour of use at 100%). You probably have the battery saver turned on. When I turn mine off (battery saver) it runs a lot smoother and quicker but the battery drains really fast.
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Charging speed

To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Moto Z2 Play can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

TurboCharge 3.0 is amazing

Battery live no more than 4 hours

Nomadi75 said:
Battery live no more than 4 hours
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4 hours? seems a little low, i get easily 3 day with the battery mod, and never had a problem getting to bed with phone still alive, so it last at least 1 day. i have normal usage, social media, couple video calls, online banking, tickets etc...alsa charging is fast for me, i come from a moto g2

The phone heats up a lot while charging with its TurboPower charger, it would be nice a toggle for disabling QuickCharge when not needed.

I never had better phone in my life. Charging is amazing fast, and Moto turbo power mod is awesome. No need to leave phone for charging, leave Moto mod and put on the phone while done. Usually for me it is a matter if I can disconnect charging before phone battery reaches 80%. After over a year battery status shows my phone still has 2850mAh, but all the degradation is taken by Moto mod. Time to change it, but of course... not able to buy it anywhere.

Was great first year when 10w charge was working. Now takes forever and only lasts 4 hours like the guy said. Too bad it uses internal battery.

I just bought a XT170-9.
Battery was 0%, production date exactly 2 years ago.
I think I will return the phone. A lithium battery that has been empty for an unknown period of time is not new any more.
Charging time with 3A 15 W is
30 min - 50%,
60 min - 80%
70 min - 90%
is this normal or too fast for a new battery?

I used USB C PD 18 watts and it's charging rather quickly.
Yes, it supports 18 watts PD charging

JPT223 said:
I just bought a XT170-9.
Battery was 0%, production date exactly 2 years ago.
I think I will return the phone. A lithium battery that has been empty for an unknown period of time is not new any more.
Charging time with 3A 15 W is
30 min - 50%,
60 min - 80%
70 min - 90%
is this normal or too fast for a new battery?
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50% in 30min is pretty standard, most QC 3.0 takes near that time to reach 50%
I don't know about 80% and 90% either, but I think not having the battery charged for a long time doesn't affect Quick Charge charging time.
But you are right, you should return the phone. I have had bad experiences with batteries being dead 0% for a long time.

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50% in 30min is pretty standard, most QC 3.0 takes near that time to reach 50%
I don't know about 80% and 90% either, but I think not having the battery charged for a long time doesn't affect Quick Charge charging time.
But you are right, you should return the phone. I have had bad experiences with batteries being dead 0% for a long time.
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Thanks for the answer. I decided to keep the phone. It's a year since I bought the phone and I believe I start to see some drop in capacity now. but apart from that the phone has a very good battery.
Well, low charging times could indicate low capacity...

JPT223 said:
Thanks for the answer. I decided to keep the phone. It's a year since I bought the phone and I believe I start to see some drop in capacity now. but apart from that the phone has a very good battery.
Well, low charging times could indicate low capacity...
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What kind of charger are you using? Motorola Turbopower 18w?
You know, brand new phones don't have their batteries draining earlier, they at least last like 1-2 years before you notice drop in battery life. If the drop is sudden like from 1 month or 2 them the battery might be the problem, but then since its Moto Z you could try buying those Battery Pack Mods, and they're sort of a strike of luck to get one that actually works the best since regarding Moto Mods people has mixed opinions towards them, because not all of them works flawlessly and some may get faulty mods, which is why there are negative opinions towards them.

leodexe said:
What kind of charger are you using? Motorola Turbopower 18w?
... you could try buying those Battery Pack Mods, and they're sort of a strike of luck to get one that actually works the best since regarding Moto Mods people has mixed opinions towards them, because not all of them works flawlessly and some may get faulty mods, which is why there are negative opinions towards them.
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Yeah, I got two Moto 18 W charger and one 12 V Anker USB-C charger which delivers similar power.
that's a good idea, to buy a battery mod instead of replacing the battery. will keep that in mind.
At least you could disassemble the mod and replace the battery and won't risk damaging your phone.
only drawback: the mods are super heavy, got the Hasselblad and the Sound Mod.