I'm looking to buy a better extended battery for my Evo4G, does anyone have any reccomendations? I'd prefer to also have a silicone case that goes with the new battery and cover as well..
Also, kind of side-related, but I use a Sense 3.5 rom, is there a better kernal that supports longer battery life? I'm using ChopSuey, and i'm not impressed, and i'm thinking it could cause of my cheap extended battery?
I've been using a Seidio 3500mah battery for over a year. I get about 3 days of moderate use, 2 days of pretty heavy use. That is with Wifi on, Wimax and BT off. Typical day for me is 7 hours of streaming google music on wifi while at work plus about 1 hour of web browsing between home and work. I dont use any kind of case on my phone. The Seidio battery cover extends out to protect the camera lens nicely. I have pretty big hands and the added side of the battery sticking out feels better in my hand than the stock battery/cover. The extra weight also makes the phone feel somehow more sturdy, I like not going to break it.
Watch craigslist in your area. I picked up the Seidio, battery cover, extra stock battery and external charger for $35 used.
I use a gorilla gadgets 3500 I have a sedio 3500 as well but the gorilla gadgets one actually lasts a little bit longer
Hearing XDA recommend the Sedio 35000 has solidified my decision to get one myself.
I got a Gorilla Gear battery before a trip to Russia. Charged it a couple of times, etc. etc.... It gave me 13+ hours of video on the plane and sitting in airports plus 30 SMS, 12 phone calls and a couple of games of Gin and Cribbage. When I arrived in Moscow, it had 31% charge remaining.
It rocks
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I got a Gorilla Gear battery before a trip to Russia. Charged it a couple of times, etc. etc.... It gave me 13+ hours of video on the plane and sitting in airports plus 30 SMS, 12 phone calls and a couple of games of Gin and Cribbage. When I arrived in Moscow, it had 31% charge remaining.
It rocks
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+1 mine lasts about 4hrs longer than my seido 3500 with the same usage and settings
Holy cow... thanks for the heads up. My darn charging port just stopped working, I use some off-brand Chinese extendo battery and get nowhere close to that.
Generally, you get what you pay for. That's why I won't put a $6 battery into a $200 phone. I am enjoying 16-24 hours (depending if I have wifi and 4G on) on my Seido 3500 battery.
Side note: Most of the extended batteries come with flimsy, poorly-fitting battery doors. If you get a 3200 or 3500mah battery, get a Mugen extended battery door, it's higher quality and less likely to scratch or have a tab break off.
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Generally, you get what you pay for. That's why I won't put a $6 battery into a $200 phone. I am enjoying 16-24 hours (depending if I have wifi and 4G on) on my Seido 3500 battery.
Side note: Most of the extended batteries come with flimsy, poorly-fitting battery doors. If you get a 3200 or 3500mah battery, get a Mugen extended battery door, it's higher quality and less likely to scratch or have a tab break off.
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My door that came with my gorilla gadgets battery is nice it looks better than some of the other doors too like a deeper stock door instead of a bulge in the battery area its smooth and just tapered at the edges I've dropped mine a few times and got a hairline crack in it but that was after dropping it down about 5 or 6 concrete steps I did sand my door tho cuz it had a rubbery texture that after about 10 months had some worn spots in it so I took some 200 grit paper and sanded the finish off then took 1600 grit and wet sanded it to look like bushed aluminum texture
This is a review of ZeroLemon 9300 mAh extended battery for Note 2: http://www.zerolemon.com/details.php?des_id=75&slug=galaxy-note-ii-9300mah-extended-battery
When life gives you lemons - you make lemonade. When life gives you ZeroLemon 9300 mAh extended battery - you put it in the charger for 12 hours prior to initial use The long anticipated 9300 mAh extended battery for Note 2 is here!!! And for $39.99 including TPU case - you are getting a triple capacity of Samsung OEM 3100 mAh battery. This is a first part of my review where I will go over the battery, the case, the fitment, and comparison details. Due to capacity of this battery and requirement of a few charge cycles, the performance part of the review will follow in a few days. I'm also planning to use my VA battery monitor setup to measure externally the exact capacity of this battery.
So let's start with dimensions to give you an idea of how triple capacity translates into footprint increase. Just for the reference, original Samsung OEM 3100 mAh battery is 75 mm x 56 mm x 5.6 mm (2.95" x 2.18" x 0.22") and weight of 54g (1.9oz). The new ZL9300 is 110.8 mm x 71.6 mm x 6.2 mm (thinner side) / 12.9 mm (stacked up side) -> 4.36" x 2.82" x 0.24" (thin) / 0.5" (thicker side). The weight of ZL9300 is 166g (5.9oz), and together with TPU case your Note 2 will clock in at 330g (11.7oz) and thickness of 18.76mm. In comparison, a naked N2 is 164g and thickness of 10.68mm. It obviously makes phone heavier and beefier in your hand, but dimensions with TPU cases are as thick/wide as Defender and length wise even shorter. I use Defender as a comparison also for a reason since this case is a very popular mod for extended batteries, and I'm planning to modify my "real" Defender for that purpose. Comparison pictures included below.
Now to the battery itself. It looks like a regular size battery stacked on top of a longer thinner plate which most like host 2/3 of the total capacity. As I mentioned above, verification of capacity will take time since we are dealing with 9300 mAh battery where charging and discharging (use) takes time hopefully measured in days (for use) rather than hours. In this particular case due to its dimensions it obviously makes no sense to have battery cover - as a matter of fact it would have been impossible to include cover. Instead, ZeroLemon designed TPU case that serves a purpose of both battery cover and some basic protection. Unfortunately, NFC is not included. The case itself is made out of typical semi-rigid material and has a very nice fitment with a phone, although you do get some pulling around sides typical for TPU material. The history of this ZL9300 release is that battery was available awhile ago but initial batch of TPU cases was loose, so the decision was made to delay the release in order to fix the problem and to deliver 100% finished product. The finish of TPU case is matte with a nice non-slip grippy texture that feels good in your hand and will provide some friction on the surface. Very important since due to increased size and weight you would want to have a better grip. It also offers edge/lip for a screen protection when placed down but I wish it would have been bigger. As a bare minimum it will work, but for example in my case where I use tempered glass on my screen - the lip is almost the same depth as a thickness of my tempered glass protector. If I place it down on the flat surface I might have a micron of clearance, but this problem is ONLY in my case because I use a thick tempered glass protector. For anybody with a typical PET film protector you should have more clearance. All the port openings are perfectly aligned, from micro-usb port, to s-pen opening, mic, headphone, camera and flash opening (partitioned in a nice way). I have to mention about the speaker in the back - since TPU cover will not be flush with a speaker, inside of the case there is a partition to isolate and direct sound to speaker cutout in TPU case. Nice design detail! Power and volume up/down buttons are separated and easy to press with a nice tactile feedback.
As a bare minimum this TPU case is pretty good considering you are getting a decent grip and basic protection right out of the box. Also, ZeroLemon made clear they are working on a rugged case to be available sometime during the summer. This is a huge plus!!! Of course, for those who can't wait, you can always do a popular Defender case mode to cut out back panel of it's inner plastic shelf and use external rubber layer on top. I will plan to do it myself as well. Furthermore, if you are curious about using this case in the car, I confirmed and included pictures of Arkon mega-grip mount to work perfectly with it. The only other comment I have is that I hope ZeroLemon will consider making an external battery charger for ZL9300. Typically you would want to charge this battery overnight, but if you run out of "lemon" juice during the day - if you swap with another battery, you don't have other way to charge this extended battery, unless you find some off-the shelf charger (and even those are typically 350mA-500mA that take forever).
Right now, I'm putting my battery on the charger and will keep it for awhile before I'm going to start doing my testing. But in a meantime, enjoy these pictures:
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I'm still running stress test to drain down the battery. Received it yesterday, was at 60% from the box. Charged it up to 100% and then kept it on for another 5hr even after green light indicator went on. I can't sit all day and use it continuously, so I'm running Nova Battery Tester benchmark app. As I mentioned before, it doesn't provide the exact accurate reading of the mAh, but does it's calculation by running a very CPU-intense stress test at full max brightness and everything on (except 4G) for about 2hr at a time while monitoring battery discharge. This is more vigorous than a regular use and I already ran 6 full cycles with battery down to 35% now. I will continue running it down to 2% or so. What I found is that reported mAh capacity is showing consistently 3x or more the capacity of my stock battery I ran under the same test conditions. Doesn't matter mAh reading, it's a relative test and for sure - this ZeroLemon 9300 mAh is at least 3x times the capacity of our stock Samsung 3100 mAh battery!
Here is a screen shot with Nova Batt Tester results so you can see my latest tests with ZL showing triple capacity in comparison to previous stock batt results. Once I drain my battery with Nova stress test, I will post a final screen shot of total battery run time and screen-on time.
Furthermore, I confirmed that ZeroLemon TPU case DOES fit Seidio CONVERT holster. It's not a tight fit, but since CONVERT has a spring-loaded latch which can also be locked, you can definitely use it with a good piece of mind. Here are pictures:
OK, now here is a scoop on Defender mod for ZeroLemon 9300 mAh battery. Yes, I did it, and No, I'm not too crazy about it. I was using a wireless dremel tool holding back panel of the inner plastic case in my hand while drilling with another hand. So, it was all up in the air. I could have done a better job if I had it fixed on the table. It fits for sure, but will take a little time for an outer rubber shell to stretch, I guess. As of now, power button is not easy to push, and only up volume works as expected while down volume I have to press by pushing on the case from behind the button since its not aligned perfectly. For sure, this mod will give you more protection than original TPU case from ZeroLemon, especially higher lip around the screen. And you can also use Defender holster with it, but overall it adds more bulk and fitment is not as seamless. Personally, I will give it a day or two to see how it will stretch (and keep in mind, I'm using HK version of Defender), and then will go to original TPU case. Of course, will be anxiously waiting for ZL new rugged case they are working on due this summer!!!
Here are the pictures of my ZL-Defender mod:
With Defender holster, it only fits face in (and a tight fit) and NOT face out:
.... and here is a final result of Screen-on time!!! We are talking about 20 hours of screen time with 9% still remaining!!! And, I'm not talking about 20 hours (out of 36 hours after full battery charge) of keeping screen on with some light use. About 14 hours of that time was running Nova Battery Test cpu stress test at max brightness and gps/bt on. Pure monster power!
Thanks for all the pics and looking forward to your full review!
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I also welcome other users to contribute with their experience of using this battery, especially confirmation of capacity, charging time from <5%, max screen-on time, etc. Also, Defender mod pictures would be welcome too. The other thread with 40+ pages was OK for all anticipation waiting, but then it got out of hand with "lipo" and "amazon prime shipping" and kind of hard to sort through for anybody who wants real info about this battery.
I am having a otterbox commuter (not defender) for my note 2. Do you think this battery will fit in with the otterbox case given that I remove the original battery cover and just put the battery with otterbox case. I am even fine if I have to have just the silicone soft grey case of otterbox and remove the hard white case of otterbox.
Do you think I will have to make any cuts ?
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I am having a otterbox commuter (not defender) for my note 2. Do you think this battery will fit in with the otterbox case given that I remove the original battery cover and just put the battery with otterbox case. I am even fine if I have to have just the silicone soft grey case of otterbox and remove the hard white case of otterbox.
Do you think I will have to make any cuts ?
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Sorry, with Commuter not a chance. Personally, I don't like Defender case and would never use it on my N2, that's why I have UAG case. But in the situation if you want something more rugged until ZeroLemon releases it's own rugged case, someone already reported about successful mod of Defender. Defender has inner plastic shell and outer rubber layerl. People typically use Defender mod for extended (double capacity) battery by cutting a window in a battery cover aligned with a cut out in inner part of plastic case where rubber shell goes over it. With Commuter you have a tight rubber shell fitting over battery cover and that shell will not fit over extended battery. I know its a shame to sacrifice expensive Defender, that's why if you search this forum for "almost real" thread, you might find a budget alternative Or better yet, use ZL included TPU for a month or so and wait for their official rugged case which probably going to have the best fitment.
Ok Thanks vectron
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Will it for in any of your holsters?
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I may have missed it, but could you share a link to that car dock? Thanks. Also, I'm on track for at least 16 hours screen on time. Really heavy max brightness use though.
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I may have missed it, but could you share a link to that car dock? Thanks. Also, I'm on track for at least 16 hours screen on time. Really heavy max brightness use though.
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Hi do you use a specific Rom/kernel ? Do you undervolt something?
It's your first charge?
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Hi do you use a specific Rom/kernel ? Do you undervolt something?
It's your first charge?
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Jedi x12, saber kernel. No under volting or any thing. Mostly half brightness. I also have been downloading torrents, tethering, music, etc. I also have apps alive that aren't really needed like fb messenger and fb. The previous picture was just continuous super heavy use. Here's my current status. Looks like I'm gonna get around 16 hrs screen on and about 21 hrs total. This is not my first charge, I charged it friday when I got it from 2 pm for about 10 hrs then used it to 66%, then charged it again for over 12 hrs and I'm at 31% right now. I have no doubt that this could hit 20 hrs screen on time with less heavy use and brightness. Epic battery.
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I couldn't agree more, this battery is amazing. I honestly like the case and extra weight it adds.
Yep, battery is amazing. I don't have patience of non-stop use and usually prefer quicker results When I was testing External Battery chargers I found a fast way to discharge a battery by using Nova Battery Test app. That app also does a rough calculation of mAh capacity. It is NOT accurate. But does a good job when you want to do a relative comparison between batteries. Since I have used it in the past couple of weeks my stock battery comes up on average 3600 mAh - 4100 mAh (again, in no way an accurate measurement, but rather their own algorithm of running CPU stress test at full brightness with screen on while monitoring voltage and current of the battery). Well, I just completed the same test with ZL9300 (ran it for almost 2 hours) and under the same test conditions it came up as 13200 mAh. Obviously, that's not an exact capacity, but under exactly same stress test conditions it reported 3x capacity of my OEM Samsung battery. I take it to the bank!!!
I'm running Nova Battery Tester second time now just to make sure I get consistent result, and will post it's result screen shots. Still waiting for my test probe-clips from eBay to run external VA meter measurement...
Got confirmation, white TPU case version will be released in 2 weeks.
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Anybody has tested the wifi? With that size i m afraid of losing some signals.
Wifi analyzer can do the job with stock battery and zerolemon.
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Anybody has tested the wifi? With that size i m afraid of losing some signals.
Wifi analyzer can do the job with stock battery and zerolemon.
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My wifi is fine. No changes at all with the zerolemon battery...
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Anybody has tested the wifi? With that size i m afraid of losing some signals.
Wifi analyzer can do the job with stock battery and zerolemon.
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No problem with my Wi-Fi either..
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I got 17 hrs screen on time on 1 charge. More details in the larger zerolemon thread.
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wi-fi signal is very strong, not difference in comparison to stock battery setup!
I've been comparing signals stock to ZL on and off. I haven't found any significant difference. Cell, wifi, and bluetooth. NFC signal REALLY sucks...
Yes, I know that the antenna isn't there. I don't miss it.
Link to purchase: http://mugen.co/mugen-power-3000mah-battery-case-for-lg-nexus-5.html
Price: $113 AUD ($89.50 USD)
Pictures: http://imgur.com/BHW2H9x,mlPPPfB,r5...2ZB,1vBEl9z,oOCr1pM,pdGuA2U,QbylPD2,062nnkd#0
So recently ive been given the oppurtunity to test and review the Mugen Power 3000 mAh battery case. Here are my thoughts.
First: The case design. The case is black/dark gray in colour (same as the nexus 5) and has a soft touch matte back which is very touch sensitive (also similar to the nexus 5). I find this a nice addition to the case as the feeling is the same as the phone bare. The case is also has a nice curve to the back and when held fits perfectly into my hand and is also quite grippy. The phone is well protected on the back, however it has no protection at all to the front portion of the phone leaving the screen vulnerable. The case is quite bulky but this didnt bother me as i got better grip (I could still use the phone well with one hand). I also found it to be quite light considering its a battery case. All ports and buttons on the case are easily accessible but the power button is a bit hard to press due to the border of the case. The phone fits into the case well and is held tightly, and can be removed with ease.
Now for the battery part. The additional battery is 3000 mAh and the phone itself is 2300 mAh. The case charges the phone through a small usb port held at the bottom. I found this quite handy because I could also charge my other devices with the case. Ive tested the battery for a couple of days now, and after a full charge of the case, the case can charge the phone to approximately 105% (From 0% - 100%, then 0% - 5%). The case charged surprisingly fast compared to my charger, charging at ~1% per minute (I dont know if the case charges fast or if my charger is crap, or maybe a mix of both lol). On moderate usage without the case, my phone would last around a day with 2-4 hours SOT, but with the case my phone was able to last over 2 days with around 4-6+ hours SOT. The case does take quite a while to fully charge, more than the phone charge time. Sometimes when im using my phone heavily and charging my phone, the case gets quite hot around the bottom, but this didnt bother me too much.
TLR;
Overall, I found this case to be quite cool considering the long battery times and the nice design for a bulky case. Even for the somewhat high price, it's definitely worth it.
Pros -
+++ Great battery life, gives over a full charge
++ Nice design and feel, grippy aswell
+ Charge other devices
Cons -
-- No Front protection
- Bulky
- Price
Here are a couple of pictures in case you missed them
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It's been a while since I've contributed a battery case review on XDA, and I wanted to share my experience with you guys about the ZL 5,000 mAh battery case for the Note10. As usual, this kind of case if not for everyone -- it's only for those who don't mind the extra bulk and weight and want to extend the charge of your phone for as long as possible without carrying around a power bank and charging cables. Sometimes, it's just more convenient to carry a single (heavier) item.
I don't use this kind of case every day but I do use it occasionally when I'm going out somewhere where I know I'll be using the camera and GPS a lot (e.g., road trips, festivals, fairs, theme parks). It's especially useful for the holidays.
I've been using ZL battery cases since the days of the Galaxy S4 and I must say that this is the best design yet in terms of build quality, build materials, and compatibility with glass screen protectors.
The texture of the case feels dense, durable, and high-quality. Fitment is also perfect, with all the buttons and ports correctly aligned and easily accessible. What made me the most happy was that there were no issues with my glass screen protector -- no lifting, no peeling off in the corners, and no undue pressure.
I also liked the performance of the cameras was not affected. The same can't be said for the audio, however. The audio became a little bit hollower sounding and a little muffled. The difference with and without the case wasn't dramatic but still noticeable.
In terms of battery charging speed and battery life extension, I'm totally satisfied. Using the GPS for hours and taking hundreds of pics and tens of videos got me through a 12-hour day easily. I think most people will be just fine with this 5,000 mAh battery case and can skip the bigger and heavier 8,000 mAh case.
Here are some pictures I took:
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Some people like seeing number scoring and I rate the case a 9 out of 10. One point is deducted for the slightly lessened audio quality.