Well, after receiving an amazon gift card for Christmas, I decided to bite the bullet and get one of these battery cases.
It should be delivered by Friday and I should be able to give it a good test the following weekend when I spend the day in Manhattan.
I have a great 10000 mah portable usb c charger that I've been using since my 2xl days, but it would be nice to not have to keep that in my pocket when I'm out and about.
I don't really need a case like this as most of my days are spent rather close to somewhere that I can charge up in a pinch. I've got chargers all over my house, in my office at work and I'm always plugged into Android Auto when I'm in my car.
But there are times that this battery case might really be nice and since I had the amazon gift card, I figured why not.
How's everyone liking this case so far?
I'm not going to get it, as much as I'd love a batter case the fact that you lose functionality while using it is a deal breaker. I used Android auto and the wired pixels buds daily. The fact that it doesn't have some sort of pass through function is mind boggling.
Also looking on Amazon there's at least 5 separate cases that are exactly the same which is suspect to me. How do you know that zerolemon is the original manufacturer and not just a rebrand or even worse a seller just selling the rejected models that didn't pass QC?
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superchilpil said:
Also looking on Amazon there's at least 5 separate cases that are exactly the same which is suspect to me. How do you know that zerolemon is the original manufacturer and not just a rebrand or even worse a seller just selling the rejected models that didn't pass QC?
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I agree...this looks identical. I bought one direct from China. It works great, looks pretty good.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For...162.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d6hYijg
It was $23 when I bought, seems to have gone up a bit. Delivery was in about 2.5 weeks, no tax, no delivery fee.
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http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/30/...utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget
Looks alright
simba2585 said:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/30/...utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget
Looks alright
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Wow, did not realize they were so expensive. I would maybe get it at half the price. I bought a Anker 10,000mA for $40 although it is not as portable.
Lookatthemonkeys said:
Wow, did not realize they were so expensive. I would maybe get it at half the price. I bought a Anker 10,000mA for $40 although it is not as portable.
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Yeh that's what I thought.
I have a 11000mah battery block which I use but it's heavy and large.
The iPhone 5 and Galaxy cases are about the same prices.. although now that the Galaxy S3 has been out for a while I have seen sales where battery cases (not Mophie) went for as low as $25.
Very true this is on the pricey side but then again so was my Developer's Edition phone ($650). I've decided that this will be my new money pit for a while. I ordered the silver Mophie ($100) last night as well as the HTC D160 Car Dock ($60) which is finally on HTC's US website. Last week I ordered two desk docks ($24/ea) and a Poetic Atmosphere case ($10). Thankfully I'm done accessorizing this phone. It's no longer all about the Benjamins. Now it's all about the ROMs and kernels
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Very true this is on the pricey side but then again so was my Developer's Edition phone ($650). I've decided that this will be my new money pit for a while. I ordered the silver Mophie ($100) last night as well as the HTC D160 Car Dock ($60) which is finally on HTC's US website. Last week I ordered two desk docks ($24/ea) and a Poetic Atmosphere case ($10). Thankfully I'm done accessorizing this phone. It's no longer all about the Benjamins. Now it's all about the ROMs and kernels
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So you're going to take it out of the Mophie every time you get in the car?
If you are...
*prays for your phone
Repeat thread.....
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So you're going to take it out of the Mophie every time you get in the car?
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I'm normally not a case person so I don't foresee that as an issue. I'll only use my Mophie case for nights out or sporting events when I'm really using heck out of the phone for pictures and such. I also pretty much only use my car dock when I know I need to use my GPS. I think I'll be okay.
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I'm normally not a case person so I don't foresee that as an issue. I'll only use my Mophie case for nights out or sporting events when I'm really using heck out of the phone for pictures and such. I also pretty much only use my car dock when I know I need to use my GPS. I think I'll be okay.
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Just making sure you knew that the car dock wouldn't accept anything besides the phone, perhaps a skin. Just seemed like an odd collection of accessories that won't mesh well.
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Just making sure you knew that the car dock wouldn't accept anything besides the phone, perhaps a skin. Just seemed like an odd collection of accessories that won't mesh well.
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Thanks. I appreciate it and stepping back I could see your concern for me. I'm well aware of my limitations with the HTC car dock (or most docks for that matter). I had to purchase the Mophie because I've always been curious about them but there's never been one for any of the HTC phones I've owned. This is a $100 curiosity experiment to be honest. lol
I was waiting for a battery case to show up, I had a similar one to the Mophie for iPhone so I was spoilt for battery life, and it being a smaller phone I didn't not mind the extra bulk... but I'm wondering if the added length and thickness will make the HTC One a bit unwieldy? Especially for one handed use. I think I'd have to see what these are like in person.
just came across this accessory through AT&T's premier website. I was surprised mophie designed one for something thats not an iPhone.
Unfortunately the black color is the only one available right now. Waiting for the silver to drop. I get them for $59.40 with my discount
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Thanks. I appreciate it and stepping back I could see your concern for me. I'm well aware of my limitations with the HTC car dock (or most docks for that matter). I had to purchase the Mophie because I've always been curious about them but there's never been one for any of the HTC phones I've owned. This is a $100 curiosity experiment to be honest. lol
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I have the mophie case now it's awesome. I had the juice pack plus with my previous phone, the iPhone 4s. Had the the phone and case for 2 years. The case never failed me. That motivated me to buying it for my One. I usually charge the phone when I'm at 40-30% battery life. I play games on this phone a lot so this case was a must. Modern combat 4 is incredible on this phone. Are you sure you can't dock this phone with mophie on? There are 4 conecters for some sort of dock right on the bottom the the mophie case .
Even though the phone is much bulkier than bare, I find my overall experience with handleing the phone much more comfortable.
augoza said:
I have the mophie case now it's awesome. I had the juice pack plus with my previous phone, the iPhone 4s. Had the the phone and case for 2 years. The case never failed me. That motivated me to buying it for my One. I usually charge the phone when I'm at 40-30% battery life. I play games on this phone a lot so this case was a must. Modern combat 4 is incredible on this phone. Are you sure you can't dock this phone with mophie on? There are 4 conecters for some sort of dock right on the bottom the the mophie case .
Even though the phone is much bulkier than bare, I find my overall experience with handleing the phone much more comfortable.
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Care to share some pics pls? Definitely considering the black for my glacial silver.
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Any news on the availability of the silver version yet? Would love to see someone review it on a silver HTC One first, prior to purchasing it myself
100 bucks for this? and it is so thick...I think I will pass.
babymatteo said:
Care to share some pics pls? Definitely considering the black for my glacial silver.
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Sure but my phone is the only camera I have, Sry. I accidentally dropped my phone the other day on the cement floor in my basement, pretty hard the other day. See the pic with the barely visible dent on the top corner of the mophie case
wow how expensive that is i just bought 50.000 mAH battery cell from ebay 39.99$...
is the case easily removable? Also what is the output of the case in mah? can u take a pic of the case and phone side by side?
35 bucks for the fat boy pillow. If I didn't already have a few qi chargers I would try it.
http://mobile.dailysteals.com
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I have heard a lot of horror stories about daily steals.
JCreazy said:
I have heard a lot of horror stories about daily steals.
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I've ordered from them. Not necessarily horror stories. Bad customer service, bad delivery times (up to 1 week for what you ordered to get shipped) but in the end it does get shipped as advertised.
This thing actually has good AMZ reviews too (4+ stars with 22 reviews)
I don't really like the design, the pads just seam better all around.
I have purchased from Dailysteals before...if you can handle slow shipping and you have absolutely no issues with your purchase it can be ok...but some of the stuff I've received that looked good was so cheaply made it went straight into the garbage.
I ended up picking up a QI charger from ebay for $16.78...you can search on "Wireless Qi Power Charger Pad for Nexus4 Lumia920 HTC 8X Note II S3 i9300" which was the exact title I searched on. Apparently the price from this seller is now $15.20.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Qi.../350864130374?ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:C:US:3160
famewolf said:
I have purchased from Dailysteals before...if you can handle slow shipping and you have absolutely no issues with your purchase it can be ok...but some of the stuff I've received that looked good was so cheaply made it went straight into the garbage.
I ended up picking up a QI charger from ebay for $16.78...you can search on "Wireless Qi Power Charger Pad for Nexus4 Lumia920 HTC 8X Note II S3 i9300" which was the exact title I searched on. Apparently the price from this seller is now $15.20.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Qi.../350864130374?ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:C:US:3160
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Here's from amazon at $18 - Still comes from china
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_t=301&pf_rd_p=1263465782&pf_rd_i=skinny xl
Do we know if any QI chargers are compatible with the Nexus 5?
I had the fat boy pillow charger for my Nexus 4, and I returned it. The charge would not stay consistent, and the pillow was a bad gimmick. Qi isn't quite a standard in the sense that all products are interchangeable, its more as if its the theory of building the technology. For some reason the Nokia chargers don't work well outside of the Nokia phones. I thought the pillow would be a great way to charge my phone on my bed, but the pillow is not a traditional pillow, it is a canvas cover, with a foam base on which the nokia charger sits. Its not soft and the phone does not sit in a "soft pillow."
I would advise against buying it.
Looks like iOttie is taking reservations for their Qi car mount. Spoiler alert: It's $80.
http://www.iottie.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=1058&ProductType=321
I was hoping for a $40-50 price point. So, yeah, I'm a little disappointed.
Yeah $80 is way too high especially when you can get more "Premium" Chinese Qi Car docks for about $45. I figured the price was going to be more than we requested when the "Rep" that had the iOttie post suddenly went silent. $50 was just the high end of Purchasable range. $80 is high even if there were NO other options on the market. Heck the OwlPad sold for LESS than that much when it came out...over a year ago. So yeah makes me feel the company is trying to fleece the N5 owners.
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I would buy it for around $40-50 but definitely not at $80.
80? This is why I've refused to buy the tylt vu. I have zero problem shelling out cash for accessories but that's ridiculous.
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80? Probably cost 15 to make at those quantities. I'll pass, thanks.
the air dock is better than this, and it costs less at $69, but even that's still way too expensive for this kind of thing. $80 is just ridiculous.
We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.
iOttie said:
We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.
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$70 with that 20% off offering that you all are sharing via Facebook if you sign up for the contest is pretty solid considering how much everyone likes the car mounts.
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$70 with that 20% off offering that you all are sharing via Facebook if you sign up for the contest is pretty solid considering how much everyone likes the car mounts.
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yeah the retail price isn't what it'll be on amazon. Funny I wrote in to them when I first got my nexus 5 asking if they were making one. Glad to see they did.
I'm curious on final price. Been using their mounts for awhile and find it pretty good.
I do have 2 of the indiegogo airdocks coming though. Which in the end is a better solution if it works.
Looks nice to me, I'd be all over it.
iOttie said:
We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.
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The contest says it ends the 47th of April? I tried to enter but apparently it's closed already.
Curious, I see that people are upset at spending $80 for a modern and functional mount that also wirelessly charges your phone. I think it looks awesome and I would totally buy it, but I'm curious, what other alternatives exist?
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New Jer-Z said:
Curious, I see that people are upset at spending $80 for a modern and functional mount that also wirelessly charges your phone. I think it looks awesome and I would totally buy it, but I'm curious, what other alternatives exist?
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Other than the Air Dock which was a Kickstarter but now goes for $69 now and the OwlPad which has been out for OVER a year which sells for $57. There are others on Amazon and Aliexpress from $35-50 depending on quality. $80 for a plain old QI charger is just over priced. For $69 at least the Airdock has the Magnets for the N5 included in the design.
One thing to consider with a wireless charger dock for the car is how much flexibility in positioning it offers, cause most of the time, you'll probably need to put it where it can get some direct air conditioning. This Easy Flex Wireless, if it's like the Easy Flex 3, can be rotated 360° and put the phone hanging in front of the vents of my car.
Does anyone know if this will work with case on. I would get it but I wanna know if can have a case on my nexus and it will still work. If you know the answer please let me know. Thanks
iOttie said:
We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.
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johneduardo said:
Does anyone know if this will work with case on. I would get it but I wanna know if can have a case on my nexus and it will still work. If you know the answer please let me know. Thanks
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It does, like any other Qi charger. IIRC Qi can do something like half an inch distance. In any case, it should be fine for any cases that are not battery cases or metal ones.
Not bad, but bouncy....
I pre-prdered this dock using the Facebook coupon, and it arrived over the weekend. I tried it out in the hopes that it would not exhibit the bounciness that the other wireless charging dock I ordered had.
I used my phone, both with and without it's TPU case (my phone is an LG G2) in this dock and on all but the smoothest of roads (I live in Michigan, so "smooth road" is almost an oxymoron) the bounce is very noticeable. There is just too much flex in the arm of the dock.
I have written to them via their facebook page in hopes that I receive a reply and hopefully a solution.
The pricing is now $69.95 on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IRHQZTI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2FE6D62A4WM6Q
I have one and it doesn't charge with my case off. It will with case off. Maybe I should have it replaced
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It does, like any other Qi charger. IIRC Qi can do something like half an inch distance. In any case, it should be fine for any cases that are not battery cases or metal ones.
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Today, Woot has TWO of the previous model wireless charging stands for $55.
Samsung EP-NG930TBUGUS Fast Charge Wireless Charging Stand - 2 Pack
I checked the price on Amazon, they don't sell the two pack and for a single one it's $24 (refurbished) - $49.
Not a bad deal.
Needless to say, I bought the deal. One for work, one for home.
I got two of those (not from Woot though) and they work great.
Already sold out
You know, I posted this already yesterday when I ordered it. It was already sold out by the time this was posted:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71797434&postcount=4
Have a new batch... just order right now.
http://electronics.woot.com/offers/samsung-fast-charge-wireless-stand-2pk-1?ref=el_cnt_wp_3_18
I received mine in less than a week after ordering even though they said the 23rd, I got them about 3 days later. Really nice looking chargers. Not knockoffs at all. Sturdy feeling too.
These are back in stock in case anyone is interested.
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These are back in stock in case anyone is interested.
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Sold out
ProStreetCamaro said:
Sold out
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Okay, I just bought 3 more pairs, not more than 10 minutes ago.
This is back in stock of as of this morning for anyone interested. This works with any device not just the s8+:
https://electronics.woot.com/offers/samsung-fast-charge-wireless-stand-2pk-13
These are new not refurbished. Just thought I'd point that out.
Kind of stunned to find there is basically nothing out there. This looks intriguing https://i-blades.com/products/pixel-4-smart-case-battery-memory-enviro-sensor-cases-sdcard but I can't tell if it's shipping, the cushioning looks really thin and it's like, you added an SD slot but you couldn't do a headphone jack??
Has anyone found anything else?
So there was 1 option on amazon from the company called "NEWDERY" but I think they're all sold out. They only have ones left for the 4 XL. I actually can't even find the listing anymore, about a week ago the listing was on amazon but it said that it was out of stock and now the listing is just gone. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see. You would think more companies would hop on this because our battery is so bad, but I guess not.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YV4S6B6/ref=emc_b_5_mob_t
There is this case on eBay UK NEWDERY Pixel 4 Battery Case Qi Wireless Charging 5000mAh Charger Case, I am bit hesitant on these sort of things as I don't know if is safe for phone ? Any advice ?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000373624369.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.57314c4da3QiBM
Ordered this today, worldwide shipping.
Rash007 said:
There is this case on eBay UK NEWDERY Pixel 4 Battery Case Qi Wireless Charging 5000mAh Charger Case, I am bit hesitant on these sort of things as I don't know if is safe for phone ? Any advice ?
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I have the newdery one, except I got mine from amazon in the US. It's great. Wireless charging works and I like that the bottom has no huge chin like some old school battery cases used to have. There is a button on the back next to LED battery life indicators for the case. Press and hold to turn on or off. It actually fast charges the phone too. It's obviously thick but it doesn't add much bulk in terms of the width, so it's actually still quite comfortable to hold in the hand. I personally don't use it everyday, i just got it for days I go on long adventures like hiking or theme parks.