Thought I'd share this, i felt this is very significant.
I recently got this in yesterday. Its hard to give a real review since us sprint hero users got a 1500, which a bump to 1800.. it's supposedly a 20% increase for us.
What I noticed is how the battery is now able to handle the drain from wireless tethering.
With the old battery, it got hot super fast when i used the phone for wireless tethering. Now its been about 15 mins, and the phone doesn't feel hot at all with the new battery.
I hope this helps anybody who is on the fence with getting the 1800 maH mugen battery.
Know where we could maybe get a good deal on that battery???
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Know where we could maybe get a good deal on that battery???
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I got it from this site:
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-sprint-hero-1800mah-extended-replacement-battery.html
in itself, its a pretty good price, i couldn't find it anywhere else cheaper.
So this battery doesn't require a new battery door?
After 5-7 days post back and let us know how significant the increase of battery life is in daily use. Thanks!
-alex
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I got it from this site:
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-sprint-hero-1800mah-extended-replacement-battery.html
in itself, its a pretty good price, i couldn't find it anywhere else cheaper.
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You're right, for under $35 it's not a bad price at all!! Does it fit in the stock battery door?
i ordered thhat battery a long time ago well at least it seems that way, checked tracking and i should be getting it tommorow, if you order it expect 10+days to receive it.......
i got mine in two days ago and the battery life seems worst than my stock battery. when i reset my phone it loses bout 10% just from the restart? right now the battery doesnt even last me a full day without recharging i hope after the 4 or 5 drain cycles it will get better. anyone else experiencing this? plus the battery voltage seems a bit high. i'm at 4.185V. can someone else with this battery confirm there voltage when fully charged?
How does this compare to what Seido offers?
Any one who owns gonna answer the battery door question???? lol. This might go on my christmas list.
no need for new battery door..
as far as the guy having drain problems, I dont have that problem.
I even have things turned on now that I didn't before like always on mobile, all the gps stuff...
it lasts all day.
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no need for new battery door..
as far as the guy having drain problems, I dont have that problem.
I even have things turned on now that I didn't before like always on mobile, all the gps stuff...
it lasts all day.
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Sold, its on its way to me.
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Sold, its on its way to me.
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That makes 3 of us.
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That makes 3 of us.
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Gotta say, I'm primarily buying it because this thing can heat my house when I run WiFi tether!...it's 18 degrees today.
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Gotta say, I'm primarily buying it because this thing can heat my house when I run WiFi tether!...it's 18 degrees today.
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i used it for wifi tether last night.
It gets warm, but not hot like the stock battery.
How does this compare to Seido's offerings?
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How does this compare to Seido's offerings?
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I've not been impressed with Seidio in the past...
I ordered one of these last night. By the time I woke up, I already had tracking info in my inbox. That's a plus.
I figure for $32 and change, it's not going to be the end of the world if it doesn't function better than my OEM battery.
BTW, use the coupon 5OFF2009 for 5% off. Not much but it's something.
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I ordered one of these last night. By the time I woke up, I already had tracking info in my inbox. That's a plus.
I figure for $32 and change, it's not going to be the end of the world if it doesn't function better than my OEM battery.
BTW, use the coupon 5OFF2009 for 5% off. Not much but it's something.
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yeah with only 20% difference, its so hard to tell if it is better than the old one.
They coulda gave me a 1500mah one, and i wouldnt be able to tell.
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They coulda gave me a 1500mah one, and i wouldnt be able to tell.
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haha its funny you say that. i just got this in the mail yesterday, giong through its first power cycle.
go to the market and DL Smart Monitor. i dont think its calibrated correctly to see the true capacity of the battery, it says on 1500mah.
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here is a good one, i will probably be ordering.
i mean SEDIO is really pricey, these well are 100 mah less, but like 1/6 the cost..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-For-HTC...ryZ15034QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
seidio makes good quality batteries... personally, i would not consider the one in the link you posted because, if battery issues arise, you're pretty much stuck with the battery. conversely, with seidio, if the battery issues arise, i can send it back for a replacement (as long as it's within the warranty period). i've been using the Seidio 1500 mAh battery for 2+ weeks and it DOES provide more "up" time before a recharge is necessary...
i bought this battery only $6 w/ shipping so we will see.!
the batttery works well. It was a great investment. I can leave BT on ALL DAY, and still have Battery left over... Great!
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the batttery works well. It was a great investment. I can leave BT on ALL DAY, and still have Battery left over... Great!
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Glad to know the batteries are great.
Just bought too from the same seller.
Thanks!
Great find. For $7 to my door its worth a try. Even if it isnt the fantastic it will make a great spare.
soo...?
anyone care to comment on how this battery actually performs or if it is having any problems? really interesting find...
thanks, Jim.
no the battery is great. I get through a normal day from around 8 am- 7 pm. on a full charge. BUt... i do use the phone.. Probably around 10-15 minutes of calling, 20 minutes of slingplayer mobile, 20 minutes of internet searching, 10-20 texts, read email once an hour, and listen to music w pocketplayer for X amount of time??? and i still have around 10-20 % battery life left at 6. Since i have the other battery, if im going out that night, i can just flip it out and its good, but for the whole work day and that amount of use (i have screen on full brightness as well.) it works great. When the screen is not fully bright i can get through the night easliy as well (hard to read in sunlight though...)
i also bought the digipower power extension (3400 mah battery pack) this is for skiing. I put it in my camelpack, and it lasts the entire ski day while playing music, with then some to spare. That is only $30 and its about the same size as the phone. The other great thing is that can also work for airplanes as well as it plugs into usb , so any usb device!! still only $7 for the 1400 mah batt, not badd....
thanks
thank you very much for that great detailed response. is that more than what you would normally get out of your OEM 1100mah battery?
like what would those figures have been had you been using the original battery?
Thanks very much, Jim.
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thank you very much for that great detailed response. is that more than what you would normally get out of your OEM 1100mah battery?
like what would those figures have been had you been using the original battery?
Thanks very much, Jim.
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It has been said that the battery is good.
I mean... 7$ , delivered to your door!
And you're still not quite sure...
the 1400Mah one for $7 fits in the OEM case?
also, would u still have bought it given the choice of the new 2000MaH battery from seidio?
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=927
Yeah, the 1400mah fits the original case.
No, I would not consider a 2000mah battery because of:
- The price
- The bulk
- The additionnal back plate.
14$ for two 1400mah battery.
15$ for a desktop cradle dual battery charger.
S/H included.
That's all I will ever need!
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It has been said that the battery is good.
I mean... 7$ , delivered to your door!
And you're still not quite sure...
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well the stock battery is "good". but im not gonna give away $7 (even tho thats not much) if its not going to do anything more than the stock battery. thats...completely pointless. i was just trying to get some #'s on the stock battery vs the ebay one to see if it was even worth bothering with.
The only reason i'm slightly wary is that it's not OEM...
Is this something I should be worried about? would TEP through sprint still take care of me in store? I hate asurion...
my batt arrived
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Great find. For $7 to my door its worth a try. Even if it isnt the fantastic it will make a great spare.
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My battery came but it is the wrong one. its too big all the way around and it has too many contacts. ill let you know how they handle customer service.
Another option:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230208098622&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=013
I got this one (with the charger) and it works well.
Matt
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I got this one (with the charger) and it works well.
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so how is it? lasting much longer than your original? and you have the cdma vogue right? not the gsm elf.
yes, mawst95, plz let us know if you are using the battery for the sprint touch/vogue and if the battery is reliable in terms of performance. TIA
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yes, mawst95, plz let us know if you are using the battery for the sprint touch/vogue and if the battery is reliable in terms of performance. TIA
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Hi, sorry I wasn't subscribed to this thread.
Yes, they seem to work fine. I haven't compared them to the OEM battery in any sort of analytical way. My reception and programs I run vary so much that it would be pretty difficult to do a fair comparison. My anecdotal experience is that they work comparably to the original. How long they'll last (#cycles), who knows. If there's anything specific you want me to test, let me know. Yes, CDMA version of the vogue (Sprint Touch).
I also bought one, and he shipped a different battery that didn't fit. He insisted that I email a photo of the battery to prove it which I did. He said I was right, he had sent the wrong battery, and he would send me the right one. He also wants me to (at my cost) mail him back the wrong battery he sent me. I told him I would only do that when he puts $1.80 (cost of mailing it to Hong Kong) into my PayPal account since it was his mistake not mine. After numerous inquiries he finally responded that he has shipped a replacement, but it is almost 2 weeks ago and I still haven't received it.
Hi
I finally buy a momax battery for USD 13 . I am charging it now. Will give you update news when i used to replace the original battery.
posts on the web said that it is even better than the original battery though it is 1100mah only
let see !
i have one already. its better than the original one.
How much better?
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i have one already. its better than the original one.
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How so if its only 1100mah?
I bought one for 27USD from ebay, where did you find the cheaper one?
any idea how better than the origianl one?
I bought it in Hong Kong which costs HKD 100 (~USD 13). Much cheaper.
I bought a charger for the battery as well. It can charge 2 batteries at the same time !
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I bought one for 27USD from ebay, where did you find the cheaper one?
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I think around 10-20% better than the original one.
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corresponding link
battery : http://www.momax.net/en/Product_Show.aspx?ID=808&T=1
charger :http://www.momax.net/en/Product_Show.aspx?ID=822&T=1
I suggest to all those who havent bought it yet, and are planing to, please wait for some time if its not urgent, MOMAX will surely come out with a "X-LEVEL" battery for the HD2!
I have used the MOMAX X-LEVEL battery for my previous Touch HD, and it was like around 20% more long lasting than the Original battery by HTC.
interesting. im doing the last full empty to full charge cycle (ive heard its good for the battery) and this is day 3 (21:00) iver used the phone couple of times a day for calls (short ones) and for a few youtube vids via 3.5g some games and just playing around with it.
ive noticed battery drains very fast when using wifi and data connection.
so a 10 to 20 % increase in battery life might not be that exciting.
unless i buy one as a backup battery.
might do that..pls keep me posted
i will be keeping an eye on this thread as i just scrap through a day with the original battery... its gettign me down
must add thou, how is it better being less mAh ?
in the same size? I mean you don't need another back cover..?
Man. There are people complaining about having 30% on day 2. I'm at 30% before 5pm on the first day.
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Man. There are people complaining about having 30% on day 2. I'm at 30% before 5pm on the first day.
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Haha! ^This^ - If I just leave the phone sitting there, on the desk - Battery life is good. But, I bought this phone to play with, dammit! I can use up 30/40% of battery before lunch surfing, tweeting, watching vids, listening to podcast etc, Oh - and feeding my addiction to crayon physics. I have actually had to invest in a 'manbag' (dear Lord, the shame!) in order to cart around my charger.
Coming from a Nokia E71 - which had a phenomenal battery life (i'd get three/four days of heavy use) it's a bit of a shock, but understandable - after all, screen is about 4 times the size! However; physically, the E71 battery (BP-4L) was no larger - if anything seemed slightly smaller in my recall - and was a 1500mAh beast. Surely HTC could have crammed in a little more juice without having the resort to turning the slim HD2 into a less handsome Quasimdo figure with the promised extended battery? Oh well, I shall stick to the manbag for now.
Amazing! Where do you people find this information on batteries and chargers such as the Momax!!! In relation to this subject: has anyone spotted the double capacaty battery and matsching backplate for the HD2, you know the one that has been rumuroing arout on other forum threads on the Leo (with the picture where the stand leg comes out of the back plate).
I have gone for it ! I bought a MOMAX one to try i cant stand it anymore, like most of you I am not getting a full day and thats with most of the gadgets turned off I am not in the position to carry around spare batteries so fingers crossed i get abit more form it, i will keep you all posted of what i find....
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I have gone for it ! I bought a MOMAX one to try i cant stand it anymore, like most of you I am not getting a full day and thats with most of the gadgets turned off I am not in the position to carry around spare batteries so fingers crossed i get abit more form it, i will keep you all posted of what i find....
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Hi
Have you got the MOMAX battery? Has it got you more working time?
still awaiting for it to arrive.....
Its arrived whoop whoop !!!! i will let you know after i haev charged and tried it out fingers crossed
I am trying to decide between the andida 2000 mah, the seidio 1750 mah, and the mugen 1800 mah. From what I have read on these forums everybody is giving mixed reviews for every battery so I would love your input! Thanks!
I know it wasn't listed but I'm VERY happy with my 3500 mah Seido.
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I am trying to decide between the andida 2000 mah, the seidio 1750 mah, and the mugen 1800 mah. From what I have read on these forums everybody is giving mixed reviews for every battery so I would love your input! Thanks!
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I'd also love to hear which of these three is most recommended. Can we add a poll to this?
Personally I'm not interested in the 3000+mah batteries. I like how slim my phone is and don't want to add bulk and weight heh.
Ive got the 3500 Sedio also and LOVE it!!!
I use the 1750 Seidio. Works great, love it!
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I use the 1750 Seidio. Works great, love it!
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What kind of battery life are you getting? How much do you use your phone a day?
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What kind of battery life are you getting? How much do you use your phone a day?
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I use it moderatley (a.k.a check a text every 10 mins, email every hour) and I get around 12 hours.
anybody getting really good results with the andida battery, its a steal for ten buck
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anybody getting really good results with the andida battery, its a steal for ten buck
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I havent tried it.. but Im sure its a case of "you get what you pay for"
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anybody getting really good results with the andida battery, its a steal for ten buck
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Where is the battery available for sale?
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I havent tried it.. but Im sure its a case of "you get what you pay for"
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but for ten bucks it sure seems worth a try
http://cgi.ebay.com/2000mah-Spare-Battery-for-HTC-Touch-Pro-2-T7373-Dopod_W0QQitemZ350304192720QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item518fc1c8d0[/url]
this is the one im talking about
As I have said in another thread the 1800 sucked the first 2 weeks I saw nothing better than OEM but now I can say I get better life out of it. I talk between 1-2 hours a day recieve 10-20 email surf for about an hour use some type of mapping software (Gmaps,where or traffix) 2-4 times a day I send about 20-30 texts take a few pic read techbuz a few times a day and I make it through the day from 6am off the charger to 10-11pm on and I normally have about 30-40% battery life sometimes a bit more sometimes a bit less but I have not had to top off for even heavy days for some time now...don't know what else you want to know of what I can say.
thanks for your input I think I am going to go with the mugen 1800 mah
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That one says it is for a Touch Pro 2...can't validate that will work on a Sprint Hero.
TP2 batteries are an exact fit actually.
I love my Seidio battery. I absolutely loathe the phone back it came with. It will not stay on. It is very frustrating. The battery really is great though.
I am currently using the Andida battery in my Hero. And have been for about 2 months. It gives me marginally better life than the stock battery. It fits under the stock battery door, and is lighter than the stock battery. And, the price can't be beat. It ships from Singapore, so it takes a few weeks to get to the US, but overall, I've been happy with it.
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I love my Seidio battery. I absolutely loathe the phone back it came with. It will not stay on. It is very frustrating. The battery really is great though.
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I used a couple of drops of super glue on the rim. Easy to cut out if I need access. It's held in place ever since.
Hey guys, i was just searching some cases and accessories for my LG Revolution and i found this: http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-1800mah-extended-battery-for-lg-revolution.html
I was wondering if anyone else ran across this, or better yet, has this to give me some insight on purchasing it or not. Especially with Minecraft Pocket Edition coming out I am going to be doing a lot of 'battery tests'
Edit: Here is a new link with the battery actually in stock! http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-POWER...ccessories&hash=item5d3074f878#ht_5858wt_1348
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Hey guys, i was just searching some cases and accessories for my LG Revolution and i found this: http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-1800mah-extended-battery-for-lg-revolution.html
I was wondering if anyone else ran across this, or better yet, has this to give me some insight on purchasing it or not. Especially with Minecraft Pocket Edition coming out I am going to be doing a lot of 'battery tests'
Edit: Here is a new link with the battery actually in stock! http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-POWER...ccessories&hash=item5d3074f878#ht_5858wt_1348
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Anything called MUGEN POWER makes me question it.... same stuff is out there for laptops which are usually junk
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Anything called MUGEN POWER makes me question it.... same stuff is out there for laptops which are usually junk
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That was my first thought... I've seen a researching claiming that Mugen had been passing off batteries with far higher mAH than what they actually claim (as a matter of fact, they stated in many cases, their high mAH batteries were worse than stock).
If anyone goes for this, I'd be curious to see a live study on it.
mugen power? they make honda parts
Dang, was looking for a better or 2nd battery for mine - guess I'll keep looking
Anybody know if the Revolution's battery bay is the same as any of LG's other current models?
Seidio has one of their slightly-denser batteries available with compatibility listed as "LG Thrill 4G/Optimus 3D/LG G2X/Optimus 2X." Capacity on it is 1750.
I obviously can't link to it yet, but I imagine people can figure this out: seidioonline_com/product-p/basi17lgthr.htm
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Hey guys, i was just searching some cases and accessories for my LG Revolution and i found this: http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-1800mah-extended-battery-for-lg-revolution.html
I was wondering if anyone else ran across this, or better yet, has this to give me some insight on purchasing it or not. Especially with Minecraft Pocket Edition coming out I am going to be doing a lot of 'battery tests'
Edit: Here is a new link with the battery actually in stock! http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-POWER...ccessories&hash=item5d3074f878#ht_5858wt_1348
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They have a 99.9% positive feedback rating. I'll pick one up when I get paid on the 15th and see how it does.
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Hey guys, i was just searching some cases and accessories for my LG Revolution and i found this: http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-1800mah-extended-battery-for-lg-revolution.html
I was wondering if anyone else ran across this, or better yet, has this to give me some insight on purchasing it or not. Especially with Minecraft Pocket Edition coming out I am going to be doing a lot of 'battery tests'
Edit: Here is a new link with the battery actually in stock! http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-POWER...ccessories&hash=item5d3074f878#ht_5858wt_1348
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I think you should go to their official facebook page and check tons of reviews that they post there:
http://facebook.com/mugenpowerbatteries
I use 3300mAh on my Nexus S and I'm happy because the phone lives for 1.5-2 days. Mugen guyes definitely suffer from tons of fakes produced in China.
I'd rather buy 2 oem ones for $20. They're like $11 on ebay. $43 for a battery with 300 more mah? Doesn't sound like the best the best spend of cash personally
I just picked one up. I've been through 2 cycles so far and I'm getting slightly better battery life. The packaging says to go through 3-5 cycles before I'm going to see an increase. I'm going to start carrying 2 batteries as I usually only get about 8-10 hours of battery life and that just doesn't work for me as I use this phone for work and it is not always near a charger. I'll let everyone know as I have more use with it.
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I just picked one up. I've been through 2 cycles so far and I'm getting slightly better battery life. The packaging says to go through 3-5 cycles before I'm going to see an increase. I'm going to start carrying 2 batteries as I usually only get about 8-10 hours of battery life and that just doesn't work for me as I use this phone for work and it is not always near a charger. I'll let everyone know as I have more use with it.
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Thanks, please keep us posted. I'm generally leery of aftermarket batteries since they usually don't work as advertised or worse yet, leak or explode. But if this works well i'd welcome the extra battery life.
x2 dude thanks for checking this out, ill be watching
I wouldn't buy any battery unless its from stock or Seido. I had a non-stock battery that was from ebay. Brand New. It was fried in a week.
so how is the battery life now that you have had it for a while? is the 1800 mah worth it?
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so how is the battery life now that you have had it for a while? is the 1800 mah worth it?
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So, I've had the battery about 2 weeks now. Probably been through about 10-12 cycles (I like to full kill my battery before charging). I'm seeing an increase in battery life, not exceptionally significant, but an increase. I would say about 2-3 extra hours with normal use and a much better idle drain (approx 5-7% per hour)
I would say that it was definitely worth the cost. I still have my other battery and a wall charger for it because when I'm traveling, I will need two batteries for sure (late nights and such). BTW, I'm running Re-Homed with Launcher Pro. I do fair amount of texting, calling, surfing. I have all processes automated on the data side with 2 e-mails being pushed, Facebook, and Twitter. I'm a relatively heavy user of date, almost 2gig per month.
Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
EDIT: Okay, so I was out of town this weekend and I'm thinking I am going to need to get a different phone. Even with the battery, I'm still disappointed with the battery life. If I have a long day and night, my phone has no chance to make it. Really sucks! Not sure what I am going to do, but this won't work. I think the 4g just kills the battery.
ok that sounds good to me... Thanks for doing the trial on this, and I would agree it seems worth the money.. 2 or 3 hours at the end of the day is definitely worth it.
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So, I've had the battery about 2 weeks now. Probably been through about 10-12 cycles (I like to full kill my battery before charging). I'm seeing an increase in battery life, not exceptionally significant, but an increase. I would say about 2-3 extra hours with normal use and a much better idle drain (approx 5-7% per hour)
I would say that it was definitely worth the cost. I still have my other battery and a wall charger for it because when I'm traveling, I will need two batteries for sure (late nights and such). BTW, I'm running Re-Homed with Launcher Pro. I do fair amount of texting, calling, surfing. I have all processes automated on the data side with 2 e-mails being pushed, Facebook, and Twitter. I'm a relatively heavy user of date, almost 2gig per month.
Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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I did 10 GB in two days last week...Netflix anyone know about cases that support the extended battery?
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Android Power said:
I did 10 GB in two days last week...Netflix anyone know about cases that support the extended battery?
Sent from my VS910 4G using XDA App
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You're there reason we have tiered data plans
Don't know about cases.
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You're there reason we have tiered data plans
Don't know about cases.
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You're not grandfathered in to unlimited data? Sucks to be you! LOL j/k.
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You're not grandfathered in to unlimited data? Sucks to be you! LOL j/k.
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I had to just recently switch due to a job change. Got what they had.
With the announcement of the 1-year extended warranty, I went to go replace my battery today at ubreakifix. When I picked it up, the employee gave me the feeling they didn't actually work on my phone but billed Google for the work. Besides the fact that the things he said made me feel like they didn't actually work on it, I noticed when I picked it up the battery was within a few % of when I dropped it off. I'm trying to see if there's a way to check capacity or anything of that sort I can do to verify that my battery was or was not actually replaced.
I appreciate any help.
Your SOT should noticably longer.
New batteries typically have around a 50% charge on them.
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Your SOT should noticably longer.
New batteries typically have around a 50% charge on them.
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It was around 47% when I picked it up but I dropped it off at 53% which I thought was odd. That's good to know the range is correct for a new battery though. The guy was sketchy and made several comments that made me think he didn't actually touch it. I was hoping to check capacity or something to verify the change but I'll use it tomorrow and see how the battery life compares. If I'm still having battery issues, I just wanted to have concrete proof if I went back. He made a point to say "if it's still acting up then you'll just have to call Google and have the device replaced instead".
uoY_redruM said:
It was around 47% when I picked it up but I dropped it off at 53% which I thought was odd. That's good to know the range is correct for a new battery though. The guy was sketchy and made several comments that made me think he didn't actually touch it. I was hoping to check capacity or something to verify the change but I'll use it tomorrow and see how the battery life compares. If I'm still having battery issues, I just wanted to have concrete proof if I went back. He made a point to say "if it's still acting up then you'll just have to call Google and have the device replaced instead".
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I've seen a lot of bad techs. You could always take it to a 3rd party repair if it turns out the battery is still defective.
Maybe he's just shifty acting in appearance only.
blackhawk said:
I've seen a lot of bad techs. You could always take it to a 3rd party repair if it turns out the battery is still defective.
Maybe he's just shifty acting in appearance only.
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Yeah hopefully he was just awkward or something lol. I'll see how it plays out the next few days. Hopefully he replaced it. I plan on buying the Pixel 6 Pro but it would be nice for this to hold off until that comes out.
uoY_redruM said:
With the announcement of the 1-year extended warranty, I went to go replace my battery today at ubreakifix. When I picked it up, the employee gave me the feeling they didn't actually work on my phone but billed Google for the work. Besides the fact that the things he said made me feel like they didn't actually work on it, I noticed when I picked it up the battery was within a few % of when I dropped it off. I'm trying to see if there's a way to check capacity or anything of that sort I can do to verify that my battery was or was not actually replaced.
I appreciate any help.
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You can use AccuBattery to check estimated battery capacity. You'll have to go through a few charge cycles to get an accurate estimation.
Lughnasadh said:
You can use AccuBattery to check estimated battery capacity. You'll have to go through a few charge cycles to get an accurate estimation.
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I might give that a try as well. I heard that just estimates but I guess that's better than not having any idea at all. I'm doing the first full charge since I got it so I'll download AccuBattery and run it the next couple days. Thanks for the suggestion.
uoY_redruM said:
I might give that a try as well. I heard that just estimates but I guess that's better than not having any idea at all. I'm doing the first full charge since I got it so I'll download AccuBattery and run it the next couple days. Thanks for the suggestion.
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It's total battery capacity estimates are not accurate. If you had been using it before it's SOT/% history would be useful.
I use it track my battery usage % vs SOT to spot misbehavior.
It's charging time/% history is also useful for monitoring charging. Erratic fast charging is one of the signs of a battery failure.
uoY_redruM said:
I might give that a try as well. I heard that just estimates but I guess that's better than not having any idea at all. I'm doing the first full charge since I got it so I'll download AccuBattery and run it the next couple days. Thanks for the suggestion.
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It's accurate enough to give you an idea if you got a new battery or not.
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It's accurate enough to give you an idea if you got a new battery or not.
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It can be off quit a bit, 10% is typical.
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It can be off quit a bit, 10% is typical.
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It can also be pretty accurate, in my experience.
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It can also be pretty accurate, in my experience.
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It's history is but the actual mAh measurement isn't.
With no calibrated reference of the voltage to mAh ratio it can only do so much. I believe it's measuring voltage drop and calculating current and mAh from that instead of voltage×current.
Whatever the reason(s) it's absolute battery capacity isn't accurate.
I maybe mistaken but even though some power controller chips have current sensing capabilities, Android doesn't use that readout or make it available to any apks.
An Android shortcoming.
A Developer here maybe could or has shed light on this before.
Edit: some brands/models can apparently:
Measuring Device Power | Android Open Source Project
source.android.com
No information on Samsung models that I could easily find.
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It's history is but the actual mAh measurement isn't.
With no calibrated reference of the voltage to mAh ratio it can only do so much. I believe it's measuring voltage drop and calculating current and mAh from that instead of voltage×current.
Whatever the reason(s) it's absolute battery capacity isn't accurate.
I maybe mistaken but even though some power controller chips have current sensing capabilities, Android doesn't use that readout or make it available to any apks.
An Android shortcoming.
A Developer here maybe could or has shed light on this before.
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Like I said, I have found it accurate enough in my experience. New phone is around 100% estimated capacity. Year later, 90% or so. Year later 85% or so. Done this with several phones.
Not here to debate or argue about it. If the OP doesn't want to use it, they don't have to.
Lughnasadh said:
Like I said, I have found it accurate enough in my experience. New phone is around 100% estimated capacity. Year later, 90% or so. Year later 85% or so. Done this with several phones.
Not here to debate or argue about it. If the OP doesn't want to use it, they don't have to.
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That 10% is from the original OEM battery and the replacement. Android it's self lists it at 4100 when it should be 4300 new. Accubattery uses the Android figure unless you change that value.
He'll get a good enough idea if the phone last longer during usage. It should be a noticable improvement... and I hope it is.
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That 10% is from the original OEM battery and the replacement. Android it's self lists it at 4100 when it should be 4300 new. Accubattery uses the Android figure unless you change that value.
He'll get a good enough idea if the phone last longer during usage. It should be a noticable improvement... and I hope it is.
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The battery capacity for this phone is 3,700. Like I said, I'm not here to argue or debate it. You do what you want and the OP will do what they want. So please stop quoting me. Let it go...
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The battery capacity for this phone is 3,700. Like I said, I'm not here to argue or debate it. You do what you want and the OP will do what they want. So please stop quoting me. Let it go...
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Ok
blackhawk said:
He'll get a good enough idea if the phone last longer during usage. It should be a noticable improvement... and I hope it is.
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Just reporting back that it was definitely changed. I charged it before bed and decided not to put it in the charger over night to see what happened. I woke up and it was still at 99%.
It's been off the charger since 11pm yesterday, it's 8pm now and I still have 16%.
uoY_redruM said:
Just reporting back that it was definitely changed. I charged it before bed and decided not to put it in the charger over night to see what happened. I woke up and it was still at 99%.
It's been off the charger since 11pm yesterday, it's 8pm now and I still have 16%.
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Good deal
Guess the tech just has a guilty face
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Just reporting back that it was definitely changed. I charged it before bed and decided not to put it in the charger over night to see what happened. I woke up and it was still at 99%.
It's been off the charger since 11pm yesterday, it's 8pm now and I still have 16%.
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Another way to check is with this online tool https://bathist.ef.lc/ Battery Historian. Make sure to charge your phone to full keep on the charger for a bit longer even after 100% If you can do it with the phone powered off that's even better. Turn the device back on take a bug report and upload it to the site. Then look for the "Coulomb charge" value and mouse over it. It will show you how much the device charged in Mah say for example you see 3650 then you divide it by the battery capacity for our device which is 3700. This means your battery health/capacity would be about 98.6%.
zetsumeikuro said:
Another way to check is with this online tool https://bathist.ef.lc/ Battery Historian. Make sure to charge your phone to full keep on the charger for a bit longer even after 100% If you can do it with the phone powered off that's even better. Turn the device back on take a bug report and upload it to the site. Then look for the "Coulomb charge" value and mouse over it. It will show you how much the device charged in Mah say for example you see 3650 then you divide it by the battery capacity for our device which is 3700. This means your battery health/capacity would be about 98.6%.
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Assuming that phone has accurate current sensing hardware and it's readout is available. All Androids report voltage relatively accurately... current not as much so.