I purchased the Bionic extended battery from verizon dot com. I'm sure you all know that the battery on verizon is 2880 mAh. I just recieved it nice and quick 2nd day free shipping pretty cool. When I looked at the box it had on it 2760 mAh. So looks like theres some kind of typo on verizons website. As far as I know theres only one OEM extended battery for the droid, I dont think they sent me the wrong battery. I'm on the phne now with verizon, I let you guys know what the say. BTW I've been on the Phone now with them for about 32 min. Its so funny the rep that I'm speaking to now is very green.
And the end result f this was ... that they're rounding?
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And the end result f this was ... that they're rounding?
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Rounding ?
Yes, rounding: the process of replacing a number by another number of approximately the same value but having fewer (significant) digits.
Hence 76 becomes 80, 760 becomes 800, and 2760 becomes 2800
And, btw, I'm asking what they told you, if they told you anything. Seeing as this battery is an approximately 60% increase over the stock battery, The $24.99 price on vzw made it worth it - but in the long run, will it actually give us a 60% increase in battery life?
Except it was supposed to be 2880, not 2800.
As for the actual number, probably just a typo.
I bought the first extended battery Thursday, day 1. 2760 ma. For 50% off making it $25. Yesterday i bought another one for 50% off as well. We have 2 bionics. I see a major difference in battery life. I was running out before in 10 hours of my use and now going all day and sometimes showing 40-50%
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Except it was supposed to be 2880, not 2800.
As for the actual number, probably just a typo.
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heres the deal, its a typo ffor sure. The batt is a 2760 no matter what, I can see it maybe rounding up to 2800 maybe. But Verizon is saying its 2880, So if it really was a 2880 wouldnt they be rounding it up to 2900. Anyways the should say what it is if verizon are selling a 2880 then thats what they should send. They made a mistake and mis quoted the battery. Heres the other messed up thing that they did. Because I get a corprate discount of 17%, When I logged in to get the extended batt it took the 17 % instead of the 50 % that everyone else was getting. So verizon credited the difference to me and that made me happy. But the did mess up, Wouldnt be the first and surly wont be the last.
I agree that the mAh reported is incorrect, and should be corrected. I actually had misread your OP to say 2800, not 2880 - so, yeah, it's mind boggling where they got the info from....
As for the corp discount - you were supposed to log out and then order the battery so that the 50% would kick in.
I have a 25% corp disc and that's all I was getting until I logged out and then ordered the battery.
At least they took care of you after the fact, though.
Where is everyone getting these extended batteries for $25? I just called my Verizon store and they are selling for $49! I told the guy i thought they were on sale for $25. He said no way! He said the bionic has only been out a short while so no sales yet.
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online at verizonwireless.com Do a search for MotBioBatX. It initially shows up as $49.99
Someone reported that some locales are showing that it is out of stock now, but I know of at least one person who just bought one about 2 hours ago....
If you have a corp discount on your account and you log in, it will only apply that discount. You need to log out, then go to buy the battery, and at checkout it should auto apply the 50% discount.
finally changed
Verizon finally changed the 2880 to 2760, thats the first time i ever caught anything like that. Especially coming from a big company like big red. I do believe I had something to do with them changing back to the right capacity, Proably not lol. Anyways I hope no one else had a big let down like I did but I'm happy they did take care of me and I hope the took care of anyone else.
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Hey everyone, just looking for some extra batteries for my Nexus S, and I am struggling to find some Samsung Genuine ones. I have read about the Behold/Moment batteries I think, but I would prefer official ones first, however you may prove me wrong
Something along the lines of this (desktop charger for the Galaxy S) would also be nice to have, so I don't have to put it in the phone to charge. Would the above mentioned batteries work in such a charger?
I would also prefer and Aussie power plug, but I have plenty of universal adaptors lying around so it's no biggie
I'm just wary about getting dud batteries, having only had bad experiences with cheap ones before.
Cheers!
Ok I found this on the US Samsung site, http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/AB653850CABSTD, lists the Nexus S as compatible and also the Moment, so I may as well just get a couple of those Moment batteries off Amazon from thePruneDanish, as it seems to be the best for having real batteries, not copies.
I will still try and find more on the dock though.
Ok, on the dock front, I may as well get this one: http://www.cellphoneshop.net/m850desktop.html
But just one question about it. On my Nexus, if I charge via certain USB cables it will come up as USB connected and charge slower (I know why, that's not the point), so if I used a USB cable to power this charger, to charge the spare battery, would it also be slower? Or is it a hardware thing only of the Nexus.
Sorry for starting a new thread before finding out everything Just this last question! Then mods may delete it if they choose.
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I would also prefer and Aussie power plug, but I have plenty of universal adaptors lying around so it's no biggie
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This one comes with the correct plug:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300454233992
Works great, but when the charger is standing upright, the battery tends to pop out.
I bought a battery from the danish prude, and it is both genuine and 1500mAh. He seems to be out of stock, though.
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This one comes with the correct plug:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300454233992
Works great, but when the charger is standing upright, the battery tends to pop out.
I bought a battery from the danish prude, and it is both genuine and 1500mAh. He seems to be out of stock, though.
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Thanks, I had found that one, may get it as it works out a couple of dollars cheaper than the previous one (shipping mainly ).
As for thePruneDanish, did you get them to ship internationally? I just saw on the Amazon product page that is 'Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.' can't be shipped outside of the US. Is this because it is a battery? And they can't be shipped easily or something? Also what is postage like to Australia (I have never been able to understand the shipping price table on Amazon :S )
Thanks so much for that though!
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As for thePruneDanish, did you get them to ship internationally? I just saw on the Amazon product page that is 'Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.' can't be shipped outside of the US.
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Forget Amazon, their shipping policies on electronics are insanely stupid. I bought from here:
http://stores.ebay.com/thePruneDanish
OEM BATTERY SAMSUNG SPRINT MOMENT 900mAh AB653850CA ($8.24 USD)
Shipping and handling ($12.56 USD)
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Yeah, expensive shipping. But it's genuine and 1500mAh ...
I have no idea why it says 900mAh. Probably because it's compatible with the Samsung M900 Moment.
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Forget Amazon, their shipping policies on electronics are insanely stupid. I bought from here:
http://stores.ebay.com/thePruneDanish
Yeah, expensive shipping. But it's genuine and 1500mAh ...
I have no idea why it says 900mAh. Probably because it's compatible with the Samsung M900 Moment.
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Thanks for that again! It may be worthwhile to get those, knowing they are the real thing. I was looking at these ones but the seller hasn't sold any of them so I'm hesitant about it. I wonder if thePruneDanish will consolidate, so like the US$12 shipping will cover both? That would be great if they did!
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Yeah, expensive shipping. But it's genuine and 1500mAh ...
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Sorry to question, but how can you tell if it is 1500mAh? Does it say on the battery itself, or does it have similar life to your original battery?
Ok well after some further investigating I can't seem to find any of the batteries on thePruneDanish's eBay shop, so I went local again. I found another listing for the exact same batteries by the same guy as I mentioned before, just this time they only had model numbers of the batteries (which is how I found it). Same price and all, however they have sold 12, which makes me comfortable.
Link is here.
I'll just bite the bullet and get 2 of them I think hopefully because they are all the same seller I can get them at the same time!
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Thanks for that again! It may be worthwhile to get those, knowing they are the real thing. I was looking at these ones but the seller hasn't sold any of them so I'm hesitant about it.
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"compatible with" and no mAh rating? I wouldn't (and I didn't, I looked at those too).
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Sorry to question, but how can you tell if it is 1500mAh? Does it say on the battery itself, or does it have similar life to your original battery?
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It just says on the battery itself, I haven't actually used it in the phone yet. But the other battery thread speaks well of the battery and the seller.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876120
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I found another listing for the exact same batteries by the same guy as I mentioned before, just this time they only had model numbers of the batteries (which is how I found it). Same price and all, however they have sold 12, which makes me comfortable.
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Well, still only "compatible with" and no mAh rating.
When I put the text from the eBay listing into Google (OEM BATTERY SAMSUNG SPRINT MOMENT 900mAh AB653850CA), I get this:
http://www.myaston.com/k/?view=item...TTERY+SAMSUNG+SPRINT+MOMENT+900mAh+AB653850CA
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"compatible with" and no mAh rating? I wouldn't (and I didn't, I looked at those too).
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One of the questions is about the mAh, they replied 1500mAh so I guess it's half valid there. I understand it's a bit iffy, so I asked them if it's genuine and I'll see what happens there. That other seller still would be good if I could find some!
Edit: Can't find any mention of OEM anywhere on the page, dunno why I thought it was all good before. I hate it when the pictures aren't like ones taken by the seller! Off to look again I guess
It just says on the battery itself, I haven't actually used it in the phone yet. But the other battery thread speaks well of the battery and the seller.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876120
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I've heard that some (not this seller AFAIK) have the official label stuck onto it, but it's different underneath
Well, still only "compatible with" and no mAh rating.
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Do you think there would be any issues with it only being 'compatible with'? It's all the same as any of the other sellers... But then again some could be shifty.
When I put the text from the eBay listing into Google (OEM BATTERY SAMSUNG SPRINT MOMENT 900mAh AB653850CA), I get this:
http://www.myaston.com/k/?view=item...TTERY+SAMSUNG+SPRINT+MOMENT+900mAh+AB653850CA
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How's that seller for reliability? Seems decent however, shall look into it.
Edit: That last seller you mentioned, on that page it states the battery is 1440mAh, does any of that matter? I don't care how large the batteries are really, but does it indicate fakes?
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I've heard that some (not this seller AFAIK) have the official label stuck onto it, but it's different underneath
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That was the 1850mAh battery that turned out to be 1150mAh. Not too surprising, actually.
Do you think there would be any issues with it only being 'compatible with'? It's all the same as any of the other sellers... But then again some could be shifty.
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It should work just fine, it just means that it's definitely not genuine. And that the mAh rating could be a bit optimistic.
Edit: That last seller you mentioned, on that page it states the battery is 1440mAh, does any of that matter? I don't care how large the batteries are really, but does it indicate fakes?
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The original AB653850CA battery was 1440mAh, before the Nexus S came along. It's a difference of 4%. Possibly measurable, but not noticeable.
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That was the 1850mAh battery that turned out to be 1150mAh. Not too surprising, actually.
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That was it! And yeah, cheap large batteries are usually too good to be true
It should work just fine, it just means that it's definitely not genuine. And that the mAh rating could be a bit optimistic.
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I'd prefer to stick to genuine batteries personally, maybe it's nothing but when ever I have used generic ones in the past they suck, even worse than the near dead battery they had replaced. This time it's just for extra power however.
The original AB653850CA battery was 1440mAh, before the Nexus S came along. It's a difference of 4%. Possibly measurable, but not noticeable.
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4% difference doesn't bother me in the slightest, it would be nice to have more but I really don't care So basically you have to trust the seller when they say it's 1500 or 1440 etc.
If anyone can find a non-amazon site to buy the 1500mAh version from thePruneDanish? eBay preferred, as is PayPal but whatever goes
The original code behind the battery is:
AB653850CA 1500 mAh
and seems like it's only available from Samsung USA
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/AB653850CABSTD
not even the UK samsung website shows it
This battery seems OEM. Everything looks identical to the original battery that came with the nexus s.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OEM-AB65385...Accessories&hash=item20b60a83e9#ht_4122wt_905
Has the qr code and everything. Identical to the original.
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This battery seems OEM. Everything looks identical to the original battery that came with the nexus s.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OEM-AB65385...Accessories&hash=item20b60a83e9#ht_4122wt_905
Has the qr code and everything. Identical to the original.
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the price makes me think it's a counterfeit...
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the price makes me think it's a counterfeit...
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It's about the same price as theprunedanish sells. If people think the one from prunedanish is legit, then I don't see why this one isn't either.
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This battery seems OEM. Everything looks identical to the original battery that came with the nexus s.
Has the qr code and everything. Identical to the original.
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Yeah looks good, but this is not for me:
Q. Do you ship internationally?
A. No, we DO NOT ship internationally at the time.
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Need to keep looking.
AllGamer, if the price is what worries you, how much would you expect to pay for a genuine battery, I'm not sure how long the Behold has been out but surely it is long enough for retailers to get them other than Samsung?
considering Samsung websites sells it for $30ish, anything less than $20 i'll be questioning
as the originals usually have some sort of margin to how low they can go
it might very well be real ones, but we wont know until we peel on of those stickers off, and or do a Meter test on the battery
so who wants to be a guinea pig?
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considering Samsung websites sells it for $30ish, anything less than $20 i'll be questioning
as the originals usually have some sort of margin to how low they can go
it might very well be real ones, but we wont know until we peel on of those stickers off, and or do a Meter test on the battery
so who wants to be a guinea pig?
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Yeah, what worries me is that maybe they are real batteries (genuine I mean) but have some fault, ie water damage. Because I just had to change my SIM then and I saw the water indicator on the side, where the pictures dont show...
I wonder what the margin is? Anyone here work in retail and can give us an estimate?
I would be a guinea pig but they don't ship to me
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SMSNG6098530
Price has increased from $15 to $30 now. Need to purchase 3.
EDIT: Minimum order is now 3 instead of 2.
damn, they are probably reading forums and saw the demand is pretty high
anybody wants to split an order?
actually I tried to place an order, it says minimum of 2 orders for 2 covers. so that's 4 ($57.98)
I saw... that's pricey. They are crazy!!!!!!!
Ill split an order.
Out of stock again. I want a white one.
already lol
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I check and it says it is.
But now minimum order of 3 wtf
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assholes, first 15usd and minimum 2, now 30usd and minimum 3, wtf 90usd + shipping.. who the hell needs 3 back covers...
Are they serious? $30 for ONE back and you must order 3???
In a few months these backs will be all over eBay for $12-$15
Lets hope. Im in no rush.
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Nobody should purchase from these guys.... a case runs for 30 get that....as time goes by, you can purchase a back cover for 15bucks in the future.
damn, I just purchased 2 yesterday night even though it was overpriced..surprised they jumped to minimum of 3 that fast. Maybe I'll sell my extra case once it arrives.
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damn, I just purchased 2 yesterday night even though it was overpriced..surprised they jumped to minimum of 3 that fast. Maybe I'll sell my extra case once it arrives.
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This company always jumps.
When people were getting FFC's for the vibrant, they had it at like $17 and min 1. Then they made it $17 min 2, then min 3, and they eventually got up to like min 10 or something. Then they came back to min 3
anyone have a spare
Nexus S battery door cover, i need one.
Send me a PM.
btw, this phone is sick. much better than the vibrant/captivate/i9000.
im just sad there's no microSD slot.
i want a white case
I wouldn't bother with this company, just wait. Nexus S is about to launch on numerous other carriers so it should be far cheaper to get an OEM backdoor in the future.
Anyone has one for sale?
so I got this reply from them:
Attention Customers,
Recently you placed an order for "SMSNG6098530-OEM Samsung Nexus S GT-19020T Battery Door". There are two Battery Door Versions that exist for this item. One is an NFC Contact Enabled Unit, while the other is a standard Battery Door. If you purchased this with the intention of using the NFC Functions, the version we sell is not the NFC Unit, but the standard Battery Door. We will not fulfill your order and will grant a refund if you require the NFC Version of the Battery Door, but we require you reply to this email (at [email protected]) with your order number and refund request, all refunds will then be processed within 5-7 business days. Furthermore, if the standard battery door is acceptable please reply to this email and request that we process your order as is.
so our OEM battery cover is NFC enabled? Should I go ahead and order the standard battery cover?
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so our OEM battery cover is NFC enabled? Should I go ahead and order the standard battery cover?
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Depends, do you want to use NFC? If you don't then get the standard (should be cheap), if you do, don't get it, since they don't have it.
I got the the same e-mail from globaldirectparts.com I told them to forget about the order and that I would be warning all of you not to work with these people. I am not going to pay $30 for a door that is not OEM (regardless of what they say).
First they raised the price by $15 dollars to $30.
then
They raised the minimum order from 2 doors to 3 doors.
then
They try to bait and switch the product for a sub-standard door AT THE SAME PRICE.
I got a voice-mail from Robert at globaldirectparts.com expressing his regret for the "misleading listing" and called the situation he put his customers in as a "potential mistake." He could not even call globaldirectparts.com actions for what they were a FLAT OUT MISTAKE. He went on to say "I hope you don't bad mouth us." I do not think letting people know exactly what happened and letting the facts fall is bad mouthing. If the plain facts makes globaldirectparts.com look bad then you should change your business practices. Why put an item for sale and say is in stock if you don't have it? Is it, like I have stated, globaldirectparts.com's way of bait and switching its customers?
I for one will not be shopping with globaldirectparts.com again and urge you all to keep my account in mind if you see yourself in need of parts. There are plenty of other places you can get parts such as ebay.com or cnn.cn. You wont be getting any less service than what you find at globaldirectparts.com.
I wouldn't buy.... no NFC for 30 bucks.... they are crazy!!!
Dear XDA Members,
Okay I want to buy this product, and I can't find reviews about it as opposed to the famous ZeroLemon Battery Extension.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8500mAh-Extended-Battery-Back-Case-Cover-For-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/181102485781?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a2a8ca115&_uhb=1
What's the issue with these? Why are they not popular? I get this with free delivery as opposed to ZeroLemon which adds up to about $65 for an extra 800mAh (I don't think that's worth it considering I won't be getting that till December according to Amazon and their shipping). I live in Australia.
Have a look at it, let me know what you think please.
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Dear XDA Members,
Okay I want to buy this product, and I can't find reviews about it as opposed to the famous ZeroLemon Battery Extension.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8500mAh-Extended-Battery-Back-Case-Cover-For-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/181102485781?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a2a8ca115&_uhb=1
What's the issue with these? Why are they not popular? I get this with free delivery as opposed to ZeroLemon which adds up to about $65 for an extra 800mAh (I don't think that's worth it considering I won't be getting that till December according to Amazon and their shipping). I live in Australia.
Have a look at it, let me know what you think please.
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General rule of thumb: If anyone is claiming to squeeze a billion mAh into a standard or only slightly larger battery, it's a ripoff.
The battery isn't popular because it doesn't live up to it's claimed rating.
Even posting a link to it, some poor sap is going to buy it, give it a shot, and get ripped off for 28 hard earned dollars better spent on chewing gum or popcorn.
There are one or two other posters that have posted links to the same battery, and they all have few posts like this guy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494002
Then there's this battery which suspiciously looks just like that one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465295
Just a few samples pulled from the first 3 pages here. Stick with the reliable products. Might be more expensive, but they sure work well.
Thanks for the information... So the people getting them claim they see a difference, while others are denouncing their posts without trying them. I have no doubt the ZeroLemon one will last longer (it just seems like a much more solid product, its size alone is basically three times that of the original), I went through with it on amazon all the way until the final checkpoint and realized i'm paying $20 for delivery and it will take about a month at least before I receive it...
I'm sure this product claiming to be an 8500mAh battery isn't really 8500mAh... If people are getting a 4500mAh battery they would assume it's lasting twice longer when it's actually giving them a few extra hours of use, and it will probably degrade worse than the samsung one over time.
I wish I can find stock for the ZeroLemon one here in Australia but sadly I can't find any, so I might have to get this one and give it a review myself. It does look like it's double the thickness of the original, so hopefully it's double the life (at least for the first few months before it degrades and melts on my phone and burns it) lol
listen to apallohadas because he's absolutely correct here. vectron has also done tests with proper battery testing measures that show such batteries are rip offs as well. that's the one thing to note about chinese/foreign electronics...they can be rebranded far too easily because majority of the time it's the same company behind its production.
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listen to apallohadas because he's absolutely correct here. vectron has also done tests with proper battery testing measures that show such batteries are rip offs as well. that's the one thing to note about chinese/foreign electronics...they can be rebranded far too easily because majority of the time it's the same company behind its production.
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Okay I'll take both of your words for it and not purchase this product.. I'll wait for the cover to come out for ZeroLemon (should be soon from what I've been reading) and might get that with the Rugged Cover.
If anyone who has purchased these batteries and would like to propose an alternative view to the current one, please feel free to comment.
Thanks again for the replies.
Hi.
I like this phone. I have just bought one second hand and I think its a definite keeper. I think I will keep it for years and years haha
So I would like to buy a battery for the future. Now I am unsure how old the handset I bought is, so it could possibly have a 2 year old battery in it. They battery life seems ok but it may quickly deteriorate in the future.
Does anyone know of any legit places for batteries?
Cheers.
EBay.
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EBay.
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ebay is safe just make sure it states in listing oem, new and EX34, thoroughly test upon reviving and if item is not as described initiate a return and your only out time and effort
I've seen some on eBay. All from the States. They are very cheap at about 5 UK pounds after conversion + postage costs. The cheapness got me worrying about them bring fake.
Oh I don't want to try the battery out. I will buy one and put it in the draw. I do not want to crack this phone open for fun; only if it's truly necessary. I saw the ifixit video for battery replacement and it looks a PITA. Just way too much adhesive going on. So the battery has to be legit ideally.
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Does anyone know what it's worth? $$$$, I have everything including T-Mobile Box and extra unused leather bands. it has always had a screen protector, no scratches of any kind!
I'm kinda anal keeping my stuff better than new.
well, i bought mine new from office max on a sale for $79.98, so i dont think itll be worth more than that. Hope that helps!
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Does anyone know what it's worth? $$$$, I have everything including T-Mobile Box and extra unused leather bands. it has always had a screen protector, no scratches of any kind!
I'm kinda anal keeping my stuff better than new.
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I purchased a new neo from best buy for $129 for Christmas. It was a lemon the back was broke on it and it did not hold a charge. I did not notice the back was broken until I mistakenly took a shower with it and fried it.
I just bought a refurbished neo for $129 and I cannot believe the battery life on this one. It seems so much better than the other that was supposedly new but that look like the box was opened I checked at 12 p.m. 100% charge its now 4:42 and I'm at 93%
The previous neo couldn't even go 24 hours without charging I don't know what possessed me to do this again but the new one? I'm happy with so far.
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I purchased a new neo from best buy for $129 for Christmas. It was a lemon the back was broke on it and it did not hold a charge. I did not notice the back was broken until I mistakenly took a shower with it and fried it.
I just bought a refurbished neo for $129 and I cannot believe the battery life on this one. It seems so much better than the other that was supposedly new but that look like the box was opened I checked at 12 p.m. 100% charge its now 4:42 and I'm at 93%
The previous neo couldn't even go 24 hours without charging I don't know what possessed me to do this again but the new one? I'm happy with so far.
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I've noticed in when buying used equipment, That Battery life is not to be expected high if Battery charge cycles are many?
The Neo 2 has on board battery conditioning management in which if you don't charge it and off? so shouldn't affect battery quality.
You can even leave it on the charger for weeks without haveing to worry about overcharging, as it tops off when needed.
Some devices don't have a smart management of their batteries.
Pity, as all of them, should be considering most people don't know the
technical aspects in care for devices battery.
I think there is a way in reading the Neo's 2 battery cycles or quality before purchasing? The seller could take a picture to verify?
or take a lower price before buying?
But given you purchased it new? or maybe was a return as I've experienced that very thing with Best Buy with a Chromebook in which was already activated keeping me from getting Google Drive added memory for two years. I returned it for a 'New' one in which I setup at Best Buy to confirm this time it was truly new...
youdoofus said:
well, i bought mine new from office max on a sale for $79.98, so i dont think itll be worth more than that. Hope that helps!
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Yes Thanks,
I'm moving so have been gathering all my collection in devices over the past 40 years!
I even still have my KIM-1 6502 computer aka 1976 era, Apple Newtons and so on...
Galaxy-Shadow said:
I've noticed in when buying used equipment, That Battery life is not to be expected high if Battery charge cycles are many?
The Neo 2 has on board battery conditioning management in which if you don't charge it and off? so shouldn't affect battery quality.
You can even leave it on the charger for weeks without haveing to worry about overcharging, as it tops off when needed.
Some devices don't have a smart management of their batteries.
Pity, as all of them, should be considering most people don't know the
technical aspects in care for devices battery.
I think there is a way in reading the Neo's 2 battery cycles or quality before purchasing? The seller could take a picture to verify?
or take a lower price before buying?
But given you purchased it new? or maybe was a return as I've experienced that very thing with Best Buy with a Chromebook in which was already activated keeping me from getting Google Drive added memory for two years. I returned it for a 'New' one in which I setup at Best Buy to confirm this time it was truly new...
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Your right, it was probably not new. I should have taken back right away as the seal looked like it was carefully pried open and re-closed.
The clerk however told me it was the last one and I had wanted for so long and it was the same price as the refurbished...and I can't resist a sale.
So, you sound like you know how I should care for my neo battery. Should I top off if I'm going away or take charger with me and wait till its low, low, low %
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Galaxy-Shadow said:
Yes Thanks,
I'm moving so have been gathering all my collection in devices over the past 40 years!
I even still have my KIM-1 6502 computer aka 1976 era, Apple Newtons and so on...
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Lol, you could donate to the tech museum in San Jose. Or see if Apple wants to pay a million for it
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