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OEM Extended Battery for the Vogue

http://www.talkietech.com/htcto19hicab.html
I found this extended battery for the vogue. Any of you use this? If so how does it compare to the original standard battery?

that battery just showed up on the "battery scene"... it should provide more capacity based on mAh. i'm using Seidio's 2000 mAH battery it provides enough power to get me 1.5 days with normal usage.

Yeah I have that battery and anything is better than the one that comes with it. It lasts a lot longer as you would probably expect from a bigger battery. If you do get that battery it won't fit in your case anymore and the best case I found that fits it perfect by the way is this one http://swissmobility.swissmobilitystore.com/store/product/swissmobility_commander. It fits it perfect after a day of breaking it in. It is also cheaper here at this site http://www.buywirelessnow.com/smartwireless/buy/accessories/cat/615/accessory/298685 which includes the cover and free shipping.

secbrad said:
Yeah I have that battery and anything is better than the one that comes with it. It lasts a lot longer as you would probably expect from a bigger battery. If you do get that battery it won't fit in your case anymore and the best case I found that fits it perfect by the way is this one http://swissmobility.swissmobilitystore.com/store/product/swissmobility_commander. It fits it perfect after a day of breaking it in. It is also cheaper here at this site http://www.buywirelessnow.com/smartwireless/buy/accessories/cat/615/accessory/298685 which includes the cover and free shipping.
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Mind sharing pictures of what it looks like installed? Also do you know if any of the existing extended batteries would fit using the OEM extended battery door?
thanks,
-CC

Here are a few pictures. As far as other batteries fitting inside like the 2000 from seidio it probably will because they claim it will still fit in the original holster with the back you can get with it and with this HTC back it won't fit inside the original holster. This is all an assumption.

thanks for the pictures... if you have it, i'd like to see a side-shot of the phone with battery cover (similar to 3rd from left but with cover) and a bottom-shot of the phone with battery cover (looking from bottom). having an OEM cover vs. the tight Seidio cover is something i'm thinking about (not to mention having another backup battery). thx

Yo, here are the pictures you requested.

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Yo, here are the pictures you requested.
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thank you sir...

Guess I can't get the 2000mah battery then
What else you guys recommend ?
I've been thinking of getting the Treo 700wx

This is the 1500mah battery which fits with the original cover..
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=879

too expensive though, there's tons of them on ebay cheaper

Will a Extended Battery Door for a Capacity 1900 mAh battery fit a 2000mah battery?

i have the extented door for the OEM 1900 mAh battery and it easily accomodates seidio's 2000 mAh battery. in fact, the 1900 mAh battery is taller than seidio's 2000 mAh battery.

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking forward to the purchasing the door and the extended battery.

how much room is left in between the battery and the cover would you say? I want to put an led in the case for a non-flash/light. the mugen-power full case looks like it would work, but I don't want to spend $75 on a 3 year old phones battery.

What is the BEST Reliable Battery for HTC Touch Diamond DIAM500?

hi,
i have the diam500 sprint cdma htc diamond and i am lookingto get a reliable extended battery. the 3000mah battery seems a bit tooo big. Has anyone used the 2400 mah battery? or the 1800mah battery? opinions? and what about the GPS reception that ppl are talking about.
thanks

i guess this phone isnt tat popular.

I just ordered one off of ebay. I will post some pics and about it in like a week or so. I think I ordered the 2000mah battery.

high25 said:
I just ordered one off of ebay. I will post some pics and about it in like a week or so. I think I ordered the 2000mah battery.
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any updates for your battery?
anyone try the 2400ma battery from ebay?

The battery is nice. It does hold a lot longer charge than the original one. GPS seems the same also. I don't really know how to test it out, but I use data and have calls occasionally and text a lot. It still has 75 to full charge by the end of the day or all day too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Extended-Ba...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a0749edff
this is the battery i bought (has the gsm back cover i believe). It works and also works for the touch pro too!
EDIT: After looking at the battery, the ends of the plastic were out too far so I had to sand/shave part it off to fit better.
http://cgi.ebay.com/GRAY-BACK-DOOR-...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item51892fab07
I bought this extended case to fit the cdma one. It is nice but mine kind of didn't fit right. I think the hinges were off preventing it sliding all the way on.
EDIT: This one really actually fit. Its just the hole for the camera was being prevented from the going in all the way because of the battery so I cut off part of camera circle and it fits perfectly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-OEM-HTC-Tou...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20b1e0fbbc
Ordering this one. should be coming in during the week. hopefully it fits better!
EDIT: This one fits good also. It also goes better with the color of the charger port and stylus.

pictures
here are some pics.
i updated my post before this.
If you look at the gray back where the camera is you can see in the cover that it is cut out at the bottom of the camera.
I sanded the battery edges because it didn't fit the maroon case. Now both the back covers are nice and fit perfectly.

i just bought this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170507549056#ht_1881wt_912
2400mAh BATTERY F Sprint VX6850,MP6590,MP6950SP,DIAM500
Seller: battery.check - HK Hong Kong Seller
I got this and it was working for the first day. and now it doesnt charge. When i put it in to charge it just keeps turning on and off. I got this for $18. This is such a piece of crap. Anyone know how to fix this?

ok i got it to charge by loading it up into a universal battery charger for cellphones, but that still doesnt solve the problem. when the battery is completely drained, it just resorts back to turning on and off if i plug my phone directly to the charger. I am no way taking the battery out to charge everytime. thats just ridiculous. This also happened to another battery for the htc diamond for 1800ma that my friend purchased, does the same thing.
BE Wary of these CHINA cellphone batteries.... lucky its cheap.. wonder how does the mugen 3000mah holds up.

ive heard that the 1800mah batterry is meant to be good ive ordered one for my htc diamond however ive decided to use a english seller on ebay i will let you know how i get on when it comes through you might wanna look at the tweaks topic if you tyurn off some of the stuff that they say to do on there like i did you will find that your phones battery life lasts longer it worked for me although my battery life still goes in 12 hours im not too fussed cause i know when i get my new battery it wont die it should last for the full day and i only done a few of the tweaks like turned my beam off etc
i find that gps, hspca mode and beam and media player and apps like this eat your battery life really fast so i limit use of these apps and my battery lasts alot longer

3500mAh for Defy

DealExtreme now have a 3500 mAh battery with cover Link
However I don't think it's 3500 mAh and the quality is probably low and it wont be water resitance because it miss the extra internal cover for the battery.

there is such topic already, and this battery is the same, that already more than month selling on ebay

It's thicker than stock. I have ordered one similar to that as well. Just waiting on it to arrive. There is another topic here that is already about extended batteries for the defy. Your link does include the rear battery cover. However, I would not try and dip that in water unless you put some kind of waterproofing on the replacement back cover. Getting better battery life for cheap does have its disadvantages as well. Unless some company makes one that retains water resistance with a large battery and replacement back cover.

QNXUA said:
there is such topic already, and this battery is the same, that already more than month selling on ebay
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Oh it exist a topic like that already. I missed the "Extended Battery Idea" topic ._.
Anyway Dealextreme is a more know seller then ebay sellers so I would go for Dealextreme insted of ebay.

agree, i might consider the larger battery

This is really interesting! I want one too but if any of you were to buy it, i would be cautious since dealxtreme is known for having cheap chinese made products, theres an american company i found online that sells this battery: http://www.wirelessground.com/motorola-defy-extended-high-capacity-battery.html just sayin

Another dealextreme 3500mAh
Now there's also this one:
dealextreme.com/p/3500mah-rechargeable-extended-battery-pack-cover-for-motorola-mb525-73564 - 3500mAh Rechargeable Extended Battery Pack + Cover for Motorola MB525
In addition to the previous
dealextreme.com/p/replacement-3-7v-3500mah-battery-pack-with-back-case-for-motorola-defy-me525-mb525-bf5x-90589 - Replacement 3.7V/3500mAh Battery Pack with Back Case for Motorola Defy ME525/MB525/BF5X
Both back cases have no waterproofing. As (remaining) capacity is probably more related to age of the battery than to price; I would pick the newer white one. Anyway, you only loose $11 instead of ~$30 for the ebay options.

I just got a D.Seven extended battery for US$13
Its more than double the thickness of a normal battery, comes with an extra cover which makes you lose the waterproofness....and my shell doesnt fit now, the phone is now damn bulky...
Dont think i'll be using it anytime soon, unless going camping or something

Iit would have created a smaller battery

nameite said:
I just got a D.Seven extended battery for US$13
Its more than double the thickness of a normal battery, comes with an extra cover which makes you lose the waterproofness....and my shell doesnt fit now, the phone is now damn bulky...
Dont think i'll be using it anytime soon, unless going camping or something
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Hi.
And what about the battery life ? Huge improvement ? Or insignificant ? Thx for the test.

It would be so uncomfortable to carry it after using this battery.

so....is it works?
at least should have double time usage with this battery....
... right?

I tested my D.Seven 3000ma battery....battery life increased by 20 - 30% only...

Recommendation for spare battery and charger

Can someone recommend a good replacement battery to be used as a spare, and then a desktop charger for the extra battery?
There are many varieties and sources, which one(s) have worked for you -- and would you buy them again?

I got a 3100 mah anker on amazon. Performs the same as stock I think. Doesn't come with a recharger though.
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I bought this one. Works great.
http://www.amazon.com/Batteries-Rep...qid=1360652070&sr=8-1&keywords=note+2+battery
Edit: I've had Anker batteries for my GS2 when I had it. Had no problems whatsoever.

why not just get an external battery instead of a battery and battery charger? Anker makes a 10kmah one that is fairly cheap.

Why not the official Samsung one on the Samsung website?
Its priced at $50, comes with the same battery that comes with the phone and folds closed for travel. Also works as a stand for the phone.
If you search you can get a 50% off coupon and get it for only $24.99....seems like a great deal to me.
I plan on getting one myself for my upcoming 2 week trip.....
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I like to live lavishly so I own the official Samsung charger that includes the extra battery, the official samsung 9000mah external battery, and the 10,000mah anker external battery someone mentioned above. I can recommend all of them.
One thing to note though. The 9000mah samsung external charger just has one USB port for charging. It also doesn't include its own charger to recharge it. The 10,000mah anker external battery has its own charger included, 2 USB charging ports, and a 3rd output to charge laptops (includes multiple adapters).

I've got for present gold battery that was purchased on alibaba, which has a rated output of 4200m, which is absolutely not true. At first I was skeptical and I have to admit that battery performed well. Who use it and carry it back in my purse in case I am not able to recharge the phone with the original battery. I understand the alibaba the battery is pretty cheap, and in my humble opinion, if the battery is used as a backup should not throw the extra money that would be well for us for a few hours ...

I loved having spare batteries for my Galaxy S3 and I had an Anker (same size and capacity of original Samsung one) which would last longer than the stock Samsung battery so I figured that's what I'd buy now that I have a Note 2. I bought the 2-pack with external charger from Amazon (click here for link) and I'm somewhat disappointed. Both of the Anker batteries stick out about 1-2mm at the bottom (above the speaker) which prevents the back cover from snapping shut completely. This isn't that big of a deal since I use a TPU case, but it's disappointing. I haven't been through enough cycles to test whether the battery life is the same, but considering my phone lasts over 2 days on a charge with the stock battery it'll take a while.
I did, however, order a single QCell battery with external charger from Amazon (click here for link) and UPS literally dropped it off 10 minutes ago. I immediately tried putting it in the phone and it sits flush, so I already like it more than the Anker. It only has 56% charge so I'll have to measure the battery life after a couple more cycles.
I'd recommend buying a single battery with external charger and making sure you like it before ordering a second spare if you want. I'm highly considering returning the Ankers and buying another QCell after I finish all my testing.
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gaticaag said:
I bought this one. Works great.
http://www.amazon.com/Batteries-Rep...qid=1360652070&sr=8-1&keywords=note+2+battery
Edit: I've had Anker batteries for my GS2 when I had it. Had no problems whatsoever.
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Do the Anker batteries stick out at the bottom a little bit? Does your back cover snap shut completely at the bottom with either of the Ankers installed?

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Do the Anker batteries stick out at the bottom a little bit? Does your back cover snap shut completely at the bottom with either of the Ankers installed?
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I don't think they stuck out when I had one in. I'll double check when I get home from work, though. I have the stock battery in right now.

pcorlatan said:
Do the Anker batteries stick out at the bottom a little bit? Does your back cover snap shut completely at the bottom with either of the Ankers installed?
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My batteries don't stick out. My back cover snaps completely shut and I'm able to put my diztronic case on it, too. I bought it a little over a week ago. I had them just in case at the Chicago Auto Show.
I prefer spare batteries than external battery packs and what not. It was very useful at Universal Studios. I was able to just pop the dead battery out and put a fresh one in as opposed to plugging a battery pack in.

gaticaag said:
My batteries don't stick out. My back cover snaps completely shut and I'm able to put my diztronic case on it, too. I bought it a little over a week ago. I had them just in case at the Chicago Auto Show.
I prefer spare batteries than external battery packs and what not. It was very useful at Universal Studios. I was able to just pop the dead battery out and put a fresh one in as opposed to plugging a battery pack in.
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I agree about batteries vs. External charger. I like being able to pop in a new battery and being at 100%. I don't want to wait to have it charge when I want to use it.
I just got my Anker batteries last night I will be doing my "scientific" experiments with them tonight to compare the two.

planetbeen said:
Why not the official Samsung one on the Samsung website?
Its priced at $50, comes with the same battery that comes with the phone and folds closed for travel. Also works as a stand for the phone.
If you search you can get a 50% off coupon and get it for only $24.99....seems like a great deal to me.
I plan on getting one myself for my upcoming 2 week trip.....
Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
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Yeah I think this is what I'm going to do.
Thanks all for the input, having the native samsung battery seems to make the most sense.

Mophie LG G4 Juice pack test results

Here is a link for a test on bandwidth and RF differences with Mophie battery case for the G4 as compared to no case and a clear lion case:
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6832-lg-g4-user-thread-was-rumor-thread/page-16
(would have reported it here but was having difficulty getting the charts to display in reasonable form.)

dyeager said:
Here is a link for a test on bandwidth and RF differences with Mophie battery case for the G4 as compared to no case and a clear lion case:
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6832-lg-g4-user-thread-was-rumor-thread/page-16
(would have reported it here but was having difficulty getting the charts to display in reasonable form.)
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The case battery is horrible. No way this gives 80% more and it heats the phone up a lot. was told by mophie that I should use case when phone is not in use. I dislike the fact that it is slippery. they need to step up the game.
BAD ASS NOTE 4 & LG G4

Only 450 mAh more than stock? Why would I want a bulkier phone for that?

flamadiddle said:
Only 450 mAh more than stock? Why would I want a bulkier phone for that?
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I'm not sure about your math. The mophie has a 3450 mAh battery, so that would be a full 3450 MORE than the internal battery. Since it is an external battery and all.
Also, I have had zero issues with my Mophie. No heating issues or signal issues. FWIW.

spongers said:
I'm not sure about your math. The mophie has a 3450 mAh battery, so that would be a full 3450 MORE than the internal battery. Since it is an external battery and all.
Also, I have had zero issues with my Mophie. No heating issues or signal issues. FWIW.
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D'oh, I was thinking it replaced the stock battery. That makes a lot more sense now.

Why would you waste your money on this piece of crap? Maybe for the s6 or iPhone. But we have removeable batteries that's the whole point. You could've easily got 2 maybe even 3 batteries for the price of that case.
1. Not wait for a charge
2. Not causing additional heat
3. Keep it slim.

bodom_hc said:
Why would you waste your money on this piece of crap? Maybe for the s6 or iPhone. But we have removeable batteries that's the whole point. You could've easily got 2 maybe even 3 batteries for the price of that case.
1. Not wait for a charge
2. Not causing additional heat
3. Keep it slim.
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Why would you post such a crappy post without actually trying the product? First off, extra batteries are nice and all but you actually have to turn the phone off to replace the battery, that's a waste of time. Secondly, how would you know it causes additional heat? Mine doesn't and I use it everyday. And guess what? I can charge the phone and the battery pack with one cable, all at the same time.
To each his own, so maybe you should bite your tounge and not post such blatantly blasphemous posts and let others form their own opinions.

My second case going back for a refund. rather have a good quality case and battery in pocket then a slippery phone that one day would end up breaking.
BAD ASS NOTE 4 & LG G4

To my surprise, I have not had heat issues with the g4 with or without the Mophie case, even when doing more than on my G2, which did have overheating issues. I agree that the Mophie should have more texture for a better grip on this case.

Proper comparison cost wise is an extra battery and a case since Mophie supplies both. I did find the case very easy to remove, although I would always keep it on. I do like the sound being redirected to the front.
I measured signal because many wireless charger backs have been shown to dramatically affect performance. In the FCC documents, most manufacturers are no longer releasing their antenna diagrams. If you have signal issues with the Mophie juice pack case, hold it vertical.
I have found that a 2.4 car charger is not enough for the LG G4 (I swapped charges and USB cable as well), nor can the Mophie case make up that power difference. However this excessive power situation was resolved by reducing the number of active apps by one and rebooting to kill a runaway Google service.
I did consider extended batteries, but then you must go caseless to the best of my knowledge.
With the replacement batteries you must also remember to carry them and you risk breaking the back cover with repeated use.
It really depends on how often you need extra battery power as to whether the Mophie case is worth it, plus the caveats and benefits listed above by all.

spongers said:
Why would you post such a crappy post without actually trying the product? First off, extra batteries are nice and all but you actually have to turn the phone off to replace the battery, that's a waste of time. Secondly, how would you know it causes additional heat? Mine doesn't and I use it everyday. And guess what? I can charge the phone and the battery pack with one cable, all at the same time.
To each his own, so maybe you should bite your tounge and not post such blatantly blasphemous posts and let others form their own opinions.
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Agreed with other guy.
Battery case is not optimal. Basically this battery is charging the OEM internal battery.... constantly.... which will end up killing your OEM battery.
The best solution would be to remove the OEM battery and replace it with a 6000mAh battery/custom backplate that snaps on.
Hence why these are causing the phones to heat up.

player911 said:
Agreed with other guy.
Battery case is not optimal. Basically this battery is charging the OEM internal battery.... constantly.... which will end up killing your OEM battery.
The best solution would be to remove the OEM battery and replace it with a 6000mAh battery/custom backplate that snaps on.
Hence why these are causing the phones to heat up.
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Except you're wrong. This case has a switch which the user controls. The switch dictates whether the case is charging the phone or not. So when you don't need it, its not charging, and thus not heating up the phone.
Again, if you actually have used the case before you would know this.

I just picked up this case yesterday and I really like it. Although the material is a tad slippery, the finish is a bit softer than normal plastic covers so it does feel pretty nice in my hand. Super bulky but I did come from a Nexus 6 so I don't mind and the reroute on the speakers to the front is pretty cool too as that was something I missed from my Nexus.

player911 said:
Battery case is not optimal. Basically this battery is charging the OEM internal battery.... constantly.... which will end up killing your OEM battery.
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Right, this is what typically kills laptop batteries much before their time. That constant charging.
player911 said:
The best solution would be to remove the OEM battery and replace it with a 6000mAh battery/custom backplate that snaps on.
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That is what i thought was going on. replace the original with an extended. Nope.
Instead they are treating this thing as if it has a non-removable battery. Bad design.
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Except you're wrong. This case has a switch which the user controls. The switch dictates whether the case is charging the phone or not. So when you don't need it, its not charging, and thus not heating up the phone.
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How often you do that per day ?
this is more of a hassle than replacing the battery.

One Twelve said:
Right, this is what typically kills laptop batteries much before their time. That constant charging.
That is what i thought was going on. replace the original with an extended. Nope.
Instead they are treating this thing as if it has a non-removable battery. Bad design.
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How often you do that per day ?
this is more of a hassle than replacing the battery.
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Really? Sliding a switch is more of a hassle than powering off your phone, replacing the battery and waiting for it to boot back up? Your definition of hassle is WAY different than mine.
I only have to do this once a day, when my battery gets down to around 30%, and it charges it up all the way and has about 40% left on the external battery itself.
Again I say, how do you know it is a hassle if you haven't actually tried it?

This juice pack case is for travel use mostly. Hiking or cruising low signal is the one that drain the battery the most.
People who complain this is an impractical item without owning don't really understand who needs it. Sure you can swap batteries since this device has removable back to replace batteries. But what if you are on important phone call? Or got lost somewhere where you can't really stop the vehicle but battery is going low and don't have the time to stop/shutdown/replace battery/ turn on/ open apps? What if you are in time constrain situation (emergencies) that you must keep your phone alive? This juice pack can offer that quick and simple just by switching on.
Sure external battery does it exactly the same with far less price, but the convenience make up for the price. I cant really justify with the $99 but a case that with built in battery? Some might think it's a good price.
Sorry for the long post.
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spongers said:
Really? Sliding a switch is more of a hassle than powering off your phone, replacing the battery and waiting for it to boot back up? Your definition of hassle is WAY different than mine.
I only have to do this once a day, when my battery gets down to around 30%, and it charges it up all the way and has about 40% left on the external battery itself.
Again I say, how do you know it is a hassle if you haven't actually tried it?
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How do you know a broken leg gives you a hard time walking, if you never had it broken? The answer - common sense. In other words, your arguments aren't really that.
This case is useless for everyday use, compared to an extra battery. Instead of using a slick phone with a nice size/screen size ratio, it turns it into an awkward brick. Ok I understand using it occasionally while traveling, like an external battery if you don't wanna take your back off...
Still don't get it though why they make these for phones with removable batteries..

0rigin said:
How do you know a broken leg gives you a hard time walking, if you never had it broken? The answer - common sense. In other words, your arguments aren't really that.
This case is useless for everyday use, compared to an extra battery. Instead of using a slick phone with a nice size/screen size ratio, it turns it into an awkward brick. Ok I understand using it occasionally while traveling, like an external battery if you don't wanna take your back off...
Still don't get it though why they make these for phones with removable batteries..
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Your logic is absolutely baffling to me. But whatever, to each is own. All I am saying is don't bash something you haven't tried. You have no clue what you are talking about, and it makes you look unintelligent.

sharpehenry said:
This juice pack case is for travel use mostly. Hiking or cruising low signal is the one that drain the battery the most.
People who complain this is an impractical item without owning don't really understand who needs it. Sure you can swap batteries since this device has removable back to replace batteries. But what if you are on important phone call? Or got lost somewhere where you can't really stop the vehicle but battery is going low and don't have the time to stop/shutdown/replace battery/ turn on/ open apps? What if you are in time constrain situation (emergencies) that you must keep your phone alive? This juice pack can offer that quick and simple just by switching on.
Sure external battery does it exactly the same with far less price, but the convenience make up for the price. I cant really justify with the $99 but a case that with built in battery? Some might think it's a good price.
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ok so that is the use case this is specfically designed for.
Sorry for the long post.
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Never apologise for that
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This case is useless for everyday use, compared to an extra battery. Instead of using a slick phone with a nice size/screen size ratio, it turns it into an awkward brick. Ok I understand using it occasionally while traveling, like an external battery if you don't wanna take your back off...
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And that is the use case i amongst others are looking at it from.
Still don't get it though why they make these for phones with removable batteries..
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always on. if you don't need that then this isn't the right product.

Just picked up one of these from the AT&T store because they had cleared them out for $10.
Anyway, it seems good so far, and the textured rubber/plastic material seems like a good grip.
Also this battery pack is great for me, because I play this game called Ingress and when you are with groups you quickly walk from one GPS location to the next, and you are constantly needing to take actions on the phone, so you don't have any opportunity to actually shut down your phone for a battery swap. I think external battery augmentation, like this mophie provides, is perfect for playing Ingress on walk-about missions with groups.
And as Spongers so valiantly tried to point out above, yes there is a nice easy to use switch that lets you keep the battery pack off while you use the phone's internal battery, and then easily just flick the switch to turn on the mophie to recharge your phone. Mophie even helpfully points out in the instructions that this technique optimizes overall battery life between the mophie and the phone, because you spend only half the time recharging (total time split between draining only the phone's battery with mophie off, then draining the mophie after turning it on after phone's battery is low), instead of the entire time (where you would keep the mophie turned on all the time, generate more recharging phone heat/waste during the entire drains of both batteries).
Anyway, yeah I like it. Check if your local AT&T stores have any in stock, because it's a steal at $10. My store only had one left, or I would have bought all of them.