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Just got the extended battery for the Droid 2 from Verizon store today and it works well with my Droid 1. Unfortunately my case won't work with the extended battery cover so I ended up having to leave the back cover off in order to fit it into it.
I am going to be testing the battery life with this new battery and it looks to be rather awesome in terms of not having to recharge the phone during the middle of the day or end of night before I get home.
High recommend so far. Will post updates more later on.
Which case do you use if you don't mind me asking?
It was a clear plastic case from Verizon.
They work really well, been using one in my milestone for a couple of weeks. Lasts the whole day now.
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How much for the battery and battery door in verizon stores?
on ebay is 60$ with international shipping...
I've been using a BP7X in my OG since Xmas and I love it. Had to use the blue Droid 2 battery door but oh well its not a big deal. Definitely worth $25. Search for it they are out there
I just got the extended battery for of droid and I only paid $9 and it was shipped from georgia
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PaoloLast said:
How much for the battery and battery door in verizon stores?
on ebay is 60$ with international shipping...
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What is shipping cost??
Extended Battery Door?
Forgive me, but it's unclear to me which extended battery door works... ANY links to GOOD extended batteries and covers would be awesome! Thanks!
Does anyone know if you can fit the Droid/Milestone door over the extended battery if you remove that sticky sponge pad on the back? I got a Droid 3 but want to go back to using my Milestone and I'm looking to enhance it yet keep the stock look.
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Does anyone know if you can fit the Droid/Milestone door over the extended battery if you remove that sticky sponge pad on the back? I got a Droid 3 but want to go back to using my Milestone and I'm looking to enhance it yet keep the stock look.
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How come you want to roll back to the D1/Milestone?
I almost pulled the trigger on a used D3, but will probably just buy a new D4...
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How come you want to roll back to the D1/Milestone?
I almost pulled the trigger on a used D3, but will probably just buy a new D4...
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The software was horrible, the build quality the Droid/Milestone has no longer exists, it had issues getting a signal most of the time, it was too big and so much more. Dislike the Droid 4 even more.
Doing a full rebuild of my Milestone but I'm stuck with a US keypad as I can't get the UK one.
I just got it via FedEx and I have it charging as per instructions. But now I'm a tad bummed cuz I've got 2 really cute TPU cases and I can't use either of them.
Thats the only thing that blows. I picked mine up when I got my phone on release day. Best 25$ I've ever spent. But yet no tpu case for the extended battery that I know of. I'm gonba check out eBay and hopefully they have something I hate not having a case in my phone.
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You should try the case and holster combo as it will fit the extended battery and will fit in the docks. Also a bonus it has a slide out kickstand. I have been a leather case guy until now. Took me just a day to get used to it and now love it.
Check to see if the battery is 2880 like verizon states on there website or if it's 2760 like the one that I got straight from verizon dot com
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Check to see if the battery is 2880 like verizon states on there website or if it's 2760 like the one that I got straight from verizon dot com
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Why? And how do we check?
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cuz the battery is a different size then what verizon says it is on their website. If thats where you got the extended battery. I got mine from verizons website and they state its a 2880 mAh, What they actually send is a 2760 mAh. Which woould be smaller. Its extended none the less from stock but its still misleading from what Verizon says to what the battery they send really is. If you wanna check look either on the box it came in or on the battery itself it will say what mAh it is.
My extended battery is 2760...bummer.
What the crap? What happened to the 2880 batteries we all ordered?
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Hmmm, when I bought it from the store he never handed me the box, I'll have to check my battery out.
I just like how perfect it looks on the phone... doesnt really make it ugly.
not the battery that was advertised but i love this thing. I woke up went to work used my phone all day and then came home after a 12 hour shift and i still had 50% left.
The extended battery is a must for any power user that does not want to be tied up by a power cord. The best product for this awesome phone so far!
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I just like how perfect it looks on the phone... doesnt really make it ugly.
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Roger that. I think it fills out the phone nicely
I just received mine today. I purchased my phone via CostCo (day 1, first phone sold to me) so I got all the accessories - happy to say that hte Extended battery fits the battery charger I got.
w00t!
Now that I know that, I went back online and ordered a second one - same discount.
Life will be good with 2 swappable extended batteries when I'm overclocking in the future
Not too worried about the discrepancy in the stated versus rated mAh - it's still larger than stock by a significant amount, so I'll take it.
How is the bionic treating u guy's ....im up in the air with this... cause i love my tbolt..but really wanted the bionic...but at the time it wasnt out so i got the tbolt cause i wanted to be grandfathered in the unlimited data plan...but now the bionic is out im thinking about it...but also rumors about the htc vigor a.k.a incredible HD is said to be out soon. So now im in a dilema..lmao.. I know the only difference between the 2 is generally is diffrent UI, diffrent screens and 1 ghz dual core and other has 1.5 dual core....But would like other ppl input. I know it's more on what's my personal preference, but would like some of u guy's input....... Thanks in advance
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I updated to the bionic from a thunderbolt and am very happy. I actually like the bionic screen better than the thunderbolts and the battery is
A little better. I really like the fact that I can see the display outside perfect. I am not sure if a am blind but I love the display and do not know why people complain about it. I bought the bionic thinking I would return it because I wanted the prime. I decided to keep it because it was the first phone I could use outside and see the display.
For what it is worth I will also be getting the prime when it comes out. I want to try it out and if I like it better the the bionic I will keep it.
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Love my Bionic as well, I really love the screen as said above. I couldn't see the thunderbolts display outdoors, I dont have that problem with the Bionic.
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The prime isn't coming to VZW and there's no official release date for the vigor. Get the bionic. You won't b disAppointed and you'll never keep up with technology anyway. Lol.
Some quad core 1080p display phone would drop right after you get the Vigor.
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The prime isn't coming to VZW and there's no official release date for the vigor. Get the bionic. You won't b disAppointed and you'll never keep up with technology anyway. Lol.
Some quad core 1080p display phone would drop right after you get the Vigor.
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I endorse most of this comment. You're asking us to compare a phone that is out to one that isn't. There is always going to be the next big thing...
I'd say it boils down to this- do you like HTC/sense or Moto/blur more? There is your answer.
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I got a Bionic to replace an ailing Charge with the intent to do exactly what you're describing and I very well may end up keeping it. I can't remember the last time I bought a phone and immediately formed the impression that this was a device that just might last the term of my contract.
I am coming from droid incredible.
I am planning to return my bionic right before the return window is up and wait for the Vigor.
I miss HTC sense wayyyy to much. I also dont like how when you pinch to zoom it doesnt auto fill text in the new window it just zooms in.
I can see diaplay outside which is nice but motorola just isnt for me. The zumocast hasnt worked so i cant comment about that except it doesnt work.
I think i was spoiled with HTC and Sense and dont like any other ui though.
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I endorse most of this comment. You're asking us to compare a phone that is out to one that isn't. There is always going to be the next big thing...
I'd say it boils down to this- do you like HTC/sense or Moto/blur more? There is your answer.
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@mistawolfe....think u might have a good point....i never used Moto/blur.....the tbolt is my first android phone...right now it rooted and im not even running a sense rom on it...but i did like sense....but droidth3ory turned me over to ASOP Rom.....but i do like sense....maybe ill try it out and see if i like it. I have to buy it out right with no contract...can i return it if i dont like it in the 14 days even if i buy it out right?
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Coming from a tbolt it has been great. Screen, battery, & quality (of phone) are are better on bionic. Loved my D1, bolt failed me so was given bionic. I love that the extended battery doesn't add 3 lbs to phone. I'd love to get prime if/when that comes out for VZW, but who knows what will be out around christmas.
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@mistawolfe....think u might have a good point....i never used Moto/blur.....the tbolt is my first android phone...right now it rooted and im not even running a sense rom on it...but i did like sense....but droidth3ory turned me over to ASOP Rom.....but i do like sense....maybe ill try it out and see if i like it. I have to buy it out right with no contract...can i return it if i dont like it in the 14 days even if i buy it out right?
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I'm pretty sure the 14 days is standard regardless of how you buy it.
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Guess ill find out tomorrow ..lol
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I think the vigor will be the better phone, depends on how good the battery is. Everyone knows htc and their batteries.
buy it at bestbuy instead. they got a 30 day policy that aligns with verizon's 30 day cancellation
I love my bionic. Its the best phone i ever had. Very satisfied with it had a facinate before bionic
I love my Bionic.. I've used alot of droid phones but all were Motorola so I guess my opinion might be a bit biased but my brother likes HTC phones and I've used his here and there and I prefer Motorolas build quality over anything and the Bionic is fast and has good battery life... this may be the first phone to last the term of my contract ..
I say pull the trigger and see how you like it .. best advice you can honestly get ..
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The prime isn't coming to VZW and there's no official release date for the vigor. Get the bionic. You won't b disAppointed and you'll never keep up with technology anyway. Lol.
Some quad core 1080p display phone would drop right after you get the Vigor.
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I have a couple insider friends who 1 of which will be at the Sammy event this week. He states, "whoever said the Prime, or a form of it, isn't coming to Verizon is a complete moron". lol, I will put it this way, he has never been wrong, and a lot of the "leaked" shots that have come about from phones in the last 2 years have been him or someone he knew.
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I'm pretty sure the 14 days is standard regardless of how you buy it.
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If you buy it from Costco, you get 14 days to back out of the Verizon service (I might be wrong on this, could be 30), but 90 days to exchange the phone. I bought a Charge on July 3rd, exchanged it a few days later because I thought it was defective (turns out it just has a ****ty radio), and then exchanged it again for the Bionic a couple of weeks after it came out.
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I have a couple insider friends who 1 of which will be at the Sammy event this week. He states, "whoever said the Prime, or a form of it, isn't coming to Verizon is a complete moron". lol, I will put it this way, he has never been wrong, and a lot of the "leaked" shots that have come about from phones in the last 2 years have been him or someone he knew.
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Well your brother looks like the moron Until something official comes out saYing it's going to Verizon. So far only a GSM model had been talked about. No CDMA
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Well your brother looks like the moron Until something official comes out saYing it's going to Verizon. So far only a GSM model had been talked about. No CDMA
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You are wrong. It showed in the cellubrite systems. Familiar with black_man_x or p3droid? Black man works for google (formerly Verizon) and he confirmed it.
I'll bet you my paycheck. There are two versions. Read up more
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Well your brother looks like the moron Until something official comes out saYing it's going to Verizon. So far only a GSM model had been talked about. No CDMA
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I have seen at least 2 credible people say that it is coming to Verizon. One of those people seems to have a system dump of the Prime so it looks like you are still the moron.
I have been offered a Droid bionic for my droid charge. Straight up trade. I was hoping you guys could provide some insight.
How do you like the bionic? Also, if any former Charge owners are lurking I would really be interested in you're opinion. I am really just biding my time til the galaxy nexus is released, so I figured the bionic would fetch a little more than my charge on the open market as well. Thanks for you're input!
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Charge to Bionic is sure to be an upgrade, provided you like the screen on the Bionic. I'd do it in a heartbeat.
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Charge to Bionic is sure to be an upgrade, provided you like the screen on the Bionic. I'd do it in a heartbeat.
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Yeah, the charge screen is amazing, but the bionic screen looks decent. Thanks
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I went through 3 Samsung Charge's and just dumped the last one on eBay. Good riddance Charge!!!
I have the Bionic now and LOVE!!!!! So the screen is not a good as the Charge. If I want to spend any time looking a screen, make it my 55" TV.
The Bionic is very fast and it works great with tethering as the Charge sucks at it.
So i say... get the Bionic is less than a heartbeat!
PS: I rooted mine, kept the stock ROM and tether it without any problems using the factory Hot Spot app. I had to make a single registry change using a $3 app. Well worth it. I use about 10-13GB data a month and VZN hasn't said squat to me.
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I went through 3 Samsung Charge's and just dumped the last one on eBay. Good riddance Charge!!!
I have the Bionic now and LOVE!!!!! So the screen is not a good as the Charge. If I want to spend any time looking a screen, make it my 55" TV.
The Bionic is very fast and it works great with tethering as the Charge sucks at it.
So i say... get the Bionic is less than a heartbeat!
PS: I rooted mine, kept the stock ROM and tether it without any problems using the factory Hot Spot app. I had to make a single registry change using a $3 app. Well worth it. I use about 10-13GB data a month and VZN hasn't said squat to me.
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Yeah, I took the trade. its only 1 week old. Now I have to try and sell it LOL. Nice device but not for me. Thanks
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What don't you like about it? I'm in a similar.predicament as you. I have heard a lot of negativity about this phone though.
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I'm a former Charge owner and could not be happier that I switched. I was like you and planned on picking up a Nexus, but I'm so happy with my Bionic I'm not sure I want to go back to a Samsung phone.
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radio radio radio, the reception alone is enough for the trade
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radio radio radio, the reception alone is enough for the trade
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So are you refering to the reception being terrible on the bionic or the charge.
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the charge, not that it's notorious for it but the signal on the motorola is always better, i have personally done a side by side comparison over a 12 hour period in various locations with a co-worker, i win every time
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What don't you like about it? I'm in a similar.predicament as you. I have heard a lot of negativity about this phone though.
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Radio seems good for me, its this damn pentile screen, I can't get used to. Samsung might make some pretty crappy software but DAMN, can they make a beautiful screen....
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agreed on the screen, however when it lacks the primary function, to make and receive calls it becomes quite useless you need a super amoled paper weight
Coming from a Charge I can tell you that it will take a while to get used to the screen on the Bionic. The screen, while better than the one on the Atrix and Droid X2, is no competition for samled+. However, once you get past the screen, the smoothness and speed of the Bionic will win you over. Plus the Gig of ram is a huge upgrade over the paltry amount that you gad to struggle through with the Charge. The entire Android experience is more enjoyable on the Bionic.
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I have been offered a Droid bionic for my droid charge. Straight up trade. I was hoping you guys could provide some insight.
How do you like the bionic? Also, if any former Charge owners are lurking I would really be interested in you're opinion. I am really just biding my time til the galaxy nexus is released, so I figured the bionic would fetch a little more than my charge on the open market as well. Thanks for you're input!
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I would say definitely go to the Bionic. Charge sucks
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Yeah, I took the trade. its only 1 week old. Now I have to try and sell it LOL. Nice device but not for me. Thanks
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Hell I'll trade you my charge for it. I've been wanting to get a bionic ever since I went to the store last week but I'm locked in to two years with this thing.
I would do it. Lol
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My Bionic was a substitute for what would have been my 4th Charge, if that tells you anything.
And honestly, the screen doesn't look bad except next to a Charge. It's quite bright and the text clarity is incredible- it's easier on my eyes for Kindle reading than any of the other phones I've used. And the difference is less noticeable over time; my girlfriend kept her Charge (for now) and I'm not bothered when picking up my Bionic after using it.
Any thoughts on moving from a Thunderbolt to a Bionic? Is that a step up or a step down? Getting kind of bored with the TB and like the Bionic when I played around with it at the Verizon store.
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Any thoughts on moving from a Thunderbolt to a Bionic? Is that a step up or a step down? Getting kind of bored with the TB and like the Bionic when I played around with it at the Verizon store.
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I'm much happier with my bionic than the bolt, the only thing is the screen doesn't look as good, but the brightness isn't a problem on the bionic like it is on the bolt.
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And honestly, the screen doesn't look bad except next to a Charge. It's quite bright and the text clarity is incredible
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The screen is the main issue with the phone, and tu do get use to it but the text clarity is very bad at times. Black text is fine but a lot of colored text is impossible to read and white text is a nightmare if its small like text in the browser.
I have heard some mentions of a Droid 4 Maxx being released. I have yet to find any official (or even semi-official) proof that it exists, but since I purchased the Droid 4 at full retail, I'd like to take advantage of my return policy if I know that a Droid 4 Maxx is on the horizon.
Let's try to keep this thread clean, and on the topic of whether a Droid 4 Maxx exists. If you dislike the fact that we can't remove our batteries, I feel your pain, and everyone else with a Droid 4 does as well...but please refrain from complaining about it here.
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I have heard some mentions of a Droid 4 Maxx being released. I have yet to find any official (or even semi-official) proof that it exists, but since I purchased the Droid 4 at full retail, I'd like to take advantage of my return policy if I know that a Droid 4 Maxx is on the horizon.
Let's try to keep this thread clean, and on the topic of whether a Droid 4 Maxx exists. If you dislike the fact that we can't remove our batteries, I feel your pain, and everyone else with a Droid 4 does as well...but please refrain from complaining about it here.
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Their are no rumors, or any official documents stating of any existance for the droid 4 maxx as of today, i know before some source has mistaken the name of the droid razr max, and called it the droid 4 maxx, thats as close as it gets.
As of rite now, no word on droid 4 maxx.
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I have heard some mentions of a Droid 4 Maxx being released. I have yet to find any official (or even semi-official) proof that it exists, but since I purchased the Droid 4 at full retail, I'd like to take advantage of my return policy if I know that a Droid 4 Maxx is on the horizon.
Let's try to keep this thread clean, and on the topic of whether a Droid 4 Maxx exists. If you dislike the fact that we can't remove our batteries, I feel your pain, and everyone else with a Droid 4 does as well...but please refrain from complaining about it here.
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Either way, I think the battery life is pretty decent as is. Would you want to buy the Droid 4 Maxx if it was 1/4" thicker?
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I have heard some mentions of a Droid 4 Maxx being released.
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Hummm? I haven't heard this. it would be interesting. But don't know if I want to take my phone back and be without a phone, I traded my Droid3 for the Droid4. I think that would but me without a phone. But I think if there is some way that they would do this. Then there must be a way to get the part aftermarket and do it myself. What do you think? I'm not to worried, about doing a little hacking on my phone, as long as I good steps to follow.
There have been no rumors or official statements, only speculation by a couple of the groups that reviewed the D4. It is possible that they will release one with better battery life but that has yet to even be mentioned by anyone with any real say in the matter. I feel it is unlikely that, if they did, it would be too much of an improvement because the phone is already quite thick and they wouldn't add too much to that.
It seems likely that they will redesign the battery in order to allow it to be replaced but I doubt we will see a 3300 mah battery out for this monster.
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Hummm? I haven't heard this. it would be interesting. But don't know if I want to take my phone back and be without a phone, I traded my Droid3 for the Droid4. I think that would but me without a phone. But I think if there is some way that they would do this. Then there must be a way to get the part aftermarket and do it myself. What do you think? I'm not to worried, about doing a little hacking on my phone, as long as I good steps to follow.
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How much did you get for the Droid 3?!
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Either way, I think the battery life is pretty decent as is. Would you want to buy the Droid 4 Maxx if it was 1/4" thicker?
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Sure...I already put a case on the phone as-is, so adding a bit more thickness wouldn't hurt anybody...
I know, I know...that's what she said.
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Sure...I already put a case on the phone as-is, so adding a bit more thickness wouldn't hurt anybody...
I know, I know...that's what she said.
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BA ZING!!!
ha!
I have a friend in moto, Ill ask them if they know of anything. No, they dont have anything close to access to get bootloader codes either I asked haha. GIve ma a day or two and I will find out
$245
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BA ZING!!!
ha!
I have a friend in moto, Ill ask them if they know of anything. No, they dont have anything close to access to get bootloader codes either I asked haha. GIve ma a day or two and I will find out
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Have you heard anything Yet??? I am only 7 days into my d-4 and would be very disappointed if I missed out on a Maxx
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Either way, I think the battery life is pretty decent as is. Would you want to buy the Droid 4 Maxx if it was 1/4" thicker?
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Of course I would. Im personally not fix on the phone size. Personally I like more size especially when it means more battery or larger screen.
Droid 4 external battery
I am surprised that third party battery company's have not developed an external battery for the droid 4 that connects via the contacts on the back of the phone used for wireless charging mats. This of course would not be able to act as your primary battery but at least it would be a way to charge the main battery by attaching onto the back of the phone.
At this point I am assuming/hoping it is because the D4 is still relatively new. Would definitely be something I'd be willing to pay for...