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Dealextreme have just added a 1300mAh HD2 battery to their stock

For anyone who's interested here's the product description: 3.7V 1300mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery for HTC HD2
Currently $4.68 delivered worldwide.
Does this appear to look like any others from the packaging? Anyone going to order?
Edit: Ordered & received, all looks good. Will update again in a few days when I'm done testing.

Looks like the ecell battery which is no better than the stock battery. Seems there are a few batteries released under different branding but all with similar performance.

I received my battery a couple of days ago and am now charging it for the first time. I'll post here once I've charged/discharged about 3 times and have a good idea of how it compares to the original.
Some notes -
The battery fits the HD2 perfectly, it's not too tight or loose as some people have reported with third party batteries.
Sticker on the battery claims 1300mAh
Will update soon!

An update...
I'm charging for the first time, switched the phone on. My HD2's LEDs have flashing Orange then Green as described in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650507 (no the box to not charge when on isn't checked!)
When the phone is OFF it appears to charge normally (full orange).
This might be a faulty battery, can anyone who's ordered this from DX post about how their battery is performing?
Perhaps this is how 'unconditioned' batteries perform the first time they're charged?

I have 2 similar looking ones I got from ebay. They work fine, BUT for charging... the problem is the temp sensor being badly calibrated, and pretty much anytime the device is warmer than ambient temp (~25-30°C) the flashing LED problem comes up.
Put the phone in standby, screen down (for cooling), and don't charge via USB (when connected to USB the phone stays on i.e. heats up) but with the original charger.

I always charge my batteries (have FOUR of them, original + 3 chinese identical to the original, both by the looks and performance) and always charge them via the external charger. Faster, cooler, more pratical (since you can go away with the phone while the other battery is filling up), so never had any problem, ever

I just ordered two of them the other day. I can't wait until they arrive... The HD2's battery life is atrocious!

I just picked up this exact battery from dealextreme and have been using it for a couple days now and i'm having the exact same symptoms as described above....
It charged up alright the first couple days but it doesn't seem to charge now and the led flashes orange/green. It would appear to be heat related because if i let it cool a little it will charge... for a little bit anyway...
Is there an actual solution for this or are the batteries just complete garbage....

Just get the original HTC battery. All these extra mAh claims are BS. Unless of course you go with the larger extended battery.

ephestione said:
I always charge my batteries (have FOUR of them, original + 3 chinese identical to the original, both by the looks and performance) and always charge them via the external charger. Faster, cooler, more pratical (since you can go away with the phone while the other battery is filling up), so never had any problem, ever
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Yep. I have a total of 5 batteries and I charge 4 externally before I go on trips.
After initial charging, they all perform just fine. Find a nice stable Android rom and monitor your power usage there.

http://www.expansys-usa.com/htc-hd2-extended-media-battery-battery-cover-bp-e400-retail-195058/
Try that one 2300 mAh, works fine with windows but with sd android builds only few kernels have the support for that (hastarin), and with NAND andoids havent found any that supports it
It looks awful but it feels very good in hand...

Not thread hijack but here is some data you might have for use and you can stack it against it so other users who is thinking of buying can make good decisions. Now how does this stack up against Mugen Power 1300 mAh stock?
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This SS is of Mugen Power 1300 mAh right after fully charged.
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HyperNode said:
Okay so this morning after I replaced the Mugen battery with stock battery I fully charged it and took this screenshot.
From the looks of it both seems same and at this point I am totally convinced that the stock battery is better. This image on top I uploaded from work on my HD2 as I'm typing from there and my current charge is 83% at 5:53PM when I am submitting this post. So you tell me which is better.
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Now keep in mind the stock battery is 1230 mAh and the Mugen power stock size battery was 1300 mAh. So the only difference here was 70+ extra mAh yet after extended test and usage I can respectfully say I got 3-4hours extra with Mugen than the stock size which is alot when you compare the batteries and its only 70 mAh extra which is nothing.
Now keep in mind from those SS the TBattery 0.60 does not verify the actual full mAh as its preset to the max of stock battery which is bug in the program. At the beginning to me it did seem the stock battery was superior as time went on and after many full discharges, Mugen power battery come on top.
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Extended Battery for Motorola XT720, Milestone 2 XT720 (With Blue Back Cover)

Anybody know anything about this extended battery? looks like a good deal with warranty
http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Motorola-XT720-p/motorola -cs-mxt720xl.htm

wow, seems like a good deal....... but then you won't be able to get a case to fit over it..... hmm

c_urbanek said:
wow, seems like a good deal....... but then you won't be able to get a case to fit over it..... hmm
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yes most def. need a case. Maybe it could be good for certain times when need alot of juice and maybe modify a gel case to fit. I wonder if it would work in a stand alone charger deal. I bet it would.

Ebay Battery
I bought this battery from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160593689241&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Today I received this battery will post abt its life after some testing.
Cover is of plastic bur seems to be fitting properly.

shrenn said:
I bought this battery from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160593689241&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Today I received this battery will post abt its life after some testing.
Cover is of plastic bur seems to be fitting properly.
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Sweet! It will be nice to hear it last for 4 days lol. Be nice if we could find a case for it

shrenn said:
I bought this battery from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160593689241&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Today I received this battery will post abt its life after some testing.
Cover is of plastic bur seems to be fitting properly.
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so hows the battery life?

Yea, how's the results looking?

I'm wondering the same.
I hope they'll update

LibertyMonger said:
Anybody know anything about this extended battery? looks like a good deal with warranty
http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Motorola-XT720-p/motorola -cs-mxt720xl.htm
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ohh!! that's a great find
i might order one when my existing spares batteries dies
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I have had this battery for about a week now. http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Motorola-XT720-p/motorola -cs-mxt720xl.htm I personaly dont get much more time over the stock battery. I get at best an hour more than stock. Battery feels lighter & cheaper than stock. Just my opinion hope this helps.

is that it? anyone else use it yet?
shame i was getting quite excited about it

^thats good to know, i guess. i had been considering it,but then ive had bad experiences with this spare battery that was given to me by the buyer. It's a cheap "Speed" china brand, and it really really sucks. like 3 hours and its done.
If i would ever get another battery i would always make sure its motorola, just from my experience with that horrible battery.

IronMit said:
is that it? anyone else use it yet?
shame i was getting quite excited about it
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Ahh what a waste and a ripoff then. I got an OEM backup and stand alone charger from amazon for under $10 and it's been great. Of course both are OEM. Then I had to get a replacement phone, so now I have 3 total batteries. Keep one on the charger and one with me so that's a reason why I just didn't order it, good thing. But you can find the OEM batteries for about $5.
Thanks for the heads up it's nice to know.

roath78 said:
I have had this battery for about a week now. http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Motorola-XT720-p/motorola -cs-mxt720xl.htm I personaly dont get much more time over the stock battery. I get at best an hour more than stock. Battery feels lighter & cheaper than stock. Just my opinion hope this helps.
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Hey, you mind posting a picture of how the phone looks with the extended battery cover on it?

Got a similar one off ebay, said "Cameron Sino" on the battery, some holographic backing and serious looking packaging. With decent english! XD
No dropped calls like another cheap-o battery I got, that battery also let the phone turn on 5 or 10 times after turning off. And sometimes it would hang doing nothing, had a dead phone in my pocket more than once.
Battery is twice as heavy as the original, back end is plastic.
Not sure about the two copper pads, they are now no longer connected. Reception is unchanged though, not sure what the pads are for.
Lasted me 36 hours to dead this time, second charge.
I've played grave defense two hours, surfed and left sync and wifi/bt etc all on to spend power as fast as possible.
I barely got 16 hours on the now 1 year old original battery, with sync off and no games. So this is a massive improvement.
Shows 5% after four hours though, I've just deleted the battery calibration info, hoping it'll solve itself eventually.
Voltage is 4.0 volts when phone says 5% so phone doesn't report it correctly.
Phone turns off normally and then phone won't start, just like original battery.
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This is the exact link I bought from btw:
The battery in the picture isn't the battery I got..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170682034274?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
There may be copies out, I noticed the URLs you gave have pics of batteries that says "XELL" and the other is unbranded... Damn jungle.

Wow, 2300 mAh. We can enjoy for longer with XT720

Well.. Problem persists with % being incorrect. I get 5% after 6-7 hours, and it will last happily for 48 hours with gaming etc.
Problem is phone just suddenly dies without warning, so I've returned to stock. :S
Battery Monitor Widget shows 2478mah measured, and weirdly, shows 1325mAh on stock battery.. Which would indicate it ISN'T worn..?

the ram is not enough. who can make swap?

1800 mah battery with stock cover!

I just thought I would share this just in case if anyone was interested. I bought this battery for my Samsung Captivate and it works well. So I decided to out try it in my Focus to see if it would fit..it fit perfectly!! I have had the battery for only 2 weeks now but it does work better and it looks to be Samsung OEM.
So just to recap this fits with the stock back. It is but you will never notice once it closes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1303883
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28506

Just to clarify...this 1800mah battery fits under the OEM samsung focus cover?? Can you update this thread with usage times?

I would also like to know if this battery is available in EU?

Sierra76 said:
I would also like to know if this battery is available in EU?
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There is an ebay seller shipping to EU.
I've opted for the Chinese 1800 mAh copies as they're cheap, will update with details when they arrive.

siralex241 said:
Just to clarify...this 1800mah battery fits under the OEM samsung focus cover?? Can you update this thread with usage times?
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Correct this battery fits under the stock cover. This phone isn't my daily phone so I can't tell you how much longer it lasts. What I can tell you though is that in my Captivate (daily phone) it lasts longer for sure, probably about 20 to 30% more. I literally used it in the Focus for like half a day and it had no issues.

Okay I am using the battery in the focus today. It does snap. Lose but it is a tight fight. If you have a case it won't be a problem at all. One corner from my phone unsnaps randomly but one of my clips is broken so that could be the case also.

I received today the Chinese batteries.
They fit perfectly in the Focus and looks like they're exactly the same size. I've started the phone with one and it works fine.
Battery cover is absolutely the same with this one as with the original. I didn't notice any difference in weight either.
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I will charge one fully and test it asap and will post back the results.

Could you PM me where did you buy that chinesse battery?

I tested the Chinese batteries and they're weak, as I expected.
They held 3h 05m on WP Bench where as my 1 year old original Focus battery held 3h 50 min in the same battery test, that's 80% of the battery I have now and I remember in NoDo, on WP Bench battery was holding about 6h.
So, they're good as backups, but in no way better than the originals.
The originals should be better, in theory.

I bought the Anker battery from amazon which was around 10 bucks. Its also 1800 mah, but is the same size as the Samsung OEM stock batter that comes with the focus. Seemed to last about 36 hours with light use on my Focus. One thing I noticed - the charging indicator never stops blinking to say that is finished charging. IMHO doesn't seem to give much more than a fresh new stock OEM battery - although for 10 bucks I agree would make a good back up, thats about it.
Here's the link to the battery I purchased:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KVTNYE/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details

EnderPsp said:
I tested the Chinese batteries and they're weak, as I expected.
They held 3h 05m on WP Bench where as my 1 year old original Focus battery held 3h 50 min in the same battery test, that's 80% of the battery I have now and I remember in NoDo, on WP Bench battery was holding about 6h.
So, they're good as backups, but in no way better than the originals.
The originals should be better, in theory.
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I never knew about WP Bench. Wish I had. My Focus had 420 or so cycles on it's battery and had a rapid performance decline in charge holding. It also blew up (physically) a bit. I replaced it with a replacement OEM from Batteries +.
The replacement doesn't seem to be the equivalent of Day 1 on the Original battery but maybe Mango and my usage is far more than before.
The knock off batteries, the misrepresented mah ratings, and even the out-right faking of batteries has my jaw dropped. Buyer beware.
I contend that the battery issue, battery fakes, and cheap replacements is 100% the reason Apple doesn't make their battery accessible. They want a tight control over those batteries to guarantee performance.

I just ordered the OEM from first post. When it arrives, I will attempt to do scientific tests and post results. I'll use WP Bench as mentioned before since that is likely the most accurate way to test.
Stock Battery
4:11:57
Airplane mode and NOTHING running…
UPDATE
Ok, Here is a Preliminary set of numbers with 1800 battery...
4:43:19
Same settings and still NOTHING running:
Reason I say preliminary is because this was after the FIRST charge. When the phone finished charging again, I needed to use the phone, so was unable to set it for a test run again. I'll attempt that again tonight. BUT, for the record, I took the phone with me to Reno, NV and used it for over 1 1/2 days without charging. Used the Internet, Maps, and Showing it off to family, taking 15 mins of video during the fireworks, and still had 10% battery left over... I'm really anxious to see what my test results will be this next time...
FYI, it is a fairly tight fit within the cover, but it DOES fit. Once I got all the snaps snapped, it feels very secure.

jev3gs said:
Correct this battery fits under the stock cover. This phone isn't my daily phone so I can't tell you how much longer it lasts. What I can tell you though is that in my Captivate (daily phone) it lasts longer for sure, probably about 20 to 30% more. I literally used it in the Focus for like half a day and it had no issues.
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Could you send us the link for purchase, please?

Yeah, that's strange, the link died on the first post. Here's a link to eBay with a bunch available... Look for part # EB625152VA If you Bing/Google this number, you will find other resellers too.
If you like paying full price, buy direct from Samsung: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EB625152VABSTD

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Ok, final numbers, photos, and thoughts. The battery is snug, (if you look carefully, you can see a slight deformation on the battery cover where it is forming over the oversized Galaxy battery) but after it is snapped closed, you won't notice as jev3gs has already mentioned. Images attached.
I've made a correction for the time posted in above post (Copied it wrong), and have performed two tests with each battery, so I'm confident that the numbers here are correct. The tests were within about 30 seconds of each other on each battery.
Stock Focus Battery 5.55Wh 1500 mAh
PN# EB575152VA
4hrs 11mins 57sec
= 251.95 Minutes
Galaxy S™ II Battery 6.66Wh 1800 mAh
PN# EB625152VA
4hrs 43mins 40sec
= 283.67 Minutes
This is an improvement of 31.72mins, or 11%! That's using WP Bench which kills the battery very quickly compared to real usage.
That may not seem like much, but for me in my usage, that will likely equate to an extra 1.5 hours per day. 12 hours + 11% = 13.32 hours.
(According to the printed battery specs, you should actually receive about 16% extra, my tests showed a little lower. Maybe will get better with more usage.)
I have not done charging tests yet, but it also seems like it is charging faster. That may be in my head, but it seems like about an hour faster... I MIGHT test that later.
PS: Thank you jev3gs for the heads up on this tip. I was about to buy another battery anyways, so this is icing on the cake!

Thanks for taking the time and doing the review! Let us know about charging times too!

Thanks for the detailed posts SuperSport. I wish the OP had put this before I bought the Momax battery which takes forever to charge compared to the stock one.

Unfortunately, I still have not run verifiable tests to prove the charge times. It does seem faster, but normally, I charge it at night and don't pay attention to when it completes. I've been a bit to busy to run the tests during the day, so it will need to wait for now.
I've bought many OEM and Generic batteries over the years for both phones and Radio Control, and it's really hit and miss. Sometimes, the Generic blow the OEM out of the water, but usually, the OEM batteries outperform.
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What do u mean by light use? My stock one, I use the phone for reading news from weave and wp7 news with WiFi enabled, and I got about 5h. I also play games for a little bit. That is my typical day usage.
I wish to use the phone for around half of the day or so, if this 1800 MAh could give me that much of power, then it is awesome

thanchetmy said:
What do u mean by light use? My stock one, I use the phone for reading news from weave and wp7 news with WiFi enabled, and I got about 5h. I also play games for a little bit. That is my typical day usage.
I wish to use the phone for around half of the day or so, if this 1800 MAh could give me that much of power, then it is awesome
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Using my 11% gain as a reference, you could expect 5.55 hours, up from 5 hours. If Samsung is correct, and it's 16% gain, then it would be 5.8 hours. Still not quite 1/2 day...

Mugen Power 3600mAh: AWESOME

I was, at first, dubious to spend $80 on a battery that physically fattens my phone by like 40%, but after my first full charge/discharge using Battery Monitor to track my progress, I am fully convinced of the value...
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This was with moderate use; some gaming, some internet usage, a bunch of various phone calls, some navigation in my car, etc. Also a fair amount of sleep time, though. At no point did I turn the phone off however; it was powered on the entire time. Let's see... 2 Days (48hrs) plus 16.5hrs = about 65hrs total. plus the remaining 5% or so, equals, maybe 66 or 67 hours? On one single charge? Awesome.
I know your mileage may vary, depending on your phone usage habits, but I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed with the 3600mAh Mugen battery and definitely recommend it. I even actually like the way it makes my phone feel a little beefier in my hand, instead of like a scrawny little wafer; it makes it easier to grasp and type on. I also keep the fully-charged MOTO 1880mAh battery in my glove box for a backup as well, since it is worth a good 15-24 hours or so.
Any other good/bad experiences with batteries?
[EDIT] - Aw crap, I thought I was in the Droid 3 Accessories sub-forum, my bad... Can a mod maybe move this over there..? Thanks... 0.0

Even if it was 10000mah i'd still not use it because it makes already chunky phone twice as thick

Hell i was getting 3days on Liberty with the Motorola Extended Battery. Given I didn't use my phone all that much its still impressive.
I'd try Liberty or another custom GB rom, I'm sure you'll get even better.

Take a pic of the phone profile. Wanna see how fat your D3 is.
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Does it get hotter than normal when you use it with games?

I live in Hawaii, so it pretty much always got hot during games; I haven't noticed it getting any hotter though.
It definitely fattens up the phone a bit, so if you're obsessed with a super-slim phone you might wanna stick with the previously-mentioned energy-efficient ROM and the slim 1880 MOTO battery (Or just buy a keyboardless ultra-slim phone). I like the thickness and super battery life though. Here's a few shots of it next to my wife's XPERIA Play, which, if you notice, is even fatter than my D3, and it only has a 2600mAh extended battery while mine has the 3600mAh...

Can you post a link to the aforementioned battery? I would like to purchase one as well.

If you root and install Liberty or Maverick. you'll sh*t yourself.

Anyone have a link to a extended battery that will fit the stock case?

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Anyone have a link to a extended battery that will fit the stock case?
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You'll have that once the dudes in white coats start developing commercial graphene batteries
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y0himba said:
Can you post a link to the aforementioned battery? I would like to purchase one as well.
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Here's one at the same price I bought mine for (They're usually $87 or $89 if you search)...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-POWER...102408?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f0f16f508

I would be happy with just a link to the battery and case the original poster purchased.

Savior057 said:
Here's one at the same price I bought mine for (They're usually $87 or $89 if you search)...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-POWER...102408?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f0f16f508
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Ordered and on it's way. Too bad you can't get a kickback for it. Thank you!

AragornPE said:
You'll have that once the dudes in white coats start developing commercial graphene batteries
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What are you talking about? there are several that will fit the stock cover.. like this one from Mugen themselfs
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-POWER...640510?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a6a8ba7be

Only 200 extra Mah?
EDIT: Did some math, its about 13% increase over stock. I guess it's noticeable.

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Only 200 extra Mah?
EDIT: Did some math, its about 13% increase over stock. I guess it's noticeable.
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Well ye.. and the fact that my battery has a dead spot from 10-15% to 4%. I want a new battery but there are SO MANY on ebay. From $80 to $5

y0himba said:
Can you post a link to the aforementioned battery? I would like to purchase one as well.
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you can get Mugen Droid 3 battery from official Mugen webshop
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/motorola/verizon-motorola-driod-3.html
they have 3600mAh (extra backdoor) and 1700mAh (original cover)
Plus FYI: Mugen gives 7% facebook discount.
And Mugen offers warranty and customer support if the item is purchased from their official website, which is always a good thing to rely on.

OK well, here's one more... Exactly 96 hours (4 days) since last charge with 1% battery left, although I rarely used the phone during this period because I was working a lot; it spent a lot of down-time sitting in a cubby-hole outside of the place I work because they have cell phone restrictions. I did use it for GPS a few times though, and played Trolls n Towers and Trial Xtreme 2 Winter for awhile, as well as your average phone calls and texting activity. It spent a lot of time sleeping, but still... four entire days for a fairly large touch-screen smart-phone on one charge. Not too shabby. In fact I think it's the best I've ever had on any phone/battery combo so far, personally.

Does anyone use cheap ebay batteries with XT862?

Hi.
I want to buy a new extended battery for my droid 3 because without WIFI I can't make the day on one charge.
Also, it skips from 10% to 4% in 1 second. (on all roms)
I'd prefer not to have a much thicker battery(case) but a little bit won't hurt. (so not the 3500 mah )
Anyway, I searched ebay and found many many batteries in the $3-6 range incl. shipment that claim to have 1800-2000mah:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-1950mAh...469871?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cbc6fa02f
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1800mah...579346?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4ab4b8a3d2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Replace...962837?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4ab65a7a95
Surely these can't be 'real'? They must be like 1000mAh, if any?
Does anyone have experience with these cheap batteries? If so, which one?
I know some have anker 1800 but they don't ship outside the US.
Thanks

Found and ordered an OEM motorola BX6F for €10 on amazon (they are 50€ on ebay).
Let's see whats what

How is the new battery working out? I'm thinking of getting one.
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Kanly1 said:
How is the new battery working out? I'm thinking of getting one.
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I don't know yet.. It's been shipped from the USA but it says ETA augustus 14 - augustus 30

Well the battery already arrived (less than 1 week!!)
It's a tight fit with the stock battery cover but it fits.:laugh::good:
Charging right now (was @20%), will let you know how it performs. It's 1930mah (1880mah min.)

I would NEVER EVER use cheap, third-party batteries! I bought my spare battery from Expansys Germany, it's of course more expensive, BUT it's original!
Here you go: http://www.expansys.de/motorola-defy-battery-207650/ (Yes it's the Defy Battery )
My battery lasts for about 16 hours a day with heavy use of FM-Radio, WiFi, Emulators, Browsing etc. I always keep my spare battery in my pocket

Rotkaeqpchen said:
I would NEVER EVER use cheap, third-party batteries! I bought my spare battery from Expansys Germany, it's of course more expensive, BUT it's original!
Here you go: http://www.expansys.de/motorola-defy-battery-207650/ (Yes it's the Defy Battery )
My battery lasts for about 16 hours a day with heavy use of FM-Radio, WiFi, Emulators, Browsing etc. I always keep my spare battery in my pocket
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Well the one I got is also original. Well at least it's from motorola
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I tried a cheap ebay battery that cost 4$ or so and it didnt fit.

Looks like you got a good one.
I've always purchased my goodies from eBay because I never liked going to shop for them.. x3
Just shop around, look at the images, and read the descriptions. I've never had problems, though the batteries I purchased recently were for my old D2G. I received two of them from China with what looked like a custom-built battery charger and.. Well. A year later everything was still discharging and charging properly, no qualms! :]
If it looks shady, skip it and go to the next listing, basically.

Been using it for couple of days now. Wasn't able to make a battery usage screenshot because every day I either charged it or rebooted my phone causing the recording to mess up.
Anyway it's definitely an improvement over my stock battery. Had a heavy-usage (3G only) day at work yesterday (quiet day ) and before I had to charge my droid 3 coming home. Now, it had 40% left :good::laugh:
I'll try to make a screenshot soon.

You said you got it on Amazon? Requesting link, plz~ :3

ZionCorps said:
You said you got it on Amazon? Requesting link, plz~ :3
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HZQN7C/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_3p_dp_1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005XA3AOK/ref=mp_s_a_1?pi=75x75&qid=1345178942&sr=8-1
This ones a 3500 mah. its huge but its 16 bucks and I've been using it for 6 months and never had a problem. Its only died once on me through the day, and that's because I was using a wifi hotspots for 4 hours!
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How about this one, looks like it should fit the stock cover:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-2300m...018?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19cf728fc2
2300MAh

unfortunately, I had to return my recently bought milestone 3...
so i've got 2 extra batteries for noting (bought at the same time)
If soemone in Europe needs, are for sell
The batteries are very good and are in perfect conditions (99% new), I didn't use the original battery BF5X because the duration was too short in comparison. Those batteries fit with the original cover back

Droid 3 battery
Stop looking further, Get the OEM size ANKER 1800MAH battery
i have tried all kinds of battery, even the thick 3800 or 3600( i dont remember exactly ) from ebay, but its still nothing compared to the 1800 Anker battery
There is also a 2800 MAH version available, get 2 of those, and ur ready to go into the desert for survival mode
Get it, and this thread can be closed here!:cyclops:

I do, I bought an extended battery. I have my good days and my bad ones

I stil sell two new anker 1800....
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