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I found out something interesting that I figured I'd share with the rest of the users here. The battery that is shipped with the HTC Ozone from Verizon is a 1500mah HTC branded battery. The HTC ozone can be purchased for FREE online with the new phone discount, plus free shipping. If you have a line with an upgrade discount available and want to sacrifice it for a free spare battery for your Incredible (also works for Eris) this is a good way to do it.
I've only had my Incredible for a day so I'm not sure exactly how much more battery life you'll get with the 1500, but even if it's not much more you can keep it around as a backup when the other dies.
Why would you want to pay at a minimum 240 dollars over 2 years just to get a battery and waste an upgrade on a terrible phone.
That's why you'd be "sacrificing" an upgrade. If you have a line due for an upgrade but you don't want to upgrade, you can use it to get the phone for free, giving you an additional battery. You don't actually have to use the phone, and you could probably even sell it on ebay without the battery for a few bucks.
this is by far the worst idea I have ever, ever heard. You want to waste an upgrade to get a 1500mah battery that you can buy 2 for $5 on ebay? Ya know, instead of buying a $600 phone for $200 and reselling it? What the HELL?
dawynkoop said:
That's why you'd be "sacrificing" an upgrade. If you have a line due for an upgrade but you don't want to upgrade, you can use it to get the phone for free, giving you an additional battery. You don't actually have to use the phone, and you could probably even sell it on ebay without the battery for a few bucks.
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and you are then recommitted for another 2 years in the process....
doesn't make sense.
It's just so much simpler to call Verizon and complain about your battery life to get a second battery sent your way...
frenchy180 said:
It's just so much simpler to call Verizon and complain about your battery life to get a second battery sent your way...
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does that work?
Dawynkoop, did you forget to take your medication again?!
What the heck are you thinking???
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blastek said:
this is by far the worst idea I have ever, ever heard. You want to waste an upgrade to get a 1500mah battery that you can buy 2 for $5 on ebay? Ya know, instead of buying a $600 phone for $200 and reselling it? What the HELL?
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This made my night. soo funny. I might put this in my signature haha, if you wouldn't mind haha.
yo this is a great idea. forget using my other NE2 to get the moto x or the next best thing when im sick of my inc. i'll get the old ass htc ozone so i can have an extra $5 battery incase i need the much more powerful 1500mah battery. it's a whole 200mah more!!! i can't believe i didnt think of this before!
fart.
Wow this forum can be mean. I think if your willing to sacrifice your upgrade good for you and enjoy your battery. But if you don't agree with his opinion, you don't have to be an @$$.
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Wow this forum can be mean. I think if your willing to sacrifice your upgrade good for you and enjoy your battery. But if you don't agree with his opinion, you don't have to be an @$$.
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That's XDA for ya.
Anyways, I think if someone wants to forfeit an upgrade for a battery, then so be it. What if a person who works for HTC gets a free or heavily discounted phone from their employer and chooses to use a Verizon upgrade for the same purpose the OP explained? Would the arrogant jerks attack them? Who cares about 2yr contracts? I've been a Verizon customer since I got my first phone. Not sure why people are so scared of contracts.
wow
dont really remember readin that the man said this was the greatest idea ever. i believe he was giving you guys an option. another way. something I believe this site is all about.
btw, screw u all. I still like my ozone
Yeah. Take it easy guys. Just a thought the guy had. Flaming doesn't get anyone anywher. Everyone flamed that jake day guy and he posted a big **** you on his blog. He may have said he had a lot of things he didn't(root,nand unlock, OC kernels.) But he didn't deserve the constant reaming he got. Check this out. www.ninebysix.com
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Or you could just buy a battery for $40.
guys you can buy 2 1500 mAh on Ebay for $10. For $15 you can get 2 batteries and an external battery charger. LMAO w/ Free delivery.l
how many MAH is the standard battery that the incredible comes with?
1300mah
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I figured I would share the accesories I purchased for my new Thrill 4G.
Case:
$22
Screen Protector:
$5
Battery:
$9
Total: $36
How's the new battery working?? Is it alot better than the orginal.
I ordered my battery from the same site... haha but i ordered the one for the g2x ... haha.... same thing...
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Does the battery fit with the OEM back?
yes the battery will fit stock back, that is what I was concerned with. I cant speak for the extra time yet, as I am still waiting on delivery(this week).
M1nur said:
I figured I would share the accesories I purchased for my new Thrill 4G.
Case:
$22
Screen Protector:
$5
Battery:
$9
Total: $36
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What is the website where you ordered your stuff? Or am I just missing it?
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What is the website where you ordered your stuff? Or am I just missing it?
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thats why i provided links to show where i ordered from
Anybody received the battery yet? I just ordered this week.
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Battery
I didn't find the battery you all have posted but I did find Prodicell 1900 mAH battery on Amazon. I dont know why it would make that big of a change, but it is a dramatic improvement over the stock oem battery. I also have the 3500 mAH battery ordered but have not got it yet. Figure i will use it when I know i will have a really busy day out and no access to a charger.
Well now that the SG2 doesnt look like it is coming out any time soon. I think I may just stick with my Trill. I do like.
So please let us know how the extended battery works out. I want one, but dont like not having a case to put on afterwards. Are there bumpers that will work with an extended battery casing?
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Well now that the SG2 doesnt look like it is coming out any time soon. I think I may just stick with my Trill. I do like.
So please let us know how the extended battery works out. I want one, but dont like not having a case to put on afterwards. Are there bumpers that will work with an extended battery casing?
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The 1980 MAH battery doesn't require a new back cover, you can use the regular back cover for the Thrill.
Killer Bee said:
The 1980 MAH battery doesn't require a new back cover, you can use the regular back cover for the Thrill.
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Yeah but how much extra does it really add to life?
From what I've heard, 1-3 hours which is fair improvement imo.
I have one.. I would say adds about 5... With my use
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The SGS II has been announced and confirmed for 10/2 release. But with a bigger battery (keeping stock back) I am sticking it out. Also hoping the rumors that the GB update addresses battery issues is true.
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That battery looks quite cheap, good luck.
Still loving my cheap 1980mah battery..... All day data on wifi standby and average use.... 50 txts... 5 calls... Some xda and google+ bout 12 to 15 hrs
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How long did it take to get your battery? I ordered on September 13th, nothing yet.
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I ordered 2 on the Sept 18 and it took about 10 days for them to come.
Thanks For The Links!
Liking this phone and also the One Mini
I might end up buying the One Mini
However 1 concern, replacing battery in these phones are impossible.
Ok then no problem will it last me 5 years so I can sell it on 4th year?
I am not a rich person and i work for $3 USD an hour for American Airlines where I live. A HTC One Mini should cost me about $600 USD so its a lot of money and I intend to keep it a very long time and when I am ready to sell it, it needs to still have a good battery so I can get back some money.
What kind of battery does it use and whats the recharge cycle?
Can I get 5 years out of it?
john5220 said:
Liking this phone and also the One Mini
I might end up buying the One Mini
However 1 concern, replacing battery in these phones are impossible.
Ok then no problem will it last me 5 years so I can sell it on 4th year?
I am not a rich person and i work for $3 USD an hour for American Airlines where I live. A HTC One Mini should cost me about $600 USD so its a lot of money and I intend to keep it a very long time and when I am ready to sell it, it needs to still have a good battery so I can get back some money.
What kind of battery does it use and whats the recharge cycle?
Can I get 5 years out of it?
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2 years is around about when battery capacity starts dropping noticeably. If you root and under clock, 5 years from now you'll get usable battery life.
I know its not my business, but do you want to spend 600 plus monthly plus any repairs or RMA shipping? Just think it over.
This phone uses a 2300 mah standard carbon anode lithium ion battery, which prefers to be topped off frequently, but not over 80%. When storing for REALLY long amounts of time, be sure to turn fast boot off and drain the battery to 40%.
About selling it: electronics lose their values extremely quickly so I would not expect more than 1/5 of the original price to be recovered after 4 years. That $120 I believe.
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thanks for letting me know. You are right in 5 years I would probably get $100 USD if I am lucky. And even then its gonna be a used phone you might get new for that price.
This is a lot, I have a S3 Mini right now but wanted to get something faster the nova thor chipset is really bad in the S3 mini. However I flashed it with custom ROM and works much much faster and smoother now.
The S4 mini or S3 sounds like a great buy where I live its $500 USD for S4 mini and $480 USD for S3 these prices include vat and import duty for some reason its cheaper to buy locally from a store than from Amazon and ship it here. Costs a lot of money to clear customs.
I know the Xperia SP would cost less than a S3 and is a incredible phone at the same time.
I suppose I will look into the Xperia SP from Amazon as its within the sub $480 Price range when it lands and clears.
And while the SP battery is non removable its very easy to do so with a screw driver so I won't have any problems in 3 years time running at full clock speed.
Shipping back a expensive HTC phone for repairs is out of the question.Customs sometimes charge another massive tax when it enters the country even if its been sent for repairs. And its useless fighting your case as it takes too long so anything I buy I fix myself.
I usually look at youtube videos and do it myself.
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Hi
thanks for letting me know. You are right in 5 years I would probably get $100 USD if I am lucky. And even then its gonna be a used phone you might get new for that price.
This is a lot, I have a S3 Mini right now but wanted to get something faster the nova thor chipset is really bad in the S3 mini. However I flashed it with custom ROM and works much much faster and smoother now.
The S4 mini or S3 sounds like a great buy where I live its $500 USD for S4 mini and $480 USD for S3 these prices include vat and import duty for some reason its cheaper to buy locally from a store than from Amazon and ship it here. Costs a lot of money to clear customs.
I know the Xperia SP would cost less than a S3 and is a incredible phone at the same time.
I suppose I will look into the Xperia SP from Amazon as its within the sub $480 Price range when it lands and clears.
And while the SP battery is non removable its very easy to do so with a screw driver so I won't have any problems in 3 years time running at full clock speed.
Shipping back a expensive HTC phone for repairs is out of the question.Customs sometimes charge another massive tax when it enters the country even if its been sent for repairs. And its useless fighting your case as it takes too long so anything I buy I fix myself.
I usually look at youtube videos and do it myself.
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Forget the One then. It is impossible to open cleanly. It is riddled with defects like gaps and recessed power buttons and deep gashes and camera tint and all sorts of stuff. It breaks incredibly easily, too. If you drop it at the right angle, it only takes a couple inches. The S4 mini should be different.
Yeah I am also checking out the Xperia ZR
Its battery is removable and has same specs as the Xperia Z and is cheaper. And is water proof etc
720p res don't bother me because its screen size is 4.6 inch and its over 300ppi which is beyond the limit of the human eye anyways. So I might consider that if the price is right.
If not the SP is well within my budget and battery is easy to access but needs a little technical skill to remove but thats ok. Better than HTC One where screen and mainboard has to come out with a frecking heat gun just to access the battery.
Phones now are evolved to the point where it does everything we need it to do at incredible speed. Heck my crappy ancient Athlon X2 still servers me well to this day browsing web and playing games etc.
Hence my reason for wanting removable battery. Soon we won't be changing phones very soon at all.
sauprankul said:
Forget the One then. It is impossible to open cleanly. It is riddled with defects like gaps and recessed power buttons and deep gashes and camera tint and all sorts of stuff. It breaks incredibly easily, too. If you drop it at the right angle, it only takes a couple inches. The S4 mini should be different.
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I agree that the OP should look for another phone, but I think you're exaggerating the issues. I did tech support at VZW for four years. Trust me, ALL phone manufacturers have issues. Every one. Have a model that sells 5 million units with a failure rate of 3%, that's 150,000 unhappy owners.
If you drop any phone at the right angle it's going to break. On the other hand, CNET did a torture test where they tossed a One out of the window of a moving RV twice onto the pavement and the screen was still intact.
Hesster said:
I agree that the OP should look for another phone, but I think you're exaggerating the issues. I did tech support at VZW for four years. Trust me, ALL phone manufacturers have issues. Every one. Have a model that sells 5 million units with a failure rate of 3%, that's 150,000 unhappy owners.
If you drop any phone at the right angle it's going to break. On the other hand, CNET did a torture test where they tossed a One out of the window of a moving RV twice onto the pavement and the screen was still intact.
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If you poke around these threads, you'll see that the defect rate is well over 3%. I'd say it's around 50% for gaps and camera tint.
The Cnet test phone was EXTREMELY lucky. The whole damn phone broke, taking the fall for the screen. I have no idea how that happened. For Samsung devices, though, the plastic bezel would get crushed and would take the fall from most angles, unlike the metal One, which will transfer nearly all the force to the body of the phone.
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I have had my H1 for over 10 weeks and i have only charged it to 100% three times, i normally only charge to 80%and do not discharge it below 30%, hopefully my battery will last 5 years following this process.
I use an app called BatteryBot to sound an alarm at 80% and 30%
John.
sauprankul said:
If you poke around these threads, you'll see that the defect rate is well over 3%. I'd say it's around 50% for gaps and camera tint.
The Cnet test phone was EXTREMELY lucky. The whole damn phone broke, taking the fall for the screen. I have no idea how that happened. For Samsung devices, though, the plastic bezel would get crushed and would take the fall from most angles, unlike the metal One, which will transfer nearly all the force to the body of the phone.
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Never base "general" statistics on forum threads. Most of the people on forums will have problems because most people who have problems go on forums to complain/find solutions. People who have no problems don't go on forums to say "my phone rocks" and those that do are flayed for it. So the people with problems are "infinitely better represented". A case of "the vocal minority".
In conclusion: even if 50% of people on forum have problems, it doesn't mean that the total number of problems so anywhere near that. It could just as well be around 3%.(not saying that it definitely is; might be a lot higher)
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sauprankul said:
If you poke around these threads, you'll see that the defect rate is well over 3%. I'd say it's around 50% for gaps and camera tint.
The Cnet test phone was EXTREMELY lucky. The whole damn phone broke, taking the fall for the screen. I have no idea how that happened. For Samsung devices, though, the plastic bezel would get crushed and would take the fall from most angles, unlike the metal One, which will transfer nearly all the force to the body of the phone.
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XDA forum threads do not make a good population sample. People who have problems are more vocal than people who do not. If you really think 50% of all of the Ones delivered to stores are defective...
The CNET phone was thrown from a moving vehicle at least 8 feet off the pavement, twice. It also bounced several times. I would hardly expect any unprotected phone to do better under the circumstances. You can also find other torture and drop tests where the One performed as well as could be expected or better.
The digitizer on the S4 extends right to the edge of the phone on all sides, so I doubt the bezel provides much protection unless the phone lands on its back. You'll also find a lot of complaints about fragility and spontaneous screen cracks in the S4 as well.
I'm not saying the One is a perfect phone. I'm just saying you don't get an accurate view of the failure rate from forums.
EDIT: I just wanted to make it clear the 3% number was simply an example. I don't know the One's real sales numbers or failure rate. I very much doubt the failure rate is anywhere close to 50% though.
Hesster said:
I'm not saying the One is a perfect phone. I'm just saying you don't get an accurate view of the failure rate from forums.
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I have to agree - most people don't bother to post on forums like these when they don't have a fault! When they do, the Google, find a thread, register, and then post to it, making some issues look more widespread than they actually are. You can go to *any* forum here for popular devices and find a very similar pattern, and the better a device sells, the more prevalent it will seem.
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Dave
It's a Li-Po battery so I think at least 2 years should be definitely possible I personally think we can get more than 3 years out of it because my HTC Desire (Li-Ion) lasted for 3 years, then I had to buy a new battery. I charged it whenever I want and how long I want
I don't pay attention on the charging cycles and several tipps, such as not charging beyond 80%. It's a phone and I simply hope that they construct it for lasting longer
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It's a Li-Po battery so I think at least 2 years should be definitely possible I personally think we can get more than 3 years out of it because my HTC Desire (Li-Ion) lasted for 3 years, then I had to buy a new battery. I charged it whenever I want and how long I want
I don't pay attention on the charging cycles and several tipps, such as not charging beyond 80%. It's a phone and I simply hope that they construct it for lasting longer
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Good to know it will only last 3 years so I won't be buying it.
I will look into the Xperia ZR which has removable battery or the S4 Mini etc. Even the Xperia SP looks really nice also.
Where I live these things are very expensive and I am not about to throw away a perfectly working phone in the space of 3 years time. An Xperia ZR can last me for the next 10 years because I will mostly be using it for web browsing and netflix mostly. And yeah casual gaming.
Phones now aren't like 10 years ago or even 4 years ago. Look at my ancient Athlon X2 CPU its really ancient and still I can play new games being released for PC on High Settings combined with my ancient Radeon HD 4870 card. So even modern computers can now last a very long time its not evolving the rate it used to. Same with phones they have now reached an acceptable level of power where you can keep them for a very long time to come
And if anything websites are getting more efficient with HTML 5 etc to use less processing power and to work faster. And I love to run my casual games to kill time also when I am in work doing nothing and waiting for a flight. $480 USD on Amazon for the ZR sounds good. Will cost me in total of $600 USD when it reaches my hand.
Should only take me 2 months at max to save this money.
I mean I don't go to clubs and waste money on alcohol nor do I smoke etc. I might aswell buy what makes me happy lol
I like to know that I can destroy my battery as much as I want and when it gives up all I have to do is swap in another one in 5 seconds and my phone is good as new once more.
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Good to know it will only last 3 years so I won't be buying it.
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No, I didn't say it'll only last 3 years I guess we can get more than 3 years out of it. It's only a guess, we have to wait until that date to know more about it
Yes, in Germany this phone is very expensive, too. I paid 561€, that's 751$... But I know that I won't have it for over 4 or 5 years even if the battery will last that long. There is so much progress in smartphone development, I don't want to know where the One will be in 4 years xD
yeah good point.
But even if I want to sell or give my phone to a family member say my little nephew later on when I upgrade, it would be nice to give him a phone that actually works and has a working battery.
So from what I have seen especially pricing. I am going with the Xperia ZR it fits my budget, and has everything I need including removable battery so I can have a spare to carry around with me also when one goes dead.
one question why do they make phones with non removable battery?
why not make it metal and make the battery removable?
john5220 said:
one question why do they make phones with non removable battery?
why not make it metal and make the battery removable?
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Argh, how to explain this with my bad English xD I'll try:
With a removable battery you always need a separate "room" where it'll be placed and as well a separate case. This will leads to consume more space so the design couldn't be that thin. But the most important point: If you'll use the space- where a removable battery fits - you can increase the volume of the battery itself which involve larger batteries with more capacity
And... Maybe an economical reason: The manufacturer will "bond" the consumer to their replacement/repair center if the battery is broken and has to be replaced.
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john5220 said:
yeah good point.
But even if I want to sell or give my phone to a family member say my little nephew later on when I upgrade, it would be nice to give him a phone that actually works and has a working battery.
So from what I have seen especially pricing. I am going with the Xperia ZR it fits my budget, and has everything I need including removable battery so I can have a spare to carry around with me also when one goes dead.
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I would recommend checking out the Xperia in person before you make your final decision. For me it came down to the ZR and the One. I really liked the rugged body on the Sony. I fish a lot and use a hydrographic map app that shows the depth of different bodies of water, so the water resistant and dustproof housing was a big bonus. I went with the One because the ZR uses a TFT screen similar to a laptop computer. The viewing angles and daylight visibility are horrible.
Google slashed $100 off the Nexus 4
So I am gonna buy the N4 for $200 USD unlocked. Thats a incredible price for such a phone so not gonna bother with $700 HTC anymore
The N4 is so cheap at $200 USD that I don't even care what happens to the battery I can buy back another phone heck by the time this battery goes bad it will have the updated ones that I won't care.
Heck I don't even care about selling back a N4 in 3 years. If I get 3 years I will toss it in the trash and buy a 2016 Nexus phone for he same $200
john5220 said:
Google slashed $100 off the Nexus 4
So I am gonna buy the N4 for $200 USD unlocked. Thats a incredible price for such a phone so not gonna bother with $700 HTC anymore
The N4 is so cheap at $200 USD that I don't even care what happens to the battery I can buy back another phone heck by the time this battery goes bad it will have the updated ones that I won't care.
Heck I don't even care about selling back a N4 in 3 years. If I get 3 years I will toss it in the trash and buy a 2016 Nexus phone for *the same $200*
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Rising industry costs and inflation.
Just saying.
Good thing about Nexii is that Google doesn't care about making that much of a profit on hardware. N4 is a great deal for 250. Don't buy the 8 gig. 3 gigs are prolly used up by system. Hell, the One has 7 gigs filled up when fresh out of the factory!
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Dear XDA Members,
Okay I want to buy this product, and I can't find reviews about it as opposed to the famous ZeroLemon Battery Extension.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8500mAh-Extended-Battery-Back-Case-Cover-For-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/181102485781?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a2a8ca115&_uhb=1
What's the issue with these? Why are they not popular? I get this with free delivery as opposed to ZeroLemon which adds up to about $65 for an extra 800mAh (I don't think that's worth it considering I won't be getting that till December according to Amazon and their shipping). I live in Australia.
Have a look at it, let me know what you think please.
electroking said:
Dear XDA Members,
Okay I want to buy this product, and I can't find reviews about it as opposed to the famous ZeroLemon Battery Extension.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8500mAh-Extended-Battery-Back-Case-Cover-For-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/181102485781?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a2a8ca115&_uhb=1
What's the issue with these? Why are they not popular? I get this with free delivery as opposed to ZeroLemon which adds up to about $65 for an extra 800mAh (I don't think that's worth it considering I won't be getting that till December according to Amazon and their shipping). I live in Australia.
Have a look at it, let me know what you think please.
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General rule of thumb: If anyone is claiming to squeeze a billion mAh into a standard or only slightly larger battery, it's a ripoff.
The battery isn't popular because it doesn't live up to it's claimed rating.
Even posting a link to it, some poor sap is going to buy it, give it a shot, and get ripped off for 28 hard earned dollars better spent on chewing gum or popcorn.
There are one or two other posters that have posted links to the same battery, and they all have few posts like this guy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494002
Then there's this battery which suspiciously looks just like that one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465295
Just a few samples pulled from the first 3 pages here. Stick with the reliable products. Might be more expensive, but they sure work well.
Thanks for the information... So the people getting them claim they see a difference, while others are denouncing their posts without trying them. I have no doubt the ZeroLemon one will last longer (it just seems like a much more solid product, its size alone is basically three times that of the original), I went through with it on amazon all the way until the final checkpoint and realized i'm paying $20 for delivery and it will take about a month at least before I receive it...
I'm sure this product claiming to be an 8500mAh battery isn't really 8500mAh... If people are getting a 4500mAh battery they would assume it's lasting twice longer when it's actually giving them a few extra hours of use, and it will probably degrade worse than the samsung one over time.
I wish I can find stock for the ZeroLemon one here in Australia but sadly I can't find any, so I might have to get this one and give it a review myself. It does look like it's double the thickness of the original, so hopefully it's double the life (at least for the first few months before it degrades and melts on my phone and burns it) lol
listen to apallohadas because he's absolutely correct here. vectron has also done tests with proper battery testing measures that show such batteries are rip offs as well. that's the one thing to note about chinese/foreign electronics...they can be rebranded far too easily because majority of the time it's the same company behind its production.
opasha said:
listen to apallohadas because he's absolutely correct here. vectron has also done tests with proper battery testing measures that show such batteries are rip offs as well. that's the one thing to note about chinese/foreign electronics...they can be rebranded far too easily because majority of the time it's the same company behind its production.
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Okay I'll take both of your words for it and not purchase this product.. I'll wait for the cover to come out for ZeroLemon (should be soon from what I've been reading) and might get that with the Rugged Cover.
If anyone who has purchased these batteries and would like to propose an alternative view to the current one, please feel free to comment.
Thanks again for the replies.
Does anyone know what it's worth? $$$$, I have everything including T-Mobile Box and extra unused leather bands. it has always had a screen protector, no scratches of any kind!
I'm kinda anal keeping my stuff better than new.
well, i bought mine new from office max on a sale for $79.98, so i dont think itll be worth more than that. Hope that helps!
Galaxy-Shadow said:
Does anyone know what it's worth? $$$$, I have everything including T-Mobile Box and extra unused leather bands. it has always had a screen protector, no scratches of any kind!
I'm kinda anal keeping my stuff better than new.
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I purchased a new neo from best buy for $129 for Christmas. It was a lemon the back was broke on it and it did not hold a charge. I did not notice the back was broken until I mistakenly took a shower with it and fried it.
I just bought a refurbished neo for $129 and I cannot believe the battery life on this one. It seems so much better than the other that was supposedly new but that look like the box was opened I checked at 12 p.m. 100% charge its now 4:42 and I'm at 93%
The previous neo couldn't even go 24 hours without charging I don't know what possessed me to do this again but the new one? I'm happy with so far.
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Droidatar said:
I purchased a new neo from best buy for $129 for Christmas. It was a lemon the back was broke on it and it did not hold a charge. I did not notice the back was broken until I mistakenly took a shower with it and fried it.
I just bought a refurbished neo for $129 and I cannot believe the battery life on this one. It seems so much better than the other that was supposedly new but that look like the box was opened I checked at 12 p.m. 100% charge its now 4:42 and I'm at 93%
The previous neo couldn't even go 24 hours without charging I don't know what possessed me to do this again but the new one? I'm happy with so far.
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I've noticed in when buying used equipment, That Battery life is not to be expected high if Battery charge cycles are many?
The Neo 2 has on board battery conditioning management in which if you don't charge it and off? so shouldn't affect battery quality.
You can even leave it on the charger for weeks without haveing to worry about overcharging, as it tops off when needed.
Some devices don't have a smart management of their batteries.
Pity, as all of them, should be considering most people don't know the
technical aspects in care for devices battery.
I think there is a way in reading the Neo's 2 battery cycles or quality before purchasing? The seller could take a picture to verify?
or take a lower price before buying?
But given you purchased it new? or maybe was a return as I've experienced that very thing with Best Buy with a Chromebook in which was already activated keeping me from getting Google Drive added memory for two years. I returned it for a 'New' one in which I setup at Best Buy to confirm this time it was truly new...
youdoofus said:
well, i bought mine new from office max on a sale for $79.98, so i dont think itll be worth more than that. Hope that helps!
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Yes Thanks,
I'm moving so have been gathering all my collection in devices over the past 40 years!
I even still have my KIM-1 6502 computer aka 1976 era, Apple Newtons and so on...
Galaxy-Shadow said:
I've noticed in when buying used equipment, That Battery life is not to be expected high if Battery charge cycles are many?
The Neo 2 has on board battery conditioning management in which if you don't charge it and off? so shouldn't affect battery quality.
You can even leave it on the charger for weeks without haveing to worry about overcharging, as it tops off when needed.
Some devices don't have a smart management of their batteries.
Pity, as all of them, should be considering most people don't know the
technical aspects in care for devices battery.
I think there is a way in reading the Neo's 2 battery cycles or quality before purchasing? The seller could take a picture to verify?
or take a lower price before buying?
But given you purchased it new? or maybe was a return as I've experienced that very thing with Best Buy with a Chromebook in which was already activated keeping me from getting Google Drive added memory for two years. I returned it for a 'New' one in which I setup at Best Buy to confirm this time it was truly new...
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Your right, it was probably not new. I should have taken back right away as the seal looked like it was carefully pried open and re-closed.
The clerk however told me it was the last one and I had wanted for so long and it was the same price as the refurbished...and I can't resist a sale.
So, you sound like you know how I should care for my neo battery. Should I top off if I'm going away or take charger with me and wait till its low, low, low %
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Galaxy-Shadow said:
Yes Thanks,
I'm moving so have been gathering all my collection in devices over the past 40 years!
I even still have my KIM-1 6502 computer aka 1976 era, Apple Newtons and so on...
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Lol, you could donate to the tech museum in San Jose. Or see if Apple wants to pay a million for it
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