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SafPWR Fusion 2 Case

I picked up the SafPWR Fusion 2 case today from AT&T. My usage so far hasn't been wearing the battery out, but it is an 1800ma case that goes with the original 1600. So that should be enough power to sync everything like a madman, and screen at 100%. lol
Will update after a couple of days to let you know what it is like.

can you post pics of it on your phone.. curious to see how much extra it adds to it.

shogunmark said:
can you post pics of it on your phone.. curious to see how much extra it adds to it.
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More than double thicknes. Not for me...
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More than double thicknes. Not for me...
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Yuck... I didn't know it was that thick.

It isn't twice as thick, but it is pretty damn thick.
It is heavy, I can tell you that (with the phone). Without the phone you think, hey this isn't to heavy. LOL.
Still deciding if I am going to keep it.

I have been using this case since I bought my vivid over a month ago. It definitely adds some bulk to it, but it also does a good job protecting the Phone. It doesn't look/ feel like it would be very useful as drop protection, but I have dropped the phone multiple times on hard surfaces (I am 6'3") and the case has taken all the damage.
As for the 1800mah battery in the case, I have been less than satisfied. I almost feel that it was a typo and should have said 800mah. When my phone hits under 20% I turn the case on, if I am not using the phone at all while the case charges it, I can get it from 20, to about 80-90% before the case runs out of juice. If I am using the phone moderately while the case charges it, I am lucky to see a 30% improvement before the case goes dead 1-2 hours later.
I will say though, that if I let it charge from the case in my pocket, and do not use the phone, it DOES charge pretty fast from 20 to 80-ish percent.
If I want to use MHL, I have to remove the phone from the case, but I believe it works for data sync, etc in the case.
I plan on continuing to use this case as it hasn't let me down yet, and the extra battery life (though not 1800mah worth) is definitely a life saver.
Just my short review. Hope it helps!

CCL X10 said:
I have been using this case since I bought my vivid over a month ago. It definitely adds some bulk to it, but it also does a good job protecting the Phone. It doesn't look/ feel like it would be very useful as drop protection, but I have dropped the phone multiple times on hard surfaces (I am 6'3") and the case has taken all the damage.
As for the 1800mah battery in the case, I have been less than satisfied. I almost feel that it was a typo and should have said 800mah. When my phone hits under 20% I turn the case on, if I am not using the phone at all while the case charges it, I can get it from 20, to about 80-90% before the case runs out of juice. If I am using the phone moderately while the case charges it, I am lucky to see a 30% improvement before the case goes dead 1-2 hours later.
I will say though, that if I let it charge from the case in my pocket, and do not use the phone, it DOES charge pretty fast from 20 to 80-ish percent.
If I want to use MHL, I have to remove the phone from the case, but I believe it works for data sync, etc in the case.
I plan on continuing to use this case as it hasn't let me down yet, and the extra battery life (though not 1800mah worth) is definitely a life saver.
Just my short review. Hope it helps!
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I was worried about this. I am trying to figure out if I am going to keep it. I really like the way the Speck case looks, and that is what I was going to get. I ended up getting the battery case, and the one that looks like a tire with a leather back. They had the otter, but I just didn't like it. But I can never make up my mind with cases and phones lol.

Well, I just boxed it back up. I had it on the charger for like three hour and the phone wasn't fully charged and neither was the case. Case was only half charged. DO you have to charge them separately? Or can you charge both the phone and the case at the same time.

I have this case. If you let the phone and battery case die you have to charge them separately. ( the actual inst. Booklet that came with it tells you.) as far as feel the phone itself is to me a little too thin. The case feels great after the first couple days. I will say this they give you an extra top piece wherd the earphone jack goes for a reason. Mine broke the first week so be careful!
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I would love to see a picture of what the phone looks like with the case on it

I would too. I recently ordered the OtterBox Defender. I think I would rather have the protection over the extra battery life though. I already had to get the phone repaired after it fell out of my pocket while I was jogging...

I got this case also, too heavy and thick for my liking. It barely made it through half a day. I can do without
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I had this safpwr2 case and it is big and I maybe get only about two hours of additional.battery life out of it with heavy usaage. I.got it for $50 and it still isn't worth it imo
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I just bought the Safepwr today from the Local AT&T store for $50. I love it, my inspire had the PowerSkin and this is so much better. Usualy by this time tonight, I have my phone on the charger, it is still fully charged with only half gone off the Safepwr. This alone is giving me twice the battery life.
Just fyi,
I hated the feel of the Vivid compared to the inspire, Long and very hard for me to use the keyboard, with this case it feels real good.

Initially, you have to charge the case with out the phone inserted. Mine took about 4 hours. Make sure that the phone is fully charged. It works great. The case continuously charges the phone. The phone charge icon comes on, when the phone is below full charge. I understand that it is thicker than the phone alone, but you are pretty much adding another battery.
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Well, I just boxed it back up. I had it on the charger for like three hour and the phone wasn't fully charged and neither was the case. Case was only half charged. DO you have to charge them separately? Or can you charge both the phone and the case at the same time.
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So is it worth the money?
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Kurrytacos said:
So is it worth the money?
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IMO, no. I think you're better off with Mugen extended battery. The Mugen lasted longer for me without as much bulk.
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I bought this case for my Vivid on eBay for 15$. I thought it might be a knockoff, but so far everything looks legit. I've yet to try it because this came in before the Vivid (still waiting for my phone to be delivered )
Btw I know this is an OLD topic but just wanted to add my 2 cents in case anyone else is thinking about the case. From what I've read it seems there's a specific way to use the case to get the most out of it.
Will post back for the sake of anyone interested

Callmate 3800 mAh Charging Case Flip Cover For Note 2

Any Reviews on this case Callmate 3800 mAh Charging Case Flip Cover For Note 2 .
I am thinking of buying this from here
ttp://www.snapdeal.com/product/callmate-3800-mah-charging-case/684492
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I only found one video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWs_UKrHbkU
If any of you have this case please do let me know..

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I can understand the need to occasionally want to extend the battery life of your Note II. Camping trip, road trip… However I wonder if this is the best solution. I don't know how much the case costs or what it weighs but think that maybe buying one or two extra batteries would be a better option. It would probably be a cheaper option and one that would not ruin the form factor of your Note II

The point is not cost.. But protection +convenience +handiness..
Buying an extra battery is not a problem but opening the back cover all the time to change the batter is.. The cover gets loosened up after few times.. And if one uses back cover or any sort of cover you need to peel of two layers to get to battery...I am just trying to know how reliable these cases are.. Extended battery is also a solution though

I've gone the extra batteries and found it to be much more of a hassle than a convenience. Now that I carry multiple phones (Blackberries, HTCs), carrying batteries for my phones is out of the question. I found that carrying battery Power Banks solved my problem.
http://www.yoobao.com/en/product.asp?lgy_b=143

http://www.ebay.com/itm/35065512800...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I know someone who got that one above, $20 shipped without front flip cover, and it looks almost identical to the one from your link. From what I heard it works perfectly, especially charging N2 battery while phone is idle. But when you are actively using the phone, charging is at slower rate than discharging (only 500mA output). For $20 its a good "backpack" battery charger without a need to remove original battery/cover.

They have the case the op is talking about on ebay for $39 and some change. They have black, white, and a bundle package. The bundle package is cheaper then buying the battery case by itself. I searched for, "extended battery case for galaxy note 2" from the ebay app on my phone.
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I bought one of ebay. The first one I received wouldn't work, so I returned it. Luckily they replaced it in a couple of days.
The new one works, but it is definitely a trickle charge. Using battery monitor widget, or showed a net charge rate of about 450-500 ma/h when the screen was left off for about 15 minutes. With the screen on and moderately heavy usage, it would still charge, but only showed a net gain of 150ma/h. I havent tried it with gps on or anything really battery intensive.
It does add some bulk but not a huge amount. The case/battery seems pretty well made but the flip cover has a mucv cheaper feel than the back does.
I usually don't use it day to day, but it came in really handy on a recent camping trip. I was able to charge my phone back while it was in my pocket while I was away from an electrical outlet.
I have about $35 or so in it, after buying one and shipping back the faulty one. I think it's worth it overall, but expect a trickle charge from it

Xpal Powerskin on ebay 17.99 (used)

I have wanted a Powerskin for my phone but i am cheap so i've been waiting to find one for a low price.
Used ones have just been listed for $17.99 and i just ordered one.
Xpal Powerskin Portable Battery Case For Motorola Atrix HD - $17.99

It came today, and it looks like new, i thought the case might be beat up or something considering the picture on ebay.

Can u share us the performance of the battery case?
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ryuben2k said:
Can u share us the performance of the battery case?
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I've been charging it for 16 hours now and its at 3 blue dots which represents 75% , it was at 2 dots when it arrived...so 50%-75% took forever, i'm hoping once i get it fully charged it doesn't take this long to fully charge it next time.

Thats a long charge time
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ryuben2k said:
Thats a long charge time
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Yeah it was, but it finally made it to 100%, so i am letting my phone battery get really low then i'll use the powerskin to charge it then see how long it takes to charge the powerskin the next time.
The main reason i got the powerskin was to save my charger port, i have been paranoid that it's going to break because it feels loose when i stick my charger in sometimes.
The battery in the powerskin is a backup that i'll hardly ever need and if i keep my ritual of charging my phone while sleeping... keeping the powerskin full wont be an issue .. even with insane recharge time.

My power cord is super loose too, but if I try it with samsung/nokia cord, its perfect.
So make sure its not cord problem.

I can't wait to hear how well this case works. I can drain my battery pretty quick and this is the quickest way for me to keep this phone going. Once you get some testing done I'd love to see the results.

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I can't wait to hear how well this case works. I can drain my battery pretty quick and this is the quickest way for me to keep this phone going. Once you get some testing done I'd love to see the results.
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Well the first charge took liker 24 hours when it was full i had my phone at 35% and used the case battery to see how much it would charge my phone.... it charged my phone 40% pretty fast and then was totally dead.
The second charge didn't take 24 hours.. i think it took like 6 hours maybe ,i was asleep so i cant be sure.
So basically the battery in the case is like a backup or last resort.. I turn it on if i really need that 40% otherwise i keep the case battery off and charge my phone through the case at the end of the day.

skuly said:
Well the first charge took liker 24 hours when it was full i had my phone at 35% and used the case battery to see how much it would charge my phone.... it charged my phone 40% pretty fast and then was totally dead.
The second charge didn't take 24 hours.. i think it took like 6 hours maybe ,i was asleep so i cant be sure.
So basically the battery in the case is like a backup or last resort.. I turn it on if i really need that 40% otherwise i keep the case battery off and charge my phone through the case at the end of the day.
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Thats good for me because for some reason I always get to the end of the work day look at my battery and realize holy cow I've used up almost my whole battery. A quick speed charge to keep it going in case I have to stop at the store or pick up food I don't have to fear my phone dying. Normally I keep a car charger in my car but that ones in the shop, with my charger >.<. Thanks for the great info keep me posted on everything about it, I'd love to know more about it cause user reviews are better than "professional" reviews

Well like i said before i mainly got the powerskin because it plugs into the charger port and basically makes a new charger port..it saves/protects the phones charger port.
I have a 7k mah powerbank but my batterylife on cm10.3 is really good and i don't play games or surf the net or do much of anything on my phone so battery isn't an issue for me.
There are keychain powerbanks and such that probably would be better then getting the case just for a little extra power.
As for the case design and weight, it makes the phone a little heavy and bulky but about the same as the case i used to use, i stopped using a case awhile back because i love how the phone feels in my hand without a case, so light and slim, but its worth it to save my charger port.
@souljaboy It might just be my charger not fitting right in my phone anymore but i feel safer using the powerskin.

I'll check out some powerbanks as well cause I use the hell out of this poor phone of mine and I might end up needing something maybe a little stronger. Any brands you may recommend?

I bought a 7k mah powerbank off ebay for $16

You can do the maxx mod too, it seems pretty decent.

I"m way too much of a scaredy cat when it comes to opening up my phone. That and the wife would kill me if I messed up my phone

can you take a side pic and show how fat it makes the phone?

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Wow that's a beautiful kevlar back where did you get it
Yours seems to have a gloss finish
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It's ghost armor. Whole body screen protector basically with carbon fiber for the back and sides with a clear over the top. What they call snake skin.
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deeje00 said:
It's ghost armor. Whole body screen protector basically with carbon fiber for the back and sides with a clear over the top. What they call snake skin.
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Thanks I'll look into that ,I like the touches it has
Any specific name brand do you recommend
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Battery Case JuicePack like Mophie or others?

Is there some kind of case & battery combined that will give the LG G2 extra juice?
I know there are external power batteries which you can connect though USB but I am looking for something without wires. I do not want to add too much like the expandable batteries, just enough. My reason is for travel purposes when you don't have time to charge in a wall outlet or have a wire sticking out of your pocket just to charge it.

I would love if mophie did one but this phone isn't popular enough
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reno55 said:
I would love if mophie did one but this phone isn't popular enough
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yeah, and that's sad. I also would love to have the lifeproof case but it think it is impossible also.

How about this. http://www.phonesuit.com/phonesuit-flex-pocket-charger-android-smartphones
DC out is only 1A though so I think it would do the slow charging. Also this seems really overpriced

Heat issues with wireless charging?

I dug around in here, and haven't found a thread discussing this particular issue, so I'm starting one to discuss with anyone who's interested. I recently found a decent deal for a plastic battery cover with a qi sticker included on Amazon (from China) for $20, so I tried it out. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014KQXR4A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00) While the battery cover is really high quality (and honestly is worth the $20 alone), and I was able to get it to charge successfully on 2 out of my 3 wireless chargers, the phone gets REALLY hot while charging. It sits at around 40-41 degrees celcius while charging. And it doesn't cool down much after reaching 100%. It lowers a little bit, but still sits at around 35 degrees celcius while just maintaining 100% charge. I would really love to be able to let it just sit on my desk all day while maintaining 100% charge, but am really concerned with the heat shortening the lifespan of the phone.
If shortening the lifespan of the phone were my only issue, I guess I could live with it. But yesterday it got so hot that the phone froze up entirely, and I had to remove the battery to reboot it. And when it came back up, the wallpaper was changed, which I found was odd.
So I'd like to hear reports from others who have purchased qi stickers or backs, and see a link to the particular part, and how it has fared in the heat department. I'm curious to know if it's just this qi sticker, or if wireless charging on these phones will heat them up like this no matter which sticker is used. Wondering if LG just couldn't get it to function without heating up, and that's why they decided not to include it from the factory. Including a poll, not sure how informative it will be.
Thanks in advance for your input.
P.S. For anyone wondering why I didn't just purchase a qi sticker instead of the whole back and everything, two reasons. First, I got the leather back, which I really don't like, and have had my eyes out for a cheap plastic back replacement, even offering to swap my leather back for someone elses plastic back. The leather doesn't fit all the cases I like, and seems like it's going to start showing bad wear and tear. Second, I was hoping to not have to fit the sticker myself, was hoping for an out of the box solution. However, that was screwed when the back I bought came with the sticker not installed anyway lol.
Edit: Just realized I should have made the poll multiple choice since I added the freezes or crashes option. Oops.

I purchased the entire gambit: circle case, generic QI sticker and Newisdom upgraded chip. I had minimal issues with the circle case but ultimately I just didn't like how it fit so I went with the generic QI. On my Itian charger I have no issues what so ever, I bought a Captain America Qi charger on eBay for $10 and it will charge for a little while and then overheat the phone and charger.
Truthfully I've had nothing but problems with the Newisdom sticker, especially with Spigen case, I regret purchasing it. My generic one works pretty flawlessly regardless of the scenarios.
I think at the end of the day what matters most is the charger, a good charger works pretty seamlessly.
Thanks!

Wireless charging any phone will get it hot or warm. That's the downside of wireless charging.

larrydp said:
I purchased the entire gambit: circle case, generic QI sticker and Newisdom upgraded chip. I had minimal issues with the circle case but ultimately I just didn't like how it fit so I went with the generic QI. On my Itian charger I have no issues what so ever, I bought a Captain America Qi charger on eBay for $10 and it will charge for a little while and then overheat the phone and charger.
Truthfully I've had nothing but problems with the Newisdom sticker, especially with Spigen case, I regret purchasing it. My generic one works pretty flawlessly regardless of the scenarios.
I think at the end of the day what matters most is the charger, a good charger works pretty seamlessly.
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Thanks for the input. I've got three fairly decent chargers, and it gets hot on all of them. While the Galaxy S3's we have only get slightly warm while charging, and completely while maintaining. And they have decent $10 coil stickers in them.

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Wireless charging any phone will get it hot or warm. That's the downside of wireless charging.
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This is not true, at least for OEM phones. I know the Galaxy S6 which has qi charging built in doesn't get warm at all. And the two Galaxy S3's we have which had qi capability, but we had to add qi coil stickers to them, only get slightly warm while charging, not even close to what my G4 gets to. And completely cool while maintaining. And I would be totally fine if it got a bit warm while charging. It is kind of to be expected. But my phone is not just getting warm. It's getting HOT. Really hot. And it doesn't cool down much while maintaining.

Way to hot
I recently bought a qi wireless charging pad from a major store will at work for my galaxy s7, first morning phone real hot and battery 0% life. Thought I had did something wrong. 2nd morning woke up late and grabbed phone and threw it because it was burning hand, stunk like burned electronics and was steaming. It had zero battery and was about 50 when laid on it. Dealing with manufacture now and trying to get my phone fixed or repaired. 2 months old and never an issue with heat even with fast charge. Anybody have this issue? If it was on longer I know it would of melted or who knows.

mines get hot around 43 celcious. or less i havent use it in a while as weather here its still hot.