Comparison between the original Nexus S 1500 mAh battery and the 1440 mAh Samsung battery
General settings:
- brightness set to maximum (100%)
- screen timeout set to maximum (30 mins)
- GPS ON / wireless networks ON (for Google Maps)
- Mobile Data ON
- 3G ON
- Sync ON (Contacts, GMail, Calendar, Reader + SiMi weather each 3 hours)
- WI-FI OFF
- Bluetooth OFF
Services running under the test (I'm not sure these DO have an impact on battery life, but just to be on the safe-side):
- SiMiClock
- 3G Watchdog
- other Android-specific services
Services cached under the test (again, i'm not really sure these count, but I wrote them down in case someone finds something weird or has questions):
- Android Agenda Widget
- Google Reader
- GTasks
- LED Light
- Brightness Level
- other essential Android-specific services
Testing conditions:
- Nexus S i9020-T version, 2.3.4 stock ROM, unlocked bootloader, stock recovery, stock kernel.
- each of the 2 batteries was plugged into the phone, charged till the phone said "Charging complete" (that meant 96% in each case), then discharged till 0%, until the phone shut down by itself.
- keep the screen ON at all times; yes, that means check every 30 mins (because of the screen timeout) and slide a finger across the screen to re-activate the 30 mins timeout timer AGAIN (and again... and again, etc. etc., every 30 mins).
- signal strength 11 asu (+/- 2 asu); check this in Status under About Phone.
- in each test, the phone was placed in the exact same place, it was not moved.
- sync was enabled, but I get emails like one per week, so the sync activity was very low (only Google Reader sync every hour).
- no activity on the phone whatsoever (phone calls in/out, sms in/out).
Battery performance comparison:
1500 mAh battery (top at 96%) = 2h 44mins (the original Nexus S battery)
1440 mAh battery (top at 96%) = 2h 26mins (the OEM Samsung 1440 mAh battery)
In each of the 2 tests, the battery % usage was:
- Display - 78%
- GPS - 14%
- gpsd - 5% (I never saw this thing until now; WTF is it ?!)
- Android System - 3%
Verdict:
Well, the OEM Samsung 1440 mAh battery didn't add up to the performance of the original 1500 mAh Nexus S battery, as I hoped, but it packed quite a punch. The difference between the 2 isn't all that bad in real life situation, but the ~20 mins difference out of a total of 3 hours could scare some people away. Anyway, if you compare it to other <1600 mAh 3rd party batteries out there, I think you will get better results with this one. And, furthermore, it's the cheapest one (I think) at only 5$. How can you ask for more when it's THAT cheap, and made by Samsung ?
In the end, I have to say that for 5$, this OEM Samsung 1440 mAh battery is quite a bang for the buck !
PS: I forgot to tell you where you could ACTUALLY buy one of these if you so desire. Just do a search on eBay for the original Nexus S battery MODEL NUMBER. (AB653850CA)
Additional INFO:
1. The test is a derivate from Ploone's comparison test from his topic over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058763 Thanks a lot man for the idea and for your video reviews !
2. I hope I was thorough enough. If some of you have questions, please, do ask, because maybe I have forgot something important.
3. Also, if you don't mind and have some spare time for this, could you please conduct the SAME test as I did to see some more results ? Because I still have the impression that my original 1500 mAh battery sucks. Thanks !
*Side-Note:
Ploone's review of the 1600 mAh Mugen Power battery indicated the following results:
3h 25 mins = 205 mins - 1600 mAh Mugen Power battery
4h 32 mins = 272 mins - 1500 mAh Nexus S battery
That's a ~1.327 ratio for the Nexus S battery.
From my comparison (yea, I know there are many variables changed in the testing methodology, but the ratio should stick with the batteries, despite the testing conditions):
2h 26 mins = 146 mins - 1440 mAh OEM Samsung battery
2h 44 mins = 164 mins - 1500 mAh Nexus S battery
That's a ~1.123 ratio for the Nexus S battery.
A greater ratio for the Nexus S battery means that it is more powerful than the opponent. So, because the ratio is smaller in the 1440 mAh Samsung comparison test than the ratio from Ploone's test, that should translate in the fact that the 1440 mAh battery is more powerful than the 1600 mAh battery. It's also 10 times cheaper (50$ vs 5$, aprox.), LOL ! (I'm not judging you, Ploone; I'm only judging that Mugen battery)
Nice review sir, thanks for mentioning me! Appreciated
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
As for the charging test, I tested the charge time for both batteries, from 0% until the phone said "Charging complete" (top at 96%); the results didn't vary too much (10mins difference), so I continued the test on the original battery:
1500 mAh battery - Nexus S 700 mA wall charger = 3h 30mins
1500 mAh battery - Nexus S 500 mA USB data cable = 5h 30mins
1500 mAh battery - after-market 1.000 mA wall charger = 3h 30mins
1440 mAh battery - after-market 1.000 mA wall charger = 3h 20mins (-10 mins compared to the 1500mAh) :
60% in 1h 30 mins
70% in 1h 50 mins
80% in 2h 15 mins
96% in 3h 20 mins
Also, I have to add that the 1.000 mA 3rd party wall charger acts like the original 700mA charger. Guess the charging algorithms prevent the Nexus from drawing more than 700 mA (as the original charger can supply). Or something like that. If someone has a better explanation, I'd love to hear it, I'm really curious.
thanks for the review! I wonder if any of the 1650mah batteries found in the new Samsung phones like Droid Charge, Samsung Infusion would fit inside nexus s. Now that would be an upgrade.
Thanks a lot lambda30, I was waiting for this review. I guess I will order one!
You're all welcome !
I think I'm gonna order another one in a month or two, just to have a spare one. At 5 bucks, it's totally worth it. And I'm gonna kill that sucker all day long, instead of being scared that my battery will die on me, like I used to do up until now.
Until now, I just had the brightness at around 20%, Gtalk offline most of the time, Google Reader syncing manual. Now I'm on 75% brightness all the time, everything syncing + Gtalk online all day/night long, no GPS usage, Wi-fi OFF, 3G data on all the time. On the 1440 mAh, it stays up for around 18h with about 2h 30 mins screen on time.
I just finish charging to 96% before going to bed, loose about 10% until morning, and after the day, at about 19:00, I will still have about 10-20% remaining. It's pretty decent.
lambda30 said:
You're all welcome !
Now I'm on 75% brightness all the time, everything syncing + Gtalk online all day/night long, no GPS usage, Wi-fi OFF, 3G data on all the time. On the 1440 mAh, it stays up for around 18h with about 2h 30 mins screen on time.
I just finish charging to 96% before going to bed, loose about 10% until morning, and after the day, at about 19:00, I will still have about 10-20% remaining. It's pretty decent.
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So are you really getting 18hrs with 75% brightness and 2:30hrs of screentime? I have the original 1500mah battery but I hardly get 10hrs with 40% brightness and 2:30hrs of screen time.(nothing else major). Am I doing something wrong ?
thanks for ur review!!! i m gonna order a couple =DDD
Aras87 said:
So are you really getting 18hrs with 75% brightness and 2:30hrs of screentime? I have the original 1500mah battery but I hardly get 10hrs with 40% brightness and 2:30hrs of screen time.(nothing else major). Am I doing something wrong ?
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Why would I lie?
If you don't trust me, do the exact same battery power test from my first post, then compare the results and share them with us. I'm pretty curious.
@ lambda30
Thanks for your research. I know what spare batteries to get now.
I bought two of those 1440 mah batteries from ebay, one for me and one for a friend. I actually received one 1440 mah battery and one 1500 mah battery (says the label). Needless to say, i kept the 1500 mah one and gave him the 1440 mah one (my price for placing the order, haha). I have to say though it performs just as well as the stock battery. While i haven't performed tests or anything, It's impossible to tell the batteries apart performance wise for everyday usage.
For those that don't want to gamble on getting a junk battery or waiting for delivery. Read Amazon reviews for quite a few unhappy customers. Radio Shack has replacement 1440 mAh for $19.99 with 1 year warranty.
http://radioshack.lenmar.com/RS/PS.aspx?OEM=Samsung&CatID=1&Model=AB653850CA&DID=RS
Wiley_11 said:
For those that don't want to gamble on getting a junk battery or waiting for delivery. Read Amazon reviews for quite a few unhappy customers. Radio Shack has replacement 1440 mAh for $19.99 with 1 year warranty.
http://radioshack.lenmar.com/RS/PS.aspx?OEM=Samsung&CatID=1&Model=AB653850CA&DID=RS
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Neah, it doesn't happen like that with this one. I've seen the reviews for this item on eBay. Furthermore, with 19.99$ you can get 3 of these and surely, even if 1 out of 3 is broken, you still have the other 2. So again, you just CAN'T go wrong with this purchase.
Furthermore again, I don't trust 3rd party batteries at all. See the 1600 mAh Mugen example from my first post, the one that Ploone reviewed.
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Neah, it doesn't happen like that with this one. I've seen the reviews for this item on eBay. Furthermore, with 19.99$ you can get 3 of these and surely, even if 1 out of 3 is broken, you still have the other 2. So again, you just CAN'T go wrong with this purchase.
Furthermore again, I don't trust 3rd party batteries at all. See the 1600 mAh Mugen example from my first post, the one that Ploone reviewed.
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Personally I'm going with the cheap OEM. I posted your thread on AndroidCentral and some people sniveled about used/old batteries.
Lithium batteries don't get to full capacity until 4 or 5 charge cycles so that might have had an impact on Ploones review. At PreCentral somline did some extensive tests on batteries and Mugen did pretty well. Here's a link to one that didn't do so well.
http://forums.precentral.net/palm-p...ttention-dont-buy-seidio-innocell-1350-a.html
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Lithium batteries don't get to full capacity until 4 or 5 charge cycles so that might have had an impact on Ploones review.
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Maybe. I'll contact Ploone to see what's up.
From his thread:
Ploone said:
Yes I did, the batteries came with instructions on how to condition and cycle them, so I did so 4 times (the amount they recommended)
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So that's not the case/problem.
@lambda thanks for your review.
Would you mind telling us the name of the eBay seller so we can get the same ones and avoid knockoffs?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
I've ordered several 1440 mah batteries from ebay and I can't really tell the difference from the the 1500...
Sent from my NS running NSCollab cuz I lost my tin cans and string....
Ebay
I have an ebay one being shipped out to me now. I will report back seller info if the battery turns out to be good / similar to stock.
Babydoll25 said:
I've ordered several 1440 mah batteries from ebay and I can't really tell the difference from the the 1500...
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Well this (and other reviews/comments) concludes my research. So I'm not just advertising the product/seller.
Personally, I bought it from "accessorymallonline". But, because it comes in a sealed bag, it doesn't really matter from which buyer you get it.
Is 1500 Mah battery the highest capacity for galaxy mini? And is it able to last the whole day?
RayQ1223 said:
Is 1500 Mah battery the highest capacity for galaxy mini? And is it able to last the whole day?
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No, 1500 mAh battery is not the highest for Galaxy Mini.
You can get a 1900 mAh and 2430 mAh battery from ebay.
I havent tried it myself but according to many other users it does actually prolong battery life and performance.
The time that the battery lasts is according to your period of usage and type of usage.
If you use your battery for navigation(GPS) or gaming any battery may well get over in half a day(if you use it continuously).
I bought 2430 mAh battery from eBay and it's absolutely useless, lasts the same of even less than the original.
It's not the highest one, maybe the most stable if u want to upgrade your battery. But be careful for buying that coz almost of them is fake
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I found this "2150mAh High Capacity Battery for HTC Wildfire G8 Legend G6". 6.99 € free shipping! (e b a y ^^)
I'm a bit sceptical towards this manufacturer specification, because it's very cheap although very high capacity, general product description etc.
Does anyone tested this Battery?
I just bought it and going to test the (real) capacity in a few days, when it's delivered.
Edit #1:
I use the stock Battery "BB0100" Li-Ion Polymer 1300 mAh. About 2 1/2 year old, daily charged.
There is another stock battery "BA S420" Li-Ion which supposed to be better than BB0100, but i haven't proved this.
My configuration: CPU 600 Mhz, max Brightness, official Cyanogenmod 7.2 stable. Regular Weather, Facebook, E-Mail updates + "avast! Mobile Security".
The battery was recalibrated at 100% charge.
Then i start "Battery Benchmark": "Full bench: "100% to lights out)"
(Battery Bench uses alternating GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, Networkdata, Screen on/off, CPU, to simulate smartphone usage. It loops until 0% and notes the operating time.)
Result: 06:26h
Edit #2:
Battery Benchmark from 100% to 0% = Result: 05:22h
This new Battery has a lower real capacity than the stock HTC 2 1/2 year old Battery!
HenryDE said:
I found this "2150mAh High Capacity Battery for HTC Wildfire G8 Legend G6". 6.99 € free shipping! (e b a y ^^)
I'm a bit sceptical towards this manufacturer specification, because it's very cheap although very high capacity, general product description etc.
Does anyone tested this Battery?
I just bought it and going to test the (real) capacity in a few days, when it's delivered.
Edit #1:
I use the stock Battery "BB0100" Li-Ion Polymer 1300 mAh. About 2 1/2 year old, daily charged.
There is another stock battery "BA S420" Li-Ion which supposed to be better than BB0100, but i haven't proved this.
My configuration: CPU 600 Mhz, max Brightness, official Cyanogenmod 7.2 stable. Regular Weather, Facebook, E-Mail updates + "avast! Mobile Security".
The battery was recalibrated at 100% charge.
Then i start "Battery Benchmark": "Full bench: "100% to lights out)"
(Battery Bench uses alternating GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, Networkdata, Screen on/off, CPU, to simulate smartphone usage. It loops until 0% and notes the operating time.)
Result: 06:26h
Edit #2:
Battery Benchmark from 100% to 0% = Result: 05:22h
This new Battery has a lower real capacity than the stock HTC 2 1/2 year old Battery!
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Maybe mugen is as better choice
HenryDE said:
I found this "2150mAh High Capacity Battery for HTC Wildfire G8 Legend G6". 6.99 € free shipping! (e b a y ^^)
I'm a bit sceptical towards this manufacturer specification, because it's very cheap although very high capacity, general product description etc.
Does anyone tested this Battery?
I just bought it and going to test the (real) capacity in a few days, when it's delivered.
Edit #1:
I use the stock Battery "BB0100" Li-Ion Polymer 1300 mAh. About 2 1/2 year old, daily charged.
There is another stock battery "BA S420" Li-Ion which supposed to be better than BB0100, but i haven't proved this.
My configuration: CPU 600 Mhz, max Brightness, official Cyanogenmod 7.2 stable. Regular Weather, Facebook, E-Mail updates + "avast! Mobile Security".
The battery was recalibrated at 100% charge.
Then i start "Battery Benchmark": "Full bench: "100% to lights out)"
(Battery Bench uses alternating GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, Networkdata, Screen on/off, CPU, to simulate smartphone usage. It loops until 0% and notes the operating time.)
Result: 06:26h
Edit #2:
Battery Benchmark from 100% to 0% = Result: 05:22h
This new Battery has a lower real capacity than the stock HTC 2 1/2 year old Battery!
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How many times have you cycled the new battery ie charged from flat to full? LiIon batteries usually need 2-3 full cycles before they reach full capacity .. give it a go and see how it goes after a few cycles..
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3 weeks tested now.
ranger4740 said:
How many times have you cycled the new battery ie charged from flat to full? LiIon batteries usually need 2-3 full cycles before they reach full capacity .. give it a go and see how it goes after a few cycles..
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I used it 3 weeks, but the capacity doesn't change. (no more, no less capacity)
That Mugen Battery is maybe better, but it costs 45$
So I got my 5G last Thursday and have been use it alongside my XS Max (so it is not primary phone). Ran down the battery to auto shutdown and fully charge to full with phone off. I have a DROK USB Type-C Digital Multimeter (Amazon: B07448SCN6) in the line during charging so it is measure from the outside and not a phone app. The meter will auto stop counting when current draw is less than 0.1 A or 0.03 A so battery is guaranteed 100% full. The charger is an Anker 4-ports charger with IQ-something that doesn’t support quick changing on 5G so charging is limited to 5V 2.4 A max although the phone stayed below 1.2 A most of the time.
1st charge: 4:30 to charge 3790 mAh / 18.97 Wh
2nd charge: 3:35 to charge 3890 mAh / 20 Wh
Both numbers are quite below the 4500 mAh typical number on the actual battery so I test charging the 8 months old XS Max and it took 2:39 to charge 3120 mAh / 15.65 Wh. The phone turn itself on after plugging in and draw a constant 0.1 A (over 0.03 A phantom draw) after fully charging so I deducted 100 mAh from the 3120 number to 3020 mAh. That’s reasonable as XS Max’s battery is rated at 3174 mAh and losing 150 mAh after 8 months is not bad.
I’ll continue to monitor future charging to see if the number gets better but 600-700 mAh off rating is a lot. I know people in S10+ forum complaining about charging app giving them 3600-3800 mAh figures but that from an app and not an actual in-line meter. Hopefully it improves to at least 4300 mAh
I have 4235 mAh on mine based on 36 charges, it has always been around that on every charge, so definitely not 4500mAh. However the battery lasts longer than on the P30 Pro by a good amount, so I am OK with that. I would feel shortchanged if it were the reverse.
I have been using Accubattery Pro, and I believe it said initially that the phone's capacity was 4300 mAh. I manually changed its capacity to 4,500 mAh as advertised, but it's never been over 4,300 by its measurements. It's showing that its at 4277 capacity now after 34 charges. I have accidentally fallen asleep with it on the charger twice and let it charge to 100%. Every other charge session has been to 80% (+/- 2-3%). I'm a pretty heavy user, and I've only been close to powering off once at the end of the day, and that's after a charge to 80%. I've been pretty fortunate. I will say that I did not have the same success with the S10+ I had for a week or so before I returned it to pre-order the S10 5G.
After one year use I am now at 3,601 mAh
What's everyone else at?
Although I use Accubattery app
I don't think its estimate of battery health or capacity is particularly accurate.
The app states that it estimates capacity.
It estimates mine as approximately 3600 mAh
Bought Aug 2018
Manufactured 21 Aug 2018
never trust the battery apps for how much % i have on my battery , apple have that but thats way out my x says 93% but still gives me the same screen on time as when i bought it , by unplugging the battery and plugging it back in the iphone now says 100% , with my note 9 i still get over 8 hours screen on time , all these apps on batteries do is count the full battery cycles and deducts the % over time , the best way to check any battery is by your screen on time , if its good then theres nothing to worry about
What did it show from the start? When I first got my phone, it calculated that my capacity was around 3400 mah. I actually managed to change the battery on the warranty and now it says estimated 3800 mah. An improvement, but not really what I was expecting...
3782 here.