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Extended battery for original Droid?

Can the part MOTDRD2BATXW fit with the original Droid or should I stick to the Seidio slim battery instead?

I read that it does on a post. got to a verizon store and try it out. i have not personally tried either.
I saw a review that most of the aftermarket batteries fall short of claimed out put. buyer beware.

I am using a Droid 2 Extender battery in my Droid 1, and have been for months. I haven't noticed any issues yet, just keep in mind that you have to use the Droid 2 back cover (and it will be a tight fit).

Just have to use the extender battery door, because the extended battery (1850 mAh) is about 1.5 millimiters thicker.

what is its price?

milestone ?
HI Does anyone know if this works on milestone ?
It should right ?

Tun.ko
Any update with the Tun.ko?

chinbhat said:
HI Does anyone know if this works on milestone ?
It should right ?
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Yes the extended battery should work on the Motorola Milestone as well

hello all..
where i could buy this extended battery?
can i us this on milestone?

ppc_dan said:
I am using a Droid 2 Extender battery in my Droid 1, and have been for months. I haven't noticed any issues yet, just keep in mind that you have to use the Droid 2 back cover (and it will be a tight fit).
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So you use the extended on the droid 1. the battery fits but you have to use the droid 2 back? Will it still work in the dock and car dock? or does it stick out? also were did you buy it? thanks!

There are complete replacement sets on ebay including the needed battery door... and a bit more power: About 2300 mAH: http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Droid-...624689435?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item2a0e12091b

a user on our german android forums (android-hilfe.de) had conducted a series of tests on these "extended" batteries and has (to sum it up) proven them to be pretty much pointless. the mAh value printed on is a lie to say the least, and the added bulk and need for a new battery cover drives the price up to a point where you´d simply be better off (cheaper and in terms of battery life) with an additional "normal" battery.
would explain why there seems to be virtually NOBODY that is using these extended hulks of a battery ^^

I think an original BP7X motorola battery can really boost the duration...

xenosapien213 said:
a user on our german android forums (android-hilfe.de) had conducted a series of tests on these "extended" batteries and has (to sum it up) proven them to be pretty much pointless. the mAh value printed on is a lie to say the least, and the added bulk and need for a new battery cover drives the price up to a point where you´d simply be better off (cheaper and in terms of battery life) with an additional "normal" battery.
would explain why there seems to be virtually NOBODY that is using these extended hulks of a battery ^^
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I use extended batteries constantly on my CDMA HTC Hero200 and on my Moto Droid 1. They last a great deal longer and yes they do make the phones look like a brick but it makes up for it in the time the phone can stay on longer. I'm in the military and my Hero stays on for 2-3 days without needing a recharge if I'm not constantly messing with it. If I'm actively doing things with the phone it draws more power. Also if you leave the GPS and Wi-Fi on it draws more power. Everything makes a difference. Close all apps you don't need running and shut down anything not needed for longer battery life. Overall,for 10 dollars on EBay you can't beat it,I'll make that user on the German Android Forums look like a chump when it comes to batteries.

I bought the extended battery a few weeks after getting my D3. Typically, I get more than 24 hours to a charge. That's with quite a bit of texting, phone calls and surfing. The battery comes with a new back cover for the phone.

deygun said:
hello all..
where i could buy this extended battery?
can i us this on milestone?
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You can find one here particularly for milestone 3300mAh [HLI-A855XL]
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-milestone-with-battery-in-black-3300mah.html

With the BP7X battery being around 1 to 1.5mm thicker can you just remove the sticky sponge pad on the back of the Droid/Milestone battery panel? I'm hoping that works as the pad itself is around 1mm thick and is there to fill a recess and push against the battery.

[Q] What kind of battery life could I expect under minimal use?

I'm currently using an old LG Ally, and its age is getting to me. ARMv6 means developers are loathe to support it, 128mb of RAM is a tight fit, Froyo has its myriad limitations, there's no unofficial support for the phone anymore, etc. It was a good phone, for the price, but its heyday has passed, and I need more power for when I occasionally need entertainment whilst out and about.
So, after looking at the available choices (of which there are sadly few when a physical keyboard is a requirement), I'm thinking about grabbing a Droid 4 off a certain auction site, to replace my Ally. One major concern I have, though, is battery life; particularly while standing by. At the moment my Ally can easily standby with occasional usage nearly a week without needing a charge, with the following conditions true:
Gtalk and Checkin nonsense disabled
Auto-brightness customized to only provide needed brightness (e.g. not instantly blaring to 100% in normal lighting conditions)
Data connections off/voice only, GPS off most of the time
Minimal background apps
Of course, extended use of the screen or anything utilizing partial wakelocks tends to cut that time significantly, but time in-use compared to standing by, the phone spends far more time standing by.
So. Given the above usage and applicable settings, how long could I reasonably expect the Droid 4's battery to last? Would I actually be downgrading in terms of time between charges, like some of what I've read suggests?

Don't really know, over 24 hours, if running stock ROM or a modified stock with all unused apps disabled.
If I remember correct I got a several days, when I had forgotten it was on, but was not activated on a carrier.
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Hmm. On the Ally, the primary power draw is the screen, with the awake cpu and wifi coming in second and third respectively. Are the main draws the same on the d4, or is the power inefficiency coming from somewhere else?

Just look at the specs
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/LG-Ally_id4498
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-DROID-4_id6431
Specs Ally / Droid 4
Battery: 1500 mAh / 1785 mAh
Processor:Single core, 600 MHz, ARM11/Dual core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Talk time: 7.50 hours / 12.50 hours
Stand-by time: 20.8 days / 8.5 days
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The power inefficiency is coming from the 4 times faster processor and only 15% more battery.

I wouldn't think it would make that profound of a difference, though; the CPU should be offline for the majority of the time when the device is idling with the screen off.
I'd also assume that the 4x faster processor wouldn't use 4x or more the power, even with two cores, considering it's both newer (advancements in general processing efficiency can be assumed) and on a smaller process (45nm vs 65nm).
It's looking more like a problem of how it's used, rather than the hardware itself (though the battery is, as you point out, piddly for the device specs it's running). I'm tempted to pick one up now just to see how long I can get it to last.
I'd noticed the official standby time that you quoted before I started the thread, though, and considering those times are generally greatly inflated...it's a little worrying.

First I would disable all know safe to remove bloatware see
Disabled app/bloatware list
There are 71 apps in the list, some may require rooting to remove/disable
or
try a modified stock rom like
[ROM]D4 stock De-Odexed JB 98.72.18

Wow, 71. That's an exceptional amount of garbage.
I probably would have gone and used CM 10/11 or a ROM based on them, is CM not stable enough to use over a stock derivative on this phone?

Cm does not get as good of battery life as stock jellybean
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Ah, I see. Modified stock it is, then.
Guess I'll look into picking a d4 up to play with. Thank you for the information and your time.

if it helps you get a general idea (using the extended gold battery) i can probably get a day and a half of stand by time and i always have LTE enabled. this is using CM11. you can probably get 2 days or so if youre not using data but dont take my word for it. the screen has been the biggest battery hog for me and i keep my brightness at 10%~ most of the time. i highly recommend you look into an extended battery because the stock is pretty weak. the gold extended one is around 15 dollars while the mugen is 90~? dollars but mugens battery is way better with the only drawback being its massive size which can be a benefit to some people depending on how you plan to use the phone

I have everything "enabled". WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 4G. In short: My phone is running at maximum potential. With that being said... on Standby, it lasts about 24 hours. ~4 hours with the screen on and the phone actually being used.
You don't really notice it if you're like me and never use the damned thing, but I'd suggest grabbing an external battery, if you can. It's definitely an upgrade from the LG Ally. I used to have that phone, myself...

Thanks for the replies, guys. I've actually bought a D4 and am currently waiting while the seller takes their sweet time getting it into the mail. Pretty eager to get my hands on it, it's been a while since I've had some new (well, to me) tech to play with.
Jishkah said:
I have everything "enabled". WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 4G. In short: My phone is running at maximum potential. With that being said... on Standby, it lasts about 24 hours. ~4 hours with the screen on and the phone actually being used.
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What ROM do you use?
The lack of screen-on time really doesn't surprise me...the whole TFT display/fairly quick processor/small battery combination and all, and the assorted radios take a fair chunk. Still, it doesn't bother me all that much, as I'm already used to the Ally's fairly mediocre screen-on life. Quite the contrary, really; if I can get the same life out of it at much greater performance levels, I'll be pretty satisfied.
Puppymang said:
if it helps you get a general idea (using the extended gold battery) i can probably get a day and a half of stand by time and i always have LTE enabled. this is using CM11. you can probably get 2 days or so if youre not using data but dont take my word for it. the screen has been the biggest battery hog for me and i keep my brightness at 10%~ most of the time. i highly recommend you look into an extended battery because the stock is pretty weak. the gold extended one is around 15 dollars while the mugen is 90~? dollars but mugens battery is way better with the only drawback being its massive size which can be a benefit to some people depending on how you plan to use the phone
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Hmm, not terrible, but not especially good either considering the below. I have a few ideas to try for stretching the battery out, and am planning on trying both modified stock and various CM flavors, so we'll see.
Are you talking about this battery?
I was under the impression that any battery larger than stock would need a different backplate to fit (though to be quite honest, without handling the phone I haven't gotten much of an impression as to the various dimensions of it)...if that's not the case, I'll definitely look into grabbing the gold battery.
Just how much room is left with it installed? Is there still enough room to, say, slip an inductive charging receiver in there?

Septfox said:
Are you talking about this battery?
I was under the impression that any battery larger than stock would need a different backplate to fit (though to be quite honest, without handling the phone I haven't gotten much of an impression as to the various dimensions of it)...if that's not the case, I'll definitely look into grabbing the gold battery.
Just how much room is left with it installed? Is there still enough room to, say, slip an inductive charging receiver in there?
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That battery is same physical size as stock, just rated higher.
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sd_shadow said:
That battery is same physical size as stock, just rated higher.
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...how?
Maybe I'm just having one of those moments here, but the last I was aware of, there was a fairly consistent relationship between capacity and size/weight when it comes to li-ion batteries. I don't see how they could possibly be getting 50%+ more capacity out of the same footprint without utilizing recent advances in anode construction (unlikely) or using li-po and utilizing wasted space in the casing (not advertised as such, and a third or so of the casing being empty seems unlikely). nevermind, I thought the D4 was using a traditional plastic-encased li-ion.
I hate to call BS on something another member is apparently having some success with, but it doesn't seem possible :\

as stated by sd_shadow its the same size as the stock battery but keep in mind that the gold battery does not come with the sticky glue that holds it against the phone and in my case the backplate is fairly easy to come off and i dont think its very good for the battery to be hanging from the flex cable thats screwed into the phone.
the 99 dollar one by mugen power is way bigger and they provide the modified backplate with the battery so you dont have to worry about that unless you plan on getting clothes for your phone
if you get the official wireless charging backplate then you will not be able to use any clothes on your phone because its thicker than the stock one.

Ehh, problem being that I'm not really interested in spending another $100 for a battery on a phone that can be had for around $30-$40 used.
I'm hoping to work out some way to quickly swap batteries, so I can just carry a spare with me. I like to think I'm decently crafty, and I have way too much time on my hands these days, so...we'll see once I eventually get my hands on it.
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if you get the official wireless charging backplate then you will not be able to use any clothes on your phone because its thicker than the stock one.
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I don't generally put anything on my phones anyway, aside from the mandatory Skinomi screen film. Regardless, what I had in mind was doing this, possibly reworked to add poppable connectors instead of hard-soldered connections.
Not really interested in overpaying for Motorola's monstrosity of a solution when there's a much more elegant option available.

there isnt really an easy way to have a backup battery on the droid 4 thats easy to swap unlike say droid 3 where you can easily pop the cover off and swap batteries. the battery on droid 4 is screwed in by 2 small screws and if you lose em your phone probably wont work until you get replacement screws
i had to make a battery change this weekend because i carry my stock battery along with the screw with me just in case and its honestly a pain unless youre in a well lit room with a table
your best bet might be to get a portable usb charger that would be usable for other devices as well. i have no experience with them but it seems a lot more comfortable than asking someone to hold a flashlight while you change the screws.
but keep in mind that if youre just listening to music you can expect the device to last about a day so needing another battery might not be for you

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the battery on droid 4 is screwed in by 2 small screws and if you lose em your phone probably wont work until you get replacement screws
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Wondering about that, actually. From what I've seen, all the screws do is press the ribbon cable down onto the ubiquitous springy interface pins, right? Plastic-encased batteries (like, for instance, my Ally's) provide the pressure with their weight and rigidity, rather than baffling design decisions like...well, a separate ribbon cable.
Though we don't have a particularly rigid battery to work with, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out a way to provide pressure to the pins without using screws. How solid is the battery door when it's locked in place?
I don't anticipate actually needing to be able to swap batteries on the go; after all, I thought I'd need to with the Ally but eventually tweaked it to standby properly - but figuring out if and how it can be done sounds like a fun exercise.

on a previous post i said that my back cover is fairly quick to slide off but i cant speak for others as my phone is from ebay. its supposed to be refurbished and the back cover was new but its still pretty bendable
the battery is held inside mainly by the glue and the screws. there is room for the battery to wiggle around if it doesnt have the glue which is what happens with the gold battery. if you remove the backplate and make the battery face the ground then its only gonna be held by the flex cable that doesnt stretch so its not something i advice. when i use the gold battery im very careful to never let this happen
the contact pins are held down by 2 screws and theyre covered by a small plastic piece thats pretty easy to remove by hand
if you think you can work something out than congrats but this is the biggest design flaw droid 4 has in my opinion

Puppymang said:
on a previous post i said that my back cover is fairly quick to slide off but i cant speak for others as my phone is from ebay. its supposed to be refurbished and the back cover was new but its still pretty bendable
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Yea, I saw that. I was referring more to its front-back/vertical strength, whether it could handle holding something against the battery pins.
Bendiness would be a problem, though.
Fortunately, what I have in mind shouldn't involve the back cover at all.
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there is room for the battery to wiggle around if it doesnt have the glue which is what happens with the gold battery
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How much vertical wiggle space are we talking about here?
Reason I ask is, I've been looking into batteries for similarly-sized phones. The Optimus F5's battery dimensions look promising, and it's apparently either a 2150mAh or 2460mAh part (this comparison page says 2150 for OEM, but I can't seem to find such on ebay).
Both sets of dimensions are from "gold" battery listings, for consistency:
Droid 4: (7 x 4.8 x 0.4)cm / (2.76 x 1.89 x 0.16)" (L x W x H)
Optimus F5: (6.5 x 4.4 x 0.5)cm / (2.56 x 1.73 x 0.2)"
Slightly smaller, but 0.1cm/0.04" thicker. Is there enough room?

Zero Lemon is NOT making a battery case for the N6

So because I love the extended battery for my Galaxy S4, I emailed ZeroLemon asking about a battery case for the N6. here is their response:
Hi,
Sorry that we dont have the plan of making the gadgets for Nexus 6. We hope u can understand. Tks for your support!
Besides, we have external battery for your reference. http://zerolemon.com/product-category/external-battery/
Best Regards,
Joey
I was very upset when I got this email. maybe if they get enough people bugging them, they will make one?
anyone know of any other companies that plan on making extended battery cases for the N6?

Well... with the size of the battery in the phone, it's hard to say exactly if a battery case would be NECESSARY, what with the less battery-hungry Lollipop and it's Battery Saver as well. And though i've never used one or owned one, I'd probably rather use an external battery, not only because of the potential mAH of them with a significantly small package, but because it's not only for that one device.

elementaldragon said:
Well... with the size of the battery in the phone, it's hard to say exactly if a battery case would be NECESSARY, what with the less battery-hungry Lollipop and it's Battery Saver as well. And though i've never used one or owned one, I'd probably rather use an external battery, not only because of the potential mAH of them with a significantly small package, but because it's not only for that one device.
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Now the main reason I like the ZeroLemon battery case is because they not only have the secondary battery, but they also provide more protection than the Otterbox Defender cases. My girlfriend has one for her Nexus 5 and the thing is awesome.

Probably because the nexus 4 and 5 cases were total crap. I had them both.

ZeroLemon is worth it for Samsung devices or the G3; anything with a removable battery. Their uniqueness is in their tri-cell batteries. They made a name for themselves when they came out with 3xstock batteries the same size of the 2xstock batteries from all of the other aftermarket battery manufacturers. When they do accessories for phones with embedded batteries, they're not doing anything special.

joshm.1219 said:
ZeroLemon is worth it for Samsung devices or the G3; anything with a removable battery. Their uniqueness is in their tri-cell batteries. They made a name for themselves when they came out with 3xstock batteries the same size of the 2xstock batteries from all of the other aftermarket battery manufacturers. When they do accessories for phones with embedded batteries, they're not doing anything special.
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Who, then, *is* doing anything special for the Nexus 6? I'm not necessarily loyal to Zerolemon, but the battery is less than 5000 mAh on the Nexus 6, which means it won't last me through the day. Does anyone know of any company that has announced a battery case for the Nexus 6? The point of a battery is so you don't have to plug it in, so an external battery is a non-starter.

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Who, then, *is* doing anything special for the Nexus 6? I'm not necessarily loyal to Zerolemon, but the battery is less than 5000 mAh on the Nexus 6, which means it won't last me through the day. Does anyone know of any company that has announced a battery case for the Nexus 6? The point of a battery is so you don't have to plug it in, so an external battery is a non-starter.
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Well I'm not saying they won't make anything for the Nexus 6, I'm just saying the signature of ZeroLemon was their tri-cell battery design which is irrelevant to a phone with an embedded battery.
As far as an external battery case for the Nexus 6, if anyone makes one, it's far too early right now. Wait a couple months. I doubt it's going to happen though, the Nexus 6 is just too big. Lots of companies have extended replacement batteries for the Note series, but that's different because the internal battery isn't embedded.

N5 didn't get its first battery case for many months after launch, and I think most would agree that was a much more practical design to work with for making a large battery case.

Does this phone need more bulk?
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ggreenwood334 said:
Does this phone need more bulk?
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I'm going to agree with you on this. I bought the Zero Lemon for my LG G3 and it was huge! I mean really big. It literally looked like I was carrying a brick around. I can just imagine how big the case would be for the N6. And honestly the battery life on this phone seems to be great. I came from the Droid Turbo and which has a huge internal battery (3900 mAH), and this phone lasts just as long. Also the "Turbo Charger" is awesome. So there's that.

pablomoca said:
I'm going to agree with you on this. I bought the Zero Lemon for my LG G3 and it was huge! I mean really big. It literally looked like I was carrying a brick around. I can just imagine how big the case would be for the N6. And honestly the battery life on this phone seems to be great. I came from the Droid Turbo and which has a huge internal battery (3900 mAH), and this phone lasts just as long. Also the "Turbo Charger" is awesome. So there's that.
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I am curious, if you used the turbo charge fairly often (maybe not every day) would it deteriorate the battery at all more so compared to just a normal charge cycle? Or have they started to improve batteries too?

Zenzr said:
I am curious, if you used the turbo charge fairly often (maybe not every day) would it deteriorate the battery at all more so compared to just a normal charge cycle? Or have they started to improve batteries too?
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I have only used the Turbo Charger on my Moto X 2nd Gen. since I received the phone on October 16th. I haven't noticed any issues with the battery not retaining a charge for as long. I never even unpacked the standard charger that came with the new Moto X. Granted it has only been a little over a month.

Honestly. I have no idea if in the long run the battery will suffer from the "turbo" charging. I guess only time will tell. It would be really bad on Motorola's part to design a phone with a non removable battery and a charger that ruins said battery. We'll just have to wait and see.

What are y'all talking about? The battery isn't removable is why no one with be making a bigger battery

I've never even heard of this product but I sent them an email asking for an ETA on when they would start shipping for you!

pablomoca said:
Honestly. I have no idea if in the long run the battery will suffer from the "turbo" charging. I guess only time will tell. It would be really bad on Motorola's part to design a phone with a non removable battery and a charger that ruins said battery. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Planned Obsolescence, my friend. Planned Obsolescence!
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esincho said:
What are y'all talking about? The battery isn't removable is why no one with be making a bigger battery
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They don't replace the battery in the case of a phone like this. It would plug into the Micro USB and then you would have a spot on the case to plug into the case itself to charge both.
Looks like they make them for the iPhones which also do not have a removable battery.

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They don't replace the battery in the case of a phone like this. It would plug into the Micro USB and then you would have a spot on the case to plug into the case itself to charge both.
Looks like they make them for the iPhones which also do not have a removable battery.
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The op looking for the extended battery, not a charger

esincho said:
The op looking for the extended battery, not a charger
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Um that is not what the original post says. It says he is looking for a Zero Lemon "Battery Case". Do you know what a battery case does? A battery case is a case for the phone that has a built in battery. The phone goes into it and it generally connects to the phones charging port to supply more battery power to the phone. This would be most commonly seen on say an iPhone because the battery is NOT removable for quick swapping in another battery or a later battery.
You still have to be able to CHARGE the phone when it's in the battery case so some give you a port to plug a cord into, some are wireless charging. Most wireless charging battery cases also support plugging in a cord.
It's not really an extended battery as much as an external battery build into a phone case.
As the Nexus 6 does not have a easy to remove battery I could see why the op would be interested in a battery case but wow that would be bulky on this phone. I have a couple friends who have battery cases on their iPhone 4's and 5's and damn they add bulk!

kdoggy said:
Um that is not what the original post says. It says he is looking for a Zero Lemon "Battery Case". Do you know what a battery case does? A battery case is a case for the phone that has a built in battery. The phone goes into it and it generally connects to the phones charging port to supply more battery power to the phone. This would be most commonly seen on say an iPhone because the battery is NOT removable for quick swapping in another battery or a later battery.
You still have to be able to CHARGE the phone when it's in the battery case so some give you a port to plug a cord into, some are wireless charging. Most wireless charging battery cases also support plugging in a cord.
It's not really an extended battery as much as an external battery build into a phone case.
As the Nexus 6 does not have a easy to remove battery I could see why the op would be interested in a battery case but wow that would be bulky on this phone. I have a couple friends who have battery cases on their iPhone 4's and 5's and damn they add bulk!
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My bad bro, your right.

New battery, original or fake?

Hi,
Yesterday i buy new battery for my old lg g2, but i'm not sure is it original.
My New battery is non stepped like this http://tanstartrade.ca/images/LG%20BL-T7.jpg
Do you think that it could be authentic?
Thanks in advance for your help.

I just got replaced battery in service - they told me that they use original LG parts. When I checked it under the cover, it shows manufactured date 6th of January 2016. It is not allowed by antena strips and curved back cover to have thicker battery and thinner would have less capacity. You could probably try but I don't see any benefits in that.
EDIT: After few days of usage I had to get my battery replaced by the old one. May be bad luck with not properly working battery but more probably faik one (runs for 0-10 mins, weird force charging in no OS mode). When they showed me the "new" battery in service it is thinner than the original, does not have the stepped back and thus makes gap between back cover and battery itself - 2mm of medium hard press. So it was like yours - flat design - no additional stepped part. The service was not authorised service but looked legit and had plenty of good reviews. So it's my experience of flat lg battery replacement stated as original.

Be noticed that all of below information are not yet confirmed.
I discovered the difference between original and fake since searching trough forums and own experience. :victory:
Design od LG BL-T7 battery has not changed ever since. Still the only one with the stepped back side. Should look like the battery on right side of these pictures, otherwise it is nor factory replacement (aka fake):
http://i.imgur.com/2Yt8cvDh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hkVpceYh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XtEH5AQh.jpg
The main difference is in litle bulk under printing "BL-T7", arrows under the NOM icon and next right is noticeable differnce in T in that symbol, fonts differ and last letter of chineese behind the manufactured day,...
There is a believe that non-original batteries are not that bad at all, only they have poor wiring and connection port which often makes them behave unexpectedly.
How to calibrate battery after replacement or when needed here.

I replaced my battery recently, they told me that it's not the original one, its a Chinese made but works well. So far, no issue.

Where did you get that one?
iubjaved said:
I replaced my battery recently, they told me that it's not the original one, its a Chinese made but works well. So far, no issue.
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tiguy99 said:
Where did you get that one?
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From Ebay. Bought it from a trusted seller.
Sorry for the late reply, i wasn't around for long.

Thanks. When possible, please pm me the sellers info.
Gonna buy one asap
iubjaved said:
From Ebay. Bought it from a trusted seller.
Sorry for the late reply, i wasn't around for long.
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tiguy99 said:
Thanks. When possible, please pm me the sellers info.
Gonna buy one asap
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-LG-...781964?hash=item51cfceb70c:g:oOEAAOSwv0tVNo12
Note that if you face any issue regarding charging since these batteries are years old, then feel free to contact the seller and you will get a replacement.

I bought that same battery. It had no glue residue and the year was rubbed off.
It looks genuine but I won't be able to tell until my replacement screen arrives and I can install them both at the same time.

I bought a 3950mah high capacity battery from aliexpress (so clearly not geniune but for the money I decided to give it a shot). it works fine, got my Screen on time from 2-3h to 5h or more. However, when charging, it will charge up to 95-99% and then, while still plugged in, go down to 83% and stay there. Then when I unplug it and start using it, it first goes back up to 90-95% before going back down like normal. Has anyone experienced something like this and/or know a way to fix it? I tried some battery calibration methods but no luck. Also, since the phone rarely reaches 100% (indicated) it doesnt always reset the screen on timer properly... this makes it difficult to keep accurate track of its performance. when it does work 5h seems to be the usual value.

That one sounds weird.
Definitely not normal.
Only solution is to buy another and test it or return the one you haveDefinitely and try another one
kili3981 said:
I bought a 3950mah high capacity battery from aliexpress (so clearly not geniune but for the money I decided to give it a shot). it works fine, got my Screen on time from 2-3h to 5h or more. However, when charging, it will charge up to 95-99% and then, while still plugged in, go down to 83% and stay there. Then when I unplug it and start using it, it first goes back up to 90-95% before going back down like normal. Has anyone experienced something like this and/or know a way to fix it? I tried some battery calibration methods but no luck. Also, since the phone rarely reaches 100% (indicated) it doesnt always reset the screen on timer properly... this makes it difficult to keep accurate track of its performance. when it does work 5h seems to be the usual value.
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tiguy99 said:
That one sounds weird.
Definitely not normal.
Only solution is to buy another and test it or return the one you haveDefinitely and try another one
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I have contacted the seller but so far they are not replying... I tried the Ampere and 3C Battery monitor the check the voltages and currents while charging. At first, I thought the phone showed the wrong percentage as it was not calibrated for the high capacity (so 80% was actually 120% relative to the standard battery capacity) but it showed that the phone was actually discharging once it reached full charge. Also, my assumption of it being 120% was wrong since the percentage probably comes from the cell voltage. So, next I checked the cell voltage using both ampere and 3C but the values were all over the place, jumping from 4.36 to 4.2 and back. this made no sense. The battery has a top voltage of 4.37 when fully charged so maybe the battery monitoring software of the phone is confused by this?
In any case I will wait for the seller to get back to me and if the problem becomes worse I will get a new battery to test out.

Thanks for the update.
Keep us posted on how it goes.
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I have contacted the seller but so far they are not replying... I tried the Ampere and 3C Battery monitor the check the voltages and currents while charging. At first, I thought the phone showed the wrong percentage as it was not calibrated for the high capacity (so 80% was actually 120% relative to the standard battery capacity) but it showed that the phone was actually discharging once it reached full charge. Also, my assumption of it being 120% was wrong since the percentage probably comes from the cell voltage. So, next I checked the cell voltage using both ampere and 3C but the values were all over the place, jumping from 4.36 to 4.2 and back. this made no sense. The battery has a top voltage of 4.37 when fully charged so maybe the battery monitoring software of the phone is confused by this?
In any case I will wait for the seller to get back to me and if the problem becomes worse I will get a new battery to test out.
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Hello guys, I am looking to buy new battery for my 2 and half years old g2. So here are my options:
1) Pollarcell - they says it's great battery, but still kinda expensive for a non-oem battery. It would cost me about 25e.
2) OEM LG battery - in LG official service, I have to check it they still got them, price was about 30e if I recall correctly.
3) Some random battery - I guess this is lottery.I can get good or I can get bad battery. There are many brands, and their price is from 8-9 to 15e.
OEM is best choice for sure, but I don't feel like investing 1/3 of phone price in battery, especially cause I don't know how long I will keep that phone. Dunno what to do
Edit: Did anyone tried this battery? It has quite high rating
https://m.aliexpress.com/s/item/32572840069.html#autostay

Beware of Pollarcell batteries I have read cases of burning

Bought my new battery at PhonTrading24 ,
Battery is class and from new production 12/2016 .

fake or original?
I also changed my battery after 3 years at LG service however I have some questions in my mind whether battery is fake or original one. Although new battery has same capacity like old one but it doesn not last like new one ( it lasts almost a day ) Pictures are attached new and old one. What do you think guys?

benveq said:
I also changed my battery after 3 years at LG service however I have some questions in my mind whether battery is fake or original one. Although new battery has same capacity like old one but it doesn not last like new one ( it lasts almost a day ) Pictures are attached new and old one. What do you think guys?
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It looks like the original one and it might well be. But that also means it is not new, as the production of original batteries have stopped several years back. So what you have is probably an unused but ageing battery.
Batteries start degrading the moment they are produced, just that it degrades at a slower rate being unused (depending on temperature it's stored etc), compared to it being actively used everyday.

keyzjh said:
It looks like the original one and it might well be. But that also means it is not new, as the production of original batteries have stopped several years back. So what you have is probably an unused but ageing battery.
Batteries start degrading the moment they are produced, just that it degrades at a slower rate being unused (depending on temperature it's stored etc), compared to it being actively used everyday.
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thanks a lot for the comment. I have been using this battery for a month now and the battery ends after completing one day. As and old production not bad as you said.

Dimensions of original battery BL-T7, taken off from LG G2 : 55.4mm x 66.4 mm x 5.6 mm (thickness in the middle), Weight: 45 G.

What's the best battery upgrade?

I recently just bought the 5X and I love it, yet the battery is used so I know it won't perform as good as if it was new, so what's a good battery to get? I'd prefer one that has a larger capacity than the stock, but doesn't require a modded back or anything

BearOfXDA said:
I recently just bought the 5X and I love it, yet the battery is used so I know it won't perform as good as if it was new, so what's a good battery to get? I'd prefer one that has a larger capacity than the stock, but doesn't require a modded back or anything
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I've seen posts with users that performed the LG G2 battery mod (similar to the rage with the Nexus 5). IMO I wouldn't trust a ~3-3.5 year old battery however unless you somehow manage to source late-manufactured parts.

I'm actually looking at doing this myself. My current battery is dying. AccuBattery says my battery health is below 70%, and I'm only holding a 1,900mAh charge instead of the original 2,700mAh. The G2 battery is 3,000mAh. I bought a LG G2 battery (BL-T7), and a spare 5X battery (BL-T19) just in case it all goes south.
Doesn't look too hard to mod the battery, and then it's a drop in replacement. The two batteries are the same physical size, which makes it easier than the Nexus 5, which had a different size battery and required case modding.
I'm not sure how I feel about buying a G2 battery manufactured in 2013, but I doubt I could get a 5x battery made in the past 2 years anyways.

crazyates said:
I'm actually looking at doing this myself. My current battery is dying. AccuBattery says my battery health is below 70%, and I'm only holding a 1,900mAh charge instead of the original 2,700mAh. The G2 battery is 3,000mAh. I bought a LG G2 battery (BL-T7), and a spare 5X battery (BL-T19) just in case it all goes south.
Doesn't look too hard to mod the battery, and then it's a drop in replacement. The two batteries are the same physical size, which makes it easier than the Nexus 5, which had a different size battery and required case modding.
I'm not sure how I feel about buying a G2 battery manufactured in 2013, but I doubt I could get a 5x battery made in the past 2 years anyways.
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I got these 'OEM N5X' batteries, do they look legit: https://imgur.com/a/UROLN
Should I replaceme the battery in my brand new N5X from amazon with one of them, you think they will be better? Haven't opened the unit yet to compare the batteries - what dates of manufacturer do your batteries have guys? any newer than mine?

paradoxiumwind said:
I got these 'OEM N5X' batteries, do they look legit: https://imgur.com/a/UROLN
Should I replaceme the battery in my brand new N5X from amazon with one of them, you think they will be better? Haven't opened the unit yet to compare the batteries - what dates of manufacturer do your batteries have guys? any newer than mine?
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You will (possibly) have a fresh battery, but the capacity will be the same. Those batteries will be better than the one in your phone, but only because of age difference

BearOfXDA said:
You will (possibly) have a fresh battery, but the capacity will be the same. Those batteries will be better than the one in your phone, but only because of age difference
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Thanks, pretty much what I expected - but only if they are 100% genuine OEM - I read that most of these "OEM" batteries on ebay are just lower MaH batteries with proper stickers on them..

paradoxiumwind said:
I got these 'OEM N5X' batteries, do they look legit: https://imgur.com/a/UROLN
Should I replaceme the battery in my brand new N5X from amazon with one of them, you think they will be better? Haven't opened the unit yet to compare the batteries - what dates of manufacturer do your batteries have guys? any newer than mine?
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I got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQZV9ZV/ I figured for $12, I'd give it a shot. I knew it wasn't OEM, so I wasn't going to be offended if it wasn't a full 2,700mAh.
The one I got was manufactured in 2016. It started off with a ~2,400mAh charge, but I think it's already dropped to ~2,200 mAh after a week or so. It's better than the 1,800-1,900mAh I was at before, but not phenomenal.

how do you check capacity between battery swaps?

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how do you check capacity between battery swaps?
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Look on the battery, it should say on there somewhere. If not, use a battery check app

I am planning to do a little more. I have already ordered a spare battery and a back cover. I will be connecting the second battery in parallel and make a hole in the new battery cover I have ordered. For the hole, I will 3d print a fancy red cover and will stick there with superglue.
I am waiting for my order to reach, then I will update here too the result.

osamazhar said:
I am planning to do a little more. I have already ordered a spare battery and a back cover. I will be connecting the second battery in parallel and make a hole in the new battery cover I have ordered. For the hole, I will 3d print a fancy red cover and will stick there with superglue.
I am waiting for my order to reach, then I will update here too the result.
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So did you do it finally?