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review:my first note 2 extended battery

Finally get my note 2 first extended battery. I recently found out my Note 2’s battery is not as good as it came with out of the box(used almost a year), so I decided picked up new batteries and I received these two batteries(8500mah/4500mah) a week ago. Though I didn't take any screenshot yet but I must post them later cuz I am really impressed that how much extra juice it gives me! Yesterday I test it with GPS on 2+ hrs, played games for 1hr 40min, watched a movie and huge mounts of streaming videos, musics, etc. Actually this is my normal day usage and I am completely satisfied with the result: from full charge to I went to bed it still remain almost half juice(about 4 hours of screen on time)!
This is the bulky one. They provide a extra case, fits great but I want one look better...
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This thing easily beyond all other OEM batteries for my other previous phones in battery life. Sure, it will be a bit expensive than those OEM but I think it already a pretty decend price in such quality. I'm really a heavy user and I hope this battery will be still awesome even after a few charge cycles.
also buy a small one as alternative, but not use yet. MPJ said it works as good as the original one.

So you post zero information about the battery itself? Manufacturer, model number, capacity, price, link??
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Is it an OEM extended battery or what?

Braneless said:
So you post zero information about the battery itself? Manufacturer, model number, capacity, price, link??
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errr, i can't post any link yet since am new in here, but about to post some pics, uploding now, thanks for replying budy

SpeakerBox225 said:
Is it an OEM extended battery or what?
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no..not an OEM one. I bought some OEM batteries for my previous S3 worked not bad but not giving too much extra juice so i tried some new on my note 2 this time... uploading pics now

My two cents
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no..not an OEM one. I bought some OEM batteries for my previous S3 worked not bad but not giving too much extra juice so i tried some new on my note 2 this time... uploading pics now
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i think that it is not even important if it is OEM or not. I also use an extended batt from Mugen, and I am quite happy with it. The only important issues are: whether or not they deliver the extended juice you bought them for, and to be able to recharge and provide enough useage cycles to make them cost effective. And, by the way, from the image I believe it is not a battery, but a "battRery". Cheers.

Phat extended battery is probaly less than 6200mah and that supposedly 4500mah stock battery is more than likely less than the 3100 mah stock battery. Not trying to come off rude, but only companies I ever have trusted were Anker, ZeroLemon, Qcell and even tho its too damn pricy... Mugen.
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!

There is no way that either of these are the mAh they claim.
Both are too small.
Come on guys. Please peel off the labels before posting a review of a battery claiming magical properties.
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mihailuican said:
i think that it is not even important if it is OEM or not. I also use an extended batt from Mugen, and I am quite happy with it. The only important issues are: whether or not they deliver the extended juice you bought them for, and to be able to recharge and provide enough useage cycles to make them cost effective. And, by the way, from the image I believe it is not a battery, but a "battRery". Cheers.
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lol...yes,i saw the "battrery" before buying it and i thought i shouldn't rule it out only based on this xD.. I have to spend time to see whether they are able to provide hundreds charge cycles as the advertisement claimed. Personally, i also agree with all you guys that their adverts are exaggerating, but since it is my first time, am pretty satisfied to see my note 2 is able to last 2 days out of a charge

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lol...yes,i saw the "battrery" before buying it and i thought i shouldn't rule it out only based on this xD.. I have to spend time to see whether they are able to provide hundreds charge cycles as the advertisement claimed. Personally, i also agree with all you guys that their adverts are exaggerating, but since it is my first time, am pretty satisfied to see my note 2 is able to last 2 days out of a charge
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I agree with you guys. Exagerating or not, for example (and God is my witness I do not work for either of them manufacturers) my 6 month old Mugen 6400mAh (as advertised) gives me real extended performance (1) light phone useage as in several phone calls and sms daily - battery lasted 14 days until 10%; (2) average useage as in music player for maybe 6 hours of flac while fishing, some fm radio (3-4 hrs maybe), continous barometer and weather station for 24 hrs, 2 hours of bluetooth gps navigation, double number of calls than in case 1 and longer, 10 minute calls... like... used up appx 20% of battery in 24 hrs; I have not yet used the phone HEAVILY to have relevant info... (can't watch movies while fishing but I'll try) but I believe these figures make me feel that my battery is much MORE powerfull than stock 3200 mAh of the Note2.... I don't know if proportionally (double) stronger to the price differential compard to stock (Mugen is like 100USD) but I really am happy since I can leave for several days without feeling pressurized by the need of recharge.... Cheers.

Further update please.

Should I get one?

Hello dear XDA friends, Although I don't post a lot I still love you all .
Anyway, I am really tempted to get a Mate S ($/€319) after my LG G3's screen basically broke in half, the battery exploded and the touchscreen only working 10%, it's basically useless right now and I need a phone to replace it for a while until I decide what's going to be my ''real'' phone (I hate Apple but the 7+ Camera is amazing but then again maybe note 7 refurbs will be cheap.) So yeah I need to bridge the gap and I want to gift it to a relative when I'm done with it.
So is it worth it for 300 bucks?

Hi,
I have the phone since 3 months now (rooted and latest rom version) and it is in overall very good but the battery. Screen is very great but although there are a good device manager, it doesn't stand a full day without reloading.
Also you can see from the different posts that this phone is not very popular among Android's cooks. So not a lot of answers and not a lot of tricks and tweaks. I regret the time I had a Nexus 4 where community was very active. Anyway, as I am really focused on battery life, this is the real flaw of this phone for me. But I guess there are not many phones that could do better.

dai75 said:
Hi,
I have the phone since 3 months now (rooted and latest rom version) and it is in overall very good but the battery. Screen is very great but although there are a good device manager, it doesn't stand a full day without reloading.
Also you can see from the different posts that this phone is not very popular among Android's cooks. So not a lot of answers and not a lot of tricks and tweaks. I regret the time I had a Nexus 4 where community was very active. Anyway, as I am really focused on battery life, this is the real flaw of this phone for me. But I guess there are not many phones that could do better.
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What's the longest screen on time you got?

It actually depends what you gonna do with this phone.
I own it for last 8 months never really felt need for better battery during normal usage.
My typical usage with all the time brightness at auto and slider at max ( which on huawei even when inside usually means 80-90% brightness ) and outside always even when is dim day is 100% or boosted screen mode ends up with average 4:30-5h SOT with around 18-20hrs on battery. This is with about 60% wifi 40% 3g.
This includes bunch of social apps, youtube , music, calls, sms, light gaming of around 1hr per day.
The great thing about this phone is its soc and screen, the to S-amoled it never gets hot thus for it doesn't drain battery life fast like snapdragon devices.
Biggest fall of this soc is its GPU it isn't as good for heavy games like s810 devices for example.
If you're not a gamer I highly suggest this phone. If you have more money I suggest p9+, its a beast in all regards.
Here my current battery life stats
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Xdekker said:
What's the longest screen on time you got?
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As you can see, I charged my phone and unplugged at 00.14. Wi-Fi off and no mobile data, no screen on. No apps running apart from home launcher and myProfile. All others are greenified. So in around 8h sleep it decreased by 20%.
I tried many tricks and I consider myself skilful for this (my LG G2 could last 3 days) but cannot do better with this one. The ROM is not good enough yet and update frequency is not good.

Got the LG G4 so this one can be closed

NEW Thread, Battery Life (SOT) for Note 8 on Android Oreo!!!!!!

Post your most recent batter life number if you have a note 8 on the new android oreo update, lets compare and see how we can maximize use

Again, really? Just use it and recharge when required...

OnnoJ said:
Again, really? Just use it and recharge when required...
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I'm bot usually that guy, but I tend to agree with this guy. Do we really need to obsess over how long we can use the device before the battery dies?
I've found that just using the device without caring how long it lasts, I get way longer than expected battery life.

The problem with this is, everyone uses their phone differently. So unless people will tell us how bright the screen was, using wifi, 4g, gaming, Facebook and for how long, etc etc, it would be pointless IMO. If you want better battery life, reduce brightness, as this is the biggest drain on the battery, stop all syncing, remove apps like Facebook, reduce the resolution, turn on power saving and turn off animations or put them to .5.

Exactly & agree on all the above. SOT is so over rated & it's easily to manipulate the results. I mean I have posted my SOTs before but I use it only for comparison, ie rom & kernel testing based on my own phone usage. Comparing SOT with others' results doesn't really mean anything except to those looking for some kind of useless bragging rights.

I find the Oreo update sucks. I dont know if its just me. my phones gets heated for no reason, even if its not being used or charging. Battery Life sucks so downgraded the Noughat. Happy to have the 5-7hours SOT and less heated phone.

Whats with these guys and the excessive use of exclamation marks? AND not reading before posting? There are several threads about this topic

sorry, I know some of you are just enjoy the phone etc, Im trying to find out what other people are getting as I seem to be draining pretty bad, when I use better battery stats it shows wifi running 100% despite it being off

Battery life dropped a lot with the Oreo update for me, har resetting, cache resetting nothing is helping. I get tops 3 and a half hours.

Yeah Oreo sucks I got only 3.5 hours SOT now back on Nougat I'm getting again 5-7 hours SOT

Didnt want to open a new thread for another Battery consultation. I have the 950U1 model and after upgrading to Oreo ive had an average of 1 hour and 15 min of Screen time and it drained my battery %6. Is that within the norms of how it is? Just curious.

Alek7 said:
Yeah Oreo sucks I got only 3.5 hours SOT now back on Nougat I'm getting again 5-7 hours SOT
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Battery life dropped a lot with the Oreo update for me, har resetting, cache resetting nothing is helping. I get tops 3 and a half hours.
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You guys make me regret getting oreo,i think i should go back to nougat, are you getting 5-7 with what seeting im thinking I should roll back?

Alek7 said:
Yeah Oreo sucks I got only 3.5 hours SOT now back on Nougat I'm getting again 5-7 hours SOT
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Anyway, this is very strange as the majority is having possitive feedback on battery life, also the Oreo itself is having some battery (app) optimizations that should help... but no!

I started other thread asking for opinions about the OTA oreo, I mean only OTA, as some got their oreo in beta or cross flashing from other countries, or changing some parts, In my country we dont have OTA oreo yet, at least for officially distribuited devices which are ALL branded, (locked or unlocked), as samsung does not sell cellphones to consumers directly in Mexico, only through 3 carriers,but all these comments make doubt about updating from nougat, reading this thread has made my uncertainty bigger, in the meantime, I disabled OTA updates, just in case, maybe waiting for Oreo 8.1 would be better

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You guys make me regret getting oreo,i think i should go back to nougat, are you getting 5-7 with what seeting im thinking I should roll back?
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I am using Performance mode with no Brightness increase and AOD is always on.

scoutingwraith said:
Didnt want to open a new thread for another Battery consultation. I have the 950U1 model and after upgrading to Oreo ive had an average of 1 hour and 15 min of Screen time and it drained my battery %6. Is that within the norms of how it is? Just curious.
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You can't accurately judge/assess battery life in increments. Go through a few full cycles and see what averages out.

A complete disaster. That Dip is 45 minutes paying music with the screen off.
I've had it for two weeks, cleared cache and dalvik all that. I need know how to downgrade.
Google has been iffy. I have the unlocked Samsung note 8, I use it on Verizon. Bought it directly from Sammy
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I have achieved 1800 hours Screen Off Time. Even better when the device is powered down totally. Quite amamzing.

There are other threads with the same topic.

What is the safest battery percentage range of the Note 9?

Hello. It has been just 2 days since my Note 9 arrived. Everything is perfect. I wonder about the battery percentage range. I mean, you know, it is harmful to go from "0 to 100" all the time. This is my first Android after 4 years of IOS jail...
What is the safest method? Thank you!

If you search in the Note8 forums I remember reading some posts on battery life/health long term and the general opinion, some backed with links to studies, was that the optimal range was between 40-80%. I'm no expert, but from what I read and looked up at the time, I think that was mostly correct, however I get the impression most people (including myself) don't actually charge their phones that way. I think a lot of posters said they didn't let their phone drain too low, and certainly not to 0, but happily charged them up to 100% every day/night.
As I say, some searching on these forums, or even just googling should give you the answers you want. Hope it helps! ?
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alfred_mcskee said:
If you search in the Note8 forums I remember reading some posts on battery life/health long term and the general opinion, some backed with links to studies, was that the optimal range was between 40-80%. I'm no expert, but from what I read and looked up at the time, I think that was mostly correct, however I get the impression most people (including myself) don't actually charge their phones that way. I think a lot of posters said they didn't let their phone drain too low, and certainly not to 0, but happily charged them up to 100% every day/night.
As I say, some searching on these forums, or even just googling should give you the answers you want. Hope it helps! ?
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Apparently that is the correct way to charge lithium based batteries. I have my quarrels about it though because of the heating aspect. If the device is charged that way, and the device is heavily used, it will end up getting very hot which is what happens in my case. Heat causes extra wear and tear on batteries, and actually causes them to discharge more rapidly, and take a lot more time to get charged. So using the 20-60% or 30-80% method on a heavily used device just might not be the best way to care for the battery.
I'm still struggling to find a balance of charging on my Note 8. Still haven't found a good solution as yet considering that it's rooted so it's limited to 80% max.

I've been doing the accubattery 40-80% "most" of the year with my Note 8. It claims my 3300mah battery has 3213mah remaining.

Semantics said:
I've been doing the accubattery 40-80% "most" of the year with my Note 8. It claims my 3300mah battery has 3213mah remaining.
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Thanks for the information. For how long have u been using acubattery and the note 8?

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Thanks for the information. For how long have u been using acubattery and the note 8?
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Since I got it. I do go to 100% when I'm tethering for long periods of time so there have been many times when the phone was topped off. I normally do the 80% though and the battery has held up well. I've had the Note 8 since release.

There are so many studies and opinions about this subject. Its like diet, one day we should eat margarine and not butter the next study shows the complete opposite?
To that end, as yet I don't think we are going to get a positive, reliable, professional answer?
Battery paranoia is not healthy been there. Just use the mobile and enjoy it.
Ryland

Been doing the 40-80% as best I can since ownership.
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Let it works for you, don't work for it.

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Let it works for you, don't work for it.
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So true.
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Just playing devil's advocate..... But isn't only charging to 80% and basically not using 20% worse than over the course of say a year, losing 15% battery health??? Your still getting more battery use and over the course of time much more hours of usage. Unless your plan is to have the phone for 2+ years which most ppl on XDA don't do.

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Just playing devil's advocate..... But isn't only charging to 80% and basically not using 20% worse than over the course of say a year, losing 15% battery health??? Your still getting more battery use and over the course of time much more hours of usage. Unless your plan is to have the phone for 2+ years which most ppl on XDA don't do.
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I don't get the point of sweatin' over the battery.
Why waste your time and worry,seems like people are still stuck in the mindset of 2013 or so.
Just top.it off overnight, or, while you're getting ready for work/etc & it should have enough juice for the day.
It's akin to having a garaged sports car & never taking it out for a drive, why bother.....
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Question Battery life of Galaxy S23

Hello, I am posting this thread because I am concerned about the battery life of my Galaxy S23 (SM-S911B/DS) (India). A lot of YouTubers and on social media too people are claiming screen time upwards of 5 Hrs. But I am getting around 4Hr only. I tested multiple times from (98-100)% charge to below (5-0)% and screen time is maximum of 4 hr 30 minutes. I am on latest software available current version s911bxxs1awbm. I am using single 4G sim (Jio 4G), with tap to show AOD, always on data/wifi, very less Bluetooth (up to 1 hr). Use mostly youtube, Instagram, telegram. 30-45 minutes calling. Adaptive refresh rate although I tried using 60hz but it had not that much effect on battery. Battery health is good. It barely lasts for 1 day. Please provide feedback…

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Hello, I am posting this thread because I am concerned about the battery life of my Galaxy S23 (SM-S911B/DS) (India). A lot of YouTubers and on social media too people are claiming screen time upwards of 5 Hrs. But I am getting around 4Hr only. I tested multiple times from (98-100)% charge to below (5-0)% and screen time is maximum of 4 hr 30 minutes. I am on latest software available current version s911bxxs1awbm. I am using single 4G sim (Jio 4G), with tap to show AOD, always on data/wifi, very less Bluetooth (up to 1 hr). Use mostly youtube, Instagram, telegram. 30-45 minutes calling. Adaptive refresh rate although I tried using 60hz but it had not that much effect on battery. Battery health is good. It barely lasts for 1 day. Please provide feedback…
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I am getting around 5 hour 30 minutes. But, I am on permanent battery saver. Uninstalled / disabled most of the bloat already. Any tip will be appreciated! ( am on the Indian version too ). I remember my OP6T days, and custom roms were good for those looking for more out of their devices. I hope our device gets some ROMs as well..
Update- am getting 6 hour 30 Minutes+ when using deep sleep+ sleep options for apps I don't actively use. You might want to use it to get decent SOT. Battery could have been better from hardware side, but I think this is good considering the processing power of chip is good and camera is great.

the following is my experience.
I was getting even worse battery than this. battery life projection after learning usage for 3-4 days was 12 hours from 100%. i then took the extreme step of factory reset. also went to the service centre and got the full firmware flashed. they flashed the february firmware. i then set up my phone as new (without smart switch). i am now getting battery life at par with others. now i dont know if it was smart switch restore which was the culprit or the combo of that plus march update or just march update alone. but i am a happy camper now.

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Still 15% left.

Same here, I got the S23 because I was fed up with the S22 battery life. Samsung offered me 650$ CAD to return the S22 so, I figured it was a no brainer. Still, I got the phone on march 28 and I get 5 hours of SOT at most. I'm a bit disappointed. Especially because I tweaked it to maximise battery life (I avoided SmartSwitch,I debloated, no AOD and I use Light performance mode). I did a factory reset today hoping it will finally bring real good performance.

I have constantly monitored the battery performance from the day I made this post. And found that when I use everything standard without compromising with the experience like AOD and adaptive refresh rate, Bluetooth etc. I can only get 4-4:30 hours of SOT. But with conservative use it easily crosses 5-6 hrs SOT. I think the battery is very sensitive to temperature also.

I had my doubts about this phone but, after my factory reset, all I can say is : I was wrong, my doubts were cleared. This evening, I was at 60% with 4 hours of SOT and 22 hours had passed since I last charged it. What kind of sorcery is this? I'm really happy to see those numbers. My old crappy S22 would be at 20% with a similar usage pattern.