Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
since the last time I posted this thread,
it's already been several days,
during this period, I've bought a 4500 mah battery,
that is: '''Power-Cell Ultra Battery & Back Cover - HTC Touch HD - 4500 mAh'''!!!
I received this item this morning and decided to return it asap!!!
cos it is damn big and bad looking when I had it on my phone(HTC Touch HD)
I wasn't expect it is that huge and ugly anyway,
SOOOOO! I'm here to warn people that like me want a higher capacity battery for their phone:
always check in details of items that you are going to buy, otherwise
you may have your regret after buying, and make urself inconveniences
whatever, I hope you guys won't have the same regrets as I have atm.....
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hi all,
I'm quite disappointed with original battery's lasting hour...
is there any battery which is suite for touch hd and lasting longer??
if so, please show me the specific model, I can't wait to have a better one!!
Search, read, search...dont post without search for your answer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=475869
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=457198
hey, thanks for let me know that!
I'll do the research myself before post a new thread next time
btw, can i just confirm with you, is the 4500 mha one really works for touch hd? is there any where that i can get one in UK, cheers!
Check my first post, if you are going to buy a new battery!
on the other hand, could someone recommand me another battery that is higher capacity in comparison to the original but has the same size as original one(looking) at the same time????????
lynne02191 said:
Check my first post, if you are going to buy a new battery!
on the other hand, could someone recommand me another battery that is higher capacity in comparison to the original but has the same size as original one(looking) at the same time????????
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I happy to use this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Momax-X-Level-B...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
vuvan said:
I happy to use this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Momax-X-Level-B...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
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Thanks so much, but I've just ordered one from other seller yesterday
lynne02191 said:
Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
since the last time I posted this thread,
it's already been several days,
during this period, I've bought a 4500 mah battery,
that is: '''Power-Cell Ultra Battery & Back Cover - HTC Touch HD - 4500 mAh'''!!!
I received this item this morning and decided to return it asap!!!
cos it is damn big and bad looking when I had it on my phone(HTC Touch HD)
I wasn't expect it is that huge and ugly anyway,
SOOOOO! I'm here to warn people that like me want a higher capacity battery for their phone:
always check in details of items that you are going to buy, otherwise
you may have your regret after buying, and make urself inconveniences
whatever, I hope you guys won't have the same regrets as I have atm.....
F* word!!!
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hi all,
I'm quite disappointed with original battery's lasting hour...
is there any battery which is suite for touch hd and lasting longer??
if so, please show me the specific model, I can't wait to have a better one!!
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Do you have a picture to show how ugly this thing looks?
Not for carrying around but perhaps good for emergencies.
ez2remember said:
Do you have a picture to show how ugly this thing looks?
Not for carrying around but perhaps good for emergencies.
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I'm sorry, but the item I've already returned to its relative department...
lynne02191 said:
I received this item this morning and decided to return it asap!!!
cos it is damn big and bad looking when I had it on my phone(HTC Touch HD)
I wasn't expect it is that huge and ugly anyway,
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How could you possibly expect a battery with OVER THREE times the capacity of the original to not be at least three times the size of the original?!?!
Maybe if the battery had 10 - 20% extra, it might manage to squeeze in the original cover - but not 200% extra! These guys aren't magicians!
I bought a 2500mah one from ebay which also has a huge hump (which I expected!). Its not pretty to look at - but my only purpose for it is to watch films on the plane when travelling, so I'm not that fussed. I'll just switch it back when I get off the plane!
On another note - I usually charge my original battery every night, but this week I thought I'd try running it flat and see how long it lasts. Almost 4 days with a few calls / texts and about 15mins of GPRS internet a day... and one day with about 30mins of music through its speaker!
Not to shabby really!
I found a Photo with a 3000 mAh Battery:
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that looks very crappy, now imagine the same with 4500.
Some more pics and description here
Myself, I see the use for special occasions (hiking trip with GPS, long flight with movies) but still find it a pity they keep using battery shapes that leaves so much empty space.
3000mAh & 4500mAh
cybermaus said:
Myself, I see the use for special occasions (hiking trip with GPS, long flight with movies) but still find it a pity they keep using battery shapes that leaves so much empty space.
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Thats EXACTLY what I bought my 2500mah battery for!!! Movies on the plane to Canada, then GPS tracking of my snowboarding using snowranger software. As its hidden in my pocket, I don't really care what it looks like! I just hope that the 2500mah is enough to last about 8 hours of GPS and MP3.
p3eps said:
How could you possibly expect a battery with OVER THREE times the capacity of the original to not be at least three times the size of the original?!?!
Maybe if the battery had 10 - 20% extra, it might manage to squeeze in the original cover - but not 200% extra! These guys aren't magicians!
I bought a 2500mah one from ebay which also has a huge hump (which I expected!). Its not pretty to look at - but my only purpose for it is to watch films on the plane when travelling, so I'm not that fussed. I'll just switch it back when I get off the plane!
On another note - I usually charge my original battery every night, but this week I thought I'd try running it flat and see how long it lasts. Almost 4 days with a few calls / texts and about 15mins of GPRS internet a day... and one day with about 30mins of music through its speaker!
Not to shabby really!
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Yep, I acknowledge it's my fault since I bought it without adequate amount of researches of the item. I know that 3000/4500 mah should lasts many times longer than the original one, but it really doesn't looks decent, that why I finally decided to return it....
Avalun said:
I found a Photo with a 3000 mAh Battery:
that looks very crappy, now imagine the same with 4500.
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no, the 4500mah one is bigger lol
cybermaus said:
Some more pics and description here
Myself, I see the use for special occasions (hiking trip with GPS, long flight with movies) but still find it a pity they keep using battery shapes that leaves so much empty space.
3000mAh & 4500mAh
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thank your for those pictures, so that people can know what's it looks like before they buy it
lynne02191 said:
I'm quite disappointed with original battery's lasting hour...
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I'm surprised to read that. My diamond would go through a battery in roughly 7-8 hours... .thus the reason why I kept two spares on a separate charger.
I received my HD a week ago and at the end of a 10-12 hour day, I've used 25% percent, sometimes 50%.
Just for reference, I use the phone for my business and personal use. I run roughly 5000 minutes a month so I'm on it a decent amount.
I'm THRILLED with battery life on the HD compared to the Diamond.
Mark
There's a 1500mah battery kicking about on ebay, only a shade under 10% more than than the original, but should be able to squeeze a decent amount of time extra for basic day to day usage
One thing we must all consider is our background running apps.
I've heard that S2U2 drains the battery fast... I have it installed on mine but can't really make a comparison against what it was like if I hadn't installed it.
Check your \Windows\StartUp folder. If there's something there you've installed, question if you really need it on all of the time.
Also, use button mapping tools to kick off background apps that you occasionally use.
e.g. I use MobileMagic for screen rotation on all apps and button mapping. This runs in the background at all times. I've also install TaskFacade to manage my runnig apps. By default this runs in the background and is likely to drain the battery. So, I simply removed it from the StartUp folder and used the Back button mapping in Mobile Magic to start it up when I need it. On first use it takes a few seconds to run, but thereafter it's pretty quick.
At least this way, you have more control over startup and only engage apps when their really needed.
Just my $0.02 worth...
related:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531537&page=3
roundup at time of posting:
1500mAh pricey but quality seller
1700mAh cheap and does the biz
1950mAh mixed results - one guy got worse performance than the 1350mAh stock under heavy load, another guy took it easy and it lasted for ages.
Jury still out on the 1950 but the 1700 seems like a good buy, tho you might have to do some rooting around to buy it if you're a yank.
Another Battery Option
Another option for more power is something like th eGear reserve battery pack. It is small, rechargeable and can be used with any future phones you might get. It has multiple adapters (mini usb, ipod, ...). I have been using mine for a couple of months and have been very happy. I could not find the one I have online but here is something similar:
http://www.computer-takeaway.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=31
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cgi.ebay.com/2000mah-Spare-Battery-for-HTC-T7373-Touch-Touch-Pro-2_W0QQitemZ390105853539QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_MobilePhoneAccessories?hash=item5ad41eee63#ht_3085wt_788 .
I purchased 1 of these Andida (1600mah) for my G1 and battery life increase is very noticeable. Just ordered 1 for my Tmo TP2.
Looking forward to your review. I will also buy one in case its worth once I have my rhodium. Cheers..
an extra 500mah's does seem nice for a few quid, ill hold out for your review also.
post for review curious myself as I got about a day out of this thing although I did talk for 3 hours on it
I would be real leary and real careful about buying a battery that inexpensive, even if it is 2000mah. If its protection circuit is not good or even worse, non existent, that TP2 is nothing but a grenade in your pocket. I know I'm not risking a no name Chinese battery in any device I know. You just never know what you are getting for your money.
I would be real leary and real careful about buying a battery that inexpensive, even if it is 2000mah. If its protection circuit is not good or even worse, non existent, that TP2 is nothing but a grenade in your pocket. I know I'm not risking a no name Chinese battery in any device I own. You just never know what you are getting for your money.
I purchased this like 10days ago... takes a while to get here... alot of people are purchang this and no complaints yet...
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90763
So how about some impressions after some time? Is it good, it doesn't make your TP2 explode?
I just ordered mine so I'm curious to find out your opinion.
Ive been using this for over a week.... no explosions yet... im getting 20-30% more life out of my phone... the battery packaging is legit and the battery is high quality... lets just say now i cant even remember where i left the oem battery lol
Received mine yesterday
So far so good (89% after 10 hours and I have push email)
2000mAh Andida
Received the 2000mAh. Put it to the test with Coreplayer in a loop playing Coraline fullscreen sound off. The Andida lasted 130 minutes first charge, 155 minutes second and third charge.
The stock 1500mAh HTC lasts 220 minutes. Quite a difference. But for € 7,50 including shipping you won't hear me complain. It's still a whole lot cheaper per minute than the other leading brands.
BTW, I haven't tested it yet but it seems the 2000mAh Andida provides longer stand-by times. Will test that starting today. If so, someone have a theory as to how Li-Ion batteries perform different under different circumstances? If there is a theoretical possibility that is
Packaging was quite professional I must say. Apart from that, the battery doesn't heat up, not during charging and not while it was put to the test.
Die Bruine said:
Received the 2000mAh. Put it to the test with Coreplayer in a loop playing Coraline fullscreen sound off. The Andida lasted 130 minutes first charge, 155 minutes second and third charge.
The stock 1500mAh HTC lasts 220 minutes. Quite a difference. But for € 7,50 including shipping you won't hear me complain. It's still a whole lot cheaper per minute than the other leading brands.
BTW, I haven't tested it yet but it seems the 2000mAh Andida provides longer stand-by times. Will test that starting today. If so, someone have a theory as to how Li-Ion batteries perform different under different circumstances? If there is a theoretical possibility that is
Packaging was quite professional I must say. Apart from that, the battery doesn't heat up, not during charging and not while it was put to the test.
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A higher stand-by time but lower overall energy density is unlikely given they are both lithium ion. It's possible there are more impurities or something of the sort in the Andida battery, giving a higher internal resistance (meaning it has a high voltage drop-off when under full load). That would indicate a very poor manufacturing process and be a surprise.
This thing about these batteries having 2000mAh is total BS. I've tested for my own amusement a few of these cheap batteries under a few different testing regimes (using This). They can squeeze a few mAh by stripping down the packaging and safety stuff, but not much. All battery manufacturers are limited by simple chemistry. In this case, Lithium Polymer. If you want a high Ah battery, it will be bigger.
Die Bruine said:
Received the 2000mAh. Put it to the test with Coreplayer in a loop playing Coraline fullscreen sound off. The Andida lasted 130 minutes first charge, 155 minutes second and third charge.
The stock 1500mAh HTC lasts 220 minutes. Quite a difference. But for € 7,50 including shipping you won't hear me complain. It's still a whole lot cheaper per minute than the other leading brands.
BTW, I haven't tested it yet but it seems the 2000mAh Andida provides longer stand-by times. Will test that starting today. If so, someone have a theory as to how Li-Ion batteries perform different under different circumstances? If there is a theoretical possibility that is
Packaging was quite professional I must say. Apart from that, the battery doesn't heat up, not during charging and not while it was put to the test.
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I have not done an official minute test but I feel exactly the same about this battery. Price, packaging is good but not even close to 2000mah of use time under data usage. Standby time is pretty good but who cares since we use the phone for data or else you wouldn't have a touchscreen $500 device. I am not saying it was a waste of money since it is a second battery...but definitely not an extended battery.
Alcibiade said:
Received mine yesterday
So far so good (89% after 10 hours and I have push email)
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Does push use more battery?
mmafighter077 said:
Does push use more battery?
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yes.........................
da9th_one said:
yes.........................
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Oh I dont know why but I thought it used more battery every time it connected to the internet every 15 to 30 minutes to check for email (what ever non-push is called). Well I was mistaken. Thanks. Guess thats a whole nother topic which I dont care enough to start..
I just purchased this battery btw. From my experience I purchased a 3rd party battery from china for my g1. I had no problems with the battery I could see a difference. It lasted at least 6 months until I got rid of the g1 for the tp2.
I bought the g1 extended battery on ebay for $13. It was the exact same battery that fommy.com was selling for $40. Im sure china is where most resellers get there items from but they probably slap sticker over the original and call it theirs.
I see this as cutting out the middle man and saving myself the cost.
i would definatelly never trust a battery that cheap, especially in something that:
a) is kept in a pocket (see pic :)
b) is ususlly left to charge over night.
something that happened to someone using a chineese no-brand extended battery in an HTC Touch Pro:
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got my battery from this seller...
Ok... I got my battery and the standby is better (which is a plus for me all by itself at $10) but it does get noticeably warmer and which is abit unnerving for me (with the exploding pocket thing happening )... I think this will be as a ok 2nd battery but I don't trust it unattended and will treat in as a disposable solution... Has anyone else had any issues with the temp of this battery being warmer that the norm... (oh and ps... who really puts there phone in their back pocket... thats crazy...)
dfspot said:
Ok... I got my battery and the standby is better (which is a plus for me all by itself at $10) but it does get noticeably warmer and which is abit unnerving for me (with the exploding pocket thing happening )... I think this will be as a ok 2nd battery but I don't trust it unattended and will treat in as a disposable solution... Has anyone else had any issues with the temp of this battery being warmer that the norm... (oh and ps... who really puts there phone in their back pocket... thats crazy...)
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id rather it exploded back there, than 3" from the family juwels......
10 days? try one month!!
o0adam0o said:
I purchased this like 10days ago... takes a while to get here... alot of people are purchang this and no complaints yet...
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90763
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I purchased and they charged my credit card 11/27, here it is 12/28 and still no batteries. There is no tracking number for these when they were sent as they didn't let me know that the way I'd paid I couldn't get a tracking number.
What I don't understand is I get a lot of things from DealExtreme and they ship from China and it's always trackable for bulkrate shipping. So, what gives with this company?
i'm looking to get a extended battery that is better that the standard g1 battery but i don't wanna convert my G1 in a gigantic brick...i dont mind a few more milimeters of tickness on the g1 but not too much...for the people that are using extended battery which will you recomend?
It's like saying I need to get a shot, but not with a needle. It will add thickness, if you don't like it get one of the 1700 batteries from the thread below.
I didn't mind the extra girth for a two day battery life. But right now I'm back to stock because it fell off my bed and the cover broke on the bottom.
evilkorn said:
It's like saying I need to get a shot, but not with a needle. It will add thickness, if you don't like it get one of the 1700 batteries from the thread below.
I didn't mind the extra girth for a two day battery life. But right now I'm back to stock because it fell off my bed and the cover broke on the bottom.
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i concur. i just got my new battery a couple days ago. a 2200 mAh. yes, it did make my g1 into a brick (in size, not functionality), but i would choose actually being able to use my phone over size anyday.
I got a Seidio 1400mAh battery. The brand is reputable, the use I get from it is noticeably more, and the size is the same as the stock battery.
My stock battery started to bulge out last month and wouldn't last even two hours on a charge. I'm not able to use my phone as much as I'd like during the day, but I can take it off the charger at 6am and still have over 30% charge at 9pm. I don't call, but I use lunch and break time to check up on facebook and newsfeeds.
I use Andida 1600mAh Battery. It works much longer than the default one while not making your phone bloated (it's the same size as original). And best of all it's pretty darn cheap! I was quite skeptical about it at first, but I got it just because how cheap it was. And it works like a charm!
oh well so i ordered this morning a 2200 mAh battery for $24...i'll be here anytime in the next two days...so should i do first charge the battery or use the battery till it die and then do the calibration?
Same with all Li batteries, drain, then charge fully.
I am using an Andida 1600mah battery as well. But I would like to ask whether there is any other battery that does not require a case covering? I just dont like to turn my phone into a brick. What is the max without requiring a bigger case? 1700mah? or 1800mah? Thanks.
ok so i just got my new extended battery to be honest is not that thick (still pits on the original pouch)and i like the new backcover...actually is a diferent one that the ones i saw on the pictures...i put it on my G1 and it has %53 left so i'm gonna kill it and recharge...awesome...
Karolis said:
I use Andida 1600mAh Battery. It works much longer than the default one while not making your phone bloated (it's the same size as original). And best of all it's pretty darn cheap! I was quite skeptical about it at first, but I got it just because how cheap it was. And it works like a charm!
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Please be aware that the recent batch of Andida 1600mah batteries are NO good. Before you go on ebay and get one, take a read on this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5378371#post5378371
I got 2 batteries, both do not charge. I just got a replacement from the seller, the replacement does not charge and a lot of people are experiencing the same thing.
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I too brought the 2600mAh battery off of eBay. Cost me £12.00 which is around $20 I believe. Funny thing is, when I recieved it, it said 2850mAh on the battery. Now I don't know if it's a genuine HTC battery or not (sure as hell looks close enough) but it definately does the job. And as far as the size goes, as the previous poster said, you get used to it. Plus I find it a bit easier with the extra size when typing on the device. I would advise it to anyone. Makes your phone last a hell of a lot longer. Small, but very worthy investment.
Small question though: I don't know if I had a dodgy battery before, but this new one seems to charge in around half the time of the stock battery. Has anyone else experienced this or is it just me? I just thought I'd ask
Wow this batttery is a beast...my settings using the original battery was alway on edge,the lowest brightness setting,maybe a few text a few minutes talking listening music for like 2 hours and by the time I got home it will be under %10 this is barely using my phone now I have it on 3g using wifi whenever is possible texting browsing playing videos from youtube medium settings on brightness playing games listening to music for 2 hours and by the time I got home is at %55 and when I tried to kill the battery for a new recharge it just don't wanna die my last charge last over 24 hours...I'm so glad that I get this new battery finally I can use my phone without being attached to the charger....I'm planing to get me a bluetooth headphones...
I got a White G1, I bought a 2300 mAh Extended battery from ebay for about 23 USD, with the black battery door, but after months of abuse, the door cracked on me till a point where it just wouldnt stay on my g1 with my hand behind it ... So I ordered another one this time for only 12-13 (w/ shipping) bucks .. and it's white... Just got it today, Pictures below
Sorry the image is so large
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Here's an album with more pictures.
http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j212/duelistXmist/
DKM119 said:
Wow this batttery is a beast...my settings using the original battery was alway on edge,the lowest brightness setting,maybe a few text a few minutes talking listening music for like 2 hours and by the time I got home it will be under %10 this is barely using my phone now I have it on 3g using wifi whenever is possible texting browsing playing videos from youtube medium settings on brightness playing games listening to music for 2 hours and by the time I got home is at %55 and when I tried to kill the battery for a new recharge it just don't wanna die my last charge last over 24 hours...I'm so glad that I get this new battery finally I can use my phone without being attached to the charger....I'm planing to get me a bluetooth headphones...
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What is the name of the battery?
And for the rest who bought the batteries, can you please state what it the seller's name or the battery brand? I'm thinking of trying one of those large ones Thanks!
I have the Seidio Innocell 2600 mAh battery. I like it now, but the bulge took about a week to get used to. It's great not having to worry about charging the phone halfway through the day (my stock lasted 6-8 hours tops).
The only complaint I have about the bigger battery cover is that it is easier to crack and break. I have a crack in the lower left corner of my cover, and I'm worried it will continue to grow. I've looked on eBay and Google for replacement battery covers, but I can't find any for sale without a battery.
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The only complaint I have about the bigger battery cover is that it is easier to crack and break. I have a crack in the lower left corner of my cover, and I'm worried it will continue to grow. I've looked on eBay and Google for replacement battery covers, but I can't find any for sale without a battery.
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I too can vouch for this. I have a crack in the exact same place. I also have lost the small lip like thing at the top where the back cover becomes in line with the keyboard. Only the lip part is gone though. If I find a cover available without the battery I'll be sure to post it.
I picked mine up from Gadget Garage off of ebay for around $20. I'll also vouch for the batteries themselves. It adds thickness but the change in battery life makes it worth it imho. Mine has been up 17 hours and I'm still at 50% without charging at all.
beartard said:
I got a Seidio 1400mAh battery. The brand is reputable, the use I get from it is noticeably more, and the size is the same as the stock battery.
My stock battery started to bulge out last month and wouldn't last even two hours on a charge. I'm not able to use my phone as much as I'd like during the day, but I can take it off the charger at 6am and still have over 30% charge at 9pm. I don't call, but I use lunch and break time to check up on facebook and newsfeeds.
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I bought one of the 1600 mAh pieces of crap and sent it back. Where did you order the Seido 1400 mAh from?
Is anyone using a case with a big battery? My current case (Body Glove) has protected my phone from everything for over a year. Don't want to lose the case for a bigger battery.
hi all, i have posted this message in the marketplace a couple of days ago, but i got no replies, and i doubt that i will get any attention as we have such a small community support. i hope the mods dont mind...
As the title says, anyone got a mugen battery (or cheap replacement batteries) for my TG01 of the above, im very interested. please state how long it had been used for and the price. also if it is the 2600/3900mAh, please ship with the battery door and full accessories. Thanks in advance.
Bought a Mugen 3900 and I LOVE IT!
Yeah, the Mugen means unlimited or infinity in Japanese, and damn it is ever! I love the 3900, it never runs out of juice. I use it to watch movies, play games, I can actually sit down and play the Playstation emulator and Morphgear for a few hours without worry! Anyways, go on the internet my friend, you can buy these batteries anywhere, from eBay, or directly from the manufacturers site, they ship it too you quickly and I got five percent off by looking for a coupon. Here are some links for ya!
Directly from their website, and here is a 5% coupon that I used, I even just checked it, it still definitely works "5OFF2010". They were super quick and it was a perfect transaction.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/toshiba/toshiba-tg01.html
-Kilicool.
Buy new, new is always better, new comes with warranty, warranty is good, also, their shipping is dirt cheap.
Kilihari said:
Yeah, the Mugen means unlimited or infinity in Japanese, and damn it is ever! I love the 3900, it never runs out of juice. I use it to watch movies, play games, I can actually sit down and play the Playstation emulator and Morphgear for a few hours without worry! Anyways, go on the internet my friend, you can buy these batteries anywhere, from eBay, or directly from the manufacturers site, they ship it too you quickly and I got five percent off by looking for a coupon. Here are some links for ya!
Directly from their website, and here is a 5% coupon that I used, I even just checked it, it still definitely works "5OFF2010". They were super quick and it was a perfect transaction.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/toshiba/toshiba-tg01.html
-Kilicool.
Buy new, new is always better, new comes with warranty, warranty is good, also, their shipping is dirt cheap.
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Did it make your TG01 real heavy and thick? :s
Kilihari said:
Yeah, the Mugen means unlimited or infinity in Japanese, and damn it is ever! I love the 3900, it never runs out of juice. I use it to watch movies, play games, I can actually sit down and play the Playstation emulator and Morphgear for a few hours without worry! Anyways, go on the internet my friend, you can buy these batteries anywhere, from eBay, or directly from the manufacturers site, they ship it too you quickly and I got five percent off by looking for a coupon. Here are some links for ya!
Directly from their website, and here is a 5% coupon that I used, I even just checked it, it still definitely works "5OFF2010". They were super quick and it was a perfect transaction.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/toshiba/toshiba-tg01.html
-Kilicool.
Buy new, new is always better, new comes with warranty, warranty is good, also, their shipping is dirt cheap.
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thanks for your reply kilihari!!! cheers on the info, and thanks for the coupons im very tempted to buy from mugen! but i live in uk, will it be fast shipping here? where abouts are you based? also it adds alot of thickness to the tg01 haha. so you think i should go for the 3900mah, instead of the 1300mah? cheers
Thickness!! YEAH!
Hello!,
Yeah ehhhee, my phone is hella thick, children mistake my phone now for a Samsung Galaxy Tab, and I have noticed that I lean to one side now depending on which pocket my phone is in(SOOO HEAVY, EHHEHEEHEH). The phone itself is 1" or 2.5cm thick, and weighs about 10oz or 0.625lbs. I have three batteries for my phone, two official Toshiba batteries and one Mugen. If you expect to play any of the emulators or games, then you need the 3900, especially if you are going to be watching any feature length movies and then expect to have any sort of semblance of battery life left. The 3900 battery is my trip battery; it is my "I know this is never going to run out of battery life battery." To give you a clearer picture, I use my TG01 here in Japan for Navigation especially. I purchased UUD's English Garmin Japan map for Garmin Mobile XT. I turned on the device and the display remained on from Morioka City to Kashiwa City which is 500km, took us about 8 hours to drive the distance. When we were done, my batter was still at 30-40 percent. I love the battery but it is not permanent in my phone or "keitai" as we say here in Japan. I carry the smaller extra Toshiba battery in my briefcase just in case I run out of juice in the middle of the day, and I keep the big one at home for the weekends or when I just feel like playing Super Mario All-Stars on Morphgear. (and just for all the people who think I am advocating piracy, I have the actual game and I downloaded the ROM myself into my computer from my origional game cartrige... so there.. )
About shipping, I can only say that it came to me in a week. I am certain that shipping time for you would be relatively the same. Also, having the stylus in the back of the device is soooooooo frieken' handy on trips where you don't have a stylus handy and you have to do something intricate. Anyways, it is a must buy, my machine wouldn't be half the machine it is today without it.
-Kili.
Kilihari said:
Hello!,
Yeah ehhhee, my phone is hella thick, children mistake my phone now for a Samsung Galaxy Tab, and I have noticed that I lean to one side now depending on which pocket my phone is in(SOOO HEAVY, EHHEHEEHEH). The phone itself is 1" or 2.5cm thick, and weighs about 10oz or 0.625lbs. I have three batteries for my phone, two official Toshiba batteries and one Mugen. If you expect to play any of the emulators or games, then you need the 3900, especially if you are going to be watching any feature length movies and then expect to have any sort of semblance of battery life left. The 3900 battery is my trip battery; it is my "I know this is never going to run out of battery life battery." To give you a clearer picture, I use my TG01 here in Japan for Navigation especially. I purchased UUD's English Garmin Japan map for Garmin Mobile XT. I turned on the device and the display remained on from Morioka City to Kashiwa City which is 500km, took us about 8 hours to drive the distance. When we were done, my batter was still at 30-40 percent. I love the battery but it is not permanent in my phone or "keitai" as we say here in Japan. I carry the smaller extra Toshiba battery in my briefcase just in case I run out of juice in the middle of the day, and I keep the big one at home for the weekends or when I just feel like playing Super Mario All-Stars on Morphgear. (and just for all the people who think I am advocating piracy, I have the actual game and I downloaded the ROM myself into my computer from my origional game cartrige... so there.. )
About shipping, I can only say that it came to me in a week. I am certain that shipping time for you would be relatively the same. Also, having the stylus in the back of the device is soooooooo frieken' handy on trips where you don't have a stylus handy and you have to do something intricate. Anyways, it is a must buy, my machine wouldn't be half the machine it is today without it.
-Kili.
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To be honest, the only reason I think TG01 is way better than HD2 is because it's so light weight!
I am definitely tempted to buy on of these huge batteries as my use of TG01 is massively heavy!! However... I own 4 TG01 1000mAH batteries, and I just keep all of them charged and in a single day don't use more than 2 batteries, sometimes may be 3. The only reason being - it keeps my phone so light all the time that I can brag about how cool it is with 1Ghz processor and yet so light
I wish they made these hefty batteries in thinner forms!
Totally agree with you man!!!
Hello drupad2drupad,
Totally agree with you man!, the TG01 is the best, and the reason why I like it better than the HD2 even is because this has a resistive screen, I like to practice my Japanese Kanji Characters on my TG01 with my stylus, also, using a joystick is a breeze, and to top it off, things like the mugen are available for crazy people like me who need power while on vacation. The mugen is good for when you use emulators. That is why I have it, really it is just for those days when I am playing video games with my USB joystick or watching full lengh two hour movies.
TG01 FOREVAAAAA
-Kili.
Kilihari said:
Hello drupad2drupad,
Totally agree with you man!, the TG01 is the best, and the reason why I like it better than the HD2 even is because this has a resistive screen, I like to practice my Japanese Kanji Characters on my TG01 with my stylus, also, using a joystick is a breeze, and to top it off, things like the mugen are available for crazy people like me who need power while on vacation. The mugen is good for when you use emulators. That is why I have it, really it is just for those days when I am playing video games with my USB joystick or watching full lengh two hour movies.
TG01 FOREVAAAAA
-Kili.
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Yes, guys thanks very much for your help! I agree with you,I think that I may need to get the 3900mah battery... even if it adds a bit of thickness to the phone! i am a heavy user if the phone, i use it alot for internet browsing and sms. i also run htc sense or spb shell in the background which arent to friendly on the battery! my battery barely last a day! i think i am going to take your advice and buy maybe a 2600 or a 3900mah... also May i ask where did you get another stock toshiba battery from? cheers Kili for your helpso far
@olyloh6696 - I've previously bought batteries direct from Mugen in the US. This includes a couple of the 1300mAH which I currently use all the time - they fit under the standard battery rear cover. Mugen have been reliabel and quite quick in arriving and no issues with import. They are currently offering "Free international Shipping (10-15 working days, sent with 1st class AirMail, trackable online)".
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@olyloh6696 - I've previously bought batteries direct from Mugen in the US. This includes a couple of the 1300mAH which I currently use all the time - they fit under the standard battery rear cover. Mugen have been reliabel and quite quick in arriving and no issues with import. They are currently offering "Free international Shipping (10-15 working days, sent with 1st class AirMail, trackable online)".
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cheers kevin for that info! i guess i better order some sooner or later, before the free shipping ends! can you please report how the battery life is on the 1300mah? is it better than the stock hd2 battery, when both are running htc sense? i heard that mugen batteries have some materials that makes them last longer even if they are the same mah. anyway, will the battery life be a significant improvement to my current 1000mah or just another simple replacement? cheers!
@olyloh6696
I've been very happy with the 1300mAH battreies - definitely a worthwhile improvement over the stock Toshiba ones. I haven't done exhaustive measurements, but can certainly get a day's use out of the phone for normal purposes, including probably 2.5 - 3 hours music listening while travelling (screen off). I am of the opinion that running with Spb Mobile Shell compared to the Titanium / 'old school' Win Mobile Today screen is definitely more taxing on the battery. Using a BT headset will also drain quicker than using a wired connection, but it's all a trade between functionality and endurance.
Where to get official Toshiba batteries.
Well if anyone needs an official Toshiba battery directly from Softbank in Japan, they can contact me but I do just reccomend the one that Kevin P. White reccomends. The extra one that I have is meant for the X02T (that the TG01, or T01a in Japan). It says Toshiba on it and Softbank on it and it has all Kanji characters written all over it. But why get this when the Mugen battery is cheaper and last for longer? I really wish my second small battery was the mugen.
Also... KEVIN P. WHITE hows it going man!?!? I love yer roms, I should send ya a postcard or something, your ROM was the only thing that kept me sane in the last year.
-Kili.
olyloh6696 said:
Yes, guys thanks very much for your help! I agree with you,I think that I may need to get the 3900mah battery... even if it adds a bit of thickness to the phone! i am a heavy user if the phone, i use it alot for internet browsing and sms. i also run htc sense or spb shell in the background which arent to friendly on the battery! my battery barely last a day! i think i am going to take your advice and buy maybe a 2600 or a 3900mah... also May i ask where did you get another stock toshiba battery from? cheers Kili for your helpso far
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Kilihari said:
Well if anyone needs an official Toshiba battery directly from Softbank in Japan, they can contact me but I do just reccomend the one that Kevin P. White reccomends. The extra one that I have is meant for the X02T (that the TG01, or T01a in Japan). It says Toshiba on it and Softbank on it and it has all Kanji characters written all over it. But why get this when the Mugen battery is cheaper and last for longer? I really wish my second small battery was the mugen.
Also... KEVIN P. WHITE hows it going man!?!? I love yer roms, I should send ya a postcard or something, your ROM was the only thing that kept me sane in the last year.
-Kili.
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I got 4 stock toshiba batteries off a friend who works for Toshiba in India (sent for free)
1300 sounds good to me if it lasts longer than 1000. But I think the only life-saver when using HTC Sense, Texts and lots of Calls will be 3900 (the one Kili is using)
drupad2drupad said:
I got 4 stock toshiba batteries off a friend who works for Toshiba in India (sent for free)
1300 sounds good to me if it lasts longer than 1000. But I think the only life-saver when using HTC Sense, Texts and lots of Calls will be 3900 (the one Kili is using)
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Thanks for the response guys! I might get maybe 2 1300mah baateries as the are much smaller than the 3900mah! Im not sure, but i would rather have a thin device. I will have 3 batteries then and i guess i woll have to carry them around in my pocket. I dont play any games on my tg, i have my ipod touch and galaxy tab for that(!) but i have a data contract on o2 payg, so i use my tg01 for that. How many days of moderate use may i get put of using 3g data?
Cheers for all your help so far guys
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
Mugen batteries? Read this
Hi guys, I hate being a "spoilsport", but I've just throw away the two Mugen 1300mAh batteries that I bought one year ago.... they only last two or three hours after full charge in their last days. Instead, the original Toshiba 1000 mAh still maintains its performance one and half year after....
Since last Christmas, I've been using cyclically the three batteries, so all them have suffered the same "stress". My conclusion is that you have that you pay, and Mugen batteries are.... "as is"
With this philosophy and as I don't know where can I buy original batteries from Toshiba (incredible), I've decided assume that batteries are just another consumable as the protect screen: So, the best is buying them having in mind that they only last some months!
So, I've just bought a couple of Cameron Sino batteries for TG01 (1000mAH) which are a real bargain on Amazon UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battery-1100mAh-For-Toshiba-TG01/dp/B00366HOC2) : Just 9,99 British pounds each, (11.75€ or 15,76$ today) and I'm very happy with them!. Who know when they will start to fail! But for this price I'll replace them easily.
Ok You can say: Well, forums are full of bad advices regarding this trade. But it's not the first time that I use products from this company, and I've never had problems with them.
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My bad ( or not so bad..) experience has been with the Mugen 1300mAH , I also think as Kilihari says that having a giant 3900mAH battery as a second plan can be great if you need guaranteed power for a while! If you don't mind having a scale model of the Noah's Arch in your pocket
By the way , any of our great cockers has been able to elude the stupid Toshibas 20% limit (you can't use USB, WIFI, and camera if battery is lower than 20%). That is another argument in favour of the big one!
Cheers
Pere
Pere said:
Hi guys, I hate being a "spoilsport", but I've just throw away the two Mugen 1300mAh batteries that I bought one year ago.... they only last two or three hours after full charge in their last days. Instead, the original Toshiba 1000 mAh still maintains its performance one and half year after....
Since last Christmas, I've been using cyclically the three batteries, so all them have suffered the same "stress". My conclusion is that you have that you pay, and Mugen batteries are.... "as is"
With this philosophy and as I don't know where can I buy original batteries from Toshiba (incredible), I've decided assume that batteries are just another consumable as the protect screen: So, the best is buying them having in mind that they only last some months!
So, I've just bought a couple of Cameron Sino batteries for TG01 (1000mAH) which are a real bargain on Amazon UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battery-1100mAh-For-Toshiba-TG01/dp/B00366HOC2) : Just 9,99 British pounds each, (11.75€ or 15,76$ today) and I'm very happy with them!. Who know when they will start to fail! But for this price I'll replace them easily.
Ok You can say: Well, forums are full of bad advices regarding this trade. But it's not the first time that I use products from this company, and I've never had problems with them.
NOTE:
My bad ( or not so bad..) experience has been with the Mugen 1300mAH , I also think as Kilihari says that having a giant 3900mAH battery as a second plan can be great if you need guaranteed power for a while! If you don't mind having a scale model of the Noah's Arch in your pocket
By the way , any of our great cockers has been able to elude the stupid Toshibas 20% limit (you can't use USB, WIFI, and camera if battery is lower than 20%). That is another argument in favour of the big one!
Cheers
Pere
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Thanks for the info Pere... So you've had your 2 mugen batteries for less than a year and they began to die out? i was wanted go know how the performance was on it. if it last only less than a year, and is quite expensive for what is just a near standard battery, i think it is safer to just to buy the cameron Sino batteries. they are very cheap and are 1100Mah, (probably roughly the same performance as the stock toshiba ones.) with that i can buy multiple batteres and keep the in my pocket throughout the day! may i ask, when you had multiple batteries, how did you charge them? did you have to charge each of them individualy with the phone, one by one, or do you have a charging cradle or such accessory?
olyloh6696 said:
Thanks for the info Pere... So you've had your 2 mugen batteries for less than a year and they began to die out? i was wanted go know how the performance was on it. if it last only less than a year, and is quite expensive for what is just a near standard battery, i think it is safer to just to buy the cameron Sino batteries. they are very cheap and are 1100Mah, (probably roughly the same performance as the stock toshiba ones.) with that i can buy multiple batteres and keep the in my pocket throughout the day! may i ask, when you had multiple batteries, how did you charge them? did you have to charge each of them individualy with the phone, one by one, or do you have a charging cradle or such accessory?
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been browsing the website, just to show you, you an get the batteries for £8.99instead of £9.99
www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u...cs&field-keywords=Cameron+Sino+tg01&x=21&y=26
Please give me your reporting them when you receive them! Cheers!
olyloh6696 said:
been browsing the website, just to show you, you an get the batteries for £8.99instead of £9.99
www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u...cs&field-keywords=Cameron+Sino+tg01&x=21&y=26
Please give me your reporting them when you receive them! Cheers!
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Well, in fact I received the two Cameron Sino batteries a month ago and , up to now, I am very satisfied with its performance. Until when? Who knows! but I don't care...
Regarding charging , I have a couple of these ugly universal chargers like these:
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. It takes a life charging the battery with them, but it works!
Best Regards
olyloh6696 said:
may i ask, when you had multiple batteries, how did you charge them? did you have to charge each of them individualy with the phone, one by one, or do you have a charging cradle or such accessory?
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Regarding above question, I am using dirt cheap option and it's very convenient!! It's usb charger, very small - size of little marshmallow may be? :s
I generally put spare battery on this usb charger on my laptop or work computer as I tend to use computer 16-18 hours a day anyway! So it keeps charging for 4-5 hours and I swap for another one - and so on. I never have to charge battery in my phone as I always have stock of charged batteries spare!
I din't buy from this particular retailer, but they are cheaper (£5.75 with delivery) than what I paid (£6.99)
http://www.sourcingmap.com/mininatu...gle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=usfroogle
drupad2drupad said:
Regarding above question, I am using dirt cheap option and it's very convenient!! It's usb charger, very small - size of little marshmallow may be? :s
I generally put spare battery on this usb charger on my laptop or work computer as I tend to use computer 16-18 hours a day anyway! So it keeps charging for 4-5 hours and I swap for another one - and so on. I never have to charge battery in my phone as I always have stock of charged batteries spare!
I din't buy from this particular retailer, but they are cheaper (£5.75 with delivery) than what I paid (£6.99)
http://www.sourcingmap.com/mininatu...gle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=usfroogle
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Wow, that looks nice, but it takes a long time to charge i think i will just buy one Cameron Sino battery and see how it goes. i can always keep one backup battery. How tge performance compared to the stock batteries, are they the same, or does the cameron sino have a long battery life? (1100mah as opposed to 1000mah)
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-t-mobile-htc-amaze-4g-with-battery-door.html
I am quite poor but desperately need better battery life as i am pulling 12hr shift's and my battery dies around the 7-8 hr mark.
i would appreciate being pointed to any ones review's on this product.
Ty
With the weird connecter on this phone who makes a durable car charger for it ?
Truck'nfool said:
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-t-mobile-htc-amaze-4g-with-battery-door.html
I am quite poor but desperately need better battery life as i am pulling 12hr shift's and my battery dies around the 7-8 hr mark.
i would appreciate being pointed to any ones review's on this product.
Ty
With the weird connecter on this phone who makes a durable car charger for it ?
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reflash the RUU at 100% battery, and see if you still have problems
I'd rather get a powerskin with an external battery that I can choose to use or not(or remove)... but the powerskin won't be as efficient as you need to convert from 4.2V->5V(USB) back to 4.2V
paperWastage said:
reflash the RUU at 100% battery, and see if you still have problems
I'd rather get a powerskin with an external battery that I can choose to use or not(or remove)... but the powerskin won't be as efficient as you need to convert from 4.2V->5V(USB) back to 4.2V
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How I am using my phone is like this, pick up off charger phone has full charge, go to work, listen to music from phone, once I arrive at work I put it into airplane mode (this I believe kill's all the radio's ) then use the phone as an mp3 player every once and a while waking up the screen to pause etc. the battery is the original that came with the phone I got this phone like on the 2nd day it was available from T mobile. I am sure the battery by now should be suffering from constant use. I have the full version of juice defender and I have that killing everything I can think of to save power.
I can't remember the name of the ics rom I have on it now but I did install the new graphics driver as well. the phone is rooted ,s-off and has super cid.
I am waiting for a newer stable ics rom with jellybean hopefully with a kernel that I can play around with under clocking.
With my current financial situation i can't afford to make a mistake on this purchase so I am being extra paranoid about checking all my options, thank you for your suggestion.
Haven't used that particular battery, but used mugen with g2 and didn't notice much of a difference. It was 1800 instead of 1200
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hello mate! i would suggest getting rid of sense as much as possible there are about at least 3 senseless roms out there,or at least the launcher, it uses to much resource with all the pretty animations and widgets! but there is something wrong with you phone somehow, i get up in the morning around 8 and go to work with my phone fully charged, listen music in the car for about 40 mnts until i get to work! after things settle down i watch at least 3 50 minutes video on netflix, youtube, play listen to music again, i'm on fb, instagram, skype chatting with some friends outside the country, texting and a little more, back to listen to music on my way back home, by 6 o'clock i'm with 30% or so! i'm running energy stock look rom, tweaked with ultrasmooth rosie, and the only widget i have running is the clock and music with 3 home screens! good luck
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batteries like those usually are a completely rip-off, so watch out!
Mugen is not a rip off dude.
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How I am using my phone is like this, pick up off charger phone has full charge, go to work, listen to music from phone, once I arrive at work I put it into airplane mode (this I believe kill's all the radio's ) then use the phone as an mp3 player every once and a while waking up the screen to pause etc. the battery is the original that came with the phone I got this phone like on the 2nd day it was available from T mobile. I am sure the battery by now should be suffering from constant use. I have the full version of juice defender and I have that killing everything I can think of to save power.
I can't remember the name of the ics rom I have on it now but I did install the new graphics driver as well. the phone is rooted ,s-off and has super cid.
I am waiting for a newer stable ics rom with jellybean hopefully with a kernel that I can play around with under clocking.
With my current financial situation i can't afford to make a mistake on this purchase so I am being extra paranoid about checking all my options, thank you for your suggestion.
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if you really can, try to reflash the RUU(charge your phone to 100% first).... this resets your phone entirely (radio, ROM, kernel)
I had that battery problem when I got my phone from someone else: less than 8 hours of uptime even without much screen-on use... I installed the Energy ROM and faux kernel, didn't fix it
now, after reflashing RUU, then installing Energy ROM and faux, my battery is better than before... 15 hours uptime with 1-2 hours use...
if I don't use it and keep it on standby-idle, i'm sure it,ll stretch more than 2 days
(55%, only about 15 minutes of screen-on use, data on, autosync on)
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if you really can, try to reflash the RUU(charge your phone to 100% first).... this resets your phone entirely (radio, ROM, kernel)
I had that battery problem when I got my phone from someone else: less than 8 hours of uptime even without much screen-on use... I installed the Energy ROM and faux kernel, didn't fix it
now, after reflashing RUU, then installing Energy ROM and faux, my battery is better than before... 15 hours uptime with 1-2 hours use...
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I don't understand what flashing the RUU means. I will look around on the forums to learn what that means, or if you would tell me I would appreciate it.
Truck'nfool said:
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-t-mobile-htc-amaze-4g-with-battery-door.html
I am quite poor but desperately need better battery life as i am pulling 12hr shift's and my battery dies around the 7-8 hr mark.
i would appreciate being pointed to any ones review's on this product.
Ty
With the weird connecter on this phone who makes a durable car charger for it ?
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Just buy this http://www.amazon.com/Anker-1900mAh...345472451&sr=1-3&keywords=1900mah+anker+amaze
2 1900 mah batteries with an external charger, charge the spare and your phone every night, put the spare in when the battery dies.. MOST of us have these batteries, they are a little higher capacity than stock- the ONLY issue I have read and experienced, the first 10% goes quickly.. but overall it always outlasts the stock battery.
Plus, that is $30 for those batteries, rather than $100 for the one you posted.
Plus stalk the posts I make, I've posted plenty of ways to increase battery life.. and if you can figure out what paperwastage was saying(hint:look at the bible posted in my signature for EVERYTHING you need to know), it will make a big difference. Plus, if you are in airplane mode while at work and have big drain, that means some app is running rampant in the background, keeping your phone from "deep sleep". Get an app called betterbatterystats(paid on market, free if you find it on XDA, but worth the money) and after a days use(BEFORE you plug in or switch batteries), look at the top apps listed when you select "partial wakelock" and "since unplugged"- whatever the top apps are are the ones keeping your phone awake all the time.. either change the settings of those apps, or remove them if you don't NEED them as that means they are poorly written.
Without getting super technical and by stalking my threads, the bible in my signature, and using betterbatterystats, you MAY not need new batteries anyways.. but having a spare fully charged battery gives you a freedom that you really deserve anyways.
You can buy extended batteries and multiples of them with a charger. You can also buy external battery packs/chargers (amazon search for Anker Astro). They are a bulkier solution but versatile as in they can charge almost anything that takes a usb plug.
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Was being cheap and trying to wait for price to drop but has stayed the same. Now $30 doesnt seem so bad
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I don't get your problem i have 2 Batterys if o have to get thru the whole day and night without changing. But 12-15h with one Battery are no Problem for me, and i use Bluetooth Headset GPS Wlan NFC all the time
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cebulank said:
I don't get your problem i have 2 Batterys if o have to get thru the whole day and night without changing. But 12-15h with one Battery are no Problem for me, and i use Bluetooth Headset GPS Wlan NFC all the time
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First, based on my usage over the past 3 days, I don't know how that would be even remotely possible. Right now, I have all of that turned off, and my battery is dying just sitting there laying dormant....never saw that before, even with something as small as an iphone 4.
Second, I think you actually proved my point when you said you have to use 2 batteries. I've had iphones and an galaxy note 3 and s5 before and it was never an issue before that I even had to think about having a second battery. I used to read reviews of people saying that a benefit of a samsung over and iphone was the removable battery....while it's true that the battery might be removable, with the iphone you don't need to.
You should not exaggerate, sure this is not the phone if you're a really heavy user.
But I'm using it with everything ON, and never had a problem with it, I'm charging it every night.
But if you do have battery issues, you can buy yourself the 2500mah extended battery.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/apple-iphone-6-battery-life-test/
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-alpha-exynos-5430-battery-test/
I am a heavy user and average about 4 hours of SOT with LTE Web Browsing and about 30 minutes of calls BUT I will probably get the 2500 Mah Battery ..
Also there may be a 20 -25% difference between Qualcomm and Exynos Versions with Exynos better ( wild guess on my part on %).
Still coming from a Note 3 , Alpha could be a shock.
Should have been 8mm thick with 2700 Mah
Battery and Ram and Camera and SD like Note 4....THEN Alpha would not be discontinued...lol.
I think you have somehow faulty phone, because this phone has awesome standby time, even with nfc/wifi/GPS on. And it can even survive 30mins of talking with just 3% of battery. Usually the battery in my alpha and in some other alphas survives 12+h with wifi/nfc on and with 3-4h SOT.
Sounds like the phone or battery is messed up. Just replaced battery. If it still doesn't fix, contact carrier
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I've had my Alpha for a week now (Exynos version) and I'm disappointed in the battery as well. I bought it for music playback and I took a six hour drive over the weekend with it functioning in airplane mode streaming music through the headphone jack. That was it. It was down to 9% at the end of my drive. Call me crazy, but that's unacceptable for it not being connected to ANY network. It was just playing music and an audiobook located on the device. Is this normal? I can return it, but I love the form factor and the audio quality is second to none, so I will probably just live with it.
-Collin-
There is an extended battery that you can get if you need some extra juice.
Try latest Firmware... BOA2 gave me 20% better battery life
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If you completely disable NFC the battery lasts for more than 2 days.
Can you post screenshots of your battery use? It would be interesting to see why your phones battery die so many times faster than mine
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Can you post screenshots of your battery use? It would be interesting to see why your phones battery die so many times faster than mine
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Yes, I would love to. Please let me know how to do that. I will also try to look it up, but I haven't used android in a while so it's all new to me again.
Incidentally, I continue to be dissatisfied with the battery compared to my past iphones. I have everything turned off, e.g., NFC, bluetooth, etc. And, I hardly have any apps installed.
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@ skirush, you either have a bad phone or an app that is draining your battery in the background. And don't blame the "pathetic" battery. I'm getting 70 minutes of screen time when my battery drains to 20%. Also, I am not using the power save modes.
Did you buy your phone new? It is very odd that you are not getting better performance from your Alpha.
I'm not really sure what to do. I'm pretty pissed about this whole thing. I went out on a limb and bought it new online. Once I got the phone, I confirmed with both AT&T and Samsung that the phone was legit and both said yes. In fact, Samsung even said that the phone is covered under warranty. So, instead of returning it (due to the poor battery life) I kept it. Now, I might be too late to return it to the company I bought it from. It's been over their 14 day return policy.
I have had the feeling that its messed up ever since I first got it, but I decided to stick with it since samsung said it was legit. Now, I'm regretting it.
thumbs down for Samsung support
I called Samsung tech support/customer service. Get this, they are willing to replace the battery...IF, I first send them my battery that's currently in my phone. That's just not possible. Like most people, I have one cell phone with one battery. I don't have a landline phone. So, I don't have spare batteries just lying around to use in the mean time.
That's bs from my perspective. I've had replacements on phones sent to me before. For example, ATT sent me a replacement Note 3 and they took my credit card info on file. After I returned the old unit back to them they release a hold in the amount of the phone.
Not sure why samsung is unwilling to do this. Seems ridiculous to expect someone to send them a battery for their phone, thus rendering it useless. And who knows how long it would take them to send a new one back to me. Could be a total 2 weeks without a phone between me mailing them the old battery and them sending me a new one. Who can do that?
a battery costs about 10$ and for longer trips you may need a second one. So why don't you buy an second one and send the battery from the phone to Samsung?
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First, based on my usage over the past 3 days, I don't know how that would be even remotely possible. Right now, I have all of that turned off, and my battery is dying just sitting there laying dormant....never saw that before, even with something as small as an iphone 4.
Second, I think you actually proved my point when you said you have to use 2 batteries. I've had iphones and an galaxy note 3 and s5 before and it was never an issue before that I even had to think about having a second battery. I used to read reviews of people saying that a benefit of a samsung over and iphone was the removable battery....while it's true that the battery might be removable, with the iphone you don't need to.
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I am an ATT user so I did have the 850A version with the snapdragon and I did notice that the battery life was pretty bad, but not as bad as you illustrate - and yes this phone gets nowhere near the life as the IPhone6 (my wife has one too).
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If you completely disable NFC the battery lasts for more than 2 days.
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I totally agree with this. The NFC chip on this phone kills the battery. I dropped from 100 to 65 % in 4 hours with the phone in standby. I turned off NFC and 3 hours later it only dropped another 6%
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@ skirush, you either have a bad phone or an app that is draining your battery in the background. And don't blame the "pathetic" battery. I'm getting 70 minutes of screen time when my battery drains to 20%. Also, I am not using the power save modes.
Did you buy your phone new? It is very odd that you are not getting better performance from your Alpha.
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I had a DLNA app in the background running (just the service) and it too drained the battery as it was constantly trying to find DLNA ready devices.
Bottom line: Either you have a defective battery/phone or you have a consumer that you have not discovered yet.
BTW I switched to the 850M with the samsung chip just because I get the rooting support that the A version will propably never get. Plus the phone outright is cheaper.
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....Not sure why samsung is unwilling to do this. Seems ridiculous to expect someone to send them a battery for their phone, thus rendering it useless. And who knows how long it would take them to send a new one back to me. Could be a total 2 weeks without a phone between me mailing them the old battery and them sending me a new one. Who can do that?
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I purchased this aftermarket battery as a backup. it's been working like the original one. $6 shipped to you is a steal for me. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-Battery-For-Samsung-Galaxy-Alpha-G850-/111584617173
Sucks that Samsung is making you jump through these hoops. I would check with the retailer you bought it from if you can exchange it. If not, file a claim with your credit card. Good luck