will this work as an extended battery? - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAh-Extende...Accessories&hash=item4cf6192500#ht_3059wt_905
hurry guys i need an answer not much time left if i get this for my fascinate it won't work on till people provide the hack to use OEm batteries corerect

One of my friends purchased a fascinate battery on ebay from hong kong and ended up destroying his phone.
Personally. I wouldnt take the risk.

okay thanks

I've generally heard ame observed that with ebay "extended" batteries best case is you get a regular battery. Worst case is you have major issues with your phone.
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[Q] 3rd party batteries

can the mugen batteries be trusted......they come in 1800,3600mah variants......is anybody using them?????
plzz help as i'm considering buying them.
I would say stick with SE ones, I have two 3rd party ones and they run out seemingly faster than my original one and also iv found that left not in the phone or charging just laying around idle they don't hold 100% cbarge where as my original does.
I have 3 batteries in total and the one that came with the phone is best for me and all 3 are suposedly 1500 Mah
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The mugen 1800 last the same as the 1500 stock one. there is a test somewhere. If I can find the link I will post it.
Found it. Batteryboss.Org
I wanted a spare battery too but after reading the reviews I ended up buying a portable usb battery pack, and I am pleased.
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Ive had the mugen 1800 in my X10 for some time now and it works great. With regular use the longest charge ive gotten out of it was just over two days. Never got that time out of the stock battery. Cant go wrong for the price really. And worse case scenario, youve got an extra battery.
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brunswick000 said:
Ive had the mugen 1800 in my X10 for some time now and it works great. With regular use the longest charge ive gotten out of it was just over two days. Never got that time out of the stock battery. Cant go wrong for the price really. And worse case scenario, youve got an extra battery.
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Is that battery the same size as the normal one? Iv read about one where is thicker and you get a different back cover.
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momax is very good... they selling also wall charger... good quality... batteries r as durable as the original 1... i using it for my touch HD and X10
ankur7753 said:
can the mugen batteries be trusted......they come in 1800,3600mah variants......is anybody using them?????
plzz help as i'm considering buying them.
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Hi,
I haven't used them but I've been tempted. I've heard the 1800mah ones aren't that great from reviews and that the extended one only gives you a little more battery life (And that it's a bigger battery). That's the problem with extended batteries... Your best bet is getting another sony one off Amazon for 30 bucks, as far as I can tell. ebay is a ripoff, they're all fake even though they say they're genuine goods...

What's the best stock fitting battery out there?

I've had my Vibrant for a little over a year and I'd like to get a new battery for it. I saw someone say there were 1600 and 1700 mah batteries that fit over the stocking housing for our Vibrants. I'd really like to pick up one of those if possible.
Any recommendations? Preferably off of amazon.com
I've bought several batteries off amazon and I find the stock oem batteries to be the best
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eBay is probably your best bet for getting them cheap, but Shortbus is right, the OEM batteries seen to be the most consistent and reliable. I'm running the Mugen 1700mAh replacement for the i9000, and I don't feel like I'm getting any significant amount of extra time out of it, its just a pain in my arse to charge it (takes almost 50% longer than OEM to charge, and actually loses charge if I use the phone while its plugged in). If you can locate the OEM Samsung 1650mAh batteries, I would go with that, but they're hard to find.
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Thanks for the advise guys. Gonna look high and low for a 1650 oem.

AT&T Spare Battery Charging System

I have a friend that works at AT&T and he just sent me a pic of this product they just got in. It is a spare battery charging system with the spare battery included and it is listed at $49. It is on the AT&T website just Google "spare battery charging system galaxy note at&t" and it is about the 6th one down.
(Sorry I'm a noob and can't post links.)
Does anyone have this? Is it worth the buy?
Here's the link for the assist....
www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-ser....jsp?q_sku=sku5610303&q_categoryid=cat1370027
personally I'd buy something similar from amazon or ebay before I blow $50 on a charging solution...
OEM original is a huge ripoff!
I bought this, 2 battery with battery charger for only 14.99$ !
I used this battery for 3 days now (I charge it nightly when I go sleep),
and I can't tell the different between this cheap battery and OEM original!
this cheap battery lasts just as long as original OEM!
the battery also weight the same as original, it's possible the battery made by the same company, just a different label.
battery charger works on AC and on car with microusb charging!
I highly recommend it!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007JSSNHI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
The product has been in stores at launch date of the g-note, don't know why your friend's store just now receiving it. As for the item, it does what its design to do. Just make sure to connect it to a charger with more than 500mA or else it will be an all day process. I wouldn't and didn't pay $50 for this product.
http://www.amzn.com/gp/product/B007...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0076Z3FSQ
If you want the OEM one order it from amazon instead. I bought mine for $30. Better off saving the $20 + tax vs buying it in store, you can pretty much buy 2 for the price of one.
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I appreciate the responses everyone. I think I will stay away from it now and look into some other power solutions.
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vbcecil66 said:
I appreciate the responses everyone. I think I will stay away from it now and look into some other power solutions.
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get it if you like it just dont get it for 50 bucks !!! i got mine for 35 on amazon works great, there are always better deals than at&t and straight from samsung !!
netnerd said:
OEM original is a huge ripoff!
I bought this, 2 battery with battery charger for only 14.99$ !
I used this battery for 3 days now (I charge it nightly when I go sleep),
and I can't tell the different between this cheap battery and OEM original!
this cheap battery lasts just as long as original OEM!
the battery also weight the same as original, it's possible the battery made by the same company, just a different label.
battery charger works on AC and on car with microusb charging!
I highly recommend it!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007JSSNHI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
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Update us later to see how the batteries hold a charge after some use. Seems like a really good deal
Not that I'm questioning u and ur after market battery, just heard a lot of bad things about non OEM batteries. They may be cheaper but they don't last as long as the OEM ones even if they are larger mah batteries
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not all non-aftermarket are junk.
I used to have aftermarket battery for Sony x1,
that battery rated the same mAh as OEM
but battery is much lighter and doesn't hold that much charge.
this aftermarket battery for note is heavy, weights the same as OEM.
I have been using this aftermarket battery for 4 days now, it lasts the whole day
I have no need to swap to the other battery. (I charge phone nightly when I go sleep)
I wish someone would make a charging solution that would work with most cases...

New 3500mah extended batteries

Just saw these on eBay. They come with a different looking back cover and only cost about $10. I also saw a similar one made by Hyperion.. might be a good compromise between the oem extended (2750mAh) and the mugen (4000 mAh) if it's accurate..
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=280905307296
And the Hyperion version
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=271007221883
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Morpheus991 said:
Just saw these on eBay. They come with a different looking back cover and only cost about $10. I also saw a similar one made by Hyperion.. might be a good compromise between the oem extended (2750mAh) and the mugen (4000 mAh) if it's accurate..
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=280905307296
And the Hyperion version
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=271007221883
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Went for the Hyperion. Will report back.
Yeah it seems worth the risk of $10-15...the only thing holding me back is that I already have a diztronic extended tpu case and this new style wouldn't fit it. I might be willing to chop up one of my standard tpu cases though...I'll have to think about it..
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I don't trust Hyperion. I bought a couple regular-sized batteries and one of them shorted out and overheated quite a bit. I have no problem with my Laza Zcell, which is also an intermediate between the HTC Extended and the Mugen
Truth be told I bought two of the standard size Hyperion batteries a long time ago that came with an external charger too. They were defective but Hyperion gave me a full refund and let me keep it all (I still use the charger). They told me they had been having some issues and something to the effect of "please give us some time to work out the kinks and we'll figure it out." They were very nice and helpful and I was impressed by there customer service so I'd be willing to give them another shot. (LISTEN UP HTC and Verizon! Good customer service helps in the long run! )
Edit: and no, I don't work for them or anyone for that matter!
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Frankly, I'm surprised that Verizon's batteries aren't locked down so you can only recharge them on their cables and chargers. That's sort of the attitude they take with everything else they sell, isn't it?
hgoldner said:
Frankly, I'm surprised that Verizon's batteries aren't locked down so you can only recharge them on their cables and chargers. That's sort of the attitude they take with everything else they sell, isn't it?
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Samsung is like that but it was part of the kernel and easily avoided
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bought a couple of hyperion standard batteries for the thunderbolt and they always died between 10-15%. Not sure I trust them. Also, that back door is fugly. I wonder if my stock extended battery cover would fit?
I tried the hyperion battery and i couldn't get any signal with the battery.
I liked the feel of the cover but the best signal I could get was 1x. even with the OEM extended battery and the hyperion cover.
The OEM cover and the hyperion battery seemed to also block my signal. Couldn't get any signal with any of the hyperion parts. I'm glad I didn't spend too much on it
Well that's disappointing...as I stated before, they were at least really nice about it when i tried their standard ones. I'm sure if you're tactful/polite they'll give you a full refund. Who knows, maybe that unnamed cheaper non Hyperion one works? I'm just a big fan of buying random cheap sh*t off eBay to see what I get. I've got some really fun stuff around the $2 range like a 3.5mm dust plug with a mini android in it, a gold stylus shaped like a feather, etc...but I digress.
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tbguy said:
I tried the hyperion battery and i couldn't get any signal with the battery.
I liked the feel of the cover but the best signal I could get was 1x. even with the OEM extended battery and the hyperion cover.
The OEM cover and the hyperion battery seemed to also block my signal. Couldn't get any signal with any of the hyperion parts. I'm glad I didn't spend too much on it
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Same happened to me with the back cover not getting a signal. This in turn caused the battery to die faster.
Morpheus991 said:
Well that's disappointing...as I stated before, they were at least really nice about it when i tried their standard ones. I'm sure if you're tactful/polite they'll give you a full refund. Who knows, maybe that unnamed cheaper non Hyperion one works? I'm just a big fan of buying random cheap sh*t off eBay to see what I get. I've got some really fun stuff around the $2 range like a 3.5mm dust plug with a mini android in it, a gold stylus shaped like a feather, etc...but I digress.
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Lmfao, I do the same thing. I will give the unbranded one a shot when payday comes.
Yup. The Hyperion back seriously sucks. The OEM extended battery back fits well enough if the Rezound is in a case, though.
Finished my first deep discharge and will give it 5 cycles with the OEM back before passing judgment.
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I had one of these batteries for my og EVO, sadly when I peeled it apart out of curiosity it was just two 1100mah batteries in parallel. So I doubt it will be better than the HTC extended batt.
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immerstark said:
I had one of these batteries for my og EVO, sadly when I peeled it apart out of curiosity it was just two 1100mah batteries in parallel. So I doubt it will be better than the HTC extended batt.
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Well, if that's the case, it would still be 400 mAh better than the stock extended (ie 1600*2). And considering that I have almost no service at work I regularly kill my 2750 in 8-10 hours. Plus it would be nice to be able to listen to streaming music for more than 8 hours on LTE.
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I am going to the trouble of actually running this thing down to near 10% before recharging (I don't want to go further because some ROMs have an anomaly where they misreport battery level). I've just finished my third discharge cycle and I'm getting 24 hours with active use of the handset, including media playback through BT, phone calls, texting, web access, etc. That's good enough for me, although I will follow-through with 2 more full discharges as instructed and see what my mileage is.
BTW, the battery works fine with the "original" Verizon Extended Battery back, so I probably will never use that crappy Hyperion back again.
hgoldner said:
I am going to the trouble of actually running this thing down to near 10% before recharging (I don't want to go further because some ROMs have an anomaly where they misreport battery level). I've just finished my third discharge cycle and I'm getting 24 hours with active use of the handset, including media playback through BT, phone calls, texting, web access, etc. That's good enough for me, although I will follow-through with 2 more full discharges as instructed and see what my mileage is.
BTW, the battery works fine with the "original" Verizon Extended Battery back, so I probably will never use that crappy Hyperion back again.
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So is it lasting longer than the oem extended battery so far?
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Morpheus991 said:
So is it lasting longer than the oem extended battery so far?
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To be honest, I've never tried a full run-down of my OEM Extended (the 2750 mAmp from Verizon). I guess I ought to do that to get a truer measure.

GN4 Extra Batteries

I. Like to have a couple around but in my experience have found only OEM batteries are as good as what comes in the box. I'm sure other people have different views!
I haven't seen any info on where to buy these. I didn't see any on eBay or Amazon (yet). Anyone?
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Not too sure when the Galaxy Note 4 is to be released, but when it does I'm sure amazon will have the batteries
ekerbuddyeker said:
I. Like to have a couple around but in my experience have found only OEM batteries are as good as what comes in the box. I'm sure other people have different views!
I haven't seen any info on where to buy these. I didn't see any on eBay or Amazon (yet). Anyone?
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I bought a 7000mAh battery pack from Office Depot (the brand is "IO Gear" but I'm sure there are several such products). It cost about $50. The device itself charges via a mini USB and can charge two devices at once via two USB ports that flank the mini USB.
This may or may not be what you need, but I would suggest checking it out. Not only is the battery capacity very large, but you won't have to buy new batteries every time you get a new device. Plus, it's helpful for charging devices that don't have removable batteries, like the current Nexus line-up.
Komodo Rogue said:
I bought a 7000mAh battery pack from Office Depot (the brand is "IO Gear" but I'm sure there are several such products). It cost about $50. The device itself charges via a mini USB and can charge two devices at once via two USB ports that flank the mini USB.
This may or may not be what you need, but I would suggest checking it out. Not only is the battery capacity very large, but you won't have to buy new batteries every time you get a new device. Plus, it's helpful for charging devices that don't have removable batteries, like the current Nexus line-up.
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You probably mean the GN3 not the 4. Heres what I ordered on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4200mAh-Gol...900A-N900-N9002-/141058626699#ht_1233wt_896:o
sl5400 said:
You probably mean the GN3 not the 4. Heres what I ordered on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4200mAh-Gol...900A-N900-N9002-/141058626699#ht_1233wt_896:o
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That seems fishy .... 4200 mah? They added 1000 mah in the same form factor? I don't think so.
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rule no.1 , never buy batteries from China. good luck. please report how you make out with this one.
Aftermarket batteries are a hit and miss thing. Some have great experiences and some just don't. I haven't gone wit any and after the recent events of exploding phones I tend to be a bit more cautious especially if my phone were to explode I want to make sure I have a solid claim with a true Samsung battery. They are little bombs next to our heads (both of them) you know.
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RaptorMD said:
Aftermarket batteries are a hit and miss thing. Some have great experiences and some just don't. I haven't gone wit any and after the recent events of exploding phones I tend to be a bit more cautious especially if my phone were to explode I want to make sure I have a solid claim with a true Samsung battery. They are little bombs next to our heads (both of them) you know.
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I have been using a gold 4200 mah aftermarket battery in my GN 2 for the past year without a problem. It lasts about 15hrs on an average day. Appreciably longer than the oem batteries which serve as my backup. I've used aftermarket batteries in my last 5 galaxy phone without any problem All came from China. They're pretty inexpensive. and ebay protects your purchase.
chrisrotolo said:
rule no.1 , never buy batteries from China. good luck. please report how you make out with this one.
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I 100% agree with this. Never had a good experience.
The only 3rd party manufacturer I trust when it comes to using non Samsung batteries, is Anker, I'll be waiting for them to produce theirs.
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Another issue with aftermarket batteries from Chinese MFG's is under-powering. Batteries need to consistently produce more than the required power to run a device, if a battery fluctuates below this threshold throughout the discharge process it can drastically deteriorate and stress many IO components. Memory, the CPU even simple logic IC's. You may not notice it at first but over time it can kill your device. Very important, and often overlooked for a $30 product on Amazon with no clear MFG docs.
RavenY2K3 said:
The only 3rd party manufacturer I trust when it comes to using non Samsung batteries, is Anker, I'll be waiting for them to produce theirs.
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YUP YUP, my buddies and I use ankers, I've been using them in my GSII for quite a while, I would "say" they work better than the OEM batteries. At least 2 AZ summers.
I've all ready had two OEM batteries swell up, my anker is still going strong. I got two anker batteries and a universal charger for $20 for my S2. I don't charge my phone on a cord anymore, I just swap in a new battery every morning and put the semi dead one in the charger.
Unfortunately one anker stopped working because I dropped it in the street one drunken night and apparently some bum walking by, picked it up, thought it might have pure gold contacts and apparently scraped it off.

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