Okay so my battery hasn't been good as of late. i was thinking about buying a new one...i use my phone ALOT therefore it gets drained very quickly
is it worth buying an extended battery?
these are the two im looking at...it doesn't say it, but r they bigger then the back cover?
Mugen Power 1500mAh: http://shop.eten.hu/mugen-power-1500mah-extended-battery-for-tmobile-wing-p-223.html
Mugen Power 3000mAh: http://shop.eten.hu/mugen-power-300...mobile-wing-with-battery-door-blue-p-224.html
is anyone using either of theses? if so plz tell me ur review of them...or tell me of some better extended batteries, that aren't bigger then the back cover
I have one of the extended battery packs it fell apart easily and i have to use my solidering gun to repair it i think its better to just go to the tmobile store because the t-mobile wing had a problem with its battery overheating they will replace it or you can ask to buy the new battery out for it
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i've been noticing that my battery life has gone to **** and i was thinking that maybe i need a new battery. i searched on the forums and i don't want one of those big ass batteries that requires a new back cover! are there any better batteries that retain the stock back cover? I was trying to find the Momax battery or whatever but it seems like no one sells those
itzjonjon69 said:
i've been noticing that my battery life has gone to **** and i was thinking that maybe i need a new battery. i searched on the forums and i don't want one of those big ass batteries that requires a new back cover! are there any better batteries that retain the stock back cover? I was trying to find the Momax battery or whatever but it seems like no one sells those
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Momax battery:
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZmomaxQ20htcQ20hdQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ
itzjonjon69 said:
i've been noticing that my battery life has gone to **** and i was thinking that maybe i need a new battery. i searched on the forums and i don't want one of those big ass batteries that requires a new back cover! are there any better batteries that retain the stock back cover? I was trying to find the Momax battery or whatever but it seems like no one sells those
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The Momax battery that I bought is working fine in my HD. It would be strange if your battery is be worn out so fast, the HD is not that old. You might try cycling the battery 3 times full to empty and see if it improves the performance.
so amazon has this battery from gtmax 2200mah battery idk if its worth it cause i dont want to buy a battery that will last forever since i just need it to last longer than normal. does anyone have or used tis battery?
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Standar...8U/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1322875521&sr=8-11
Reports that I've seen indicate it is thicker than stock and the back cover won't fit. Maybe you'd be OK if you have a good case so you could do without the back plate, but I don't know. I'm also not sure people have seen any real extended life. Check out the other forums also, there's a lot of interest in extended batteries.
So my OEM Samsung battery is about junk. Wondering what people suggest to get as a replacement and why?
Im looking for something that fits the stock battery cover. I had one of those 4400mah batteries but the cover that came with it didn't last long and there was no case that fit it well.
So what does everyone recommend?
I have 2 anker batterys, and while they both work and have about the same longevity of the stock battery, I encountered 1 issue. One night I left my phone on the charger with the anker in it and woke up to find my phone almost too hot to touch and the overheat symbol on screen. I ripped the battery out, and it was swollen to about 1.5 times the thickness of normal. The phone and battery still work fine, but id rather buy a different brand next time. That's my 2ยข if it helps any.
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Orion78 said:
So my OEM Samsung battery is about junk. Wondering what people suggest to get as a replacement and why?
Im looking for something that fits the stock battery cover. I had one of those 4400mah batteries but the cover that came with it didn't last long and there was no case that fit it well.
So what does everyone recommend?
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The ? should be RAVPower. Check this review of various batteries. You may got some idea which one to buy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300394
Accessories section has information on batterys .
Personally prefer Anker .
I recently purchased the 2500 mAh Samsung Extended Battery kit for the Alpha from "Fonejoy". It only took one week to get, which is impressive being that it came all the way to PA from the UK. I actually didn't "need" the extended battery...reason being that I ran G Service Fix and found that I have 2 wake locks that were causing my poor battery life. I decided to keep it because I wanted the extra weight of the battery (I find the Alpha with the regular battery too light) and one can always you more battery life.
Long story short, I have to say that I'm extremely impressed with the extended battery and I highly recommend it. I was getting much improved battery performance after fixing the wake locks, but the battery performance of the extended battery kit far exceeded my expectations. Here are a list of the benefits (my "likes"):
1. The look and feel of the back battery cover is the same as the original cover that came with my phone. It's the same soft, "leatherette"...no idea what it's actually called. But, it's the same as the original. I like the fact that it just says "Samsung", rather than AT&T like my original cover.
2. I like the added weight of the battery. It adds just enough grams of weight to feel more substantial in your hand. It's a very slight weight difference, but just noticeable.
3. It barely adds bulk to the phone. It's just a few MM thicker. Proof of that is that it fits perfectly in the SPIGEN Neo-Hybrid case I also bought, which is intended to fit with the original battery.
4. Now for the main benefit, the extended battery time. Currently, I'm at 1 day and 9 hours with 2.5 hours of screen-on-time, and it's only down to 49%! That's exceptional performance. I will post an update when it's down to 10% to see how long it lasted. I'm very happy with the performance. And, with this battery, I reverted back to turn ON Bluetooth. Previously, I had turned it off to save battery life, but now I feel like I can actually use features of the phone that I'm intended to use.
Please let me know if you have any questions about it.
ski_rush said:
I recently purchased the 2500 mAh Samsung Extended Battery kit for the Alpha from "Fonejoy". It only took one week to get, which is impressive being that it came all the way to PA from the UK. I actually didn't "need" the extended battery...reason being that I ran G Service Fix and found that I have 2 wake locks that were causing my poor battery life. I decided to keep it because I wanted the extra weight of the battery (I find the Alpha with the regular battery too light) and one can always you more battery life.
Long story short, I have to say that I'm extremely impressed with the extended battery and I highly recommend it. I was getting much improved battery performance after fixing the wake locks, but the battery performance of the extended battery kit far exceeded my expectations. Here are a list of the benefits (my "likes"):
1. The look and feel of the back battery cover is the same as the original cover that came with my phone. It's the same soft, "leatherette"...no idea what it's actually called. But, it's the same as the original. I like the fact that it just says "Samsung", rather than AT&T like my original cover.
2. I like the added weight of the battery. It adds just enough grams of weight to feel more substantial in your hand. It's a very slight weight difference, but just noticeable.
3. It barely adds bulk to the phone. It's just a few MM thicker. Proof of that is that it fits perfectly in the SPIGEN Neo-Hybrid case I also bought, which is intended to fit with the original battery.
4. Now for the main benefit, the extended battery time. Currently, I'm at 1 day and 9 hours with 2.5 hours of screen-on-time, and it's only down to 49%! That's exceptional performance. I will post an update when it's down to 10% to see how long it lasted. I'm very happy with the performance. And, with this battery, I reverted back to turn ON Bluetooth. Previously, I had turned it off to save battery life, but now I feel like I can actually use features of the phone that I'm intended to use.
Please let me know if you have any questions about it.
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I too have this and also bought from the same seller. This extended OEM battery is truly amazing; Samsung should have just shipped the phone with it.
The_Newtype said:
I too have this and also bought from the same seller. This extended OEM battery is truly amazing; Samsung should have just shipped the phone with it.
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I completely agree. No idea why Samsung couldn't have shipped the phone with this battery, especially at the original price point of the phone.
Update: I'm now at 2 DAYS and 3 hours of SOT, and still have 30% battery left! I couldn't have come close to this before.
Please post some detailed pictures with the new battery fitted on the phone. Just to make a clear ideea of the thickness of the battery. Also, my Galaxy Alpha is sleek silver...have you seen extended battery pack with sleek silver cover? Thank you!
ski_rush said:
I recently purchased the 2500 mAh Samsung Extended Battery kit for the Alpha from "Fonejoy". It only took one week to get, which is impressive being that it came all the way to PA from the UK. I actually didn't "need" the extended battery...reason being that I ran G Service Fix and found that I have 2 wake locks that were causing my poor battery life.
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hi Ski_rush,
I think I have the same worries of battery you had before.
What are the two G Fix service that drained the battery? and what was the solution?
Thank you for the answer.
Lordcylon said:
hi Ski_rush,
I think I have the same worries of battery you had before.
What are the two G Fix service that drained the battery? and what was the solution?
Thank you for the answer.
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Hi, my battery drain before was cased by 2 "wakelocks". Before all this I had no idea what a "wakelock" was. The 2 that I had were actually caused by Google. Essentially, google play store and google services were stuck in an "on" cycle and just killing my battery really fast. It was like a percent every minute. As it turns out, "wake locks" are not uncommon.
I installed G Service Fix. It's a free app. I think there are several similar apps, but I used this one. All I can say is that the difference was immediate. Before doing the fix, the phone wouldn't even last a full work day. I was pissed. I felt I had to get the bigger battery. However, after the fix, it easily lasted over a 24-hour period. I really didn't need the bigger battery, but I had already ordered it from the UK. And, I knew that it would add a touch more weight to the phone, which I wanted.
Now that I have the bigger battery and the wake locks fixed, my phone lasted 2 days and still had over 30% left. The difference after fixing the wake locks was remarkable.
Just installed g fix, lets see if my sot will get bettrt
Im ok with the original one. Btw good review.
Nice post..now to find one. the Alpha is a lot more frugal than my old nexus by far, but the extra life would be nice
ski_rush said:
Hi, my battery drain before was cased by 2 "wakelocks". Before all this I had no idea what a "wakelock" was. The 2 that I had were actually caused by Google. Essentially, google play store and google services were stuck in an "on" cycle and just killing my battery really fast. It was like a percent every minute. As it turns out, "wake locks" are not uncommon.
I installed G Service Fix. It's a free app. I think there are several similar apps, but I used this one. All I can say is that the difference was immediate. Before doing the fix, the phone wouldn't even last a full work day. I was pissed. I felt I had to get the bigger battery. However, after the fix, it easily lasted over a 24-hour period. I really didn't need the bigger battery, but I had already ordered it from the UK. And, I knew that it would add a touch more weight to the phone, which I wanted.
Now that I have the bigger battery and the wake locks fixed, my phone lasted 2 days and still had over 30% left. The difference after fixing the wake locks was remarkable.
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Does this need to root for the app to work?
Can anyone post a measurement of the thickness after installing the new battery? How much thicker does the phone get?
Thanks!
is it ok to use the extended battery without the backcover and just put the spigen case on it?
Interesting question. I haven't tried it but it might work fine. I would think the extended battery is thick enough to fit snuggly up against the Spigen case.
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The_Newtype said:
I too have this and also bought from the same seller. This extended OEM battery is truly amazing; Samsung should have just shipped the phone with it.
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where to buy?
Concerning the photos, it's been posted already long time ago here.
After you test its impossible to return to the old battery
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i wish to buy the 2500mah extended battery but i dont know if it will fit with the ringke fusion case - http://www.amazon.com/Free-Screen-Protector-Galaxy-Alpha/dp/B00NEX5SKC
anyone has tried this case with the extended battery?
the case is too good to change it with another, if it does not fit i will not buy the battery...
or you may give me some alternatives of cases that sourely fits with the extended battery...
dunno what to do
kepiro said:
i wish to buy the 2500mah extended battery but i dont know if it will fit with the ringke fusion case - http://www.amazon.com/Free-Screen-Protector-Galaxy-Alpha/dp/B00NEX5SKC
anyone has tried this case with the extended battery?
the case is too good to change it with another, if it does not fit i will not buy the battery...
or you may give me some alternatives of cases that sourely fits with the extended battery...
dunno what to do
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It will fit. The regular tpu frosted back case fit as well.. I'll post a pic later on the cases.
any other seller that will ship internationally ?
fonejoy doesn't have stock anymore.
ayamgoreng said:
any other seller that will ship internationally ?
fonejoy doesn't have stock anymore.
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See my post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60849008&postcount=145
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