Does anyone have this as a battery that you got from ebay or whereever?
I was looking at ebay and there are some that look alright like this: http://auih.merchantrunglobal.com/I...&ImageID=3197&DisplaySize=400&ListingID=29098
it's bulky, but that's something I can live with if I am assured that you get more battery time. And how much more battery time do you get on average. Are there any problems of having a secondary battery that's not from samsung or if it has more mAh?
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LOL come on, you'll look like such a douche with that on your phone!
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LOL come on, you'll look like such a douche with that on your phone!
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it also protects the metal bezel around the camera and the camera lens, and it provides a nice heat buffer between the CPU and your palm, so you won't burn your palm ever again. Nice
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it also protects the metal bezel around the camera and the camera lens, and it provides a nice heat buffer between the CPU and your palm, so you won't burn your palm ever again. Nice
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But the burn occurs most on the top of the screen, not the back. And you still would look like a douche.
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it also protects the metal bezel around the camera and the camera lens, and it provides a nice heat buffer between the CPU and your palm, so you won't burn your palm ever again. Nice
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Yeah, but at the end of the day you spent a bunch of money on a nice thin phone and threw it in an absolutely ugly, gigantic case with a massive battery on the back. Hardly seems worth it.
youll turn it into a iBrick, dont; please.
look i dont care about whether u think id look stupid with something that will give me more than a days.worth of battery life. thats your personal opinion and that is not answering what ive asked for.
i am asking how good is the battery life and if theres any problems in terms of surging my phone etc.
god, sometimes i feel that many ppl on these forums care about the 'look' and how much customization you can shove in a phone rather than the practical and useful side of things. where the hell are we, in a kids high school where u would customize your school books just for the sake of doing it? i dont give a ****. if i can get more hours of battery since im full business worker and not a child, i will, whether u like it or not.
Hey same kind if people(xda) said the same things about my ext battery for my vibrant. I end up getting the 2800mah battery and it doesn't look that bad in person. Videos/pictures makes the battery look worst than it is.
I bought a Chinese/off brand for like 10 bucks shipped. The original got me thru a day while the ext battery got me 3 days with heavy use. That battery is still being used by my brother and he's happy with it.
Battery never exploded, got high temperatures or anything. Also used the OEM extended battery for the hd2 with no issues.
Unless you wear skinny jeans, use a wallet/purse(lol), phone is in shirt pocket etc you want have any problems.
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look i dont care about whether u think id like stupid with something that will give me more than a days.worth of battery life. thats your personal opinion and that is not answering what ive asked for.
i am asking how good is the battery life and if theres any problems in terms of surging my phone etc.
god, sometimes i feel that many ppl on these forums care about the 'look' and how much customization you can shove in a phone rather than the practical and useful side of things. where the hell are we, in a kids high school where u would customize your school books just for the sake of doing it? i dont give a ****. if i can get more hours of battery since im full business worker and not a child, i will, whether u like it or not.
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Hmm, I understand yr needs etc, and I know several guys have used this 3500 mAH battery, with no complaints. I'm not sure about battery life.
BTW, a lot of this depends on yr actual battery usage etc. I get over 2 days now with my new ROM with crazy heavy use, so I think that that's more than I need. Certainly MUCH better than iPhone etc ...
But - "each to his own'
So i got my new 3500mah battery with the cover and must i say the cover does a great job to not make the phone look so bulky.
And as for the battery. Excellent! It can hold way more than the previous not by just a few hours, but near over a working days worth of battery life and thats including listening to music, checking emails, playing a game, going online and even watching a movie.
To let u know how far it can go, I had the battery at 88% and i watched a 2hr movie full brightness. Once im done the batt level was only at 78%.
And as for just taking calls now and then plus going online occasionally and reading emails (on full sync) ive manage to get way over a days worth of battery - i havent used any special app to make the battery longer.
So for all the haters out there, I suggest you keep your opinions to yourself if you havent tried the product and start making assumptions. That gives people a bad thought of things when they are given misleading information to which you dont have any primary source to back you up. That type of attitude is what makes apple fan users of who they are.
Anyone bought this battery already?
Care to give more reviews about it?
I'm quite interested in it actually.
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What's been your experience in terms of the change in feel, anesthetic etc.
It has to more than double its weight! Whether Are U really missing using regular back/battery.
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where can we buy those? didnt came across 3500mah yet..
Search Ebay. Reliable dealer... Good rep.
also looking for review
Still waiting for it to be delivered. I ordered one actually. We'll see if its okay. Will post here after trying and testing it out.
I don't need that !
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It has to more than double its weight! Whether Are U really missing using regular back/battery.
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I have been using the 3500mAh battery and cover for the last 2 weeks and I actually prefer it to the original battery and cover. For me, it is more comfortable to hold and I get close to 20 hours between each charge and have I have WiFi on, auto brightness disabled and brightness level at 90%, background sync on, 4 gmail accounts syncing, my Hotmail account syncing every 10 mins and throw in about 30 mins of game play most days. I bought the battery and cover from eBay for about A$13.00 delivered so I am ecstatic! I highly recommend it
I've had one for a few weeks. Like the above poster the phone is actually easier to hold, but the new cover is made of softer plastic so is pretty scratched up already. As to the battery life I'm a little more dubious. Certainly longer than the stock battery but I doubt it's the 3500mah claimed, but your mileage may differ depending on who you buy from. It would be good if there was an app for benchmarking batteries (is there)? I might just loop a movie for an hour or two and compare with the standard battery.
Ive had the Motorola razr for a couple of days and after frequenting these forums I wanted to sort of write a review, from my perspective.
I was split between the resound and razr, it was the rezounds glitchy feel, htc sense and tiny battery and odd exterior that pushed me to get the razr. I got it at best buy, this way I had a month to swap it for the nexus as soon as it was released.
When I layed eyes on its packaging I was floored. I know it sounds kinda dumb. But damn it, the packaging was sweet! Nice low profile, menacing flat black, it was gorgeaous. I was immediately disappointed that it lacked an hdmi cable and earphones. Seriously, it was 300 $. My atrix came with a bloody hdmi cable atleast.
First time I held it I couldn’t believe how light n slim it was. Although shes packing Kevlar and a gorilla glass display, its so thin it makes u feel as if she were fragile. Not a bad thing, I enjoy slim. The side port can be a beyatch to manipulate, getting my 4g sim in there was a hassle. But thats because I bite my nails, if u don’t share this bad habit u wont have a problem at all. As soon as I fired her up the first time I wanted to shut it down immediately just so I can see the boot animation again! Very very cool. I was also glad to see that it doesn’t use motorolas blur services. And although it isn’t vanilla android, I feel motorolas touches were very welcomed. People here have complained about the camera, and yes it isn’t as great as my nokia n8. But its way better then my nexus s. I discovered, the secret to taking a great shot on this phone, is patience. Phone takes longer then it should to focus. Video recording at 720p is outstanding. 1080p is fine, but it has an odd stutter. It just doesn’t feel as fluid as 720p. many have complained about the pentile screen. And before booting the phone I expected an atrix/bionic like experience. Lemme tell u something. I have perfect vision and I am but a youngin. I don’t see jagged edges, artifacts during scrolling or the pin dots unless the phone is 3 inches from my face!!!!! The screen is beautiful, it over saturates the right colors and provides deep blacks. But it’s not as good as sammys super amoled plus. Either way its an outstanding screen. Motorola added a few things into this rom that I love. The ability to resize a widget. Smart actions. And the way qhd was used to fit more of an email on screen, makes zooming in and out of web pages ALMOST a thing of the past too. I have had zero ghasty reboots, she is very stable. The screen is very responsive, as good as it gets really. Battery life on 3g is super, but on 4g its not so hot. Luckily I can go from 50% battery to about 90% with just an hours charge. Im glad the volume buttons and power button are on the same side. I can imagine how it would suck for leftys though.
Calls were crystal clear, typical Motorola. My bathroom is a dead zone. Sprint tmo att Verizon whatever. U go in there u will lose service. The second I walk in my bathroom I was surprised to see that I was still on 4g. I speedtested and pulled in 3mp DL. Impressive considering my bathroom is a bermuda triangle. Texts come in quick and go out as fast too. So does mms. Indoors I fluctuate between 16mb and 20mb DL. Outside im killing at a steady 22mb. I have yet to drop a 4g signal. My friend with a droid charge cant say the same.
I hate the stock pic gallery and music app. I use quickpic and the google music app. Sounds through my cheapo skull candys (the one that costs more then 15 less then 20$) sound great. I do wish we had more equalizer control, but no biggie.
In conclusion, this phones got me spoiled. I really do like it. I hate the fact that I almost didn’t buy it cuz of people on this forum that over exaggerated the pentile screen. Im glad the rezound sucked hard enough to convince me to get the razr. And to tell u the truth, I doubt I will swap it for the nexus. I like it that much.
If ur on the fence feel free to ask a question on the thread, hijacking is welcomed.
Happy thanksgiving all!
Just remember:
Much more people will come on here to ***** and nitpick over something than the ones who are satisfied. The screen is just fine, some people just have way too much time on their hands.
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I was immediately disappointed that it lacked an hdmi cable and earphones.
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What? really? This sucks, I am in Canada and we do have an HDMI Cable and earphones with it... Maybe you should double-check if it is included or not, was maybe a mistake somehow.. Especially since here, with a 3-year contract, we get it @ 149$... Besides very nice review, I think like you, she is such a hot girl haha
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Much more people will come on here to ***** and nitpick over something than the ones who are satisfied. The screen is just fine, some people just have way too much time on their hands.
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Should add that those people who're lurkin in our forums and moaning about the razr, doesn't even own the phone.
Nice review btw.
Thanks for the review Sheek. I just switched from t-mobile to verizon, taking advantage of the 1 cent RAZR deal on amazon as well as the "double data" packages on Verizon. You just made me even more excited to receive my new phone!
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Thanks for the review Sheek. I just switched from t-mobile to verizon, taking advantage of the 1 cent RAZR deal on amazon as well as the "double data" packages on Verizon. You just made me even more excited to receive my new phone!
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I was too impatient for the one cent sale. I promise u, ur gonna fall in love!
Btw I called big v. No HDMI cable or earphones for Americans.
Dang this sucks for you guys
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Dang this sucks for you guys
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Yeah..we seem to be getting the short end of the stick these days..thankfully I already have a mini-hdmi cable from my G2X days and some JLab earbuds I doubt I'd replace anyway...still annoying though - earbuds and a cable can't cost more than $10 - that and it's on a device that Verizon is selling for $799 off contract..sheesh.
Don't forget that us poor British get no hdmi and no 16GB microsd!
But we do get some crap looking headphones for our £450
I rate it quite highly a well. I have used many of the motorola phones
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Thanks for the review Sheek. I just switched from t-mobile to verizon, taking advantage of the 1 cent RAZR deal on amazon as well as the "double data" packages on Verizon. You just made me even more excited to receive my new phone!
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That is exactly what I did...from TMO to Verizon with the penny deal. My Razr is on the UPS truck for delivery tonight. So anxiously waiting....
Yes IMO Pentile is extremely overblown, on the RAZR anyway.
Over saturated colors are overblown. Seeing the 2 screen technologies side by side, I might actually prefer Amoled now, and I used to love LCD's last year.
All the screens have pros n cons. Anyone who complains about the RAZR screen and claim the screen on whatever phone they or want have is perfect or better...is biased. It may be better to them, but its not better overall. None are.
The perfect screen has yet to be invented.
What type of earphones you guys get in UK or Europe? Here in Asia we got the Rokr brand. No hdmi and sdcard though
Great real world review! I've been reading reviews like a mad man but since you said you have had an N8 and an Atrix...and as I'm currently using an Atrix now and had an N8 before that it only seems logical you would be best the best person to ask a few few questions lol. You touched on my main concerns a little but I'm still hesitant for two reasons. 1.Build quality and 2.Battery life. The N8 to atrix jump left me loathing plastic phones and wishing someone out there was smart enough to shoehorn android onto an N8! My bigger concern is battery. 1930 mah + CM7 + faux's enhanced stock kernel = 30 plus hours of light to moderate use. Now I'm not expecting that but comparatively...What can I expect with say 200 or so texts sent and received, a few 5-10 minute calls, about an hour and a half of music and 15-20 minutes web browsing? I will be using the phone on AT&T so no LTE for me. As long as I can go AT LEAST 12 hours with that kind of usage on a stock rom Expansys has my $624.99. I'm not sure but I believe the unlocked model ships with an unlocked bootloader (correct me if I'm wrong) so it's only a matter of time before the roms start pouring down from the devs and this phone gets even better. Thanks again for posting your review. Any and all feedback is appreciated.
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Great real world review! I've been reading reviews like a mad man but since you said you have had an N8 and an Atrix...and as I'm currently using an Atrix now and had an N8 before that it only seems logical you would be best the best person to ask a few few questions lol. You touched on my main concerns a little but I'm still hesitant for two reasons. 1.Build quality and 2.Battery life. The N8 to atrix jump left me loathing plastic phones and wishing someone out there was smart enough to shoehorn android onto an N8! My bigger concern is battery. 1930 mah + CM7 + faux's enhanced stock kernel = 30 plus hours of light to moderate use. Now I'm not expecting that but comparatively...What can I expect with say 200 or so texts sent and received, a few 5-10 minute calls, about an hour and a half of music and 15-20 minutes web browsing? I will be using the phone on AT&T so no LTE for me. As long as I can go AT LEAST 12 hours with that kind of usage on a stock rom Expansys has my $624.99. I'm not sure but I believe the unlocked model ships with an unlocked bootloader (correct me if I'm wrong) so it's only a matter of time before the roms start pouring down from the devs and this phone gets even better. Thanks again for posting your review. Any and all feedback is appreciated.
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Battery should give you nice results, especially if you set up "Smart Actions." I usually turn off mobile data (3G/4G) when I'm not using it, because you can still send/receive texts, as well as calls. This makes your battery last a lot longer, so just put a widget somewhere so it's an easy toggle. It's almost a 1,800mAH battery, which is way better than what you'd get on a Rezound (1,600mAH). Build quality is great, so don't be fooled by it's thin profile and think it's a cheap phone. They also sealed the battery for a reason... there are a lot of people complaining about this, but they sealed it to protect against water splashes, as well as the internals. Overall it's a great phone, just sucks that when I received mine it didn't come with the micro SIM card, so now I need to go back to Verizon.
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Great real world review! I've been reading reviews like a mad man but since you said you have had an N8 and an Atrix...and as I'm currently using an Atrix now and had an N8 before that it only seems logical you would be best the best person to ask a few few questions lol. You touched on my main concerns a little but I'm still hesitant for two reasons. 1.Build quality and 2.Battery life. The N8 to atrix jump left me loathing plastic phones and wishing someone out there was smart enough to shoehorn android onto an N8! My bigger concern is battery. 1930 mah + CM7 + faux's enhanced stock kernel = 30 plus hours of light to moderate use. Now I'm not expecting that but comparatively...What can I expect with say 200 or so texts sent and received, a few 5-10 minute calls, about an hour and a half of music and 15-20 minutes web browsing? I will be using the phone on AT&T so no LTE for me. As long as I can go AT LEAST 12 hours with that kind of usage on a stock rom Expansys has my $624.99. I'm not sure but I believe the unlocked model ships with an unlocked bootloader (correct me if I'm wrong) so it's only a matter of time before the roms start pouring down from the devs and this phone gets even better. Thanks again for posting your review. Any and all feedback is appreciated.
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Don't worry about the build quality. Although its a bit on the light side she feels premium as hell and well balanced.
If the GSM version is identical to the let version I can imagine that your battery life will be better then mine. Hspa battery life is typically better then lte battery life.
how's the battery life? considering is a non-removable battery
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If 4g is disabled its outstanding! When on wifi I set my smart action to disable 3g n 4g it yields great results. Sadly, 4g will run this bad boy down.
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Ive had the Motorola razr for a couple of days and after frequenting these forums I wanted to sort of write a review, from my perspective.
I was split between the resound and razr, it was the rezounds glitchy feel, htc sense and tiny battery and odd exterior that pushed me to get the razr. I got it at best buy, this way I had a month to swap it for the nexus as soon as it was released.
When I layed eyes on its packaging I was floored. I know it sounds kinda dumb. But damn it, the packaging was sweet! Nice low profile, menacing flat black, it was gorgeaous. I was immediately disappointed that it lacked an hdmi cable and earphones. Seriously, it was 300 $. My atrix came with a bloody hdmi cable atleast.
First time I held it I couldn’t believe how light n slim it was. Although shes packing Kevlar and a gorilla glass display, its so thin it makes u feel as if she were fragile. Not a bad thing, I enjoy slim. The side port can be a beyatch to manipulate, getting my 4g sim in there was a hassle. But thats because I bite my nails, if u don’t share this bad habit u wont have a problem at all. As soon as I fired her up the first time I wanted to shut it down immediately just so I can see the boot animation again! Very very cool. I was also glad to see that it doesn’t use motorolas blur services. And although it isn’t vanilla android, I feel motorolas touches were very welcomed. People here have complained about the camera, and yes it isn’t as great as my nokia n8. But its way better then my nexus s. I discovered, the secret to taking a great shot on this phone, is patience. Phone takes longer then it should to focus. Video recording at 720p is outstanding. 1080p is fine, but it has an odd stutter. It just doesn’t feel as fluid as 720p. many have complained about the pentile screen. And before booting the phone I expected an atrix/bionic like experience. Lemme tell u something. I have perfect vision and I am but a youngin. I don’t see jagged edges, artifacts during scrolling or the pin dots unless the phone is 3 inches from my face!!!!! The screen is beautiful, it over saturates the right colors and provides deep blacks. But it’s not as good as sammys super amoled plus. Either way its an outstanding screen. Motorola added a few things into this rom that I love. The ability to resize a widget. Smart actions. And the way qhd was used to fit more of an email on screen, makes zooming in and out of web pages ALMOST a thing of the past too. I have had zero ghasty reboots, she is very stable. The screen is very responsive, as good as it gets really. Battery life on 3g is super, but on 4g its not so hot. Luckily I can go from 50% battery to about 90% with just an hours charge. Im glad the volume buttons and power button are on the same side. I can imagine how it would suck for leftys though.
Calls were crystal clear, typical Motorola. My bathroom is a dead zone. Sprint tmo att Verizon whatever. U go in there u will lose service. The second I walk in my bathroom I was surprised to see that I was still on 4g. I speedtested and pulled in 3mp DL. Impressive considering my bathroom is a bermuda triangle. Texts come in quick and go out as fast too. So does mms. Indoors I fluctuate between 16mb and 20mb DL. Outside im killing at a steady 22mb. I have yet to drop a 4g signal. My friend with a droid charge cant say the same.
I hate the stock pic gallery and music app. I use quickpic and the google music app. Sounds through my cheapo skull candys (the one that costs more then 15 less then 20$) sound great. I do wish we had more equalizer control, but no biggie.
In conclusion, this phones got me spoiled. I really do like it. I hate the fact that I almost didn’t buy it cuz of people on this forum that over exaggerated the pentile screen. Im glad the rezound sucked hard enough to convince me to get the razr. And to tell u the truth, I doubt I will swap it for the nexus. I like it that much.
If ur on the fence feel free to ask a question on the thread, hijacking is welcomed.
Happy thanksgiving all!
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Great job, I am a very happy Thunderbolt owner, S-Off, rooted and running a custom rom of course. Your break down was very good but you left out the most complained about thing on the forums, battery time. I am seriously thinking about picking up this phone but the locked down battery is my only concern. How has it been throughout the day? I am not very happy with the new Nexus hardware, no sd card and coming with only 16 mb of interior memory just isn't going to cut it for me. I think the new Razr with ICS on it would be one hell of a phone.
Thanks,
Go Patriots.
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Great job, I am a very happy Thunderbolt owner, S-Off, rooted and running a custom rom of course. Your break down was very good but you left out the most complained about thing on the forums, battery time. I am seriously thinking about picking up this phone but the locked down battery is my only concern. How has it been throughout the day? I am not very happy with the new Nexus hardware, no sd card and coming with only 16 mb of interior memory just isn't going to cut it for me. I think the new Razr with ICS on it would be one hell of a phone.
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Go Patriots.
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I consider myself a very heavy user. My day consists of 20 - 30 minutes wasted on calls. Maybe 15 minutes worth of xxx browsing (lol). Refreshing Google reader every 3 hours and reading my feeds like a fiend. I fb n tweet like crazy. I video chat about 5 minutes a day too. I send maybe 10 mms n a trillion texts. I also IM too much. And I occasionally take the opportunity to Google something.
Oh I have a smurf ville and angry birds obsession.
My wifi is on at all times. But my 4g is off. I remove the phone from the charger at 6am. By lunch I'm already sitting on 80%. My battery hits about 30% or 40% by 8pm.
Because of the screen the battery dips quickly. I refuse to set brightness to 0% dammit!
When I leave the house I turn off wifi n turn on 4g. The phone sips battery very lightly no matter if your on wifi on 4g, it idles very generously.
But once u stomp on it, u can burn 10% battery on 4g in a matter of 30 - 45 minutes.
PS I YouTube a lot too. Maybe 20 minutes a day.
It seems as if there is a bad design flaw in the battery compartment on this phone. Whatever is behind the battery next to the sim gets really hot and transfers heat into the battery(Not a good idea if you read up on batteries)
Im trying to put a spacer between there so it does not get in direct contact with the battery. We will see how it goes. IF not, They will be sending me a different phone.
Heck, my Rezound got above 140 degrees in my first unit, Verizon told me the battery was still good and to use it when I got a CLN replacement.
Some of the battery's red paint is now on the new unit's door, got a bunch of silver lines showing on the pack from all the heat stress its been through
yea thats what happen to my other batt...Try putting some paper under the battery so that it dont touch the hot parts where the sim is...the phone seems MUCH cooler now to me that way...if this is the problem I am gonna demand something else from verizon
None of them were 3.8v btw....its a spacing issue between the hot stuff and the battery guys....I can confirm it now...my battery hasnt got over 37.3 when charging now....its running so much cooler to the touch even now. .....hmmmm htc.....Id rather have a brick of a phone than a overheater soldering iron phone
now in at 36c while charging...its cooling down! yay
Yay now 35c......hmmmmmmmm weird isnt it?
maybe they should vent the back....i just cut a square hold around it so the battery can breathe and now the temps seem even better....will report back
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maybe they should vent the back....i just cut a square hold around it so the battery can breathe and now the temps seem even better....will report back
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Just don't cut the antennae's they are in the back cover...
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Just don't cut the antennae's they are in the back cover...
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That was the first thing I thought ... how's your signal?
Its good same as before...just less heat...a lot less heat
About to try the paper thing. Phone got to 123 today. Fresh battery and phone
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Is it just me or is the freaking cpu and radios right under the battery? There was a bunch of shots someone posted in the forums here and I believe under the shield the cpu and radio was under the battery
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Its good same as before...just less heat...a lot less heat
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So what exactly did you cut? Pics?
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I just cut most of where the ridgy texture is...just around the antenaes so that the battery stays in place too....Im going to take some pics here in a min
If you guys are looking for a good material to use, the paper-gasket material for making your own gaskets (for automotive use) is pretty good at insulating from heat.
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If you guys are looking for a good material to use, the paper-gasket material for making your own gaskets (for automotive use) is pretty good at insulating from heat.
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But that heat has to go somewhere, no? I mean, it sucks that it's going into the battery, but could you potentially damage something else by bottling up that heat? It's probably nowhere near enough heat to damage the CPU, I suppose.
This isnt my problem or any other users...we shouldn't have to do anything to a product that is supposed to work.....Ive been noticing though that the phone has been dying quicker since its been getting hotter outside....but that gasket material is a good idea
i'm having trouble visualizing this... pics?
You are just putting some kind of material under the battery and just mashing the battery in hard so it still fits, but now has a little bit of insulation?
but you dont put heat into lion batteries...as they heat up they self discharge really fast....after an hour of leaving it there now im only at 94 percent...and I can promise you its lasting a lot longer now and running a ton cooler....I think the reason the extended battery lasts so much longer is because it has more metal to heat up than the regular batt does.....Im seriously about to class action lawsuit vzw and htc for selling such a badly designed product....good brains and beauty but the design of the battery is horrid
and yes just a little bit of something under the battery to give it insulation will do the trick
I bought one of these recently, the price on it is ridiculous but if you want a battery that will never die this is it.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...or-verizon-htc-rezound-with-battery-door.html
It comes with a new back with a kickstand on it which is nice & it still fits in my HTCpedia extended battery case.
I am really hard on battery life as I stream audio all day at work (Iheart radio & Sirius online) & that really burns up battery life.. The VZ extended battery makes it a little over 8 hours usually doing that. The Mugen beast still has over 1/2 the battery life left at that point.
I recently went on a two day business trip & was still on the original charge of the thing when I flew home. I took a spare bateery with me, but never used it.
What's a mulkin battery? Lol
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What's a mulkin battery? Lol
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I think he means mugen
no way in hell would i ever spend $100 on a battery
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I think he means mugen
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I know. I just had a moment of weakness and decided to be a ****. Sorry
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Back cover is ugly as mess.
Dude ...that thing could start a car...hahaha..
Hard to tell just how thick it is..but I think I could suffice with the VZW extended battery. That thing looks like its got a friggin bun in the oven almost,, lol...need a different angle at better image quality.
THE-COPS said:
Dude ...that thing could start a car...hahaha..
Hard to tell just how thick it is..but I think I could suffice with the VZW extended battery. That thing looks like its got a friggin bun in the oven almost,, lol...need a different angle at better image quality.
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It's almost the same as the OEM extended battery. See here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVDJEYcPKDU&feature=youtube_gdata_player from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk 2.
Would rather put that money toward a phone that doesn't need a battery that large to make it through a day. Oh wait I did do that.
Deron Baker said:
It's almost the same as the OEM extended battery. .
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Yea, it's not really much different at all.
I have three VZ extended batteries & when the phone is in my pocket (wearing either jeans or cargo shorts) I really can't tell which is which.
This thing is amazing, it lasts as long as my Son's Razr MAXX.
Speaker holes are small and it muffles the sound. Probably could cut a couple more slits in it. . But I wouldnt pay a hundred bux for a friggin battery
I agree the price is ridiculous (as I stated in my original post) but the back has not affected the sound on mine at all. It's not like the original speaker is all that powerful anyway.
I was pissed originally at the price for sure, but it's turning out to be one of the best investments I have made for this phone.
I literally never have to even glance at my battery gauge anymore, I couldn't kill this battery if I tried (streaming video/audio, screen on time etc etc nothing seems to matter) I have completely stopped carrying a spare batt, something I have done religiously since last October.
It's not for everybody, that's for sure but if you never want to worry about your battery life again this is just the thing.
They're charging an extra $50 for the kick stand. Watching that video reminded of how awfully slow this phone was @ stock.
I love my mugen compared to the oem extended. I have never had a dead phone on the mugen, but i did on the oem extended.
Yesm itvis way to pricey, but the 30% works for me.
My wife wants the Sony Xperia S. Prob because it looks nice (thats women for you lol). Im interested to hear what exhisting owners think about the device. Both Pluses and minus of owning this device please. I own a HTC senstaion and so right away, I would be looking to compare the 2 phones but thats just me, Im like that. 2 yrs is a long time to be stuck on a contract so I want her to be sure and who better people to ask than the users of xda forums. I always value your thoughs, ideas and advice. Thanks in advance guys
I wrote a review here: http://teendroid.com/index.php/item/14-xperia-s-review
Felimenta97 said:
I wrote a review here: http://teendroid.com/index.php/item/14-xperia-s-review
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Nice little read and very well written. Have you had any issues with it dying on you? What about multitasking? Fiddly?
TudorBlue said:
Nice little read and very well written. Have you had any issues with it dying on you? What about multitasking? Fiddly?
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Well, thanks. Well, multitasking its really good, but some apps really use lot of RAM, so you may see some stuttering once a while. If I understood, the phone will be for your wife. Try asking her permission to root and remove some bloatware she may not use. About dying, I was kinda surprised, sometimes it stopped working and I had to reset it. I'm not sure if it was my fault of heavy usage or its some problem with it. But, if she is like most users, she will use it for some browsing, calls messages and Facebook, the phone is great. Loud and clear calls. I heavily recommend it
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Sweet! thanks Felimenta97
funny my wife has a sensation and thinks my xs is ugly, typical woman lol!
to compare the 2 (both rooted on ics) i find the xs much quicker and smoother, the screen is amazing. camera not many features but picture quality is brilliant.
the only negatives, for me, about the xs are the non physical buttons take a bit of getting used to (no problem now), the power / screen lock button is in a ridiculous position (screen off & lock app solves half the problem) and because of the size of the screen not always easy to reach far corners one handed.
also battery life is slightly worse than sensation, not a huge difference, but noticeable.
so maybe take her to a store see if she likes the feel of it, because performance wise it is an amazing phone.
jojo1980 said:
funny my wife has a sensation and thinks my xs is ugly, typical woman lol!
to compare the 2 (both rooted on ics) i find the xs much quicker and smoother, the screen is amazing. camera not many features but picture quality is brilliant.
the only negatives, for me, about the xs are the non physical buttons take a bit of getting used to (no problem now), the power / screen lock button is in a ridiculous position (screen off & lock app solves half the problem) and because of the size of the screen not always easy to reach far corners one handed.
also battery life is slightly worse than sensation, not a huge difference, but noticeable.
so maybe take her to a store see if she likes the feel of it, because performance wise it is an amazing phone.
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She picked it up this morning. not had a chance to have a play with it yet. Wil have to make sure my hands are clean, she picked the white one.
TudorBlue said:
She picked it up this morning. not had a chance to have a play with it yet. Wil have to make sure my hands are clean, she picked the white one.
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No need. Of course they need to be clean, but that doesn't mean you have to wash your hands everytime you will pick up the phone. If you (or she) want to do a quick clean, make your shirt a little "humid" and clean the back of the phone. Once a while, use a soft cloth.
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