Hi all,
I know there is an app called mortscript for WM but is there anything similar on Android?
There are so many batteries in China, some claim to have 2000mah+ batteries at ridiculous prices.
Besides sitting around for 4 hours or more and a voltmeter, is there an easier way to measure the capacity of the battery?
Anyone
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Does the official 2000 mah battery Increase the battery life in any way?
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It depends.
I bought an Anker 1900mah battery (which is roughly around the same as the original 1650mah *personal experience*) and having the 2 batteries that can last me ~14 hours each, I've justified that buying a 2000mah isn't worth it for the price.
If you have the money for it, sure go for it, but if you're kinda chintz like me, go for a cheaper solution.
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Of course it does. It has 17.5% more capacity, so you should expect 17.5% longer battery life.
Before you make your decision, I think you should consider buying another spare 1650mah battery instead. It doesn't require a different back battery cover, so you can just carry the battery around and swap it out when required. It'll cost less and you'll essentially be with 3300mah of juice.
But of course, that's if you don't mind the act of swapping the battery mid-day.
Oops, when I said "It depends" I was replying to the thread title. Ahah.
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Um, yeah 350/1650 = 21 & a bit % higher capacity. I've had one of these for a couple of months and I get around the 20% more zzzzs, etc, etc.
I tried a non Samsung 3500mAh battery which ended up being around 1900mAh based on two weeks worth of testing (not scientific I know, I don't have the equipment to test actual capacity) and more than a few charge/discharge cycles, it used to get hot (~45°C) when charging so I returned it to the place I bought it from.
For the same price as this battery I bought the original Samsung 2000mAh battery. If you can afford it, definitely get one of these. Despite other peoples positive experiences on here with non-Samsung batteries (and I've also seen just as many people who have had similar negative experiences like mine), I'll never buy a non-original battery again.
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For the same price as this battery I bought the original Samsung 2000mAh battery. If you can afford it, definitely get one of these. Despite other peoples positive experiences on here with non-Samsung batteries (and I've also seen just as many people who have had similar negative experiences like mine), I'll never buy a non-original battery again.
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Manufacturer batteries are guaranteed to do what you pay for, the other ones can vary enormously.
For example 99% of non Sony batteries for the PSP were utter trash, but I did find one company that specialized in replacements and those were about 95% of the Sony originals. But since most non manufacture batteries are sold to numpties who do no research generally it's more profitable to sell rubbish.
Yep agree with you 100% there That's been my experience as well.
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Manufacturer batteries are guaranteed to do what you pay for, the other ones can vary enormously.
For example 99% of non Sony batteries for the PSP were utter trash, but I did find one company that specialized in replacements and those were about 95% of the Sony originals. But since most non manufacture batteries are sold to numpties who do no research generally it's more profitable to sell rubbish.
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If you want the most out off your battery, try under volting your cpu using tegrak overclocking app. This way your bound to last every day with battery to spare even while watching 3 hours off video.
For more info see this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1101355.html
It's been a while since the phone was released but I cannot find any acceptable extended battery solutions still.
I mean 'cmon, mugen power battery (or alike) with the camel hump? Really?
The batteries that fit standard case and claim to be of a higher capacity are mostly always are fake.
Keeping a spare and changing it in the middle of a day is pretty cumbersome.
The only option that's left is to charge it at least twice a day.
So the question is, has someone came across a decent and non-ugly extended battery yet?
Nope
I've scoured the internet for hours looking for a solution like this. Alls i wanted was a 10-20% bump without the extra bulk.
Sadly, nothing. There were some non legit batteries that somebody had used on android forums that were 1900mAh, but sadly this also wasn't the best fit in the phone and ended up busting his battery cover.
Sadly, the answer to your queestion is no. Sorry!
Guys, Recently i bought a new sgs2 battery from ebay having capacity of 2000mah. But i m not sure it is of that capacity
can u tell me how can i confirm that???
I have tried battery monitor widget but it is showing 1650mah
You can't confirm it with the phone. You need specialised equipment to test batteries. Best you can do is run the phone under similar conditions for the same amount of time with each battery & do a guesstimate.
I bought a 2000mAh a few mths back and after using it for that long, it's probably pretty close to its rated capacity given I seem to get around 20% more usage out of a charge compared to the stock battery.
Due to hardware limitations, battery apps can only provide an approximation of how much battery you have left at any given time & how quickly it's draining.
Plenty of posts on here over the last few months explaining same better than I can if you feel like having a search/reading
Did much of search on google but couldn't find a better solution
tx for ur reply dude
I've been looking at the extended batteries from powerbear and the like. None of them list which battery cells they use in their batteries. I've also seen a lot of complaints of the batteries dying at the 3 to 6 month mark.
Does anyone know which batteries use high quality battery cells, for example Samsung cells or at least the OEM battery cells?
Does anyone have long term experience with one of these batteries that hasn't degraded significantly or similarly to the OEM battery as far as equivalent capacity loss over time?
I posted this question on Amazon for a number of the extended batteries and only received a response from the
PERFINE who claim to use LG OEM battery cells.
No luck with responses from Powerbear, Zero Lemon and others.
Regards,
Mike
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I've been looking at the extended batteries from powerbear and the like. None of them list which battery cells they use in their batteries. I've also seen a lot of complaints of the batteries dying at the 3 to 6 month mark.
Does anyone know which batteries use high quality battery cells, for example Samsung cells or at least the OEM battery cells?
Does anyone have long term experience with one of these batteries that hasn't degraded significantly or similarly to the OEM battery as far as equivalent capacity loss over time?
I posted this question on Amazon for a number of the extended batteries and only received a response from the
PERFINE who claim to use LG OEM battery cells.
No luck with responses from Powerbear, Zero Lemon and others.
Regards,
Mike
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No idea, i can say ive been using powerbear for 5+months now with no issues. Battery life has not degraded more than 5-15%. Most likely the cells are lower quality, but the larger capacity should allow you to often have a lower depth of discharge and help them to last a bit longer.
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No idea, i can say ive been using powerbear for 5+months now with no issues. Battery life has not degraded more than 5-15%. Most likely the cells are lower quality, but the larger capacity should allow you to often have a lower depth of discharge and help them to last a bit longer.
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Thanks for the input, I'd really be interested to see how the battery holds up after the 6 mons. mark. Also, I'm assuming you're a heavy user.
Another thing I recently read was the way some of these batteries are put together. Some are simply two regular capacity batteries put together. Apparently this is a bad idea because the leveling of the battery usage isn't controlled since they are technically two separate batteries. Anyhow, it's good to hear the powerbear is holding up pretty well.
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Thanks for the input, I'd really be interested to see how the battery holds up after the 6 mons. mark. Also, I'm assuming you're a heavy user.
Another thing I recently read was the way some of these batteries are put together. Some are simply two regular capacity batteries put together. Apparently this is a bad idea because the leveling of the battery usage isn't controlled since they are technically two separate batteries. Anyhow, it's good to hear the powerbear is holding up pretty well.
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Third party chinese batteries are always a bit hit and miss. I have always used them like if it doesn't catch fire it is good. Putting two cells in parallel is not as bad as putting them in series so I would not worry about the balancing. They are poor quality batteries anyways so balancing does not give that much advantage in this scenario.
If the battery costs something like 20 bucks then don't worry about it lasting more than six months. It's cheap so just buy a new one if you want the best battery life. But don't get the cheapest if you don't want Note 7 problems. They have really poor quality cells and most likely no protection. Death traps if you ask me. 20 bucks should give you the protection and not the worst cells.
Hi,
I've got some unanswered questions, at least for me.
So,
1.) I have two batteries. One is original with 3000 mAh and other one is 5200 mAh. Other one with 5200 mAh lasts longer (ofcourse it does) but when I check capacity of it with some app, it always says that battery has only 3000 mAh. So it makes me wonder if app says wrong or battery has really only 3000 mAh.
2.) Using above mentioned batter (5200 mAh one) makes my phone warmer. At least I think so. I will use original one for a week to test if that is really true. Does anyone has any similar situation to mine? While using 3rd party battery makes phone warmer.
3.) Under the post are pictures of my genuine battery. Since I bought this phone as a used one, I don't actually know how old the battery is actually. So on battery is pasted a date and it says 15th of January 2016. So it makes me wonder is the battery really only half of the year old, even if seller calms that phone is 2 years old. Someone please confirms that for me.
Thank you in advance
Well if the 5200 battery is the same physical size as the original then it is one of those cheap knockoff batteries. To get more power you have to have a bigger battery. Now as far as heating issue if it is a cheap battery then it could very well get hotter than oem. Be aware that if these batteries get to hot it can become dangerous/deadly.
My suggestion (which many others will say the same) is got to Amazon and order the anker replacements (2 batteries and external charger) for around $20.