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Does anyone know if the htc sensation xl or amaze 4g have the same size battery as the Titan? since the phone is so new, I can't find extra batteries and wall chargers so i can swap out accordingly, i found ONE listing but the battery and charger for it are $21 which is pretty hefty and they list it as htc titan, amaze 4g and sensation xl
im so spoiled swapping batteries out never having to charge my phone lol
Stop searching for "Titan Battery"
Hi,
Like you, I like the windows platform because I need and have the option of carrying spare batteries. I have had luck in the past searching instead for the manufacturers part number (MPN) instead of "Titan Battery".
Remove your battery. Put on your most powerful pair of glasses and search, on the battery itself, for the MPN. Enter this P/N (only) into your search engine. It should give you additional information and choices. I actually think the price you have found is going to turn out to be not all that bad, but the last time I did this, for my Focus, I was able to find a package consisting of a charger and two additional batteries for around $15.
I would try it, but I don't have the Titan - yet. Waiting until I am eligible for device upgrade (12/23). I will be taking the Titan for a test drive when it comes to AT&T, but may be switching to an Android device next time if we don't get Skype for WP7 by the first of the year.
Hope this helps.
Dave
many thanks! im used to buying these extra aftermarket grey non oem battteries with their charge for $10 from china through ebay, and i would almost 2 weeks through snail mail for it but since the phone is so new nothing comes up on ebay.
i was really lucky winning one at the windows phone inner circle event, don't go to the droid stick with wp7 its getting better and better!
thank you for the tip im going to do a search now
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Hi all,
Anyone looked into/bought this:
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=171906
I was quite suprised to find this sort of thing - and yet it is official from HTC too.
Really interested as I have recently found myself short of battery life - allbeit it has been mainly in the car where recently my car charger (original HTC product) died.
But this could be very useful to keep in a laptop bag or even in the boot.
Be interested to hear your views
I assume you just connect it to the charger to "charge it up" and if it came to it, you connect the Diamond2 to it - that transfers the power to the diamond.
I also assume this is re-usable? The information makes it think it is a disposable 1 off use item. For example:
With the high capacity of 2680 mAh, the BB G300 Battery bank provides the ability to charge your device up to three times when mains power is not available
So once it's charged "up to 3 times"...then what - you chuck it in the bin or you just plug it into the charger and it charges up again?
Thanks :- )
Hi Akash,
I bought the Battery Bank BB G300 and I'm very pleased with it. In fact it's just an external battery that can be recharged over an over again usind USB, just like every other USB device.
With the BB G300 you are able too recharge almost every USB device, while maintining mobile. Im charging my TD2 an my mp3 player with it. Simply plug the USB cable that comes with yout device into the BB G300 and an connect it to the device to charge it.
The finish of the device is simple plastic, but not too shabby. There are four leds on the side that indicate the loading status with the press of a button.
That's great Syrus, thanks for that!
I think I'll go for it!
How many times have you used it so far? I suppose the assumption is that it will last as long as the device if not more depending on usage.
Can't telle you anything about longlivitiy of the battery pack. Got both the Battery Pack an my Topaz one month ago. My Topaz runs out of energy after~2,5 days. You can load it about 3 times with the battery back, so I could survive about 1 week with the battery pack. Fully charged it about 3 times so far.
It's worth pointing out there are other similar solutions for far less money, although with less capacity in some cases, and some won't charge from USB, they have their own PSUs. For example:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=220648
or
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222614
Hello,
Can anyone give me the dimension of the BB-G300. I have a plastic case to use on my bike with the HTC Touch Diamond, and I would like to know if I can have the TD and the BB-G300 inside the case.
Thank you
Any experiences with Power Monkey ? The battery from HTC is quite expensive.
nmvmorgado said:
Can anyone give me the dimension of the BB-G300. I have a plastic case to use on my bike with the HTC Touch Diamond, and I would like to know if I can have the TD and the BB-G300 inside the case.
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Hi there,
the dimension of the BB-G300 is 10 x 4,8 x 1,4 cm (HxWxD)
Syrus01 said:
Hi there,
the dimension of the BB-G300 is 10 x 4,8 x 1,4 cm (HxWxD)
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOHb5NfKAC0#t=0m09s
Well I got my Titan for a penny so I'll be selling it and buying that the moment it comes out....
*grumble grumble*
How about you guys?
http://www.wpcentral.com/hands-htc-titan-ii-att-video
Sorry a non replace able battery kills it for me, also I like the metal shell.
Titan II
I had a feeling that Titan II was going to come. But if the only difference is a 16meg cam and LTE it's not very exciting also since the battery is not replaceable. I dont know why people are so gun ho with having super internet speeds on a Phone. I'd be happy if they got 3G speeds (aka 4G on AT&T) working correctly.
I wonder when they where doing the show and tell at CES on the Titan II if the phone did a random power cycle like my Original Titan and the replacement Titan I have now. Ha!
Seeing that the titan's speeds are definitely throttled, and 4G is really just H (or might as well be), trading up seems like a good idea. I have had good luck with my HTC batteries, so I'm not too worried about that. Got my titan in the penny sale, I no reason not to sell it and trade up.
Also, non removeable back means the antenna issues will be permanently solved, and I'm sure the titan II will get a fix for the noise cancellation before the titan
Not being able to take the battery out is a deal breaker for me. I just watch all my friends with iOS devices always looking for some place to plug in when we are traveling.
I just pop my Amaze replacement battery in and I am off to the races.
I will personally wait for the multi-core and W8 kernal.
I was definitely looking at purchasing an extra battery for my Titan. I didn't have one for my Focus, and there were times I wished I did. However, I would definitely love to have an LTE phone. 5x speed for the same price I'm paying for data now sounds good to me.
As for throttled speed, I did several speed tests and got 5-6 Mbps and as high as 7 Mbps on my AT&T Titan using the Wi-Fi tethering and a laptop. I don't think they are throttled so much as the antenna on the Titan sucks and HSPA drops off quick with signal degradation. In fact, my only major complaint with the Titan is the antenna performance. I have to wonder if that's fixed in the Titan II.
Hmm, I have several phones so when one dies I used to just pop my Sim card in another one.
Recently, I bought a portable battery pack so I just charge my batteries from that. It's 12AH or so. Never again gonna waste money on spare batteries for each and every phone I get...
I was debating on getting a portable battery pack, but wasn't sure how well/fast they worked. Which one did you get?
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I was debating on getting a portable battery pack, but wasn't sure how well/fast they worked. Which one did you get?
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I got the Newtrent IMP1000
There are some up to 20AH or so, but after looking through many reviews I settled for 11.1AH, because a lot of the reviews were saying the bigger ones were melting or otherwise breaking down in some fashion. Mine is only 2-3 months old, and I've only charged it 3 times, so the capacity is just fine for me, and it doesn't look like it's going to die any time soon.
Charges your device as fast as a USB charger. Mine is 5V 1A output, but there are models that support up to 2A output (for iPad and other). Since I only have one device that uses 2A I didn't think it was worth getting. The battery itself charges at 2A 5V input, and takes about 8 hours to charge (I remember when AAs took 8 hours to charge...)
It comes with a USB plug that has several interchangeable heads (microUSB, miniUSB) but I never really use them. I bought a nice backpack, packed up the battery, all necessary cables and my old phones, my laptop and laptop gaming accessories and I keep it in my car (it doesn't charge the laptop, to be clear. USB out only). I could go for weeks without an outlet , just hope my car never gets stolen.
Here are the ones I compared
http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggsparq.php#sparqSpecs
http://www.newtrent.com/HTC-EVO-android-External-Battery-p/imp500_android.htm
http://www.newtrent.com/IMP50D-dual-USB-5000mAh-iphone-battery-p/imp50d.htm
http://www.newtrent.com/Best-HTC-android-phone-Battery-Pack-p/imp1000_android.htm
I think HTC shouldn't have named this device as the "Titan 2".
Because it only has a better camera/battery and of course 4G LET;on the other hand,it's thicker and the backside has less aluminum and more plastic(Compared to Titan 1)
True. XDA thinks it should've been called the Titan LTE and I agree. It would better clarify the 4G product choice and also show it's an incremental upgrade.
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I expected better from HTC
I figured that HTC would have done a lot better, after reading though the thread here, I'm not very impressed and now even HTC is going with the un-removable battery!
I guess it's a good money maker for the providers and manufactures, if anything goes wrong with it, just get a new err well with ATT it's a used replacement phone. Regardless of owning it for 90 days or 1 yr, their policy is after 30 days and the Phone wiggs out on ya, you get a used replacement.
Well you do have the option to send it in to ATT to get it repaired, but then you have no phone unless you have a backup phone. I when through this issue several years back with Razer Flip phone came out, I ran in to problems with key pad separating in certain places and not others on the phone, I had no choice but take a used replacement.
And when that one also had the same issues, I just gave up and got my HTC HD2 T9193 and just upgraded the rom, I think I will just stick with what I have and fall for all the glitzy hype.
I'm picking up a new phone from at&t tomorrow. The choices are the Samsung SG3 and the XO +. I've read the reviews, and after weighing the pros/cons and factoring in the price difference, I'm stumped. Does anyone have any hands on experience they can give me?
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I'm picking up a new phone from at&t tomorrow. The choices are the Samsung SG3 and the XO +. I've read the reviews, and after weighing the pros/cons and factoring in the price difference, I'm stumped. Does anyone have any hands on experience they can give me?
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Personally HOX+ hands down. SG3 dual core vs. HOX+ quad core + 1, really no comparison. Only thing the SG3 has on the HOX+ is the 2gb of ram and sd card slot i believe it has in the USA version. I played with the SG3 in the store as before i knew anything about the HOX+ i was thinking to get it over the new iphone 5. Thing looks and feels like a cheap piece of plastic and not liking it at all and the dull colors the screen produces. Really personally preference on your part but if going off the specs along the HOX+ hands down imo at least.
Walk into the ATT store tomorrow and be the first to play with the HOX+ in the store and i think instantly you will make your mind up .
SG3 has a removable battery. The hox+ doesn't.
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SG3 has a removable battery. The hox+ doesn't.
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I see people complaining so much about removable batteries but unless you live in the stone age, how and when are you not near a wall jack to plug your phone in? I always have my device on the charger while i sleep so i start the day with a fresh charge, i work a desk job in an office so all day at work i can always plug it in if needed, then at home obviously i can plug it in if needed. Unless you're a world back packing traveler, who and why would you carry around 2+ spare batteries with you? lol, never understood that stuff?
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I see people complaining so much about removable batteries but unless you live in the stone age, how and when are you not near a wall jack to plug your phone in? I always have my device on the charger while i sleep so i start the day with a fresh charge, i work a desk job in an office so all day at work i can always plug it in if needed, then at home obviously i can plug it in if needed. Unless you're a world back packing traveler, who and why would you carry around 2+ spare batteries with you? lol, never understood that stuff?
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Agreed. The only time I've ever found a removable battery useful is when a phone is locked up and I need to yank the battery out to fix it.
Bigred007 said:
Agreed. The only time I've ever found a removable battery useful is when a phone is locked up and I need to yank the battery out to fix it.
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Battery pull on S3 for hard reset is same as holding power button for about 10 seconds on One X, yields same results and cold boots device
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An advantage of a phone with a removable battery is when the battery starts to deteriorate after maybe 3 years. With SGS3, you just buy a spare battery, pop it in and you're good to go. With HOX+, you'll have to take it to a service center and dissect the thing to have the battery replaced, and pay a service fee. Who knows if the phone will still feel as solid after tearing it up and putting it all back together. That said, I am still for the HOX+. Just something to consider if you're keeping the phone for a while.
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An advantage of a phone with a removable battery is when the battery starts to deteriorate after maybe 3 years. With SGS3, you just buy a spare battery, pop it in and you're good to go. With HOX+, you'll have to take it to a service center and dissect the thing to have the battery replaced, and pay a service fee. Who knows if the phone will still feel as solid after tearing it up and putting it all back together. That said, I am still for the HOX+. Just something to consider if you're keeping the phone for a while.
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Well of course but who the heck holds onto the same device for 3+ years, lol? Not matter how cutting edge your current device is (this for example for the time being as in today, who knows about tomorrow), in a few months and for sure in a year your device will be outdated even with the latest software upgrades and you'll be drooling over the next best thing. Longest i've ever kept a device was 2yrs and that was the Iphone 4 when it first came out. Only reason why i held out so long is because i didn't like the S3 at all and had high hopes for the Iphone 5 which is a joke compared to what's out now. 3 years, that's crazy talk my friend
deeznuts said:
I see people complaining so much about removable batteries but unless you live in the stone age, how and when are you not near a wall jack to plug your phone in? I always have my device on the charger while i sleep so i start the day with a fresh charge, i work a desk job in an office so all day at work i can always plug it in if needed, then at home obviously i can plug it in if needed. Unless you're a world back packing traveler, who and why would you carry around 2+ spare batteries with you? lol, never understood that stuff?
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I guess it depends upon one's lifestyle. I also charge my phone all night but during the day I am constantly moving. If I get to 20% by 5pm and then need to go out I like to have a spare battery in my pocket or briefcase. Also using the phone as a gps or tethering, which I do during the day, tends to drain the battery more than standby or talking. I spend a lot of time in airports and always see the poor folks gathered around the charging stands or wired to outlets in the floor. I don't have that problem if I have a couple of spare batteries charged. I can use the phone in the airport then on the plane. It takes 30 seconds to change a battery compared to hours to charge. Battery life is irrelevant if you can just replace them when they are dead, it doesn't matter if you get 12 hours or 24. At $4 each you can carry as may spares as you need.
But unfortunately it seems that the SG3 is the last top tier phone with a removable battery. The hox+, LG Optimus G, Sony Experia TL, and the Nokia Lumia 920 all have embedded batteries. Regardless I may end up with a hox+ and have to change the habits that I have developed since 2005. Maybe I will carry one of those AA battery recharging gadgets as a security blanket.
Hi!
Well, first the phone is not for myself but I will send it to my mom as her nokia died and I wanted a better phone with a bigger screen.
I almost went with a LG L9 4.5" but the bigger internal memory, faster CPU and better camera features on the Amaze made me change my mind.
So, I was thinking maybe I need to root it to remove anything that slows it down but in reality, mom is not a power user. I will just have her do MMS now so maybe is not worth spending time figuring out a new system (I come from Samsung, Asus Prime, Xperia) for a user that really is not going to notice any lag etc.
I got it with a 5 pin cable which seems NOT to be the right one and charges slow so one thing I am getting is an OEM 12 pin for it unless I am not right about this.
So anything you like to share, I am happy to read about.
Thanks!
shaolin95 said:
Hi!
Well, first the phone is not for myself but I will send it to my mom as her nokia died and I wanted a better phone with a bigger screen.
I almost went with a LG L9 4.5" but the bigger internal memory, faster CPU and better camera features on the Amaze made me change my mind.
So, I was thinking maybe I need to root it to remove anything that slows it down but in reality, mom is not a power user. I will just have her do MMS now so maybe is not worth spending time figuring out a new system (I come from Samsung, Asus Prime, Xperia) for a user that really is not going to notice any lag etc.
I got it with a 5 pin cable which seems NOT to be the right one and charges slow so one thing I am getting is an OEM 12 pin for it unless I am not right about this.
So anything you like to share, I am happy to read about.
Thanks!
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Yes the 12 pin is better, but unless you've got the factory charger, go for a quality higher amperage one like the generic dual purpose type that can be used with a tablet. These beasts draw a lot of current, so much so that when plugged-in and used with a lesser charger, it will still be draining its battery.
Even though it's for your mom I'd still root it and install Titanium Backup. Then I'd remove the T-Mobile and HTC bloat, some of which never worked, or no longer works. Then after removing the cruft, I'd install every available update then integrate them into '/system/app' with TiBu. Finally, I'd unroot and relock it, to avoid the late night service calls she'd give you if she accidentally messed with something she shouldn't have. Then you'll be good to go.
I did this very same procedure when I hooked my mom and stepdad up with smartphones last year. They both were new to these devices. They previously owned moto RAZRs. They live outside of Memphis and I live in Miami. The one thing I feared in getting them Androids vs iPhones were the possible late night tech calls from them. So I did for them exactly what I told you and they've been happy owners ever since.
I hope this helps.
Ciao
That sounds like a good plan.
Any specific charger you recommend or anything listed for HTC tablets etc should do the trick from ebay?
Looks like THIS should work.
shaolin95 said:
That sounds like a good plan.
Any specific charger you recommend or anything listed for HTC tablets etc should do the trick from ebay?
Looks like THIS should work.
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It should work. I bought my amaze off Craig's list after I broke my HD2. I got it relatively cheap ($100), but it had no charger or data cable. I thought no big deal, I'll just use the HD2's. Thats when I discovered how much this juice uses. The HD2 charger just wasn't up to the task. I kept getting warnings about the current draw being too much and the device was unable to charge.
I wanted to resolve that right away. So I went to Best Buy and overpaid for a generic one with the highest amperage output they had. It's rated at 2.4 amps, I think my old one was rated at 0.8. You don't have to worry about too much amperage because of the regulator in the phone. Plus by getting the one I did, I figured I'd be equipped for any type of device I might throw at it in the future. That in combination with the 12 pin cable has worked for me. Now I can do even the most intensive task while plugged in and it never gives me a warning anymore about my device being unable to charge. I hope this helps, good luck!
The charger I got is rated like the original 5v 1Amp but the cable is surely not doing the job. Still I will just get that charger and call it a day.
Thanks amigo!
atm it's great but I'm a little worried about my battery a few months from now. taking it apart to replace seems easy but getting a good battery itself doesn't especially since oem probably can't be ordered that easily. which type of batteries do people usually get? or do they just buy a brand new rn4 instead? the rn4 isn't that old yet so there shouldn't be many talking about how much theirs has gone bad unless they mistreated it by overheating in certain ways or went through too many charge cycles too quickly. I'm guessing the light users who don't charge once a day will have double the life span compared to heavy users
A normal phone battery can last you up to 1.5 year without any problem. If you want to replace the battery than either go to your local phone store and ask for a replacement or buy one online for 10 dollar or 599 rupee from any sites that look trustworthy.
And by the way nobody buy a new phone just because they old phone battery is dead.
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A normal phone battery can last you up to 1.5 year without any problem. If you want to replace the battery than either go to your local phone store and ask for a replacement or buy one online for 10 dollar or 599 rupee from any sites that look trustworthy.
And by the way nobody buy a new phone just because they old phone battery is dead.
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from what I read it looks like people do buy a new phone for that as part of the reason after 2 years or more and recently some are saying their batteries went bad after only 1 year or sooner but that is probably their own fault or they got unlucky somehow. no local stores around my area I am in the US. if newer phones still don't look that interesting to me I don't mind getting this same one again. it doesn't hurt to plan ahead so I don't end up like one of those people who think xiaomi batteries are garbage only after a few months. also if I know how cheap and easy it is to replace then I might just use my phone more heavily even if it does end up killing it faster. there hasn't been many talking about any good replacement batteries yet though. I thought these are things everyone usually thinks about when buying non removable batteries. maybe not because it's easier to buy and forget about worries for the next 1-2 years since that is a long time
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from what I read it looks like people do buy a new phone for that as part of the reason after 2 years or more and recently some are saying their batteries went bad after only 1 year or sooner but that is probably their own fault or they got unlucky somehow. no local stores around my area I am in the US. if newer phones still don't look that interesting to me I don't mind getting this same one again. it doesn't hurt to plan ahead so I don't end up like one of those people who think xiaomi batteries are garbage only after a few months. also if I know how cheap and easy it is to replace then I might just use my phone more heavily even if it does end up killing it faster. there hasn't been many talking about any good replacement batteries yet though. I thought these are things everyone usually thinks about when buying non removable batteries. maybe not because it's easier to buy and forget about worries for the next 1-2 years since that is a long time
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Dude stop worrying about your phone and start enjoying it. Sure it will have problem here and there, but you can easily fix it. So stop worrying about the future and let us enjoy the present.