Hey guys,
Bought one of these on ebay (only costed $9) now waiting for it to arrive. So i thought i might ask being a brand new battery what is the best way to get the most out of it? do i do a battery re calibration? I know this is useful on used batteries but unsure of a new one... Do i charge it first wipe the battery stat? or drain whatever power it comes with wipe battery stat?
I know this is a noob question to ask, but I'm learning and you guys here have been a great asset in helping me thus far.
Has anyone bought one of these off ebay? if so could you give me your experiences have or had with it?
Cheers.
i bought two off of ebay and have arrived about 2 days ago. I'm currently in the process of fully charging the battery - wiping the battery stats, rebooting and draining the battery til it doesn't turn on. Charging it up again etc etc. I'm not too sure if it's what you're meant to do but an 'ebay' battery is probably as good as if not better than an official SE battery.
I have a battery like that. Exactly the same as SE battery. Not better, not worse than the SE one.
Do you know where to get one?
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Do you know where to get one?
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GOLD-243...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item19ca5ae8f1
There u go my friend, I'm hoping this will pack a little more punch into the battery life, if it doesn't its only a $10 investment. will report once i have it and used it.
I have the 3300mah battery and I just charged, drained and recharged the batt and its amazing now
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kylec said:
I have the 3300mah battery and I just charged, drained and recharged the batt and its amazing now
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And where good sir did you find a 3300mah battery?
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I just bought a new battery, samsung stock with charger...my question is how should I deal with them for best battery life. Keep the new battery in for stat and recondition? Also should I swap each day to keep both batteries healthy? How do you do it? Keep in mind the old battery is from launch in July.
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I just bought a new battery, samsung stock with charger...my question is how should I deal with them for best battery life. Keep the new battery in for stat and recondition? Also should I swap each day to keep both batteries healthy? How do you do it? Keep in mind the old battery is from launch in July.
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You have to put the phone to charge when off...about 10 hours...so then battery will be nice
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This isn't what I'm asking, if you have two batteries then your phone will only have stats for one. What's the best way to deal with it?
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This isn't what I'm asking, if you have two batteries then your phone will only have stats for one. What's the best way to deal with it?
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i never care about it..i just turn of the phone and put the other one...i dont think you need to do anything
me too. I never cared about reconditiong my battery. I just use it normally and it is still good.
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I think Sdobron has a very valid question.
When you switch batteries, not only the actual capacity will be displayed wrongly, but also the phone will collect confusing new stats, and mess up the stats for the previous battery.
Is there any way to swap battery stats?
Lmao...I've been using 3 batteries charging with an external charger for like 7 months now ....no conditioning and no issues
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You dont have to recondition your battery. Just put the other battery, and stats will be the new one's. Works fine.
I have two batteries now. Assuming I want to use a spare so I always need to calibrate now? Hour do I handle a spare battery?
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Find an app called BatteryLeft. It will help you manage two batteries.
Easy
You might want to write down this procedure because it's pretty complicated.
Step 1. Mark batteries 1. and B.
Step 2. Use battery A until it dies.
Step C. Replace battery A. with battery 2.
Step 4. While battery B is being used, charge battery 1
Step Cinco. Once battery 2 dies, replace with battery uno.
Sorry for the overly complicated answer.
In short - don't stress out about it. Just replace the battery when it dies. Use the time you just saved yourself to do something useful like learning how to knit or something.
So i just received the battery i bought on Ebay marked as OEM New geniune, and its used, i can clearly tell by the contacts and the battery is scratched allover... Time to message the ebay seller -_-
I got battery left pro. Does it calibrate the system for me? Because I know your suppose to use battery calibrator app to calibrate one battery. But ihow would I calibrate the system for the second? Does battery left do that too?
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I have 3 batteries ...2 standard that I charge with an external charger and one extended life battery.......I don't bother calibrating anymore.....never noticed any difference
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I have 3 batteries ...2 standard that I charge with an external charger and one extended life battery.......I don't bother calibrating anymore.....never noticed any difference
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You're right. That's what I was trying to say to the OP but he ignored me.
Second battery always seems to have a much lower life when I do this. Maybe my stats are just way off since it's a much older oem battery
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Second battery always seems to have a much lower life when I do this. Maybe my stats are just way off since it's a much older oem battery
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Are you judging this based off of the battery meter, or based off of how long the battery runs before it dies?
When it dies..can't understand why.
Just ordered at Amazon for $25. Batteries are 1800mah. Not many reviews but all are saying that there are NO boot loops and that they work with original back cover. My guess is that these are NOT NFC batteries. They should last at least as original battery. I'll update post when I find out.
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Sams..._12?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321308449&sr=1-12
UPDATE
I tested my Hyperion batteries and they have about 5% LESS juice compared to stock battery. Another gripe is that charger output is rated as DC 4.2V 350mA (but mostly performs well below) so because of that, in my case, it takes 6+ hours to fully charge completely discharged battery. Some people reported 4 hours to fully charged state so each to it's own. If you charge phone thru charger's USB output you'll get full 750mA charge.
Anyway, considering all positives, negatives and price, I'm satisfied with this purchase and this is viable option for I777.
Positives
- no boot loops
- same form factor
- charger charge stock battery as well
- price (2 batteries and charger $25)
- extra USB output outlet (750-800mA)
Neutral
- batteries hold close to stock (it was expected knowing that weigh and size of batteries don't differ much compered to stock)
- not NFC compatible (not much of use for NFC right now)
Negative
- slow battery charging (~350mA)
- batteries hold ~12% less then advertised (~5% less then stock battery)
- once it gets below 20% it drains faster. Especially true for last 10%.
Maybe it'll get better over time. If someone found a way to properly calibrate this battery to show full potential, don't be shy, let us know.
http://batteryboss.org/
UPDATE 2
See post #14!
I recieved these batteries/charger last Tuesday. The batteries work fine, seem to hold close to the same charge as the stock battery. Charger works fine with both stock and replacement batteries. No NFC. They actually seem just very slightly thinner than the stock battery, I'm certain they couldn't possibly rate a full 1800mah. Either way, I'm cool with it...between these two Hyperion and my two stock Samsung batteries, I have completely stopped worrying about battery life and I can enjoy my device.
Thanks for heads up! I'm looking to have same experience with these batteries. And I'm glad to hear that charger works with stock battery as well.
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I recieved these batteries/charger last Tuesday. The batteries work fine, seem to hold close to the same charge as the stock battery. Charger works fine with both stock and replacement batteries. No NFC. They actually seem just very slightly thinner than the stock battery, I'm certain they couldn't possibly rate a full 1800mah. Either way, I'm cool with it...between these two Hyperion and my two stock Samsung batteries, I have completely stopped worrying about battery life and I can enjoy my device.
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I can just confirm that everything previously noted above stands true. No surprises here.
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So there isn't any extra battery life with this battery compared to the stock battery?
-Funk
thefunks67 said:
So there isn't any extra battery life with this battery compared to the stock battery?
-Funk
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No there isn't. At least I didn't notice.
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Does 1800mah hyperion battery last longer than the stock battery ?. What is the certain hour for that and btw mugen & hyperion battery which one is better ???. Mugen seems to be expensive...
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Does 1800mah hyperion battery last longer than the stock battery ?. What is the certain hour for that and btw mugen & hyperion battery which one is better ???. Mugen seems to be expensive...
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Friend of mine got Mugen battery. I gave him one Hyperion for test purposes. He was so mad because they lasted the same. Man, if you wanna preserve same form factor and save some $ buy either stock or Hyperion. For me, there is no question about that.
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I've been cycling between the hyperion batteries and my stock battery for the last few days.
I've noticed that my battery life drops twice as fast with hyperion vs stock. Has anybody else noticed this? Usage is the same and I'm running CM7.
Is this some weird calibration issue and the battery actually has more than is reported?
I think it's the hyperion batterys, i bought one a few Weeks back but its 8% lesser battery life then stock atleast for me..
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I've been cycling between the hyperion batteries and my stock battery for the last few days.
I've noticed that my battery life drops twice as fast with hyperion vs stock. Has anybody else noticed this? Usage is the same and I'm running CM7.
Is this some weird calibration issue and the battery actually has more than is reported?
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Yep. It takes 4-5 full charges to "properly" calibrate, but don't worry, it'll hold close as stock battery.
I updated my OP.
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alex72 said:
Just ordered at Amazon for $25. Batteries are 1800mah. Not many reviews but all are saying that there are NO boot loops and that they work with original back cover. My guess is that these are NOT NFC batteries. They should last at least as original battery. I'll update post when I find out.
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Sams..._12?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321308449&sr=1-12
UPDATE
I tested my Hyperion batteries and they have about 5% LESS juice compared to stock battery. Another gripe is that charger output is rated as DC 4.2V 350mA (but mostly performs well below) so because of that, in my case, it takes 6+ hours to fully charge completely discharged battery. Some people reported 4 hours to fully charged state so each to it's own. If you charge phone thru charger's USB output you'll get full 750mA charge.
Anyway, considering all positives, negatives and price, I'm satisfied with this purchase and this is viable option for I777.
Positives
- no boot loops
- same form factor
- charger charge stock battery as well
- price (2 batteries and charger $25)
- extra USB output outlet (750-800mA)
Neutral
- batteries hold close to stock (it was expected knowing that weigh and size of batteries don't differ much compered to stock)
- not NFC compatible (not much of use for NFC right now)
Negative
- slow battery charging (~350mA)
- batteries hold ~12% less then advertised (~5% less then stock battery)
- once it gets below 20% it drains faster. Especially true for last 10%.
Maybe it'll get better over time. If someone found a way to properly calibrate this battery to show full potential, don't be shy, let us know.
http://batteryboss.org/
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I wish the battery capacity was the same as Samsung OEM battery. It seems much less than 5% lower capacity.
Since battery life and tracking is very important to me because it's the best indicator of whether things are working alright, I just bit the bullet and ordered the $30 OEM battery. I'll hold on to the hyperion batteries for travel and emergencies, but I'm leaving them out of my "rotation" (I like to avoid charging and just swap batteries every night).
Or if I'm going to play a CPU/GPU intensive game for 4-5 hours, I'll throw in the hyperion battery just to kill it
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I wish the battery capacity was the same as Samsung OEM battery. It seems much less than 5% lower capacity.
Since battery life and tracking is very important to me because it's the best indicator of whether things are working alright, I just bit the bullet and ordered the $30 OEM battery. I'll hold on to the hyperion batteries for travel and emergencies, but I'm leaving them out of my "rotation" (I like to avoid charging and just swap batteries every night).
Or if I'm going to play a CPU/GPU intensive game for 4-5 hours, I'll throw in the hyperion battery just to kill it
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As I told you before, battery life will improve after 5 full charges/discharges, unless you got bad batch. In that case you should exchange it for new ones.
I tested mine with Battery Monitor Widget Pro and 100% charge show 4188mV and 1% charge show 2940mV while stock battery goes down to 3022mV. So there is potential for Hyperion to last longer then stock but somehow it drains faster. If someone knows answer I would be glad to hear it. I would continue with calibration and testing and report back if there is any new findings. For now, they last 5-6% less then stock.
Anyway, first week of using Hyperion they lasted 20% less then stock so I bought same as yours stock battery with charger for $30 from Amazon. Stock is stock. LOL
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Oh my goodness! Massive improvement! I mean huge! I was so stupid. The key was in deleting Battery stats in Recovery before Rom boots.
Follow these steps;
1. Power off the phone
2. Replace battery with fully charged Hyperion battery
3. Boot into Recovery by holding volume+, volume- and Power button. Release all three buttons when Galaxy S2 logo shows 2nd time.
4. Go to advanced and delete battery stats
5. Go back and restart the phone
6. Enjoy much better battery life
I will do proper comparison with stock battery when I get some free time. If someone do it before me feel free to post results.
My guess is that battery life improved somewhere between 10-20%!
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So do you have to erase the battery stats for each battery? And how does that affect the stock batteries?
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So do you have to erase the battery stats for each battery? And how does that affect the stock batteries?
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I do. And every battery shows full potential including stock. It takes minute or two extra but reward is better battery life.
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alex72 said:
Oh my goodness! Massive improvement! I mean huge! I was so stupid. The key was in deleting Battery stats in Recovery before Rom boots.
Follow these steps;
1. Power off the phone
2. Replace battery with fully charged Hyperion battery
3. Boot into Recovery by holding volume+, volume- and Power button. Release all three buttons when Galaxy S2 logo shows 2nd time.
4. Go to advanced and delete battery stats
5. Go back and restart the phone
6. Enjoy much better battery life
I will do proper comparison with stock battery when I get some free time. If someone do it before me feel free to post results.
My guess is that battery life improved somewhere between 10-20%!
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I have got a pair of these coming my way for christmas... I'll try what you said if I do not get good battery life. Sounds good though!
Smoothface said:
I have got a pair of these coming my way for christmas... I'll try what you said if I do not get good battery life. Sounds good though!
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I think that wiping battery stats will help with any extended battery, not just Hyperion. And don't forget to properly calibrate batteries. Fully charge/discharge 5 times.
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Seems like a sweet deal, thanks for sharing.
Mine were just delivered and they do seem lighter than the stock battery. The charger is also nicer than the one I got the other day for a friends evo.
Thanks again for finding and sharing this good deal!
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my battery last about 8hrs with barely no use. with average whatsapp and email i'd be lucky to get 3-4hrs. I've already tried every trick listed in the forum to extend batt life. it turns off randomly under heavy use (camera or video playback, games, etc). those things work when its on the charger.
I've decided to replace the battery and my back cover that doesn't seat properly anymore. i wanted to know if anyone have purchased the extend battery; and that back cover looks alot bigger than the original.
is it worth it? amazon.com item # B002MPY4BW
or should i just buy the standard replacement battery? amazon item # B001IF277K
what BST is the battery and what is the v.??
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Search eBay for a 3200 mah battery,I use that one and get a good day out of it with heavy use,and up to 4 days with light use,the phone battery is red and yellow sticker on it,it makes the phone fatter but for long battery you can't complain
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=987752 find it here
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bodomfan said:
Search eBay for a 3200 mah battery,I use that one and get a good day out of it with heavy use,and up to 4 days with light use,the phone battery is red and yellow sticker on it,it makes the phone fatter but for long battery you can't complain
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i saw that 3600mAh on ebay for $36. amazon have the 2600mAh for $20. it's listed for x10a. just to verify.. thats the same batt for x10i?
the back cover on ebay looks better. i think i'll get that one if it works on x10i.
thx for ur help
The model # on my battery is the X10a
I personally had the same problem got a new battery and it lasted much longer
Go extended.
If anything it's healthier for the device.
yea... i think that would be best.
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Go extended.
If anything it's healthier for the device.
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Really?
Aren't original batteries a safer choice?
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iridaki said:
Really?
Aren't original batteries a safer choice?
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The original battery is too small.
They may have been built in a SE factory but the current rating is too low for the x10's demands.
SE would have solved many problems by just using a larger cell.
The x10 sometimes requests more current that what those poor cells could supply.
Due to a overly hungry GSM 3G radio.
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The original battery is too small.
They may have been built in a SE factory but the current rating is too low for the x10's demands.
SE would have solved many problems by just using a larger cell.
The x10 sometimes requests more current that what those poor cells could supply.
Due to a overly hungry GSM 3G radio.
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Yes, that makes sense, but is there any sort of guarantee that these no-name batteries use actually larger cells and produce higher rating?
All I'm saying is I am a bit reluctant to trust cheap so-called extended batteries.
i think the original batteries are weak too. don't even have 3G here. at first it lasted a full day with just music, texting and calls. once i added data it dropped more than half.
know whats odd tho.. at home on wifi i get longer battery life. i think it has something to do with this mobile data service.
quick update.. got the new battery.. went with the original so far 21hrs and i'm at 13% batt life. i'm happy rite now. i kno thats gonna go down a bit once my provider remove that blackberry data plan(had to use a BB for 2 weeks) and have my regular data working again.
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quick update.. got the new battery.. went with the original so far 21hrs and i'm at 13% batt life. i'm happy rite now. i kno thats gonna go down a bit once my provider remove that blackberry data plan(had to use a BB for 2 weeks) and have my regular data working again.
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Can you post a link, to which you as chosen ?
thank-you.
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Can you post a link, to which you as chosen ?
thank-you.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IF277K/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
the seller i bought from no longer have it listed so the the result is from another seller
I suggest a 2600mAh from amazon, ur fone will be a lot bigger but its wonderful superb for gaming is mind
Wolfbreak v7 gaming rom
Doomkernel v6 1113
Unlocked amd unbranded... Bye bye vodafone
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Replacement Battery
nasser4life said:
quick update.. got the new battery.. went with the original so far 21hrs and i'm at 13% batt life. i'm happy rite now. i kno thats gonna go down a bit once my provider remove that blackberry data plan(had to use a BB for 2 weeks) and have my regular data working again.
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Did the same. My battery was getting temps of 45c and higher. Now with new battery doesnt really go over 33-34c. Lasting lot longer aswell.
i'm using momax bettary for x10 and i think it's really good
at least better than the offical one
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i'm using momax bettary for x10 and i think it's really good
at least better than the offical one
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i'm assuming that's one of the extended ones. did it double the size of your phone?
After upgrading my phone from ICS to JB, I experience a strange phenomena.
The battery life was 75%, and I was calling someone for about 2-3 minutes, then the phone turned off by itself.
The battery was 0%, in just 2-3 minutes!
When I upgraded the OS, I did factory reset. I rooted the phone, froze a lot of bloatwares, but the problem still persisted.
I am beginning to think that my battery is bad or something.
Anybody experienced anything like this?
Any solutions to the problem?
I tried charging the battery from 0% to 100% with power off for several consecutive days, but the problem still persisted.
I need help!
Batteries do eventually die. You can find a good extended battery on ebay for under $10.
Don't quote, reply. If you quote, edit.
andy.tae.koh said:
After upgrading my phone from ICS to JB, I experience a strange phenomena.
The battery life was 75%, and I was calling someone for about 2-3 minutes, then the phone turned off by itself.
The battery was 0%, in just 2-3 minutes!
When I upgraded the OS, I did factory reset. I rooted the phone, froze a lot of bloatwares, but the problem still persisted.
I am beginning to think that my battery is bad or something.
Anybody experienced anything like this?
Any solutions to the problem?
I tried charging the battery from 0% to 100% with power off for several consecutive days, but the problem still persisted.
I need help!
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I experienced that with the revolt job 4.2.2. Out of the no where went down to 0 installed another ROM and wiped my battery stats I think old battery stats mess up the battery performance so I will c how my phone acts then I'll let ya know
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I think it was the battery
After posting the question, I removed the battery to see if physical status of the battery was not the primary cause of the issue.
Well, the battery the"fat". The middle of the battery was bulging for some strange reason. It seemed as if it was left in the direct sun light for a few hours, and I know I did not leave the phone out in the direct sun light, ever!. Well, I ordered a new battery on Friday, and I will have to wait and see if a new battery would solve the problem. I will report back.
andy.tae.koh said:
After posting the question, I removed the battery to see if physical status of the battery was not the primary cause of the issue.
Well, the battery the"fat". The middle of the battery was bulging for some strange reason. It seemed as if it was left in the direct sun light for a few hours, and I know I did not leave the phone out in the direct sun light, ever!. Well, I ordered a new battery on Friday, and I will have to wait and see if a new battery would solve the problem. I will report back.
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My battery is bulging too. It has been just dying even though my phone reads 50 percent of bat life. My mother in laws battery got really fat and compared to a new one I ordered came to a conclusion that battery bulging or fattening is a battery will die soon. What bat u ordered
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I have the stock 2500 ...tmart 5200 and now the ravpower 2750 and I can honestly say the ravpower is the best
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The new battery is working well!
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My battery is bulging too. It has been just dying even though my phone reads 50 percent of bat life. My mother in laws battery got really fat and compared to a new one I ordered came to a conclusion that battery bulging or fattening is a battery will die soon. What bat u ordered
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I ordered following battery from Amazon.com.
OEM Samsung Standard Battery for Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T) i717 EB615268VA
Sold by CellPhonesCheap
I ordered on Friday afternoon, and received the item on Monday afternoon. The vendor is located somewhere in NY, and very prompt about sending the item. I only used it for a day, and very satisfied.
im curious did you ever solve this issue? i have the EXACT symptoms. did your replacement battery fix this?
or did wiping battery stats help?
geminihc said:
im curious did you ever solve this issue? i have the EXACT symptoms. did your replacement battery fix this?
or did wiping battery stats help?
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Good idea to replace after about a year anyway.
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captemo said:
Good idea to replace after about a year anyway.
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at least we could replace ours! think of all those new phones that are NOT replaceable at all !
Problem solved..
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im curious did you ever solve this issue? i have the EXACT symptoms. did your replacement battery fix this?
or did wiping battery stats help?
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I had to replace the battery. My wife had the same issue not long after I had the problem. The battery replacement solved the problem for both of us. Wiping out battery stats did not help. I bought a new battery. I recommend ravpower 2750.