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I got one of these 2 days ago, and all i can say is excellent, its on sale right now for $29.99 from $59.99
my battery has not dropped below 50% as yet which is good for me as i burn thru the regular battery in less than 4 hours.
The rear case isnt to hideous neither, says 3d and has a texture, very comfortable, great fit and grip
well worth a shout, i had the seido extended battery and this last longer so far
http://www.accessoryswamp.com/3500mah-extended-life-htc-evo-3d-battery.html
i can take pictures of my phone sporting the case if anyone wants to see
Not too bad. I like the battery cover a lot more than my seidio extended.
You say its lasting longer than your seidio, is that the 3500 or the 4000 mah?
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the 4000mah, ive had a couple of seidio`s before and they seem to not be fully truthful with there batteries and MaH, and the cover i quite like over the seidios, plus my phone is flashed to cricket so its always searching for a decent signal and 3g, this battery has been great
That looks exactly like the gorilla gadgets one.
http://gorillagadgets.com/htc-evo-3d-extended-life-battery-3400-mah.html
One says 3400, the other says 3500......hmmm
have to disagree
I own both the accessoryswamp battery and the one from seidio. While the AS might be a decent option if cost is an issue, I have to strongly disagree with the assertion that it lasts longer than the seidio. First of all, the seidio is noticeably larger, which fits with its claim of being 4000mah. I don't have a device that measures mah, so can't verify anything on that front, but from my experience, the AS battery lasts about 1.5x as long as the OEM battery, I have found so far that the seidio lasts about 3x as much. I also found that the back for the AS, while I preferred its style/feel, broke within the first few days of me having it (luckily AS replaced it). So if cost is not a big issue and you just want the most powerful/long-lasting battery available, go with the seidio. If you just want something that will have noticeable kick beyond the OEM but don't wanna shell out the premium, go with AS (or even gorillagadgets since they're a couple bucks cheaper and have been around longer)....just my 2 cents!
All i can say is once my battery was conditioned it out lasts the seidio, but thats my experience.
Seidio have been more than guilty of putting false MAH ratings on the products they sell, just go look it up
anyways, its a good battery, well worth the $30 delivered
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That looks exactly like the gorilla gadgets one.
http://gorillagadgets.com/htc-evo-3d-extended-life-battery-3400-mah.html
One says 3400, the other says 3500......hmmm
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It is I have the gg one and under the branding sticker is the same info as one those.
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So for some reason I seem to recall Seidio having a normal size battery for the Evo that was a jump up in mah. I wonder if they will do the same for the Photon. Thoughts?
I hope so but don't know if I'm going to hold my breath. The Evo was a lot more popular than the photon thus far. Seidio has to deem it worthwhile to research and produce.
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This is true. I didn't think about that point. Oh well.
Actually, seidio does have an extended battery in development! Check out their online storefront, should be 69 bucks ....coming soon for our mopho
Heres the link directly to the Battery:
http://www.seidioonline.com/motorola-photon-4g-3500-extended-life-battery-p/bacy35mtpht-bk.htm
Enjoy
Is it the fat one like the Evo had?
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Okay I see now. Asking about one that isn't so large.
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Battery Shipped out today! Should have it by the weekend; I will happily report back with my Results.
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Cool. Thanks Man.
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photon extended battery now shipping at seidio
ordered my photon 4g extended battery from seideo, will arrive tomorrow and I will also report back on my impressions and battery performance
having one of the seidio extendeds for my evo4g I cant wait for my photons extended battery to arrive
Mines on its way too, but I'm a bit worried about how the phone is going to handle reporting its level. I've been using one of those cheap eBay 1950mAh bats for a couple days now and even after a calibration, the level will hit 5% in less than an hour, and stay there the rest of the day.
I wouldn't be worried about seidio though. They make a quality product.
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New Seidio Extended Battery For PHoton 4g Arrived Today
Got mine today had it overnighted from seidio ( they are in houston) anyhow the fit and finish are nice on the battery cover, has that rubberized feel.
The battery is not as large as I expected, the cover fits quite nicely and is padded, no issues whatsoever, the speaker grill is more open and allows more sound from the phone.
I have put the phone on the charger for the initial 8 hour period as recommended by seidio so i havent used it yet.
What I can tell you is the product has a professional look and feel, I can also tell you that it is not as bulky at the extended battery on the evo 4g also from seidio, it is also considerably lighter with the photon than the evo 4g is with its seidio extended battery, personally I find both with the evo and now with the photon that the extended battery makes the phone much easier to handle and more comfortable not to mention all that extra battery life. Will report back on my first few days of use. What I can tell you in regards to my seidio extended battery on the evo4g is that it generally lasts me two and a half days, no need to carry a charger or extra battery around, seidio does not currently have an innocase for the extended photon battery but they do have a few cases for the evo 4g extended battery so if thats something important to you im sure they will make one in the near future. I just use a belt clip case I bought at best buy that was large enough for the evo with an extended battery ( works well for the photon as well).
If you have ever used these extended batteries or wonder if they make your phone awkward? Rest assured Seidio has done a very good job on this battery and the phone feels quite normal, quite comfortable while using it. All kickstand, noise cancelling ports, speaker grille are present and well made.
Get yours today you wont be sorry
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Got mine today had it overnighted from seidio ( they are in houston) anyhow the fit and finish are nice on the battery cover, has that rubberized feel.
The battery is not as large as I expected, the cover fits quite nicely and is padded, no issues whatsoever, the speaker grill is more open and allows more sound from the phone.
I have put the phone on the charger for the initial 8 hour period as recommended by seidio so i havent used it yet.
What I can tell you is the product has a professional look and feel, I can also tell you that it is not as bulky at the extended battery on the evo 4g also from seidio, it is also considerably lighter with the photon than the evo 4g is with its seidio extended battery, personally I find both with the evo and now with the photon that the extended battery makes the phone much easier to handle and more comfortable not to mention all that extra battery life. Will report back on my first few days of use. What I can tell you in regards to my seidio extended battery on the evo4g is that it generally lasts me two and a half days, no need to carry a charger or extra battery around, seidio does not currently have an innocase for the extended photon battery but they do have a few cases for the evo 4g extended battery so if thats something important to you im sure they will make one in the near future. I just use a belt clip case I bought at best buy that was large enough for the evo with an extended battery ( works well for the photon as well).
If you have ever used these extended batteries or wonder if they make your phone awkward? Rest assured Seidio has done a very good job on this battery and the phone feels quite normal, quite comfortable while using it. All kickstand, noise cancelling ports, speaker grille are present and well made.
Get yours today you wont be sorry
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Got mine today and so far so good. The fit of the new battery door to the phone is fantastic. But the fit from the door to the battery is too loose. Just setting the phone down on a table normally will jar it enough to reset it. I folded and cut a piece of papertowel to wedge in there and that's solved the issue.
I have yet to buy a holster like I did for my Hero and Evo because the vibration and ringer are good enough that I just carry it in my pocket. Will it fit in a front pocket with the extended battery?
Seidio Extended performance
Have used my photon all day with the extended battery, three hours of talk, hour of texting, browsing through the market, some speedtests, craigslist, battery is at 50 percent after a full days use with background data enabled.
My battery has no fit issues at all, back cover fits snugly no issues no jarring not loose. Feels great in hand and as mentioned previously much lighter than the extneded battery for the evo 4g. Seidio has dont a great job with this extended battery, hardly adds any bulk and makes the phone more comforatble to hold while texting, browsing etc. Standard battery couldnt make it through a day, on first charge the extended seidio is at 50 percent!!
Those who buy this battery should fully charge it for 8 hours after installation and run the battery down a few times to get the best life from it. Turn the phone off while charging and allow it to charge a couple more hours after the indicator turns green.
The cover fits great and I am very satisfied with the battery soo far, using a generic case from best buy that hooks to my belt ( the black one that they advertise for large phones around 4 inches fits in this pouch with no problems and room to spare).
Pics to come when I figure out how to post them here lol.
the price is 69 dollars for this battery, best price around for a 3500 mah extended battery
speaker grill on the back cover is excellent and gives you more sound, had to turn my volume down
great battery and back cover and only 20 bucks more than a standard battery from motorola the back cover has some padding on it to give it a snug fit against the battery, previous poster had issues wiht theirs, none with mine at all, suggest you return yours for a new back cover this battery is great
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Jason.William said:
Mines on its way too, but I'm a bit worried about how the phone is going to handle reporting its level. I've been using one of those cheap eBay 1950mAh bats for a couple days now and even after a calibration, the level will hit 5% in less than an hour, and stay there the rest of the day.
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many of those cheap batteries are not capable of the mah they claim to be, often these knockoffs will just have weights in them instead of a genuine sized cell, some of these batteries are known to catch fire and some can also ruin your phone, I would steer clear of them especially ones made in china, just a ripoff
seidio extended has genuine japanese cells, battery level at a stable 50 percent after heavy use all day on this 3500 mah beauty, back cover is of the same quality as the original back cover
will fit in your pocket although I never recommend carrying a phone that way, especially if you have keys in your pocket
seidio will probably have an extended innocase that will fit the extended battery just like they have for the evo4g and other phones, generic holster from best buy 24 bucks and suits my needs perfectly
no batteries to carry around, no charger to carry around, worry free day with no thoughts of charging
cutter2668 said:
Have used my photon all day with the extended battery, three hours of talk, hour of texting, browsing through the market, some speedtests, craigslist, battery is at 50 percent after a full days use with background data enabled.
My battery has no fit issues at all, back cover fits snugly no issues no jarring not loose. Feels great in hand and as mentioned previously much lighter than the extneded battery for the evo 4g. Seidio has dont a great job with this extended battery, hardly adds any bulk and makes the phone more comforatble to hold while texting, browsing etc. Standard battery couldnt make it through a day, on first charge the extended seidio is at 50 percent!!
Those who buy this battery should fully charge it for 8 hours after installation and run the battery down a few times to get the best life from it. Turn the phone off while charging and allow it to charge a couple more hours after the indicator turns green.
The cover fits great and I am very satisfied with the battery soo far, using a generic case from best buy that hooks to my belt ( the black one that they advertise for large phones around 4 inches fits in this pouch with no problems and room to spare).
Pics to come when I figure out how to post them here lol.
the price is 69 dollars for this battery, best price around for a 3500 mah extended battery
speaker grill on the back cover is excellent and gives you more sound, had to turn my volume down
great battery and back cover and only 20 bucks more than a standard battery from motorola the back cover has some padding on it to give it a snug fit against the battery, previous poster had issues wiht theirs, none with mine at all, suggest you return yours for a new back cover this battery is great
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many of those cheap batteries are not capable of the mah they claim to be, often these knockoffs will just have weights in them instead of a genuine sized cell, some of these batteries are known to catch fire and some can also ruin your phone, I would steer clear of them especially ones made in china, just a ripoff
seidio extended has genuine japanese cells, battery level at a stable 50 percent after heavy use all day on this 3500 mah beauty, back cover is of the same quality as the original back cover
will fit in your pocket although I never recommend carrying a phone that way, especially if you have keys in your pocket
seidio will probably have an extended innocase that will fit the extended battery just like they have for the evo4g and other phones, generic holster from best buy 24 bucks and suits my needs perfectly
no batteries to carry around, no charger to carry around, worry free day with no thoughts of charging
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How much is it?
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$69
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$69
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Just got the official HTC extended battery installed on my phone. Dang. I wanted to believe it wouldn't be a big deal, but there is no denying that this increases the size and weight by a non-insignificant amount. Biggest issue is that one handed operation is now more difficult. Love the increase in battery life, but man... hard trade off with the size increase.
Instead I getting the extended I opted for two regular oem batteries and an external usb charger. The batteries were 5 each with a coupon and the usb charge was 3(its really cheap though and all the text is in chinese)
So I just throw a spare battery in my bag and if I have a really long day away from home ill just put in my spare.
I love the added junk. I feel like I have a better grip. But, I do pop in my regular battery from time to time to just feel how thin it can get.
But, you can't beat the added power. To me it is much easier than carrying around a battery and external charger all day.
GrayTheWolf said:
I love the added junk. I feel like I have a better grip. But, I do pop in my regular battery from time to time to just feel how thin it can get.
But, you can't beat the added power. To me it is much easier than carrying around a battery and external charger all day.
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true but i dont acutally carry around the battery charger and so far i've never needed to use it even with my heavy usage. its just there for one of those long days when i might be away from a charger from like 5am to 10 or 11pm
GrayTheWolf said:
I love the added junk. I feel like I have a better grip. But, I do pop in my regular battery from time to time to just feel how thin it can get.
But, you can't beat the added power. To me it is much easier than carrying around a battery and external charger all day.
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Same. Gives it a better grip to me.
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I have a anker power pack that I use to charge my phone while not near a charger and works great.
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Same. Gives it a better grip to me.
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I feel it makes one hand operation easier and I have small hands. I love the grip, knowing it's in my pocket and knowing that I can stream a movie and beat someone to death...at the same damn time haha
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I don't like how the extended battery for looks but it does feel like I'm less likely to drop it
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hopesrequiem said:
I feel it makes one hand operation easier and I have small hands. I love the grip, knowing it's in my pocket and knowing that I can stream a movie and beat someone to death...at the same damn time haha
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It weighs more than my fist probably, so if I am ever in a life-or-death situation I will use my phone to beat the sh*t out of someone.
I wonder if that is covered under warranty....
Personally, I love the extended battery. The only thing I don't like is how they made it completely curved with no flat part. And they did it on purpose, cause if you look at the inside of the cover, it could have been flat. Anyway, I've always preferred battery life over thinness, as thinness is a gimmick essentially, unless you wear tight pants, which I don't lol but as always, that's my opinion. 2,500 mAh should be minimum for LTE super phones these days.
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It weighs more than my fist probably, so if I am ever in a life-or-death situation I will use my phone to beat the sh*t out of someone.
I wonder if that is covered under warranty....
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i do believe bludgening someone to death via phone is totally covered under warranty. as long as there's no visible blood splatter.
and yay, my extended is coming today =) i'm excited to try it out..perfect timing too, bceause my TPU case from verizon is arriving today as well....two different sellers, same day. nice luck. oh god...2 sellers, 1 day....1 cup......i feel so dirty.
Ha! That was totally unnecessary! it took me too long to get that video out of my head and now it's right back.
what's the cheapest anyone has found the extended battery for?
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got my battery
god this thing is HUGE ugh lol...i was supposed to get the VZW shipment for my TPU case from fedex....and fedex came to my house, and didn't drop it off. my dad said the guy was backing up and down the street so he didn't seem to know what he was doing lol and it says its on truck for delivery...damn, wanted the case before i left for work! atleast ive got the battery, but good god it squeeks like crrrrrrazy
It's not that thick once u get used to it but damn does it creak!
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Ha! That was totally unnecessary! it took me too long to get that video out of my head and now it's right back.
what's the cheapest anyone has found the extended battery for?
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eBay. They got em for around $15 free shipping. As noted above though, the case creaks for some reason, its weird. And the back isnt flat, so it rocks back and forth. But hot damn the battery life is awesome lol I had 18% battery left with 8.5 hours of screen on time, with half of that being on LTE. Combine extended battery with switching between strictly LTE or strictly CDMA, and this thing goes forever.
I dig the way my phone feels with the extended battery, but I only use it on weekends when we are camping or hiking. During the week I'm never too far from a USB port so I just charge often.
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Yep. It does creak. Alot. Try putting pieces of paper in certain places to fill in gaps. Just watch out for antennas.
You can go all day streaming Pandora on 4g. This battery is great. I only have to charge at night instead of carrying a charger with me. I can't exactly charge my phone in the middle of class.
is the rezound supposed to drain battery even when pluged in and in use, not even streaming audio no gps on or wifi? on a 1amp charger also...
also is 124F hot for rezound
iaRIVR said:
Ha! That was totally unnecessary! it took me too long to get that video out of my head and now it's right back.
what's the cheapest anyone has found the extended battery for?
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crazy video, have it saved on the pc somewhere...
As far as the extended battery, check out thunderbolt extended batteries, same exact specs. I found them on amazon for 3.50 a piece but I think that supplier is sold out.
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is the rezound supposed to drain battery even when pluged in and in use, not even streaming audio no gps on or wifi? on a 1amp charger also...
also is 124F hot for rezound
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well, I can definitely see it. The charger can charge 800-900mah and I've seen my phone discharge at a rate of 1100-1200mah so it can happen.
My phone has seen 130F playing jelly wars on 4g. Some people have gotten replacements that don't get that hot.
I live with it
I have two phones and the added bulk is a pain, I think if I only had to carry one I wouldn't mind it, it feels fine in my hands and for once one handed operations it actually feels pretty good, but with two phones, a wallet and keys in my front pockets things start to feel very bulky fast. luckily my other phones to SGS2 is thin or I don't think it would be manageable, still I look forward to upgrading to a S4 phone later this year, which hopefully should be power efficient enough on LTE to move to a thinner Verizon lte phone with similar battery life, maybe a razr maxx hd or something with a similar battery size and thinness, which is actually the only reason I feel I need an upgrade.
So I had my Rezound for about one whole month before I decided to purchase an extended battery for it. I decided to go with the safe route and purchase HTC's OEM extended battery which is 2750mAH. The battery makes a difference. I notice it. The thing I want to change is the size increase of the whole phone. The extended battery adds so much bulk and it is getting to be annoying at times. The phone weighs too much and etc.
I want an extended battery that has the OEM fit. No bulkiness. Just sits flush with the original back casing. I know of Mugen which sells the 1900mAH. I was wondering what some of your guys' setups were with extended batteries.
Thanks in advance. Opinions and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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The mugen batteries are awfully expensive for very little gain. The HTC battery is nice. There are bigger batteries but they add size. Right now Verizon has batteries 50% off. $30 for the OEM HTC extended is a good price. And the backplate looks just like stock. The only thing I hate is the way the backplate attaches and it doesnt fit firmly enough so it creaks but not like its going to fall off or anything
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Its generally not wise to use a non OEM battery.They are usually cheaply made, and I've heard they can have bad side effects on phones
That is true as well. I would trust mugen and Seidio since they are actual companies but I know the seidio for the of evo 4g claimed to be 3500mah and was ~$80 and it was tested and only had a capacity of 2800ish which was only 200 more than the sprint 2600mah for $50. $30 more for 200mah is stupid and not likely to notice that difference. As for the slim 1900, I don't believe in those because how do you fit 300 more mah into the same physical space? :screwy:
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Yeah. I bought my OEM HTC extended battery for 30 with the back cover. The cover does squeak. It does not have the solidity of the normal back cover that came with the phone. The battery does help. I was just looking for a thinner one.
I have heard people getting good results with Mugen.
But then again. I have no idea until I try it out.
Don't know if it is worth it -__-
So I've been seeing mixed reviews on the aftermarket/3rd party batteries. I've seen that some people have good luck with the mugen 1900 and some with good luck with the 1980.
For those of you that have any of the 3rd party batteries, and had good luck, can you give me a better idea of how much better the aftermarket batteries are? Are you using 100% stock OS?
I really need a new battery, but am not sure if I should go with OEM or 3rd party. It seems that there is no real clarity if the 3rd party batteries last any longer or not. They certainly can be cheaper......
Try one of each... never hurts to have spare batteries. For me, I can not really tell the diff. I have both in extended and both work just as well as the other.
I didn't have good luck with either 3rd party slim battery. I ended up snagging the OEM extended from Verizon when they had them on sale for $29.99. I'm not in love with the bigger size in my pocket but find it fits my hand better when actually using it. The life I'm getting out of it is well worth it.
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I have two OEM batteries an one acesoft 1980 and the OEM extended. The acesoft is mediocre at best. The OEM extended barely makes it through a day. I am on it a lot though.
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I got the laza 1700 ones from Amazon. $20 for two and a charger, not bad. Got them a few months ago and have been rotating between all 3 and everything's working great.
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I've been looking for a slim battery that holds more than the OEM as well. I got the Extended OEM from VZW for $25 when I bought the phone. It gets me through a day (I'm on it a lot AND my reception sucks for data at work) but I'm getting tired of the extra bulk. I'm thinking of going back to the days of carrying an extra slim in my pocket. That's what I used to do with my Dinc, but with the Rez w/ extended, you have to changes the back and case with the extended......and that is just getting old. I prefer to keep it in my Otterbox.
I picked up acesoft battery 1980mah seems to perform well. I also picked up OEM extended from Verizon was only 29 but I preffer 1980mah. I wanted to use case I can easily get through the day on 1980mah other battery makes it to bulky and heavier.
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Best "standard" battery deal I have seen for the Rez is on Amazon, Laza Zcell 1750mah HTC Rezound 2x Battery + Charger + Travel Case Combo, you get 2 batteries, a stand-alone charger, and carrying case for $22.99
I have tried a couple of the slim "extended" batteries that are like 19xx mAh, and never really saw any increase in run-time or capacity over stock, in fact I would be tempted to say they were worse than the stock batteries... the Laza ones above are comparable to the stock ones though.
I have the mugen 1900. I've had it since may and its crapped out on me now. It won't charge to 100% now and it discharges way quicker than it used to..not happy after paying 40 dollars for it.
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tm1618 said:
I have the mugen 1900. I've had it since may and its crapped out on me now. It won't charge to 100% now and it discharges way quicker than it used to..not happy after paying 40 dollars for it.
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We had a guy at work that bought one of these Mugen 1900 batteries too, same thing, worked good for like 5 or 6 months then just kinda crapped out, won't charge all the way, can't make it through a normal days use anymore, etc. He popped the stock battery back in that had been sitting for the last 6 months, charged and he thinks it works better than when the Mugen was new. (Might be the placebo affect though)
I did not have good results from the Mugen Power 1900 mAh slim battery. Could never get it to work properly. The phone would shut down when power got to 15%. However, I Mugen Power 4000 mAh battery worked great for me, albeit it is bulky. Since I no longer own the Rezound, I am now selling that and some other Rezound accessories on ebay.
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