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The image looks odd because the battery cover definitely isn't for the hero, maybe the image isn't of the actual product but an example.
Link to Product.
http://www.easydevices.co.uk/pp/HTC_Accessories/HTC_Hero/HTC_HERO_EXTENDED_LIFE_BATTERY.html
Can anyone speculate on this items validity?
or they make mystake with photos or is hymmmm .... funy
I'v just sent them an email requesting when they expect to get the stock in, will update this thread with their response.
Have they responded yet?
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Have they responded yet?
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Nope they haven't, can you send them an email as well, this extended battery would be really useful
Interested too, any response?
I asked when batteries should come and they responded:
Hi, We don't have an ETA for the extended batteries, the standard batteries are coming into us later th is week. Best regards, Easy Devices Sales Team
I see they list the voltage as 3.7v, but the battery for the Hero is 4.2v according to the picture on the HTC accessory website (I don't have my G2 with me to check).
hmmmm interesting!
well, the battery in my hero is indeed 3.7v.
I guess that expansys (who run the accessory site for HTC) have done their usual stuff of putting the wrong picture up.
Finally! Batteries have arrived!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-HERO-GOOG...ries?hash=item2556964e00&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Says you need the cover that is supplied with the battery, you can tell by the shape of the cover that is supplied that it's different!
Barring any breakthrough it storage density, you will always need a bigger battery cover to work with a almost 2x capacity battery
Ordered one from ebay now
Please let us know how they perform and if they explode themselves
Ok, if you don't hear anything from me within 14 days then you better stay away then ;-)
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Please let us know how they perform and if they explode themselves
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I had a battery like that in my G1 and I hated the extra bulk in my pocket. I think the extra bulk on the hero would be even worse. I like the sleekness of this phone
Just ordered one of the eBay extended batteries myself, I dont like that the cover is white but will report back how the battery performs.
Mine arrived this morning, The battery indicator has been at full all day and still is.
It even still fits in my Krusell leather slip case ok as well.
I still dont like it being white but it sort of goes with the titanium of my orange branded hero.
The back cover was a perfect fit as well by the way, all the clips went in to place perfectly.
Very happy chappy so far.
have invested - same they only do white cases but a cross I have to bear.
will report back on life span etc.
can anyone confirm if they had to give it a full 16 hour charge or just the standard hour or so through the mains?
cheers
gurry
Hi,
On Monday I have received this 2800 ma extended battery ordered few days before:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/HTC-TOUCH-PRO-2-II-EXTENDED-2800mAh-BATTERY-COVER-NEW_W0QQitemZ160356657205QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_PDABatteries?hash=item2556006835&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Some pics of the thing plugged on my phone are attached.
So, ok I must admit, the phone looks is heavier but it doesn't feel really bulkier on hands.
The main drawback is that the stylus is harder to pull, you'll have to stop bitting your nails to get it
The finish it not that bad for the price you paid. it's the same glossy one as the original back cover.
Regarding the battery life, I got it on Monday evening, now it's Friday morning and I still get 10%!!! My use is above average with push on windows mail / gmail (since 2 days), internet, some calls/ sms, music through A2DP...
Whatever, I feel the battery life is at least 2 times the stock 1500ma battery.
I think it worth the try especially for the price!
By the way, I just saw a 3000ma battery on ebay this morning. The back cover looks better but the seller has "0" feedback.
Thibaud
Thanks. Can you show us a picture of the back, where the loudspeaker is please? and let us know how it goes in terms usage. -This could be great for short trips instead of bringing a charger.
2nd the picture on the back, and while your at it one of the bottom please. Nobody is making one for sprint yet (we have the 3.5mm jack), and I'm wondering if a little dremmel work on the new back cover would make it fit my phone.
Thanks!
I've had more then my fair share of experience buying non-oem batteries and it has never been pleasant. At most, I only get a few months out of them before they start draining really fast or fail to charge to 100%. For only 15 quid, I'm skeptical as ever.
Please report back your results in a month or so.
got that battery,awhile back, haven't reeally put it through the paces, cause I have a T-mobile branded phone, and at the time, I bought the battery(few months back) it never mentioned that it only fit unbranded
I posted a review on another site, so I will paste part of it here with some pics.
I bought one of these off eBay and it was advertised for the T-Mobile Touch Pro2. While the battery fit, the cover did not. (The T-Mobile Touch Pro2 has a really thin battery cover.)
I was wondering how that error was made.
Now on seeing this post and your pics, well... it's that the cover the seller sent to me was for the European Touch Pro2 model (and U. S. Sprint, AT&T and Verizon?)
My cover looks exactly like the one in the pictures, so I know that it is the same one .
I contacted the seller and he said to send him pics of the issue so he could inform the engineers. I humored him and sent the pics, never to hear from him again. He wanted me to pay for return shipping to get a refund. Since it was a $25 purchase I just said forget about it and left him negative feedback.
Now as to the item, the battery seems well made (I tested it while the phone was sitting on my desk. I just could not take it anywhere since I did not have a proper cover.)
But be warned, while the cover looks OK in the pics, it is cheap soft pliable plastic. To me it looks and feels like it will warp over time or parts of the plastic will suffer fatigue damage.
It attaches (near as I can tell) via small protrusions around the phone where it clips on. Since it's cheap plastic I can envision the clips breaking or warping. Leave it in the hot sun, on a car sear or dashboard, I suspect the cover will warp, if not melt.
All said and done, since the battery works well (so far, in my limited testing) it is worth the price I paid ($25 shipped.) It says on the package there is a 12 month warranty. Does that mean it will be worth the expense to ship the return and pay for shipping a replacement back to you (probably $30), probably not.
Batter 2800
I also got this battery with cover for my Vodafone TP2. Sure plactic is cheap (I cannot tell that original back cover is much better...), but hole for stylus disappointed me at all- I have to use pen or scissors to extract it out. Better do not leave it thee at all.
Anyway battery works longer.
I am much content with replacement battery 1600mAH which lasts longer than original (bought on UK ebay , too).
I found this on ebay, it is for the Sensation. It is supose to be a 2300 that fits under the stock door. It should work for our 3D's since the sensation battery is the same. It has specific charging instructions and a guarantee. So what do you guys think other than the usual bull?
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-2300mAh-Bat...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a1271f464
I would love to have one. But I have been burned with every other battery I bought off Ebay. I would at least wait until someone does a sticker pull. I have 9 different batterys from ebay some listed at 1800, 1850, 2000mah and every single one of them have 1000mah printed under the sticker.
Also its coming from Hong Kong which is a huge red flag for me.
Just checked out their Ebay store. 99.3% Feedback Score is pretty good for a Chinese company. They sell A LOT of cell phone batteries and have zero negative feedbacks the last 6 months for batteries and only a couple neutral feedbacks on batteries. If I didn't have 3 already and one on the way I'd probably give them a shot. Even if it's only a 1700mah battery it's still worth it.
My experience with batteries that fit under the stock door is that they usually add very little to battery life.
And boom goes the Shooter...
I'll bite. I ordered one. I'll report back here once I get it in with pictures and any other requested details. A little extra oomph can't hurt, and if it's a bust at least I can help others.
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I'll bite. I ordered one. I'll report back here once I get it in with pictures and any other requested details. A little extra oomph can't hurt, and if it's a bust at least I can help others.
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Awesome bro!! Looking forward to your results. I think I'm gonna order the 2 Anker 1900mah batteries with charger for 23.99 tonight. They have been getting good reviews and saying that they actually do last slightly longer than the stock battery
viddywell said:
I'll bite. I ordered one. I'll report back here once I get it in with pictures and any other requested details. A little extra oomph can't hurt, and if it's a bust at least I can help others.
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I know it's only been a week, but update?
lol....
"High capacity up to 2300mAh which will not below its labeled capacity."
love the "up to" part.
anything with charging instructions should say it all.
probably charging at higher voltage initially or something; all it would do is reduce the life cycle of the battery.
keep us posted
Nothing yet. Promise as soon as I get it I'll be back here
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Anyone get their batteries yet???
Had a chance to check them out???
Any thoughts???
Thanks
my bet is the battery is way overated , if no extended size case is needed
Bumping this up.
Anyone get their batteries yet?
How about a Review?
Thanks
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I found this on ebay, it is for the Sensation. It is supose to be a 2300 that fits under the stock door. It should work for our 3D's since the sensation battery is the same. It has specific charging instructions and a guarantee. So what do you guys think other than the usual bull?
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-2300mAh-Bat...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a1271f464
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Your title is very misleading, I thought it was a real "htc" branded battery. I now see it's a cheap e-bay battery, like I haven't seen those before a quick sticker pull should reveal the real mah
Received this via email (see attached picture) after a notice from ebay that the auction was pulled. I'm thinking that's not a good sign eh?
There are multiple sellers with the same battery listed so I'm hoping the reason the item was pulled was for something related to their account and not the battery itself
Not filing a dispute... I'll post back if I ever see the battery.
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Received this via email (see attached picture) after a notice from ebay that the auction was pulled. I'm thinking that's not a good sign eh?
There are multiple sellers with the same battery listed so I'm hoping the reason the item was pulled was for something related to their account and not the battery itself
Not filing a dispute... I'll post back if I ever see the battery.
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Have you sent the seller a message since you received that message from them? If not, you better if you want either your money back or the battery. I'd see what they say and then you may possibly have to open a case to get your money back. Either way, that sucks! I've had issues on eBay before, but nothing like yours. I've had to open 3 cases in the past to get a refund... atleast i did get my money back though
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so no one has ever received one of these batteries?
i guess nobody is going to report back so i bought this and will report back when it arrives. Maybe 2 weeks from today
Please keep us updated. Would like to know how the battery performs. thanks
any news on this battery ?, people who have ordered this please leave some comments and let us know the battery performance, regards.
I purchased a samsung battery 3100 oem. How can I know if it real or fake. I compared it to my wife's in the *#0228#. And all the info is similar except for blocks used. Mine was 6, hers 3. There is no manufacture data. My question is that. I'm I looking in the wrong place for this info. The battery does look identical except mine is verizon the one I bought is tmobile so part# and serial are diff. Thanks for any help. One more this I bought from amazon and told seller battery isn't lasting as long as original and he sent another ASAP. So know I have 2. But I still feel like this is a 2000+mil. Again is there anywhere in the hidden menu I can look. Thanks.
Do you got some pics of the differences visualy to compare.
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How much did you buy it for?
If less than $20, you probably have a piece of junk that has significantly less capacity than it is being advertised as.
Link: http://batteryboss.org/
Those are some dated devices but don't you think for a minute that these same goons who sold these fake batteries aren't continuing to do so well into 2013. You get what you pay for, don't be cheap.
There is nowhere that gives the manufacturer in the hidden menu the battery? I did ay slightly less than $20 also.
This is the story. Same battery I bought to the tee. http://www.batteryreview.info/revie...attery-for-samsung-galaxy-note-2-ii-n7100-4g/
Dam. Should of knew better. At least he gave 2. I left a review. Hopefully it helps someone else.
I knew it. I'm bookmarking this thread and will gladly use it anytime I see someone recommending cheap sh** batteries on amazon or ebay.
Do you really think for a second if the real product sells for $50, that someone would willingly get rid of it for so cheap? It's just simple logic.
Anker batteries on Amazon are fairly inexpensive and just as good. 3100mah was around $10 when I bought one.
Hell, the 6200mah anker battery is going for 15.99 with prime shipping and theres another thread saying it's great (we'll see for how long though). But yeah that sucks, and yeah link em to this one. You get what you pay for
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I am looking for information on how to buy a good aftermarket battery.
I had expected to find a Guide or a Tutorial or at least a forum discussion, but I did not find anything on XDA-Developers or with internet search. My phones are older models, and I see lots of aftermarket brands on Amazon. I have tried eBay and found that those "new" battteries have been salvaged from used phones.
Is there a seller that can be trusted for good, new, non-OEM replacement batteries? Thanks very much for any help!
Lloyd
Well not really its a risk reward game with most non oem brands, Check iFixit website and such
Or look for local repair shops, you can usually buy the part for yourself
It looks like Flair only read the first line of my post before he replied. I hope someone with experience or knowledge of buying aftermarket batteries will respond.
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It looks like Flair only read the first line of my post before he replied. I hope someone with experience or knowledge of buying aftermarket batteries will respond.
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He posted a valid response. Finding a OEM battery for even a newer phone can be difficult.
You didn't give the make/model. Start with Ifixit, avoid ebay, and batteries that claim to have "extra capacity" ie get the same mAh capacity.
Blackhawk,
Thanks for your advice on extra battery capacity. I have four older phones that I am working on, trying to get one that is reliable. (Two of them are the Samsung S4, which has a removable battery. Others are the LG G5 and LG Stylo4.) I have seen enough online procedures for replacing batteries that require dismantling the phones so that I think I can do that successfully, but taking a chance on a bad replacement is not an option.
Are you saying that IFixIt is the most trusted source for non-OEM batteries? Is it the only one? Is it worth spending twice as much on IFixIt as on Amazon? (And IFixIt won't give you the shipping costs until you get to the end of the purchase procedure.)
I do not mean to be critical, but I do not understand the other things posted by Flair. I assume that "Well not really its a risk reward game with most non oem brands" is a typo? And why should I go to a local repair shop and pay their mark-up for a battery that I could probably buy myself from the same source?
Perhaps I am confused? I wonder if the sources and brands of good aftermarket batteries is a closely held trade secret among the businesses that install them?
Thanks for you help!
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Blackhawk,
Thanks for your advice on extra battery capacity. I have four older phones that I am working on, trying to get one that is reliable. (Two of them are the Samsung S4, which has a removable battery. Others are the LG G5 and LG Stylo4.) I have seen enough online procedures for replacing batteries that require dismantling the phones so that I think I can do that successfully, but taking a chance on a bad replacement is not an option.
Are you saying that IFixIt is the most trusted source for non-OEM batteries? Is it the only one? Is it worth spending twice as much on IFixIt as on Amazon? (And IFixIt won't give you the shipping costs until you get to the end of the purchase procedure.)
I do not mean to be critical, but I do not understand the other things posted by Flair. I assume that "Well not really its a risk reward game with most non oem brands" is a typo? And why should I go to a local repair shop and pay their mark-up for a battery that I could probably buy myself from the same source?
Perhaps I am confused? I wonder if the sources and brands of good aftermarket batteries is a closely held trade secret among the businesses that install them?
Thanks for you help!
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You can compare the ifixit battery image to other suppliers; it seems they're all Chinese, use the same brand. I prefer ones made in Vietnam, the OEM supplier for Samsung but try finding those.
Use a reliable vendor only. Having to do it twice isn't saving you anything.
The benefit of a small repair shop is they may allow to watch... and learn the tricks the painless way. Many have reasonable prices.
You will need the right tools and skillset to use them effectively. The last thing you want to do is bring a phone to a repair shop in pieces after a failed attempt. A shop also bears the responsibility for any damage done during replacement... or if the battery is defective. Pay with a card to help cover yourself.
If it has a LCD display Do Not get any solvents or solvent vapors near the LCD. They are open vented on the side and suspectable to solvent poisoning which will destroy them. Otherwise small amounts anhydrous isopropyl alcohol can be used on adhesive tapes to make disassembly easier.
I'm nearing replacement time, again, for my N10+ battery so I can empathize. Parts procurement can be a real pain. After watching the repair the first time by a shop I realized it's not that difficult at least for me to do. Going into it blind would've been much more difficult had I not had that real time learning session. Knowledge is power.
Is there anyone out there who can answer the original question for this topic?
Thanks for any help,
Lloyd