Simply put, I use my phone... ALL THE TIME. I can barely make my battery last 4 hours with all the WIFI and YouTube and texting.
This stock battery just isn't enough. Anyone have a recommendation for the battery with the longest life?
Ofc at a reasonable price.
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http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...int-motorola-photon-4g-with-battery-door.html
I'm sure you can find it elsewhere cheaper.
FYI all the 'extended batteries' that are the same size as stock suck.
It isn't size I want. Photon is slim as it is. I don't mind adding a few mm of thickness for a boss battery
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XxCE0xX said:
It isn't size I want. Photon is slim as it is. I don't mind adding a few mm of thickness for a boss battery
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The TREXCELL 3500 is an excellent battery that'll last all day w/moderate to heavy use.
Can't beat the price, approx. $20-$25,might find them even cheaper on eBay or AMAZON right now, saw it for $15 on one of those sites.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23171366
I'm about to post my review for this battery.
I have been using a seidio innocell battery on my photon for the last 3 months. Let me first tell you that I watch a lot of videos on my phone. The 3g is on constantly. Or Wi-Fi. The average times for discharge of battery from 100% to 0% is 16 hrs. Also I don't let my battery go below 5%. So, from personal experience I can say that this is a great battery. But it's a bit expensive. You could try other brands like Hyperion which are cheaper.
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hi, what battery status app you use with the seidio extended batt ?
my battery indicator is not accurate when i use the seidio extended batt
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hi, what battery status app you use with the seidio extended batt ?
my battery indicator is not accurate when i use the seidio extended batt
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I use battery indicator pro. It displays the battery percentage perfectly.
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I can recommend Hyperion's 3500 mAh batteries, they work great. I have two simply because I may not be able to charge my phone everyday. I'm a very heavy user and never any access to wifi. Each battery can get me through most of a day. I spend my entire day stressing the heck out of my phone. During the few hours going to work, being at work and going home or to another job.
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I can recommend Hyperion's 3500 mAh batteries, they work great. I have two simply because I may not be able to charge my phone everyday. I'm a very heavy user and never any access to wifi. Each battery can get me through most of a day. I spend my entire day stressing the heck out of my phone. During the few hours going to work, being at work and going home or to another job.
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Good to know about the hyperion batteries. Was originally thinking of buying them,but the few reviews that I read were not totally positive. So opted for seidio,which is a little more expensive than hyperion.
How is the quality of the back cover that is provided along with the battery?
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So since yesterday, my seidio battery has been acting very strange. While charging it goes from 50% to 100% in a flash and while discharging also, the same thing happens. Can any once suggest any remedies?
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Hey everyone,
I currently have both extended and not extended battery.
Was wondering what everyone else is using.
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Apparently i didnt attach the poll, lame : /
I have 3 regular batteries and a battery only charger. Didn't want to deal with a fatter phone, it barely fits in the case as it is.
I'm looking into getting that PowerSkin when its avilible for the thunderbolt. I got sick of how ugly the Extended made the phone look.
Just the one standard batt that it came with here. I keep looking for the charging stand that come with and extra standard batt though. VZW has them for Charge and Revolution but not Tbolt though. It's 3g only where I am and I get a solid day out of my phone easily.
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I'm looking into getting that PowerSkin when its avilible for the thunderbolt. I got sick of how ugly the Extended made the phone look.
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standard battery, also keeping an eye out for tbolt powerskin.
Extend.
-Thundercats Are Go!
standard with extra battery plus battery charger dock.
I use the one that came with phone mostly but I also got the extended from VzW and love it!
I use the extended i like that it makes it a little thicker. Still have my stock battery n cover incase this one dies.. wish I would have looked around a little more n saw the 3500 mah I think it is. Woulda been way better then 2750
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I use both, but like the extended better. I think my stock battery might have been faulty from the factory. My extended battery lasts approximately 3 or 4 times longer than the factory battery when nothing else has changed. I've calibrated my battery and cycled it correctly, etc... I use the stock battery sometimes strictly because I have the Best Buy Platinum case, which will eventually be replaced by something better but similar, and its really convenient.
With both batteries though, I make through at least an entire work day on a charge with my settings set up properly. I bought the extended battery when I got the phone, and it was only lasting part of a day on a full charge, but by the time Verizon shipped the extended battery I had learned enough to set my phone up correctly and avoid excessive battery drain.
I'm currently running BAMF Sense 3.0 Ginger with MR2 radio
I have the stock battery. 10-12 hrs gets me through my day.
I haven't mastered the voodoo necessary to get the stock battery through the day without a charger, but I can master it on the extended. So I keep the original in reserve and my Seidio cases keep my TB with the extended safe.
Stock for me. Gets through a 10 hour day of moderate use with no problems on latest roms.
Yea I went with two stock batteries and the New Trent IMP1000. It seemed to get the best ratings and has the amps to be able to charge our phone right not like the 500milliamp ones. The two batteries seem to work fine for the day for now but soon I won't always have direct access to a charger that's why I bought the NT IMP1000. It was worth a shot.
-Dubsky
Stock battery for me, keep a charger with me at all times but most of the time it makes it through a day at work with minimal use.
Im rocking the extended battery, i unplug it in the morning and go the entire day without charging. When i go to bed that night its usually around 60 or 50 percent battery and i dont charge it. Usually need to plug it in before i go to bed the next night.
Recently ive been running my stock battery unless I know im going to be out that day using my phone a lot of if i go into 4G coverage areas.
Extended. A little bulky, yes...but now my mind is free of constantly looking at battery life on standard. I charge overnight, wake up and go about my business.
Extended and couldn't be happier. I work.at Best Buy and got the extended battery that just came out, its actually made by Sedio, but I'm loving it. I went almost 5 hours and was down to 72%. Battery Left Widget estimates 18-19 hours on a charge. So worth the extra size.
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I have the extended and love not having to worry about being near a charger 24/7. There is some added bulk, but it really isn't that bad. The only thing I don't like is that with the Seidio case, it uses its own plastic kickstand instead of the nice built-in one.
http://mobile.buy.com/ibuy/Product.aspx?sku=227247770
1 chargers
2 3500 mA batteries GTMAX battiers
Some extra's
$23.00
Just ordered mine.
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REVIEW:
OK, so I have had this bundle for a while and have done a lot of test on different ROMS and different usage. Here's what my personal experience showed me:
Before full testing I charged each battery and ran till phone shut off on joker's CM9. After battery would was charged I left on charger for another 6 hours. I did this 4 times for each battery.
Common across the board:
1) Battery never became hot
2) Broke one battery door doing battery pulls between ROM installs (bottom seems very flimsy and snapped off. Good thing it comes with 2 battery doors.
3)Battery indicator does not read battery level correctly on any ROM or kernel.
4) I used battery calibration app from market to do calibrate battery ever ever full charge. Same app on each test.
5) Once batteries where full cycled and ready for testing I never used stock battery.
STOCK ROM FINDINGS:
So I returned my photon to completely stock and rooted. No matter what I did when the battery level hit 0% the phone would shut off. I know the battery was not dead and my best estimate is there was over 50% of battery life left but because the battery level was not reading properly the system was seeing it as stock battery and thought it was dead. On average I would get between 6-8 hours of battery life before it would shut off. This was with moderate use.
Also sometimes my battery would go from 100% and drop immediately to 5% after mild use. Don't know why but it started doing this towards the end of the test.
So my findings on stock ROM you won't see much difference in battery life over stock. So if you are only going to run stock I would not recommend to buy this bundle.
JOKER'S CM9 BUILD:
Next I unlocked my bootloader again and installed Joker's CM9 build. Let me just say WOW. With moderate to heavy use I was getting between 32-40 hours of battery life. The battery indicator would hit 0% and didn't shut done till battery died. On average after 12-18 hours I would hit 0% and would remain there till the 32-40 hour mark. This was done with Joker's kernel that comes installed with CM9. I started test on 3.3 and ended test on 4.0.
If you are rooted and unlocked I would highly recommend buying this bundle as you will see and increase in battery life.
MIUI CM9:
So after testing on Joker's CM9 I decided to give MIUI a try. Bettary life was ok. On average I got 12-24 hours of battery life on MIUI with moderate to heavy use. Still better then stock but not as impressive as Joker's CM9. Same thing as Joker's CM9 with battery hitting 0% and remaining there till battery died. Most of the time I hit 0% around the 8 hour mark and remained there till the 12-24 hour mark.
RECAP:
Remeber I did multiple battery calibrations on battery after it was full charged and after every ROM flash. I used only the kernels that the ROMS come with. On stock I don't recommend buying this bundle but if you are rooted and unlocked I recommend buying as you will she an increase in battery life. Your battery will not read properly on any ROM. If this review helps you please don't forget the thanks button. Happy Mopohing everyone.
Review
I have this battery bundle for about 4 months. Been doing some extensive testing on it since then. I am a heavy user and I like everything on the max settings. Max brightness to leaving Wifi, bluetooth, and streaming music for over 8 hours a day.
Before I tried testing it, I had charged it on the included charger for over 8 hours. Each battery. I ran it down until the phone shut off and then swapped out the batteries using the included charger to charge them. I did a Full Cycle Charge about 5 times before I decided to power house them.
Natural Things
Battery became hot when phone became hot.
Battery door is very cheap and is broken. Glad it comes with 2 of them
No matter what ROM and Battery Mod I ran or flashed, the battery indicator displayed 1% for several hours.
No Battery calibration apps worked at all.
I only used the stock in my car for emergency backup when the batteries did die.
Usage
I get about 8 - 12 hours of heavy heavy usage. When I'm not at work or school, (my day's off), I am on my phone all day. I connect to WiFi and brightness is maxed. I stream music the entire time I drive. I use my navigation at least for 30 minutes a day. I am connected to Bluetooth with maximum sound coming from the phone and moderate on the headphones.
I get about 12 - 24 hours of moderate usage. When I'm at school or work, I am on my phone every so often without messing with any settings. I connect to WiFi and brightness is maxed. I stream music the entire time I drive. I use my navigation at least for 30 minutes a day. I am connected to Bluetooth with maximum sound coming from the phone and moderate on the headphones.
Suggestions
I recommend this battery package if you want to use your phone and not be too worried about it dying ever. I swap the batteries out when they die and I haven't seen any problems with it besides the battery indicator and the occasional heating of the phone and battery.
So that's my review on this battery pack. In short, buy it.
Yea. It is massive. Comes with extended battery door.
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So it comes with two of them as well? SWEET!
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Are GTMax batteries safe?
Check out the reviews on amazon
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Are GTMax batteries safe?
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I don't know about safe, but it looks like the fake McCoy.
User reviews from amazon are TERRIBLE
amazon.com/GTMax-Standard-Replacement-Lithium-Ion-Battery/product-reviews/B005H47E8U/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
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I don't know about safe, but it looks like the fake McCoy.
User reviews from amazon are TERRIBLE
amazon.com/GTMax-Standard-Replacement-Lithium-Ion-Battery/product-reviews/B005H47E8U/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
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Well I am getting my batteries today. I guess we will see.
Just got mine today. They are charging up....to confirm
2 3500mah
2 battery doors
1 wall charger
1 lanyard
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Just got mine today. They are charging up....to confirm
2 3500mah
2 battery doors
1 wall charger
1 lanyard
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About a 6 hour charge time? Out of box.
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Just got mine today. They are charging up....to confirm
2 3500mah
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Make sure to give us a review after a few days
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Make sure to give us a review after a few days
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I will as well.
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I will as well.
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I will also. Prolly won't be till end of weekend because of my work schedule. Also I will be attempting to mod my otter box to allow battery to fit. I will post that also.
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Here are some screen shots of what came with it. It came with 2 extended battery doors. They are kinda hard to get off though....
I am running cm9 beta. Charged all night. Just placed battery in phone. Let's give it a go...lol
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Which otter box?
I have the defender which is most likely too difficult to modify ... I'massuming this is a commuter
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Which otter box?
I have the defender which is most likely too difficult to modify ... I'massuming this is a commuter
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nope its the defender.
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You are brave sir, let us know how you managed to do so. I'd be willing to do the same thing
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I am running cm9 beta. Charged all night. Just placed battery in phone. Let's give it a go...lol
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Same. Don't forget we have to do like 4 or 5 full cycle charges to get maximum performance.
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Wow.... XD Sold out! Glad I got mine when ASAP! Lol its an amazing battery so far! Too bad their isn't a case...
quick update
Charged first battery for 12 hours then placed in phone. 8 hours of heavy use then 24 he's light use till dead. Did show 1% during 24 he period. Have first battery charging (taking awhile since at 0%). Running second battery on medium use. First battery gave me 32hrs of use before charging.
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Mugen Power 5400mAh Extended Battery for AT&T Galaxy Note SGH-i717 w/ Battery Door
Just got it in the mail today. I'll post more later.
First impressions are:
1) great sturdy battery door, very good fit
2) total height is approx 11 quarters (SEE PICS)
3) adds approx 9.55mm
4) Battery weights 97 grams (FYI, OEM battery weights 50 grams)
Day 2: The included instructions said to charge the battery (in the phone) for 8-12 hrs. So I just finished that step and will report in tonight with some battery stats. I hadn't looked for cases (I didn't use one prior to getting the Mugen extended batery).
Day 3: 25 hrs on battery w/ 25% left (with moderate to heavy use throughout the day and night). I'm a true believer that this battery is the real deal. The extra thickness is a drawback but the way the battery door tapers does help some. I don't know how to test the NFC capabilities with the new battery door, maybe someone can tell me a way to do this. The inside to the battery door sure looks like it has the NFC hardware built in.
Day 4: 24 hrs since last charge with 68% battery left (low to moderate use).
Power Brick!!! Hows the battery life compared to stock?
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
I like it... do you know if there any cases to support the extra size?
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Yeah have you found any cases? I guess I wouldn't mind then extra size for almost double their battery life. I'm guessing they Otter box won't fit on it? Also is it really that much bigger have you gotten used to it? Are all hopes lost for trying to fit it into your pocket?
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When you can, drop me some battery stats. I'm looking into getting one myself.
I purchased this for my offbrand extended battery. Curious if it will fit. It says it will fit hyperion and other after market batteries. http://www.ebay.com/itm/270972317633?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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So any updates on the battery life are you looking it so far?
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Thinking of getting one, just would like to know if the sweet armor bumper would still fit.
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How sturdy is the kickstand? Has the sound quality changed? Does it have the gold contacts for the nfc inside of the cover? Does it charge the phone and battery at the same time when plugged in? And finally, do you now walk with a limp with it in your pocket lol?
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How sturdy is the kickstand? Has the sound quality changed? Does it have the gold contacts for the nfc inside of the cover? Does it charge the phone and battery at the same time when plugged in? And finally, do you now walk with a limp with it in your pocket lol?
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Reply: (Kickstand) The kickstand is sturdy (with no side-to-side movement when deployed at all). It stays in the battery door and only comes out when its pulled out. I guess time will tell if it stays this way. (NFC) Yes, the gold contacts are inside the battery boor. I still have not tested the NFC, mainly because I don't know how when running Gingerbread. (Charging) The phone can be on or off while the battery charges when plugged in. (Carrying Around) The size (the weight is fine) is taking some getting used to. I do like the way the extended battery door tapers.
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So any updates on the battery life are you looking it so far?
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REPLY: The battery life is noticeably more. The second night I was trying to drain it as fast as I could. After about one hour of tethering, video playback, max screen brightness, virus scanning, and continually syncing all running at the same time, the battery dropped from 35% to around 27% of charge left. I was trying to get the battery low so I could start another 8-12 hrs charge (per the battery's initializing instructions), but gave up and had to charge it the next day after lunch when the battery had 15% left.
Oh wow lol seems to be pretty good then so when you carry it do you put it I'm your pocket is it comfortable?
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Screenshot some battery stats if you please.
Will any case fit on it? i still want to protect my note
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Will any case fit on it? i still want to protect my note
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Im pretty sure the cases for the note won't work with it. I know people want to protect their phones but do you really want it bigger than it is with the extended battery?
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I purchased this for my offbrand extended battery. Curious if it will fit. It says it will fit hyperion and other after market batteries. http://www.ebay.com/itm/270972317633?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Did you ever get the case to fit?
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Just from the looks, the sweet armor cases may fit.
That's pretty epic. I want to use my note as a bluetooth music player at work all night long from 11pm to 8am. I think this would finally get my xoom out of my side [cargo] pocket at work.
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There is an app on the market specifically for the purposes of draining the battery as fast as possible. It does this by turning every feature on the phone on (LED for the camera, uploading data via the cellular network, screen brightness at max and several others as well), you can select manually which items you specifically dont want to use (for example, cellular data might be an issue if you are on a limited plan). You need to be careful however, draining the battery too quickly raises the temp of the battery VERY fast. I ran it on the stock battery and in 10 minutes, the battery temp jumped to over 50 degrees C (someone can convert this to F, right now Im a bit too sleepy to do the math) and drained the stock battery from 90% to 62% in this same ten minute period. Search the market for battery drain and look for a description that isnt in very good English, the screenshots will show a list of 5-8 checkboxes with things to do to drain the battery quickly.
Have had this 3500mAh battery from Hyperion for about a week. I did all the steps but its still giving me crap battery life. I tried emailing Hyperion but they won't respond. Can anyone help? Look, I'm not lying.
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Have had this 3500mAh battery from Hyperion for about a week. I did all the steps but its still giving me crap battery life. I tried emailing Hyperion but they won't respond. Can anyone help? Look, I'm not lying.
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All I can offer is my personal experience w/the TREXCELL 3500 battery that I use. It lasts anywhere between 12-16 hrs. w/moderate to heavy use. I run w/auto sync & PERFORMANCE MODE selected in the battery section of SETTINGS.
For $20-$25,it's one of the best battery bargains you'll find anywhere.
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Have had this 3500mAh battery from Hyperion for about a week. I did all the steps but its still giving me crap battery life. I tried emailing Hyperion but they won't respond. Can anyone help? Look, I'm not lying.
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I've noticed that my Hyperion is hit or miss. Some charges, I'll get 33 hours on a single charge, others like today, I'm at 67% after 5 hours. What do we really expect for like $15?
Personally, my fav battery so far is the Akner 1600. It's smaller than the stock one, but I get around 10 hours with pretty decent usage.
I'm not able to see your picture. Either my job has probably started blocking those attached images (highly possible ).
I haven't had much of an issue with my battery, but I have noticed that it gets hot easily. That may be something you'll want to watch out for in the future. Also, does your phone show the battery in 1% increments or is still stuck on the default 10% jumps? If so, when you hit 5% or 1% it may just sit there for hours while still draining. I'm only asking this because I can't see your picture, I don't know what it shows.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008OGEI3C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3MP7F92W1P0LP
It sounds better than other generic extended battery type's, just wondering if anyone actually used this.
Also how does the hump feel? Does it affect the tilt/balance of the phone when you use it in landscape mode for say, gaming? Also hump means no protective cover, just wondering if it is doable . . .
I LOVE the hump on the back of mine. Got "the other" brand of extended battery, but the covers look exactly a like.
It makes it easier to type on, easier to hold in landscape mode (hump acts like a handle of sorts), easier to hold between shoulder and ear, etc...just a much better experience overall. Even if the battery goes bust and I have to switch back to the stock one I will make it work with the hump.
As far as the battery in your link I don't know. The $10 ones on Tmart seem to be hit and miss. I got mine and so far it's not living up to its spec. Same as my old used stock battery if not a little worse.
Either way..its $10...I'm cheap as hell and broke as ****...even I spent the $10 to try one out! You can do it! Some one has to be the guinea pig here!
I've had the laza for about a week now. I can't say much for longevity, but here's what I can say.
I went from an average of about 3.25 hours of screen on time to consistently more than 6. I use my phone very heavily compared to most, and now, instead of having it on the charger several times throughout the day and getting home with 20% left (really sucks because the kids take over my TV til bedtime and it's all I've got lol) to never being on the charger and lasting pretty solid til bed time (1-3a).
The back is plastic, but sort of slightly rubbery and nice. The black one is really a dark blue, and after a few days, I warmed up to the look. I'm also going to order the mugen door only to try, cause I might like it better without the hump.
Battery percentage is inconsistent, as it'll go up and down a bit especially as it gets low.
All in all, works great, but I don't have any other big batteries to compare it too.
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I've had the laza for about a week now. I can't say much for longevity, but here's what I can say.
I went from an average of about 3.25 hours of screen on time to consistently more than 6. I use my phone very heavily compared to most, and now, instead of having it on the charger several times throughout the day and getting home with 20% left (really sucks because the kids take over my TV til bedtime and it's all I've got lol) to never being on the charger and lasting pretty solid til bed time (1-3a).
The back is plastic, but sort of slightly rubbery and nice. The black one is really a dark blue, and after a few days, I warmed up to the look. I'm also going to order the mugen door only to try, cause I might like it better without the hump.
Battery percentage is inconsistent, as it'll go up and down a bit especially as it gets low.
All in all, works great, but I don't have any other big batteries to compare it too.
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Sounds good! I am considering purchasing this battery as a backup to my 5200mah battery so I don't have to wait so long between charges. I just started using a 5200mah battery this week and I have one more day to do a full charge. Just out of curiosity when you fully charge your battery are you actually getting 5400mah or something close to that? I read from one of the reviews on Amazon that "You get 5400mah of real power". After my third charge with the 5200mah battery the capacity got better but is seems to still only top out at 4196mv. Though I am getting superb battery life and right now I am sitting on 30% with 23hrs on the battery I suspect it will improve over time.........
Actually, I'd guess a solid 5aH, as it seems to be 2 standard li-ion 2500mah cells sandwiched (as all the extended bats are). Any claims of 5400, 5200, etc are exaggerations (and with quality concerns, vastly, lol). Quality seems to be about OEM, though, judging by my bat life, and I get right around double the screen on time effectively. As for life increasing over time, not likely with lithium ion batteries. Really though, I'm pretty happy with it.
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Sounds good! I am considering purchasing this battery as a backup to my 5200mah battery so I don't have to wait so long between charges. I just started using a 5200mah battery this week and I have one more day to do a full charge. Just out of curiosity when you fully charge your battery are you actually getting 5400mah or something close to that? I read from one of the reviews on Amazon that "You get 5400mah of real power". After my third charge with the 5200mah battery the capacity got better but is seems to still only top out at 4196mv. Though I am getting superb battery life and right now I am sitting on 30% with 23hrs on the battery I suspect it will improve over time.........
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From btswein in the OTHER big battery thread:
"Voltage (mV) is NOT the same as milliamp hour (mAh). Voltage is the "push" behind the amps. MAh is how much capacity the battery has. All batteries for this phone must be 3.7v. This # will fluctuate a little depending on load(ie 4.1v), but the milliamp hours (mAh) will stay constant based on the batteries capacity (ie stock battery is 2500 mAh, this one is 5200)
Stock battery is 3.7v, 2500 mAh
Tmart battery is 3.7v, 5200 mAh
Anker battery is 3.7v, 2700 mAh
Think about it like your car. It's a 12v battery, you crank your car, it drops to 9v, your alternator starts charging the battery and it is 14v, but the capacity of that battery doesn't change."
Don't worry...I thought the same thing.
I still think my Tmart 5200mAh battery is wonky...once unplugged from the charge it'll drop to the mid 90% range in a matter of minutes. I can't officially say its BETTER than the stock battery, but it lasts me most of the day. Can't complain for $10!
AndroidVageta said:
From btswein in the OTHER big battery thread:
"Voltage (mV) is NOT the same as milliamp hour (mAh). Voltage is the "push" behind the amps. MAh is how much capacity the battery has. All batteries for this phone must be 3.7v. This # will fluctuate a little depending on load(ie 4.1v), but the milliamp hours (mAh) will stay constant based on the batteries capacity (ie stock battery is 2500 mAh, this one is 5200)
Stock battery is 3.7v, 2500 mAh
Tmart battery is 3.7v, 5200 mAh
Anker battery is 3.7v, 2700 mAh
Think about it like your car. It's a 12v battery, you crank your car, it drops to 9v, your alternator starts charging the battery and it is 14v, but the capacity of that battery doesn't change."
Don't worry...I thought the same thing.
I still think my Tmart 5200mAh battery is wonky...once unplugged from the charge it'll drop to the mid 90% range in a matter of minutes. I can't officially say its BETTER than the stock battery, but it lasts me most of the day. Can't complain for $10!
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Drop to mid 90% in a matter of minutes? That is wonky. Kinda like my generic 5000mah battery which does the same thing as well. I could leave that battery plugged to a/c for hours after reaching 100% and still drains fast after unplugging it.
Now at the time I was using the Rockstar Rom and I didn't have Battery Pro Widget settup correctly and I hadn't cleared my battery stats.
(And yes not to take away from it, the Rockstar Rom is great I just didn't have the latest rom installed without all the bugs worked out.)
I haven't had a chance to stress test that 5000mah battery with The Padawan Rom I am currently using as a daily driver. Perhaps the battery will kick out better result this time around.
My 5200mAh battery from Tmart drops to the mid-90% rather quickly too...like within a few minutes like yours.
I really don't know how to explain it. I feel my 5200mAh battery isn't really what it says either. I know personally that my battery performance isn't anywhere near what I'm reading from other peoples experiences.
AndroidVageta said:
My 5200mAh battery from Tmart drops to the mid-90% rather quickly too...like within a few minutes like yours.
I really don't know how to explain it. I feel my 5200mAh battery isn't really what it says either. I know personally that my battery performance isn't anywhere near what I'm reading from other peoples experiences.
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Are you using any apps to calibrate your battery like:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ult#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNjYzcxLmJtdy5wcm8iXQ..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5NdWdlblBvd2VyLk11Z2VuUG93ZXJCYXR0ZXJpZXMiXQ..
And what rom are you currently using? I've gotten the best battery performance from The Objection Rom and The Padawan Rom fantastic battery results.....I also booted to recovery, cleared my battery stats and powered up to a fully charged battery and setup my battery profile in Battery Monitor Widget Pro.
Picked up this battery. I haven't had long enough to comment on longevity, but I have noticed that the battery seems to rattle around inside the case. Anyone else seeing that?
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Picked up this battery. I haven't had long enough to comment on longevity, but I have noticed that the battery seems to rattle around inside the case. Anyone else seeing that?
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Rattle around inside the case? No I can't say I've had an issue with the battery moving around as a matter of fact it's pretty snug against the battery door for a tight fit.
brookssw said:
Picked up this battery. I haven't had long enough to comment on longevity, but I have noticed that the battery seems to rattle around inside the case. Anyone else seeing that?
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Mine's snug.
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So you guys have had some time to calibrate and test...what is the verdict on this battery? Deciding between this and the 2 Anker battery deal.
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My fiancee is using the Laza for her skyrocket and is getting great battery life for how she uses it.
I on the other-hand went with a generic amazon battery as the door had the NFC antenna built in. There is a single 2 star review saying he couldn't get the door to work but i had only minor issues that were all my fault installing the door. the battery is lasting me diffidently twice as long on normal use for me in a day
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So you guys have had some time to calibrate and test...what is the verdict on this battery? Deciding between this and the 2 Anker battery deal.
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Loving it. Getting between 6-8 hrs screen on, and I'm a heavy user. Currently using it with the mugen battery door (bought for $20 on amazon) because it fits the Hyperion extended battery case for the international note better.
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lastdeadmouse said:
Loving it. Getting between 6-8 hrs screen on, and I'm a heavy user. Currently using it with the mugen battery door (bought for $20 on amazon) because it fits the Hyperion extended battery case for the international note better.
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why are you using the Hyperion case and this battery? Is the door that comes with the battery not good? What kind of screen on were you getting on the stock battery?
lastdeadmouse said:
Loving it. Getting between 6-8 hrs screen on, and I'm a heavy user. Currently using it with the mugen battery door (bought for $20 on amazon) because it fits the Hyperion extended battery case for the international note better.
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Does the mugen battery door still have an nfc antenna?
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Does the mugen battery door still have an nfc antenna?
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It does. Couldn't tell from the pics but took the chance. The connectors or even spring loaded.
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lastdeadmouse said:
Loving it. Getting between 6-8 hrs screen on, and I'm a heavy user. Currently using it with the mugen battery door (bought for $20 on amazon) because it fits the Hyperion extended battery case for the international note better.
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Question about the hyperion case. The one I see on amazon indicates that the international one will NOT fit the AT&T galaxy note. Are you using an international note?
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incidently, reporting in, I"m very pleased with the battery life. Right now I have 37% battery life after 1 day 9 hours, and 5 hours of screen time, 39 minutes of voice calls.
brookssw said:
Question about the hyperion case. The one I see on amazon indicates that the international one will NOT fit the AT&T galaxy note. Are you using an international note?
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incidently, reporting in, I"m very pleased with the battery life. Right now I have 37% battery life after 1 day 9 hours, and 5 hours of screen time, 39 minutes of voice calls.
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No, I have an i717 with a laza "5400mah" battery, mugen extended battery door, and Hyperion extended battery case (for int'l note).
It all fits, even the Hyperion case. Actually it'll fit over the bump covers fine except considerable airspace around the camera.
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