Extended Battery Test - Hyperion vs. Onite - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

I have now tried both the Hyperion 6200 mAh and the Onite 6500 mAh. I have used each for a 48 hour period, not counting the initial charge and total discharge.
Thoughts:
They are both good. The Onite seemed to last a little longer, as I essentially had to abuse the phone to get it below 50% in one day. The Hyperion got as low as 37%, but again, I am taking no steps whatsoever to conserve power. The brightness and every other customizable feature is completely maxed, bluetooth and wifi are always on, etc. With the stock battery, this sort of use wouldn't last eight hours. These models are compatible with ALL versions/carriers of the phone, as I have confirmed.
The back covers are definitely bigger, but I actually find them more comfortable. The battery is more than 100% bigger in mAh, but the back plate is only about 50% bigger. I was pleasantly surprised. The Note is a little thinner than what I'm used to, so I almost prefer the bigger back. The Hyperion case only bulges out for the battery, with the top returning to the thickness of the original back piece. The Onite case is evenly dispersed, which I think I like a little better. However, the Hyperion case fit perfectly and the Onite case never really did on the very top of the phone. I couldn't get it to snap properly, and there's a gap (although barely noticeable,)
I paid $32.97 for the Onite and, provided they send me a new back plate that fits, that's the one I'll be keeping. I paid $21.48 for the Hyperion battery, including shipping. Both were purchased on Amazon. I will probably not try the Mugen battery, although I'm sure it performs similarly. The price is just impossible for me to justify. My financial priorities are screwed up enough as it is.
I hope this helps someone.

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Justinsimison said:
I have now tried both the Hyperion 6200 mAh and the Onite 6500 mAh. I have used each for a 48 hour period, not counting the initial charge and total discharge.
Thoughts:
They are both good. The Onite seemed to last a little longer, as I essentially had to abuse the phone to get it below 50% in one day. The Hyperion got as low as 37%, but again, I am taking no steps whatsoever to conserve power. The brightness and every other customizable feature is completely maxed, bluetooth and wifi are always on, etc. With the stock battery, this sort of use wouldn't last eight hours. These models are compatible with ALL versions/carriers of the phone, as I have confirmed.
The back covers are definitely bigger, but I actually find them more comfortable. The battery is more than 100% bigger in mAh, but the back plate is only about 50% bigger. I was pleasantly surprised. The Note is a little thinner than what I'm used to, so I almost prefer the bigger back. The Hyperion case only bulges out for the battery, with the top returning to the thickness of the original back piece. The Onite case is evenly dispersed, which I think I like a little better. However, the Hyperion case fit perfectly and the Onite case never really did on the very top of the phone. I couldn't get it to snap properly, and there's a gap (although barely noticeable,)
I paid $32.97 for the Onite and, provided they send me a new back plate that fits, that's the one I'll be keeping. I paid $21.48 for the Hyperion battery, including shipping. Both were purchased on Amazon. I will probably not try the Mugen battery, although I'm sure it performs similarly. The price is just impossible for me to justify. My financial priorities are screwed up enough as it is.
I hope this helps someone.
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I am not really into making this phone any bigger but I sure do appreciate your time and feedback and I am sure others will too! Great review! :good: Just an FYI... This might get moved to accessories as that would be the best place to post this info...

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Fantastic review for those wanting the extended batteries. I've been curious about them, but the stock does more than enough for the way I use it. But, it's always a possibility... :thumbup:
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Did you try the QCell 6500 mAH?

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No, I wasn't aware of it. Do you have a link? I'll order it now and report back.
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Sure bro here is the link
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009U800Q..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1WTDBCJF64GZP6E0W3TV
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I think the battery is already good enough guys! But it would be sick to have an extended battery like this for emergency situations like the power going out.

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14-16 hours screen on time...shut the front door. haha

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I appreciate the time you took to conduct the test, but it was very subjective. The best test for each would be to loop a high-def video on the identical phone under the exact same circumstances (wi-fi on, distance from cell tower etc..), then you remove all outer influences for a completely unbias test with no external factors at play.
But again, thanks for the time you put in.

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For me, it's just about freedom and using the device to it's full potential. For instance, after nine hours of aggressive use today, I'm currently at 77%. I'll take bulk over compromise all day.
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Justinsimison said:
For me, it's just about freedom and using the device to it's full potential. For instance, after nine hours of aggressive use today, I'm currently at 77%. I'll take bulk over compromise all day.
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I definitely agree, I had a 2750 battery for my Thunderbolt and that thing was a brick. But it gave me a solid 3-4 hours of screen on time and I made it 2 days without charging, awesome.
The only reason I am not jumping all over these monstrosities of the battery kingdom is because I just got my seidio ACTIVE case and I don't want to pretty much make it unusable
But anyways, thanks for the reviews. Insane screen on time with those things lol

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DaRkL3AD3R said:
I definitely agree, I had a 2750 battery for my Thunderbolt and that thing was a brick. But it gave me a solid 3-4 hours of screen on time and I made it 2 days without charging, awesome.
The only reason I am not jumping all over these monstrosities of the battery kingdom is because I just got my seidio ACTIVE case and I don't want to pretty much make it unusable
But anyways, thanks for the reviews. Insane screen on time with those things lol
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how do you like the seidio case?

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Justinsimison said:
For me, it's just about freedom and using the device to it's full potential. For instance, after nine hours of aggressive use today, I'm currently at 77%. I'll take bulk over compromise all day.
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Same here.. I had that battery for the tbolt and it was the same extended battery used in the rezound... The only thing was the rezound batteries were a red color. The Mugen backplate appears to go the entire length of the note 2 which I find to be a plus unlike the the tbolt one.

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Freya Chan said:
i have an onite extended battery for my note 2 as well. i like it very much. since i don't us my phone to watch Vedio. i often charge it after two days.
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Onite sucks crappy company

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Not to jump all over your post, but you should check out ZeroLemon's battery and give that a whirl. It adds a lot of weight and does add some bulk, but rather than a backplate they give you a case to keep the battery in place. The battery they use is 9300mah and it is good quality. When not using my phone to often I can get 3-4 days of usage easy! It cost around 45$ with shipping on amazing and you get a case with it, totally worth it in my opinion
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Do any of these retain NFC functionality?
-Nate
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nrinzema said:
Do any of these retain NFC functionality?
-Nate
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you can easily add NFC functionality to any of these. the batteries have nothing to do with it; it's the back covers. just take the NFC plate off your old back cover, glue it on the new one, then run copper tape between the contacts on the phone and the plate. takes less than 10 min
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Can you do a Zero Lemon too? or is that too big?

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Elvis_Marmaduke said:
Can you do a Zero Lemon too? or is that too big?
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for the NFC? yeah you can you just have to run the tape over the side of it rather than the top since it extends up to the camera.
These are pics I took of the zerolemon with the wrapping removed. All the other extended batteries are just two normal sized ones stacked on top of each other. ZL ingeniously has three by having the normal battery that fits into the slot with two more turned 90 degrees on top.
It's no thicker than any other extended battery, it just utilizes that extra space between the normal battery and the camera so it doesn't look like your phone is pregnant with an s3 or something.
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