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Saw a thread about this battery in the normal Galaxy S2 section, but not here.
I purchased this battery on ebay for about 85 bucks shipped. I haven't run any tests or even cycled the battery yet, but the results are definitely worth the money I paid.
I popped the battery in on Saturday, it was at 60%. I use blue tooth streaming music about an hour throughout the day, data on, face book and email syncing, etc. I got 2 days 20 hours before the phone hit 18% battery. I just fully charged today to 100%, made 3 15 minute phone calls, and some browsing. It took an hour and a half before the battery went down to 99%.
The Mugen Power back plate is actually pretty good too. The grooves give a really good grip. The kick stand is awesome as well, even though it does feel like cheap plastic. The added width to the phone makes it better to hold as well.
Best part, it's an NFC battery so no boot looping.
Only down side so far is there's definitely no case for this thing.
If you don't mind shelling out a few bucks to have your phone last a few days, GET THIS BATTERY! The added weight and size is really not that serious.
Man 85 bucks is a lot of money lol. I dont know if you can fuse 2 batteries like you could with the captivate but i would rather go that route as im sure you could.
there's a couple 3500mah batteries as well, and they are phenomenal! I've gotten 2 days of heavy use and over 8.5 hours of screen time. I agree with OP, worth buying. And I these are cheaper.
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Yes I would also like a link.
I don't think Mugen makes a 3500 battery or a cheap battery if that's what your asking for a link for. I believe Slatestud is referring to the cheap Hyperion, GTMax, and other cheap Chinese batteries which seem to be performing well for the money. What Slatestud doesn't realize is that the OP is more or less against buying those batteries.
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I don't think Mugen makes a 3500 battery or a cheap battery if that's what your asking for a link for. I believe Slatestud is referring to the cheap Hyperion, GTMax, and other cheap Chinese batteries which seem to be performing well for the money. What Slatestud doesn't realize is that the OP is more or less against buying those batteries.
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Yea this is a Gtmax from Amazon. $13. I was just adding to the OP by
saying extended batteries work great.
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Yea this is a Gtmax from Amazon. $13. I was just adding to the OP by
saying extended batteries work great.
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Whats the advantage of the more expensive battery? Hyperion and gtmax work great! Am i missing something?
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Whats the advantage of the more expensive battery? Hyperion and gtmax work great! Am i missing something?
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The expensive ones are more well built and durable. Also it has a kick stand.
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The expensive ones are more well built and durable. Also it has a kick stand.
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Who says they are better built and more durable?
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noXn said:
Saw a thread about this battery in the normal Galaxy S2 section, but not here.
Only down side so far is there's definitely no case for this thing.
If you don't mind shelling out a few bucks to have your phone last a few days, GET THIS BATTERY! The added weight and size is really not that serious.
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Do you have the same cover as here?
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/at-t/at-t-samsung-galaxy-s-ii/mugen-power-3200mah-extended-battery-for-atandt-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-with-battery-door.html
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Who says they are better built and more durable?
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On my 13$ battery cover it is black cheap glossy plastic that looks ugly and always has the corner unclicking from its spot.
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On my 13$ battery cover it is black cheap glossy plastic that looks ugly and always has the corner unclicking from its spot.
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Hyperion case works well! With the ebay cover put the top in first then the bottom. Fit mine perfect! Can't see the need to spend the money when my cheap solution works really well!!
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Hyperion case works well! With the ebay cover put the top in first then the bottom. Fit mine perfect! Can't see the need to spend the money when my cheap solution works really well!!
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Yea. Extended batteries work great. Especially for the money. I love mine. Im getting about 2 days medium-heavy use, and 8-9 hours screen time with the GTmax. What about the Hyperion?
I got the GTMax 3500mAh battery for Christmas and while the tabs on the back suck (some broke off, the back needs to be squeezed on to the phone to work) the battery is absolutely amazing. Almost 2 days constant use without charging.
I did send bluemall an email about this and they replied with some horribly broken english response basically telling me to screw off when I asked for a new plastic back because mine was messed up. Here's a link to it but for $12, you cannot go wrong with this.
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Capacity-Replacement-compatible-vertically/dp/B005Q75A84/ref=pd_cp_cps_1
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Yea. Extended batteries work great. Especially for the money. I love mine. Im getting about 2 days medium-heavy use, and 8-9 hours screen time with the GTmax. What about the Hyperion?
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Hyperion works well!!! The back is better than gtmax IMO
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I got the GTMax 3500mAh battery for Christmas and while the tabs on the back suck (some broke off, the back needs to be squeezed on to the phone to work) the battery is absolutely amazing. Almost 2 days constant use without charging.
I did send bluemall an email about this and they replied with some horribly broken english response basically telling me to screw off when I asked for a new plastic back because mine was messed up. Here's a link to it but for $12, you cannot go wrong with this.
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Capacity-Replacement-compatible-vertically/dp/B005Q75A84/ref=pd_cp_cps_1
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Is it nfc enabled?
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On my 13$ battery cover it is black cheap glossy plastic that looks ugly and always has the corner unclicking from its spot.
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They all look enormous, the Mugen looks the least obtrusive but still I'm afraid I will hate turning my sleek GS2 into a humpback whale.. I wish I could see these 3200-3500mah batteries w/cases in person, I'd love to double my battery life but the photos of these extended batteries really turn me off
Here's a informative review of the Mugen on YouTube..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLNFWehfl8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Ive bought cheap batteries and ive bought the mugen. I wont buy cheap batteries again. You can easily get 4-5 days standby with minimal use, by the time you realise its been a few days since you charged your phone you still have 25% left, and it takes ages for this to go down, so I've never been stuck with a dead phone.
The added weight and bulk to phone is a bonus to me, in standard form the phone is too light and flimsy feeling, to me the extra weight feels better in the hand. Im actually selling my mugen (upgraded to S3), only 6 months of minimal use, still in great condition if anyone is interested.
This looked like a good buy for me. 5200 extended battery for under $10! I used promo code SAVEMORE and got an extra discount plus its free shipping 3-5 days. I will post more when it comes in.
extended battery 5200mAh
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I'm plan on order that. I will give review on here once it come. Thank!
Got the battery in today, going to do all full charge and clear the battery stats. Looks good and fits nicely I posted a question in the Q&A looking for an app to test the battery, I would like to know if its really 5200 mAh.
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This looked like a good buy for me. 5200 extended battery for under $10! I used promo code SAVEMORE and got an extra discount plus its free shipping 3-5 days. I will post more when it comes in.
extended battery 5200mAh
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is it chinese-made? i really don't trust these kind of battery but will wait and see your review on this battery
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is it chinese-made? i really don't trust these kind of battery but will wait and see your review on this battery
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I'll wait for the review too. I killed my battery at work today, and I definitely need to get something like this.
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is it chinese-made? i really don't trust these kind of battery but will wait and see your review on this battery
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hate to be cynical, but a good percentage of the after market batteries are China made. Only the high end batteries are made from Japan. Even the OEM batteries are technically made in China. (even tho they like to write, "Designed in...." another country. Take Apple for example. or Samsung)
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The picture of the battery from the link you posted clearly says "made in china" I'd still like to know how you make out with this though. I think i have a defective battery from samsung because i don't seem to get nearly the time as everyone else seems to get on this site
Thanks so much for this link. However, I'm skeptical since it's so cheap. I'm gonna wait till some other order this and review it. I've always paid way too much for extended batteries from seidio for my former EVO phones and am tired of it. So I'm gonna watch this closely.
I have kept my GPS ,Bluetooth, data on all day. I watch over 2hrs worth of videos and been on the internet all day. I charged it for the first time last night and I want to drain it 100% today. 16hrs of extra heavy usage and I still have 11% of battery remaining.
Cons - cheep back cover very thin plastic.
Will update after a few days.
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I presume this is the same cheap battery that's floating around multiple sites... has no NFC correct?
Edit: for less than 9 shipped, bought one.
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Where you located and how long did shipping take?
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AL and it took 4 days
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I presume this is the same cheap battery that's floating around multiple sites... has no NFC correct?
Edit: for less than 9 shipped, bought one.
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I order one and will report back but looking at the pick it appears to have nfc.
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I noticed that in the picture after I commented and purchased it. Not that it matters, since I currently don't use NFC.
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I order one and will report back but looking at the pick it appears to have nfc.
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Yes it has NFC connection. After 2 days without charging I am at 2% I am very pleased with it.
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Yes it has NFC connection. After 2 days without charging I am at 2% I am very pleased with it.
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More importantly...what's your screen on time look like?
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Just received mine today... the back plate doesn't quite fit correctly. The right side of the back plate doesn't clip in flush.
EDIT: after some aggressive pushing the the backplate it seems to have all clipped in. For less than $9, I can't complain on the fitment. Its pretty impressive. I'll report back in a few days after the battery has cycled to show results.
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Ordered this also. For $10 shipped it's worth a shot. The tough to install back cover seems pretty common in these bargain extended batteries, but if it fits who cares. If it works as well as I hope it will, i will consider modding my Seido Active case. With the right application of heat and cutting, I may get something to work. Said it's shipping from their international warehouse whereas the other batteries I ordered for wifes tmo exhibit2 are shipping from stateside warehouse. Was hoping for fast delivery but that's out the window.
I will say this battery is pretty good so far. I'm at 17% battery and at around 5 hours screen on time. Full sync, all location setting on except GPS, etc. Not trying to save battery at all.
Does anyone notice the battery jumping up slightly? Sometimes it will go from 30% to 29%, then back up to 30-31%. Gonna ride it out till its completely dead and recharge.
Sucks that I have no case on it, so I ordered an aluminum bumper.
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I will say this battery is pretty good so far. I'm at 17% battery and at around 5 hours screen on time. Full sync, all location setting on except GPS, etc. Not trying to save battery at all.
Does anyone notice the battery jumping up slightly? Sometimes it will go from 30% to 29%, then back up to 30-31%. Gonna ride it out till its completely dead and recharge.
Sucks that I have no case on it, so I ordered an aluminum bumper.
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My phone was doing that on the first battery drain. After I wiped the battery bin I have not seen it again.
My last test was an 8 hr road trip with navigation on the entire trip. My battery level went down to 25% after 8 hrs of GPS full brightness and no charging.
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On ebay today I just won 2 OEM Batteries with a wall charger for my Note 3 for 15.99 with free shipping and also a black s-view look alike flip case for 6.99 with free shipping. It's from China though I probably won't see them for 20 days, but I'm happy!
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Hope you realize that the batteries aren't really OEM. I highly doubt they'll last any where near as long as your OEM battery lasts.
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Yeah I doubt they're OEM
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Damn I think your right! That blows! Oh well better then nothing!
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If they blow up in your phone, nothing will be better for sure.
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Send those batteries back and save it for the Zero Lemon 10,000mah + Zero Shock case! Should only be around $40-50 if you don't mind the extra bulk. Or go with Anker 3200 (I can vouch for both quality products on ZL & Anker)
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There's a very tiny chance of anything exploding. You'll just be very disappointed in how long the batteries last. The flip case also probably won't have the s-view functions unless it's a s-view enabled flip such as the Baseus flip case.
Plus you will likely lose NFC capability as it is part of the battery.
If it seems too good to be true it generally is, except for that free cruzer lite case on Amazon that one time-too awesome. guessing the true mah on those batteries are much lower than stock but let us know, maybe you got lucky. Hope it works out for you.
Heyo peeps
So here's the deal.
Battery life is pretty good, no question. But I finally got the itch to start hammering this phone for mega hours.
So first I got the Zero Lemon of course.
Battery is crazy awesome. No question. The case is... Almost acceptable. I love the overall design and protection. I hate the feel of the rubber outside, the screen protector (which I keep on for added Peace of mind and water resistance), and OMG the port covers.... So awful. The buttons are pretty terrible too.
And of course, the phone is insanely bulky and unmanageable now, but I knew that.
I LOVE my wife's otterbox defender on her stock note 3. The first thing I tried was to see if I could mod a defender to fit the zl battery. As I'm sure yall know, the answer is hell no.
So what I'm wondering is if there is some other REAL extended battery that might fit into some modded defender or similar case.
I've got one of those eBay "4500 mah" batteries that is the same size as stock. But since it weighs less than the stock battery, I'm certain the battery life is gonna suck. I'll be trying it this weekend for giggles. But Yea. When I sat REAL extended I mean one of those hyperion or anker 6400mah jobbies. Or the zl, natch.
So, any input? To recap, I'm looking for a battery that can fit a modded case that is good, preferably a otterbox defender, or similar. Or I'm looking for a GOOD case that is known to fit the zl, hyperion, anker, whatever.
Thanks!
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I think there was a post by someone that modded their otterbox to fit an anker/hyperion battery.
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Wait, really? I swear I searched this whole dang forum. I'll do it again when I get to a computer. If so, that'd be amazing!
Thanks regardless!
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Wasn't an otter box. But here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595956
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Yea, i did see that.
I've actually got the slim armor and rather like it. But unless I'm missing something, he's got the case in such a state that it could hardly be considered "protective" any longer...
Thanks for the heads up though
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It was an otterbox. Here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530547
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Bought a slim MPJ 3200mAh battery for my S3 several months ago. A little improvement but basically on par with the stock, so I just paid nigh on 37 bucks for a I717 7000mAh battery+ TPU Gel extended battery cover. Gonna post result later.
Very interested, let me know. Good to see people still rocking the original Note, nothing on the market of new phones is impressive enough to warrant me spending money on them when this phone still has life enough to be my daily driver
Any updates?
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I just bounght a new battery for my note 5200 mha is awesome.
I am currently rocking a 5200mah as well, very very pleased, but I was wondering about this 7000 one, lol
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