Do battery cases exist in the nexus 6 world?
I've searched a lot and couldn't find any.
I've really had it with the battery life of this phone, a battery case would save me from going back a 6 plus.
Tons of way to optimize battery, most people get a couple days worth and you probably could too with a simple Google search. There's no battery cases for this phone, it's too big and too niche.
Oh, and going back to a 6 plus? Lmao that's like saying "there's something wrong with my Ferrari, if I can't fix it I'm getting a Hyundai"
joshm.1219 said:
Tons of way to optimize battery, most people get a couple days worth and you probably could too with a simple Google search. There's no battery cases for this phone, it's too big and too niche.
Oh, and going back to a 6 plus? Lmao that's like saying "there's something wrong with my Ferrari, if I can't fix it I'm getting a Hyundai"
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Thats in the eye of the beholder
Battery life when you use the phone is pretty bad IMO. It drops pretty fast once it gets below 50%. I highly doubt mods and tweeks will get you the battery life of the 6+, maybe closer to the note 4
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Tons of way to optimize battery, most people get a couple days worth and you probably could too with a simple Google search. There's no battery cases for this phone, it's too big and too niche.
Oh, and going back to a 6 plus? Lmao that's like saying "there's something wrong with my Ferrari, if I can't fix it I'm getting a Hyundai"
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LOL @ nexus 6 as a Ferrari and the 6+ Hyundai. Get off your high horse sir.
I've been to the battery life thread in general. You're talking like there's some magic fix to make this phone match the 6+'s battery life, there isn't. I'm a very heavy user and I accept this phone's battery is average at best, that's why I was looking for a battery case.
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LOL @ nexus 6 as a Ferrari and the 6+ Hyundai. Get off your high horse sir.
I've been to the battery life thread in general. You're talking like there's some magic fix to make this phone match the 6+'s battery life, there isn't. I'm a very heavy user and I accept this phone's battery is average at best, that's why I was looking for a battery case.
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Lol stfu with the high horse stuff, you know you're trolling hard when you bring up an iPhone as your only other option on an Android development forum. As for the battery life, do a little research and educate yourself on how to manage efficiency, you can easily get more battery life than the typical 6+
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Lol stfu with the high horse stuff, you know you're trolling hard when you bring up an iPhone as your only other option on an Android development forum. As for the battery life, do a little research and educate yourself on how to manage efficiency, you can easily get more battery life than the typical 6+
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So let me get this, someone references the 6+, and yur reaction is getting your panties all bunched up haha. My apologies, didn't mean to hurt your feelings there
The nexus 6 has obvious battery shortcomings that are well documented in the general section, one thread has over 200 pages of complaints. If you're such a guru why don't you go there and share your 'optimizations' so we all can benefit from it? Do they include turning off the phone? Lol
Anyways I got what I needed from this thread, no battery cases available. Thanks everyone.
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So let me get this, someone references the 6+, and yur reaction is getting your panties all bunched up haha. My apologies, didn't mean to hurt your feelings there
The nexus 6 has obvious battery shortcomings that are well documented in the general section, one thread has over 200 pages of complaints. If you're such a guru why don't you go there and share your 'optimizations' so we all can benefit from it? Do they include turning off the phone? Lol
Anyways I got what I needed from this thread, no battery cases available. Thanks everyone.
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Nah I'm still calm but I guess it is on me for feeding you trolls. That thread has a bunch of people with great battery life as well because they know how google works. As I said, you should try reading it.
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Or the beer holder...
LordGrahf said:
So let me get this, someone references the 6+, and yur reaction is getting your panties all bunched up haha. My apologies, didn't mean to hurt your feelings there
The nexus 6 has obvious battery shortcomings that are well documented in the general section, one thread has over 200 pages of complaints. If you're such a guru why don't you go there and share your 'optimizations' so we all can benefit from it? Do they include turning off the phone? Lol
Anyways I got what I needed from this thread, no battery cases available. Thanks everyone.
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if you think battery life is bad with this device, then i dont recommend trying a LG G3 or LG G Flex 2, they have horrible battery life, like maybe 2 hours screen on time if your lucky. the G2 had the best IMO. so coming to the Nexus 6 was a pleasant surprise when i get around 4-5 hours of SOT
I'm pretty content with that battery life. Google made changes in 5.1 kernel to improve it some more by turning off a Qualcomm "feature" and just having the 4 cores on all the time. My wife has the 6+ with a mophie case. I personally don't see much difference in battery life between the 2 phones. We both come home from work with about the same amount of battery left. Mine is a little less when I have yo go to a part of the hospital that gets poor reception. I've never thought to myself. OMG I need to bring my cable to work. Just the other day I forgot to charge my phone over night and had 43% left. Plugged it into a 2.1 amp charger while I got ready for work. Hooked it up to my turbo charger in the car and voila. 90% by the time I made it to work 30 minutes later.
I get that the battery life can be piss poor. I haven't done any "optimizations". You can try rooting and installing Franco kernel or some other kernel if you want to give it a shot though. I feel like battery cases are for those worried about battery life while going camping or something. I would just turn on power save mode at that point.
Uhhh really want a battery case, and please don't tell me I don't need it, its my personal opinion.
Same here. I need a battery case, badly. Will get tomorrow a Nexus 6, atm using Note 3 with Zerolemon 10,000mAh battery. I guess I have to build my own, where are those 3D printers...
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Agreed. It's so frustrating to be told that optimization can solve the problem from someone who probably lives under a cell tower and has never needed a 10,000mAh battery. Out here on the fringe, bouncing in and out of service on the farm, my 9,000 mAh on my G3 barely got me through the day. I don't want to have to find a charger at noon or 8 pm, I want a phone that works from 6 am until 10 pm when I get home. I've made huge improvements with optimization, but no tweaking is going to get my N6 past noon on the farm, so don't say that we're silly or unreasonable when we want to duct tape a car battery to our phones to get through the day.
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Agreed. It's so frustrating to be told that optimization can solve the problem from someone who probably lives under a cell tower and has never needed a 10,000mAh battery. Out here on the fringe, bouncing in and out of service on the farm, my 9,000 mAh on my G3 barely got me through the day. I don't want to have to find a charger at noon or 8 pm, I want a phone that works from 6 am until 10 pm when I get home. I've made huge improvements with optimization, but no tweaking is going to get my N6 past noon on the farm, so don't say that we're silly or unreasonable when we want to duct tape a car battery to our phones to get through the day.
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I just ordered a Anker 10,000mAh external battery and I will glue it to the phone protective cover. Let's see how it will work, the battery is smaller than the phone so it will only add some thickness and of course, weight.
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Agreed. It's so frustrating to be told that optimization can solve the problem from someone who probably lives under a cell tower and has never needed a 10,000mAh battery. Out here on the fringe, bouncing in and out of service on the farm, my 9,000 mAh on my G3 barely got me through the day. I don't want to have to find a charger at noon or 8 pm, I want a phone that works from 6 am until 10 pm when I get home. I've made huge improvements with optimization, but no tweaking is going to get my N6 past noon on the farm, so don't say that we're silly or unreasonable when we want to duct tape a car battery to our phones to get through the day.
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Sounds like you should stick to phones with a removable battery. Why would you get a phone with a 3220mah embedded battery when the ZL on your G3 wasn't enough? Even if a company did come out with a battery case, which isn't happening, it would never be anywhere near as big as that.
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Sounds like you should stick to phones with a removable battery. Why would you get a phone with a 3220mah embedded battery when the ZL on your G3 wasn't enough? Even if a company did come out with a battery case, which isn't happening, it would never be anywhere near as big as that.
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As someone who is eagerly waiting battery case I agree, if a G3 battery with ZL extended case is not sufficient neither will a battery case. Battery cases charge significantly slower than charging them through the wall. I had one for my m8 and Nexus 5.
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As someone who is eagerly waiting battery case I agree, if a G3 battery with ZL extended case is not sufficient neither will a battery case. Battery cases charge significantly slower than charging them through the wall. I had one for my m8 and Nexus 5.
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Not to mention you lose 30% of the capacity of the case just through the inefficiencies of USB charging. So he would need a ~7500mah battery case to really have a comparable capacity overall. Which has never been made before for any phone with an embedded battery AFAIK.
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Not to mention you lose 30% of the capacity of the case just through the inefficiencies of USB charging. So he would need a ~7500mah battery case to really have a comparable capacity overall. Which has never been made before for any phone with an embedded battery AFAIK.
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He said that he gets crap service, which does impact battery life. Perhaps looking into another carrier. Verizon and At&t tend to have better coverage. If the price is a deterrent then he should look into an MNVO and probably stick with the g3
I don't understand how people aren't able to get through a day on a single charge (unplugging around 8am) when I'm able to do it with ease working 8-10hrs while my phone is constantly searching and jumping between no signal and poor 3g/LTE. Having Wi-Fi helps but I'm able to get through the day without it while at work. It was no different with the Note 2, original Moto X, and G3 over the past 2 years.
If you're on the fringe of service areas, perhaps consider a range extender? If you get poor reception where you spend most of your time on a daily basis, perhaps consider a different carrier? It's unfair to complain about battery life because all phones will suffer if you're usually in areas where your carrier doesn't provide good coverage. Other than that, consider a different phone that better suits your needs (i.e. removable batteries) as suggested above or invest in a portable charger. I rarely ever need to use my portable charger but I always have it with me. With larger capacities in slimmer form factors at lower prices, there really is no excuse for a power user to not have one.
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So I fell alseep on the couch and woke up to a thunderstorm at 4am in the morning . Now that I am unable to sleep a idea slams into me like an 18 wheeler . Its a known fact one of the issues surrounding smartphones this day and age is battery life or lack there of . From the earlier beginings flip phones had a battery life of several days , bare in mind these phones just did basic text and calls . But none the less end users got used to long battery life of a phone . Now to the brain storm . What if the approach manufacturers are taking is incorrect ? Every smart phone I see on the market has a battery that is inserted into the phone and then a cover or back plate is then applied . With Motorola's Razr they have proved a thin phone is possible using a battery designed similar to the iphone . Question and proposed Idea , Why not use the tech used in the razor to create a super thin phone but , make the connector to the battery similar to say a plug in and receptical but in fixed locations . What Im driving at is make the battery cover "the battery" that litterally snaps onto the phone. Yes you will increase thickness of the phone slightly but the area a normal battery cover takes should more than increase the size of the battery past the 1750mah mark quite easily . The only downside to this brainstorm is either battery backs would become generic or price of phones would skyrocket due to the battery back being different for so many phone . Anyone elses thoughts or ideas on this ?
Interesting brainstorm... My old LG EnV2 was like that and it's battery lasted a couple of days lol
you know they keep making these phones thinner and I have been saying for a while that I wished they would use the smaller technology to make room for a bigger battery .
I don't need a 3mm thick phone but a smart phone that does not require daily charging would be great .
Love the idea and Motorola is heading in the right direction , but in talking with friends with iphones, they do the same as i do....charge the phone when they go to bed and take it off when they wake up....I think the best result would be for manufacturers to work on their kernels and how the processors work instead of worrying who can put the most RAM or the fastest processor or the most features into their phone.I can agree with what you say about the old phones ,my backup phone is a Samsung ultra touch and it lasts for 3 days without a charge
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I would love more battery life, but..I don't get the people that hate to charge daily. Where the heck are you people sleeping that doesn't have electricity?!?
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The only downside to this brainstorm is either battery backs would become generic or price of phones would skyrocket due to the battery back being different for so many phone . Anyone elses thoughts or ideas on this ?
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This. Plus the battery would block the antenna rf and reduce surface area for placing it elsewhere. A lot of the phones shove antennas in that cover. Oddly not the 3D which could be the reason our reception is generally bad.
Rippley05 said:
I would love more battery life, but..I don't get the people that hate to charge daily. Where the heck are you people sleeping that doesn't have electricity?!?
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I want to know to not only that everyone works where they can't plug it in? And if you don't should probably be off I know construction workers kind of special when it comes to this.
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they should just update battery mhzs..thatll be much better and no bulk
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This. Plus the battery would block the antenna rf and reduce surface area for placing it elsewhere. A lot of the phones shove antennas in that cover. Oddly not the 3D which could be the reason our reception is generally bad.
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From a design perspective I dont think this would be an issue . Iphones place the antenna on the outter edge of the phone itself. so making the back of the phone a battery itself shouldnt interfer with the antennas in this configuration
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they should just update battery mhzs..thatll be much better and no bulk
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in a sence this is what the brainstorm is about . The phone itself would already be made ultra thin (example Moto Razr) the back being made of a battery would only increase the thickness of the phone by say the typical thickness of our current battery (example) . From a design and engineering standpoint I dont see why this route hasnt been taken as of yet .
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I want to know to not only that everyone works where they can't plug it in? And if you don't should probably be off I know construction workers kind of special when it comes to this.
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I think it comes from my previous example of life with flip phones . I can relate personally when I had an EVO 4G with the 3500mah battery . To have a smartphone you never worry about plugging in is a freedom that is hard to explain . I feel the best way to put this is , remember when fuel was only 1.29 a gallon and then prices inched up alittle . People didnt like it raised hell about it but in the end people just accepted it .This cycle continued till we are at the current price of fuel 3.09-to whatever . The cycle is only reflected once again here in the smartphone world. We were used to phones that lasted days , then phones advanced , ok they last a day now we accepted that . Some cases phones dont last a day we accept that and move on . I guess what Im trying to say is we keep accepting it for what it is when there really should be no reason to accept that situation with phones .
Additional thought , Example Samsung Galaxy S 4G touch , The phone is ridiculously thin . What if the whole back of the phone was a battery(except the location of the camera etc etc) . The phone itself is a monster with its size . The surface area of the back of that phone with a battery back the thickness of say our current battery , you know it would easily be over a 2000mah battery . Phones are already progressing to being wider and bigger (to me almost on the verge or being micro tablets) they are already big in a sense . Adding two millimeters thickness to the back of it is not gonna make the phone that much thicker in relation to an already super thin phone (SGS2)
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What Im driving at is make the battery cover "the battery" that litterally snaps onto the phone.
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Like this: http://www.phonesuit.com/iphone-battery-case-phonesuit-elite-4?gclid=COCT8NWevqwCFY2b7QodtCmunw
Friend of mine has an iPhone, the case is the battery.
Its not the size of the battery, its the technology in the battery. I wish someone would engineer a compacitor to replace the whole setup. That way we could charge up almost instantly and use our phone for hours.
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Its not the size of the battery, its the technology in the battery. I wish someone would engineer a compacitor to replace the whole setup. That way we could charge up almost instantly and use our phone for hours.
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Ive been saying it for a while now....Nothing with batteries will change until the tech behind it does...I think weve milked lithium ion for all its worth , time for a change...
I'm surprised that no one posted this in this thread, but it looks like Lithium ion batteries might be around a bit longer:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/16/researchers-increase-charging-capacity-speed-of-lithium-ion-bat/
I can't wait. 3d makes the 4g look like the battery life was great.
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I'm surprised that no one posted this in this thread, but it looks like Lithium ion batteries might be around a bit longer:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/16/researchers-increase-charging-capacity-speed-of-lithium-ion-bat/
I can't wait. 3d makes the 4g look like the battery life was great.
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If it works as described(remains to be seen) then that would be a major improvement....Wonder how long it takes to go from discovery to full working consumer ready product?
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Nowhere, I bought a solar charger/battery from One Sale A day for $5. LOL, works pretty well and the whole unit is only about 3/4 the size of the evo 3d battery.
After 2 days of use the stock Rezound battery can easily last me 10+ hours of use, so I've been on the lookout for a higher capacity battery that keeps the slim profile of the phone, as opposed to the larger 2750mAh external pack that adds a hump to the back.
Stumbled upon this today:
http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-rezound-extra-capacity-battery-1800mah.html
An extra 180mAh puts it close to what the GNexus would ship with, and just might be enough of a boost for the light/moderate users. I'm just hoping that the rating is indeed 1800mAh and not one of those cheap knock-offs that can barely keep up with the stock 1620mAh.
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After 2 days of use the stock Rezound battery can easily last me 10+ hours of use, so I've been on the lookout for a higher capacity battery that keeps the slim profile of the phone, as opposed to the larger 2750mAh external pack that adds a hump to the back.
Stumbled upon this today:
http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-rezound-extra-capacity-battery-1800mah.html
An extra 180mAh puts it close to what the GNexus would ship with, and just might be enough of a boost for the light/moderate users. I'm just hoping that the rating is indeed 1800mAh and not one of those cheap knock-offs that can barely keep up with the stock 1620mAh.
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Keep us informed if you buy it. A rundown test on both would be epic
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Keep us informed if you buy it. A rundown test on both would be epic
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Ive had my eye on that battery as well, wont be instock till next week though, since the thunderbolt battery fits in this phone I have been contemplating buying one of the slimmer extended batteries used for it and using it in the rezound, atleast they are already tried and tested so we know which ones are working as advertised.
you must be a minimal user to get the battery to last that long.
after doing some streaming(or downloading), watching some videos & browsing the web, the phone lasts about 2 - 3 hours w/ stock.
(yes i know about bump charging, calibrating, etc)
strange, the battery is no longer listed on the htcpedia rezound accessory page, but the link still works
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If the 1800 is a good quality battery and can fit in the standard back plate I'm down to get it. get about 4.5 hours is display on time right now so I'm cool with that. But if it was 5 or more I'd be even more down lol.
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you must be a minimal user to get the battery to last that long.
after doing some streaming(or downloading), watching some videos & browsing the web, the phone lasts about 2 - 3 hours w/ stock.
(yes i know about bump charging, calibrating, etc)
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2 to 3 hours?!? wtf? My battery lasted 26 hours on a full charge before it died! That was setting up the phone after a factory reset and then streaming high quality music over slacker at various times. I set the phone to airplane mode while I was sleeping.
So did any1 ever get their hands on this one?
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I am wary about any off brand batteries that list only small gains like that. Seeing as how there is no HTC branding, I am betting this is an off brand.
Now for a link to a lengthy post, that I do not wish to retype, explaining why I think these batteries are a sham.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19726447&postcount=20
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I am wary about any off brand batteries that list only small gains like that. Seeing as how there is no HTC branding, I am betting this is an off brand.
Now for a link to a lengthy post, that I do not wish to retype, explaining why I think these batteries are a sham.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19726447&postcount=20
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I have to think that legit companies like Seidio don't do this when they sell extended batteries.
Their 1750 for the Eris/Incredible (came with 1300mah) really did seem to add hours of life to the usability of the phones. I must assume that some companies rate things in terms of usability, and some do _not_
pko, i had that 1750, and it didn't do crap. the life of it lasted much less than HTC batteries did; seideio makes crap batteries that are a sham. many people did studies and found it was barely a 1400 mah battery. i bought the stock HTC 1500 mah battery fort he inc and it added more time than the 1750.
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pko, i had that 1750, and it didn't do crap. the life of it lasted much less than HTC batteries did; seideio makes crap batteries that are a sham. many people did studies and found it was barely a 1400 mah battery. i bought the stock HTC 1500 mah battery fort he inc and it added more time than the 1750.
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I had the same exact experience.
For those who fail to see increased usage time using non-oem batteries, could you mention also the brand of those batteries? I am in the market for a larger-capacity battery (only when they will come out in the near future, I hope). And based on the reviews on Amazon there are a couple of brands that seems to be receiving fairly consistent positive reviews.
I picked a pair of these up on ebay yesterday. Came with the charger (which is what I *really* want, as I already got a second stock battery on sale) and another power cord (which you can never have too many of).
I used similar OEM batteries in my Incredible, also 1800's which just barely fit inside the "default" back. I'll report back on my experience after I have them and run them for a few days. I did find that the ones in my Incredible ran pretty well.
I know everyone's pretty cautious about OEM stuff on ebay, but I only buy from USA sellers with near 100 ratings, and I have never been sorry. On the other hand, my Seidio extended battery pretty much burnt out about 9 months after I got it.
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For those who fail to see increased usage time using non-oem batteries, could you mention also the brand of those batteries? I am in the market for a larger-capacity battery (only when they will come out in the near future, I hope). And based on the reviews on Amazon there are a couple of brands that seems to be receiving fairly consistent positive reviews.
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Beware the placebo effect. Also know that people have a tendency to try to justify their choices. Make a bad purchase and you find ways to turn it positive.
Those things can color reviews.
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I picked a pair of these up on ebay yesterday. Came with the charger (which is what I *really* want, as I already got a second stock battery on sale) and another power cord (which you can never have too many of).
I used similar OEM batteries in my Incredible, also 1800's which just barely fit inside the "default" back. I'll report back on my experience after I have them and run them for a few days. I did find that the ones in my Incredible ran pretty well.
I know everyone's pretty cautious about OEM stuff on ebay, but I only buy from USA sellers with near 100 ratings, and I have never been sorry. On the other hand, my Seidio extended battery pretty much burnt out about 9 months after I got it.
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link please?
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not sure if hgoldner bought the same one, but i bought this one -http://www.ebay.com/itm/200685021437?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
should come in today so i can see over the weekend if its any improbement.
EDIT: these register an error (the exclamation mark over the battery) and do not charge in the phone)
As much as I hated to do it, I found that simply disabling 4G extended my battery life a lot. I figure that 3G is fine for GPS or email, but if I want to download a file or something more intense, I can quickly enable 4G and then disable when I am done.
Not optimal, but it is free and most of the time basic tasks with low amounts of data being transferred don't really benefit from 4G, so why take the battery life hit if you don't have to?
When I want to stream a movie or something, or upload a large picture to FB, or maybe a video to YouTube, then I put 4G on and then it makes a big difference...
I am tired of people hating on this phone for the battery size. Why can't we wait until the phone is actually out to judge the battery? The battery is barely smaller than the S3 and really how much more battery can the extra pixels use? Sure it will not hang with the Maxx but no one else is either. Also, people please quit comparing this to the Note 2. I don't think the Note and S3 are competitors because they are different products. This aligns with the S3 not the Note 2.Yes it has a bigger screen but the width and thickness are almost the same and the height is not much different.
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I am tired of people hating on this phone for the battery size. Why can't we wait until the phone is actually out to judge the battery? The battery is barely smaller than the S3 and really how much more battery can the extra pixels use? Sure it will not hang with the Maxx but no one else is either. Also, people please quit comparing this to the Note 2. I don't think the Note and S3 are competitors because they are different products. This aligns with the S3 not the Note 2.Yes it has a bigger screen but the width and thickness are almost the same and the height is not much different.
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I couldn't agree more. From what some others have posted that have actually used it, it seems like it does pretty good on battery life.
Not to mention its posted usage time (from VZW) is roughly double that of the Rezound, which I didn't think was horrible by any means.
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I couldn't agree more. From what some others have posted that have actually used it, it seems like it does pretty good on battery life.
Not to mention its posted usage time (from VZW) is roughly double that of the Rezound, which I didn't think was horrible by any means.
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I am tired of people hating on this phone for the battery size. Why can't we wait until the phone is actually out to judge the battery? The battery is barely smaller than the S3 and really how much more battery can the extra pixels use? Sure it will not hang with the Maxx but no one else is either. Also, people please quit comparing this to the Note 2. I don't think the Note and S3 are competitors because they are different products. This aligns with the S3 not the Note 2.Yes it has a bigger screen but the width and thickness are almost the same and the height is not much different.
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that is sooo true could not of said it better
I made a full day on sunday with out a charge. Unplug the phone around 7:00 and plug it back in around 8:00 with about 25% of battery life.
I agree about the battery. I'd prefer form factor rather than a huge extended battery. Plus cheap plasticky removable back covers (shot at my gs3, lol) tend to creak and moan after time and I prefer rigidity in my device.
I may be alone here, but I had a Thunderbolt, and didn't even really mind the battery life on it ( really really really really ****ty, haha). I really don't care about battery life.
PS - and the few reviews I've watched so far all say that the brightness levels are quite a bit down on it at max brightness, probably how they manage to squeeze battery life out longer. That and coupled with an extremely efficient power management system andprocessor......engineering at its finest I actually recall people making the exact same battery life predictions when we actually jumped to qHD and even 720p screens, and they were hardly effected.
I agree its not the battery but the internal storage that is the fatal flaw here. New hd games are over 2 gigs each. and those arent even at 1080P. so you can only load 4 games on your device before its full, that is amazing that a company would be so blatantly stupid as to do this. they deserve the market share they have 1% and dropping.
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I agree its not the battery but the internal storage that is the fatal flaw here. New hd games are over 2 gigs each. and those arent even at 1080P. so you can only load 4 games on your device before its full, that is amazing that a company would be so blatantly stupid as to do this. they deserve the market share they have 1% and dropping.
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You have now posted that on several different threads, nearly word-for-word. Chill out man! As much as I agree with you about the limited storage, you are just coming off as a two-year-old throwing a fit.
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You have now posted that on several different threads, nearly word-for-word. Chill out man! As much as I agree with you about the limited storage, you are just coming off as a two-year-old throwing a fit.
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ya thanks I am hoping that HTC will be checking these forums and maybe get their head out of their a** and do the right thing for their company.
Using the business model that killed Nokia's business and ignoring the new sucsesfull model that apple and samsung are using is a very bad move. Maybe just maybe they can figure it out and become the success I know that they could be. or maybe thats just wishful thinking on my part, but thanks
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ya thanks I am hoping that HTC will be checking these forums and maybe get their head out of their a** and do the right thing for their company.
Using the business model that killed Nokia's business and ignoring the new sucsesfull model that apple and samsung are using is a very bad move. Maybe just maybe they can figure it out and become the success I know that they could be. or maybe thats just wishful thinking on my part, but thanks
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Apple sells a poop ton of phones. They do not have storage expansion. Their best seller is their 16 gb model. HTC specs devices based on what Verizon wants. Google has also ditched expansion on the Nexus line.
There are reasons this is going on. Would I prefer 32 or 64, sure but it is not as easy as, oh let's put more storage in.
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ya thanks I am hoping that HTC will be checking these forums and maybe get their head out of their a** and do the right thing for their company.
Using the business model that killed Nokia's business and ignoring the new sucsesfull model that apple and samsung are using is a very bad move. Maybe just maybe they can figure it out and become the success I know that they could be. or maybe thats just wishful thinking on my part, but thanks
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Vote with your wallet then. Multiple posts of almost exactly the same complaint word for word by a single user, before the device even comes out, when the device is already being on the manufacturing line, does not mean a thing to even a forum user working for HTC genuinely interested in feedback. It's just whining and tantrum throwing at that point.
Look, I load tons of music and podcasts onto my incredible 2, using a 64gb mini SD to compensate. I'm still going to get this phone, because I'm realizing that I regularly clean out my **** even when I don't need to or probably never need to. I'll complain about storage space and cloud storage when I get into that problem, but I have never had that issue and have never gone beyond a net 5-7gb on my phone. It doesn't take any effort to press the delete button to remove old podcasts I don't listen back to, or switch out music to the playlist I want, from either the cloud or by local transfer.
Your argument that a single, specific game being 2gb means that a phone with four games would be full, with no room for photos, videos, music, etc. Is facetious. I understand that concern, but if you word it in such a way that you are illustrating an unrealistic scenario it masks your actual, genuine concern and probably annoys readers more than it informs them. It's fear mongering.
Edit: regarding the battery: this is what happens when people half heartedly gain knowledge of something. It's like the megapixel race. They look at the number and claim that bigger is better without understanding how the technology as a whole works and interacts.
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Having been running this phone for about 2 days now, I can tell you the battery is just fine and will last you well into the night.
I do not have specific numbers to post, as I am not a battery fiend, but I was at the press conference yesterday and looked at the phones being used to demo the screen. These phones had been on battery, showing HD video for 2-3 hours and were between 90 and 95% still.
That should tell you the batter is just fine.
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Having been running this phone for about 2 days now, I can tell you the battery is just fine and will last you well into the night.
I do not have specific numbers to post, as I am not a battery fiend, but I was at the press conference yesterday and looked at the phones being used to demo the screen. These phones had been on battery, showing HD video for 2-3 hours and were between 90 and 95% still.
That should tell you the batter is just fine.
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these phone has charging connected in show.
The phone can show HD video for 2 hours and battery can keep 90% still probably after 10 years maybe possible.
Battery phone give a few and I'll tell you all about it.
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Battery phone give a few and I'll tell you all about it.
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Ok what I did was, I turn on keep on always first. I started with Pandora for a few hours and then start a movie from Google Cloud in HD. After the movie I went to the store and one of my kids plug the phone into the charger as you can see for about 10 to 15 mins (sorry about that). I returned and started to play some music from Google cloud again for about an hour. I then moved on to Netflix for a movie. No WiFi, screen on full time and streaming music and videos. Yeah I like the battery, not sure how much data I just ate up!!!!!! But it was a fun test for you all.
Sorry forgot about this part. I was asked around noon to start the test thats why you see wifi on from 7 or 8am to noon So when I started I had around 83% of battery.
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Having been running this phone for about 2 days now, I can tell you the battery is just fine and will last you well into the night.
I do not have specific numbers to post, as I am not a battery fiend, but I was at the press conference yesterday and looked at the phones being used to demo the screen. These phones had been on battery, showing HD video for 2-3 hours and were between 90 and 95% still.
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There's no way this phone (or any phone) can do that. This phone's onscreen time is only about 3 hours I've heard - there's no way it's 20-60 hours. It really is too bad that they didn't release (or at least announce) a maxx like version with more rom and battery that costs $100 more. That shouldn't be complicated to do and I think the Razr Maxx has proven it's worthwhile. Battery life wise I'd want to know how it does while running an intense app before buying one of these, because in a year there may be apps that push all 4 cores.
No need to have a tantrum since we don't have many experiences yet. Also, this is an Android not THE iphone. We do have choices, remember? If battery life bothers someone so much, get the Maxx HD (or the Note2 if it isn't too big for them).
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If this is right, I'm seeing about 3 hours of cumulative Screen On Time. And you still had 30% left.
that's better that my GN LTE which gets 1 hr screen on time with 40% left.
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these phone has charging connected in show.
The phone can show HD video for 2 hours and battery can keep 90% still probably after 10 years maybe possible.
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No, they did not. Which was the whole damned point.
Did you post that just to be rude?
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There's no way this phone (or any phone) can do that. This phone's onscreen time is only about 3 hours I've heard - there's no way it's 20-60 hours. It really is too bad that they didn't release (or at least announce) a maxx like version with more rom and battery that costs $100 more. That shouldn't be complicated to do and I think the Razr Maxx has proven it's worthwhile. Battery life wise I'd want to know how it does while running an intense app before buying one of these, because in a year there may be apps that push all 4 cores.
No need to have a tantrum since we don't have many experiences yet. Also, this is an Android not THE iphone. We do have choices, remember? If battery life bothers someone so much, get the Maxx HD (or the Note2 if it isn't too big for them).
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Tantrum? Dunno where yo got that. I was simply posting what I saw.
As for whether or not you believe it, that's up to you.
But I can tell you, after having an Incredible, a Thunderbolt, a Rezound, and now this. The battery is the most impressive part to me.
I have never had an HTC phone last so long.
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No, they did not. Which was the whole damned point.
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I post because you give wrong info.
No phone in this world can play video for 2 hours only drop 5~10% battery. Wrong info will cause unexperienced peole take wrong purchase decision.
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Tantrum? Dunno where yo got that. I was simply posting what I saw.
As for whether or not you believe it, that's up to you.
But I can tell you, after having an Incredible, a Thunderbolt, a Rezound, and now this. The battery is the most impressive part to me.
I have never had an HTC phone last so long.
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I wish more people would be open to this thought, especially coming from someone like yourself, not to mention your first hand experience. It seems that just because it's a certain # of mAh that it is automatically no good. :screwy:
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I posted this on HTC's Facebook page:
I just wanted to let you know I've chosen not to get the DROID DNA.
The device has amazing specs, from the high quality screen (SLCD) to the performance (my personal favorite is off screen buttons). However the battery is far too small and will not last an entire work day. Also the amount of storage memory is far too low to be functional. If this device shipped with a 2500 or 3300mAh battery and a microSD card slot, I’d pay full retail for it. For now, I will have to use the Motoroal RAZR MAXX HD.
Please HTC, produce a premium no-compromise product; push it to all carriers and regain the crown of smartphone leader.
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I really want this phone, but almost no usable local storage and a battery that won't make it to 5pm is unacceptable. Please like the comment on their Facebook page. I feel that if HTC actually knew people would pay top dollar for a PREMIUM NO-COMPROMISE phone, they'd actually make it. Imagine a DROID DNA with a 3300mAh battery and 128GB storage or a microSD, with a minimum guarantee of 3 software upgrades. I'd pay $400 on-contract for that. No problem.
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You people complaining about battery life crack me up. Never even used the device, yet you know it wont make it all day! The one person on the boards that does have it posted that he was on over a day of use with 42% of battery left!! His estimation was 3 hours of screen on time. I'll take that!! So before you cry on Facebook, wait till the phone actually comes out and reviews come in.
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You people complaining about battery life crack me up. Never even used the device, yet you know it wont make it all day! The one person on the boards that does have it posted that he was on over a day of use with 42% of battery left!! His estimation was 3 hours of screen on time. I'll take that!! So before you cry on Facebook, wait till the phone actually comes out and reviews come in.
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There is no possible way that a 2080mAh battery will be able to power that furnace-of-a-display with heavy use all day long.
My RAZR MAXX is down to 20% when I plug in most days. I seriously doubt HTC has pulled out a magical battery bunny.
"There's no replacement for displacement."
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There is no possible way that a 2080mAh battery will be able to power that furnace-of-a-display with heavy use all day long.
My RAZR MAXX is down to 20% when I plug in most days. I seriously doubt HTC has pulled out a magical battery bunny.
"There's no replacement for displacement."
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If once the reviews start coming out stating poor battery life, I'm with ya!!! But until then, hold off. No sense in complaining about something you no nothing about (I don't mean you personally). That's all I'm saying.
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If once the reviews start coming out stating poor battery life, I'm with ya!!! But until then, hold off. No sense in complaining about something you no nothing about (I don't mean you personally). That's all I'm saying.
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So does that mean you'll send me a PM when the result is the MAXX still has better battery life?
Doesn't the Droid DNA have the S4 Pro processor? Doesn't it use less power leading you to have a good amount of battery life even if the battery itself isn't all that big? Just putting that out there...
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I turn wifi off, screen is on (never sleep) and Pandora is running. I post the battery life after battery hits 20%. Does that work for you all or would you like to try something else to?
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I turn wifi off, screen is on (never sleep) and Pandora is running. I post the battery life after battery hits 20%. Does that work for you all or would you like to try something else to?
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i can post my battery stats tonight when i get home since i have been on 4g since i took it off the charger this morning and cant use wi-fi at work
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I turn wifi off, screen is on (never sleep) and Pandora is running. I post the battery life after battery hits 20%. Does that work for you all or would you like to try something else to?
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Hmm, that'd be interesting to see. I don't Pandora a whole lot, but I do YouTube. Though I wouldn't dream of using YouTube in any quantity over LTE. I'd burn off my data in a few days.
Typical usage for me is ~2 hours of voice calls, 1-2 hours of navigation and screen on about 5 hours or so. I don't work in an office but rely heavily on remaining 'connected' so the phone gets used, heavily.
Reality is I'll probably end up with a DNA at some point, I'm just pissy about the battery and storage. It's pretty pitiful when my brand new smartphone can't replace my 4 year old MP3 player.
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Hmm, that'd be interesting to see. I don't Pandora a whole lot, but I do YouTube. Though I wouldn't dream of using YouTube in any quantity over LTE. I'd burn off my data in a few days.
Typical usage for me is ~2 hours of voice calls, 1-2 hours of navigation and screen on about 5 hours or so.
Reality is I'll probably end up with a DNA at some point, I'm just pissy about the battery and storage. It's pretty pitiful when my brand new smartphone can't replace my 4 year old MP3 player.
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I can do netflix or I have a few HD movies on Google Cloud too. I'll do a hour of Pandora and then start a HD movie if you'll like. Also all my music is on Google cloud.
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I can do netflix or I have a few HD movies on Google Cloud too. I'll do a hour of Pandora and then start a HD movie if you'll like. Also all my music is on Google cloud.
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What I'd really like is to try it myself How do you get so lucky and get to have this phone right now? I'll do whatever it takes. I promise I'll quit crying about battery and memory at once!
S4 Pro + New LCD technology = better energy use. I can't say whether or not the S4/LCD will consume more or less power, but I can say that they'll be more power efficient in comparison to a phone using older tech. 2020mah battery seems decent.
As well, kind of seems strange to me to try and compare the device to the MAXX lines, they're devices created with battery life as a priority, and let's not forget that they weren't created that way at first. In Motorola's marketing strategy it was RAZR first, then the MAXX. Suddenly so many people who had the RAZR needed the MAXX. Moto earned a nice bit of extra profit. Who's to say HTC might not do the same?
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S4 Pro + New LCD technology = better energy use. I can't say whether or not the S4/LCD will consume more or less power, but I can say that they'll be more power efficient in comparison to a phone using older tech. 2020mah battery seems decent.
As well, kind of seems strange to me to try and compare the device to the MAXX lines, they're devices created with battery life as a priority, and let's not forget that they weren't created that way at first. In Motorola's marketing strategy it was RAZR first, then the MAXX. Suddenly so many people who had the RAZR needed the MAXX. Moto earned a nice bit of extra profit. Who's to say HTC might not do the same?
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That's what I'm afraid of. If they release something a little better, DNA+ or something, with bigger battery and memory card slot, I'd be so, so upset. But there are no leaks like that at the moment. And I'd rather not wait 6 months, too.
Another Verizon stepchild. No thanks.
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Its funny to see people complaining about the battery life when they havent used the phone...
Just think this.. The Htc One S has 1650mAh battery and lasts longer than any other normal phone (excluding the MAXX line), so guys please wait unil reviews appear and make your own desicion....thanks
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I fully support your action.
HTC need to listen to their customer. Put replaceble battrey phone into product line.
All this complaining when no one has used the phone is hilarious. Everyone is just ASSUMING they know the battery life will be crap. You don't know what HTC has pulled off since you aren't HTC.
Highlydoubt HTC would sell a phone if it only lasted 2 hours or whatever short amount of time you all expect. If that's the case, they'd make no money off it because everyone would return it.
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You people complaining about battery life crack me up. Never even used the device, yet you know it wont make it all day! The one person on the boards that does have it posted that he was on over a day of use with 42% of battery left!! His estimation was 3 hours of screen on time. I'll take that!! So before you cry on Facebook, wait till the phone actually comes out and reviews come in.
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Right, you believe that then I have a ice cube factory to sell you in Anartica. Come on, I have the SGS3 with a 2100mAh battery running Jelly Bean. The Droid has a 2020mAh battery, over sized display with more pixels than Carter has pills and let's not forget LTE. He may have gotten that phone thru a day without using LTE, no videos and very little use, real use. To me this phone is a no buy, will never buy a top of the line device like that without storage and battery. On top of all this I would bet the phone has a locked down bootloader.
The Note 2 might not have the same quality screen but that doesn't bother me, I like the idea of plenty of storage, great battery, the software is killer, did I say killer, yep and the developers will be all over this phone. The Note 2 is a easy choice over the new Droid.
It's too bad the phone had everything going for it and they cheap out with the parts that cost the least to add to a phone. I would much rather have the phone a little thicker with a larger battery and plenty of int storage. If their not going to give you an sd card then the minimum of int storage should be 32gb. The available storage on the new Droid is probably about 11-12mb. That is a complete fail IMO.
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Just to let you know stop comparing the DNA to the note 2 it is not a phablet. This phone has no features that would make it one. So in theory this is the best large Smartphone on the market.
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Right, you believe that then I have a ice cube factory to sell you in Anartica. Come on, I have the SGS3 with a 2100mAh battery running Jelly Bean. The Droid has a 2020mAh battery, over sized display with more pixels than Carter has pills and let's not forget LTE. He may have gotten that phone thru a day without using LTE, no videos and very little use, real use. To me this phone is a no buy, will never buy a top of the line device like that without storage and battery. On top of all this I would bet the phone has a locked down bootloader.
The Note 2 might not have the same quality screen but that doesn't bother me, I like the idea of plenty of storage, great battery, the software is killer, did I say killer, yep and the developers will be all over this phone. The Note 2 is a easy choice over the new Droid.
It's too bad the phone had everything going for it and they cheap out with the parts that cost the least to add to a phone. I would much rather have the phone a little thicker with a larger battery and plenty of int storage. If their not going to give you an sd card then the minimum of int storage should be 32gb. The available storage on the new Droid is probably about 11-12mb. That is a complete fail IMO.
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One of the people is testing the battery with movies, LTE, and bunch of other crap. He said he'll post the results.
How do you possible think that a 16 GB phone will only allow you 11-12mb of storage? Can you please tell where the remaining 15 GB just vanished off to?
Hi all,
I've been using my site to push partners and suppliers on this and nobody is planning on producing one which I find completely crazy.
It seems that the only phones that get battery cases are Samsung devices and Apple devices, but I would buy the sh!t out of a case I could clip over my phone and extend the battery by a few 1000 mAhs. Battery life really matters to me and I would sacrifice svelte-like aesthetics for it.
Anyone else looking for one too? (I've even used my PR contacts at Oneplus...they haven't even responded )
To those who say "use an external battery pack" I say, "I do", but I'd rather not carry two items especially when I'm at events like IFA recently.
What's the point when the charging is so quick? You're normally gonna be near a car or power point.
Why would you need the more mah? Can't you get trough a full day with the op5???
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What's the point when the charging is so quick? You're normally gonna be near a car or power point.
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As I said, not when I'm at events and the like. I travel a lot for work also so yes I can charge when I get to hotels but it's VERY handy to trigger a switch and feed from battery case.
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Why would you need the more mah? Can't you get trough a full day with the op5???
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Under normal circumstances yes, however at events where there are lots of videos and pictures being taken as well as social media and more, then no. I can get through a day with about 4 hours SoT (12-14 hour day) and that's with about 10% left in normal use (best case scenario)
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As I said, not when I'm at events and the like. I travel a lot for work also so yes I can charge when I get to hotels but it's VERY handy to trigger a switch and feed from battery case.
Under normal circumstances yes, however at events where there are lots of videos and pictures being taken as well as social media and more, then no. I can get through a day with about 4 hours SoT (12-14 hour day) and that's with about 10% left in normal use (best case scenario)
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4h sot? U or your phone does something wrong. Those hours i get around 50/60%.
Thanks for your response but no, I don't do anything "wrong". I have the same use cases on many Android devices (WiFi, VT constantly on, GPS off, etc) and they are all similar to what others get. Perhaps you are just lucky.
Plus I must add that simply telling me I or my device is "wrong" is everything that is 'wrong' with Forums nowadays
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Unfortunately the demand just isn't there for it to be worthwhile for manufacturers like Mophie to do a custom one.
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Thanks for your response but no, I don't do anything "wrong". I have the same use cases on many Android devices (WiFi, VT constantly on, GPS off, etc) and they are all similar to what others get. Perhaps you are just lucky.
Plus I must add that simply telling me I or my device is "wrong" is everything that is 'wrong' with Forums nowadays
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Jeez, some of the comments here are extremely assumption heavy. It's like they aren't even considering your point, or situations that would make you want a battery case.
I personally don't want a battery case, but it's trivial to imagine a scenario where it could be helpful. Zerolemon made one for the oneplus 3 I believe, I imagine they'll make one for the oneplus 5 as well.
I would be interested in a battery case for those rare circumstances. However, i don't want a poorly made one. I'm not sure how zero lemons have been lately, but the ones for nexus 5 and 6p i hated.
I orefer the thin build of the phone. I work with Linux a lot so i just apply Franco Kernel and my own custom settings in his app and terminal emulator. Usually nets me about 2 days of usage and around 10-11 hrs sot. If im not asleep by then at my home near my charger im probably MIA. I prefer to carry my external power in my backpack. I used an insanely huge battery for my S5 years ago and got sick of the 3 inch thick phone scheme
I wouldn't need a battery case. I find it hard people would really need it as I get 9-11 hours of screen on time (with fairly heavy usage). With Dash Charge, you can top off in just an hour and 20 min and a days worth of power in just 30-45 min. I doubt with a phone with insane battery life and teh fastest charging of any phone that there would be much call for a battery case.
Battery cases aren't really made to on all the time. Its just not feasible with how big and heavy the phone gets with them.
I would only use it when traveling. Get to the airport take my slim case off and throw on the battery case. That way I don't have to be like everyone else and look for a plug. Also external battery packs are much more inconvenient because you have to deal with an a cord. Easier to have something strapped onto the phone. On the plane I watch movies stored on my phone or listen to music while I sleep. Id leave the battery case on till i am about to land at my destination then just slip my slim case on and go about my day.
What about carrying a small power bank? You can get 1000mAh banks that aren't much bigger than a credit card and about 1/2" deep, then grab a 3" USB-C cable and toss them in your bag/pocket and off you go!
YES please! They are so handy for traveling... Once you had one you never want to go out without it anymore ?
What's the point of carrying a battery around all the time?
A battery pack (the bigger the better) with Dash Charging would be more way more useful!