Hi all,
I'm just wondering what power bank will work best for the new Samsung S8. I'm not making any assumptions about the phone's battery life, but with recent reviews and posts about the S8, having a power bank seems like a good idea. What are your recommendations? I was looking at the Xaiomi Power Bank 2.
Devin
I don't think any particular brand stands over the rest. I'd say go with something with at least 6,000 mAh and it should be fine.Try to do a bit of research on the ones you find, Amazon reviews and YouTube reviews are my usual go-to.
USB-C ports, wireless charging and fast charge are definitely a plus when looking for specific features. I'm personally using the Anker PowerCore 10000 right now for my 6P and other devices. While I don't have the S8 yet, the fast charge is compatible with S6 and S7 and I don't see why it wouldn't be compatible with the S8. In terms of brands, my go-to is Anker. I've heard good things about Aukey and Xiaomi, but haven't had any experience with them personally.
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerC...TF8&qid=1492451106&sr=8-1&keywords=B01CZV9FUW
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Anker-PowerCo...2451038&sr=8-2&keywords=anker+powercore+10000
I got an EC Technology 12000 powerbank because I didn't have any with USB C
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Thanks for the recommendations!
Tsukihi said:
I don't think any particular brand stands over the rest. I'd say go with something with at least 6,000 mAh and it should be fine.Try to do a bit of research on the ones you find, Amazon reviews and YouTube reviews are my usual go-to.
USB-C ports, wireless charging and fast charge are definitely a plus when looking for specific features. I'm personally using the Anker PowerCore 10000 right now for my 6P and other devices. While I don't have the S8 yet, the fast charge is compatible with S6 and S7 and I don't see why it wouldn't be compatible with the S8. In terms of brands, my go-to is Anker. I've heard good things about Aukey and Xiaomi, but haven't had any experience with them personally.
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That Anker doesn't support Quick Charge.
I'm going to see how the battery life is first before ordering a power bank. No point wasting money if the battery is decent.
I've been looking for a power bank and the anker listed above looks ok, but I'm sure I've seen the same thing that supports quick charge.
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That Anker doesn't support Quick Charge.
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Whoops, my mistake. I meant to post this one. I had gotten confused since I ordered mine on amazon.ca and didn't match up the item id # when finding the same product on .com.
Devicus said:
Hi all,
I'm just wondering what power bank will work best for the new Samsung S8. I'm not making any assumptions about the phone's battery life, but with recent reviews and posts about the S8, having a power bank seems like a good idea. What are your recommendations? I was looking at the Xaiomi Power Bank 2.
Devin
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Which reviews? The ones I've seen show slightly less/equal/slightly better battery life than the exynos S7 edge.
Go with Anker. They're rated the highest when it comes to portable chargers. I've got one with 20100 mah, which lasts me all day on multiple devices.
Well, it was my first day with the Samsung S8. Just have to say, what a beautiful device. Feels awesome in your hand and the battery life is great too. I'm currently at 25%. Have 4h 5min screen on time (using WQHD+). Listened to Spotify all day through my headphones and my cars Bluetooth. I am so glad that I went with the smaller version. It fits perfectly in my hands. The positioning of the fingerprint sensor is not bothersome (to me anyway). I got big hands, so it is easily reached. As for right now, a power bank is not needed. But I will take into consideration Ankers products. Thank you all and have a good night!
This is one I got a few months ago and it been working for me. I got it when it was on sale. I paid $17.99 for it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B645YYK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've used this EasyAcc with other models and been happy with it:
https://www.amazon.com/EasyAcc-2000...id=1492623550&sr=8-1&keywords=easyacc+battery
Xiaomi Power Bank is best for Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus . It is light in weight and have thin body. This power bank offers you conversion rate up to 93%; hence optimizing its charging and discharging efficiency.
Anker QC. 3.0 20000 mah and it works great
I use the one Samsung put out with the note 7 last year. Works amazing. But I haven't seen it fit sake anymore
shaun0207 said:
Anker QC. 3.0 20000 mah and it works great
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Two of my friends have that and find it an excellent charger.
Whatever you decide on, if you're buying it on Amazon or using Amazon reviews as a guide to eventually buy elsewhere, be sure to run a check of the reviews thru reviewmeta.com
They have a Chrome extension as well, which if clicked while on any Amazon site will open the report in a new tab.
It does an incredibly detailed analysis of everything from wordcount, previous reviews by those reviewers that was taken down, incentivized reviews, verified review percentage and tons more.
Best site I've discovered in years.
If you need a USB C fast charger, fast charge battery pack and fast wireless charger, this bundle is $99 from Verizon and comes in 3 choices of colors for the fast wireless charging stand:
https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/samsung-fast-charge-everywhere-bundle-blk/
https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/samsung-fast-charge-everywhere-bundle-sil/
https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/samsung-fast-charge-everywhere-bundle-gld/
I love this one. Super slim and fast charge
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Now that I'm using Android and my phone's life has been extended, I wanted to extend its battery life too. Branded extended life batteries are really expensive at retail. Seidio and mugen both sell 3000+mah for something like $80. HTC sells a smaller 2150 for around $40.
According to batteryboss.org, HTC's 2150 battery (rhod170) is pretty much the only battery that meets its mah rating, so I went hunting for a good price on one. Found this one for $5 shipped, or $7.51 for two if you want to better your odds. Figured it was either fake or used or otherwise had issues, but I got mine in the mail and it has zero contact wear and looks the spitting image of the legit rhod170. Seller has 5 left at the time of this posting. You can easily find other batteries advertised as rhod170 for $10 shipped, but it's always anyone's guess if they're legit or not. I had to roll the dice with no idea, and I thought someone else would appreciate hearing that this particular seller shipped 2 rhod170s that very much appear to be legit. Took about 1 week to receive from NY.
You need the extended cover to go with it. The cheapest I could find was from batteries4less, which you can shave another 10% off with save10 coupon code. It does look exactly like the OEM, with both HTC and verizon branding, however my particular one bulges a little in the middle when attached, like it isn't latching as well there. It isn't really noticeable unless you're looking for it, and it could be the fault of one of the drops my phone has taken over the years. Shipped quick, maybe 3 business days.
With both battery and cover, YMMV. I won't know for a couple of days at least what the lifespan is. And I'm still looking for a program that I can use to get accurate, easy-to-compare bench information from. Suggestions on that front are welcome. My original battery 1500 mah battery has been in use nearly 24/7 for almost 2 years. I'm not sure a comparison to that would be helpful to anyone.
See (someone else's) pictures here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578388&page=2
How much longer is the battery working?
Since my last battery was in use for almost 2 years, I'm not sure comparison to it is worth anything. Battery life was atrocious. I basically kept it perpetually plugged in with just a few hours a day away from an outlet of some sort. I had cables everywhere to keep it charged. Now I can go 2 days of moderate use without plugging it in. I'm very pleased, especially given the price.
Couple of months ago, i bought the rhod 170 from ebay, using it since than, but to be honestly, the batterylife isnt much longer than the original one.
I think i have bought a FAKE one, this one is RED ( not black like at the picture )
See picture below.
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5usd is very cheap ( maybe too cheap ) are you sure it is orginal htc battery, and no chinese garbage?
This website had the same battery
http://www.wirelessground.com/tilt2extbatt.html
It looks like the orginal htc battery, you can also look to the video with the guy who looks like he woke up couple of seconds ago, and inmediately started making the video. The website you gave is 6 times cheaper.. isnt that a little bit
suspiciously?
freaknormel said:
5usd is very cheap ( maybe too cheap ) are you sure it is orginal htc battery, and no chinese garbage?
This website had the same battery
http://www.wirelessground.com/tilt2extbatt.html
It looks like the orginal htc battery, you can also look to the video with the guy who looks like he woke up couple of seconds ago, and inmediately started making the video. The website you gave is 6 times cheaper.. isnt that a little bit
suspiciously?
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I have no new information. Mine still looks real and it still gives me better battery life than my OEM 1500 ever did, even though XDAndroid isn't as battery friendly as winmo.
If you're considering grabbing one of the same, you're gambling, just a little less than if you got a similarly priced rhod170 from a seller with no positive feedback yet. You can hedge a little more by buying 2 and hoping at least one works to spec. If you want a guarantee, you'll have pay $40ish to a well-known outfit that takes returns.
The cover on the picture you posted looks very thick, thicker than you actually need.
I bought this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-TOUCH-P...ccessories&hash=item23148ba3ce#ht_1765wt_1397
Its a high quality cover, and its smaller than the one you showed. No need to carry a ticker phone if it can be smaller . it fits the 2150 mah battery perfect
Looks the same thickness to me (though black is a slimming color), and there's no spare room in mine. Both are made by HTC, it's just the one you got was designed for the GSM while mine was CDMA.
I have ordered 2 pieces. lets see what it gives me. Do you have any information about how to use it first time ? ( fully charge ) downcharge etc..
freaknormel said:
I have ordered 2 pieces. lets see what it gives me. Do you have any information about how to use it first time ? ( fully charge ) downcharge etc..
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I've read varying views on that. Lithium Ion batteries like these don't have memory effect, however, there might still be metering issues (relating your phone's ability to measure how much battery power is actually left). In android, I used a utility that wiped out past information collected on my 1500mah (don't know if there is a winmo analog) and did a full charge and full discharge right off the bat. Since then, I've kept it topped off as there is unanimous agreement that you shouldn't discharge lions often.
That's what I did, but I can't promise it's the best way. I have no inside information, that's just what I've culled from contradictory sources.
Do they also ship to the netherlands?
I couldn't tell ya, but since the particular seller I linked is out of stock of the batteries, I'm not sure it matters.
i like chichitec's slim extended battery, bought 2 of them with a wall chager for $30 a while back, 1900mAh each. One of them lasts me 2 days but I full charge at night out of habit and not wanting to be stuck without phone on 2nd day even though I only reach 60-70% after first day lol
fortunz, i see you have a rhod500, do you know if that battery works with a rhod400 as well?
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Correct me if I'm wrong - but after searching, it appears the answer is yes.
Would the BTE6875 be equivalent to the RHOD170?
My 2 cents
Mugen batteries are the best. They are the only extended slim batteries I have ever tried that actually live up to the name extended and outperform the stock batt. I have had 4 of their batteries for various devices and this week I just got the first for my Rhod and what a difference! Don't know why I waited so long to get one... I guess the rhod was just supposed to tie me over til WP7 came out... but now it looks like I'm trying to hold out for windows 8 (or 64bit cpu).
At any rate you can try to find a good one on Ebay for $10 and buy 4 different ones in the process, or you can do what I would recommend and spend $35 just buy Mugen.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...373-1800mah-extended-replacement-battery.html
They have links for 4 diff models too!
http://gorillagadgets.com/motorola-...battery.html?gclid=CIiM_Ofp7q8CFSdeTAodqEBbrg
Anyone try out this battery? I'm not sure if it's really good compared to the more popular Sedio Innocell batteries. This one is a really cheap price compared to the Seido's right now since it's 55% off...and it's a little more power. Is this too good to be true or should I get it?
I won't recommend it, a friend of my bought it, at the very moment he started using it, issues began to show on screen, got lots of bugs, even wiping battery
battery
I have a battery with greater capacity and normal size http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GOLD-2430MAH-BH6X-BUSINESS-BATTERY-MOTOROLA-ATRIX-/260811241238?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cb98fb716
an extra few hours of work
Is that standard voltage for the phone
People: stop listening (and reproducing) the archaic fears of China-made hardware.
Every manufacturer makes it in China and then add their profit and voila-.40 dollar batteries with original cost of under 5!
I have bought at least a dozen batteries for cell phones from ebay, always choosing the cheapest. I never had a problem.
Try before you moan!
schumifer1 said:
People: stop listening (and reproducing) the archaic fears of China-made hardware.
Every manufacturer makes it in China and then add their profit and voila-.40 dollar batteries with original cost of under 5!
I have bought at least a dozen batteries for cell phones from ebay, always choosing the cheapest. I never had a problem.
Try before you moan!
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Well spoken!
That is a fake.
have tried, bull**** quality The large mAh is just a myth
Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=180784021815
I'm wondering quality of this and ecell gold brother.
Bought it. I am quite sure that these ampere numbers are way to optimistic.
My experience with several non original batteries throughout different android phones is that talking, about same size batteries, ther is nothing like the original one.
Regards
I'm currently a product tester for LaptopMate/Anker Power, and I just thought that if I could get enough people to want to buy an extended battery for their Samsung Exhibit II 4G, I could suggest them to make some. I have close contact with one of their employees, and she is willing to try to make it happen if enough people wants it.
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1. Yes or No
2. Capacity (mAh)
3. Price
4. Would you expect a bulgy battery cover?
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dennis96411 said:
I'm currently a product tester with LaptopMate/Anker, and I just thought that if I could get enough people to want to buy an extended battery for their Samsung Exhibit II 4G, I could suggest them to make some. I have close contact with one of their employees, and she is willing to try to make it happen if enough people wants it.
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<$25.00
Yes
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$20-25
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Sorry for extra comment but for me it would depend on the physical build quality and whether or not it would need a different battery cover. I would want something that fits with the phone as good as stock does.
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Wow, you guys are really generous with the pricing. They sell 2, 1500mAh batteries for our phone with a charger for only $19.
dennis96411 said:
Wow, you guys are really generous with the pricing. They sell 2, 1500mAh batteries for our phone with a charger for only $19.
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Well if they are that cheap that makes this 10x better!
Yes, definitely!
I'd be looking for the max power I can get from the same form factor.
Looks like ACE make a 1950 mAh that is the same size, so the same or greater than that. Anker is a name brand so will be a better battery.
I'd be willing to pay $10 and up for a good battery.
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Yes
1800
>20$
Yes
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$20
From my cm9 exhibit ll 4g
yes
2000-3000
$20-25
Yes
>= 2500 mAh
$40
jgrinst1 said:
Anker is a name brand so will be a better battery.
I'd be willing to pay $10 and up for a good battery.
Thanks
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Between buying iPod cases, screen protectors, an extended battery for my PSP-1000, and some hazardous Xbox accessories I've had my fair share of bad experiences with third party products. I'd rather pay a bit more for something that works right than be cheap.
Big srs question: Is it produced in USA or China?
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yes
2500mAH
$25 or so. or more. whatever works.
KemikalElite said:
Between buying iPod cases, screen protectors, an extended battery for my PSP-1000, and some hazardous Xbox accessories I've had my fair share of bad experiences with third party products. I'd rather pay a bit more for something that works right than be cheap.
Big srs question: Is it produced in USA or China?
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I think China, the employee I'm talking with is in China. I bought a 10000mAh external power bank from them; it's working great, so quality is not an issue at all.
i cast the no vote,because i'm not buying any accessories for this phone,otherwise i'd vote for the largest battery they could make for the cheapest they would sell it.
any"phone"money will be spent on a model upgrade.
they've lowered the price to $180 by the way.
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/
start another poll
sg 2 or the $400 nexus.
1) Yes
2) >= 1800
3) <$20.00
4) Meh
1. Yes!!
2. 2000-2500
3. $20-25
4. No because it wouldn't fit my case anymore.
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Yes
2000-2500
<$25
Please no bulgy back cover, even if it means less battery life, bulgy cases are often ugly, uncomfortable, and everyone's cases won't fit anymore
Yes
Greater than 2000
Price: don't care lol
I'm keeping an eye out for the availability of some power jacket extended battery packs.
Below are a couple of examples of solutions that are available for the standard Xperia Z.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bearcXdXdAc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6rE0Z0yczws
The first one is a generic Chinease one that is about availiable on ebay for about $25
The second one is the official mugen one that has recently come out.
Personally I think I prefer the cheep Chinese one. Anyway its all academic at the moment because there are no solutions out yet for the Ultra. Its pretty new out mind so I suspect that when the LTE models launch globally we will see such solutions. :good:
Would you consider using such a solution for your Ultra?
These stuffs does give the phone some extra weight, some may like it for easier handling due to it having more weight but kinds of defeats the purpose of the ZU design.
I'm currently using a 15000mAh powerbank with 2.1A and 1A output options.
avsquare said:
These stuffs does give the phone some extra weight, some may like it for easier handling due to it having more weight but kinds of defeats the purpose of the ZU design.
I'm currently using a 15000mAh powerbank with 2.1A and 1A output options.
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You're talking to a man who has a 9000mAH Zerolemon battery on his Note 2
Each to his own of course but my personal preference is to have a powerjacket attached to the device rather than carry around a separate power bank.
baileyjr said:
You're talking to a man who has a 9000mAH Zerolemon battery on his Note 2
Each to his own of course but my personal preference is to have a powerjacket attached to the device rather than carry around a separate power bank.
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Haha no worries, I owned one of the powerjackets for my Note 2 or was it S3, I'm fine with it but just speaking out generally since many users are going for thinner and thinner designs
I generally don't mind added thickness and weight, phones these days are going so thin and light, it makes me feel insecure holding them lol.
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I generally don't mind added thickness and weight, phones these days are going so thin and light, it makes me feel insecure holding them lol.
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Yeah, Its just a shame they didn't see fit to make a bit thicker and go for a 4000 mAh battery.
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Yeah, Its just a shame they didn't see fit to make a bit thicker and go for a 4000 mAh battery.
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I was kind of excited when you posted this thread but when I saw the battery capacity and I went "mehhhh"
Cos anything equal to or less than the phone's own capacity.. is a little on the low side. Most of the time we will use the phone and use the power jack at the same time, which means even if it's equal to the phone's 3000mAh it would probably be able to charge it from 1% to say 50% only. Still useful in emergency times (beggars can't be choosers) but like you said, maybe 4000-5000mAh may be a better option considering these cheap China makes usually overstate their capacity and the battery degrades rather fast too.
avsquare said:
I was kind of excited when you posted this thread but when I saw the battery capacity and I went "mehhhh"
Cos anything equal to or less than the phone's own capacity.. is a little on the low side. Most of the time we will use the phone and use the power jack at the same time, which means even if it's equal to the phone's 3000mAh it would probably be able to charge it from 1% to say 50% only. Still useful in emergency times (beggars can't be choosers) but like you said, maybe 4000-5000mAh may be a better option considering these cheap China makes usually overstate their capacity and the battery degrades rather fast too.
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Well they certainly have more surface area to play with on the Ultra, so lets hope the capacities supplied will be bigger. That's kind of too logical to be a reality though lol
How about this one?
http://www.sony-asia.com/product/cp-f10l
10000mah of juice
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I have 2 questions as followed:
1. Anyone here knows a slim extended battery that is better than original manufacturer Samsung battery ? By this, I meant better in real life, not on paper. I know a lot of batteries claiming 4800 mah but their performances are horrible.
2. Anyone can compare Hyperion vs zerolemon vs MPJ extended battery in terms of thickness.
Thanks so much.
capaxone said:
I have 2 questions as followed:
1. Anyone here knows a slim extended battery that is better than original manufacturer Samsung battery ? By this, I meant better in real life, not on paper. I know a lot of batteries claiming 4800 mah but their performances are horrible.
2. Anyone can compare Hyperion vs zerolemon vs MPJ extended battery in terms of thickness.
Thanks so much.
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1. Without a huge advance in battery tech since the time the N3 battery was designed, it's not possible. I am not aware of any such advance available to consumers, so any claims to have more capacity but be the same size are likely BS.
2. Most extended batteries will be about the same thickness, they are usually a second cell stacked on top of the main one. The ZeroLemon is the same, but instead of 2, they have 3, the top 2 are offset on top of the first one that goes inside the phone. So the thickness is about the same for all of them. The ZeroLemon will be heavier though. Partly due to the extra cell, partly the nicer case it comes with.
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Zerolemon' s slim battery is better. Go for it
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got a link?
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got a link?
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I don't think ZeroLemon has the single cell batteries available yet for the Note 3. When they do make one I might get it because the charger they give you has a USB port on it you can charge your phone with from the battery that's installed in it at the time which is a nice feature to have.
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link for Zerolemon http://www.zerolemon.com/ or to order [email protected]
I am doing a review of the MBuynow 3900 mAh battery with NFC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610855
whitebus61 said:
I don't think ZeroLemon has the single cell batteries available yet for the Note 3. When they do make one I might get it because the charger they give you has a USB port on it you can charge your phone with from the battery that's installed in it at the time which is a nice feature to have.
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As of yet they are not planning to make one, which is a shame