I purchased a really cheap extended battery about a month and a half ago on amazon and it practically doubled my battery life for a while. Now for some reason its no where near that performance and will only last me a day or so. I already wiped my battery stats, but no luck. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
OMG ONLY A DAY?! YOU POOR THING!
No really though. Maybe it's an app you've downloaded recently. Do a full wipe If a full day of battery life just isn't good enough for you.
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Any of the ext batteries good??
May I ask what the battery was? I got a really cheap one off amazon that is supposedly 3500mAh, but it only has a slight difference in charge time =/
Hey,
I got the same extended battery off amazon, it works amazing, anyways there are several things that could be causing this issue:
1. Like someone posted before me check your apps, see whats running. Make sure to look out for the new ones because it might be running in the backround where even the task killer cant reach and killing your batter D:
2. Are you using gps 4g or any other features like that?
3. If you are rooted did you just flash a new rom? because with different roms you will get many different factors that effect your batt, with MIUI I would get over a day on the standard battery, and on sense roms il get maybe only half a day.
4. Those cheap batts are made for little and sold at little from China, so the quality isnt always the best, and it might be time to get a new one!
Hope I helped! and I hope you find a solution! good luck!
L-ion batts
guih said:
I purchased a really cheap extended battery about a month and a half ago on amazon and it practically doubled my battery life for a while. Now for some reason its no where near that performance and will only last me a day or so. I already wiped my battery stats, but no luck. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
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Since this a very old post, I'm sure that you've already resolved the issue. It has been my experience that while L-ion batts don't have a memory, their ability to take a charge can be affected by inadequate initial charges and NOT running them totally dead, at least once in a while. Whereas wiping battery stats will help the phone's OS to ensure maximum charge and usage, the battery still needs to go through a full cycle.
I hope that I'm not wearing you out with crap you already know. (Let's just assume that someone else needs this information, too).
Now to get REALLY nerdy:
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
Read that if you really want to understand L-Ion batteries.
Then, you could just have a really cheap or bad battery pack. BTW, what's that brand again? I'm about to buy one myself...LOL.
know that in some bad reception areas it will cause battery drain, but this seems a bit excessive, you think?
nugget68 said:
know that in some bad reception areas it will cause battery drain, but this seems a bit excessive, you think?[/
If your phone is an At&t version and still under warranty then they will replace your battery free of charge.....without knowing all the particular's such as are you on stock rom or on a custom rom which can make a big difference and you could try a factory data reset but as a last resort and in my case I have two galaxy s3's and one gets 150 hours of standby time and the other gets only 45 hours of standby time ....both are running stock 4.3 os and identical apps so I got a new battery the latter s3 and should take care of that issue
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I'm on stock ATT, latest 4.3 update, had the phone over a year so no more warranty... What's a good battery that buy, I know there are many options out there...
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I'm on stock ATT, latest 4.3 update, had the phone over a year so no more warranty... What's a good battery that buy, I know there are many options out there...
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I just got the genuine samsung 3000mah extended battery. It comes with a new back for your phone to accommodate the larger battery as well. It's pricey versus higher capacity batteries but I still bought it because it doesn't make my phone obnoxiously large. Apparently some extended cases mess with the camera's flash effectiveness as well. I also got a case meant specifically for this extended battery and I'm very satisfied.
Hi guys, I hope this is the right place for my question. I bought my galaxy nexus 1 year and a half ago, actually I installed the Slimkat rom but the battery life seems really poor, for example in this moment I've got 68% left with 1h of screen activity and 4.30h in general.
I don't know what's the average of the gnex battery life, but it would be great to improve it a bit. What's yours?
Can you tell me what rom can give me the best battery life? I'm not sure but I believe to remember that with the stock 4.3 the situation was better (not too much really), is it possible? shouldn't 4.4 be optimized to increase battery life? I've read about people with 4-5 hours of screen activity, how is it possible?
thank you and sorry for my english :fingers-crossed:
Generally, battery life for my 2.5 year old Gnex is generally not good. In fact, it's poor when new, and gotten worse over the 2 years. I'm using CM11 with Fancy R51. I think it helps the standby time significantly, although screen on time still suffers from the aged and small battery.
Recently, I made a pogo dock for it, so that I keep it constantly charged while I'm at my desk. At least it helps to reduce wear and tear on the micro-USB port.
well, I understand that battery life can't be the same of when I bought the phone but I read about people with 4-5 hours of screen activity with stock battery! I found a topic about cataclysm 4.3 rom where users say that it has great battery performance, unfortunately I can't post there because I'm a new user. I wonder if a custom rom is necessary or that's only 4.3 worth. Can I eventually flash that from from mine? Slimkat4.4? thanks
I bought my GNex about a month ago and had the intention to use the biggest battery available.
Battery: Zerolemon 5800mAh
ROM: latest CM11 release
My battery app: Battery Monitor Widget Pro
BMW tells me that the battery is actually about 5100mAh, but this average grows a bit with each full charge cycle. The problem is that it takes more than a day to run the battery down and more than a night to get full charge.
With the giant battery I don't worry about managing power.
3h's is the max I've ever got, but normally I only get 2h's.
Only way I ever see our GN would getting 4-5h's of ON screen time is perhaps if the brightness is set to the lowest level, using Wi-Fi only for data AND doing something that require very little CPU power (ie. not gaming/video).
Same. Never got more than 3h of SOT with the stock battery. Let it be Android 4.3 or 4.4 rom. I've tried a new OEM battery as well. The only option to get better battery life is to use extended batteries.
Giant battery with NFC!
phonetool said:
I bought my GNex about a month ago and had the intention to use the biggest battery available.
Battery: Zerolemon 5800mAh
ROM: latest CM11 release
My battery app: Battery Monitor Widget Pro
BMW tells me that the battery is actually about 5100mAh, but this average grows a bit with each full charge cycle. The problem is that it takes more than a day to run the battery down and more than a night to get full charge.
With the giant battery I don't worry about managing power.
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Zerolemon looks great! Pity zerolemon doesn't have it for the GSM version. Does the purported NFC work?
Chustin said:
Zerolemon looks great! Pity zerolemon doesn't have it for the GSM version. Does the purported NFC work?
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NFC is wireless charging?
I only have a standard charger. Maybe some reviews of the battery on Amazon would be a good source for your answer. Sorry.
thanks everybody for the answers, it's a pity because my gnex still has great performance but I leave you imagine what happens when I turn on GPS . For those who talk about extended battery, can you suggest me a model? I read something about non-original battery and possibility of accident, what do you think? thanks
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NFC is wireless charging?
I only have a standard charger. Maybe some reviews of the battery on Amazon would be a good source for your answer. Sorry.
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No, NFC isn't wireless charging. It's Near Field Communcation. The gnex is NFC-capable, but the antenna for the NFC is embedded with the stock battery. Upgrading to third-party battery usually disables the NFC functionality. Well, if you don't use it, you're not going to miss it.
Hmm, I will look into that. I don't know if I use it or not. I'm still learning about the phone, but very happy so far. Thanks for the clarification!
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Ok, read up on NFC on Wikipedia and no, I have not yet used it.
However, one of the top rated "helpful" reviews of the zero lemon battery does mention that NFC does work. I am not currently in a situation that allows me to confirm it. Maybe someday soon.
I've been reading some great things about LG V20 batteries such as the "Perfine 4100mAh" and the "SHENMZ 4200mAh" mainly, not only because of the great battery improvement, but because it seems you don't have to sacrifice the original battery cover since the batteries might just fit without getting an extended battery cover. On the other hand, they seem to be Lithium Polymer batteries. I have the bad habit of leaving my LG V20 charging overnight as I always lose a good 8% battery life during the night if I don't. I've never had a problem with the OEM battery in terms of overheating or anything of that sort when leaving it charging.
Does anybody who has a Lithium Polymer battery on their LG V20 leave their phones charging overnight? I've heard it's a no-no with Lithium Polymer batteries, but they're definitely the future in terms of giving new life to the LG V20. I just want to know what to look for as it's not necessary and smart I'm sure to leave the phone charging for too long; however, that's what some people do.
Are those batteries a great improvement over a regular Lithium-Ion battery based on experience?
I have been using these batteries since last December, and when it comes to charging and heat, I haven't noticed anything that's different from the OEM batteries.
While I don't remember ever charging my phone overnight (my battery level doesn't get low until past the middle of the second day, and I mostly just swap batteries), I have charged the battery in the OEM external charger overnight several times before (you could do it outdoors first if you're scared), and it acted just like any other battery in there: the light turns green when charging is complete, and the heat stops.
As for how much better than the OEM batteries they are in terms of battery life, it's a significant step up. Plenty of people (including myself) have reported their findings on the V20 Subreddit.
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the modern phones actually have these types of batteries inside them.
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I have been using these batteries since last December, and when it comes to charging and heat, I haven't noticed anything that's different from the OEM batteries.
While I don't remember ever charging my phone overnight (my battery level doesn't get low until past the middle of the second day, and I mostly just swap batteries), I have charged the battery in the OEM external charger overnight several times before (you could do it outdoors first if you're scared), and it acted just like any other battery in there: the light turns green when charging is complete, and the heat stops.
As for how much better than the OEM batteries they are in terms of battery life, it's a significant step up. Plenty of people (including myself) have reported their findings on the V20 Subreddit.
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the modern phones actually have these types of batteries inside them.
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Okay, thanks for the feedback. I can barely make it through a day with moderate to low usage on my OEM battery. The question would be if the LG V20's charging effectiveness is just as good/effective as an external charger; I would assume the answer is yes. I can't imagine an external battery charger being smarter than a smart phone, but who knows. I would like to do what you do in terms of swapping batteries instead of charging the battery directly from my phone, but my phone case is annoying as heck to remove, and I drop everything so I really need a case at all times.
Any battery recommendations? or are the "Perfine 4100mAh" and the "SHENMZ 4200mAh" some good options like people say. Thanks again.
I actually use an Otterbox Defender as a case if you can believe that, although several plastic clips of the inner layer have broken off, so it's not hard at all to take apart nowadays.
I think all of those batteries should be pretty similar to each other (some of them could even come from the same source). I use the ones from MaxxxJuice which just happened to be the only ones available back in December. The one unique thing about these batteries is that they come with Samsung-branded plastic cases. The Perfine seems to be the most popular due to its cheaper price, but some people reported it being a tighter fit which led to some peeling off its brand sticker to make it fit. If you follow the Subreddit link above, you'll see my old thread on the MaxxxJuice batteries, and I put up some Amazon U.S. links to the other battery brands in there.
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I actually use an Otterbox Defender as a case if you can believe that, although several plastic clips of the inner layer have broken off, so it's not hard at all to take apart nowadays.
I think all of those batteries should be pretty similar to each other (some of them could even come from the same source). I use the ones from MaxxxJuice which just happened to be the only ones available back in December. The one unique thing about these batteries is that they come with Samsung-branded plastic cases. The Perfine seems to be the most popular due to its cheaper price, but some people reported it being a tighter fit which led to some peeling off its brand sticker to make it fit. If you follow the Subreddit link above, you'll see my old thread on the MaxxxJuice batteries, and I put up some Amazon U.S. links to the other battery brands in there.
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Thanks for everything. I think I'm going to give the MaxxxJuice batteries a go. I'll probably just order a pair and see how it goes. By all the reading I've been doing on that reddit link you pointed me to, it seems that the "SHENMZ 4200mAh" seems to be a better fit on the LG V20; however, the "Perfine 4100mAh" although being capable of holding just about the same capacity as the "SHENMZ 4200mAh" based on the reddit posts I read, seems to be a tighter fit around the fingerprint reader since it's a little thicker.
The MaxxxJuice battery seems to be the best of both worlds.
Merazomo said:
I've been reading some great things about LG V20 batteries such as the "Perfine 4100mAh" and the "SHENMZ 4200mAh" mainly, not only because of the great battery improvement, but because it seems you don't have to sacrifice the original battery cover since the batteries might just fit without getting an extended battery cover. On the other hand, they seem to be Lithium Polymer batteries. I have the bad habit of leaving my LG V20 charging overnight as I always lose a good 8% battery life during the night if I don't. I've never had a problem with the OEM battery in term of overheating or anything of that sort when leaving it charging.
Does anybody who has a Lithium Polymer battery on their LG V20 leave their phones charging overnight? I've heard it's a no-no with Lithium Polymer batteries, but they're definitely the future in terms of giving new life to the LG V20. I just want to know what to look for as it's not necessary and smart I'm sure to leave the phone charging for too long; however, that's what some people do.
Are those batteries a great improvement over a regular Lithium-Ion battery based on experience?
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I personally have never had an issue charging overnight. Once it reaches 100% it does a trickle charge, at least in the phone. Got the 4200 that was mentioned by CD. If you are rooted, I suggest the AKT mod. Helps alot for battery also. Best of the mods I have came across based for battery. However AKT is ment for 7.0 last I knew.
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I personally have never had an issue charging overnight. Once it reaches 100% it does a trickle charge, at least in the phone. Got the 4200 that was mentioned by CD. If you are rooted, I suggest the AKT mod. Helps alot for battery also. Best of the mods I have came across based for battery. However AKT is ment for 7.0 last I knew.
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Thanks. I'm rooted right now as I have the AT&T variant. The problem is that I'm on Oreo and learned to like it, and I plan on switching to Sprint very soon. As far as I know the Sprint variant can only be rooted if you're on Nougat but can never go back to stock once you root I believe. I wish there was a fully unlocked LG V20 like those iPhones and Galaxy phones that would also work with Sprint; the US996 has CDMA and GSM but won't work with Sprint either.
Just knowing that Lythium Polymer batteries also trickle charge is great for peace of mind though. Not that they're foolproof, but at least it's something.
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Thanks. I'm rooted right now as I have the AT&T variant. The problem is that I'm on Oreo and learned to like it, and I plan on switching to Sprint very soon. As far as I know the Sprint variant can only be rooted if you're on Nougat but can never go back to stock once you root I believe. I wish there was a fully unlocked LG V20 like those iPhones and Galaxy phones that would also work with Sprint; the US996 has CDMA and GSM but won't work with Sprint either.
Just knowing that Lythium Polymer batteries also trickle charge is great for peace of mind though. Not that they're foolproof, but at least it's something.
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A rootable Sprint V20 is very hard to find nowadays. It has to be on a security patch level date of May 1, 2017 (software version LS997ZV7) or earlier. So not only does it have to be on Nougat, but also on an older, earlier security update of it. Curiously enough, both Mysticblaze347 and I happen to be using this type of Sprint variant.
There is an older thread somewhere about going back to stock on the LS997 after root, so it is possible, but I'd say a rooted V20 stuck on stock Nougat still beats an unrooted one on stock Oreo by a mile, and you still have the option to go with LineageOS.
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A rootable Sprint V20 is very hard to find nowadays. It has to be on a security patch level date of May 1, 2017 (software version LS997ZV7) or earlier. So not only does it have to be on Nougat, but also on an older, earlier security update of it. Curiously enough, both Mysticblaze347 and I happen to be using this type of Sprint variant.
There is an older thread somewhere about going back to stock on the LS997 after root, so it is possible, but I'd say a rooted V20 stuck on stock Nougat still beats an unrooted one on stock Oreo by a mile, and you still have the option to go with LineageOS.
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I see. In any case, I think it might just be easier to switch to a cheaper GSM carrier and keep my phone the way it is; rooted. Even if it's on Oreo, I don't mind since I've used Google's "night sight" for pictures and it's pretty amazing. I don't want to go back to an unrooted phone without a swappable battery honestly. It's that important for me since I don't care about having the newest fastest phone anyway. All I care about is buying a new battery every now and then, and giving new life to my phone. I also like keeping full physical TWRP backups of my entire device as well as a Titanium Backup copy of all my apps, so root is a must like you said.
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C D said:
I have been using these batteries since last December, and when it comes to charging and heat, I haven't noticed anything that's different from the OEM batteries.
While I don't remember ever charging my phone overnight (my battery level doesn't get low until past the middle of the second day, and I mostly just swap batteries), I have charged the battery in the OEM external charger overnight several times before (you could do it outdoors first if you're scared), and it acted just like any other battery in there: the light turns green when charging is complete, and the heat stops.
As for how much better than the OEM batteries they are in terms of battery life, it's a significant step up. Plenty of people (including myself) have reported their findings on the V20 Subreddit.
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the modern phones actually have these types of batteries inside them.
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I'm with you on pretty much everything you said! I bought 2 Perfine batteries and they're fantastic! I made a point of fully charging them in the phone first and then running them through around 4 full cycles (letting them drop to 5-10% - what would people recommend - letting it fully discharge or charge at a certain percentage?) before I started to switch between them and use the external charger. I was so impressed that I've bought 4 MORE! I plan to keep 2 or 3 of those in reserve as no doubt, they'll become hard to find later on.
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...fully charging them in the phone first and then running them through around 4 full cycles (letting them drop to 5-10% - what would people recommend - letting it fully discharge or charge at a certain percentage?)...
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Generally, they say you should run down the battery until the phone automatically shuts off (on LG stock it happens the moment 2% goes to 1%), then keep it charged for a couple more hours after reaching 100%, and do this cycle 3 or 4 times overall.
I have attached pics of the instruction sheets from my two separate MaxxxJuice battery purchases (colored sheet is old one, black & white is revised one and has more writing on the back, shown in the second photo).
Higher quality pics from my old Subreddit thread here:
https://postimg.cc/wtC5w6Zm
https://postimg.cc/vxzW85Br
Merazomo said:
I've been reading some great things about LG V20 batteries such as the "Perfine 4100mAh" and the "SHENMZ 4200mAh" mainly, not only because of the great battery improvement, but because it seems you don't have to sacrifice the original battery cover since the batteries might just fit without getting an extended battery cover. On the other hand, they seem to be Lithium Polymer batteries. I have the bad habit of leaving my LG V20 charging overnight as I always lose a good 8% battery life during the night if I don't. I've never had a problem with the OEM battery in term of overheating or anything of that sort when leaving it charging.
Does anybody who has a Lithium Polymer battery on their LG V20 leave their phones charging overnight? I've heard it's a no-no with Lithium Polymer batteries, but they're definitely the future in terms of giving new life to the LG V20. I just want to know what to look for as it's not necessary and smart I'm sure to leave the phone charging for too long; however, that's what some people do.
Are those batteries a great improvement over a regular Lithium-Ion battery based on experience?
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I leave mine charge overnight in my phone. It is always cool to the touch in the morning.
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I leave mine charge overnight in my phone. It is always cool to the touch in the morning.
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Good. It seems there should be no difference between the 2 battery types in terms of danger if I ever forget to unplug it at night. I ordered 2 maxxxjuice batteries yesterday. Hopefully I won't have to charge as often as I do now.
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After about a week of charging and discharging, setting and resetting AccuBattery Pro, I can see that at least for now the MaxxxJuice battery is the real deal. It is a tight fit and a marginal gap is felt around the fingerprint reader, I don't know how much better or worst it is compared to the "Perfine 4100mAh" and the "SHENMZ 4200mAh" batteries; however, it doesn't get in the way of the fingerprint reader function which was one of my main concerns. I'm very picky about those types of imperfections compared to the original design; however, the little gap is almost nonexistent as everything else is pretty much a stock fit.
As of 8/29/19, this battery still seems to be good. I don't know what the shelf life situation is like with that company, but as of 8/29/19 there is still life left for the LG V20.
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Generally, they say you should run down the battery until the phone automatically shuts off (on LG stock it happens the moment 2% goes to 1%), then keep it charged for a couple more hours after reaching 100%, and do this cycle 3 or 4 times overall.
I have attached pics of the instruction sheets from my two separate MaxxxJuice battery purchases (colored sheet is old one, black & white is revised one and has more writing on the back, shown in the second photo).
Higher quality pics from my old Subreddit thread here:
https://postimg.cc/wtC5w6Zm
https://postimg.cc/vxzW85Br
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been using the SHENMZ 4200mAh for 6 months or so. I charge it over night. normally I use 'battery charge limiter' app to stop charging @ 85%. but not always.
been working very well. kept my stock battery for a back up.
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been using the SHENMZ 4200mAh for 6 months or so. I charge it over night. normally I use 'battery charge limiter' app to stop charging @ 85%. but not always.
been working very well. kept my stock battery for a back up.
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I am using this same battery for almost a year. I usually can't kill it in a day, which I definitely could the stock batteries, but I still charge it all night almost every night, and it seems about as good as it was when I got it. I usually end the day at about 30 to 50% at 9:30 it 10pm.
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I'm also looking for a new battery in 2021. I didn't want to start a new thread since there seems to be quite a few out there. It's just my hypothesis, but seems like either the V20's hardware circuitry was inefficiently designed and has a leak and/or there is some proprietary things running in the background be it on the stock rom or in the firmware (telemetry is often there).
Whatever it is, I noticed that the V20 seems to drain even when powered off or on airplane mode, abnormally faster than other devices. I am running on the stock rom.
Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries usually have protection circuitry built in, but sometimes it's hard to trust that built in protection, especially from non-accredited 3rd party batteries.
Also, LG Chem used to be an amazing battery manufacturer (they still are in many regards, as long as they made it), but all the "OEM" LG batteries I see(including the ones mine came with) are made in China (LG is South Korean)... so I'm not sure if LG contracted(which they have done in the past) the batteries for the V20, or the factory in China is just not up to par with QC(Nothing wrong with the Chinese factory, just saying since it's not the original plant in Korea, things just aren't as set up as the original, etc.).
Any how, anyone have good success with an aftermarket battery? I looked at Shenmz's 4400mah(around there) battery and see lots of mixed reviews. But it would be great to hear from someone on here who might have some long term experience with the product... most product reviews are from people who only used it for a few weeks.
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I'm also looking for a new battery in 2021. I didn't want to start a new thread since there seems to be quite a few out there. It's just my hypothesis, but seems like either the V20's hardware circuitry was inefficiently designed and has a leak and/or there is some proprietary things running in the background be it on the stock rom or in the firmware (telemetry is often there).
Whatever it is, I noticed that the V20 seems to drain even when powered off or on airplane mode, abnormally faster than other devices. I am running on the stock rom.
Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries usually have protection circuitry built in, but sometimes it's hard to trust that built in protection, especially from non-accredited 3rd party batteries.
Also, LG Chem used to be an amazing battery manufacturer (they still are in many regards, as long as they made it), but all the "OEM" LG batteries I see(including the ones mine came with) are made in China (LG is South Korean)... so I'm not sure if LG contracted(which they have done in the past) the batteries for the V20, or the factory in China is just not up to par with QC(Nothing wrong with the Chinese factory, just saying since it's not the original plant in Korea, things just aren't as set up as the original, etc.).
Any how, anyone have good success with an aftermarket battery? I looked at Shenmz's 4400mah(around there) battery and see lots of mixed reviews. But it would be great to hear from someone on here who might have some long term experience with the product... most product reviews are from people who only used it for a few weeks.
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Shenmz is pretty much the best/ most trusted 3rd party battery you can get. The 5380's on ebay are ultra fake, 2300 is what they really are. I have a few Shenmz 4380's and they are legit.
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Shenmz is pretty much the best/ most trusted 3rd party battery you can get. The 5380's on ebay are ultra fake, 2300 is what they really are. I have a few Shenmz 4380's and they are legit.
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Thanks for the feedback. Out of Curiosity, where did you purchase your Shenmz from? Ebay as well?
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Thanks for the feedback. Out of Curiosity, where did you purchase your Shenmz from? Ebay as well?
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Yeah...only real few brands on ebay
Hi guys.. I'm thinking about buying this battery case for the mate 20X. It says it has a battery capacity of 6000 mah. Does this mean that this capacity is separate from the 5000 mah the phone has, so that I get a combined 11000 mah?
Has anyone here bought it? Is it worth buying?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huawei-MATE-20-20-PRO-20-Lite-20X-Battery-Case-Power-Bank-Portable-Charger-Cover/193653945242
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Just some helpful advice from a recovered extended battery case addict. In the early days when phones didn't have quick charge and we're about 25-50% smaller, I always bought my phones based on the support of manufacturers making extended battery cases for it. As the phone market matured, batteries became bigger and locked in, I noticed that my power consumption was less likely to hit the max of the stock battery. The weights of the phones increased as well and I noticed a chronic pain on my pinky. This combined with the fact that the extended battery cases didn't have quick charge, rapid charge, super charge, it whatever "special" charge came with the phone, as well as a key missing feature of charge passthrough, caused me to drop the extended battery madness. I expect you to come to this conclusion on your own, because like me, you won't be convinced of extended battery cases being a bad joke until you see it for yourself. Make sure there is a good return policy.
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This combined with the fact that the extended battery cases didn't have quick charge, rapid charge, super charge, it whatever "special" charge came with the phone, as well as a key missing feature of charge passthrough, caused me to drop the extended battery madness. I expect you to come to this conclusion on your own, because like me, you won't be convinced of extended battery cases being a bad joke until you see it for yourself. Make sure there is a good return policy.
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Hi techronico,
Appreciate the reply. As far as quick charge goes that will damage the battery in the case the same way it can damage the battery in the phone. This is why I have a slow charger to charge my phone healthily instead of risking permanently frying the phone's battery which will shorten its life. I'm no fan of quick charge.
Regarding pass-through the seller confirms that the power case is equipped with heat, overpower and temp protections. What do you think?
Just to be sure the power case doesnt degrade the phone battery do you think its best to charge the phone case and phone separately and not connected together?
Looking forward to your reply.
I would never spend money on anything like that since I can get 2 days on a single charge on my 20X. All the new phones now use LiPo batteries (the same cell type used in Tesla cars) and have no problems with quick charging and don't exhibit memory as it's predecessor battery types used to have.
ben63vw said:
I would never spend money on anything like that since I can get 2 days on a single charge on my 20X. All the new phones now use LiPo batteries (the same cell type used in Tesla cars) and have no problems with quick charging and don't exhibit memory as it's predecessor battery types used to have.
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Hi ben,
I'm not talking about quick charging. I love slow charging.
Anyway I get 3 days from my 20X. The problem is when I have 30% left it starts to drain like crazy. Thats the reason for wanting the battery case.
Did you get the battery case in the end? They are available very cheaply now from Aliexpress. I don't really have a problem with battery life but am thinking it might be a nice gadget to have
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001888167787.html
or
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32996873773.html