EVO battery 1500 really 1500? - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So my roommate got an EVO, and i put his battery, which says 1500 maH (where our stock battery is 1300 maH..) and put it in my phone. Battery Monitor Widget says it's capacity is 1300, and not the 1500 it states on the battery. I also ordered one of the black batteries off ebay, or amazon (Iforget), the one's for 6 bucks shipped...They state 1500 also, but show up as only 1300. I don't think that the battery monitor is lying, because when i put in my 2150, it shows 2150. Anyone else notice this? What perplexes me is the "1500" batteries ARE a bit bulkier than the the OEM 1300, so you'd think they actually ARE larger in capacity...maybe this has been covered before, i don't know..

Really? NO ONE has any input?

Battery monitor widget defaults to 1500 on my EVO. I haven't tried any other battery types though.

1500 is what is says, right?
My bet is that program isn't pulling that bit of information from the battery itself, rather than a database that shows standard specification of the phone.

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MugenPower 1800mAh standard size battery

This battery is available now for pre-order at http://www.mugenpowerbatterijen.nl/pda_htc.html and will be released 2nd week of May 2010.
It's a standard size battery so it will fit inside the original back cover and it's an extra 300mAh so it provides an extra 20% of battery life compared to the original.
However, based on another battery from the same manufacturer (3600mAh extended battery as reviewed here), it doesn't show an accurate reading of the remaining battery life. So I wonder if this will be the same?
If anyone is willing to purchase this battery and try it out, please post a quick review in this thread. Thanks
1800mA
Battery corresponds exactly to originally, but I am the same as my one more jear old. Compared to the HTC Blackstone; screen 3.8 inc Battery: 1350 mA opened applications, and this screen machine 3.1 battery 1800 mA open the same applications. For the same time for the same application at the same percent and HTC Blackstone with me on my machine.
After writing the company and their advice four times completely empty and a full eight hours of never anything more of them did not receive a response.
The battery fits in this test, one of the 1200 - 1300 mA.
Sending back.

Way to test mah rating?

I am looking for an app our another way to test the mah rating of my battery. Its an extended battery I got from ebay. I have seen the battery boss page but my battery isn't on it. I have a volt meter and a lipo battery charger If that could be useful. This battery seems more like 2000mah instead of the 3000mah its advertised as.
im looking for some myself
i've heard people talk of r/c chargers and the like, but have yet to come across some to display the info these guys are talking about... i.e. like having an lcd on the charger to display how many cycles, and how many mah are put back in, etc etc

Normal Size Extended Battery Thunderbolt

So i found this NORMAL sized extended battery on ebay. It has 1700mah opposed to the 1400 mah the factory one has. I have the verizon extended battery and it works great but, IT IS HUGE and there are no decent cases. So for $15 bucks i gave it a shot. When i get it ill let you know if the 300mah makes a difference.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Thunderbolt-Verizon-1700mAh-Extended-Slim-Battery-/150597849293?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231054d0cd
UPDATE
THIS BATTERY SUCKS
albotz21 said:
So i found this NORMAL sized extended battery on ebay. It has 1700mah opposed to the 1400 mah the factory one has. I have the verizon extended battery and it works great but, IT IS HUGE and there are no decent cases. So for $15 bucks i gave it a shot. When i get it ill let you know if the 300mah makes a difference.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Thunderbolt-Verizon-1700mAh-Extended-Slim-Battery-/150597849293?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231054d0cd
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If I am not mistaken...there are threads on this battery and some people didn't find that much of a difference....but each phone is different..
I have the extended battery.....I have a silicone skin that I cut to fit the extended batter cover and then I bought a holster for it...works AWESOME
I didn't see a thread for this specific battery. I cut the case also, and it falls off every time i put it in my pocket drives me crazy lol. Something has to give a 2in thick phone doesn't do it for me. Plus that battery is heavy. So lets see how this cheap battery does
There's a thread somewhere about an independent test from "battery man" or something of the like.
He's stated that these batteries are often rated higher than whey they actually are, like 1700 actually being a 14 something. I'll see if I can find it. It was an interesting read.
Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021992
and
http://batteryboss.org/
It's not a 1700 mAh battery. It's a battery with a 1700 mAh sticker on it. With all the complaints about battery life, and the rumors that the TB was delayed while they worked to improve it, HTC would have gone with a higher capacity battery if one were available in a suitable size.
I got a couple of "1500 mAh" batteries and a charger from Hong Kong for $9 from ebay. They seem to work about the same as the OEM, enough to get me through a day (no 4G here, yet).
Some others had purchased these. If you run Battery Monitor Widget, it tells you how many mAh your battery is, it reports the correct 2750 for my extended, but on these 1700's it reported 1350.
I just need to come out and say it. A battery is a battery, you can't get a huge amount more of mah out of a battery that is the same size. There is no amazing battery that can hold 30% more energy and be the same size. You can increase capacity by taking out circuits, thinning the wall, and optimizing space in the battery but you can't make it tons higher. These batteries promoting themselves and so much more charge in the same package are a scam.
I've been posting on threads on these "1700mAh" batteries because I dislike the company that makes these ads. Its false advertising.
The story is that the seller already had "1500mAh" batteries on Amazon for the MyTouch 4G. Then when the TB came out he listed them on Amazon for the TB advertising them as 1500mAh. A week later he raised the price from $35ish to $50ish for 2 batteries and changed the title to state that its a 1700mAh battery.
For a short period of time people purchased this "1700mAh" battery for the TB. When they received it the sticker still stated 1500mAh. Then later people started getting the batteries with the stickers saying "1700mAh"
Summary: False advertising. Do not buy. Exactly the same as the $3-5 eBay batteries, so SAVE YOUR MONEY
BELIEVE ME I HAVE MY DOUBTS .ill test it and see what it does. it popped up on ebeay and ill try it out. gEeEeez. negative negative negative lol
albotz21 said:
BELIEVE ME I HAVE MY DOUBTS .ill test it and see what it does. it popped up on ebeay and ill try it out. gEeEeez. negative negative negative lol
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No one is being negative. They're just trying to let you know that you're getting scammed. Even if it was actually 1700 mah you'd get what, a extra hour out of it?
i have this battery and i got to say ain't worth it unless you want an extra battery just like the one that comes with the tbolt...
Hemorrdroid said:
Some others had purchased these. If you run Battery Monitor Widget, it tells you how many mAh your battery is, it reports the correct 2750 for my extended, but on these 1700's it reported 1350.
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That sounds about right, mine is on its way back to the company!
Hemorrdroid said:
Some others had purchased these. If you run Battery Monitor Widget, it tells you how many mAh your battery is, it reports the correct 2750 for my extended, but on these 1700's it reported 1350.
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There's a setting where you can change the capacity. My stock battery read 1350 also.
With that said, I bought these 1700 mah batteries and they are worse than stock. I guess it's a decent price for two extra batteries and a charger, but they suck. They dont extend anything.
i have tried this battery, it is the same, if not worse then the OEM battery.
I bought two of these 1700 mah batteries with a charger a few days ago. I only paid about $26 after shipping so we'll see how well they do. I'm not expecting miracles, I just need one to leave at the office and one for home. If my battery dies, I can still use my phone.
Sent from my 4G Thunderbolt.
you would probably be better off just flashing a kernel/rom that isn't all bloated and is more energy efficient. Ever since flashing the perfect storm rom my battery life was better. Flashed CM7 when the prealpha came out and its even better.
I'm on the Twisted Sense rom with the bamf_4.3b kernel. I have no complaints with the rom or kernel. My battery drain comes from me never putting the phone down.
Sent from my 4G Thunderbolt.
Never seem to get anyone posting results in these threads. I'd imagine there won't be much of a difference, but still would be nice to see what people are getting.
I'm still waiting on mine to come in.
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My extended batteries came in yesterday. I charged them and carried one today. My phone had drained by about 2:00 pm so I popped in one of my new ones. It's 8:30 and I'm at 69%. I wont say that I'm getting fantastic battery life, but it's fair. I did use navigation and I browsed the web a bit. After around 5 pm, I was on wifi so I'm sure that helped. For $26, I don't think I made a bad deal.
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1750 mah Battery showing up as 1500 mah

I have a Platinum Series 1750 mah battery and when using the Battery Monitor Widget i just realized that it saying that the battery is a 1500 mah instead of a 1750? This make me wonder weather or not the phone is actually seeing the extra 250 mah?
You have to go into the settings and manually change it to the maH of your battery.
Yea I was wondering if there is an app or utility somewhere to verify the capacity of my cheap extended battery I bought? Just curious if I'm getting all that i'm paying for. Plus I feel like my stock battery is starting to go downhill.

battery M9 with different capacity

Does anyone tried a different battery capacity? I found a 3000 mAh on ebay, did anyone tried it?
Do you think is harmful?
Thank you in advance
Is this battery built by HTC was is a third-party battery that is working with HTC?
It isn't a HTC battery, is a spare with more capacity, but I don't know if it's harmful or not, I didn't found anything in internet about it...
I don't think the battery capacity will harm the phone, maybe just the battery will hold longer or not, depends on it's quality.
The point is: does the actual stock battery has a fix number of cycles or whatever? The actual battery has 2850 mah capacity, the new one 3000...the difference of 150 mah will be recognized by the mobile? This is my concern..
znarf77 said:
The point is: does the actual stock battery has a fix number of cycles or whatever? The actual battery has 2850 mah capacity, the new one 3000...the difference of 150 mah will be recognized by the mobile? This is my concern..
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The phone will charge and discharge the extra 150mAh but the correct capacity will not be reported by software.
Anyway 2850 vs 3000 is a little change, and if the battery quality is lower than HTC original battery maybe you'll not see any difference or maybe the battery will hold shorter.
znarf77 said:
The point is: does the actual stock battery has a fix number of cycles or whatever? The actual battery has 2850 mah capacity, the new one 3000...the difference of 150 mah will be recognized by the mobile? This is my concern..
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From what i've seen on the Galaxy Gear S forums, somebody fitted a bigger battery inside and it worked just fine.
And his watch now lasts a few more days.
Anyway, for 150mAh more is simply not worth the risk.

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