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Amazon 2 X 1500 Batteries

Has anyone checked this deal out at all?
2 1500mAH and a charger for $29.99
Dan
Update - The seller has now raised the price by $5.

I haven't seen it before. But, two batteries and an external charger for $30? Can't beat that, just bought it.

Let me know how it does.

Will do. Ground shipping so it'll probably be later this week.

From what I have read on them (ChiChiTech), expect on par or slightly less than OEM, but will serve purpose. Customer service sucks, but Amazon takes care of that, so should be ok. They also sell on ebay.

I think I can't order it. They used the most tasteless SEO.
This is a High Quality Battery for the HTC VERIZON THUNDERBOLT 4G LTE. Keep one as a spare and you're good to go that extra mile at work, checking emails, chatting with your friends or surfing the web on the road, Japan Tsunami Earthquake.
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WTF. They just threw in such a terrible disaster to get more views?!

setite said:
I think I can't order it. They used the most tasteless SEO.
WTF. They just threw in such a terrible disaster to get more views?!
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i always find non oem batteries die the day after the return policy is up. i'd rather pay the extra money to get one you know won't fry in your bolt when you overclock it

dan0matic said:
Has anyone checked this deal out at all?
2 1500mAH and a charger for $29.99
Dan
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This is the same thing that is on ebay for around $12 free shipping. I bought one for my DINC and it worked great. Gonna get another set for the Bolt from ebay.
Update they are $10.99 free shipping with two 1500mah batteries...

I have to agree on the SEO issue, it's in poor taste to use the horrific events to sell a product. They likely work for Groupon and the superbowl ad company they used.

kendive said:
This is the same thing that is on ebay for around $12 free shipping. I bought one for my DINC and it worked great. Gonna get another set for the Bolt from ebay.
Update they are $10.99 free shipping with two 1500mah batteries...
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Looks like you can get 3 for $11.34
Might just throw the dice on this deal...
Dan

dan0matic said:
Looks like you can get 3 for $11.34
Might just throw the dice on this deal...
Dan
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Ordered the same set up on the 18th, so hopefully it's here by end of month.

I agree - for $12, it's worth a punt - worse comes to worse, I'm out lunch + coffee money for a day (I live in NY ). Best case scenario obviously I then have 4 batteries.

Estimated between April 08 - April 21
WOW, just wow! hope you dont need them soon! id find another seller on ebay and pay a few dollars more for within a week atleast.

dan0matic said:
Looks like you can get 3 for $11.34
Might just throw the dice on this deal...
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Picked it up last night. I don't care how long it takes, it's worth it just for the external charger, even if the batteries suck.
Worst case scenario, it would still get me a few extra hours. Best case: 4 batteries. Good deal.

CorporateGoth said:
I agree - for $12, it's worth a punt - worse comes to worse, I'm out lunch + coffee money for a day (I live in NY ). Best case scenario obviously I then have 4 batteries.
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Seems way too cheap to me but I just pulled the trigger too. Hopefully at least the charger works.

Their website is htcexpress.com. I got the 1800 mah batteries for my DInc. One of them gets way better than stock life and the other about the same. So hit or miss, I guess. I ordered some 1500s for my Bolt. Looks like it uses the same batteries as the MyTouch 4G.

You guys know thats an aftermarket battery in the amazon listing
deceiving pictures

I have purchased the "replacement" aftermarket batteries from overseas for the third time now. The first was for the Touch Pro, next for the Touch Pro 2 and now for the Thunderbolt. They arent as good as the OEM IMHO but do they really need to be?? I suggest being very careful with the wall charger though, very easy to brake stuff on the inside of the thing. After that happens it takes time (plugging and unplugging the stupid thing in the wall) to get it to charge a battery. Overall for the price u cant beat it!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GSWOZQ from what I've read the MyTouch has the same battery, I've purchased it and I'll give an update when I receive it. It's only 24.99 versus the 34.99 that they're marketing for the Thunderbolt.

sweet man. I might just have to get this

Spare battery thread

I am going to be purchasing a new battery.
This thread is for peoples experiences and recommendations for aftermarket and oem batteries for our Tmo version.
As of today, I don't see any available on either Samsungs or Tmos sites.
Here's a link to another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691085
EDIT: To quote ewingr below -"Haven't seen any posts on this in this thread: keep in mind that if you want to use NFC, the current 3rd party batteries don't have the necessary support for that. NFC is built into the OEM battery."

let me let u in on a little secret. you are going to LOVE me.
Steps to get a FREE Battery from T-Mobile + about $7.00 shipping.
1. Call T-mobile customer care.
2. Make up some BS excuse why ur battery isnt working. say the phone gets really HOT and ur battery life is about 15 minutes and now the only way you can make calls is if your phone is on the wall charger.
3. when they are trouble shooting, hint that you think it might be a bad battery.
4. they will offer to mail you a new one for about $7 shipping.
5. If i helped you PLEASE thank me.

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let me let u in on a little secret. you are going to LOVE me.
Steps to get a FREE Battery from T-Mobile + about $7.00 shipping.
1. Call T-mobile customer care.
2. Make up some BS excuse why ur battery isnt working. say the phone gets really HOT and ur battery life is about 15 minutes and now the only way you can make calls is if your phone is on the wall charger.
3. when they are trouble shooting, hint that you think it might be a bad battery.
4. they will offer to mail you a new one for about $7 shipping.
5. If i helped you PLEASE thank me.
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I'm pretty sure you have to mail the supposed defected battery to them.

I've used aftermarket batteries twice now and it works perfectly. I've purchased them from Amazon, and some of them are directly from Samsung. You can't go wrong with a fresh battery. Hope this helps!

I could not do that. T-Mobile has always been very fare with me. For the lousy few bucks to buy a new battery it just isn't worth all that. I would feel too guilty.
Vinny

neotoky said:
I'm pretty sure you have to mail the supposed defected battery to them.
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u dont have to mail them the battery. =) i promise i had 5 for my old sensation

Radsolutionz said:
u dont have to mail them the battery. =) i promise i had 5 for my old sensation
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Wow, so you're why they're going out of business... thanks jerk.

hahah^^

Here is a Zedomax battery review for the Hyperion batteries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUhLlMOTWMg
Here's the Amazon Link he gives:
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Sams...ie=UTF8&qid=1340415073&sr=8-1&tag=011080yt-20
Hit "Thanks" if ya Love me.....Well no, but hit thanks anyways ;-)
Edit - I think the OP's link takes you to the same place, so for what it's worth anyways.

I ordered a pair of the Hyperions from ebay with that goofy universal charger, $20.00 w/ free shipping. Seemed very cheap.
I'll post a review after I've used them a while.

ickster said:
I ordered a pair of the Hyperions from ebay with that goofy universal charger, $20.00 w/ free shipping. Seemed very cheap.
I'll post a review after I've used them a while.
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Yeah forsure it's a great deal. Nice to have some extra juice around, so we don't have to be too concerned about battery life n all.

Haven't seen any posts on this in this thread: keep in mind that if you want to use NFC, the current 3rd party batteries don't have the necessary support for that. NFC is built into the OEM battery.

Battery swollen... Will Sprint replace it?

Today I noticed that the back of my Epic Touch is pushed out. Popped the cover and my battery is swollen. It wasn't like this yesterday. What drew my attention to it was the fact is was much hotter then normal. Also, it keeps resetting now too I've noticed a few times today.
I had noticed my phones battery life took a noise dive the past couple weeks but I figured it was something I had installed or done. I went from about 24~30 hours on Gingerbread to like...... 10~12 hours?
I've had my phone about a year, maybe a little less..? I assume it's not safe to keep using this battery but I really do NOT want to invest money into another one when I really want to find a way to get the GS III anyway. Problem is, I need a battery like today, I use my phone for work.

Take it to the sprint store. as long as it isn't water damaged they will swap it for you.

latinmaxima said:
Take it to the sprint store. as long as it isn't water damaged they may swap it for you.
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Fixed that for ya.
Since it is a year old, it is out of warranty. If it is not quite a year old, they can tell you to contact Samsung for a new battery or it will just be luck of the draw who you talk to and if they have any batteries laying around.

Brand new Samsung OEM battery, no questions asked. They never even asked my name.
I walked in, asked to speak with the tech about my battery, battery was already out of the phone and when the tech saw it he said, "you need a new battery don't you"!?
He didn't even bother with their "tests", he just went into the back and got one still in the plastic baggy and handed it to me.
Was much easier then I expected. Never even asked how long I'd had the phone.

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Brand new Samsung OEM battery, no questions asked. They never even asked my name.
I walked in, asked to speak with the tech about my battery, battery was already out of the phone and when the tech saw it he said, "you need a new battery don't you"!?
He didn't even bother with their "tests", he just went into the back and got one still in the plastic baggy and handed it to me.
Was much easier then I expected. Never even asked how long I'd had the phone.
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What store did you go to? At my store, I have to beg, flip, bark, and do a cartwheel for something like that to happen...

deedscreen said:
What store did you go to? At my store, I have to beg, flip, bark, and do a cartwheel for something like that to happen...
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go to a different store............ In my location their are corporate locations every 10 miles.
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did you go to a corporate store, do you happen to know?
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I have never had them question me about a battery as long as it didn't have water damage. My stores must be different cause we talk about rooting and everything. When I was running AOKP the tech asked which build and everything. I like my Sprint store. It is a corporate one if it matters.

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Fixed that for ya.
Since it is a year old, it is out of warranty. If it is not quite a year old, they can tell you to contact Samsung for a new battery or it will just be luck of the draw who you talk to and if they have any batteries laying around.
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This phone can't be a year old it was released September 16th 2011
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Battery was replaced with no questions asked
Figured I'd bring this back up in case anyone was having this problem again. Anyway, I recently noted my battery was swollen too and after reading this post I figured I'd try going to the sprint store and see what happens.
I walked in, one of the workers there saw me holding the battery and asked if i needed to have it checked. I said yes. He checked it, confirmed that it was swollen and told me that the machine that measures its electrical properties said the battery was bad. He proceeded to give me another battery that he said was better, and I left happy.
I don't think the battery he gave me was new, but it definitely performs better than my old one. I do happen to have a week left on my 1 year warranty, but it was my impression that the guy at the store didn't even check my records. Finally, this was a corporate store and it is one of the stores that is marked on sprint's website as capable of doing repairs.
Basically what I'm trying to say is, if you think you're battery's bad, go ahead and try to take it into the store. Worst case scenario you get nowhere, but if you're lucky you could end up leaving with a better battery without much hassle.

I went to three different corporate stores with my swollen battery, and got nada. One store tried hard to sell me an extend battery at full retail. I mentioned that my phone was less than a year old, and all said the warranty does not cover the battery, and I would need to contact Samsung.

fonseca898 said:
I went to three different corporate stores with my swollen battery, and got nada. One store tried hard to sell me an extend battery at full retail. I mentioned that my phone was less than a year old, and all said the warranty does not cover the battery, and I would need to contact Samsung.
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I went to a corporate store that is listed as a repair center as well. They logged me in, and he could tell my battery was swollen before I even took the cover off the back of the phone. They gave me a battery from a demo phone as they didn't have any in store and they ordered a new battery that was delivered to my house a few days later. I do have TEP so I don't know if that makes a difference.

I just found out my battery was swollen and I decided to purchase an extended battery instead. I'd rather not have to deal with Sprint.

At just over a year I had a swollen battery...took it into a non-corporate store and they wanted 40 bucks for a new one. Made a 10 minute call to sprint and I've got a new one on the way. Even though I am out of warranty the TEP kicked in to cover it. Definitely worth the call if you've got the protection plan.

Ha I have the same problem. My phone started resetting its self every time I would try to use my 3g / wifi if I didn't turn data on it was fine. I checked the battery and it was swollen. Went to a sprint store and they said they were outta batteries and I could try buying one...damn them!!

spent 30 minutes at a sprint store in Philly- I got nothing! Im outside of the 1yr warranty and do have Insurance.
I ended up buying an Anker battery

I just picked up a new one from sprint last night after work they had ordered it on Monday. I didn't have TEP but I still had warranty and they wanted to charge me 35$ but luckily I went in with a friend who also has the same phone and she has insurance so what they did is placed the order under her phone even though it's actually for me and there was no charge at all so I was lucky she came along with me lol.
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Does anyone have a picture of their "swollen" battery? I think mine might be ever so slightly starting to, but that could just be my eyes playing tricks on me. If anyone does, please share. Thanks in advance.
SuperG03

SuperG03 said:
Does anyone have a picture of their "swollen" battery? I think mine might be ever so slightly starting to, but that could just be my eyes playing tricks on me. If anyone does, please share. Thanks in advance.
SuperG03
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I don't have one but you can start noticing by taking your battery out and try to put it back in you'll notice when pushing the battery in its not going to be flat it will feel like there's something in between the battery and the phone also the back cover will start to be difficult to put on because of the thickness of the battery.
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Frequent shut downs

Hi,
I am on the latest available software. All of the sudden, got the black screen with red edges at the periphery. Reboot and battery pull did not help. Would recur as soon as phone boots up. So I restored to factory settings, which solved it.
Now my phone shuts down as soon as battery goes down to 60% or so. I have to plug it in, then I can turn it back on, and it shows there is stiill more than 50% charge left. So my phone now needs to be charged every 2-3 hours with any usage. It is 1 year old.
Any ideas? Do I need to buy a new battery, or is this more serious issue (with phone itself)? I do not have the insurance, so taking it to the store is going to be a bit expensive.
Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks
Sincerely,

Check your battery, it most likely has gone bad. For some reason, when this phone is about a year old, the battery will mess up.
How to check if battery is bad:
Take it out, spin it on the table. If it doesn't really spin, it's fine. If it continues to spin, the battery is definitely going bad.
I'm saying this because my phone battery messed up back in August, while my dad's E4GT got messed up last week.
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I have the same thing. Lemme guess, the only guaranteed way to turn it on is to have it start while plugged in right?
I just got off the phone with assurion, my board is messed up and is discharging the battery way too fast
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aman1127 said:
I have the same thing. Lemme guess, the only guaranteed way to turn it on is to have it start while plugged in right?
I just got off the phone with assurion, my board is messed up and is discharging the battery way too fast
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Well, Not quite. It is true that I have to plug-in to start the phone, but the battery IS NOT discharged. That's the interesting part. I usually still have more than 50% charge left when the phone shuts down. That's what worries me the most.

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Well, Not quite. It is true that I have to plug-in to start the phone, but the battery IS NOT discharged. That's the interesting part. I usually still have more than 50% charge left when the phone shuts down. That's what worries me the most.
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It's your battery. Try the spin test.... it'll spin. (May not look like it's bulging much but when you compare side by side with another battery you'll notice it.

Sounds like what my wife was going through a few Weeks ago. Turned out it was the battery. Check Anker batteries on Amazon or Ebay. $20 get you two batteries plus a travel charger. Ever since I replaced my wifes battery, she never had any random shut downs any more.
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s9amme said:
Sounds like what my wife was going through a few Weeks ago. Turned out it was the battery. Check Anker batteries on Amazon or Ebay. $20 get you two batteries plus a travel charger. Ever since I replaced my wifes battery, she never had any random shut downs any more.
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Unless you were one of the first people to buy your E4GT you should still be in the 1 year warranty... meaning it should be covered at no cost. TEP is definitely covered according to corp store folks. IMHO just head over to Sprint store and push them to do a battery exchange for free.
They could push you to do the mfr. claim... but most won't.

Thanks Everyone!
I think I am just outside of the year warranty. I got mine a few days after the release. Will try Anker from Amazon. Spin test is definitely positive. We have another ET4G phone in the family, bought at the same time, and its battery did not spin. Will get two replacements as I suspect the other will die soon as well.
Thanks again.

garwynn said:
Unless you were one of the first people to buy your E4GT you should still be in the 1 year warranty... meaning it should be covered at no cost. TEP is definitely covered according to corp store folks. IMHO just head over to Sprint store and push them to do a battery exchange for free.
They could push you to do the mfr. claim... but most won't.
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They are replacing batteries free of charge outside the 1yr warranty. Both sprint and Samsung are, with Samsung you have to mail in the battery and wait to get a new one, but if you end up buying a replacement its a good way to get a free OEM as a backup
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They are replacing batteries free of charge outside the 1yr warranty. Both sprint and Samsung are, with Samsung you have to mail in the battery and wait to get a new one, but if you end up buying a replacement its a good way to get a free OEM as a backup
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Who do I contact for this? I went into a Sprint store yesterday and they said I was out of luck and should try ebay.

shaunneutron said:
Who do I contact for this? I went into a Sprint store yesterday and they said I was out of luck and should try ebay.
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Did u go to a corporate repair center? 3rd party vendors/franchise repair centers don't seem to have alot of batteries in stock, the one near me doesn't even sell batteries. If you need to contact Samsung, I just called the support # on the website and got a rep in about a min. I explained my phone was just over a year by about 2weeks and my battery had swollen and was causing the phone to run extremely hot and randomly shut off. He then said that they warranty the battery separately from the device and it has an 18 month warranty and he was going to email me a shipping label to send my battery in. I printed the label put it in a bubble wrap envelope with the battery and put it in the mail. 10 days later I received a brand new OEM battery in a original plastic box. No charge for anything. I had already ordered and received an anker replacement from amazon for $8 so I didn't have to go the 10days with no phone. But for $8 I now have 2 batteries a brand new OEM and a brand new anker. The anker was labeled 1800mah but when i received it it was a bit thicker and heavier than my bloated stock one, I put it on my tester and it registered at 1950mah. It came charged at 85% and lasted all day ~12hrs right outta the box. The first 15% dropped fast, about an hr then it stuck at 70% for over an hr while I was on the web the whole time and then evened out and settled down.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Did u go to a corporate repair center? 3rd party vendors/franchise repair centers don't seem to have alot of batteries in stock, the one near me doesn't even sell batteries. If you need to contact Samsung, I just called the support # on the website and got a rep in about a min. I explained my phone was just over a year by about 2weeks and my battery had swollen and was causing the phone to run extremely hot and randomly shut off. He then said that they warranty the battery separately from the device and it has an 18 month warranty and he was going to email me a shipping label to send my battery in. I printed the label put it in a bubble wrap envelope with the battery and put it in the mail. 10 days later I received a brand new OEM battery in a original plastic box. No charge for anything. I had already ordered and received an anker replacement from amazon for $8 so I didn't have to go the 10days with no phone. But for $8 I now have 2 batteries a brand new OEM and a brand new anker. The anker was labeled 1800mah but when i received it it was a bit thicker and heavier than my bloated stock one, I put it on my tester and it registered at 1950mah. It came charged at 85% and lasted all day ~12hrs right outta the box. The first 15% dropped fast, about an hr then it stuck at 70% for over an hr while I was on the web the whole time and then evened out and settled down.
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It was a corporate repair store, but they have never been known to be any good. I will give Samsung a shout. Thank you for the info.

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Who do I contact for this? I went into a Sprint store yesterday and they said I was out of luck and should try ebay.
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Ebay is quite possibly the worst place they could have directed you to. Ebay batteries are generally Chinese mock ups with less than stock Mah and inferior cells. Grab the anker batteries and call Samsung, politely hassle them about the battery and they'll give you one.
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shaunneutron said:
It was a corporate repair store, but they have never been known to be any good. I will give Samsung a shout. Thank you for the info.
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Just an update. I called Samsung and told them of my woes. They said that since my phones were purchased in October, they were no longer in warranty, but he said that when he ran my dec numbers, it showed as still covered. I was emailed shipping labels and have to send proof of purchase along with my battery back to Samsung. I have purchased a few Anker batteries that will hold me over until the new OEM ones arrive.
Thanks everyone for the assistance.

Battery suggestion

I bought a supposedly genuine battery off of Ebay that turned out to be a total bust. It doesn't fit well either as I can feel it shifting inside the phone. :crying:
Does anyone have any suggestions on good OPO 2 replacement batteries?

I actually bought 2 different ones (one from ebay and one from a different site). Both of which turned out to be bad. They worked but they lasted less than the original one. I ended up going back to the original. If yours' is tottaly dead, I suggest you just stick with whatever you've got and don't waste more money.

why don't you buy it from oneplus store?

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why don't you buy it from oneplus store?
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Because if you already knew, oneplus doesn't sell any replacement parts through their store, they only do repairs (which are expensive afaik)

Damn, guess I'll have to go back to the old one. I might try Amazon and see if they're better than ebay.

Thinking after 2 years it's time for a battery replacement, I ordered as well recently from Ebay waiting it to be delivered but not keeping my hopes high. I let you guys know if it turns out OK.
Edit: It's terrible. Overheats and charges really slow etc. Went back to the stock. Ordered another one. Will update.
Edit 2: Back again to stock.

same here guys.. got the phone for 20 months now and in winter I got huge battery drops....I'm just calling/email and the battery won't last for more then 8 hrs... this is crazy...

same here, bought two on ebay, both worse than the original.
Asked support where to get a original replacement, but they wouldn't tell, but offered to do the replacement for around 40 Euros. It took almost 5 weeks though, so if you have a spare phone, I'd advise to do the same, instead of trying to find a decent replacement somewhere....

Hi everyone, reviving this thread as the older our beloved op2 gets the more and more of us will be in a need of a replacement battery.
Now, did anyone have any luck finding an oem battery replacement somewhere else than OP support?
All the "originals" on eBay seem to be garbage.

Where to buy good battery? Anyone bought recently & is satisfied with the product?

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Where to buy good battery? Anyone bought recently & is satisfied with the product?
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before you start getting stuff from ebay and other questionable sources, ask OP how much will it cost you for THEM to replace it.
in my case, they are asking for 33 euros which is actually not bad at all. as a matter of facts, i am actually sending mine out for repair tomorrow. sure, i will have to live without my OP for like 2 weeks, but there is a guarantee i will get an original battery.
rule of a thumb - "original" batteries from ebay are ****

Jackill said:
before you start getting stuff from ebay and other questionable sources, ask OP how much will it cost you for THEM to replace it.
in my case, they are asking for 33 euros which is actually not bad at all. as a matter of facts, i am actually sending mine out for repair tomorrow. sure, i will have to live without my OP for like 2 weeks, but there is a guarantee i will get an original battery.
rule of a thumb - "original" batteries from ebay are ****
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I agree. Charged the same. Like you said, will give it to service Centre.

Hi all, so I've bought one on ebay for like 15$ with tools set and so far so good, on one charge got like 1,5 - 2 days - average usage (calls, emails, toilet gaming) , but charging time is longer i think... keywords for ebay "Original NEW Battery BLP597 For OnePlus Two 2 With Nice Tools 3200mAh 3.8V"
I'm using it for 3rd week now...

I recently had my battery replaced by OP.
RMA created in the weekend.
Package shipped out on Tuesday evening (through UPS).
Delivered at the repair center on Wednesday, repair quote received (and paid) in the evening.
Repaired on Thursday morning and dispatched later that day.
Received back in my possession (UPS delivered) on Friday.
Sure, it was wiped, bootloader locked and flashed with OOS 3.6.1. but that was expected.
I have absolutely no reason to complain and I hereby officially regret all my previous attempts to get a "new" battery from ebay or other questionable sources for which I wasted more money than OP asked for: 33 EUR.
New battery immediately increased the SOT by 1 hour and i no longer face the issue i faced before which was: whenever the battery dropped to 30% i knew i had no more than half an hour left until the phone died.
So, if you need a new battery, save yourself the time and money and do it the same way. I would certainly recommend this to all european customers, like me.

mincaeuro said:
Hi all, so I've bought one on ebay for like 15$ with tools set and so far so good, on one charge got like 1,5 - 2 days - average usage (calls, emails, toilet gaming) , but charging time is longer i think... keywords for ebay "Original NEW Battery BLP597 For OnePlus Two 2 With Nice Tools 3200mAh 3.8V"
I'm using it for 3rd week now...
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Hello, can you please install "accubatery" app from playstore and charge your phone from 1-100% without using it? It will show you a real estimate of your battery capacity. Post screenshots afterwards, I will buy that battery for sure if its close to an original new one. Thank you!

Hi, will install it, but not sure about the 0-100% as I need the phone for daily use..maybe during weekend

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mincaeuro said:
Hi, will install it, but not sure about the 0-100% as I need the phone for daily use..maybe during weekend
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Thank you, the 0-100% is not that important, the bigger fraction of charge the better, you can install it now and it will measure your battery over time, the more charge sessions of over 20% the more accurate results it gives.

Hi so I've done it yesterday. See screenshots attached.

mincaeuro said:
Hi so I've done it yesterday. See screenshots attached.
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That's actually very nice score, looks like a real oem battery or a very close one. New original. Batteries show around 90%-93% with that app. Buying one, thankyou.

Maybe this has been asked elsewhere... but facing the fact that mostly our only option here is 3rd party batteries... has anyone tried one of the two (or more?) Chinese 3800mAh batteries? One is called an HSABAT (maybe the company) and the other a Da Da Xiong.
Here's the HSABAT "New 3800mAh BLP597 Battery" (I am not recommending or dissing this! Just interested if someone's tried it!):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HSABAT-N...Oneplus-2-One-Plus-Two-Battery-p/202269516963
And here's the Da Da Xiong 3800mAh BLP597 Battery:
https://www.dhgate.com/store/product/da-da-xiong-3800mah-blp597-battery-for-oneplus/399378631.html
AGAIN... neither of these have been tested by me. I am wanting input from anyone who has tested them. I know we sometimes have opinions re China, many of those opinions bogus, but folks our phones were made there. So maybe these are good. And maybe they are a joke. I hope for input from someone who's tried 'em.