[Q] Non-OEM extended battery? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I don't use the NFC capability so don't really care if a battery will allow it or not. I emailed Seidio and they stated they weren't planning on making an extended battery but might if interest is shown. Does anyone know of another extended battery besides the OEM 2100mah one? To me an extended battery is at least half again as many mah. Not less than 15% bigger.

I haven't seen any extended batteries yet, but I know you can get 1950 mAh off of ebay for like 5-6 bucks.
Verizon is/was running a special for the extended battery at $25 USD (reg. $50)
Not sure if this is still the case YMMV

the official extended battery is available in korea, should be with us shortly, or you can buy they on ebay.

Darn
So right now the only extended battery is the Samsung one from Verizon? That sucks. Well here is to hoping we get a bigger battery soon.

qwerty017 said:
So right now the only extended battery is the Samsung one from Verizon? That sucks. Well here is to hoping we get a bigger battery soon.
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gsm version is available on ebay.

Ah. Ok. So looks like someone is making extended batteries. Thanks for letting me know.

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Extended battery life ???

Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Slim Extended Life Battery for HTC EVO 4G
Seidio Innocell 3500mAh Extended Battery for Verizon HTC Droid Eris
mhm not very sure at the DROID ERIS battery to fit in the HTC EVO, but im just wondering if this is something i should be looking forward to since the battery on the Evo dies fassst
Newevo4g said:
Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Slim Extended Life Battery for HTC EVO 4G
Seidio Innocell 3500mAh Extended Battery for Verizon HTC Droid Eris
mhm not very sure at the DROID ERIS battery to fit in the HTC EVO, but im just wondering if this is something i should be looking forward to since the battery on the Evo dies fassst
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why not just buy 3 batteries on ebay for 25 bucks total
Because who wants to run around with three batteries in their pockets?
Shadow591 said:
why not just buy 3 batteries on ebay for 25 bucks total
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nah that's just doing to much ill rather spend the extra money on a battery that's going to give me a few hours different from the stock battery
Newevo4g said:
nah that's just doing to much ill rather spend the extra money on a battery that's going to give me a few hours different from the stock battery
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I wouldn't buy from those manufacturers if I were you. Check out batteryboss.org. Some guy evaluated those battery capacity claims and a lot of them are flat out lies.
I have been a Seidio customer for years and have always being very pleased with their extended battery solutions for all my devices. My experience is that they did extend the battery life of my devices significantly. Without a reputable protocol and some raw data I will trust my previous experience over "some guys" who did "some tests".
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few weeks ago i got a battery from ebay for $10 from the hero forums, its marketed as the touch pro 2 battery, just threw it in today and it fits fine. 2000mAh too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...525611&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2657wt_911
davebu said:
few weeks ago i got a battery from ebay for $10 from the hero forums, its marketed as the touch pro 2 battery, just threw it in today and it fits fine. 2000mAh too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...525611&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2657wt_911
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Sorry to tell you this, but...
http://batteryboss.org/ These guys are testing a variety of aftermarket batteries for their true capacities, and the one you purchased is included n their test. They only got 1100 mAh out of the actual battery, under the name TP2 Andida, new in their chart.
Good thing you only spent ten bucks, though.
No kidding, the TP2 battery fits? That's the EXACT same battery the hero uses!!
Luckily, I bought two of them, and just got a TP2 as my work phone. That means I suppose, that I have four batteries
btw, those batteries probably aren't 2000mA, but they're nearly as good if not a little better than stock, and for ten bucks each, not too bad.
EDIT - Duh, I see you said you got it from the Hero forums.
Seidio hasn't released their 3500 mAh extended battery for the Evo yet. I'm patiently waiting, as I bought that battery for my hero. I went from charging every day, to every other day.
tokuzumi said:
Seidio hasn't released their 3500 mAh extended battery for the Evo yet. I'm patiently waiting, as I bought that battery for my hero. I went from charging every day, to every other day.
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Preview:
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/bacy35hev4-bk.htm
I like what they did with the rear door. I hope they bring out a hard-case to also work with this battery. To keep it then, they could just cut out the back of the case in the middle where the battery extrudes. The rear cover will provide significant protection anyways.
the seidio batteries are awesome but they are worthless if you dont have the extended case that goes with it.. id just wait for the 3500mah for the evo instead of the one for the eris cause your gonna have the case problem
I wish they would add two more mm to the battery and do 4500mah because at that point the little bit of bulk added doesn't really matter.
/b
i wonder how hot that 3500 will get, i'd rather the 1750 and not change the dynamics of the back case.
apparently only a couple of the batteries on batteryboss come close to their rated mah, i wonder what the evo 1500mah will come in as....
what is the biggest mAh you can buy without changing the back cover? I like my EVO thin.
I believe the highest mah you can get while keeping the evo slim is the 1750 by Seidio. But for 40+ dollars I dont think an extra 250 is worth it
I just wish they would make the battery 1-1.5mm thicker and add whatever they can to that... Then we wouldn't have to change the back.
*Here's where I am horrified to find out I am the only one who's battery cover doesn't really fit on the phone*
Akulamenuri said:
I believe the highest mah you can get while keeping the evo slim is the 1750 by Seidio. But for 40+ dollars I dont think an extra 250 is worth it
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Id just wait for the charging case thats comming out.
I wonder if the 2150mah OEM for the TP2 will fit into the evo, and I wonder how much the case will have to be extended. It is the only battery that tests at 100%.
Will the 1350 battery for the Eris work on the evo? I know the capacity is smaller, but will it fit and work?

Battery Choices

So, I have been looking all over the various stores (Sprint, Radio Shack, Ebay, Seidio), I bought a standard battery (the same mAh as my stock battery). The battery I purchased has about the same batter life (as expected about 6-9 hours depending upon usage of games and data) Looking over the extended life battery options I dont quite understand the claims.
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/bacy35hev4-bk.htm
This is a 3500mAh battery and has "double the capacity of the original battery"
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/basi17hev4.htm
This is a 1750mAh battery, it's not listed the capacity.. but my stock battery is 1500mAh so it cannot be by much.
http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAh-Extende...Accessories&hash=item483d837c7f#ht_4076wt_905
This is a 3500mAh battery, it comes with a battery cover I would imagine that it's similar to the Seidio battery as far as in the capacity
has anyone tried the extended batteries off of ebay, do they work well.. and do the battery covers hold up well?
Any suggestions of extending battery life? I keep my wifi turned off, dimmed my screen, and a few other things.
Right now I am thinking of just getting a battery charger and just swapping between the two batteries.. it would just be a hassle taking my case and battery cover on and off every day.
check out http://batteryboss.org/ first to see where those batteries really stand.
there is also an 1800 mah at http://www.htcexpress.com/ that was supposedly tested to be 1700 mah.
that woud make it the best battery around, but i bought one and it seemed worse than the stock battery.
sprint also now has a 2600 mah with extended back. i don't know if anyone has tested it yet.
i purchased the ebay 3500mah with cover and also the OEM HTC extended battery for the TP2
HTC model no. RHOD170
. works great and according to battery boss it is the best extended battery ratings wise.
i got the battery for OEM HTC extended battery for18 bucks on ebay. so you have have two batteries and a better looking cover for half the price of the seidio battery.
however, i cant seem to get the battery status to show up correctly on the oem battery display but it does show up on "battery status" app
vletnguyen said:
i purchased the ebay 3500mah with cover and also the OEM HTC extended battery for the TP2
HTC model no. RHOD170
. works great and according to battery boss it is the best extended battery ratings wise.
i got the battery for OEM HTC extended battery for18 bucks on ebay. so you have have two batteries and a better looking cover for half the price of the seidio battery.
however, i cant seem to get the battery status to show up correctly on the oem battery display but it does show up on "battery status" app
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the TP2 battery works in the Evo? i was told it didn't?
yea , i'm using it now. same as the hero batteries.
just dont know how to get it to display info correctly without another app
shows grey battery with exclamation through it
SpaceMonky said:
check out http://batteryboss.org/ first to see where those batteries really stand.
there is also an 1800 mah at http://www.htcexpress.com/ that was supposedly tested to be 1700 mah.
that woud make it the best battery around, but i bought one and it seemed worse than the stock battery.
sprint also now has a 2600 mah with extended back. i don't know if anyone has tested it yet.
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Batteryboss.org was a lot of help! honestly i think the best bet for me would be the cheap one from ebay that i mentioned.. the bad news is that it doesnt seem that they have tested it yet... so I think ill keep my eye open and wait on it
Extended battery for the EVO on eBay 3000 mah
This is a way better buy. The battery life rocks. The door is rubberized and a really nice feel/texture. Moretalktime has 100% feedback and has them in stock in USA.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130450056383

HongDa Power 3600mAh Samsung Galaxy Nexus battery

I have one of those HongDa Power 3600mAh extended batteries for the Galaxy Nexus GSM... I'm a noob so I can't post a link to it, but they sell them as "hongdapower799" on ebay.
It's a 3600mAh extended battery for the GNex GSM version made by some company in Hong Kong. Battery Monitor Widget Pro estimates it between 2600-2750mAh, which is a nice, big improvement. I definitely notice an increase in life. It sucks that we can't get the Seidio 3800 battery with GSM, but at least we have something.
Does anyone else have one of these? What kinds of estimated mAh values do you get in Battery Monitor Widget?
Oh yeah... Also, has anyone tested this battery out with the Seidio extended Surface case designed for use with their 3800mAh battery? I ordered one and I'll test it out and post the results here, but if anyone has tried this and failed, I'll just send it back without opening it, lol.
I can't find this Hongda Power battery.
Here is the ebay listing for the battery:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3600mAh...Nexus-Google-Galaxy-Nexus-i9250-/260921234182
And here is the listing for the Seidio case:
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-surface-extended-case-black-p/csr2ssgnlx2-bk.htm
I have confirmed that the Seidio case is indeed a PERFECT fit with the phone containing the Chinese battery. Like PERFECT. And the battery is consistently rated at over 2600mAh. Not only that, the battery was a replacement for another one I got from HongDa which didn't have great capacity. The guy sent me another without charge. This combo is definitely recommended for anyone who wants to get more battery life on a budget!
poopooface said:
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And the battery is consistently rated at over 2600mAh. Not only that, the battery was a replacement for another one I got from HongDa which didn't have great capacity. The guy sent me another without charge. This combo is definitely recommended for anyone who wants to get more battery life on a budget!
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So, if I understand you correctly, you got a battery with really poor capacity followed by good customer service and a replacement battery that consistantly achieves ~70% of it's rated capacity. And this qualifies for a high recomendation.
I'm not suggesting anything bad (or even out of the ordinary) regarding this seller or this battery, but I think that as consumers we've become far too accepting of battery shenanigans all around.
poopooface said:
Here is the ebay listing for the battery:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3600mAh...Nexus-Google-Galaxy-Nexus-i9250-/260921234182
And here is the listing for the Seidio case:
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-surface-extended-case-black-p/csr2ssgnlx2-bk.htm
I have confirmed that the Seidio case is indeed a PERFECT fit with the phone containing the Chinese battery. Like PERFECT. And the battery is consistently rated at over 2600mAh. Not only that, the battery was a replacement for another one I got from HongDa which didn't have great capacity. The guy sent me another without charge. This combo is definitely recommended for anyone who wants to get more battery life on a budget!
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Just curious. How did you determine that it is rated at ~2600mAH (which is 25% of what it is advertised at) ?

Third party 3600mAh battery for the Captivate Glide

Are these batteries reliable, could they cause any voltage issues later on?
AT&T Captivate Glide gets Extra Strong 3600mAh Extended Battery from Mugen Power
http://www.prweb.com/releases/att/CaptivateGlide/prweb9238053.htm
Mugen Power 3600mAh Extended Battery for AT&T Captivate Glide with Battery Door [HLI-i927XL]
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...atandt-captivate-glide-with-battery-door.html
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Video
http://youtu.be/Nsq30BUSjlo
That's quite an expensive battery.
More expensive than a car battery,but thanks for the info.
shinydesert said:
More expensive than a car battery,but thanks for the info.
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Agreed! I bought 3 batteries with a stand alone charger for 15$ and the batteries are 1500ma not 1650ma but for 15$ good enough. Gotta love ebay and Hong Kong items.
PS: The 15$ includes the free shipping.
I brought the mugen battery, works pretty good. Now I'm changing devices so ill probably sell the battery.
Sent from my Captivate Glide via Cup & String.
How much more performance did you get out of it. Percentage and hours wise?
Well I'm a heavy user on some days and my job requires my cellphone, but I can go a full day without worry.
... this phone sucks power up. Which is kinda lame, but oh well I guess.
Sent from my Captivate Glide via Cup & String.
teradark said:
I brought the mugen battery, works pretty good. Now I'm changing devices so ill probably sell the battery.
Sent from my Captivate Glide via Cup & String.
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Just out of curiosity, why changing devices ?
The Captivate Glide has only been out since Nov 2011.
Was the additional 7mm an issue for pocket-ability or weight ?
Our contract ended so we are switching carriers.
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teradark said:
Our contract ended so we are switching carriers.
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What are you looking to get for the battery? I need the extra capacity but don't have the cashola Mugen wants...
thx
L4T
i have the mugen 3600 mah battery. i purchased it from amazon and i tell u its the best thing i invested in. hands down its the longest battery i experienced on any device with purchasing a extendee battery. the only thing that lasted as longer was the mili case/external battery for the iphone 4s. other then that i easily get a day. im a heavy and i mean heavy user. i play online games, i play games on my phone listen to google music watch youtube, watch anime online. i basically do eveything on my phone. i easily get about 7 - 8 hours screen on time with no worries. trust me u wont be disappointed
Could someone who bought this battery take a screenshot of the size enlargement of the device when having the battery in it?
Alex2221 said:
Could someone who bought this battery take a screenshot of the size enlargement of the device when having the battery in it?
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Theres a link to a youtube hosted video of it on the Mugen site:
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...tandt-captivate-glide-with-battery-door.html#
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Theres a link to a youtube hosted video of it on the Mugen site...
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That video was extremely helpful. That's a big tradeoff to have to make, extended life for a much bulkier device. Intriguing though.
nightbirddesigns said:
That video was extremely helpful. That's a big tradeoff to have to make, extended life for a much bulkier device. Intriguing though.
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There's a slim extended battery as well, 1950mAh, which fits under the existing cover:
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=66232
http://www.mugenbattery.com/mugen-power-extended-1950mah-battery-for-att-samsung-captivate-glide/
So its either:
1950mAh slim extended, no added thickness, giving 18% more power.
OR
3600mAh fat extended with additional 7mm thickness, giving 118% more power.
I will definitely order one of these but still not sure which.
Maruzko said:
There's a slim extended battery as well, 1950mAh, which fits under the existing cover:
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=66232
http://www.mugenbattery.com/mugen-power-extended-1950mah-battery-for-att-samsung-captivate-glide/
So its either:
1950mAh slim extended, no added thickness, giving 18% more power.
OR
3600mAh fat extended with additional 7mm thickness, giving 118% more power.
I will definitely order one of these but still not sure which.
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Good find, thanks.
I'll go for the 1950mAh slim, battery life is my only issue with this phone.
Edit: Bought the Mugen Power Extended 1950mAh via Google checkout.
incidentflux said:
Good find, thanks.
I'll go for the 1950mAh slim, battery life is my only issue with this phone.
Edit: Bought the Mugen Power Extended 1950mAh via Google checkout.
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Let us know how you like it and if you see a increase in battery life.
Sure... Ended up buying it from DayDeal.com with Amazon Payments. Google Checkout suspended my Wallet account, because my billing address wasn't US.
Amazon is carrying them too from the same sellers.
Mugen Power Slim Extended-Capacity Battery for Samsung Captivate Glide i927
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KCWQ4O/
Mugen Power Extended Battery w/ Battery Cover for Samsung Captivate Glide i927
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KCWQ8K/
I bought an Andida Extended Life Slim Battery 2300mAh off ebay and its been working fine. The only draw back i had was that it does not fit with the original cover, i'm using an Empire phone case and it keeps the cover there.
byaco said:
I bought an Andida Extended Life Slim Battery 2300mAh off ebay and its been working fine. The only draw back i had was that it does not fit with the original cover, i'm using an Empire phone case and it keeps the cover there.
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How much extra real life are you getting out of it over the standard 1650mAh battery ?

[Q] Extended battery?

I tried googling, but to no avail. Does anyone know of an Extended Battery Kit for the Active?
I've yet to see one because I doubt anyone (meaning a company) will be able to create one that retains the water-resistant capability of the GS4A. Your best bet may be the Mugen 2750 mAh battery for the GS4 which appears to be the highest capacity that still retains the stock battery size. That's pretty much the best and only option for any "extended" battery runtime.
Oh, and if you see anything on eBay or wherever that claims higher than the Mugen at 2750 mAh run from 'em 'cause they're BS as always.
Extended battery
Its not even available on Amazon....waiting for Anker to launch one...
A little pricey, and not sure of the actual specs, but here is one I found on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3700mAh..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item338648e7ab
I just did a quick glance. You can look around more if you please.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...ery&_nkw=S4+active+battery&_sacat=0&_from=R40
I wouldn't trust that any further than I could throw it.
If Mugen can't get 3700mAh into a standard size GS4/GS4A battery, ain't nobody else going to be able to do it either, that's my position. Mugen makes a 2750mAh as I noted above and that's pretty much the best we're going to get for the GS4A. That so-called 3700mAh model, nah, I don't believe that capacity for a single moment.
If someone wants to take a chance on it, however, more power to you (pun very much intended).
For us GS4A owners, the Anker or Hyperion dual battery (meaning you get 2 of 'em) and charger setup is probably going to be the best for 'extended' battery life most likely. I'm still considering that myself but I've got 3 batteries already (one Samsung official that's a few weeks old and 2 cheap Chinese counterfeit ones without NFC capability).
Just buy a new baterry
Zero Lemon 3000 for I9295
I tried Zero Lemon 3000 for I9295 (Galaxy Active), but it too sick for this model.
Even when i removed paper from battery it looks like no 100% feet.
You won't retain your water resistance, but I've used the ZeroLemon 7500mah in my S4 Active and wrapped electrical tape around it to keep it in place.
Not the prettiest looking, but the battery life is out of this world.
I bought the S4 Active for the LCD screen anyways, not for the water protection.
New from Mugen - 5500mAh
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/04/mugen-launches-5500mah-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-s4-active/
Brzina said:
Just buy a new baterry
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Extended battery or replacement battery? I just got my wireless charger seems it's hard to use extended battery anymore.
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shamima said:
Extended battery or replacement battery? I just got my wireless charger seems it's hard to use extended battery anymore.
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No Extended battery for one person do. If you really want, the factory can do it.
I like it
@shamima wireless charger on s4 active? it is still waterproof after installing receiver?

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