So a dude i worked with showed me his android phone.. he had a chargeable battery pack on his phone, like it was a case.. and it charged his phone while he used it.. he said it works great, he listens to music all day at work and uses his phone and his 4g is running and his battery power is great, he said it cost like 60 in stores but he got a deal and got it for like half price.. anyone know what he is possibly talking about? I just checked the tmobile site, and two things i came across that sound familiar.. Powermat 2X Mat with Powercube and Galaxy S II PowerSkin. Anyone know? Thanks. Also, is it worth getting something like what he has, or just buying another extra battery and wlaking around with that? I will like to start using my phone as my music player at work (working like 10-12hrs a day)
The powerskin is what that is, and it all depends on if you dont mind the extra bulk on your phone. If you don't mind your phone being a little thicker than yeah .. go with the powerskin .. if you don't want a brick in your pocket (metaphorically speaking) then just carry an extra battery.
I use something similar. I use a Powermat portable charger. I believe with the Powermat mat you have to have a receiver on your phone and it has to be in contact with the mat to charge, but if you get a portable charger it just plugs into the microUSB port and charges like a normal charger. Only thing is is the one I got will only charge my phone about 50 - 60% in about 2 hours because I think it's underpowered. But going around the day with 160% battery is good enough for me.
And I use Google Music a lot too I don't know about 10 - 12 hours a day but yeah.
i just bought a handfull of eBay batteries and leave them in my car
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Gonna try them out...not sure what i'm gonna get but for 13 bucks worth a try
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-2000mAh-Batt...330459330057?pt=PDA_Accessories#ht_4942wt_911
Highly doubtful 2000ma batteries, probably 1500ma batteries that are really 1300ma. Tutoit on ebay I have 2x1500ma batteries for a 9.98$ shipped with a charger, I would get that instead.
yeah, either get the 2 1500s and the charger for 11 50
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290444598681#ht_1730wt_1137
or the 1800 and the charger for 11 50
http://cgi.ebay.com/1800mAh-Battery...250661003311?pt=PDA_Accessories#ht_3119wt_911
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Gonna try them out...not sure what i'm gonna get but for 13 bucks worth a try
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-2000mAh-Batt...330459330057?pt=PDA_Accessories#ht_4942wt_911
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I was just looking at this... seems like a great idea... the extra charger allows you to keep a second battery charged without using the EVO to do it. Even if it's really a lower rated battery... still a good deal.
Did you try it?
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I was just looking at this... seems like a great idea... the extra charger allows you to keep a second battery charged without using the EVO to do it. Even if it's really a lower rated battery... still a good deal.
Did you try it?
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I ordered it, but still waiting...those hong kong shipments take a while, i'll let you know as soon as I test it out
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I have a set of the 1500 mah batteries with the charger as was posted above, and I have no problem with them. I use my OEM battery most of the time, but sometimes it is handy to have some fully-charged back-ups. Honestly, I don't see much of a difference between what my OEM battery lasts and the knock-offs. For the price, you can't beat it.
so how are the batteries?
normally i would stay way from cheap Chinese crap on eBay, but with what i read here on the xda boards in regaurds t othe ok qualitybeing good enough that they might work out, so i ordered 2x1850 plus charger from ebay. i dont have time to do any real testing but i can say that:
1 not having to charge the battery from the phone is nice
2 i always have one on the charger, one in my pocket and one in the phone.
3 charging in the base seems to get me a better charge
4 i cant tell a difference between oem and knock offs, although you would think that the 1800's would last longer than the 1500oem but we know how that knock off crap goes. in my book if they are the same as oem, regardless as to what they claim and dont require a bigger back plate, then i guess that's good enough.
The 2 from tutoit or what ever the sellers name is work great last as long or longer then my stock battery. The charger also gives a better charge to the batteries then I get through my phone I'm talking extra hours when I charge with it.
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yeah, either get the 2 1500s and the charger for 11 50
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I got this and it's a good deal for the price.
The batteries aren't as good as oem. Probably last 75-80% as long.
The charger works well though and it's nice to have a couple extra batts laying around. I've only cycled them 4 or 5 times so I suppose the life could improve...time will tell.
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I have a set of the 1500 mah batteries with the charger as was posted above, and I have no problem with them. I use my OEM battery most of the time, but sometimes it is handy to have some fully-charged back-ups. Honestly, I don't see much of a difference between what my OEM battery lasts and the knock-offs. For the price, you can't beat it.
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I Have a number of Minor issues with mine. Must of gotten a bad set.
1) USB port on the charger does not output enough juice to charge the phone (Accually Locks it up until I unplug it)
2) Charger seems hit or miss on recharging the Stock Battery. I've left it plugged in all night and come back to ~20% charge when I pop it in a number of times
3) Random Screen cut off when charging the Replacements IN the phone.
So I only charge the Ghetto batteries in the charger provided.
That being said, I STILL think it's a great deal and more than happy with my purchase. I have 2 spare batteries for my phone (Or the wifes CDMA Hero) and a way to charge one w/o having to leave my phone behind (I don't have to babysit my phone for a charge, If someone walks out of the poker room or party with my charger and battery it's no big deal) The 2 China batts. are just emergency tanks, The Red one gets put back in as soon as I get home.
Best Purchase at twice the price.
Don't wait press the BUY NOW!!!!
Loved the first set so much that I purchased a second set 2 weeks later. I keep 1 set at work and 1 set at home. I always carrying a fully charged battery in plastic bag in my pocket. I love the EVO but hate the battery life. The first month I owned the EVO was hell for me having to carry a power charger and cable everywhere. I hated having to plug my phone in every time I found a power outlet worried if I didn't I may find myself without a phone when I needed it or having to fight everyone at the airports for power outlets. Now when I'm low on juice, I just switch batteries.... BUY NOW you'll never regret it....
I purchased 2 3500 batteries with new backs on e-bay for $22 and change. They work great I can go for over a day with fairly heavy usage.
Only minor problem was that with the phone thicker my silicone case doesn't fit as good. Extra weight no problem.
Yeah one thing I have learned from buying these types of batteries and charger is that they don't like to charge the OEM batteries but charge the cheapo ones just fine. I've noticed it on alot of things not just phone batteries.
buy it for the charger
i bought a 2000mAh that turned out to be a 900mAh so i would only buy it for the charger.
I wouldn't recommend the 2 x 1500 batteries plus charters the 1500's seem like a 1300 or a little less I would say try get the 1800 one from eBay they have a lot of auctions for them so all you gotta do is be patient and try to get for cheap that's what I'm tryin to do
Just ordered one of the 1800mah.. will see how this works out!
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i buy time ago this product
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/solar-powered-2000mah-rechargeable-portable-emergency-power-with-phone-adapters-led-light-42139
and was working awesome to me, when i have my N1 give me some juice when i was camping and no energy around, and the light its a plus i like so much, perhaps isnt working for atrix seems motorola needs more power to feed up anyone knows a cheap emergency battery like this?? i dont want expend a lot in power mat since i use this when im out of city
I use a Zagg Sparq from zagg.com. I got one of them for 50.00 US.
I used a coupon from one of their promotions. If you enter their contents and are not in a hurry you can probably get a coupon as well. I use it all the time while camping and it works great.
"seems motorola needs more power to feed up"
Well, yes, a standard single-AA cell "booster" can't suplly the entire ~1900mA that the Atrix battery can take. So it may only give you 1/2 or 3/4 charge and then you'll need a new battery and still more time to recharge.
But if you look around for any standard "booster" that has a miniUSB (and micro converter) or microUSB adapter on it, it WILL charge the Atrix until it runs out of power. Some of them use a 5v lithium cell instead of a AA cell, that's more likely to do a good job but again, that needs to be recharged too.
Does anyone know where I could get one?
I saw my friend charging his iPhone 4 with a small device hooked to the usb port of the phone. ...
The phone has a pretty ok battery life but it tends to die out easily after gaming for awhile. Is there such a device for the xperia play so I could bring that device to school and charge my phone while lesson continues?
Are you meaning something like this - http://www.amazon.com/External-1800...ZOXA/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1312069786&sr=8-9
or Sony Ericsson has their official model that keeps a spare battery charged - http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson...HQ/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&qid=1312069901&sr=8-39
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Are you meaning something like this - http://www.amazon.com/External-1800...ZOXA/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1312069786&sr=8-9
or Sony Ericsson has their official model that keeps a spare battery charged - http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson...HQ/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&qid=1312069901&sr=8-39
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The first one..
Is that a good brand to buy?
That seems to be the best rated - http://www.amazon.com/MiLi-Crystal-...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1312155308&sr=1-1
have you looked at the Mugen extended battery pack -http://www.amazon.com/Mugen-Extended-Battery-3600mAh-Ericsson/dp/B0056EYU6K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1312155655&sr=1-1
it is pretty ugly but seems to do what you want.
yeah I saw the thread.. but its like $90+ and it makes the already fat phone even fatter >_> so yeah.. Thanks for the link though [:
I've been using this for the past couple of years, its great cause it uses a usb output so you can plug any cable into it to charge, holds 5000Mhz too so you can charge your phone a few times over. I would highly recommend this for you. Its also not to big as well.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veho-VCC-A007-PBP-5000mAH-Portable-Battery/dp/B003F5WEMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312202199&sr=8-1
US version here
Veho Pebble 5000Mah
if I were you I'd have a look at this:
Veho Pebble 5000mah portable charger! search google for it, over here in the UK you can pick it up for just under £30.
dirt cheap for what you're getting and charges my Play 2-3 times. comes with loads of different adapters aswell so you can charge basically anything! mainly the play though. I try not to use it whilst Im doing anything though because it seems to heat up if I'm playing a game. Think its somthing to do with the discharge while charging?? but it works wonders while I'm in work! and just wana play games for 8 hours!! ;oP
How long does it hold the charge for?
Hi all,
I've been looking around for a new phone for about a month now, with one main goal: to get a better battery life than my Samsung Galaxy Nexus (maguro) provides. I would really love to find a phone that I would not have to charge every day, like in the good old days of my Nokia 3210! The screen could be a bit bigger, but thats a secundary goal....
I am finding it very, very hard to make a choice. Of course there are phones out there that can give me more power (and bigger), like the Lenovo K920, the Huawei Ascend Mate7 or the Sony Xperia Z3, but they also cost around 400 euro's. I understand these prices, because these phones also give you a bigger screen, with more pixels, a better camera, more RAM and ROM and a faster processor etc. But actually, at the moment, I don't really need all of that. I am content with the size of my gnex, I use it to browse, whatsapp and occasionally to stream something to my tv. I don't play big games or use a lot of social media. And thanks to FML, I can almost get a stock version of Lollipop on my gnex, which is nice.
Can't I just buy a bigger battery and be done with it for a while, make it last another 6 months? I still have the stock 1750 mAh battery in my gnex it came with, there must be something better available?
I have 3 questions:
1) what is the best battery replacement at the moment that fits inside the original gnex backdoor?
2) what are my options if I am willing to settle for a backdoor that is a bit bigger?
3) are there any smartphones out there that focus solely on battery life? I haven't found them, but there surely must be a market for a smartphone that has a great battery life, and a decent (average) camera, screenquality, processor etc?
To solve my gnex battery issues I simply bought 2 replaceable batteries and a battery charger. At the time this cost me about $12 off ebay. This works best for me as then I never have to actually charge my phone with a micro usb charger (arguably the micro usb port is the weakest and most likely part of a gnex to break) and can just charge the batteries separately; leaving my phone mobile and not stuck to a wall for hours at a time. When I go out I put a spare charged battery in my wallet to swap it out when my battery runs low. It's also great when travelling as places to charge a phone are more limited but having a separate charger means you can use a sneaky power port without leaving your phone.
I haven't looked into getting a larger or 'better' battery personally, however one of my friends bought one that required a fatter backing case (at the time the biggest battery for gnex) and he said that could last him the whole day but meant he couldn't use any of the gnexus cases.
Quick note about gnexus batteries: The NFC chip for a galaxy nexus is built into the battery (don't ask me why), if your buying a cheap battery it will most likely not have NFC unless it's an official samsung gnexus battery from samsung. Not sure how much this effects you, I personally don't use NFC let alone find it important enough to warrant an extra $30 per battery.
IanCoves said:
To solve my gnex battery issues I simply bought 2 replaceable batteries and a battery charger. At the time this cost me about $12 off ebay. This works best for me as then I never have to actually charge my phone with a micro usb charger (arguably the micro usb port is the weakest and most likely part of a gnex to break) and can just charge the batteries separately; leaving my phone mobile and not stuck to a wall for hours at a time. When I go out I put a spare charged battery in my wallet to swap it out when my battery runs low. It's also great when travelling as places to charge a phone are more limited but having a separate charger means you can use a sneaky power port without leaving your phone.
I haven't looked into getting a larger or 'better' battery personally, however one of my friends bought one that required a fatter backing case (at the time the biggest battery for gnex) and he said that could last him the whole day but meant he couldn't use any of the gnexus cases.
Quick note about gnexus batteries: The NFC chip for a galaxy nexus is built into the battery (don't ask me why), if your buying a cheap battery it will most likely not have NFC unless it's an official samsung gnexus battery from samsung. Not sure how much this effects you, I personally don't use NFC let alone find it important enough to warrant an extra $30 per battery.
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thank you for your extensive reaction, but alas: I've retired my great gnex. My micro USB port did cave in, and I could only charge putting the phone in an upright position. I could have used it fine, but I got the chance to get a Huawei Ascend Mate 7 cheap, and it is holding it's own so far: 3 days and 3 hours on one charge and still I have 13% left!
Anybody try any of the ~$15 battery cases on eBay from China? About 10 listings pop-up without trying, but all seem to be the same, from the description anyway... Just seems like for the money if it even extends battery life 50% it is a bargain.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3800mAh-Por...Bank-Charger-Case-For-LG-Nexus-5/182408839882
100% brand new, high quality
Suitable for: For LG Google Nexus 5
Capacity: 3800mAh
Input: 5V / 500mA
Output: 5V / 800mA
Color: Black
Feature:
It can stand up
Charging/sync, simply plug in the usb turn micro usb to the micro usb female dock, connect the usb to a powered usb equipment or computer.
Compatible Perfect with new For LG Google Nexus 5
Package:
1 x 3800mAh external battery case For LG Google Nexus 5
EDIT: eh, it was $14 so went ahead and ordered one, will report back in a few weeks.
Very interested in hearing back about this. Bought a new phone for Dad so I am going to reuse his old nexus 5 as a second phone. Will try to pimp it out and the first thing I need is exactly this. Been researching on "larger batteries" (all fake lol) but I believe this is the next best thing.
Any news on this? Seem very interesting. Will also buy a new battery, but this will be better than the LG G2 battery mod.
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Any news on this? Seem very interesting. Will also buy a new battery, but this will be better than the LG G2 battery mod.
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Sorry... Forgot about this thread. The battery case worked fine although I didn't get to test it much as I sold the phone and case a couple weeks later to a guy in rough spot for next to nothing. He is still using it a few months later with no problems.
I got one of this and I rather use power bank to charge it
Cons:
Little to no protection on the phone, I have to cut a rubber case in order to use it
No pass-through charging. The case itself will NOT charge when your phone is in the case. At the end, you got 100% on your phone but 0% in the case, even you have already plugged in. So if you need to charge both devices, you have to take them apart and charge them seperately.
Slow charge rate, the case charges N5 slow when you are using it at the same time, so the juice perecentage will probably still drop, but slower.
Heat. This thing is warm or even hot when operating under heavy usage. With its build quality, I did worry about something bad could happen.
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It is not so good and the build quality is also average. But since it is the only battery case that we can buy after 3 years, it is still useful as a backup battery. Just don't use the phone heavily on the go when the case is chaging your phone. (That's why I switched back to power bank…)