Is there a droid x2 case that works with an extended battery?
moz90 said:
Is there a droid x2 case that works with an extended battery?
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There is a rubbery one that you can buy at Verizon for $15 or so. It is my understanding that the extended battery door barely extends it. It would fit in this case easily...
The Droid X2 extended battery does not extend the back but maybe a half an inch if that.. Pretty much all cases I have ran across still fit perfectly.
Were do you guys get your extended battery
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I actually just went to a Verizon store and got mine..
aseercte said:
Were do you guys get your extended battery
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You can also try looking for one at amazon.com
Since the atrix/droid x use the same kind of batteries, I bought this 2200mah atrix slim extended battery. http://cgi.ebay.com/2200mAh-Battery...I&otn=5&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=523395856272774290
Should be interesting, Andida is a decent brand (i used there batteries before in the sgs).
INeedYourHelp said:
Since the atrix/droid x use the same kind of batteries, I bought this 2200mah atrix slim extended battery. http://cgi.ebay.com/2200mAh-Battery...I&otn=5&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=523395856272774290
Should be interesting, Andida is a decent brand (i used there batteries before in the sgs).
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I'd love to know how this works. Anyone else already have this battery?
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MrWilliams2 said:
I'd love to know how this works. Anyone else already have this battery?
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I would not do this. The Droid X2 and Droid X require certain types of batteries and covers to work properly.
Somehow Motorola made it so the BH5X and BH6X (Extended Battery) are the only ones that seem to properly register with battery metering. Look at the Droid X forums and you'll find tons of people that are having problems with extended batteries that aren't the BH5X and BH6X.
Also the BH6X extended battery comes with a new cover that raises the backing plate up just a little bit. If you use the one that comes with the phone it will push the battery against the back of the screen and create a ghosting effect when you touch the screen. You will also notice that the battery cover that comes with the phone says only to use with the BH5X battery.
The backing plate however only raises the back about 1.5mm which does no effect the phones use in docks and most cases (including hard cases).
The back door for the bh6x batteries can be bought on Amazon for around $10.
using a extended battery from my droid x
purchased from Verizon which comes with a door
MOTDRDXBATX - 1930 mAh
works great with X2
body glove from droid X - works great also
$19.99 was on sale
Does the seidio active case still work with the extended battery?
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majorcovert said:
I would not do this. The Droid X2 and Droid X require certain types of batteries and covers to work properly.
Somehow Motorola made it so the BH5X and BH6X (Extended Battery) are the only ones that seem to properly register with battery metering. Look at the Droid X forums and you'll find tons of people that are having problems with extended batteries that aren't the BH5X and BH6X.
Also the BH6X extended battery comes with a new cover that raises the backing plate up just a little bit. If you use the one that comes with the phone it will push the battery against the back of the screen and create a ghosting effect when you touch the screen. You will also notice that the battery cover that comes with the phone says only to use with the BH5X battery.
The backing plate however only raises the back about 1.5mm which does no effect the phones use in docks and most cases (including hard cases).
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I use the bh6x battery with the bh5x door and no ghosting
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majorcovert said:
I would not do this. The Droid X2 and Droid X require certain types of batteries and covers to work properly.
Somehow Motorola made it so the BH5X and BH6X (Extended Battery) are the only ones that seem to properly register with battery metering. Look at the Droid X forums and you'll find tons of people that are having problems with extended batteries that aren't the BH5X and BH6X.
Also the BH6X extended battery comes with a new cover that raises the backing plate up just a little bit. If you use the one that comes with the phone it will push the battery against the back of the screen and create a ghosting effect when you touch the screen. You will also notice that the battery cover that comes with the phone says only to use with the BH5X battery.
The backing plate however only raises the back about 1.5mm which does no effect the phones use in docks and most cases (including hard cases).
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no problems here using the bh6x.
going on 16 hours with 20% remaining on battery..
been charged twice..should only get better.
using stock battery cover that came with phone
DROID x2 xda premium .. woot * woot
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I was looking through ebay for a new battery for my thunderbolt and there were some extended batteries that were 3500mah for around $12. I was just wondering if these batteries are any good or safe to use because it just seems too good to be true.
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I was wondering that too. I saw some on ebay where they had TWO 3500 mAh batteries for like $20 or something.
It's unlikely that they're close to the claimed capacity, but they're cheap enough to try.
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I can answer this! I got the same 3500mAH battery off Ebay.. Is it safe? Yes, my Thunderbolt worked fine with it, but as far as it being good - well, you get what you pay for. I have the HTC 2750mAH battery and it lasts much better than the aftermarket one you're talking about. If you're looking for a decent extended battery that's still pretty inexpensive, there is one made by Yobado that's 2800mAH. I haven't tried it for my Thunderbolt, but I had a Droid X with a Yobado extended battery, and it actually worked pretty well.
I haven't tried one but do your research, some aftermarket on eBay work, i bought an extended galilo slim no added bulk battery for my evo 2000 mah and it def lasted longer than stock, i doubt it was really 2000 but an improvement and 2 for 15 dollars with a battery charger
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just ordered a thunderbolt and will be looking for extra stock batteries (don't want the added thickness) and a dock which will charge them. I'm guessing 1 extra battery will probably get me through the day at work.
Anyone seen them?
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something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/1500mAh-Quality-Battery-Wireless-ThunderBolt/dp/B004T19WAA
charges phone and extra battery at the same time.
I have the Trident case for the Droid X2 and I was wondering if my phone will still work with this case if I get the extended batter? Will it work with either otterbox case? (defender or commuter) if it wont work with any of those cases what case will it work with?
bagstoper said:
I have the Trident case for the Droid X2 and I was wondering if my phone will still work with this case if I get the extended batter? Will it work with either otterbox case? (defender or commuter) if it wont work with any of those cases what case will it work with?
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Idk about the case you're talking about, but after I got the extended battery my case still fit after I put it in. The battery is barely bigger than the original and the door that comes with it isn't really noticeably bigger. Hope that helps.
What case do you have?
bagstoper said:
I have the Trident case for the Droid X2 and I was wondering if my phone will still work with this case if I get the extended batter? Will it work with either otterbox case? (defender or commuter) if it wont work with any of those cases what case will it work with?
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Did you get better battery life with that battery and if so how much.?
im not sure if this is happening to anyone else but I'm getting false readings with the BH6X on my x2 it tells me i have 70% when i really have like 90% it stays on 5% for like 3 4 hours but when i plug in my stock BH5X battery i get correct readings
bagstoper said:
I have the Trident case for the Droid X2 and I was wondering if my phone will still work with this case if I get the extended batter? Will it work with either otterbox case? (defender or commuter) if it wont work with any of those cases what case will it work with?
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I have the BH6X Battery on my X2 and it came with the extended door cover, but Im just using the old cover. I read that you shouldnt use it, but I didnt like how it stuck out and made my case not fit, so Ive had the original door on it for about a month now with no issues.
Sandso9 said:
im not sure if this is happening to anyone else but I'm getting false readings with the BH6X on my x2 it tells me i have 70% when i really have like 90% it stays on 5% for like 3 4 hours but when i plug in my stock BH5X battery i get correct readings
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You will get false readings until you calibrate your new battery.
bobhilton6969 said:
You will get false readings until you calibrate your new battery.
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Okay ill try that tomorrow so I can run it all day.
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bobhilton6969 said:
I have the BH6X Battery on my X2 and it came with the extended door cover, but Im just using the old cover. I read that you shouldnt use it, but I didnt like how it stuck out and made my case not fit, so Ive had the original door on it for about a month now with no issues.
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How much pressure is on the back with the new battery?
Got BH6X Battery and its corresponding back cover straight from VZW. Fits Otterbox Defender pretty well.
prehistorical said:
Got BH6X Battery and its corresponding back cover straight from VZW. Fits Otterbox Defender pretty well.
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I was reading a review on VZW's website saying that the new back doesnt match the case of the X2....hows yours look?
thevillageidiot said:
I was reading a review on VZW's website saying that the new back doesnt match the case of the X2....hows yours look?
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Hmmm.. it's all wrapped up in Otterbox defender now and I don't recall it being different or significantly odd that I would notied for the 1.5 weeks I carried it around without a case.
Yeah the color is off. The x2 is black. The bh6x and door is from the DROID x, which is greyish black.
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Thank you both for your reply! One more thing I was wondering...how much of an increase of battery life did you get with this battery? Tia!
I use the trident kraken on my X2 and my X before that, with BH6X batteries, I dont use the battery door at all(the case does the job of the door) no problems in 10 months on the same kraken case
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Thank you both for your reply! One more thing I was wondering...how much of an increase of battery life did you get with this battery? Tia!
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With the standard battery my phone would be dead by by 5 when I get home. (I start work at 7am). With the new battery, I can go easily till midnight or 2am (when I goto bed).
I also tried the extended battery from the Atrix (not sure the model number cause its at home), but it does work with the extended cover, but it puts quite a bit of pressure on the screen, and the battery life is sub par. I do not recommend using that one.
The DROID X2 stock battery cover works fine with the bh6x
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prehistorical said:
Hmmm.. it's all wrapped up in Otterbox defender now and I don't recall it being different or significantly odd that I would notied for the 1.5 weeks I carried it around without a case.
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Now that I just had to do a battery pull, I am confirming that the extended battery back cover for the DX2 from Verizon is the same black color as the rest of the phone. Manuf date of 4/2011. Red lettering with "x2" on it. While I am guessing that the Verizon extended battery plus cover for the Droid X would fit, I have the one for the x2 which matches color.
Extended battery with very light use (but terrible signal) lasts about 8 - 9 hours. Mostly 1x, as 3g is spotty here.
Is there a specific method to calibrate the bh6x? Just got one from amazon, seller stated it was new, and battery reporting is sketchy. Charge drops suddenly & I only get about half the life out of it as I do from the bh5x.
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garywojdan81 said:
Is there a specific method to calibrate the bh6x? Just got one from amazon, seller stated it was new, and battery reporting is sketchy. Charge drops suddenly & I only get about half the life out of it as I do from the bh5x.
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Did you try using the app found in the market called battery calibration?
Basically battery calibration is just wiping the battery stats from phone and allowing new one to be created with up to date info. It should also be done any time u flash a new rom to clear "false" or misleading stats and allow accurate readings
Thanks for the fast reply. While I'm familiar with the batt stats process with recovery & do it when changing roms, I was just wondering if there was anything unique about the x2 or if I got hosed with a bad battery. Hope not, seller had good feedback.
I've already drained it until the phone powered off, charged to full & wiped the stats in bsr. It just seems to drop much too fast for an extended battery. For example, I took it off the charge @ 7am & it's 9:20am now & I'm down to 41% with average use. The stock battery would be at just under 90% by now.
Update:Found Juhde has a method for bump charging posted over in the DROIDX forums. Gonna give it a shot before anything else.
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I'm in the market for a battery for my Atrix 4g. I don't want one that needs a change for the backplating. (I have a nice car dock for it that I have and want to continue using that doesn't support thicket Atrix cases)
So the guidelines are:
-no new backing for the phone (original cover)
-highest battery size possible
-id prefer it if the phone recognized the true % of the new battery instead of the "stuck at 1% but still have lots of battery left" bug a lot of people are running into with other batteries
Appreciate any help! (I've looked all through the forums and can mostly find support/threads for the extended batteries with the new backings)
From my experience these batterie's are not that bad:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-1800mAh...519697&sr=8-2&keywords=atrix+4g+battery+anker
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-1900mah-extended-battery-for-motorola-atrix-4g.html
and this
http://www.amazon.com/ProdiCell-Pre...=1341519824&sr=1-10&keywords=atrix+4g+battery
Also this doesnt seem to bad:
http://www.amazon.com/Ecell-2430MAH...=1341519824&sr=1-17&keywords=atrix+4g+battery
primeboss said:
From my experience these batterie's are not that bad:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-1800mAh...519697&sr=8-2&keywords=atrix+4g+battery+anker
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-1900mah-extended-battery-for-motorola-atrix-4g.html
and this
http://www.amazon.com/ProdiCell-Pre...=1341519824&sr=1-10&keywords=atrix+4g+battery
Also this doesnt seem to bad:
http://www.amazon.com/Ecell-2430MAH...=1341519824&sr=1-17&keywords=atrix+4g+battery
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Thanks man! Appreciate the response. I'm liking that last one.
primeboss said:
From my experience these batterie's are not that bad:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-1800mAh...519697&sr=8-2&keywords=atrix+4g+battery+anker
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-1900mah-extended-battery-for-motorola-atrix-4g.html
and this
http://www.amazon.com/ProdiCell-Pre...=1341519824&sr=1-10&keywords=atrix+4g+battery
Also this doesnt seem to bad:
http://www.amazon.com/Ecell-2430MAH...=1341519824&sr=1-17&keywords=atrix+4g+battery
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Yeah! Thx "hat last one seems really interesting
I got one off of amazon. cheap and motorola branded. would definitely recommend.
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-id prefer it if the phone recognized the true % of the new battery instead of the "stuck at 1% but still have lots of battery left" bug a lot of people are running into with other batteries
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I discovered this also as I bought a 2nd Atrix 4G and it came with 2 spare batteries that always show 1%. I guessed it was due to them being not original. Does that 2300mha battery show proper battery stats?
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Just saw these on eBay. They come with a different looking back cover and only cost about $10. I also saw a similar one made by Hyperion.. might be a good compromise between the oem extended (2750mAh) and the mugen (4000 mAh) if it's accurate..
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=280905307296
And the Hyperion version
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=271007221883
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Morpheus991 said:
Just saw these on eBay. They come with a different looking back cover and only cost about $10. I also saw a similar one made by Hyperion.. might be a good compromise between the oem extended (2750mAh) and the mugen (4000 mAh) if it's accurate..
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=280905307296
And the Hyperion version
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=271007221883
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Went for the Hyperion. Will report back.
Yeah it seems worth the risk of $10-15...the only thing holding me back is that I already have a diztronic extended tpu case and this new style wouldn't fit it. I might be willing to chop up one of my standard tpu cases though...I'll have to think about it..
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I don't trust Hyperion. I bought a couple regular-sized batteries and one of them shorted out and overheated quite a bit. I have no problem with my Laza Zcell, which is also an intermediate between the HTC Extended and the Mugen
Truth be told I bought two of the standard size Hyperion batteries a long time ago that came with an external charger too. They were defective but Hyperion gave me a full refund and let me keep it all (I still use the charger). They told me they had been having some issues and something to the effect of "please give us some time to work out the kinks and we'll figure it out." They were very nice and helpful and I was impressed by there customer service so I'd be willing to give them another shot. (LISTEN UP HTC and Verizon! Good customer service helps in the long run! )
Edit: and no, I don't work for them or anyone for that matter!
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Frankly, I'm surprised that Verizon's batteries aren't locked down so you can only recharge them on their cables and chargers. That's sort of the attitude they take with everything else they sell, isn't it?
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Frankly, I'm surprised that Verizon's batteries aren't locked down so you can only recharge them on their cables and chargers. That's sort of the attitude they take with everything else they sell, isn't it?
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Samsung is like that but it was part of the kernel and easily avoided
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bought a couple of hyperion standard batteries for the thunderbolt and they always died between 10-15%. Not sure I trust them. Also, that back door is fugly. I wonder if my stock extended battery cover would fit?
I tried the hyperion battery and i couldn't get any signal with the battery.
I liked the feel of the cover but the best signal I could get was 1x. even with the OEM extended battery and the hyperion cover.
The OEM cover and the hyperion battery seemed to also block my signal. Couldn't get any signal with any of the hyperion parts. I'm glad I didn't spend too much on it
Well that's disappointing...as I stated before, they were at least really nice about it when i tried their standard ones. I'm sure if you're tactful/polite they'll give you a full refund. Who knows, maybe that unnamed cheaper non Hyperion one works? I'm just a big fan of buying random cheap sh*t off eBay to see what I get. I've got some really fun stuff around the $2 range like a 3.5mm dust plug with a mini android in it, a gold stylus shaped like a feather, etc...but I digress.
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tbguy said:
I tried the hyperion battery and i couldn't get any signal with the battery.
I liked the feel of the cover but the best signal I could get was 1x. even with the OEM extended battery and the hyperion cover.
The OEM cover and the hyperion battery seemed to also block my signal. Couldn't get any signal with any of the hyperion parts. I'm glad I didn't spend too much on it
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Same happened to me with the back cover not getting a signal. This in turn caused the battery to die faster.
Morpheus991 said:
Well that's disappointing...as I stated before, they were at least really nice about it when i tried their standard ones. I'm sure if you're tactful/polite they'll give you a full refund. Who knows, maybe that unnamed cheaper non Hyperion one works? I'm just a big fan of buying random cheap sh*t off eBay to see what I get. I've got some really fun stuff around the $2 range like a 3.5mm dust plug with a mini android in it, a gold stylus shaped like a feather, etc...but I digress.
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Lmfao, I do the same thing. I will give the unbranded one a shot when payday comes.
Yup. The Hyperion back seriously sucks. The OEM extended battery back fits well enough if the Rezound is in a case, though.
Finished my first deep discharge and will give it 5 cycles with the OEM back before passing judgment.
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I had one of these batteries for my og EVO, sadly when I peeled it apart out of curiosity it was just two 1100mah batteries in parallel. So I doubt it will be better than the HTC extended batt.
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I had one of these batteries for my og EVO, sadly when I peeled it apart out of curiosity it was just two 1100mah batteries in parallel. So I doubt it will be better than the HTC extended batt.
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Well, if that's the case, it would still be 400 mAh better than the stock extended (ie 1600*2). And considering that I have almost no service at work I regularly kill my 2750 in 8-10 hours. Plus it would be nice to be able to listen to streaming music for more than 8 hours on LTE.
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I am going to the trouble of actually running this thing down to near 10% before recharging (I don't want to go further because some ROMs have an anomaly where they misreport battery level). I've just finished my third discharge cycle and I'm getting 24 hours with active use of the handset, including media playback through BT, phone calls, texting, web access, etc. That's good enough for me, although I will follow-through with 2 more full discharges as instructed and see what my mileage is.
BTW, the battery works fine with the "original" Verizon Extended Battery back, so I probably will never use that crappy Hyperion back again.
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I am going to the trouble of actually running this thing down to near 10% before recharging (I don't want to go further because some ROMs have an anomaly where they misreport battery level). I've just finished my third discharge cycle and I'm getting 24 hours with active use of the handset, including media playback through BT, phone calls, texting, web access, etc. That's good enough for me, although I will follow-through with 2 more full discharges as instructed and see what my mileage is.
BTW, the battery works fine with the "original" Verizon Extended Battery back, so I probably will never use that crappy Hyperion back again.
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So is it lasting longer than the oem extended battery so far?
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So is it lasting longer than the oem extended battery so far?
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To be honest, I've never tried a full run-down of my OEM Extended (the 2750 mAmp from Verizon). I guess I ought to do that to get a truer measure.
So my OEM Samsung battery is about junk. Wondering what people suggest to get as a replacement and why?
Im looking for something that fits the stock battery cover. I had one of those 4400mah batteries but the cover that came with it didn't last long and there was no case that fit it well.
So what does everyone recommend?
I have 2 anker batterys, and while they both work and have about the same longevity of the stock battery, I encountered 1 issue. One night I left my phone on the charger with the anker in it and woke up to find my phone almost too hot to touch and the overheat symbol on screen. I ripped the battery out, and it was swollen to about 1.5 times the thickness of normal. The phone and battery still work fine, but id rather buy a different brand next time. That's my 2ยข if it helps any.
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Orion78 said:
So my OEM Samsung battery is about junk. Wondering what people suggest to get as a replacement and why?
Im looking for something that fits the stock battery cover. I had one of those 4400mah batteries but the cover that came with it didn't last long and there was no case that fit it well.
So what does everyone recommend?
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The ? should be RAVPower. Check this review of various batteries. You may got some idea which one to buy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300394
Accessories section has information on batterys .
Personally prefer Anker .