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The future of The Rezound: Ex Battery Discussion

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EricDra7en

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I just saw pics of the GNex with stock battery and extended battery side by side and was amazed at how thin their extended battery was. I could seriously not tell which was which in a few pics.

What are the odds that HTC will put out a thinner extended battery for the Rezound? I know nothing about how battery builds vary from company to company, so this may be a stupid question to some, but it'll help me decide on whether or not to get a Rezound.

I also hope the Android store gets the game Batman: Arkham City Lockdown before I have to make my choice because that game is awesome and would ROCK on a Rezound screen. I'm Angry Bird-ed and Words With Friends-ed out.

I digress...a slimmer extended battery in the cards. Yes, no, maybe?
 
^That is correct. The mAh is not that big of a jump. It's better than stock but it can't possibly be that significant. Owners of the Gnex have confirmed that the extended battery can indeed fit under the stock battery cover. Why they provide a cover with the extended battery that is the same as stock is beyond me.

It makes people think they are getting more than they really are.....

Also the only 'slim' we will be seeing is at most a 1900 (not likely) and most likely it will only be a 1800(ish)
 
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It makes people think they are getting more than they really are.....

Also the only 'slim' we will be seeing is at most a 1900 (not likely) and most likely it will only be a 1800(ish)
Yup. Sad to say, but battery physical size = capacity. The bigger the battery, the more capacity. Until we get radically new battery technology, that isn't going to change... a battery with twice the capacity is going to be twice as big (ish), no way around it.

Seidio's historically made extended batteries that are 10-15% more capacity than stock for HTC phones, and they are of course a little bigger than stock but still barely fit inside the stock cover. I've had several of them for various phones over the years.
 
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Kind of a silly compairson since the 'extended' battery on the gnex is only slightly larger than the standard battery (2100 i think where the rezound 's extended battery is much larger).

I just saw pics of the GNex with stock battery and extended battery side by side and was amazed at how thin their extended battery was. I could seriously not tell which was which in a few pics.

What are the odds that HTC will put out a thinner extended battery for the Rezound? I know nothing about how battery builds vary from company to company, so this may be a stupid question to some, but it'll help me decide on whether or not to get a Rezound.

I also hope the Android store gets the game Batman: Arkham City Lockdown before I have to make my choice because that game is awesome and would ROCK on a Rezound screen. I'm Angry Bird-ed and Words With Friends-ed out.

I digress...a slimmer extended battery in the cards. Yes, no, maybe?
 
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I got the ext battery yesterday. Personally I like my heavy phone.

I didn't like it at first, but the heft is nice. It seems like it's harder to drop. it's definitely more ergonomically comfortable in the hand than some of the others. Really though, having a phone that lasts all day with heavy use is worth the extra thickness on its own.
 
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