3rd Party Battery Announcement READ ME

[esone1ll]

This post is for everyone thinking about buying an extended or third-party battery.

READ THIS FIRST!

BatteryBoss Calls Out False Capacity Claims!

It's a scientific breakdown of smartphone batteries. Basically, the conclusion is that most 3rd party and some 1st party batteries don't live up to their rated specs, and some are outright wastes of money.

READ THAT SITE now, before making any battery purchases.

Thanks.

 

[T Mac]

So much for the mugen 1800 battery purchase! 70-79%. I don't think so.

 

[esone1ll]

So much for the mugen 1800 battery purchase! 70-79%. I don't think so.

That's exactly why I posted this.

 

[reallynotnick]

Wow so even Seidio is not doing all that hot, with their 1750mah battery having less juice than the stock 1500mah.

 

[esone1ll]

Wow so even Seidio is not doing all that hot, with their 1750mah battery having less juice than the stock 1500mah.

Exactly! The conclusion is basically just stick with your OEM model.

 

[sag7392]

Exactly! The conclusion is basically just stick with your OEM model.

Thanks! I just canceled my battery order from Seidio.

 

[mrvirginia]

i posted the OEM Evo battery which is located in the accessories thread. again, i suggest sticking to OEM batteries only.

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/82753-evo-oem-spare-battery.html

 

[horadin]

i posted the OEM Evo battery which is located in the accessories thread. again, i suggest sticking to OEM batteries only.

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/82753-evo-oem-spare-battery.html

"page not found"

 

[Evo_Pimpin]

Wow & thanks for the tip.

 

[esone1ll]

Wow & thanks for the tip.

No problem. Please pass it along!

 

[Colorado_Al]

BatteryBoss lists this ebay listing as an actual OEM 1500mAh for $15, and it tests out.

OEM HTC Dash 3G Tilt2 Tilt 2 Touch Pro2 RHOD160 Battery - eBay (item 230439043798 end time Jun-17-10 18:16:53 PDT)

 

[MisterEd]

BatteryBoss lists this ebay listing as an actual OEM 1500mAh for $15, and it tests out.

OEM HTC Dash 3G Tilt2 Tilt 2 Touch Pro2 RHOD160 Battery - eBay (item 230439043798 end time Jun-17-10 18:16:53 PDT)

Listing has removed. Fire the boss!

 

[htc.EVOlution]

This post is for everyone thinking about buying an extended or third-party battery.

READ THIS FIRST!

BatteryBoss Calls Out False Capacity Claims!

It's a scientific breakdown of smartphone batteries. Basically, the conclusion is that most 3rd party and some 1st party batteries don't live up to their rated specs, and some are outright wastes of money.

READ THAT SITE now, before making any battery purchases.

Thanks.

LOL i should have posted this in a single thread to get more attention. I've linked to the battery guy's post in several threads but people don't bother reading it.

here's the 10+ page discussion for those who want to read
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583927

 

[esone1ll]

LOL i should have posted this in a single thread to get more attention. I've linked to the battery guy's post in several threads but people don't bother reading it.

Yeah, it's very important. I'm adding it to my sig.

 

[htc.EVOlution]

added more information to my previous post. HAHA

 

[ddanny82]

But oem batteries are so much more expensice than 3rd party batteries. What a bummer.

 

[esone1ll]

But oem batteries are so much more expensice than 3rd party batteries. What a bummer.

At the batteryboss.org site, it shows that those 3rd party batteries are actually MORE expensive.

 

[ShinyBrown]

more Mugen to consider
What’s Wrong With This Picture?

 

[mrvirginia]

"page not found"

hmm, that's strange. it's the very first link in the stickied thread labeled "Official HTC EVO Accessories"

thread - http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/84456-official-htc-evo-accessories-thread.html

link to battery thread - http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/82753-evo-oem-spare-battery.html

and for whatever reason, before, the forum was removing the part "htc-evo-4g" after clicking the link. that works now though

 

[Fazz]

OEM spare battery it is....

TYVM

 

[Deleted User]

Eh, I've had a Seido 2600mAh extended battery for my palm pre and it was the best investment for that phone I made. Dramatically improved battery life, I could get almost a couple days on heavy usage and with the stock battery, that same usage would net about 12 hours if that. I used the phone with the stock battery for the first 3 months and then used the Seido for about 7 months, at that point got rid of the phone. My GF also has a Seido extended in her Pre and is still using it.

So that site may have some things to think about, but I wouldn't just take it at that and completely discount getting an extended battery. For me, my personal experience means a bit more to me than a website claiming all third-party batteries are not very good.

 

[YaBoiD]

Thought you guys might want to look this over before making a decision on additional batterys. Looks like I'll be going OEM...

BatteryBoss Calls Out False Capacity Claims!

 

[MisterEd]

Eh, I've had a Seido 2600mAh extended battery for my palm pre and it was the best investment for that phone I made. Dramatically improved battery life, I could get almost a couple days on heavy usage and with the stock battery, that same usage would net about 12 hours if that. I used the phone with the stock battery for the first 3 months and then used the Seido for about 7 months, at that point got rid of the phone. My GF also has a Seido extended in her Pre and is still using it.

So that site may have some things to think about, but I wouldn't just take it at that and completely discount getting an extended battery. For me, my personal experience means a bit more to me than a website claiming all third-party batteries are not very good.

Wait a minute. If it's on the internet it MUST be right.