Accessories 1600mAh replacement battery

shawn1224 · Mar 11, 2011

Has anyone tried one of those 1600mAh Replacement Batteries For the HTC Desire HD?

I've seen these retailing for as little as $0.01 on ebay but it looks like one of those too good to be true type of things.

Here's a link to one ...

1600mAh Standard Replacement Battery For HTC Desire HD - eBay (item 220747189384 end time Mar-29-11 23:55:46 PDT)

I have the Seidio Innocell 1300mAh Slim Extended Life Battery for the HTC Inspire 4G on order but damn, I could get 30 of these little buggers for the price of the Seidio and even if they're half way decent, it would still be a helluva deal.

I'm wondering how legit is the 1600mAh

odnerd · Mar 11, 2011

http://androidforums.com/inspire-4g-accessories/291383-1600-mah-battery.html

shawn1224 · Mar 11, 2011

Thanks for the link, I think I'm going to stick with the Seido I ordered. There's no telling what you're getting with these 1600mAh knock offs.

Simba501 · Mar 11, 2011

I found one of the same capacity, except it was located in the U.S.. I pulled the trigger. Hopefully it gives me a boost. If not, I'll pick up either a mugen or seidio 1300...

shawn1224 · Mar 11, 2011

How many mAh's is the mugen?

Simba501 · Mar 11, 2011

shawn1224 said:
how many mah's is the mugen?

1300

socalrailroader · Mar 12, 2011

Simba501 said:
I found one of the same capacity, except it was located in the U.S.. I pulled the trigger. Hopefully it gives me a boost. If not, I'll pick up either a mugen or seidio 1300...

I did too, and it fits perfectly, and it has the same dimensions and thickness as the stock HTC Battery-

1600mAh Standard Replacement battery for HTC Desire HD - eBay (item 270665597794 end time Mar-17-11 13:14:29 PDT)

I got it yesterday in the mail, so I can't comment on it's peformance yet, but it was only $4.95, so even if it's doesn't perform any better I still have a spare battery for less than 5 bucks

I am not spending 50 bucks on a battery, that much I know, I've done that before, then when I switch phones I'm stuck with a useless but VERY expensive battery

kimtyson · Mar 12, 2011

Duplicate thread on these batteries. I got one from China. So far so good. Too new to know. How can I verify it really is 1600?

SDandroid · Mar 13, 2011

socalrailroader said:
I did too, and it fits perfectly, and it has the same dimensions and thickness as the stock HTC Battery-

1600mAh Standard Replacement battery for HTC Desire HD - eBay (item 270665597794 end time Mar-17-11 13:14:29 PDT)

I got it yesterday in the mail, so I can't comment on it's peformance yet, but it was only $4.95, so even if it's doesn't perform any better I still have a spare battery for less than 5 bucks I am not spending 50 bucks on a battery, that much I know, I've done that before, then when I switch phones I'm stuck with a useless but VERY expensive battery

definitely keep us posted. bout to pull the trigger on a 1600Mah as well. need it !!!

Simba501 · Mar 14, 2011

I just got mine today. I'll be putting it in tonight for use tomorrow. I'll report back.

Kopsis · Mar 17, 2011

For those folks with these 1600 mAh miracle batteries, from a terminal emulator app or ADB shell (root is not required), enter the command:

Code:

cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_attr_text

The number you see listed as "FULL(mAh):" is the real capacity that the battery is reporting to the OS. I'm guessing that no one will see a number much greater than 1230.

kimtyson · Mar 18, 2011

Thanks Kopsis. Haven't rooted yet, though. Is there an app for that? :cool:

Kopsis · Mar 18, 2011

kimtyson said:
Thanks Kopsis. Haven't rooted yet, though. Is there an app for that?

Root isn't required for this tip. Just install this app from Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&feature=search_result

But, if you do want to root for other reasons, http://androidforums.com/inspire-4g-all-things-root/295252-rooting-phone.html#post2422735 or http://androidforums.com/htc-inspire-4g/296900-simple-root-inspire.html#post2421085 can get you started.

greg4android · Mar 18, 2011

The CHINA battery states 909mAh (full)
and 321 (ACR)

These are the ones off Ebay that state 1500-1600mAh.

Battery is at 35%.

This battery has held up over 24 hours with moderate phone calls and wi-fi....

so, NO, they are not full capacity, but not bad for spare(s).

Kopsis said:
For those folks with these 1600 mAh miracle batteries, from a terminal emulator app or ADB shell (root is not required), enter the command:

Code:

cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_attr_text

The number you see listed as "FULL(mAh):" is the real capacity that the battery is reporting to the OS. I'm guessing that no one will see a number much greater than 1230.

greg4android · Mar 18, 2011

the original HTC battery DOES read 1230mAh by the utility!

I will try another battery I got from China tomorrow (ebay/china)

Dragonsbane · Mar 19, 2011

Just id mine, states 1230mAh, gonna runn it to the ground to see how long it goes, At most this wil be a back up battery and for the five bucks I paid as long as it doesnt blow up Im fine.

Dragonsbane · Mar 20, 2011

Ok, I got mine and after a day I got around 32 hour out of it during normal use. My offical battery gets me around 13-14 hours so its an improvement. Im gonna use the official battery for now, but I got a descent backup battery just in case!

jonebusa · Mar 20, 2011

Has anyone tried one of those 1600mAh Replacement Batteries For the HTC Desire HD?

I've seen these retailing for as little as $0.01 on ebay but it looks like one of those too good to be true type of things.

Here's a link to one ...

1600mAh Standard Replacement Battery For HTC Desire HD - eBay (item 220747189384 end time Mar-29-11 23:55:46 PDT)

I'm new to this forum but I thought it was for the Inspire 4g. Does the Desire have the same footprint as the Inspire?
Are the batteries and chargers compateble? Is anybody else having a problem removing the battery cover? sorry for the noob questions.

Thanks in advance for your help

greg4android · Mar 20, 2011

you haven't been reading the thread, have you? :->

I have bought from two sellers, they are the same batteries.

they say 1600mAh, but the actual capacity is FAR below that.

they are ok for an ocassional spare, but the two I have didn't charge up to about 909mAh.

A terminial emulator will reveal the full capacity

One lasted about 6 hours, the other lasted about 7.5 (of fair/moderate use).

jonebusa said:
Has anyone tried one of those 1600mAh Replacement Batteries For the HTC Desire HD?

I've seen these retailing for as little as $0.01 on ebay but it looks like one of those too good to be true type of things.

Here's a link to one ...

1600mAh Standard Replacement Battery For HTC Desire HD - eBay (item 220747189384 end time Mar-29-11 23:55:46 PDT)

I'm new to this forum but I thought it was for the Inspire 4g. Does the Desire have the same footprint as the Inspire?
Are the batteries and chargers compateble? Is anybody else having a problem removing the battery cover? sorry for the noob questions.

Thanks in advance for your help

greg4android · Mar 20, 2011

Better make sure you check the SHIPPING in any .01 EBAY auction.
Sure, they'll sell it to you for 1 cent, but then, the shipping is $10.
There are number of these auctions running, and they are against Ebay policy. They do this to prevent paying a FINAL VALUE fee on the ending price of the auction.

jonebusa said:
Has anyone tried one of those 1600mAh Replacement Batteries For the HTC Desire HD?

I've seen these retailing for as little as $0.01 on ebay but it looks like one of those too good to be true type of things.

Here's a link to one ...

1600mAh Standard Replacement Battery For HTC Desire HD - eBay (item 220747189384 end time Mar-29-11 23:55:46 PDT)

I'm new to this forum but I thought it was for the Inspire 4g. Does the Desire have the same footprint as the Inspire?
Are the batteries and chargers compateble? Is anybody else having a problem removing the battery cover? sorry for the noob questions.

Thanks in advance for your help

kimtyson · Mar 20, 2011

Thanks to Kopsis.
Here is what Terminal Emulator gave me:
Stock= 1230
All 3 batteries from China= 1230
So, they are cheap replacements\spares only.

Kopsis · Mar 20, 2011

jonebusa said:
Does the Desire have the same footprint as the Inspire?
Are the batteries and chargers compateble? Is anybody else having a problem removing the battery cover?

The Desire HD (not the original Desire) and Inspire 4G are almost the same device. Batteries and charges are interchangeable.

Simba501 · Mar 23, 2011

Same experience with the "1600" mah battery. Performed exactly the same as stock, maybe even a little poorer.

LittleAnt · Mar 23, 2011

I refuse to put those explosive, knockoff, cheap POS into my beautiful new Inspire!!
You guys are seriously crazy!!!

...better not leave your phone in the charger too long....

LittleAnt · Mar 23, 2011

5 bucks says that i'll see a thread with this title within 6 months:

"oh no! I fried my $400 Inspire with a $4 battery from Ebay!!"

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