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Accessories 3000 mah Chinese battery review

Ebay 3000 Mah Chinese Batteries, Worth It?

  • Yes

    Votes: 113 73.9%

  • No

    Votes: 23 15.0%

  • Same as stock

    Votes: 17 11.1%
  • Total voters
    153
Ordered my 3500 with back door, and my external charger tonite. Will post back when i recieve. Curious as to how much im gonna be getting outta them. Myn's 2.2. Stock kernel. We'll see.
 
Maluko said:
Ordered my 3500 with back door, and my external charger tonite. Will post back when i recieve. Curious as to how much im gonna be getting outta them. Myn's 2.2. Stock kernel. We'll see.
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Mind sharing who you bought from? Thanks!
 
my external charger came from Sinapore today and the battery is on the charge now.. wow how bright the charge light is.

As if it helps we will see.. I still think these are just fake 3500 Mah batteries so far.


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Mine are still going strong. I can get two full days of average use now that I'm rooted and running a custom kernel and rom. The stock battery now gets me through the day no problem, I should have rooted the day I got the Evo.

But for days when I use my phone for work, which means calls plus internet, navigation and camera for several hours total, I definitely need the extended battery, and often end up charging for an hour or so by evening to prevent the battery from dropping too low. I'm pretty sure they don't hold as much charge as when they were new. But I already feel I've gotten my money's worth.

There is a seller on ebay that has the Sprint version extended battery door, in black or white for $10 shipped. Mine arrived, great fit with the Chinese "3500mah" batteries, and a better design. Now I can dock my phone with the extended battery still installed. And the phone feels less bulky.
 
Got my battery today in the mail, got the charger acouple days ago. Gonna charge it tonite and will report back with results.
 
if the stock battery is 1500mah, im going to guess these are closer to 2500-2800mah 3500 is most likely a fake number. still better than stock though. I got mine for about 20$ shipped from HK, 2 batts charger and cover, well worth the $
 
Anyone knows if there is a (cheap / easy) way to measure a battery true mAh readings?

So that if I buy a battery rated at 3500 mAh that I am getting a battery close to say 3500 mAh and not a battery giving me ~1500 mAh?
 
novarider said:
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That kernel is the one i'm talking about. Are you rooted?
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That kernel is the schizzle. Previously, I would get slightly better battery life (with the Chinese battery) by just plugging my phone in to the HTC charger and a bit better if I plugged/unplugged for 30-45 minutes while getting ready.

With this kernel, plug it in at night and get wicked battery life all day(s) long. On the stock battery, my typical use, which I'd classify as a bit more than normal, would net me about 10 hours on the stock battery and 16 or so on the Chinese battery. This kernel + the Chinese battery net me over 21 hours each of the past few days with the same usage. I even had a 2+ day stint this weekend, though it is hard to compare as I was on WiFi much more and used the phone a bit less.

I still have an external charger on the way, though. Ordered a battery for a friend and got the 2 pack with the external charger. He gets 1 battery and the cover while I get the other battery and the external charger at a cost of $10 to each of us.
 
joe123 said:
Anyone knows if there is a (cheap / easy) way to measure a battery true mAh readings?

So that if I buy a battery rated at 3500 mAh that I am getting a battery close to say 3500 mAh and not a battery giving me ~1500 mAh?
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I used a Battery charger / cycler from my RC Helicopter Hobby. THey cost about U$100.
The results:

First mah number is battery charged in phone via HTC EVO AC charger. Second mah is battery charged by Cheap Chinese External Charger that came with the Galilio battery.

HTC Red 1500 / U$18 - 1312mah / 1458mah
Seidio 1700 / U$44 - 1318mah / 1448mah
Galilio 1800 / U$8 - 1337mah / 1586mah
China 3500 / U$10 - 2284mah / 2469mah
China 3000 / U$10 - 2224mah / 2478mah

Seems the Ebay 2600/3000/3500 batteries are all generic 2600's.

Fritz
 
I bought one from Chinese seller from eBay... It dies after 13 hours with EVEYRTHING (BT, 4G, WiFi, GPS) turned off....3 hours of MP3 playing. I was really disappointed. I really wish I can do anything I want and make it last 15 hours..... I dont care how big/fat the battery is.
 
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