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$15 Itian G4 battery + charging cradle / Qi wireless charger?!

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JBensimon

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I can't find any review of this item anywhere (though it's sold by many vendors, including Amazon Prime). Who's going to try it first? :-) [Note that although the Amazon description doesn't say it explicitly, the charging cradle bundled with the battery also doubles as a wireless charging pad, assuming you've changed your LG's back to one that supports Qi wireless charging] Too good to be true? [I'm especially wary of the battery's quality -- lots of garbage out there].

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017WCG4E4

Jacques.
 
Well, I pulled the trigger and got one. Unfortunately, while the battery and cradle are (surprisingly) good, the cradle is *not* in fact also a wireless charger -- the vendor has apologized for the misleading label and promises to modify it "soon".
 
I would definitely be leery of a $15 battery, especially one that comes with a wireless charging piece.
Instead of this you could pick up the wireless charging/NFC antenna to replace the NFC only antenna on the G4's back. They are around $10, very easy to swap out, and work great (search G4 wireless charging on Amazon). My phone wirelessly charges just as quick as when I plug it in. Plus I got to keep the aesthetically pleasing black leather back (those circle cases are ugly).
 
Well, aside from not having the wireless charging function (which as I said was a labeling error according to the vendor), the battery and charging cradle are actually very good -- the battery is at least as good as the original LG (to my surprise). Since I already have the wireless charging capability on the phone and a charging pad, I'm not complaining.
 
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