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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
I am really on the fence with these. One of my batteries still sucks.the other one is about the same as my red battery I think *maybe* a little better. I'll keep charging.
 
Ok so I am on me second full charge and almost made it all day with mobile turned on all day and the occasional 4g and gps . So how many charges do I need to get full capacity?
 
I just dropped my unprotected, heavy phone flat on the hardwood floor. Now i have a cracked screen. I would have to believe the added weight from the battery didnt help the fall either.
 
So I've been charging my battery via my phone lately (while ON). It's been doing well. Took 2.5 hrs to hit 90%. Not bad. Use it until about 10pm from 630am and it's at around 40%.
 
After reading all of the helpful post I decided to go for the Ebay battery on 8/24. For 11 bucks not a big loss if it doesn't work. I got my battery yesterday and I live in SoCal so the shipping time was better than expected.
First let me say that the battery door does look pretty nice. It doesn't fit as snug as the stock but is acceptable. There seems to be a slight gap (not enough to see the red inside of the phone) at the bottom. If I push on the door down by the kickstand I can see there is some play in it, not really a big deal to me but may be to some others.
I tested the camera right away, since I saw some people complained of a flash reflection on the Sedio back, no such issue with this one, the pictures looked fine.
I had a case on my stock back just to protect the camera, but with this back there is no need which is kind of nice.
I didn't get an external charger so I charged it up in the phone last night and experienced the same quick drop off that most people have seen. I am going to try some of the tricks listed in here to see if things get better after a few cycles. I can say that while it dropped quickly from 100 to about 88%. It has been holding fairly strong in the 80's, even without trying to calibrate it.
I just turned on GPS, 4G, and turned off Wi-Fi to see how long it will take to get this battery down to the red zone.
I use this phone for work so I would classify myself as a medium user. I wish I would have bothered to keep some stats on the stock battery for comparison, but I do know that I usually unplug at 6am and by 3pm or so I am usually down to 20% or less.
I will try to update as often as its its relevant. My phone is pretty much stock so hopefully my numbers will help other non-techies like me.
 
The Seidio battery is larger than the ebay one by about 1mm, so I'm guessing it'll fit just fine. The other way around though, no.
 
I ordered mine on 8/21 and still haven't received anything :( and I leave for a trip on Friday. I hope get them tomorrow so I can watch movies and stuff on the plane.
 
SteveChiller said:
I ordered mine on 8/21 and still haven't received anything :( and I leave for a trip on Friday. I hope get them tomorrow so I can watch movies and stuff on the plane.
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My experience with delivery times, two weeks from Hong Kong eBay sellers or 8 days from Obostore (Singapore) and the Yooboa battery and back.
 
kobrapack99 said:
I just dropped my unprotected, heavy phone flat on the hardwood floor. Now i have a cracked screen. I would have to believe the added weight from the battery didnt help the fall either.
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I hope you have the extended coverage. 10 bucks a month from best buy. Covers everything even if its your fault.
 
I am on day four and I overnight charger mine (3000) . I can easily go a hole day now where the stock battery I would only make half a day. I unplug at 6: 00 am and can go till 8pm with only a little left like 15%. I an a medium user but if I stream a movie the battery takes a large hit. So..... If I turn off mobile till I need it I have runs of batt left.
 
knightwolf123 said:
I am on day four and I overnight charger mine (3000) . I can easily go a hole day now where the stock battery I would only make half a day. I unplug at 6: 00 am and can go till 8pm with only a little left like 15%. I an a medium user but if I stream a movie the battery takes a large hit. So..... If I turn off mobile till I need it I have runs of batt left.
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You say your battery has the runs! :eek:
 
so i just got my 3000 and from reading this thread it sounds like i wanna overcharge the crap out of it first charge?

its been on the external charger for about 4 hours and its sayings its charged already, but keep it on there a while longer to be safe?
 
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