Extended Batteries

[MrBaker22]

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for extended batteries that work well in the S2.

I just can't justify spending 79.99 on a extended battery from mugen..

 

[Riche101]

GOLD 2430MAH BATTERY FOR SAMSUNG I9100 GALAXY S II 2 | eBay


Highly Recommend these and this company have been using them for my last few phones

 

[thezeronumber]

That almost seems too good to be true. Amazing price for a battery with greater mAh and what seems to be no difference in depth. Might have to pick up one of these in the future.

 

[james_uk]

I have just orded a battery by a company called anker its a 1900mah battery and on amazon it gets all really good reviews.

Anker 1900mAh Li-ion Battery for Samsung Galaxy S II: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00567Y7A6

 

[3waygeek]

I've been using the Anker 1900 mAh battery for about a week now. After a couple charge/discharge cycles, Battery Monitor Widget measures its capacity as 2050 mAh.

 

[james_uk]

mines on its first charge now, have you noticed any real difference between it and the original battery?

 

[Baldilocks]

This is the one I have: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

It's from Samsung so it can't be that bad.

 

[GSMGuy]

I've said it before...

Surely, Samsung will have crammed as much capacity as possible into the space occupied by the original battery - For the sake of a few cents/pennies on what is already a very expensive handset, I don't for one second think the coin counters/boffins will have said "lets save a dollar/pound and make our device much less competative/attractive"

These cheap "extended" capacity batteries on ebay/amazon and the like are just that - CHEAP... You can't squeeze a pint into a half pint pot.....

Just my 2p...

Mike

 

[Baldilocks]

I've said it before...

Surely, Samsung will have crammed as much capacity as possible into the space occupied by the original battery - For the sake of a few cents/pennies on what is already a very expensive handset, I don't for one second think the coin counters/boffins will have said "lets save a dollar/pound and make our device much less competative/attractive"

These cheap "extended" capacity batteries on ebay/amazon and the like are just that - CHEAP... You can't squeeze a pint into a half pint pot.....

Just my 2p...

Mike

The one I linked to IS a Samsung Branded battery. From Samsung - not an off brand battery.

 

[ajmount88]

The one I linked to IS a Samsung Branded battery. From Samsung - not an off brand battery.

It also comes with a cover, according to the title, which looks different to the original one, so my guess from looking at it is that the battery is thicker and needs a new cover to accommodate it making the whole phone thicker and a different shape. If this doesn't bother you then there shouldn't be anything wrong with the Samsung one (I can't give any opinion on the non Samsung branded ones, as I've always stuck with the original manufacturers batteries in my phones).

 

[GSMGuy]

The one I linked to IS a Samsung Branded battery. From Samsung - not an off brand battery.

I know that - I was talking about the "same size" replacement "extended" batteries, which just physically cannot live up to their claim - Obviously a bigger physical casing gives room for more capacity - at the expense of making your S2 fatter than an Iphone 4!!

Mike