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Help Recommend Me A Good Portable Battery for my Droid 4?
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Moved to Droid 4 section. 
How long have you had the Droid 4? Is the battery on the Droid 4 internal? If so, then you might need to take it to get replaced if it doesn't have a battery cover.
How long have you had the Droid 4? Is the battery on the Droid 4 internal? If so, then you might need to take it to get replaced if it doesn't have a battery cover.whitecollar
Clericus Geekicus
I have an EasyAcc 12000 mAh 4-port power-pod ... gotten from Amazon for about $42, now down to $38 ...
Amazon.com: EasyAcc 12000mAh 4 USB External Battery Pack Charger Power Bank For iPhone 5 4S 4 3GS; iPad Mini, iPad 4 3 2; Android Tablets:Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Note 8.0 10.1; Google Nexus 7,10; Acer B1; iPod; Android Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S4, S3
... they also have a 2-port version for $35 also.
Amazon.com: EasyAcc 12000mAh 2 USB External Battery Pack Charger Power Bank For iPhone 5 4S 4 3GS; iPad Mini, iPad 4 3 2; Android Tablets:Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Note 8.0 10.1; Google Nexus 7,10; Acer B1; iPod; Android Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S4, S3
These are capable of powering iPads fully (~ 7000ish mAh) with 2 full charges for a droid-4 and can charge 2 smartphones at once.
I have used and abused mine heavily since I got it in december and went for an entire work-week without using wall-power to charge the phone or re-charging the power-pod.
The power-pods will accept (charge-faster with) 2.1A tablet chargers like the generic 2-port rounded type for $10 or so in WalMart's hardware / electrical section
Downsides =
* the 4-port power-pod is longer than a droid-4 by 1/2 an inch and barely fits in cargo-pants-pockets (I have to unplug the USB cable if I wish to be certain of not crimping the cable to death)
* no personal experience with the 2-port version
* the 4-port-version won't charge a Pebble-smartwatch unless it ALSO is actively charging a smartphone at the same time (the Pebble won't draw enough power for the power-pod to know that it is in demand and it auto-shuts-off)
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There are generic-and-with-many-names $18 power-pods that claim to be 12000 mAh ... a commenter tested them and seemed to get around 5000 mAh out of them ...
Amazon.com: iRulu 12000mAh USB mobile Power Bank Traveling Portable External Battery Pack for ipad/iphone 4 4S iPod Samsung Galaxy, HTC.White: Computers & Accessories
I got one for my girlfriend without seeing that 5000-mAh review ... they do work, are smaller, lighter, etc, but her experience seems to agree in that her moderate use has taken her power lights down to half
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However, if you are willing to get less than 12000 effective and aim to be cheaper and without tablet capability, you can get a 4000 mAh with a solar panel for $25 = Amazon.com: Opteka BP-SC4000 Ultra Thin Solar Powered High Capacity (4000mAh) Backup Battery and Charger for Cell Phones, iPhone, iPod, and Most USB Powered Devices: Cell Phones & Accessories
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just went looking further :
same brand as mine, 10,000 mAh = $28 = http://www.amazon.com/EasyAcc-10000mAh-External-Battery-Capacity/dp/B00BJCHH36
... and there's a $30 solar panel by the same EasyAcc company for charging their-or-other power-pods (or phones if you're a bit crazy) with very high power output for its size ... 1200 mA ... which is way higher ( = faster accumulation to the battery) than the 250mA of the $25 solar+battery one I listed above ... you *could* use this panel to a 10,000 or 12,000 and give it all day in sunlight and re-charge a tablet ... or just a few hours and have power to charge a smartphone daily for many-days-out-camping etc
http://www.amazon.com/EasyAcc-charger-External-Bluetooth-Smartphone/dp/B00C3A6KKO
Amazon.com: EasyAcc 12000mAh 4 USB External Battery Pack Charger Power Bank For iPhone 5 4S 4 3GS; iPad Mini, iPad 4 3 2; Android Tablets:Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Note 8.0 10.1; Google Nexus 7,10; Acer B1; iPod; Android Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S4, S3
... they also have a 2-port version for $35 also.
Amazon.com: EasyAcc 12000mAh 2 USB External Battery Pack Charger Power Bank For iPhone 5 4S 4 3GS; iPad Mini, iPad 4 3 2; Android Tablets:Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Note 8.0 10.1; Google Nexus 7,10; Acer B1; iPod; Android Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S4, S3
These are capable of powering iPads fully (~ 7000ish mAh) with 2 full charges for a droid-4 and can charge 2 smartphones at once.
I have used and abused mine heavily since I got it in december and went for an entire work-week without using wall-power to charge the phone or re-charging the power-pod.
The power-pods will accept (charge-faster with) 2.1A tablet chargers like the generic 2-port rounded type for $10 or so in WalMart's hardware / electrical section
Downsides =
* the 4-port power-pod is longer than a droid-4 by 1/2 an inch and barely fits in cargo-pants-pockets (I have to unplug the USB cable if I wish to be certain of not crimping the cable to death)
* no personal experience with the 2-port version
* the 4-port-version won't charge a Pebble-smartwatch unless it ALSO is actively charging a smartphone at the same time (the Pebble won't draw enough power for the power-pod to know that it is in demand and it auto-shuts-off)
=-=-=
There are generic-and-with-many-names $18 power-pods that claim to be 12000 mAh ... a commenter tested them and seemed to get around 5000 mAh out of them ...
Amazon.com: iRulu 12000mAh USB mobile Power Bank Traveling Portable External Battery Pack for ipad/iphone 4 4S iPod Samsung Galaxy, HTC.White: Computers & Accessories
I got one for my girlfriend without seeing that 5000-mAh review ... they do work, are smaller, lighter, etc, but her experience seems to agree in that her moderate use has taken her power lights down to half
=-=-=
However, if you are willing to get less than 12000 effective and aim to be cheaper and without tablet capability, you can get a 4000 mAh with a solar panel for $25 = Amazon.com: Opteka BP-SC4000 Ultra Thin Solar Powered High Capacity (4000mAh) Backup Battery and Charger for Cell Phones, iPhone, iPod, and Most USB Powered Devices: Cell Phones & Accessories
=-=-=
just went looking further :
same brand as mine, 10,000 mAh = $28 = http://www.amazon.com/EasyAcc-10000mAh-External-Battery-Capacity/dp/B00BJCHH36
... and there's a $30 solar panel by the same EasyAcc company for charging their-or-other power-pods (or phones if you're a bit crazy) with very high power output for its size ... 1200 mA ... which is way higher ( = faster accumulation to the battery) than the 250mA of the $25 solar+battery one I listed above ... you *could* use this panel to a 10,000 or 12,000 and give it all day in sunlight and re-charge a tablet ... or just a few hours and have power to charge a smartphone daily for many-days-out-camping etc
http://www.amazon.com/EasyAcc-charger-External-Bluetooth-Smartphone/dp/B00C3A6KKO