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This 3800mah worth a buy?

I saw a 3800 mAh Seidio bat for over $50 a couple of days ago. It this one is legit for $8, you can't beat that. It does add a ton of girth though.
 
It's highly unlikely that the battery rates ANYWHERE close to 3800 mAh.
 
I'm willing to bet if you peeled the sticker off of this battery and the seidio battery they will have identical parts. Same cells. Same manufacturer. For 8 bucks I'm ordering it even though I have 2 OEM extended and 3 OEM standard batts already.
 
$8 3800mah battery? That is one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen. I'd bet anybody here it's not over 1000mah in reality.
 
az_r2d1 said:
And your statement is based on......?
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Oh, just that almost every single third party battery that's ever been tested has come up a minimum of 20% short on their claimed ratings (if it's a so-called "good" company like Seidio) and frequently 30-50% short on their claimed ratings if it's a no-name brand.

Frankly, basic logic would suggest that it's not possible to profit on manufacturing a high quality 3800 mAh battery and selling it for $8, otherwise more companies would do it.

Heck, if that battery were high enough quality, you could make a good profit buying them by the truckload and reselling them for $20.

It's just reality.

Tell you what. Buy one and have it tested by Doug over at batteryboss.org. If it's at least 85% of its claimed capacity, I will paypal you the $8.
 
dguy said:
$8 3800mah battery? That is one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen. I'd bet anybody here it's not over 1000mah in reality.
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I'd take that bet. I can bet its at least 1000mah. Let's bet a gnex pogo dock.
There has to be a way to verify at least 1000mah.

Oh, I actually ordered the battery yesterday. so if you want to bet I am all in.
I thjink there is an app that can figure out mah of batteries. Or maybe I can send it to the battery boss guy.
 
if its 80% of advertised its 3000mah. 900mah more than the OEM extended. worth 8 bucks. ill let you guys know how it works after I receive it.

binary visions said:
Oh, just that almost every single third party battery that's ever been tested has come up a minimum of 20% short on their claimed ratings (if it's a so-called "good" company like Seidio) and frequently 30-50% short on their claimed ratings if it's a no-name brand.

Frankly, basic logic would suggest that it's not possible to profit on manufacturing a high quality 3800 mAh battery and selling it for $8, otherwise more companies would do it.

Heck, if that battery were high enough quality, you could make a good profit buying them by the truckload and reselling them for $20.

It's just reality.

Tell you what. Buy one and have it tested by Doug over at batteryboss.org. If it's at least 85% of its claimed capacity, I will paypal you the $8.
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arche3 said:
if its 80% of advertised its 3000mah. 900mah more than the OEM extended. worth 8 bucks. ill let you guys know how it works after I receive it.
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Sure, but it's twice the size of the OEM extended. I'm less concerned with the dollar-per-mAh, and more concerned with the efficiency of size/weight.

That's not everyone's foremost concern, though, so I hope it works great for you.
 
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Originally Posted by dguy
$8 3800mah battery? That is one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen. I'd bet anybody here it's not over 1000mah in reality.

I'd take that bet. I can bet its at least 1000mah. Let's bet a gnex pogo dock.
There has to be a way to verify at least 1000mah.

Oh, I actually ordered the battery yesterday. so if you want to bet I am all in.
I thjink there is an app that can figure out mah of batteries. Or maybe I can send it to the battery boss guy.
 
I'd actually really like to see it if the battery boss guy would test it. I guarantee it's more than 1000 mAh. It's almost certainly more than 2000 mAh.
 
binary visions said:
I'd actually really like to see it if the battery boss guy would test it. I guarantee it's more than 1000 mAh. It's almost certainly more than 2000 mAh.
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yeah. I went to the battery boss link. He does not seem very active or maybe stopped doing it now? Not sure.

I am pretty confident it will be more than 1000mah. and most likely similar to other 2nd market batts at 75-80% stated capacity. So around 3000mah.

And its probably the exact same parts as Seidio 3800. for 8 bucks.... Seidio buys the same battery from the same factory as these guys. Slaps a red seidio sticker on it and charges 60 bucks.
 
I ordered one for $8 as well. It's ugly as hell, and I get by just fine with the 2100 mah most days, but all day Disney World trips (annual pass ftw) are a bit much for that one. If this one turns out to be 3000 mah, for $8, I'm perfectly happy with that and will only use it on those days, camping trips, and like that - nice pretty little slim 2100 mah the rest of the time!
 
quiklives said:
I ordered one for $8 as well. It's ugly as hell, and I get by just fine with the 2100 mah most days, but all day Disney World trips (annual pass ftw) are a bit much for that one. If this one turns out to be 3000 mah, for $8, I'm perfectly happy with that and will only use it on those days, camping trips, and like that - nice pretty little slim 2100 mah the rest of the time!
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I have used eBay Chinese extended batteries for my HTC phones. They always lasted as I expected them to. I switched between OEM and aftermarket with no issues. The aftermarket extended I used were rated 2x the oem slim. They seemed to be almost twice as much juice. I even has a 3x capacity that would go on and on. But it was really huge. For HTC tp2.
 
Mine just came today. The battery works, it arrived charged to 59%. Got it charging now. I was disappointed (but not very surprised) to find that the battery cover didn't quite fit properly. I had to file the top clips down to get it to fit. For $8, what else can you expect, I suppose.

Anyway, the phone works with this battery in it and I was able to make the back fit fairly easily, so it's probably worth the $8. I'll report back when I've run it on this battery for a while to try to gauge what kind of life you can expect out of it.
 
My 8 dollar 3800 battery came yesterday. I charged it over night and will report back with usage at end of today. Door fit fine. Battery fits fine. It makes phone heavier and bigger.
 
been using pretty regularly for 7.5 hours. Battery at 74 percent. My OEM extended 2100 would not be at 74% right now.

So my 8 dollar 3800mah battery is a great deal for days when I need extra juice without carrying a spare battery.

Size does kinda ruin the phone look though. Its giant hump looks terrible.
 
After a full and a partial cycle, my results are somewhat mixed. It definitely lasts longer than my 2100 battery but probably not as long as it should by what it's rated. It seems to use significantly less when the screen is on/ phone is in use, but the idle drain doesn't seem to be much improved.

For me, for my purposes, it was definitely a good buy for $8, even with the door not quite fitting. I'll use it on the days that my wife and I go out on some adventure and aren't near a charger...Disney days, camping, that sort of thing. The rest of the time I'll stick to my OEM extended which is great for a "normal" day.

On the first full charge I got 18 hours with 4 hours screen on time before it died and on the partial cha get I was at 75% after 4 hours with 1 1/2 hours screen on time. No screenshots unfortunately....just forgot.
 
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