Accessories Which battery should I keep?

[FreakyLocz14]

I just got a replacement EPIC from Asurion, and it came with a new battery. It's a generic battery with Sprint branding on it, but it is 1520 mAh instead of 1500 mAh. Also, the fact that it's probably a fresh battery means that I should be seeing better battery life; but I don't want to jump to conclusions just yet.

Does anybody know which battery I should use? I've had my old one since the end of November.

 

[Puddin422]

Umm..both? Get you a Seidio or similar charger that allows you to charge a loose battery and swap out as needed. It's nice to always have a fully charged battery laying around.

 

[FreakyLocz14]

Umm..both? Get you a Seidio or similar charger that allows you to charge a loose battery and swap out as needed. It's nice to always have a fully charged battery laying around.

Keeping both isn't an option for me.

 

[Kelmar]

Moved to Accessory Subforum

 

[mojomojo]

A used lithium battery will perform worse than a new one.
After about a year they always seem to give noticeably bad performance.

 

[Puddin422]

Keeping both isn't an option for me.

Gotcha. I would definitely go with the new one, but I'm kinda leery about it not being the real OEM Samsung battery.

 

[FreakyLocz14]

Gotcha. I would definitely go with the new one, but I'm kinda leery about it not being the real OEM Samsung battery.

Same here. That's why I'm debating on which battery to keep.

 

[Kelmar]

I would keep the real one for the same reason forddna said.

 

[FreakyLocz14]

I would keep the real one for the same reason forddna said.

They said to keep the replacement one, though.

 

[AndroidSPCS]

My friend last year did a replacement with Asurion and kept the original battery (so he returned the phone without a battery, and now have 2 batteries on hand). He didn't have any problems...

 

[FreakyLocz14]

My friend last year did a replacement with Asurion and kept the original battery (so he returned the phone without a battery, and now have 2 batteries on hand). He didn't have any problems...

Which battery is better, though? Keeping both isn't an option for me.

 

[princealyy]

Keep the original battery, since Asurion gets their after market batteries from the cheapest supplier they can find, they generally are made in china and will not last long.

 

[IAmSixNine]

I personally like the OEM batteries.

 

[Puddin422]

Keep the original battery, since Asurion gets their after market batteries from the cheapest supplier they can find, they generally are made in china and will not last long.

Where are Samsung batteries made?

 

[ZiggSVO]

Where are Samsung batteries made?

Made in Korea/Finished in China
atleast what it says on the battery lol

Almost every battery period is outsourced to the east, sorry to all the people hating on china batteries