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[HTC Sensation] hurrpancakes:
Got my batteries today, am charging one in the phone, one on the charging dock that came included with it.

I started by weighing the battery and comparing it to the weight of the stock battery.

The stock HTC battery weighs in at 30g, and the ones I bought weigh 28g. :/

EDIT: These are the batteries I bought.
[HTC Sensation] pr0x2:
Anyone willing to ship one of these to Europe? please :P
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Hong Kong nuff said.
[HTC Sensation] ridikolous:
Just ordered the 2 batt and charging dock set off of ebay. Can't wait til they come in to test em out.
[HTC Sensation] Kurisu87:
one left at amazon uk, who is going to be the lucky buyer

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-1900mAh-Li-ion-Battery-Sensation/dp/B0053EZJMC/ref=pd_bxgy_ce_img_b
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Damn it. I'll have to wait till its back in stock.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] hah2110:
Are you guys "calibrating" the Anker or just popping it in and starting to use it? How are you calibrating it and what is your battery life like? Does it make sense to drain your current battery first so the last thing the phone knows is a dead battery?
[HTC Sensation] barker1964:
Out of stock???? Try Amazon I just got my second one from them.....I have the Sensation and the Pyramid.
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
the link in the OP is dead. use this one instead

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?redirect=mobile&_nkw=anker+sensation+&_trksid=p5197.c0.m627
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
I'm in the UK. Out of stock on Amazon uk.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] Hoggles:
I know you posted this a few days back, but I was reading up on the battery debate and noticed your post and following discussion.

There is one major flaw with your argument...with all due respect.

It seems you didn't think about the very simple fact that maybe HTC's supplier didn't make the Sensations battery at maximum capacity....not by any means.

Case in point THE EVO 3D.

That official HTC 1730mAh battery is the same physical size as the Sensations battery

. The 2 batteries are completely interchangeable.

That says it all....these batteries may very well be 1900mAh. It's very possible. Some maybe false, but some maybe legit. It's not as black and white as physical size of the battery ;)

I know later on you said you were not sure why people were getting more life from these....well....question answered.

Cheers!
[HTC Sensation] pr0x2:
Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 has a 2500mah battery and that thing is more slim than our sensation ;)
[HTC Sensation] Hoggles:
Just purchased the Anker on Amazon for $11 with the silly $7 shipping.

I am willing to spend the extra 10 bones to avoid ebay and Paypal at all cost

s. Paypal and their phantom fees have pissed me off one too many times.....

I think even for simply signing up with Paypal and putting a credit card on file, they charge you a fee....for just Mutha F...ing signing up!! Then on top of that, they charge a % for each transaction.

Total scam imo.
[HTC Sensation] Element515:
Pay al charges a fee to the seller... Not the buyer
[HTC Sensation] unixman2000:
Maint. instructions from Amazon...

===================================================

Anker battery Maintenance:

- To reach the best performance, please full charge and discharge your new battery for 4 to 5 times.

- Please do not charge the battery over 24 hours, overcharging may shorten its lifetime. Unplug the charger after use.

- If the battery is fully discharged may take few minutes for the indicator to illuminate.

- Use only the specified battery charger to charge the battery.

- Keep the battery dry and away from moist and corrosive materials.

- Re-charge the battery once every three months when it is not in use.

===================================================

I bolded the part where they recommend to power cycle the battery 3-4 times before it reaches "best performance"and the warning not to charge the battery over 24 hours..

I drained the Anker on the first day I got it and then charged it overnight. I got 12 hours out of it..heavy web browsing, Wifi, light Youtube and 1 phone call. I also had max screen brightness on by accident. Not that impressive but I'll have to wait until I run the battery down a few times like they recommend.

I installed battery Monitor Pro and switched to voltage monitoring. I think the HTC is not reading the battery correctly. After the 12 hour drain, I stuck my cell on a charger and it read 58% battery right away.:eek: The battery monitor indicates FULL but the orange charging light is still lit on the phone.
[HTC Sensation] sosquidtaste:
For what it's worth, that is exactly what I did.

- Received my battery in the mail yesterday

- Popped it in and ran it until the phone turned off

- Charged overnight (~8 hours) while the phone was powered off

- Been running it all day today under moderate-to-heavy usage (lots of music, Google Maps, SMS, a few phonecalls, games, etc.)

So far, it's been around 15 or 16 hours off the charger and I'm at 34% remaining.

I'm just as curious as the previous poster as to whether or not it was ideal to "calibrate" the battery by draining it first. Although in my case, there ain't much I can do if I wasn't supposed to do that :]
[HTC Sensation] cjm1979:
I got 2 of these from Amazon UK over a week ago and I am definitely getting quite a bit more life from them than i did with stock battery. Well worth the money.
[HTC Sensation] hah2110:
I wonder if it is better to be using an external charger for calibration so you aren't boxed in by the stats of the phone.
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
this may sound werid..i may get flamed at i apologize... but what are the chances that these batteries will blow up compared to the oem htc sensation ones? is it really made out of high quality?
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
I'd say chances are greater, but as far as my research goes anker is actually quite reputable battery maker with very decent reviews.
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
hmm what about chihitec are they reputable also?
[HTC Sensation] sosquidtaste:
If you read the Chichitech thread, the first couple of pages include people saying that the brand made batteries for numerous other handsets, and that they were happy with the increased performance on those.

I'd suggest you run over to that thread if you need anything specific though. Cross discussion between this and that thread would be a pain
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
getting the anker. not dishing out $20 for a battery. about to order now. ill reprt back when i get it.
[HTC Sensation] kevinniven:
amazon

Just ordered with Amazon, hate ebay! Ill post results a few days after i get it.
[HTC Sensation] xl DIGITAL lx:
Just ordered mine as well from Ebay, hope its worth it.
[HTC Sensation] shorty87:
I just ordered the 2 batteries plus external charger after seeing a lot of good reviews here.
[HTC Sensation] afgwahid1994:
How is it that you guys are getting 12+ hours on Anker? With OEM, I would get 6 hours before charging it again and with Anker, I would get 8-9. Some improvement, however it leaves me curious to find out how you get 12+. Can some of you share how you get it to last that long? Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] Kurisu87:
Awaiting mine from Amazon uk :) I got one of the final 2 :D
[HTC Sensation] cjm1979:
Depends on use, how the phone is set up. I have 2 gmail, 1 hotmail and my work exchange account all set to push and I seem to do ok. Is of days I get somewhere around 10-12 hours. Games are the worst for me fire battery life. Also Htc hub set to push hammers it.

Definitely more with the Anker battery than stock.
[HTC Sensation] azsl1326:
I temp-rooted my phone and froze all of the bloatware and found that this has made a huge improvement. Over the weekend, I got 36 hours, with 15% remaining, out of my stock battery. Given this was minimal usage (2 out of 10) I still found it pretty impressive. I ordered the Anker and am curious to see if I will get better performance than what I did this past weekend.
[HTC Sensation] unixman2000:
!2+ hours set up

I haven't done too much to my HTC Sensation other than turning off "Tell HTC" and turnig off Mobile Network when using Wifi. Oh, and I also set the screen brightness to Auto.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Got my anker today. Must say the packaging was pretty official. Anyway will post my thoughts on the battery in a few days.
[HTC Sensation] gottabekin:
I just got mine from the eBay seller but it didn't come with the nice packaging like that. Do you guys think it matters? Here is what I got:
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Probably don't matter. I got mine from the ebay seller too. U got a multi item package probably the reason for different packaging. I just got 1battery.
[HTC Sensation] eddie3six:
I ordered 2 from eBay and they came together same orange package

Imageshack.us/photo/my-images/146/imag0005a.jpg/
[HTC Sensation] gottabekin:
Can you see letters and numbers underneath the label of the battery (right in the middle)?
[HTC Sensation] madwolf27:
Same packaging as mine. Received em today. So far so good. We'll see.
[HTC Sensation] lokhor:
Has anyone done detailed analysis of the battery life?

Also: is anyone willing to ship one of these to NZ?
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Im waiting for mine. Getting good life on OEM but I want to see if this battery gets more life out of it.
[HTC Sensation] eddie3six:
HD545148AR-11F09NF1700

*stock battery pic and htc 3d evo pic results are from tacjim post

from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1162787*

i seen his post and download the app and tested the anker to see how they match up to the stock and htc evo 3D battery...hopefully someone with the CHICHITEC 1900 can post there results

stock battery results- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/684/img20110708131617.jpg/

* ESTIMATED TIME USING BATTERY TIME PRO*

Idle time 432:36

Talk Time 8:35

Video Playback 4:54

Audio Playback 9:02

Web Surfing 5:32

htc evo 3d battery result- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/688/img20110708131145.jpg/

* ESTIMATED TIME USING BATTERY TIME PRO*

Idle time 492:23

Talk Time 9:46

Video Playback 5:35

Audio Playback 10:17

Web Surfing 6:18

anker batter results- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/20110711140021.jpg/

* ESTIMATED TIME USING BATTERY TIME PRO*

Idle time 540:46

Talk Time 10:44

Video Playback 6:08

Audio Playback 11:18

Web Surfing 6:55
[HTC Sensation] gottabekin:
Wow that is good to hear thanks for the screenshot.
[HTC Sensation] deemota:
What do you guys think of these batteries from HTCPedia.com?

http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-sensation-accessories/accessories/batteries.html

I prefer buying from reputable places. That looks like the 1730mah from the Evo 3D. I sent them a tweet to see if that is correct, no repsonse yet.
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
That app is just a calculator. It's not measuring anything. You tell it what you think the mAh of a battery is and it spits out theoretical estimates based on a guess.
[HTC Sensation] Tacjim:
That 1730 mAh battery is OEM HTC EVO 3D
[HTC Sensation] deemota:
Yeah, I think it's a typo on their end.
[HTC Sensation] xl DIGITAL lx:
Just received mine.
[HTC Sensation] Tacjim:
That is NOT a typo, that is an HTC battery!
[HTC Sensation] deemota:
I mean a typo that they say it is for the Sensation....
[HTC Sensation] azsl1326:
Just got my Anker as well. Popped it in and was 70% charged. Gonna run it down as much as I can tonight and then fully charge. I was getting good life out of my OEM so I am hoping Anker will best it.
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
stats for my first 2 charges.

First

Uptime: 18h40m

Display: 4h

Talk: 40m

Second

Uptime: 19h

Awake: 6h

Display: 5h

Talk: 20m

These are with some heavy usage of internet, gaming, etc. Much better than the OEM.
[HTC Sensation] Cyberdan3:
Got mine today also. It had 73% charge. I am doing whatever I can to run the battery down to dead so I can get some cycles on it :)
[HTC Sensation] Tacjim:
;)

Let me clear up a misconception, 3.7 or 3.8 volts really isn't any different when it comes to the EVO 3D or Sensation. Both batteries charge at 4.2 +- .5 volts, fully charged the batteries are at 4.2 volts, fully discharged the batteries are at 3 volts. Both batteries are in the operating range of both phones...hope that clears the air.
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
if you have a netflix account just load that up, put on a long battery, let down phone for an hour or two & there you go.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
This battery doesn't get hot I have yet to past 27c even while charging. The stock battery never went lower than 31c.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Be very careful. Anker reports temperature incorrectly. This is the reason I went back to stock,as I like to monitor temperature.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
How do you know it's reporting incorrectly? Cause I have yet to feel the warmth my stock battery use to give off.
[HTC Sensation] hah2110:
I just put an Anker battery in yesterday and now my phone doesn't sleep. In battery use, it is always awake. There aww no oddities in the list of items using the battery and none of them indicate that the phone has been awake. Help! Maybe it is reading wrong because it also says the screen had been on the whole time which isn't true. Underneath the graph it says 0s.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Because when phone did get hot,battery only reported minor increase.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Interesting I keep on eye on that. But like I said it's yet to get really warm.
[HTC Sensation] tmotechsupport:
Got mine yesterday from amazon

Took 13 hours to kill it off of the initial 50% charge. I plugged it in last night around 12:00 am and pulld it off of the charger about 7:45 am.

I hope I didnt do something wrong, becuase the first 2% off of the battery took like 1 hour.

Did about 20 min of browsing on 4G

screen at 45%

1 gmail account and 2 RSS feed widgets

about 20 text messages

and 2 hrs 6 min later im at 81% :(

I hope i didnt do anything wrong. Granted this is the first power cycle. Has anyone else had a similar expierence with this anker battery?
[HTC Sensation] azsl1326:
I also got the Anker yesterday and did notice that the temps seem to be running much cooler than the stock battery. I am hovering around 25°c. I also noticed that the battery charged much faster than the stock battery. I will post an update on its performance in a day or so.
[HTC Sensation] Cyberdan3:
I used my scale at work (Police Department- need to weigh drugs exactly :)) and this is what I found.

Stock HTC 1520mAh= 31.54 grams

Anker 1900 mAh = 34.43 grams

Difference of 2.89 grams
[HTC Sensation] Hoggles:
Very valid point

. I would like to know what proof there is that it's not returning accurate temps....

Maybe some people just can't believe it might run cooler...therefore, it's fact! :rolleyes:

If it don't feel hot....it probably isn't hot. Nuff said.

When my stock battery hit 45c after a 30 min session of Angry Birds....I can feel the heat. When I get my Anker in a few days....that will be my first test for heat.
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
It will display correctly once it dips below 100%. My anker and oem batteries do this

sent from HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Look, I just reported what I noticed. You don't have to take my words for granted, but you'll see what i mean when you get the battery. It does indeed run cooler than stock, but it does get hot. I don't believe that 1h on gun bros will only increase temperature buy 0.2 degrees c, especially when phone was just as hot as with stock battery.

What i BELIEVE is what i see and feel.
[HTC Sensation] barker1964:
I conditioned my Anker battery and today so far I am at 11 hours with moderate use and still at 56% left on battery. Moderate use to me is 4.5 hours talk time with internet use.
[HTC Sensation] tmotechsupport:
How did you condition it? Since ny first post I took it off the charger and it died at 9 hours and 30 min. I'm on my first cycle since I completely drained it after pulling it out of the package. Is it possible I got a bad battery? My original lasted about 9 hrs with light use.
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
I tried this earlier with cut the rope. Phone got a little hot but elixir only reported a 0.2°F increase

sent from HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] sosquidtaste:
YES. Thanks for sharing with us, man. Been wondering about this since before I ordered my battery. Glad to have closure.

Now, hopefully all of that extra 2.89 grams is whatever electrolyte holds the juice in our batteries :]
[HTC Sensation] sosquidtaste:
My anecdotal usage patterns

After running the battery to 0% and charging for ~7-8 consecutive hours a few times, I believe my battery ought to be conditioned by this point. After using Battery Monitor to override the max battery capacity setting from 1530mAh to 1900 mAh, I've been noticing significant longevity gains compared to the stock HTC battery.

Yesterday I had it off the charger for about 14 hours of the heaviest use I've put the phone through since I got it, including:

~4 straight hours of streaming radio (over WiFi)

~2 hours of playing music

~1 hour of 4G surfing in an Ikea warehouse with, at most, 2 bars of signal

~30 minutes of Skype videochat (over WiFi)

-Tons of Google Maps while running errands in an unfamiliar part of the city (no Navigation though)

-Default Auto-Brightness

Today, my usage has been much, much lighter. After 8 hours off the charger, I'm still showing 76% on my battery. Pretty awesome if you ask me.

Don't know if this is useful for anyone else out there, but hopefully people are seeing similarly dramatic improvements in longevity with their Anker batteries.
[HTC Sensation] azsl1326:
Just a few observations about the Anker. I have had to reboot my phone a couple of times and noticed that when I did the percentage of battery remaining was higher than when I had restarted. In some cases as much as 10%. However, it quickly dropped back to the previous level. Strange behavior.
[HTC Sensation] barker1964:
What I did was to let it go dead out of the package and then charged it all the way and then turned it off and charged it for one more hour I did that twie I read it in a post someone else made so I take no credit my stock battery only got me maybe 6 hours.
[HTC Sensation] tmotechsupport:
That sound like me I was barely getting 7 hours out of my stock battery. Did you get about 9 hours out of the anker when you were first conditioning?
[HTC Sensation] afgwahid1994:
How do you override the max capacity to 1900 mAh?
[HTC Sensation] g33k84:
:( So, Anker Amazon don't ship to Australia and neither do the laptomate_USA eBay account.

Anyone willing to ship me some, ill put a bit of extra cash on top to sweeten the deal.

Lend a hand? PM me.

Unless of course someone has a battery reseller that ships internationally, i have the HTC Sensation Z710A

Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] joshdu1125:
Yes, I saw the same things under the label, I am very curious what it means, especially the "1700" part. Sounds like they are 1700 mha to me.

That said, I just tested the anker today (brand new with 60% juice) and it lasted for about 10h with pretty heavy usage, very impressive result indeed. Need more testing to really make a judgment and hopefully after a couple cycles it will get even better. For 10 buck, you really can't go against that.

But still, while not taking anything away from anker, we deserve the truth.
[HTC Sensation] tmotechsupport:
becoming more skeptical ...

I'm now on my second power cycle, killed the battery after work yesterday ( 9 hours ) and charged it all the way up. I pulled it off the charger at 1 am last night and just sat it on my dresser. Woke up at 700 am this morning, 79%... On freaking 6 hours and 43 min of stand by. I don't see this getting any better, I'm a bit disappointed I don't recommend this battery for anything more than a standard battery at best.
[HTC Sensation] Kurisu87:
+1 for this, I searched battery monitor on the market and there are several, if you could link it, i would be truly thankful
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
I never have high hopes for third party products, especially batteries. If they last as long as OEM, I'm happy for the price I paid.
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Mine is out for delivery.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Battery monitor widget. You can override battery capacity so it reports percentage correctly.
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
I have been using it for a couple of days now and I have to say that I do see an improvement, but not drastic. I cannot say for sure because I am usually plugged in at work and home so I can't give you a real accessment until the weekend when I am out and about.

But playing Age of Zombies for a bit yesterday and I seen no decrease in batt life for the 15 mins I played. It did get a bit heated but not as bad as with the OEM battery IMO.
[HTC Sensation] tmotechsupport:
I agree, the only thing is I see all these posts about 24 hrs or better on moderate use and got my hopes up.. : (
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
You can use my Sony Ericsson W850i :P.

But really if you shut off all your syncs, do not run anything in your background and you are constantly in a covered data/cell area, you may get 24hrs in but in reality these phones with bright displays will not do that, especially with syncing involved.

Call me a pessimist I guess LOL.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Moderate use understanding varies between each person.
[HTC Sensation] madwolf27:
This is how I measure it, for me: Actual up time and actual USE time. Yesterday I got 16 hours up time with 3 hours of actual "screen on" time and 10 minutes of talk time. That's monumentally better than my stock battery whose BEST day was 14 hours with 2 hours "screen on."
[HTC Sensation] rhoneil:
I received my 1900 Anker yesterday. I noticed that "Battery Monitor Widget" shows 1580mAh. Are you guys seeing the same? should I be concerned or will this effect how the battery is used?

thanks in advance.
[HTC Sensation] azsl1326:
You have to change the default setting of 1580 to 1900.
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Just got mine today bout to pop it in

Def a slight bigger than OEM. Have serial numbers under wrapper like everyone else.
[HTC Sensation] gguy1:
For the people that saw a significant difference what did you do to condition the battery?..I'm getting mine today and I want to try my best to optimize It's usage
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
During that sleeping time, did your phone show any Awake time? Look at the graph. If it did, you need to find out what's keeping your phone awake while you're not using it. That's what is killing your battery over night.

I just put it in, killed it til the phone shut off, charged it without powering it back up. Did that 3 times.
[HTC Sensation] jaZzyjeff818:
Is it necessary to change the default setting from 1580mah to 1900mah, does it affect battery life or are people changing it just because?
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Just because. It for battery monitor widget to report correct values. It does not improve battery life.
[HTC Sensation] azsl1326:
Second day of use on the Anker and I am at 44% after 9hrs 45 minutes of moderate usage - mainly web browsing. I have to say I am somewhat disappointed and actually think I got better life out of the stock battery. I will give it a week and see if there is any improvement.
[HTC Sensation] xiobnb:
anyone charge the oem battery with the anker charger?
[HTC Sensation] thickestice:
I've charged both OEM and Anker in the Anker charger with no noticeable difference in my battery life. If you have it, might as well use it right?
[HTC Sensation] shorty87:
Can I condition the battery by putting it in the phone right away and killing it. Then removing the battery and using the external wall charger to charge the battery instead of leaving it in the phone and charging it?
[HTC Sensation] xiobnb:
huh thx i dont have to worry blowing my battery up
[HTC Sensation] xiobnb:
thx but then i noticed the output from the anker charger is different from the oem charger
[HTC Sensation] Flippy125:
Ive been using the 3x1800mah batteries posted on here... Definately NOT even as big a stock. But I wasn't expecting much else
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
On 14hrs with 41% left. First cycle. All I did was charge to full and use battery calibration app
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
back in stock in the UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-1900m...ZJMC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309946080&sr=8-1

£8!