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[HTC Sensation] 808HD2:
I bought the anker batt and its been a week and just yesterday I got about 1day 7hours of use.. charged it while it was off at 2pm till 12am and had it on from 12am to 8am then from 8am to 430pm used it pretty heavily, bit of netflix, some games, Pandora, spotify, and some xda.. by 430 it was about 15% not bad..

With my OEM batt I would have to charge it by 1..
[HTC Sensation] iGoOsE76:
just bought the anker 2x batt and charger from ebay Estimated delivery: July 30 - August 01, 2011 I can't freaking wait to try this out... more juice under the hood is good :)
[HTC Sensation] exc4lib3r:
received mine yesterday and im pretty impressed.. popped it in with about 67% batt left.. turned on wifi/gps/bluetooth and played rio 720p on high brightness.. after about 4 hours.. the battery was still near 30%.. i was getting annoyed because i wanted to do a power cycle.. and the battery wasn't dying fast enough.. woke up today to 11%.. takes a lot for this battery to die

one problem is that while charging the phone screen doesn't work for me.. can't slide to unlock or answer texts or anything.. whats with that..

edit: nevermind it's the usb port charger on the free charger they gave.. doesnt have enough power to charge the phone correctly.. my htc charger works fine and the screen works..
[HTC Sensation] sleeping_apocalypse:
Another reading guys..... 29 hrs of moderate use and still left with 36%. This damn thing keeps impressing me ..... :)
[HTC Sensation] diosys:
Hi buddy...

what was your display on time ???
[HTC Sensation] sleeping_apocalypse:
around 5 hours, onlien radio, wifi, normal messaging but few voice calls ............still 19% left. :eek:
[HTC Sensation] webmaster:
I cant figure it out...

I keep reading about people who are getting 15 to 20 hours on the stock battery, and I just dont get it. I take my Sensation 4G off the charger at 7am, and if I am lucky it wont shut off before 6pm. So I realize thats 11 hours, however I literally dont use it AT ALL. I might make three 2 minute phone calls during the day, and I dont do any browsing, watch movies, play games, or anything that 'should' drain the battery. Based on the awful battery life of the OEM battery (and this thread) I decided to buy the Anker replacement battery. I got it two days ago, and after running it until it died I charged the phone from 8pm until 630am. When I took it off the charger at 7am the phone only indicated it had an 80% charge, which quickly dropped to 75% within about three minutes of taking it off the charger. Puzzled, I let it run until the phone shut off again which was around 520pm. I charged it (with the phone off) until 7am this morning and when I turned it on it did show 100% this time. However, by 830am (with no use) it was showing 70% and as of the time of this post (1:59pm) it is sitting at 48%.

We will see if this battery is any better than stock, however it seems to be worse as of now. Combined with the fact that I hardly use the phone I cant figure out what the issue is. I do get lots of email during the day, but that is a background service. How do some of you get these things to last for almost the whole day?? I am doing something wrong?
[HTC Sensation] Niekjuh:
Anyone found a place which ships to the Netherlands?

Damn, I want to have it too!
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
There are several possibilities. Start with this:

Install the app Android System Info. Open it up and select the Tasks tab. Under Settings choose Sort > CPU. This will show the heaviest CPU users at the top. You should be able to identify any processes that are using CPU abnormally. Typically the Android System Info processes are at the top, with others using very little CPU. If something is running heavily you'll have to figure out what to do about it, but identifying it is the first step.
[HTC Sensation] webmaster:
I downloaded the app and I sorted by heaviest CPU users. Strangely, the heaviest CPU user is the Android System Info app itself at between 3% and 6%. Following that is Android system between 2% and 4%, and then everything else is at 0%. These results dont jump out at me as being unusual, what do you make of the data? If it helps I have my screen brightness set to auto, although that alone shouldnt be the culprit. However when I view the stats (from within the battery application) for what has been using the battery, "display" is showing at 61% followed by "cell standby" at 21%. Those stats DO seem extremely high, especially given that I barely touch the device during the work day.
[HTC Sensation] dunnno:
Sheesh, I'd really like to get it delivered to France.

Would anyone accept paypal and get it for us and ship it. I'll pay everthing.;)

Serious ppl willing to help only huh
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
That CPU usage is normal for that app. The app itself is a heavy user, but once you exit from it that goes away. So, doesn't sound like you have a runaway process.

It's also normal for the display to be the largest user of battery. Sounds like you're not using wifi. Are you in a strong 4G area, or is the phone flipping between 2G and 4G? If it's constantly searching for a 4G signal that can cause battery drain. You could try setting it to only use GSM only to see if that makes a big difference.

Also, do you have Tell HTC turned off? If not, go to Settings > About Phone > Tell HTC, and turn it off.

You may also have sync drain. Widgets set to constantly update, sync with mail and social media set too frequently.

There are other threads on power management you should read. I was just going after some of the obvious ones.
[HTC Sensation] sleeping_apocalypse:
I can do it for you. When i bought it was around £10 including postage. Dont know how much it is now !
[HTC Sensation] dunnno:
OK, thx, :-).

Let's get in touch, I'll be off for a week starting tomorrow, I'll PM you next week. Thx again :D
[HTC Sensation] cybertarian:
on amazon.co.uk, its 7.49 pounds for one battery, 13.49pounds for 2 battery+usb charger now

I cant get one here in ireland, so i decided to wait until I go to uk next month and get one there(I am going to visit my friend's anyway)...I can grab more and post it to whoever need one but cant get one delivered...just let me know in advance so I can put the order
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Aww man! Should of waited :(
[HTC Sensation] heygrl:
I can do this..
[HTC Sensation] cybertarian:
Man, I don't mean to make u feel even worse.

The offer of 2 battery+usb charger was just 8.49 pounds. They changed it to current price 2 days ago...

They must be watching this thread, LOL
[HTC Sensation] claud_face:
If anyone wants an anker batttery and can't have it shipped to them you could PayPal me like 17 dollars and ill ship it out for you. Paypals kuzmickic@gmail.com.

I have extra and have no use for it.

Just pm me that you want it and once I reply send payment and ill ship it out.

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] Sketchy McSketch:
Thanks for deterring me from making a possibly wasteful investment! I never understood how they could pack so much such mAh in the same form factor while also having the customer claims of battery longevity to back it up. Although are there estimates on how quickly these batteries would wear out?
[HTC Sensation] lokhor:
3d the evo battery is 1730mah and fits in the HTC Sensation so I imagine the anker and chichitec batteries are larger capacity due to having more actual lithium ion material and being heavier.
[HTC Sensation] heygrl:
The only wasteful investment would be in a Seidio garbage battery.

The Anker/ChiChitec batteries offer a huge improvement over the stock battery for the Sensation 4G. The Evo 3D is a 1700mAH battery that is the same size as the Sensation battery so.. riddle me that. The Anker/ChiChitec is slightly taller and heavier than the stock Sensation battery and someone tested the mAH capacity on the batteries and they show to be working at claimed capacity after a few cycles.
[HTC Sensation] claud_face:
I believe the evo battery is heavier than our stock one and a bit thicker like the anker and chichitec?

I also heard those two were heavier because they weren't plastic and if the eco 3d battery weighs the same or very close as those two and is plastic then its the better battery I presume
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
Link? Where is the actual test showing the Anker/ChiChitec as being 1900 mAh?
[HTC Sensation] claud_face:
Check the

5th and 6th page of chichitec versus anker thread a guy named sakul tested them
[HTC Sensation] Christopher3712:
THIS BATTERY IS AWESOME!

I got my two yesterday. I charged one to full capacity, shut down my phone, popped it in, wiped battery stats and started abusing my cell. That lasted about an hour, then I had to play Black Ops (Annihilation map pack is dope BTW). Anyhow, I'm going into my 11th hour and have only used 50%. My stock battery died out around 9 hours under the same conditions. Thanks for the advice guys!
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
"Well my final test results are in. the anker 1900 held 1768 mAh of power"

Just as I thought. The Anker is very close to the EVO 3D. That's quite likely the limit of what can be packed into the available space. Certainly not the 1900 mAh claimed, but better than the stock battery.
[HTC Sensation] heygrl:
The actual capacity is stamped on the battery.
[HTC Sensation] Sketchy McSketch:
Hm...so if I were to buy an Anker, I'd be paying for something that has around 1768 mAh. I've never really had to buy extended batteries before, so this would be my first. Honestly not sure if it would be worth it to try out.
[HTC Sensation] s0cc3rstud:
I got an anker from laptopmate on ebay!!!

it seems to last longer, I have live wallpaper and wifi almost all the time and connect for half of the day, also playing a game on my that use my internet, I put in my when it was only at 70% and it lost only 5% per hour!!! It charges up faster which seems to be better!!!!

Idk yet but I will keep you posted!!!!
[HTC Sensation] iGoOsE76:
just got my Anker in the mail this morning. came with the charger and 2 anker batteries.. Should I drain it out before charging it.. or should I just charge it before I use it?
[HTC Sensation] howetechnical:
Do what the previous poster said. You probably have Facebook and other 3rd party apps set to sync every 15 minutes or more, and it's eating your battery.

I have about 3 hours talk time per day, 50+ emails, 10+ texts, and use it for my own purposes (fantasy football, games, etc) and get a good solid 11 hours each day. Off the charger at 7, back on at 6.
[HTC Sensation] howetechnical:
Drain then charge.
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
Actually the only way to tell the real capacity of a battery is to test it. Vendors can stamp whatever they choose on a label, and it's very well documented that they overstate the truth. Truth in labeling laws have no influence on Chinese internet sales.

The test shows 1768 mAh. That's very good for $10. Just hope it lasts a normal lifetime, but even if it doesn't at that price you can buy 4 or 5 for the price of a lower capacity OEM stock battery.
[HTC Sensation] cybertarian:
if you read a bit more on that post...

# 63

sakuul said:"

after cycling (charging and discharging) the batteries 15 times the capacity rose to 2008 mAh on the anker 1900 mAh .

However the htc only rose to 1683.

"

its actually better than its claim...:D
[HTC Sensation] cybertarian:
I have read something on lithium ion battery, it said you better not drain the battery entirely, not charge it to full either if you dont have to...just keep it around 40% to 50%, thats best for the battery
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
Ok. Kind of sounds like bump charging, which is known to shorten battery life. I'm skeptical that the batteries are being falsely labeled on the low side, but maybe. It's not normal or recommended to fully discharge a Li-ion battery, but if it's giving a boost to capacity and with the price being so low, then as I said even if it only last's 6 months it could still be a good deal.
[HTC Sensation] webmaster:
I dont have facebook or anything like that, but I did follow the advice from the other poster as well as doing some other things I read here.

1) I set the display to around 30% instead of leaving it on auto

2) I disabled fast boot

3) I turned off the built in weather app (I use weather bug, so no need for two)

4) I disabled sync for Skype

5) I again ran the phone until it shut down, then charged it (while off) all night, then bumped charged it a few times this morning

So far, the above seem to have given me some improvement as I am now sitting at around 60% charged (its 1:30pm, and the phone has been with me since 7am) when I would probably be around 40% had I not done the above. However, I am not convinced the Anker battery has anything to do with it and I bet I would see a marked improvement using the OEM battery with these same changes. In either case, I will keep trying this out and see if the Anker improves over time. I will also swap out the OEM battery and see if that is any better than before as well.
[HTC Sensation] chisleu:
Don't drain it. Charge it fully and then cycle as you wish. Lithium doesn't need cycling although capacity can spike after a few cycles.

Ordered one today. Hopefully it doesn't suck! Can't wait to test it out.
[HTC Sensation] barker1964:
Ok I have had the Anker battery for a few weeks now and yesterday was the real test of how the battery is different from stock. I played Friends with words for 3 hours straight while checking e-mails and texting about 200 minutes of talking and after all that i got to 13+ hours and at 26% left and by the way my screen is set all the way up no auto brightness for me
[HTC Sensation] pr0x2:
You just don't give a **** like that eh?

I only put it on full blast when showing it off to my friends :D
[HTC Sensation] karnovaran:
Did anyone buy this package? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058SK7YS

The + and - leads on that wacky charger slide around and no matter position and plate I connect them to on the battery, the indicator is blue and no charging occurs even though I know the battery is not fully charged. Has anyone figured this thing out?
[HTC Sensation] Pandemoniumone:
Made the purchase and so far over the past couple of days I've without a doubt seen an improvement, both in the extended use and the temperature range of this battery.
[HTC Sensation] subiedude:
I've seen very little improvement if any for my battery life. I get roughly 8-9 hours out of each with very heavy use. At least it was only 9.99 and i have a backup battery now that i can switch out early evening when the first dies.
[HTC Sensation] ctscloud:
I have the exact opposite result, made my battery life at least twice as long generally speaking!
[HTC Sensation] iGoOsE76:
Yeah I bought that same package. Awesome deal... One fully charge battery lasted me 14 hours so far. But then it was my first cycling of charge and discharge.. I'm sure after a few more it should last longer. BTW I only paid $5.50 on eBay by using my eBay bucks. :)
[HTC Sensation] j_r0dd:
I am ordering the Anker for the heat factor only. This phones gets way to hot. If I get longer use then it's a bonus.
[HTC Sensation] karnovaran:
Nice. But have you had success with the charger?
[HTC Sensation] pr0x2:
Thing is with Lithium-ion the hotter they get the faster they drain. So if the anker can keep cooler under the same load. It will probably drain slower.
[HTC Sensation] alf11211:
I brought this battery off the first post from his ebay link ...after reading all the postive feedback..first i wannna say thank you for whoever posted this topic..i gotta be honest this battery is Freakin amazing ..the oem that came with the phone sucks ..it drain so quickly ..and also the seller from ebay price is fantastic and great shipping speed to..i'm from nyc i got it in about to 2 days..whoever gets this battery and for the price you wont regret it makes owning this so much better
[HTC Sensation] beautyfiend:
Best £7.99 I've spent in a long time!

Vast improvement over the stock battery- I'm getting around 30+ hours with moderate usage.

Currently have 55% remaining and 21 hours without charging.

Loving it!
[HTC Sensation] fourfoot:
I seem to be averaging 2 days out of this battery now I've had it for a week (OEM I'd get a day).

However, has anyone else noticed that it charges really really slowly off a PC USB connection (3hrs to gain 20%)?

If I try and charge it off a Mac USB connection it doesn't actually charge, it'll just stay at the same level the time it's plugged in as if the phone is using power as fast as the mac can charge it.

On a 1A mains charger it's fine and does a full charge in a few hours.
[HTC Sensation] karnovaran:
In case anyone else needs help, you place the battery Anker side out with the first pin on the first plate and the second pin on the last plate. Then you slide nearly all the way to the right until the red light comes on. Strange, but works.
[HTC Sensation] MR_XXIV:
First day with the battery on full charge and I have to say so far 3 and a half hours in and still at 100%. Last night when I got home from work I popped it in and it was at 60% so I used my phone for quite a while and was on Netflix for about three hours and the battery dropped to 42%. So far so good I hope it keeps on impressing me, this are the best 10 bucks I have ever spent :)
[HTC Sensation] bradmill08:
I am thinking of buying this battery. Would you all recommend it?
[HTC Sensation] hondasr:
I don't understand. Do you really use your phone or you just get a smarthphone for make some calls and leave the WiFi, gps, data sync off all the time. I have the anker baterry and never I got more than 11 hours.
[HTC Sensation] :
That's because all these people that get 20+ hours, are not fully using the phones. I can bet, I could kill their battery in around 4 hours just like I do the stock battery.

But then again, I use my phone all day (tether, wifi, internet radio, games and whatever). That's why I never bought one of these. I'm sure they're not much better than stock.
[HTC Sensation] joshua3m:
Anyone try saw this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/1900mAh-Ank...K7YS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312315697&sr=8-1

I can't believe it's butter!!! lol sorry for joke.. two batteries with charger for so small price it can't be true...
[HTC Sensation] iGoOsE76:
I highly recommend this battery. I bought it from ebay and I got the 2 plus wall charger and let me just say that biggest feature.... never needing to have my phone sit on a charger.. I replace every 24 hours (heavy use daily) I keep the charger at home and every night I charge the one that's drain and wait ...wait...wait...wait...wait..wait till the other one on the phone drains completely before I swap them out again... :)
[HTC Sensation] cybertarian:
It's only 8.49 pounds before , then jump to 13.49, now 12.99
[HTC Sensation] MR_XXIV:
I am loving this battery I am at 70% of battery life after 9 and a half hours of heavy use :)
[HTC Sensation] DANOFDANGER:
Ordered a anker battery from new zealand and was shipped here in about 3 days which is super quick, came charged at 68% will let yous know how it goes..
[HTC Sensation] antnee5:
Amazon has 2 of the anker 1900mah batts and an external charger for $22
[HTC Sensation] schoei1:
After using my Anker battery for 6 weeks, the back LED's will no work with it anymore. When using the stock battery, the camera flash and flashlight work fine, but not with the Anker. The good thing, I still can get up to 26hrs with regular usage.
[HTC Sensation] DANOFDANGER:
Iv had a look around but cant find any information regarding the need to reset battery stats of some sort in the phone so that it indicates the correct battery level information because of the new and larger capacity ????

If anyone can help would much appreciate...
[HTC Sensation] Sketchy McSketch:
Being new to non OEM batteries, I have a few questions. What is the risk of non OEM batteries shorting the phone? And when I check the voltage of this battery, it hovers around 3.7v~3.8v, while the OEM battery read around 4.1v. Is this something that I should be concerned about?
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Nothing. Buy the Anker :)
[HTC Sensation] Sketchy McSketch:
I running it down for the first time with netflix right now. I'm just hoping that I'm not potentially harming my phone...
[HTC Sensation] chisleu:
Mine phone often crashes when using the camera flash with the stock battery.
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
No need to worry :)

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] luan87us:
My fresh off the package Anker battery I got in the mail yesterday has been on for 12+ hours and still has 80%+ on it o.O Mostly in idle mode but that is impressive. I was listening to music and playing some games with it a bit as well. The stock battery would be below 70% by now. I did put it in the charger for a bit but it was around 80% when i put it in so I just let it charges fully then disconnect. Pretty good stuff for $10. Hopefully it'll continue to hold it charges for awhile.
[HTC Sensation] n1ghtl1fe:
Got mine yesturday $7 with a couple ebay bucks. I ran it all the way dead and fully charged it last night. Been 2 hours of constant use, I wiped and flashed a new rom, then a kernel, then a theme. Also restored all my apps. Its still showing 100% so seems promising :cool:

*edit **** .. it dropped to 99% :) *
[HTC Sensation] dextroz:
Do you have any background sync enabled? (Latitude/ GMail app/ GTalk/ Twitter/ Facebook (Friendcaster - was better!)/ Linkedin/ Qik/ Skype enabled?

I barely get 12-14 hours before battery goes flat on me. I have them all enabled on 4G/3G with wifi on in the background (for acurate latitude locating w/o GPS) and display set to auto.
[HTC Sensation] azwildcat98:
Very impressive battery!!

I kept going back and forth about whether or not to buy the Anker 1900 mAh extended battery for my Sensation since there seemed to be some mixed option about whether or not it was better, worse, or equal to the stock HTC battery.

Well, I decided to buy it and I am SO HAPPY I did!! This battery is amazing me so far! I get a very weak cell signal at my office which tends to drain my battery faster than normal. With the stock HTC battery, I would get about 8 hours on a charge, but with the Anker, I am easily getting an additional 4-5 more hours!! I'm on my second charge cycle, and yesterday I was streaming live radio almost the entire afternoon and my battery was still at about 40% by 6pm. I'm trying to run the Anker all the way down until my phone shuts off, and with moderate to heavy use yesterday my phone didn't die until 9pm! Very well worth the price. My only hope is that it will remain durable and last me a while before needing replacement.
[HTC Sensation] gcng:
Out of the package and onto the charger overnight....

at 80% after 12hrs.

wifi= on

mobile data= on

GPS= off

background data= enabled

auto-sync= enabled

A few brief calls, texting all day, some browsing, social-media stuff (facebook, twitter, G+), a few pictures.

Best $10 I have EVER spent!
[HTC Sensation] MR_XXIV:
Yes Sir I do I have my GPS enabled and Brightness on Auto so try draining the battery down and recharge it again I hope that does the trick for you :)
[HTC Sensation] j_r0dd:
So I received my battery yesterday and so far I am extremely impressed. #1 the battery stays extremely cooler than the stock battery. The heat that it used to put out scared me at times. The Anker has made a huge difference in that aspect. #2 I got 5-1/2 more hours today out of my phone. I take my phone off the charger at 7am then I go to work and everyday by 2pm the stock battery has to be charged it because it was dead. I use my phone heavy. Plume, 2x Gmail accounts, Tapatalk, Maps, gps & wifi on all day long, a few phone calls, and a bunch of texts. But my company's android application is what i am constantly using and is syncing in the background every 1/2 hour. Really all I want is to get through my 13 hour work days without worrying. The stock battery couldn't do it for me ever! My NexusS could. Today my battery lasted 12.5 hours. I didn't wipe battery stats or anything. i just popped it in yesterday afternoon and threw it on the charger when I went to bed.

cooler phone + longer battery = no brainer
[HTC Sensation] Jamison904:
Well crap. The one in the OP is now $60. Umm... yeah that's ok. No thanks.