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[Motorola Photon 4G] yyk981:
I hope so but don't know if I'm going to hold my breath. The Evo was a lot more popular than the photon thus far. Seidio has to deem it worthwhile to research and produce.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
This is true. I didn't think about that point. Oh well.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigriggy63:
Actually, seidio does have an extended battery in development! Check out their online storefront, should be 69 bucks ....coming soon for our mopho :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigriggy63:
Heres the link directly to the Battery:

http://www.seidioonline.com/motorola-photon-4g-3500-extended-life-battery-p/bacy35mtpht-bk.htm

Enjoy ;)
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Is it the fat one like the Evo had?

Edit

Okay I see now. Asking about one that isn't so large.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigriggy63:
Battery Shipped out today! Should have it by the weekend; I will happily report back with my Results.

Bigriggy63
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Cool. Thanks Man.
[Motorola Photon 4G] cutter2668:
photon extended battery now shipping at seidio

ordered my photon 4g extended battery from seideo, will arrive tomorrow and I will also report back on my impressions and battery performance

having one of the seidio extendeds for my evo4g I cant wait for my photons extended battery to arrive
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jason.William:
Mines on its way too, but I'm a bit worried about how the phone is going to handle reporting its level. I've been using one of those cheap eBay 1950mAh bats for a couple days now and even after a calibration, the level will hit 5% in less than an hour, and stay there the rest of the day.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I wouldn't be worried about seidio though. They make a quality product.
[Motorola Photon 4G] cutter2668:
New Seidio Extended Battery For PHoton 4g Arrived Today

Got mine today had it overnighted from seidio ( they are in houston) anyhow the fit and finish are nice on the battery cover, has that rubberized feel.

The battery is not as large as I expected, the cover fits quite nicely and is padded, no issues whatsoever, the speaker grill is more open and allows more sound from the phone.

I have put the phone on the charger for the initial 8 hour period as recommended by seidio so i havent used it yet.

What I can tell you is the product has a professional look and feel, I can also tell you that it is not as bulky at the extended battery on the evo 4g also from seidio, it is also considerably lighter with the photon than the evo 4g is with its seidio extended battery, personally I find both with the evo and now with the photon that the extended battery makes the phone much easier to handle and more comfortable not to mention all that extra battery life. Will report back on my first few days of use. What I can tell you in regards to my seidio extended battery on the evo4g is that it generally lasts me two and a half days, no need to carry a charger or extra battery around, seidio does not currently have an innocase for the extended photon battery but they do have a few cases for the evo 4g extended battery so if thats something important to you im sure they will make one in the near future. I just use a belt clip case I bought at best buy that was large enough for the evo with an extended battery ( works well for the photon as well).

If you have ever used these extended batteries or wonder if they make your phone awkward? Rest assured Seidio has done a very good job on this battery and the phone feels quite normal, quite comfortable while using it. All kickstand, noise cancelling ports, speaker grille are present and well made.

Get yours today you wont be sorry
[Motorola Photon 4G] DWake014:
Pics?
[Motorola Photon 4G] LexLuger82:
How much was it?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jason.William:
Got mine today and so far so good. The fit of the new battery door to the phone is fantastic. But the fit from the door to the battery is too loose. Just setting the phone down on a table normally will jar it enough to reset it. I folded and cut a piece of papertowel to wedge in there and that's solved the issue.
[Motorola Photon 4G] RhinoDoc:
I have yet to buy a holster like I did for my Hero and Evo because the vibration and ringer are good enough that I just carry it in my pocket. Will it fit in a front pocket with the extended battery?
[Motorola Photon 4G] cutter2668:
Seidio Extended performance

Have used my photon all day with the extended battery, three hours of talk, hour of texting, browsing through the market, some speedtests, craigslist, battery is at 50 percent after a full days use with background data enabled.

My battery has no fit issues at all, back cover fits snugly no issues no jarring not loose. Feels great in hand and as mentioned previously much lighter than the extneded battery for the evo 4g. Seidio has dont a great job with this extended battery, hardly adds any bulk and makes the phone more comforatble to hold while texting, browsing etc. Standard battery couldnt make it through a day, on first charge the extended seidio is at 50 percent!!

Those who buy this battery should fully charge it for 8 hours after installation and run the battery down a few times to get the best life from it. Turn the phone off while charging and allow it to charge a couple more hours after the indicator turns green.

The cover fits great and I am very satisfied with the battery soo far, using a generic case from best buy that hooks to my belt ( the black one that they advertise for large phones around 4 inches fits in this pouch with no problems and room to spare).

Pics to come when I figure out how to post them here lol.

the price is 69 dollars for this battery, best price around for a 3500 mah extended battery

speaker grill on the back cover is excellent and gives you more sound, had to turn my volume down

great battery and back cover and only 20 bucks more than a standard battery from motorola the back cover has some padding on it to give it a snug fit against the battery, previous poster had issues wiht theirs, none with mine at all, suggest you return yours for a new back cover this battery is great

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many of those cheap batteries are not capable of the mah they claim to be, often these knockoffs will just have weights in them instead of a genuine sized cell, some of these batteries are known to catch fire and some can also ruin your phone, I would steer clear of them especially ones made in china, just a ripoff

seidio extended has genuine japanese cells, battery level at a stable 50 percent after heavy use all day on this 3500 mah beauty, back cover is of the same quality as the original back cover

will fit in your pocket although I never recommend carrying a phone that way, especially if you have keys in your pocket

seidio will probably have an extended innocase that will fit the extended battery just like they have for the evo4g and other phones, generic holster from best buy 24 bucks and suits my needs perfectly

no batteries to carry around, no charger to carry around, worry free day with no thoughts of charging
[Motorola Photon 4G] LexLuger82:
How much is it?
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
$69
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
No problem.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigriggy63:
Sooo...... after three complete charge/discharge cycles, I must say I am dissapointed. I have gotten 1o hours TOTAL out of the Extended Battery; my next step is to try charging with an external charger- I believe that may be the main issue. And, YES I am aware that the Battery needs 5-6 Full Charges (8 hours Plus) to become completely "full". Will report more info tomorrow...~
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I get more than that out of my stock battery. If that's the final verdict I'll pass.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigriggy63:
Thats not the final Verdict; in fact, as I mentioned in my post, I am pretty certain that charging the Battery outside of the phone the first few times will maximize the charge. thats been my previous experience, with all of the other Seidio Extended Batteries as well.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I know. Thus why I said IF. :-)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jason.William:
Yeah I'm fairly underwhelmed so far too. I haven't timed it or anything, but 10hrs sounds just about right.

I've also noticed a nasty little tendency to find my phone powered down when I pull it out of my pocket. I'm not sure if this is the battery's fault, but it did start after swapping it in.

I don't have any way to charge the battery outside of the phone, so I guess I'm stuck cycling it in the phone. I hope things get better with time...
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
So it is powered off as in dead? Or an issue with it not seating properly and killing the phone?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jason.William:
After a ton of playing with it I'm almost positive its a seating issue. It takes almost no force at all to knock it loose enough to shut the phone down. Sucks.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Have you called or e-mailed them to ask them about said issue?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jason.William:
Not yet. Just figured it out last night before posting.

Also, here's a weird thing: I got the 10hrs I expected yesterday and I let the phone die and shut itself off. I then used the wall charger for literally maybe 30 seconds before the LED went green and the battery indicator showed 100%. I unplugged it and have been using the phone since. I'm just now showing 20% after lots of playing with it last night, a full night of "Performance Mode" syncing, and lots of playing with it this morning.

Bizarre stuff...
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Hm.....and you didn't do anything different? Maybe the phone calibrated the battery. I'm not sure. I gotta do something as my battery life went to hell. Probably cause I'm avoiding the update. Haha. Oh well. Thanks for the info guys. Appreciate it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] levman:
It's definitely a seating problem. I had the same issue for the first few says ... Solved it by folding a scrap of paper several times, then jamming it into the gap between the top end of the battery and the phone ... No problems since.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I seem to remember people having a similar issue and fix with the stock battery. I would contact Seidio ask tell them and see what they'll do.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dyeager:
Please wait for the next available representative…

dyeager: I saw the oversized extended battery for the Photon 4G: Innocell 3500mAh Extended Life Battery, which comes with a new battery or back cover for the Photon 4G.

Any plans for an incase extended battery (your battery would not fit my car dock or my Hd multimedia dock so I would need one that its in the current case).

You are next in queue. We will be with you in just a moment.

Kevin: Hello! Thank you for contacting Seidio Online! How can I help you today?

dyeager: looking for an extended battery that fits in the current photon case as stated above. Any plans?

Kevin: Unfortunately we do not have an extended battery that will fit the current case.

dyeager: and no plans for one?

Kevin: Unfortunately, we do not have plans.

dyeager: Thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Bummer. But not all that surprised.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigriggy63:
As a"Power User", I depend on my Mopho to give me the absolutely most juice possible. I can safely report that the Seidio Battery lasted 17 Hours on a single charge. This, while having 15 games of Words With Friends simultaneously being played, Wi-Fi, as well as Hourly Push on all 4 Email Accounts. Approx twenty texts, and two hours of talk as well..... Anyone else getting this type of usage?

Riggy
[Motorola Photon 4G] huntnyc:
Thanks for info on extended battery. Thinking seriously about getting one but will have to swap my Otterbox Defender setup for some other case setup. I like to carry my photon on my belt. Can someone recommend some holster or belt case setup that will work with this extended battery and thanks.

Gary
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Seidio may make something. They would be the ones to check with.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigriggy63:
Seidio doesnt have the Extended case/combo just yet; check back in a week or so..

riggy
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Okay. Cool. Thanks for the info on the case.
[Motorola Photon 4G] huntnyc:
Spoke to rep today and she said no plans for Photon extended battery case.

Gary
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
That's pretty ridiculous. The Evo had one. And I think there was a couple other phones with them as well. But alas.
[Motorola Photon 4G] levman:
Regarding the seating problem: I did in fact contact Seidio, their response:

"Thank you for contacting Seidioonline.com. We are sorry to hear of the issues you are experiencing with your 3500mAh Extended Life Battery for your Photon 4G. We appreciate your feedback and your comments have been forwarded to product development. All of our batteries are covered by a 180-day warranty against manufacturing defects. To file for a replacement battery, you may fill out an RMA request form here: http://www.seidio.com/rma/rma.php."

Personally, I doubt replacing the battery will help ... But the "fix" I reported in a previous post has worked consistently for seven days now.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I don't know. Cause I've never had a problem with battery seating issues while others have. So it COULD be worth a shot.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jreuschl:
I'm having the same issue and thanks for the paper towel suggestion, seems to work.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martinpescatore:
Hi all,

I have a rooted retail p7500. Some markers apps are flagged as not available in my region (ireland) like rom manager. Is there a workaround?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tivo7:
Yep. Right here..

http://megaupload.com/?d=TV9HNH4U
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martinpescatore:
Thanks
[Xperia Play General] White_Pointer:
So I thought it would be a good idea to download the Yahoo mail app for my Xperia Play, so I can get automatic notifications of emails and easily check them without logging into the mobile site.

Boy, was that a mistake.

The app is a HUGE battery drain. I mean mega huge. Don't use it unless you like recharging your battery a couple of times a DAY.

After installing the app, my phone started guzzling up battery at an alarming rate. I'm talking a 50% battery drain in 8 hours - overnight, while the phone was doing little else. I confirmed it was the yahoo mail app that was causing the problem by running the phone with it then without it installed. Even with contact sync off for it, the thing still sucked up the battery faster than mega maid sucked up the air from planet Druidia.

Maybe it's just the latest version of the app, maybe it's unique to this phone...who knows, but I've permanently uninstalled it and will never return. Whatever it was doing, it certainly liked my battery.

I recommend to avoid it as best you can.

I also gave it a 1-star user review and wrote about this exact problem on the market, but the review seems to have disappeared. Conspiracy?
[Xperia Play General] paxChristos:
Hahahahahaha, Spaceballs reference :p

No, it's not a conspiracy, more reviews got posted probably

What was the frequency of checking mail on the app? (the oftener it checks, the faster the battery drain)
[Xperia Play General] captain67:
Just so you're aware, this was posted in the wrong section. It should be under themes and apps. We have sub-forums for a reason, aye?

Sent from the best phone ever
[Xperia Play General] Cl8rs:
I have it, and don't have this issue...
[Xperia Play General] White_Pointer:
Good thing somebody got it :)

Nah I checked back a day or two, my review is gone. Hmmm.

Not sure exactly, but it did pick up new mail pretty much as soon as it came through, so it may have been continuously checking. Then again the gmail app does that too yet doesn't suck the battery anywhere near as fast.

I actually wasn't sure which forum to post this in, it could have fallen under a couple of them, so I guessed "General" would be my best bet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_PcEW8Jxs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
U complained that ur phone was choppy when u hard booted it and now with angry birds. U need to take ur phone back! I've been playing r-type non-stop and it has no lag or choppiness and that game has more active things on screen at once more then angry birds, it plays so beautifully on this phone!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PhaethonPRIME:
I haven't tried angry birds yet, but my home button is laggy like that... I haven't hard reset the phone though...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasontx:
I just tried Angry Birds and it seems to play well. It doesn't have the zip at the beginning of a stage like the other phone had in your example, but it feels normal to me.

The home button "lag" is present on mine but that feels normal as well.

Is anyone using another launcher? Is the lag present with the home button? I'm still using touchwiz.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Chadlip:
I'm using Launcher Pro and that is really fast. Still a little lag when opening apps like Gmail and stuff like that but getting around the phone is still really fast. And opening the gallery is really fast too.

Try Launcher pro its fast! Plus you can still use the samsung widgets.

Hope this helps!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] b0ricuaguerrero:
Same here I'm running adw ex and I experience virtually no lag
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] The_Biz:
Stock launcher with no lag and angry birds plays fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
I think this guy works for Apple and is just trying to sabotage sales! Lol.

....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Killbynature:
I think most are trolls. I play angry birds fine. I hope people know because it's a different processor they automatically look for problems. The exynos processor is only excels in its gpu department. My rooted my touch 4g on miui doesn't even lag. Launcher pro hasn't been updated since gingerbread causing lag of app drawer and when accessing apps. The reason why home button lags is because samsung set so many combinations for the home button. It was most likely programmed bad.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
Yeah, that's what I do for living... because Samsung would never manufacture a defective phone, right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
Bingo! That's why I sold my iPhone 4 last year and bought myTouch 4g... This is what we Apple spies do. We also get ****ed over flawless G2X phones that have no lag and play Angry Birds just fine. And than we wait for October 10th to pre-order an amazing Galaxy S II just for one simple reason: sabotage it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] The_Biz:
LOL

Seriously though, go exchange it and see if the problem still exists. Mines fine dude, honestly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
I second this definitely. Is this your first SGSII or did you already exchange for this one? I think you stated this already but I can't remember.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
LOL

I agree with THE biz exchange ur phone but i said that already
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Killbynature:
I never said they did or did not you just have a defective device. If you don't like take it back. I never said your a troll either I said most people. I play R-type and angry birds just fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
This is my second phone. The first one was a bit less laggy but was heavily affected by vertical lines. I'm not sure if I want to play this game (think G2X). :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
I think if you do go in to exchange it again explain the situation and then in store test it out for lag. Better yet if you know anyone that has the phone without this issue bring them along to have backup proof. It shouldn't lag like that, I'm testing out Rio just for you right now and it's smooth and flawless. Is there a way to check the processor speed (actual)? Because I have noticed worse battery life than a lot of other users, maybe it's running at a higher clock speed (or the actual rated one) and yours isn't? I know this sounds crazy but maybe it would be worth it to just check... I'm just trying to help you out
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
As I mentioned earlier TMo is great at exchanging new phones: no questions asked. It'not about that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PhaethonPRIME:
Well I tried angry birds and it's super zippy... MUCH faster than my Desire ever was ; )

After doing some looking it seems the home button lag is due to the phone waiting a bit for a double-tap on the home key to start the voice command app.... so it's working as intended.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
I'm still wondering why out of all three carriers this particular version was inside of a plexiglass box during their presentation at the end of August...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Maybe those display models had the Samsung processor? Maybe they didn't have a version made with the snapdragon and didn't want to show off a phone people weren't really gonna get? That was then and this is now. Just exchange it one more time and go from there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jjday7:
Not to be rude but why haven't you returned the phone yet? It seems your spending a lot of time on this and making youtubes. Go back to the g2x which is plagued with problems and be happy. Thats what i would do. To compare tghe g2x is just dumb to me. That phone has been horrible since it came out. Tmobile reps dont even recommend the phone.

I just played angry birds and it played just fine. No lag
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ceoesquad:
try playing city jump strikes back u will see lag not a lot but some my vibrant never had this problem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kid Poker:
Meh, I tried the home button one, it does lag a little compared to using the back key. I don't really mind, maybe just needs an update?

That isn't completely true. I thought I had experienced a glitch, when I was on the network and connected wifi, then the screen auto locked itself, upon unlocking it froze half way and the keys weren't responsive. I bought it back to the store and they said they don't see anything wrong because I couldn't duplicate the situation. Mind that I bought the phone outright
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dksxmks:
Any chance the lag is just due to the added bloat, or even TouchWiz itself?? I know we all love to compare our new phones to our old ones, but at this point, it's more like comparing rooted+custom rom'ed to factory rom. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kid Poker:
I just tried Angry Birds and I saw almost the same thing as the OP did, but I don't really mind it since I don't play it anyways. It might be towards the bloat or the TouchWiz. I will try to install AWD or Launcher Pro and see what happens. On the other note, I was playing Cartoon Defense and that was fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
Thank you for confirming that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] webisweb:
Let me worry about the time spent on this. And please don't blow things out of proportion. It's singular. I made one YouTube video. A picture is worth a thousand words.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
I think any sort of research into the phone and it's behaviors is valuable for this forum. If people will get deterred from buying this phone because of a few people's behaviors in a subjective test then so be it, their loss. It also sounds like webisweb has a few issues with the phone, nothing wrong with that.