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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] jackfei2:
What's the point of arguing, its 10 bucks with shipping try it out. I got my battery and the screen time for surfing the internet increased by roughly 1-2 hours out of the last 2 cycles compare to stock batteries. No heat issues so far.

Mugen battery is made in China just FYI, it's pretty amusing people think Mugen's build quality is that much better because of the pricing strategy.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] magickiller9:
Its on automatic. Just that it will get change evrtytime I take out the battery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] KSauzeRK:
OK about mugen probably just rebranding batteries from generic (chinese) suppliers but I think wesley29 still has a point : if it's physically possible to do higher capacity battery, why do not well known companies like mugen sell it under their brand ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] finbaar:
Just had the re-mortgage application through so I can now order one of the gold 3250 types. One of the stip[ulations was that I install fire detection equipment and sprinklers should the worse happen and my Note starts a major confligration.

Fingers crossed all is well as I am really stretching myself to get one of these.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] THFourteen:
because then nobody would spend $100 on their 4500mah battery and backplate replacement.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] beestee:
You did just see them swap the 4500 extended battery for the 5400 just last week right? Same form factor but bigger capacity. Why would it change if they are assumed to always offer the best technology? Because technology changes.

The only one that can really answer your question is Mugen, and I highly doubt that they would give positive comments on a battery that is outperforming theirs. In fact, in their best interests they would probably perpetuate the idea that generic chineese batteries are unsafe.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Marct77:
I think you'll find these 'no name' battery makers probably make the brand name

batteries under licence,that's the way things are these days...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] richlum:
Agree.

It's the same with a lot of hardware.

Company gets an order for 100,000 [product X], once that production run is done, they roll off another 10,000 for their mate down the road who rebrands them and sells them in the market and on ebay for a fraction of the cost.

I'm sure a lot of the big companies know that it goes on, but that's what you get for farming the work out to China where there is a different take on what are and aren't ethical business practices. But that's why they can afford to charge the Western clients such cheap prices. They aren't their only source of income from that piece of business ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
Hi. How do you measure the battery capacity with Battery Monitor? Does it happen automatically or do you need to do it manually?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] p107r0:
BMW gets the battery capacity automatically, but you can override/overwrite it in the settings/monitoring

- but:

because (afair) Note's chipset does not provide the mA values, all BMW can do is estimate the current, based on the reported battery capacity and % of consumption over time - let's say 2500mAh battery is loosing 1% per hour, then calculated average current will be 25mA (too lazy to check, lets hope my math is ok here)

- now if 2500 battery could cheat by reporting to be of e.g. 5000mAh capacity, then assuming the discharge time will be the same as for stock 2500, we should see the average mA readings 2x higher then with stock 2500
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
Thank you for the reply but I'm still confused. So in the case of this 3250 battery should I let it calculate the capacity automatically or should I manually overwrite it? And if it is going to calculate it automatically will this happen immediately or over time?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] p107r0:
once you put it in, check in BMW under: Menu / Settings/ Monitoring / Battry Capacity (mAh) - it should say (I hope) 3250, if not you can enter it there manually
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] panyan:
no no, this is wrong - mugen is in the same situation as samsung - they are registered companies that sell batteries all around the world so their batteries need to be SAFE. What that means is that within the "battery" there will be all sorts of overcurrent, undercurrent, temp monitoring, electrical shielding etc etc which means that not all of the "battery" is a battery

these chinese manufacturers on the other hand dont put in any of that safety stuff because they arent bound by international laws and so their "battery" is just a battery - they can have larger capacities as the safety stuff is excluded
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] beestee:
When you set up a "new" battery in BMWpro, you have to put in the expected capacity manually, then as you discharge/charge the battery the estimated capacity will calculate automatically. Basically when you put in the expected capacity, you are providing the app with a scale for the graphs so that it will maximize accuracy if I understand it correctly. You can eventually replace the expected capacity with the estimated capacity to make the graphs slightly more accurate at the top end if you wish. Updating the capacity will also give better projections for usage times if you use the app for that.

Further usage impressions:

My gold battery is improving as I cycle it. I am now at an estimated 3609mAh. I have changed my usage habits, I am using the phone more through the day. The OEM would typically get me through the day with light casual use but cut it close by triggering the first warning at 15% left a little before I would go to bed and be ready to plug it in.

With this gold battery I am not even coming close to the warning unless I sit for a few hours to try and get it run down before I plug it in. Even then, the battery usually far outlasts me, last night I plugged it in while still at 51%! Granted, I seem to use my phone the least on Sundays, but I probably could have easily left it unplugged and lasted most of the day today as well.

Considering this, I am probably just going to use the Anker battery for everyday use since it is slightly better than OEM and fits my usage much better, and just keep the Gold battery maintained as a spare for emergencies.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] beestee:
I would love to see the results from such a test but I am too addicted to my note to let it sit and loop through a video for hours to volunteer myself.

:-P
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] gibson7:
ZZZZ....someone just use a multimeter to measure it and settle this once and for all?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] MonkY:
You can't just measure it using a multimeter to find out the capacity of the battery... If it would be that easy... Even the smartest battery charger/tester needs to fully charge and discharge a battery to give you an estimated capacity.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Gringoli:
Yep, that would be really a great idea and very helpful for us! Unfortunately, I still have the stock battery here and I guess, everyone knows already, how long does this one holds.. :o
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] mpascal:
Just received my Gold battery it was shipped from Jamaica New York and came without any packaging just bubble wrapped with a small yellow instruction slip in Chinese . I'll pop this thing in and compare with my new OEM battery tonight.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] xinato91:
Cheapest i can buy

I'm really interested in buying this battery.

Can someone give a link of one that is trustful.

Also i live in Portugal.

I really appreciated the help.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ooidort:
Ordered from love2morrow.com 23rd of April. Being the fool I am, I used the check/money order payment option only to find out that their email address (info@love2morrow.com) isn't working. I had already paid for the battery in full.

The next logical step was to contact them via their contact us page, and filling up the form there. Haven't heard from them yet, also sent them an email for their customer support but no avail.

As far as I'm concerned, the website love2morrow.com is not legit. Avoid.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] stevencyc:
That is bad as their eBay site only ships to USA.

When I contacted them, they direct me to love2tomorrow.com.

After your post, I have second taught even thou using PayPal is save.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] mpascal:
I have done one full charge cycle and the battery is fantastic giving me an extra 2 hrs of screen time. I ordered from eBay seller "voguestatus88"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
2 more hours sound unbelievable. Can you upload the screen time page? Also what are your screen settings?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Geekybiker:
Its really easy to monkey with battery capacity. Capacity varies somewhat depending on how much current you draw from it. Take the same battery and run 100mA and a 1000mA test and you'll get better ratings for the lower draw test. Some of the less honest battery makers use this to their advantage. Of course there are some differences in chemistry in batteries. For the same physical size and packaging a heavier one will generally be better. However its hard to tell without testing yourself. To be fair you should be comparing VS a new OEM battery as well. Battery capacity lessens the more charge cycles you have on it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] mpascal:
Yes I am comparing with a new OEM battery. I use dynamic mode and brightness at 50%, on my old OEM battery I was able to get around 2 hrs of screen time with the Gold I was able to get 4. Today will be my third charge cycle and I will be putting it through my normal usage patterns, 1 hr call time, txt, browsing, stock charting, news, etc. and WiFi on. I don't play games or watch videos on my phone. I will upload more screenshots tonight once the battery is down.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] thebomber:
any one got links for this battery on amazon
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Kikasa23:
Just ordered this battery from love2morrow. Paid via paypal so i think i'm safe. Shall give them 30days
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] mongolito:
It's reliable this website?

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Kikasa23:
not sure.... which i why i decided to pay via paypal. I can lodged a dispute anyway if it's not legit.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] panyan:
have you read the thread?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] stevencyc:
You can communicate with "love2tomorrow.com" through their Ebay seller "voguestatus88". I always get a prompt response.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ahalford:
I don't think that there is any reason to worry.

First of all, we're always covered with PayPal.

Second - the guys we're talking about, farely big company, so it may take a time to process our request.

And - you need to know the mentality of the east guys...they're easy, not always fast responsive as we expect, but indeed friendly and opened to dialog.

From my experience, every contact with Hong-Kong, China, Korea sellers took 1-2 day to get response. Time difference, days-off, holidays, and so on...

And, finally - even if got cheated, we'll get money back and create experience for other users. Isn't it noble, gentlemen? ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DJ-Tumor:
What´s that app you are using...looks interesting
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] mongolito:
I haven't read it before, thanks

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] mpascal:
Battery Monitor Pro
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] richlum:
What are you doing when you get 2 hours of screen time on the OEM battery?

With my stock battery I get about 4 hours of screen time.

As an example, I just checked my figures now. I took the phone off charger an hour and a half ago when I woke up, display time on is 1h 12m and my battery is at 79%.

I have been mainly browsing the web, checking email, facebook, Pulse, browsing Streamzoo, updated 3 apps via the Google Play and about 10 minutes of Temple Run.

That was mostly with Wifi on. I turned it off for about 5 minutes when the wifi was playing up and I switched to 3G.

And the brightness was set to auto. It's daylight here at the moment, so it was probably hovering around the 40-50% setting I'm guessing.

That is pretty typical usage for me and I end up getting about 4 hours of actual screen on time with the stock battery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] aussiebum:
Just got the Gold battery from voguestatus88... will charge it tonight and see how this battery lasts over the weekend.

On a sidenote, airmail delivery from HK was damn fast. Purchased last Thurs, posted by voguestatus88 on Monday... got it today (Friday).

Word of warning: parcel packaging was non-existent. The battery (which was sealed in a cheapo heatshrink plastic bag) was just there inside a non-padded small plastic parcel envelope. I guess I'm lucky the battery arrived in one piece with no visible damage!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] krazman325:
Wish I could say the same. Ordered from voguestatus88 on the 9th. Shipped on the 10th. Scheduled for delivery on the 27th by pack mule. Made it from HK to San Francisco in 4 days. 13 days to go from California to Kansas. I should have walked to San Francisco to pick it up. Would have gotten it faster!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] mpascal:
My usage pattern is similar to yours. I am running a clean install of CM9 right now. I was averaging around 2 hr of screen time on OEM and was not having any issues with wake locks etc. I am now comparing a new OEM battery with the gold. Today I was able to get 1 day 2 hrs with around 3 hrs screen time. This will be my fourth charge cycle. I did not wipe battery stats while swapping between the two. I have also noticed what a previous poster had commented, the battery seems to sit at 100% for a while before dropping straight down to 90s. I will keep monitoring my battery and update.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ahalford:
Оk, voguestatus88 and love2morrow is the same seller. Today got response (took 24 hrs) through ebay messages, so I think it's no reason to worry.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] tanoxxx:
Hi guys,

any link to receive this battery in Italy? :confused:

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] p107r0:
love2morrow ships to Europe, I ordered mine few days ago, you can order there as well, or - considering the doubts as to the site reliability - wait till (if) mine arrives - I can let you know...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] tanoxxx:
@p107r0

Ok, really thanks i wait your update ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] krazman325:
The Pack Mule Finally Arrived!

Just received my battery from voguestage88. Nearly 3 weeks after shipped. Gonna weigh it and charge it. Hope it works!

BTW: battery is shrink wrapped and sent in UN-PADDED vinyl envelope.

kraz

UPDATE: both batteries (Stock, Gold) weigh 50g.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] MonkY:
Same here! Testing the "japanese" 3000mAh meanwhile :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
Hi.

I try to calibrate the battery using battery monitor but I think I am still doing something wrong. I manually added the 3250 capacity and the charger output as 1mah. Then I run some charging cycles and the estimated capacity is only 2mah! I really don't know what I am doing wrong.

Regarding the performance with the gold battery today I got 5 hours and 50 minutes of screen time with around 4 hours of Wifi use and active browsing which is a new record for me. I keep however the brightness to 20% and mainly use Opera mini. There was also around an hour of music listening with the screen off.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] RudiRulez:
Ive never used battery monitor but I'd imagine your charger output should be more than 1mah, more like 1A(1000mA).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] porcusor:
Definitely 1000mA if you're using the stock charger. If using 3rd party chargers which have lower mA output you should set the value to zero (auto). That's how I keep it.

@RudiRulez - you should give Battery Monitor Pro a try, it's really neat.

Cheers!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
Hi. When setting the output to 1000 mA I get an estimation of 2700 mA but when setting it to 0 then I get around 3350 mA! Just to compare I will use the battery monitor also on my wife's Note that uses the stock battery. The way we use our Notes is different but at least we will get an idea.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ifuncafe:
Do not believe the battery?

3200mAh
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] robor007:
I purchased a dock with a spare battery charger so I'm getting in on the alleged 3250mAh battery bandwagon. I just ordered so it will be a while until I can post any results. Looking forward to more great reviews. Thanks all!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] lastnikita:
It's been a while since first owners got it, could you update about longevity ?

I'm hesitating between anker and this one, may be safety vs perfs, in both cases those look like perf/price winners.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Tinderbox (UK):
So has anybody weighed one of these gold battery`s the original weighs 49.1g , if it`s lighter, I find it hard to believe it has more capacity.

To really check how much capacity a battery`s has you need one of these battery`s charger/tester, I have the model in the link below, you can buy other models.

http://www.hobbypartz.com/thac6smbachw.html

John.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DJsCrIBbLe:
From one page back :banghead:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] krazman325:
So has anybody bothered to read this thread? Or used the search button?

Several of us have posted weights of both the Gold and Stock batteries. It doesn't do any good to post the weights if nobody bothers to read the posts!

@Tinderbox you got a free "Thanks" due to my poor aim at the "Quote" button.

kraz

---------- Post added at 11:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:33 AM ----------

You seriously want someone to spend $50 to test a $12 battery? Get real! If it lasts longer than the stock battery...WONDERFUL. If it only lasts as long as the stock battery...I got a second battery for less than half the price of stock. ALSO WONDERFUL!!!

On a more serious Note (pun intended), the Gold battery doesn't get any warmer during charging or using than the Stock battery, in my device. Also, I left it on AC charge all night and the charge limiter worked. I had the "Battery is Fully Charged" notification when I awoke.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Tinderbox (UK):
Have a thanks back to even the score :)

So can you weigh the gold battery for me?

John.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] aussiebum:
That's normal behaviour and doesn't have anything to do with the Gold battery as far as I'm concerned... I had the same thing even when I was on the Stock battery. I would fully charge the Stock battery and then leave it unplugged (sitting at 100% for like 6 hours) overnight.

As for the Gold battery, it doesn't *feel* any different vs the Stock one at the moment. Should just get Battery MOnitor Pro to test.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
This is the Battery Monitor estimation after 3 charging cycles. I have manually entered the capacity to 3250 and the output charger to 0. Also I have the screen brightness to 15 - 20% and mainly use the Note for browsing with Opera Mini and I get around 5.5 to 6 hours of screen time.

By gpglns at 2012-04-29
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ooidort:
Update to my love2morrow rant: the payment has been settled. They still didn't answer to my queries though, they just sent me an automated "your order has been updated" email. We'll see if the battery actually makes it here or not.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ahalford:
That's the status. Starting countdown. Usually it takes about 10-12 bussiness days from Hong-Kong to Israel. We'll see.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] getharoon:
I bought one of these and so far its brilliant. I 3 full charges from this in one cycle to keep my note powered all the time
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
I have a bigger one. About 11.000 mAh. It is great but not the same. I use it as a backup when for example travelling or just need a little more juice late at night but it cant replace the convenience of not having to carry anything with you on a daily basis.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] lastnikita:
So what about the long-term for first owners ? =)

Also there seems to be at least 2 flavors, some say it's worth the original (seems fair), others say it's much better. Who bought it from love2morrow please ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] paris.gr:
Hi. I have the battery about a week and so far no problems at all. No crazy temperature, no ups or downs in the performance nothing problematic at all. The oy thing that I noticed is that just before the battery dies at 0% there is a little flickering in the screen but only then.

Except for the above I tried Battery Monitor to measure the capacity but I don't get stable estimations. For example the lowest I got was around 3.100 and the highest around 4.400 but I believe the estimation is influenced also by the was you use your phone.

For me the most important is screen time and today I broke my personal record with 6 hours and 15 minutes in total and 4 hours and 30 minutes browsing with wifi and 1 hour and 30 minutes watching a movie. I am running on 15% brightness and using only Opera Mini for browsing.

Now I have switched back to the Samsung battery and I will try the same more or less usage for a couple of days just to see any similarities or differences.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] UgloBuglo:
Might I ask where you bought it? :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] getharoon:
Bought it from Amazon.Co.UK, they have some other too with different capacity. I check the reviews before buying.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] newg:
Gold battery from the UK ebay seller listed in thus thread arrived this morning. Postage was from in UK which is nice. The battery certainly seems heavier than the stock. I get 2 days of moderate use out the stock battery, so I'll update on the status of the gold.

Edit: this is the one I got, I'll post my impressions in a few days. note that I get great performance out of the stock battery, so I won't be afraid to say so if this battery doesn't live up to the hype.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] thebomber:
can some one help me im trying to order this battery but cant find it anywhere except ebay, i dont buy from ebay, any links from amazon either us or uk will be great im really in need for more juice:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] lastnikita:
Could you please weight it ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] choikugi:
I got package from Love2tomorrow

There is case instead of battery. They failed....

Will email them to send me battery Not case.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Mako79:
Day 7, charged every night. It seems longer than stock.

For $12 AUD, i ain't complaining.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] lastnikita:
Some also say it weights more than original (but apart from OP based this on "feeling"), I don't really trust OP's scale =)

Could someone who bought it from love2morrow please weight it ?

Could someone who felt its heavier than original please weight it and let us know where he bought it ?

Many thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] THFourteen:
having used my battery for about 2 weeks now, i can say that after an initial awesome set of results, it seems to be slowly getting worse.

i have changed a few kernels and whatnot in that time so i'm still not ruling out the fact that i'm on a different kernel, but as an example, today, having not really done much with it, its lost 33% charge with only 25mins of display time.