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[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Im currently draining the QCell right now which might take another 7 hours or even more if its better than the hyperion. Ill do the stock battery after. Im deciding on if i should also do the charging times on all 3 batteries?? Would people want the charging time infos?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] akamajic:
IMO the charging times would complete the full review, but is not essential. Thanks again for sacrificing your phone for a full day.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 007shinobi:
You also have my thanks. If only there was a longevity test for these batteries oh well.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] akamajic:
I wonder the same thing but these phones, let alone these batteries, have only been out for a short time.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xZAOx:
I also ordered the 4000 mah Hyperion but recieved the 4200 NFC version. That is a big kudos to the company because I did realize that the 4000 mah didn't have NFC when I ordered it. I also bought the QCell extended battery cover. I just got everything today so I will give my two cents worth as well. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] SadieNibblesworth:
The qCell is sold out at Amazon.com right now, for those of you who are keeping track of these things - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00757ERD2/
[Galaxy S III Accessories] :
I found the Anker on Amazon too.

http://www.amazon.com/Warranty-Exte...F8&qid=1345593838&sr=8-7&keywords=Anker+i9300

Anyone have anything against Anker?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Saturny:
Cases.

What cases will fit with the Hyperion battery? I don't really like the Hyperion ones. I need more protection. That's my biggest gripe.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006V3TUP6/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01

it comes in white also. I have the blue one with the mercury blue screen protector. looks pretty nice except the mercury shows bits of the phone. Im looking for a mercury that covers the whole screen.

Link to the blue mercury screen

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008HY7806/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00

The colors match perfectly.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] akamajic:
I can see why.

I haven't read much on that battery.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] iamfightaa:
Qcell ??

i would not recommend buying the qcell ... i bought their supposedly 2300 mAh battery packs and they were 2100 .. and then took them days to respond my emails
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 007shinobi:
Sounds like Qcell is enduring, this thread is quite suspenseful.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mt2020:
Anker 2200

Bought the Anker 2200. Charged and installed.

I have the battery indicator turned on for my Verizon S3. It won't deplete or read battery correctly. It stays on 100% Anone else have this issue or mine defective?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] BigGrizzAE:
I would say all the aftermarket batteries do this to a certain extent, but not for that long. I'd email them and try to get a replacement.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Go into recovery mode when you have 100% and delete battery stats and reboot
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rxsski:
I've purchased the gorilla gadgets battery and an extended battery case from them. I can run a comparison between both the 4500mAh gorilla gadgets battery and my stock battery if others would like, but as it stands I get roughly 7-10+ hours on it with heavy (read: constant) usage. This is with a stock, rooted rom. I tend to keep WiFi, GPS, Sync, and Auto-Brightness on at all times (mostly used at work). This is also with signal constantly searching, switching from 3g to 4g all the time (as I have bad reception at work, in a building).If you want any other details let me know.

First post, so no links to either product, sorry.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] bigal1542:
So are there steps to follow when upgrading from the standard battery to the Hyperion 4200? Just bought everything today, and it is being shipped now. I have seen some stuff about clearing the battery cache and data, but I can't seem to find it in TWRP. Is there something I missed? Anything else I should do?

I also got the same stuff for someone with a phone that is currently not rooted and might not be in the future. Anything to do there?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Elite49:
Edit: Bought the Anker outright anyway, ECELL has terrible reviews.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
In all reality the stats adjust themselves over a few cycles, however I'm not rooted at this time.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Mugen 4600 real life usage, moderate on 3G. I'm sure 4G would kill the battery a couple of hours faster. Most of the day was not on Wi-Fi.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] outkast22:
best slim stock sized battery

This is too much to read, what is the longest lasting slim stock size battery? All I see are drain times listed on the first op. What are the actual natural, every-day use drain times? I want a slim battery or two, but Im not sure which to get. Thanks guys!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] paws61:
Sorry for butting in... I'm on Amazon right now and choosing an extended battery, door, and case - I'm annoyed at 3 & 4 batt swaps (Samsung spec batt) per day. So, how expensive will this be? Really wanna keep it all around $50 (w/ sh). I may have nearly unlimited capacity (added 64 cuz I'm down to 1) - my budget on the other hand, has 0 capacity! But I really dig my phone. Soooo... I have to take into account all the gotta-have-em apps, precise accessories, powerful necessities, AND my wondrous Carrier's appetite. Whadya think? Hey, thanks for any help on this decision.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Here's my last cycle of Mugen. Ill post up the test results tomorrow night or sunday afternoon.

The firsy post basically shows which has the largest capacity. Everyday normal usage varies from person to person.

I have no idea what you're trying to say.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] paws61:
Just noobing - didn't look before I replied to you. My apologies
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shudder123:
I just got the extended backdoor today, however one side of it is not snapping on. You mentioned yours snaps on perfectly with the mugen 4600 battery inside. I got all 3 sides (top, bottom, left) snapped on perfectly however the top hinge on the right side is not doing so.

I'm wondering if i got a slightly defective backdoor

EDIT: I just removed the mugen battery and placed the backdoor on. it snapped on perfectly.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Try a different order of snapping it back in. The fit did work without gaps as I posted in pics.

Also see if plastic molding remnants are left behind on the inside and occupying battery space.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shudder123:
already tried. the cover doesn't seem to be snapping on properly on the right side. so it leaves a small opening. kinda annoying and im trying to look past it for now
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
I'm sorry to hear that fit isn't what it should be. The few other things I can think of, try forcing it in to your comfort level, exchanging the back cover, removing battery sticker.

On another note does anyone have thickness measure for the Hyperion extended battery?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mt2020:
Anker 2200 battery meter fixed

Thanks for those that offered help. Reset as you suggested, drained battery, recharged. Now working, and HOLLY CRAP! This batter does run longer! My last phone was the Razor Maxx, and after 1 hour off the charger I would generally be down to 96%, and end of 15 hours at 40 - 60%, depending on usage.

And the stock S3 battery was slightly worse.

This Anker battery had me after 1 hour still on 100%, and end of yesterday still at 62%. It's a larger screen than the max, faster chip, and the battery is1100amp smaller?

While not a scientific test, I think the removal of the NFC antenna has to be reducing the battery drain. Certainly can't be the extra 100amp or that they've come up with some sort of new super battery that nobody else has thought of.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Cool, I guess my tests weren't wrong. But funny thing is, the onite doesn't seem to have a NFC tag and its a claimed 2300 while the Anker is 2200. Meh once I'm done with the Mugen ill be retesting everything anyway.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
If your phone is reading the battery correctly you should be fine. But, if you think its not reading correctly go into recovery mode (vol up+ home button+ power) when you're fully charged and go to advanced and delete battery stats. Reboot and win :cool:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Thank you for doing these standardized tests that must have cost you a lot of time and money however reliability is the best part of your testing
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shudder123:
hmm im wondering whether i should spend another few bucks to get another back cover just to see if its a problem with the one i have already or not
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
If you're using the Seidio cover they may exchange for you, though I cannot speak for them.

You are using Seidio right?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shudder123:
yup using the seidio extended back cover. i emailed them but its the weekend so need to wait a response
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Sorry guys I won't be updating till Monday. I soft bricked my phone at work right now.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Good luck

Please keep us posted

Good luck

Please keep us posted
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jmufan:
I am sure it is in this thread somewhere, but is there a good wall charger for the hyperion 4200? I use to have the seidio for evo, but I am sure you would have to change the charge plate, the housing part.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
I just finished bringing my phone to testing settings and ill be starting the test on the Mugen 4600 tonight after work.

Look for the black charger in the second post of this thread. I've seen some on Amazon or eBay. DO NOT get the white hyperion charger in the second post. It will only charge your phone to 60%-80%.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jmufan:
Thanks, I guess it is the QCell. Saw it on Amazon, but you also have to buy the batteries, which I do not need since I have the hyperion. I did see some rip offs of the QCell that looked exactly like the QCell wall charger. Makes me think if it was a QCell and then someone just took the label off and added their own. What do you think? Would you go with the off brand or with the QCell with the batteries that you will probably not use?

What are the general opinions on Radio Shack's enercell universal battery chargers? I had it for quite some time, but went to the wall charger once I bought the seidio extended battery for the evo I use to have.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
The black chargers are the same or similar and charge to 100%. You dont have to get the QCell one.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caseyatbt:
Anyone have any experiences with Gorilla Gadgets on the S3 yet?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Sorry for the late update guys. I was busy with school and work but, good thing is is just started the testing on the Mugen 4600 and I should be done in 5-6 hours.

Ill be testing the gorilla gadgets after i retest some batteries.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jmufan:
So I got the hyperion 4200 today. Should I drain the battery before charging or is it better to go ahead and charge the battery now, before using?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rxsski:
On page 59 I posted a very brief review of my experience with it. I am currently still using it without problems, lasts long and the back cover fits nicely on it. I chose the Gorilla Gadgets battery as it was on sale at the time of purchase, and also a few reviewers on amazon said that they ran several tests and found it to hold the greatest charge the longest (these posts were on the reviews of other batteries, I believe the hyperion 4200).
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Heres the time for the Mugen. It needs a retest because I don't think my rom was stabilized enough for the test. I'll be conducting a retest in 2 days.

Mugen 4600mAH

5 Hours 3 Min
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Would you have time to retest Hyperion and Mugen on the same ROM/ Conditions for comparison

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Yeah, I'll retest everything in 1-2 days with the same conditions.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shudder123:
I RMA'd my issue with Seidio and they've sent out a replacement. so will be waiting for that in the meantime
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caseyatbt:
Thanks, I ordered a couple on sale and haven't used them yet. I was considering sending them back. I have had pretty good results on my Epic 4G Touch so I think I will keep them.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
I would be interested in buying one from you. Seems to be popular and I would like one to test.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marcogtt:
I'm interested in one Hyperion to be shipped to Italy. Anyone have it?

@rlatjs

I'm having a weird problem and I'd like to ask your help/experiences

I'm having a Anker 4400 and I'm carrying on this kind of cycles

Charging overnight around 8 hour each nights,

Sometimes getting to 40% to the end night and charging, other times getting to 10% or less but changing the draining rate at 9pm to 11pm cause using Skype. So maybe I'm passing from 35 to 10 in 2 hours.

This said, what's happening to me is that sometimes I'm having nights with a low charge rate and in 8 hrs I'm getting only to 50%, other nights I'm getting to 85 other nights solid 100 in few hours .( less than 5 hrs)

It seems to happen when my drain is not to 10% or it is reaching this 10 with a high usage in few hours.

I have tracked all my charging and discharging cycle with battery widget pro so I can provide data and graph.

As u can see :

2 and 3 are very weird overnight charge

5 is a proper charge ( u can notice the plateau at the end of the charge before I wake up)

I noticed that when I'm waking up in the night and feel like charging rate is weird I'm unplugging and replugging USB and it seems to change the charging rate.

I studied the maxx controller which is responsible of the battery charge and balanceament.

Wipe battery stats its not needed but disconnecting the battery more than 3 mins before a charge seems to act like a chipset reset and it seems like when I'm having weird charges this is fixing the issue.

However the graph I posted above are not subjected to this hand fix cause in those cycles I didn't it.

Let me know what u think

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
I once had similar problem in which the charging was very poor and changing the charger helped I also wonder if the phone sees the charger as usb and not ac leading to slow charging rate. Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marcogtt:
I'm using only stock charger and lead. It is rated at 1ampere.

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Please look at the charging rates that my Chargers have afforded this is with the Mugen 4600 battery I think a different or a higher rate of charge from your charger may work for you

In this screen capture its at 2400 mah
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marcogtt:
Here u can see one tipical plug unplug made at 5am around 60% charging period.

You can easily note the different charging rate before/after unplug (the more incline the higher the charging rate)

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
@marcogtt

Get a q tip and some alcohol. Take the battery out and clean the gold connectors on the battery with the qtip and alcohol and see if that helps.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] benefit14snake:
Great thread! Order the anker based on bang for buck and warranty. Thanks op and all contributors.

Sent from my T999 GS3 @ 2GHZ
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kench33:
Do you recommend mugen over hyperion?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
I cannot recommend Mugen if it does not outperform Hyperion on the benchmarks - I am waiting on the retesting - specifically on the same ROM for both batteries to ensure the testing conditions are the same.

Personally I am fine with the mugen - it charges like a demon - like in 4 hours - 5 hours "while I have the hotspot on" to run my laptop off it.

However for a positive recommendation it does need to outperform Hyperion.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Roms stabilized. I'll be testing the Mugen at 5pm EST today. The Hyperion retest will start right after.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kench33:
Awesome thanks man!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marcogtt:
I can try but I really doubt it will work.

If it would be like that...I would have weird charges every time...

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
If that doesn't work its your cable from what I can see. Its not a battery problem because it can charge to 100% on certain occasions.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
In my experience with the obstinate non charging battery - it was the cable - and after that problem was gone - even 1 amp chargers were doing well in rapid charging. However I find the amazon basics chargers to be good all around - has 2 amp output and can also charge Ipads
[Galaxy S III Accessories] benefit14snake:
Is the seido case thinner than the anker? I really like the capacity of the anker but it is a smidgen too thick...

Sent from my T999 GS3 @ 2GHZ
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marcogtt:
I will try for sure but I'm really scared that its the max17042 that is who is balancing and deciding you much current the battery shall receive in the battery charge moment.

I was never having the same issue with Mugen 3200mah in my old s2 based on the same chipset. I'll try the same charging setup I had with my s2.

Funny that my setup for s2 was:

HTC charger rated 1 ampere from HTC hd2

Stock HTC cable

USB cable extender nearly 2meters.

This last component can have high resistance if built in a cheap way .

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] sirebral123:
Battery Cover for Hyperion?

Hi All,

I have the Hyperion 4600 mah battery with NFC, yet the back cover that ships with it is trash. 1, the camera is pretty much useless with this case as it's now recessed to the extent that it can't auto-focus or get the correct white balance, 2, it cracked. Is there a replacement out there for the battery cover that has a better design (I just want to by the cover).

Thanks!

Keith
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Thank you for writing back I really like the charger that you had mentioned I think the HTC charger is really nice and I totally love it on the other hand the cable might be a problem I used to have a galaxy s2 I did not have charging problems with that phone I did use a Seidio battery with that so I had an extended battery but it was not Mugen
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mw86:
Read everything and i saw it was requested for Onite 4500mah to be tested. Ive had mine for a few months. Bought one with no NFC because if i really need it i still have my original battery.

It was ultra cheap on Amazon. It came with charger but was crap charger that only brought battery to 90%. Using phone as normal battery charger the Onite 4500mah works just fine. Read a few that said it doesn't work on site reviews but i find that quite untrue.

Here is normal use over 3 days. Not a bad battery at all.

Some nights i had the radio off but i showed cell stand by for references too. This wasn't a test and not claiming anything with this battery. Just what i got off this one after it was broken in. If it wasn't off charge for 3 days likely would of made 9+ hours screen on easy. Seems a good battery to me. Mine non NFC but they sell a 4500mah with nfc too again bought off Amazon with no problems.

Oh phone specs

Gs3 L710 so Sprint variant

AOSP based Paranoid Android

Kt747 Kernel

I also noted this battery says 3.7v and it also says gt i9300/s3/SIII on it. May have been for international but works on my stateside sprint gs3 just fine.

Paranoid Galaxy S3 on Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sirebral123:
I found the Mugen 4600 Mah battery cover on eBay, hoping it will fit as the camera area is beveled down, which should fix my problem. I'll report back on my findings.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Please do not buy that cover if your battery is 1.1 cm or thinner then the best cover we have found is the sedio back cover but you need to call them on the phone to order that cover thank you

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If you look in this forum there is also a link to order that covered as well

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Here is the post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30478980
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kench33:
whats the best case with the seidio back cover? and just making sure the seidio one is the best correct?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Best products that fit Sedio back are Sedio covers they allow the slimmest profile as opposed to thicker covers made to accommodate thicker backs
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kench33:
would this work? http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/sa...-galaxy-s3-case-ultra-bumper-lumi-series.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
What a catch, I've ordered and should be delivered in the next few days. I think it should fit just fine.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mw86:
Wow thats slick if i didn't have a large extended battery i would get one of those without hesitation.

Paranoid Galaxy S3 on Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kench33:
Awesome, let me know! Getting The batteries and cover for Christmas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Please keep us updated on whether it fits or not on the Seidio door. If it does ill be ordering one.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] badrsj:
Sure will do
[Galaxy S III Accessories] trvbone:
I've seen this one and was curious if it would work with the Seido door as well.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] gte460z:
So I am about to pull the trigger on the Anker 2200 mAh, why exactly does it need to be retested?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Finished testing on Mugen. Please read before comparing test times. I have started the retest on the Hyperion right now. Sorry for the wait guys.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mw86:
My Onite 4500mah did very well should you look to continue testing other batteries i highly recommend it too. It was cheap from Amazon but for price even if it isn't top it handles like the better ones. I think i read they mislabel them since they might be two Onite 2200mah combined in parallel!? I posted usage pics a few posts back. Nice reviews you're doing a great job.

PA AOKP CM10 Sprint GS3 JB AOSP Kernel Kt747 2.1Ghz BFQ/Ktoonservative >Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marvi0:
Been using the anker ones since my galaxy s2 and i can vouch for these, they charge fast and clearly hold more power than the stock battery.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] benefit14snake:
Ordered the seido backplate today. It's worth mentioning they now offer free shipping!! $15 out the door.

Sent from my T999 GS3 @ 2GHZ
[Galaxy S III Accessories] trvbone:
Did you have to call them?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] benefit14snake:
Yup.

Sent from my T999 GS3 @ 2GHZ
[Galaxy S III Accessories] JediSooner:
The screen-on time referenced here is spot-on! I just ran mine down to 3% left and had 7 hrs 39 mins. Lovin' this battery with the Seidio extended battery door and the Seidio Active Extended case (and holster). Perfect combination of power and protection.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kench33:
What do you get with regular use?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] JediSooner:
If you're referring to my post, that is with regular use... Texting, email, browsing, an hour or do actually talking on the phone, mix of LTE and wifi, some Angry Birds Star Wars, lots of Tapatalk and xda browsing.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kench33:
Oh ok I thought you were running it down the whole time. That's awesome! Thanks for replying

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Also what roms are you guys running on your phones?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rlatjs17:
Updated Hyperion 4200 to same test as Mugen 4600. Retesting Anker 4400 tonight and continuing onto stock sized batteries.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] JediSooner:
Task650's AOKP w/ ktoonsez kernel; tweaked governor and scheduler