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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mikemq2003:
Well it seems they have the white one in stock today so I went ahead and made the purchase. Since Im going to use the defender case the white didnt matter. I did ask the seller when the black ones would be readily available and he/she said it would be about another 2 weeks. Just thought I would update some of you waiting for the black one.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
Thanks mate, but I really prefer the white. I already have a white TPU case so I am aware of the limitations. Not seen it in the UK yet though, only the black.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
This battery won't fvcking die :eek:

I'm gonna lose my mind just trying to drain it LOL
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
For those who have had the battery for a while, what's the consensus regarding the extra bulk and weight? Are you still happy to use it every day or are you consoled to saving it for extended road trips etc?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] apallohadas:
I like the extra weight and size. The extra grip on the phone is nice.

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You really shouldn't be trying to drain the battery.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Chadastrophic:
I can't go back to stock myself and I'm patiently waiting for ZLs rugged case.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
It's actually not as big as I thought it would be, and I'm starting to like the extra weight. Mine is a little over 300g, vectron has a more accurate weight of it in his review thread.

I always felt the phone would slip out of my hands when I had it without a case or anything, but the extra bulk and weight seems to make it easier to hold onto.

I did only get my battery yesterday though so I can't say whether or not I'll still be feeling the same in a month or two.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kinghu:
Mine turned up this morning (UK Amazon order) and I am pleasantly surprised at the size, weight and feel in the hand.

Obviously this is early days but given I had quite a chunky cheap eBay case on (this one), mine has 'expanded' by only 1-2mm. Honestly, I was expecting it to be fatter and more cumbersome. It fits into my pockets just as the standard battery with the fatter case does so I will likely just use it with the ZL on all the time.

The obvious downside is I'm giving up a bit of protection. Although that eBay case is cheap, it was decent in terms of grip and prevented damage from a few moderate drops.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
Anyone did the Otterbox Defender modification for this?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] e46tuning:
Search... theres a few of us that did it...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
The time you typed to say this, you could have just helped.

Yes, I know there are posts and threads about it.

I was about to ask for some feedback and downsides.

Jeez.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] e46tuning:
Could of asked that but anyways I like how mine turned out. Theres really no downside to it because its better and protects the phone better than the one the zl came with.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] TabGuy:
You wouldn't use a black case to go to the opera, would you! It would clash with your white tux.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
I took your advice in the end buddy and ordered the black one. I watched a few clips on ebay and it actually looks quite good against the white phone.

Ordered from amazon uk, with the free amazon prime trial, so it will be here tomorrow for £25 all in.

Just have to remember to cancel that free trial now lol
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ainjobizz:
Yup. I had to buy a black one as well because the white would get stained by my jeans in my pocket.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
The buttons are not hard to push? Volume and lock button?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] e46tuning:
No, after you stetch it or after its been stretch the buttons feel the same as if you never moded the case fir the zl. Feel solid and goid.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
Awesome. What tools should I use to cut and assemble?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] e46tuning:
I used a dremel to cut mine.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
What are other options? LOL
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] e46tuning:
Hmmm... maybe a torch and flat head screw driver, or something to heat the screw driver hot enought to melt what your cutting. If you do it this way just make sure you draw out everythibg first and heat the screw driver up and slowly push and follow the outline drawing... let me know if that works. Might take awhile though lol...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
Hahaha. I'll figure something out. Thanks man.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Black Hpnotiq:
i used a razor blade out of a utility knife and small torch to heat it up and pliers to hold it. made a clean square cut buy melting threw the plastic . just make a line where you need the cut to be then get to it. much more cleaner than a dremel tool take a little time but cleaner. heat and reheat the blade.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] planetbeen:
I'm currently hiking around in Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island (Hawaii) with my zero lemon! Loving this!

Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] XxLostSoulxX:
And I'm currently taking a **** on the toilet. How about that lol. I wish I could do that must be nice
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
Taking a **** would be better, bro. :highfive:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] planetbeen:
Hmmmm...OK.

Yes it's nice. Lots of money but it's worth it! Credit card time!

Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mikemq2003:
If you call amazon they can cancel it for you after the trial is up that way you can use the full month if haven't already.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
You don't even have to call you can cancel it online. I'll going to leave it until a few days before the trial is up though just in case I want to order anything else :)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Double0EK:
I also did the Otterbox Mod for this battery. I used a dremel. Started with a smaller rectangle then sanded/grinded down until it fit. I also cut my holster so it would fit without too much rubbing on the outer rubber. Then I used hot water to stretch my rubber cover then a heat gun to get a better fit. If I could do it over again I probably wouldn't. But I just bought an extra Otterbox just incase I want to use my stock battery...but I havent used it for about a month..lol

Also, if you havent already, then remove the screen protector. The rubber causes too much stress and causes the screen protector to bow upward more than normal.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] drnihili:
I use it everyday, wouldn't think of going back. My 5'3" wife also got one and uses it all the time. Unless you see your phone as a fashion accessory the ZL is fine for everyday.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] javidben:
I just read on the zerolemon site that they are working with bastex wireless now, has anyone in asia tried to buy the zerolemon battery? (outside of the US I mean) I live in Indonesia (South East Asia) and I really want to buy this battery since I travel a lot.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mikemq2003:
Yeah I understand you can do it online. I was just saying that just incase you happen to forget to cancel it. Would hate to hear you got charged $72.

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Has anyone tried the defender case mod with the mime glass on? Im sure it wont fit but wasnt sure it some did a little extra modding.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] vectron:
When I was doing my Defender/ZL mod, I had VITREO tempered glass on and it worked OK. Obviously, I had plastic screen protector removed and inner part of the plastic frame cleaned up. Can't comment about MIME since I know it covers wider area of the screen and has lifting edges since those don't stick to curved screen part of Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Bioslayer:
I have the mime glass and this thing barely covers the display. This is my second one the first was wider and had a hole for the home button. This one has a notch for the home button which makes it easier to install and easier pressing the home button. As long as the otter box doesn't cover the screen at all it should work with no modding. Btw the mime glass is awesome

sent from my Beans powered note2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Bioslayer:
Here is a pic of the mime glass with zero lemon battery cover
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
Ha ha yeah I've set a reminder for a couple of days before. I do actually find myself using amazon quite a bit in preference to ebay these days, so it wouldn't be the end of the world. If it was a bit cheeper Id probably keep it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
looks nice!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
I got my zerolemon today. Im fine with the extra weight, although I wish these were actually cut outs in the case for the power and volume buttons, I don't find them particularly responsive with the plastic over them. I am tempted to cut them out myself, but Im not particularly good with anything practical lol
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] nerys71:
yeah the buttons are not super responsive but its good enough.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
Hi,

Can anyone tell me how much screen time so you get from 100-99% battery?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] drnihili:
Somewhere between 3 and 30 hours depending on what I'm doing.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
From 1% lost? That's a lot.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Dsmwookie:
Are their any photos of the actual Otterbox Mod? I love the stamina of this battery but I d like it to be a good fit/functioning case. Sorry if it has been asked already, but 96 pages is a lot to read through.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Double0EK:
In this thread find post 530 and 631. Go on vectrons review and its also on his 1st and 2nd post.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mikemq2003:
Yeah the notches on the top is what im wondering about. Plastic screen would come off for sure.

Looking good. Im just worried about the notches on top of glass being a problem with the defender case. I love my MIME glass as well.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
I just got my Defender case.

The hard plastic back will be fvcking hard to cut with a heated swiss knife.

I don't have a dremel either.

Are there any other more options?

LOL
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
Has anyone actually cut holes out of the zerolemon case for the power and volume buttons? If so how did it turn out, Im seriously contemplating trying it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
Didn't someone get a replacement tpu case earlier in the thread? Maybe they can try it with their old one.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] rwitmer:
I'm really loving this battery. I was committed to the flip cover but not having to worry about turning off wifi, bluetooth, gps all the time or if I'll make it through the day is so nice. This is the way it should be. I'll glady keep my mega fat battery over any skinny phone with a skinny battery.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
That's exactly how I feel about it, I used to try and restrict my usage to make sure it'd last the day, spending a lot of time in low signal areas hurt the battery life quite a bit, and almost constantly playing music didn't help at all. Sometimes I'd get home at 6pm or so with just 30-40% and I'd have to charge it before going out again. With this, that's a thing of the past, I'm never worried about battery life, I'll even use it as navigation in the car while playing music and recording video using dailyroads voyager and not worry about the battery.

Mainly doing that at the moment to go through the first 6 cycles as completely as possible as the instruction manual suggests, but it's nice to know the battery can handle it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] RambJoe:
What car holder do you use with this?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
I use the universal Samsung one because I already had it, but I wouldn't recommend it, it barely fits. The feet at the bottom of the phone aren't long enough and the arms on the sides just about hold it. I'd recommend something like the Arkon mounts vectron reviewed, or the ibolt xprodock if it's reasonably priced where you are.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] drnihili:
Ah, I took you to mean starting at 99 or 100. Any reports of screen time over a 1% loss will be highly unreliable. % ratings are just guesses based on voltage and aren't sufficiently accurate to make a 1% difference significant.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
Thank you. That answer is what I was actually hoping for.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
the simple fact of life for this battery is this:

3-5 days of battery life, depending on how you use your phone; maybe more if you are a light user..

The battery charge numbers are meaningless on most roms with this thing, since it might say 50% right now, and when you reboot the phone, it might say 60%, then it might be 45% the next time you boot it.

Dont be obsessed with any numbers or facts about this thing,except knowing you will get about 3 times more life than you get with your "stock" batery...end of story!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
My question was for information and not because of obsession.

I am well aware of what ever you have said.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] XxLostSoulxX:
When I reboot mine is always consistent no matter what battery I have
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
Agreed.

He's part of my second cycle, although I didn't finish this one before I needed to charge it (mostly because you can't really rely on the percentage shown anymore)

you can see how at the end the battery just stood at 46% for bloody ages, all while being in use with the screen on (mostly) in a poor signal area.

I've also rebooted and had it go up by 8%.

I still have a while to go before the percentage stabilises though, the day after I got it I did basically nothing but flash different ROMs to test out for the next two days or so, before finally settling on the Carbon alpha build with HALO.

However I can say that it does last at least 3x my stock battery. In usage where the stock one would have died long ago this one just refuses to budge.

I do have a question though. Does anyone else use this battery and have the phone in a car dock? Using Car Home Ultra, and playing music with the screen on and GPS in use for the speedometer, Car Home Ultra reports the battery temp as being over 95 degrees Celsius, and if I start recording video with DailyRoads Voyager it goes up to just over 98 degrees Celsius (reading provided by Car Home Ultra.) I'm wondering it it's just my battery, a false reading, or normal with these batteries (and if it's safe for them)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
I've used it in the Ibolt dock without issue; obviosly, that temperature reading in not accurate, since 95C would melt your hands, your phone, and your dashboard!:D:D
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] XxLostSoulxX:
Haha I use batterylife by curvefish good readings.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Note_2:
I got 2 of my friends to buy note 2s.. and this battery! I completely recommend zerolemon products now. By the way, keep in mind that this battery needs time to calibrate. One of my less tech savvy friends was mad at me cause his went from 100 to 90 in like 30 minutes but it evens out.

Rooted SGH-T889 overclocked to 1.92ghz on JediX13 with foreverloco's theme and color add-on and Zerolemon 9, 300mah battery.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] RambJoe:
Yeah mine was on exactly 26% for like 14 hours lol.

edit: Is this the dock?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/xProDock-Sa...=UTF8&qid=1370138158&sr=8-1&keywords=xProDock

Might have to get that the if it holds the Note 2 with this battery well, I have the Samsung universal one atm.

Thanks. :D

edit: But actually isn't portrait better? Hmm...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
Yup, that's the one. It's big enough to hold the phone in an otterbox case so it should hold the zerolemon fine too. I'm not sure about the weight difference of the two but I think it manages to hold the otterbox in portrait too. You can always send them an email to make sure. I was planning on getting one of those but I'm waiting for them to make it available on prime

Editing in a new post rather than double posting:

One thing I find funny about this battery is how it messes up apps which estimate your remaining usage from the average time between losing 1% of battery.

When it does things like getting stuck at a certain % for hours it leads to estimates such as this:

This first one was after 6 hours on battery with 2 hours screen on

This second one is about 20 hours on battery with nearly 7 hours screen on:

The battery percentage seems to have gotten stuck at 17% again so we'll see what it reports next :P

Majority of the usage seen above was on 3G in low-medium signal areas, streaming HD video from youtube, also watching nearly 2 hours of 720p video from the sd card at max brightness and an hour or so of 1080p video, coupled in with quite a lot of tapatalk/web browsing/chat on google hangouts (also used the camera quite a bit sending pictures back and forth on hangouts)

This battery is really shaping up to be tripling my normal usage. I may not be getting 3x the time on battery, but that's because I'm actually using my phone so much more now that I don't have to worry about my battery usage, especially considering I'm running an AOSP based ROM, which usually uses more battery in general than samsung based ROMs. I'm not sure exactly how much more but I seem to remember a user here reporting they got 2 hours less screen on time with AOSP than sammy based ROMs, so that's I guess it'd be 6 hours difference on a zerolemon with the same usage. This battery with samsung based ROMs must be impossible to drain :P
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kinghu:
I did. Although they lined up fine, I dislike having things in the way of buttons as it usually makes them more difficult to press in terms of pressure, especially the N2 buttons which have a very narrow surface area.

Took out my Swiss Army Knife and used the scissors on it to chop two holes. You have to cut a few mm wider than the case button outline in order to get your finger in enough to contact (preferably on the lower side as there's not much room above before you reach the lip of the screen).

If you chop too much (as I did slightly) you will end up exposing the gap to the inside of the case and battery - not good if you work in a dusty/dirty environment as a lot of dust will get in there, so start of on the rounded rectangle line and gradually take more off as you require (check by putting the case back on to see if it's enough). That said, there's a big hole for the speaker on the underside so no worse than what exists already.

Buttons are still protected as they are recessed within the height of the TPU case.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ppn7:
Hi,

anyone could try something for me before i buy this amazing battery.

I want to know the strengh of signal when 3G/wifi on. When you go on settings and about the phone, there is some stats which tell you the strengh of signal in terms of dBm and asu.

Could you tell me if there is any difference with zerolemon and stock battery, i'm affraid of loosing some strengh signal with zerolemon because now in my town my signal is already poor, i hope it will not reduce it after putting zerolemon.

Thank you!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kinghu:
This is from an N7102 so two SIM results...

ZeroLemon:

SIM1: -79 dBm 17asu

SIM2: -67 dBm 23 asu

Stock:

SIM1: -81 dBm 16asu

SIM2: -71 dBm 22asu

Both signal icons for both batteries showed 5 bars. I put the ZeroLemon TPU case on with the stock battery to keep it the same.

Not sure which is better but there is a slight difference ;)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ppn7:
Thank you bro for your fast answer!

Now i should know if i buy it now or wait for rugged case:D
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
Well for the price you really can't go wrong getting one now. I'm surprised you can't buy the cases separately to be honest.

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The volume buttons I can live with, but the power button is a bit of a pain. I may have a go when Im feeling brave, Im ok with software, but not very good with anything practical or DIY related :o
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kinghu:
Me too... it's a bit rough around the edges and won't win any design awards anytime soon but the space to work in is small. At least that's my excuse. :silly:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ppn7:
In fact TPU case is supposed to absorb drop/shock better than a rugged case due to its soft body, right ?

Why all people are waiting that new case ? Maybe for kickstand?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] baileyjr:
Well I just manned up and cut it out with a craft blade. Im still undecided as to wether its better this way or not, but its certainly no worse so happy days :good:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kinghu:
I think usually a TPU case would be OK but with the extra weight of the ZeroLemon it'll hit the floor with a bit more momentum. As such, I think the extra protection of a rugged case would be worth it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
Bloody thing doesn't want me to charge it, it's been stuck at 2% for a few hours now :P

currently on 1d6h34m on battery with 11h55m screen on. Pretty good considering I just found out the mediaserver kept a wakelock for 5 hours according to the info in battery chart.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] forsaken82:
ordered mine today, now it need to hurry up and get here!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] itikhvin:
I thought you could charge it once it's at 2 percent?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
I wanna run it down to 1% though. It's been on 2% for nearly 6 hours now so it must be a bad reading like when it was stuck at 46% and 17%.

Might try going until the phone turns off, but I'll be off to bed soon and I usually watch some HD youtube vids before sleeping so I should run it down before sleeping so it can charge overnight.

I'm now at 2% with 1d 9h and 28m, with 12h 14m screen on time.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] itikhvin:
Here are my stats so far...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
This seems to prove my earlier post about samsung based roms probably getting about 6 more hours of screen on time than AOSP roms. These are pretty much my stats except with 18h of screen on rather than 12. I am only on my 2nd cycle though, so I dunno if it'll improve or not, but I wals also in a low signal area for quite a while too. I also used maps for 2 hours but it's close enough to your usage (maps took 3% of your stats, 4% of mine) to not really make a difference.

I probably would've gotten quite a bit more screen on time out of the battery without my nearly 6 hour media scanner wakelock though. Will be installing Rescan Media ROOT to prevent it for my next cycle.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] itikhvin:
I had the screen on maximum brightness a lot of the time. It's also only my 2nd or 3rd cycle... didn't follow the battery instructions to a T though. I will turn the phone off before charging and keep it off for the whole 12 hours this time around.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] xtugap:
Wow amazing!!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] eddie3130:
Man that looks dificult.. specialy on the edge close to your hand and up top were the battery meets the camera. The bulge by there will make the top lift an there wil probably a gap by the camera :( Maybe if we try an remove the batterys outer casing could help but itd be maybe only be a small amount

sent from my Cricket Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Note_2:
"Hi

This will be available in early April as we are in our final production stage at the moment. *This will be available on Amazon at the price of 39.99 USD"
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] cliq:
Where did you get this info?

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This battery is still not available. Anyone here with info as to when it will get on Amazon. Not easy to get information from the company either... this battery is really needed for my next trip away from daily charging :D
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Note_2:
Emailed them directly on their site asking if it would be on amazon, and when.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] cliq:
Thanks. Emailed too but didn't get such detailed reply...

Sent from my GT-N7100