[General Accessories] vectron:
Common man, I'm just trying to help you guys :D Just calm down, bro. I'm not a tech support or associated with any of the companies which products I review, just kind of feel obligated to follow up with almost 100 of the reviews I posted in here in the last 4+ months lol!!

Yes, the only way to get the perfect product is to get it directly from manufacturer, in this particular example $50 battery from Samsung directly. EVERY battery you find on Amazon or eBay as "original Samsung battery" for under $20-$25 is fake. Period. Those are cheap cells slapped together into 3100mAh battery footprint. Companies like Anker, Hyperion, Onite, and others do not make their own batteries. They do their own research and shop around to find reliable distributors, they get these batteries and test them to make sure they meet all the standards and not DOA, and sell it with a warranty to take any guess out of the equation. I don't review products that fall into my lap from the skies. I do my research to find the highest regarded product with a best customer review, I talk to the company to find out about their support, and then I request a product for review to share with you guys.

Among other products from different companies I have reviewed, I found all Anker products to be top notch and their support to be very responsive. I did not have a chance to review Mugen batteries (those guys are powerhouse making their own quality stuff), but I found it to be very expensive because they are original manufacturer. I also read not so flattering stuff about Onite and Hyperion deceiving in the past with label capacity that doesn't leave up to the actual value, and their warranty and support being nowhere near as good. Looking at hundreds of positive reviews of Anker battery and everybody raving about their quality, I requested it for review and shared it in here. I have been using it for 2-3 weeks now and find no problem and performance much better than stock Samsung battery. I can't tell what's going to happen in 2-3 months, but I will keep updating my experience using it, just like I write my initial impression reviews for all other products and keep updating it with more use I get from it.

I'm not denying you have a problem or other few guys had this problem. It is normal statistics and you will get A LOT worse with every other brand. If all you can find a half a dozen of people with a battery problem from tenths of thousands that have been sold, any company could be proud of that. Or maybe there were more than half a dozen of problem, but all those were replaced under warranty and users are happy now. Your case is unique because you are outside of US and have no easy way of replacing the battery. That is why you are so vocal about it and ready to start a revolution :) Just calm down, I completely understand where you are coming from and your frustration because you can NOT resolve the problem since you are outside of US. Mugen posted in here they are international company that takes care of their outside of US customers, but they charge $105 for extended battery. So you have a choice to spend over $100 or whatever they charge for a regular replacement, or buy original Samsung battery for $50+, or take a risk and buy a battery from US vendor knowing if something happen you won't be able to use warranty.

Saying this is a horrible battery or the company is bad - not a cool thing. I had this discussion about people trashing other products I reviewed (UAG, Zerolemon, Spigen, Seidio). There are different reasons for that, either competitors knocking down, or frustrated people who can't use their warranty due to being outside of the country. You have every right to voice your frustration and to support it with pictures to prove it. But i think its a bit harsh to knock down any company and completely ignore their previous record and high praises on the forums and Amazon. Do you know what I mean?

I will forward this thread to Anker and will see their reaction to everything we have discussed in there. Ok, man?

... btw, just want to add one more thing. Any company that offers 18-months warranty gotta have a high confidence in quality of their product, otherwise they are going to spend a lot of money servicing returns for 1 1/2 years and will end up going out of business ;)