[Galaxy S III Accessories] greenbay:
The case......

The case fits battery and phone nicely. The fit is snug, but not ridiculously hard to attach like some tpu cases. It is also the smallest and thinnest of the cases I have used. Compared to the Trident and Otterbox, it is the smallest /thinnest. The TPU material is rigid, and would seem to offer good drop protection. In comparison to the Otterbox TPU, the Anker TPU feels more durable, and likely to be penetrated by sharp objects during a fall.

The buttons are responsive and easily identified. The finish of the case is nice, the back being glossy and smooth-matched by a matte border to facilitate grip. The case feels good in the hand and surprisingly not slippery-due to matte case border.

I personally like the look of the case, but the shiny back is prone to smudges and fingerprints. While it makes it easy to slide in and out of your pocket, Im sure that I will be constantly wiping it down ( I'm a bit neurotic like that ).

I currently run the otterbox modded with the Anker 4400. I use this primarily because I need a holster M-F. However, I can see myself using this Anker case on the weekends- sliding nicely into my back pocket.

Suggestion......

It would be nice to see a holster/case option for this battery similar to Zero Lemon.

Perhaps a matte option with knurled edges?

The battery......

The battery is very impressive to look at, not only the size of it, but Anker also added an a rather thick acrylic plaque for branding / or spacing purposes / protection? Whichever purpose it is supposed to serve, it does look nice.

The battery arrived at 50% and I put it on to charge 100% before use.

The battery and phone assembled is about the same size as the ZL7000.

ZL7000-

Length 13.9cm

Width 7.3cm

Thickness 1.6cm

Weight ??

Anker7200-

Length 13.9cm

Width 7.1cm

Thickness 1.7cm

Weight 9.8 oz with phone

The battery took 6hrs to charge on my ext charger. I have both the ZeroLemon ext. Charger and the Anker ext. Charger.

While they both appear to look the same, and have the same outputs:

USB Output: 5.0v 1000mA

Charger Dock Output: 4.2v 600mA

The Anker charger would not fully charge the battery-max88%. I completed the charge with the ZL ext. Charger.

I discharged and recharged for 1 cycle. It took 11hrs 50 mins to recharge on the ext. Charger. It will obviously charge faster on USB -1000ma. Vs 600ma-and I will post the USB charge time once acquired.

The battery was drained using juice offender / and gps test.

Screen brightness set to 100%

Wi-fi, Blue Tooth and GPS all on.

This battery is amazing. The phone was on continuously for 17hrs 10 minutes, with a screen time 8hrs 23 minutes! I played games, browsed the web, played music, made calls, sent emails all the while!

I'm going to discharge one more time under normal real world usage.

Auto dim, Wi fi when at home, bt in car, and normal emails games and music.

I will perform one more rapid drain, using the same apps and usage for final comparison.

My understanding about batteries of this size is that they need to be cycled a couple times for cells to normalize.

Its easy to see that there is some kind of voltage fluctuation in this battery. At 85% the battery had a 2% variance and at 65% a 1 % variance.

I have to say, I am very pleased with the results thus far, and am curious as to how it will perform under normalized conditions.

Stay tuned!

FYI- As of this update, 1.2.2014 the battery is on sale for $31.99 Amazon.