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[Epic 4G Accessories] androikid:
As of this moment,I am 66% after 15hours of semi-moderate use

Right around 3hours screen on time

Edit: 37% at 27 hours

Right around 4.30 screen on time with 4 rom flashes, 2 odin sessions and 2 ext4 conversions

This battery and cover fits right into my belt clip bought from sprint
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
I've heard unanomous reviews from several different unrelated sources that all concur about the cheap and inconsistant quality of that 3500mAh battery..
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Do you regret that purchase just yet lol?...I don't hear about anything but bad reviews on that cheapo battery
[Epic 4G Accessories] Ree$e:
Just got mines today its not that bad at all
[Epic 4G Accessories] somedude0608:
Lol, I actually bought it on accident thinking it was the yoobao. I saw the price was the same but this one was bigger and thought why would anyone pick the lower... oh well. I've been using it a week and with my usage I get about 3x life. Only sorta complaint I have isn't on the battery but that one of the case corners doesn't snap in. The other 3 corners hold it very tight and friends haven't noticed it but I know it and it bugs the hell out of me. Honestly if this thing craps out in 6 months or a year, who cares, it was cheap. Next time I'll make sure to pick the yoobao from his lineup.
[Epic 4G Accessories] androikid:
I bought the yoobao and it's cover doesn't fit right either. And as you said, it bugs the hell out of me as well! I tried bending the case a little to make it clip stronger and everything but to no avail :(

Battery came VERY fast and seller was EXTREMELY helpful and responsive!

Definitely recommend this battery, and this seller to anyone looking to buy an extended battery.

The battery has only been cycled one complete time so far, is working on it's second as I type, but so far (with flashing and such [meaning no screenshots yet]) I've been getting right around 50hours with around 3hours heavy use and 6hours screen on time
[Epic 4G Accessories] Ree$e:
When i got it first charge was at 71% it took me 9 hours to drain it. (everything was on brightness was at 100% wifi pandora running the whole time 2hrs talk time. After a 12 hour charge (100%) now, it took me 18 hours to kill it (eveything running again) was pretty good, the last three hours took forever now its charging been with out my phone from 6:30am this morning :( cant wait to see how i do.

Update coming soon
[Epic 4G Accessories] konaman:
Ok well I have had my battery long enough for a good report.

Basically I get 2 full days on a charge and that's with using xda app a lot, tons of text, crap load of internet and of course angry birds.

When I'm at work I have very poor signal. So bad that I have to use roam control to stay in roam. So while at work with poor signal in roam and data on when I go to the bathroom or break I check xda app and make calls I lose about 25% in 11 hours.

So I'm not getting no where near as good stats as u tony but $25 was WELL worth it! I would defiantly buy it all over again. I can use my phone now with no worries of running dead.

Also I'm on vipers synergy rom and running genocide 1.0 kernal at 1400mhz in case anyone is curious.

Thanks again for ur detailed write up on this battery that influenced me to buy one.
[Epic 4G Accessories] k0nane:
FTFY 10char
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
Aight mane Im new to this but chec this out. I jst ordered my 2800 today right now im averagin like 6hrs top wit my stoc battery no 4G heavy txtin medium web surfin and light talkin....Im runnin Froyo 2.2. no mods nuttin rooted(even doe i would like to jst dnt kno how lol smh) ima let yal kno how the 2800 is when i get it. Might be askin yal some questions to like how to clear my battery stats and whit is that good for?!?!? Ive been readin all the post on here and Tony u the main reason im gettin this battery big homie....shid yal keep postin and ima keep readin this is very educatin.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Wassup wit the results for your Yoobao bra?
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
What kind of hours are you getting frm the Seidio 3300mAh...I'm thinking about buying that one and reviewing it the same way I did this one if the hype is worth it...you tell me?
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
ayyy that's what I like to hear mane....and yea that 6 hours I know ain't workin out for you or anybody else on a day to day basis...lol, but if your running stock Froyo I don't think you have the option to clear battery stats in recovery mode...but you can still calibrate the phone. Just let it charge when you first get it to full...let the phone die when it reaches 0....charge the phone while powered off for a minumum of 9 hours...power it up and your calibrated...simple as that....lemmy know how it goes bra.
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
Aight bet....
[Epic 4G Accessories] somedude0608:
Oh the irony.
[Epic 4G Accessories] androikid:
I have had my battery around 2 weeks now with pretty good results, lasts me around 42hours with almost continuous use at school (horrible signal) and at home at night (jumpy signal as well)... Turning off Data when not in use [few hours per day] and using WIFI at home instead of 3g...

Decided to fully charge and calibrate the battery 2 days ago, I have been charging and draining the battery to around 15%, and then recharging back to 100%, turning phone off in the morning, and when it reached 100% again I would take it off the charger... Well I decided that after the full charge, and full charge again after the phone was turned off, I would let it charge for an extra 2hours...

That combined with "light" use, e.g. 3.5hours screen time, and texting, web browsing, XDA app, as well as data off when not using it, and underclocked 800/200 using VIPERrom

Has gotten me [so far] 48hours 07minutes and 35seconds into it, I have 51% battery left...

I rebooted my phone to show my friend my cool boot screen from the ROM at 1day 10hours 39minutes, taking a screenshot, and then turned it right back on, and am now 14hours into it after the reboot (no charging at all in the last two days)

I think that is amazing battery life, Half of my battery still left after 2 days with light use of 3hours screentime, screentime being used for Texting, few emails, and XDA app/web browsing!

For being $22.00 you can't beat that! Also, he has them for sale now $21.00 shipped...

Only complaint I have is the battery door, it doesn't quite stay clipped near the power button, which is only noticable when I am flashing into Clockwork often...It fits right into the $15 plastic belt clip holder I bought from a Sprint store, and actually feels quite comfortable in the hand...

I put my stock battery back in a few days ago just to see what the difference in feeling was and had a hard time balancing it with one hand to swype and navigate web pages :D

It adds some nice points to grip with your fingers, but it is a larger size

One last thing I have to say about it for now [before I drain this battery] is that it fits fine in the pockets of my pants, and slides in and out very easily... I was very worried about the size of it but i have been pleasantly suprised, although the door is "hideous"

both of these screen shots represent one charge on my phone, added together
[Epic 4G Accessories] BopChie:
I finally pulled the trigger on this...@ $21 shipped i had no excuse not to lol, i essentially work in a metal box so my reception is **** when i'm working (M-F) and in return it eats my batt like crazy, wifi for data helps but still notice way more drain here vs out on the town or at home. Looking forward for when it delivers next week.

one Q (yes i know how search works, but i'm lazy so just answer!! BaZiiing)

are you guys charging it before 1st use? or just pop it in (straight from packaging) and run it dead before the 1st full charge
[Epic 4G Accessories] androikid:
When you get it, pop it in and if the % is low (around 10% i'd say as I would never fully drain a lithium battery) then charge it first, if there is more, say around 20-75% [mine was 75%] then run it down to wherever you are comfortable with it, then charge it (if you can) with the phone off for around 2hours after the blue LED pops on
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
Ok family....jst Got my Yoobao 2800 in the mail...finna pop it in and see how it is. Question should I completely drain it before doing my full charge and reseting my battery stats? Oh and I rooted my phone so I'm now runnin ViperRom Synergy does that matter for battery life?
[Epic 4G Accessories] yogi2010:
the extended battery I got did say to discharge it completely when you first pop it in, and then to charge and discharge fully several times before ever charging it while it has some charge on it.

welcome to the world of rooting and custom ROMs. as for the Synergy ROM, I believe the kernel in there is undervolted at 1000 mhz(and is plenty fast at that frequency too!), so 1000 would be the best maximum frequency for battery life.
[Epic 4G Accessories] BopChie:
kewl, thanks
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
I dnt kno if its my setting in VC or if I didn calibrate my battery right but this 2800 is kinda draining like my stoc 1500....it may be jst me but this is where I Get it from. I took it off the charger at 930 powered it on sent a couple txt, checked a couple msgs and made 1 phone call....its now 1030 and I'm already at 87% wtf???
[Epic 4G Accessories] LunaticWolf:
I got a Seidio 3300mah extended battery and it is working really well for me. I got roughly 1.5 days with medium to heavy usage on the stock rom. Recently installed Syndicate Rom and SetCPU, so it reduces to 100mhz when not being used. Will update later once I get to use syndicate more.
[Epic 4G Accessories] androikid:
Get it through a few complete cycles before you wipe battery stats

Go around 3-6times first for best results, as well as when it fully charges, unplug the phone, and turn it off, then hook it back up to the charger until it hits the blue LED again

Then turn it on and wipe stats

I charged mine overnight when i first got it and made sure that it was 100% before wiping this way

It seems that the battery doesn't stay at 100 on the charger, but rather that it hits 100, then drains to 94% or so before it starts charging again, so by unplugging and turning it off to charge it, you ensure that you aren't wiping stats at 94% but are at 100%
[Epic 4G Accessories] BopChie:
i have a few cycles done on mine so far.. still not totally conditioned or calibrated.

as it sits right now @ 5%(prolly more since i havent wiped stats yet)

Time unplugged - 17h18m

Display time on - 3h58m

Voice calls - 1h2m

wifi - 15h50m

I keep background data and syncing on, paired up to my bluetooth OBD scanner to show a bud the Torque app, checked some facebook,did a little web browsin streamed about 20mins of Transporter2, used gps for maybe 10mins and was reading/replying to txt and email throughout the day.

200-1200Mhz conservative scaling

no complaints here
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
Aight i was gettin atleast 21 hrs wit my 2800 but yesterday the mf cut off and wouldn come bac on smh so i contacted novapcs the ebay seller who i bought it from and they told me to ship it bac and they would replace it for me....smh im like fuc the yoobao now i should be gettin my Seido 3300 thurs andboyd kno if thats a good brand or not? i payed like $60 for it lol smh i kno i kno ats sad.
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
For some reason it seems like I was Gettin better hrs with my 2800 yoobao than I am wit my 3300 seidio....smh I'm down to 29% and its only been 9hrs 45mins. Wit the yoobao I was Gettin 15hrs EASY. The instructions said after 5-6 charGes it would Get betta but damn it was Good on the yoobao the time!
[Epic 4G Accessories] gamerfantic:
I would check out this link, at Seidio they have an awesome 3300mAh battery I have been using for ~6months. This battery is amazing and very reliable, it does add thickness to your phone, but It makes the phone feel a lot nicer in your hand, and the company has a very quick customer service, live chat. How ever the actually battery is made in Japan. In Japan though, batteries are known to come strong, and reliable. I would urge you to take a look at this battery if your looking for a reliable and long lasting battery. A plus is their well known "soft" casing which makes the phone feel amazing and have a comfortable grip.
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
That's the one I have.....Seidio3300mah I also have the Yoobao 2800mah which I believe is defected due ta the fact it stopped workin on me a couple of days ago. Thanks tho....
[Epic 4G Accessories] CASHVILLEBOS:
How many hours do u get using the Seidio 3300mAh gamerfantic?
[Epic 4G Accessories] m5james:
I'm still out of town in Reno, so I don't know if the battery has even arrived yet. I dream of the day of getting 10hrs of use, let alone 20hrs. Hell, just lastnight I went to the airport to pickup family. Between when I left at 9:30PM, I had Maps running to get me there, checked emails, played on Google Earth and some Dungeon Hunter while waiting until about 10:30 when I got the call that they landed. My phone kept making a funny clicking noise even after Dungeon Hunter stopped playing, so I reset the phone. Once the phone booted up again, it was a dim screen and the battery icon wsa flashing a red 0 circle. So basically I went a whole hour. \

Granted, I'm running Syndicate ROM, Xtreme kernal and SetCPU at 1.3ghz on Performance. Good times, but terrible battery life.
[Epic 4G Accessories] 2kmy477:
Not yet,still waiting for it.I got an email from the seller on last Friday and said he just shipped out my order.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
I just got mines in the mail earlier today...I updated this thread with the link to my youtube unboxing video check ya boy out and lemmy know what chu thank.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
I rock wit the Baked Snack 1.6 with their Baked Undisputed Kernel....and damn even playing games and all that my phone NEVER died in an hour....you must abuse the hell out of your battery....you need to order this extended battery if your going to be using it like that on the reg...lol, I can watch a whole 2 hour movie and it will only take about 15% of the STOCK battery and I'd still be able to go 15 hours with regular usage. I put up the unboxing video for this extended battery if you like it I would deff recomend you get it yaself playa.
[Epic 4G Accessories] BopChie:
just watched.. actually dont seem to bulky, lookin forward to a update in say a week? after its all trained in. I might have to grab one up.
[Epic 4G Accessories] shook187:
Yo tony I work in south boston I wanna know if there's a way we could hook up so I could see the phone with the battery and carry it.
[Epic 4G Accessories] kevinjmoore:
I am the seller on eBay. The batteries are all tested. Look at the 100% feedback over a long time talking about the quality of the battery and its long life. It is the same battery as the vibrant. They are not crap, the door is not that thick. Ask anyone who has it. It is a super soft touch feel and great quality. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and if you don't want one, no one is forcing you to buy one. However, if you ask the people who actually have the batteries and doors I sell for the Vibrant, EVO, or Epic, you'll get rave reviews. Here is the link to the Epic battery and door or you can email me directly at k.moore at testdfw dot com to save a couple bucks. I had 2 people order a second one immediately AFTER getting it in the mail today. They must have liked what they saw!

By the way, no one else even has this battery as of Nov 22, 2010.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130450945198
[Epic 4G Accessories] bagelicious:
I just got home from work and mine was waiting for me. I am impressed with the feel of it. It will take a day or two to get used to the new form, but I think it will actually make typing with one hand (not while driving, of course) easier as it is less likely to slip out of my palm. I do not have any problems sliding it in and out of my jeans pocket, either.

I've been impressed with the communication from the seller, as well. He emailed me immediately after I purchased it to let me know when it would ship and even gave me some tips on how to train the battery properly to maximize the charge. It shipped the day he said it would and actually got here quicker than I expected.

I'll report back later in the week with performance numbers once I've had a chance to go through a few days with it. So far so good!
[Epic 4G Accessories] ranchosteve:
Thanks for the review, I am going to buy an extended batter next month, and this sure helps.
[Epic 4G Accessories] m5james:
I've already ordered the battery. I've streamed video using TV.com and haven't had a noticeable impact on battery life like this as well, but then again I also wasn't runnig my current ROM/Kernal an overclocked to 1.3ghz. I appreciate your recommendation once I read past the useless ebonics.
[Epic 4G Accessories] m5james:
Do you sell just the doors, and can you elaborate or post your information here that you provide for training the batteries. I imagine that if this advice is valid that it could benefit those of us who are still using the stock battery.
[Epic 4G Accessories] kevinjmoore:
I don't just sell the doors. They come in pairs. Basically, you run the battery completely down to about 5-10% when you first get it and then charge it in the phone 10-12 hours overnight with the phone off. This sets it good for the life of the phone. Beyond that, I don't have much else that can help. Sorry.
[Epic 4G Accessories] m5james:
That's simple enough...I thought it was going to be some special technique with using Clockwork Recovery, resetting the battery metering and special charging procedures.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Wassup...yea I think we can arrange somethin, I should be in Boston this Saturday...(I'm spendin the majority of my thanxgiving vacation in another neck of the woods)...inbox me some information and we can link up ight.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Wassup Kevin...I told you I was up here gettin some buzz about your battery...and I can vouch for every detail people...the battery is working great right out of the package, and the door fits nice and flush and also looks like it came from Samsung themselves...soft touch is very functional and the hump actually makes the phone feel more secure in your hand.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
It is what it is...the point of the thread is a valid contribution to people who have been waiting for an extended battery to improve the overall experience of their samsung Epic 4G's.....no problem though....
[Epic 4G Accessories] swanysto:
Hey Tony, thanks for the review, don't worry about the people who have nothing better to do than put others down. Life is too short.

Have you had a chance to check what kind of battery life you are getting with that beast in proportion to what you were getting? It would be interesting to see how much it helps. I would definitely get one if there was a decent gain.
[Epic 4G Accessories] m5james:
Agreed. The cover is the least of my concerns as I'm still waiting for the review on actual battery life changes. A test like I'm doing would have been great, but until I get back home I won't be able to leave my feedback on the changes.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Thank you...at least somebody has some damn sense on this thread...on my, I thought this was an organized website...yes I talk with a little slang and swagg...but I would have kept my purchase, opinions, and information to myself if I would've know this would turn into some damn emotionally charged titty fight over who doesn't like to read slang and who it doesn't affect...what the **** is goin on up in here...smdh

As far as my youtube video...IT CLEARLY STATES "UNBOXING"....for you ****in smart ass articulated forum members maybe you should have ya **** str8 before you come up here trying to bash everything about what I'm trying to accomplish with this...and yes swanysto thank you for realizing that I just updated the thread after I got the battery in the mail and can only do a full review of performance after a few conditioning cycles of the new battery as we all (experienced android users) should know...ill be doing another video in about a week after I get some definative and consistant results.
[Epic 4G Accessories] shabbypenguin:
didnt watch the video and not interested in any of the flaming, just wanted to post thank you for showing real photos of it.. the back of that is hideously fugly this is one purchase ill be skippin over
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Well if that's how you feel but take a quick peek at the video just for every possible angle of it and think twice about your decision...it really isn't as big as it may look in the pictures...I do a quick size comparison of the back doors and it is a VERY comfortable rubber soft touch feel to it...and it fits very well in the hand holding it in portrait view.

Lemmy put it like this...I'm going to do another video once I get some battery life #'s and then update this thread...if you like what chu see base your choice off that...check back in about a week and see if you don't reconsider...just a thought.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
I have A2SD featured with Baked Snack so I can download as much as I want without clogging up device memory...but yea wit this guy Lol I'll believe that when I see it but your probably right smh...
[Epic 4G Accessories] playcs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAh-Extende...Accessories&hash=item3cb2c4bb14#ht_3533wt_905

competition is brewing. another extended battery for 18.99.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Oh damn...I can't say that's not a good looking deal 700 MORE Mah with free shipping...basically half the price...I'm conditioning my 2800Mah at the moment...and at the end of the day...quality not Mah quantity will sell the most....good find though!
[Epic 4G Accessories] playcs:
you're right about the quality. I'm expecting this to be a 3000Mah at best. But the price is looking pretty dam good. From the picture, the thickness looks almost the same.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tony45x220:
Pause...we can both agree that the picture on Ebay says "3500mAh"...are you saying you don't trust the ratings on some of these extended batteries?

In my mind I always thought the mAh was directly connected to the # of actual cells within the battery...would I be mistaken?...but yes they definately do look like the exact same size back and battery

Did you watch my youtube unboxing?
[Epic 4G Accessories] ipaq3115:
Yeah the ratings get smudged... the cheap batteries especially don't quite live up to their name.

There were some nice comparison charts from some actual testing someone did, but I have no idea where I saw them.
[Epic 4G Accessories] playcs:
Yeah, nice video on the unboxing. I'd love to see clear cut pictures with size comparison against the original.

I wish it was straight forward regarding the MAH, but according to batteryboss articles, http://batteryboss.org/., they all vary. Think about AA batteries, duracell vs energizer vs some cheap brand.

But since we're dealing with lithium based batteries and they ALL come from china, it's harder to determine. But I've seen Yaobao batteries around before and they are more expensive than the generic ones. But I'm thinking the generics are cheaper because of the lack of quality control, so some batches of battery are good and some are crap. To get a better idea of it from user experience, check out the thread regarding the 9.98 dollar for 2 regular epic batteries. However 18.99 for extended battery is not a bad gamble since you can return it if it sucks, or pick up another 3000mah/3500mah for 10 dollars, totaling 28.99.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
where can i get just the cover?

also hows the battery life now?