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[Captivate Accessories] Moozh1:
Awesome pics. I just got my extended battery yesterday after almost a month of waiting (got the non-fitting battery a couple weeks ago). I have the Body Glove soft case as well. What did you use to cut it? Just a regular pearing knife?

Battery arrived at 20% charge. I discharged the battery to phone shutdown last night then charged it to full. It seems to be discharging at the same rate as the oem battery today. Hopefully that will change with more use.
[Captivate Accessories] meadhros:
These pictures look familiar.

Just received same battery today. Will watch to see how it compares to my 300 seido. If anything the back plate is a couple of mm shallower than my seido back plate. That alone is worth the $9.

Don't know if it matters. The one shipped to me is actually labeled i897 instead of epic.
[Captivate Accessories] Moozh1:
Does the new backplate fit your phone with the seido battery in it?
[Captivate Accessories] domtra:
Without a doubt it will be better then stock but not double the capacity as it claims...

As I said in my previous post, it will be closer to 2000-2200 mah that's all

Thanks for posting your results though...gives a nice comparison
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
Just a really sharp exacto knife...

Oh and my battery also said i897 on it !
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
Finally received mine today. It took just about 3 weeks to get here to new York from Singapore.

Everything fits perfectly as expected....popped it in and the battery says 19% its probably wrong though. Going to drain it, fully charge it up, then clear battery stats.
[Captivate Accessories] meadhros:
I just read your question and realized I hadn't checked. I had assumed. It does not. Then I wondered about why the "bigger" battery was smaller and lighter. It had seemed like it was charging faster than I would expect. After doing some visual inspection iI violated the "do not dissassemble warning and took apart the "3500." I weighed the cells and the 3500 weighs 47 grams. The seidi 3300 weighs 59 grams. That makes it a smaller battery to me. There is of course no barcode or serial number.

I and going to guess by size and weight that these are 2 1350 cells combined together. That would be the a 2700 equivalent. The design and amount of paper used internally also concerns me. There is also no barrier between phone and battery besides the custom label. Still thinking about testing real world use but at the first sign of any extra temp issues going to pull. I can make the seido fit with the new cover but I would have to remove part of the bottom half of the battery case.

Trusselo,

You would probably see sparks on 3 sides of battery as there is no casing beyond the plastic ring to hold the cells in place. I sparked just bumping the sides of the cells, no wires.

Anyway Moozh1, sorry about the "short" answer to your questions.:rolleyes:
[Captivate Accessories] tkjeeper:
Okay, 2nd day on this battery that I had to mod to fit. Only one full charge and got 22hrs of fairly heavy use. Much improved over stock. Ran it tonight till it shut off. I like the extra bulk too. Charge overnight and I'll keep you posted. Fact is for 12-15 bucks shipped how can you go wrong? I have no problem going back to the stock battery if need be. Just experimenting.

Sent from the frozen tundra known as Canada.
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
Nice!

I just spent 4 hours playing movies with the screen on max brightness. took that long to kill it from 39%

Just starting the first full charge now.
[Captivate Accessories] ryboto:
So, can someone post the link to the batteries their using? I know it's in the thread, I just want to be sure I'm purchasing the same one. Can anyone make a guess what the quality of the Seidio Extended Battery is vs these ebay specials? I saw that at least one user has bought one, but given all the positive stories of these $10 batteries, I'm itching to just bite the cheap bullet.
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
The seidio is good.....but the battery cover is ugly as heck and its also 5 times more expensive than the ebay ones we purchased.

The battery is definitely better quality as said before and im gonna guess it will get you a few hours more. Is it worth the extra $40??? idk, but im happy with these chinese ones from ebay. And the battery door is nicer
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
Here is the one I got for $9.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180640284704&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

The picture is wrong the battery that comes with it is for a i897
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
Oh, also for anyone's use, I had gotten a replacement phone that had a broken charge/sync port, but the phone warranty team insisted that it was a bad battery. So they sent one out, free of charge. So I have two stock ones now :p Just incase you ever want another stock one. They also said that "With any cables, ac adapters, or batteries we send out, we never ask for the old ones back."

Just as a heads up. (I'm not suggesting that you all go and scam warranty, because I didn't and I would've actually felt bad if I had, but helpful info nonetheless.)
[Captivate Accessories] Moozh1:
Why is it bad that there is no barrier between the phone and the battery? If the battery gets too hot can that damage the phone? What does the oem battery have in terms of barrier that the "3500" does not? How will you know if there is a temperature increase internally? Will you just feel the outside of your phone? And lastly, if you decide to modify the $9 battery cover to fit your seido, would you mind posting pics of it?

Sorry about the stupid questions. I am obviously new to smart phones, and have very little knowledge of electronics in general. I found xda almost by accident while searching for phone cases. I have learned a lot in my short time on xda thanks to the regulars that post here. My last phone was a flip phone, which i used for the past 5 years.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
i'd say you got lucky, usually batteries, cables, accessories that come with the phone arent covered. or if they are only for first 30 days.
[Captivate Accessories] kakahoang:
does anyone have the problem with signal? i have a very bad voice quality after almost ten days using the new backplate. :confused:
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
so far nope.....first day usage.

At 60% with 1hr 30m display usage. 50 min of straight gaming. The rest is browsing the web. It's been off the charger for 8h 35m.

I'd say so far the battery is about 25% better than what stock would be. This is medium usage for me with a good amount of gaming.
[Captivate Accessories] domtra:
Yep that's about right...
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
10:30 PM and I still have 28%... Not to bad so far.

Strange..... I put in my battery monitor (Battery Monitor Widget) as a 3000mAh battery.

But when I checked it this night it says 3500mAh battery ?

And I didn't change it ! :confused:
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
3500mah old(non-fitting) battery tested

ok, so received my non-tting battery 9 days ago, new 1 still not arrived, even though it should have arrived 6 days ago. seller asked me 2 wait till tuesday.

Anyways, i got impatient, ripped open the non fitting battery yesterday, removed the plastic covering below the top battery and put it back in. fit almost perfectly with the cover. Then i decided to test it. so yesterday i discharged it fully, cleared stats and put it to charge at around 10pm. so today morning incidentally i woke up at 6.30am thinking i was late for work(saturday, duh!!!)....lol.. couldnt go back to sleep, so decided to start testing according to the 2nd(new) methodology of the BATTERY SHOWDOWN thread. started at around 6.50am. put tab reload on dolphin HD for refresh every 5 secs (CNN website), screen on the whole time with brightness full and let her rip.. also started streaming pandora radio after 1.5 hr till the end. my battery just died.

5 hr 40 mins on, 5hr 10 mins screen on(full brightness). i m running dragon rc 6.1, btw(awesome theming!!). i would say this is a pretty juicy battery, gave me nearly 80% than my oem.( approximately...!!)

If u guys want pics f the modded battery pls say so, i will post 'em. i m pretty lazy now, jus had my lunch... :D
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
To psycho, I'd love to see them whenever you get the chance
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
lol...stil lazy, now flashing android n my gfs new hd2. stupid she lost her nokia x6. but got lucky got a awesome deal n craigslist- completely new hd2 for 150$....wow...anyways will post pics in around 30 mins... its charging now. will put it thru 2nd round f testing in the night.

UPDATE: pics....
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
It is getting better !

Time now 10:43 PM

13H 2m 43s

31% still left !
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
K.. 2nd round f testing. 3hr 40 mins with screen at full briteness, gps on, sync on, pandora on, dolphin tab reload on every 5 secs. Screen turned off after 15%, but dolphin kept on running. So at 3% after 4 hr 20 mins.
[Captivate Accessories] kakahoang:
changed modem and kernel but still drop signal couple times. i am thinking about modifying my original backplate and use a gel case to cover the battery. i am using Apex5.3 with onix 2.0.5 kernel
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
you can buy an 'extra' oem backplate to mod off ebay for 10-15 bucks.. ive thought of doing it if i need to...

also thought of making one out of stainless steel insert for the plastic backplate for better reception than the poorly designed aluminum backplate.. aluminum? seriously? ya! about as good of conductor as plastic!
[Captivate Accessories] Gregory:
Looks like I got the same batt as you did Psycho.. anyways I got tired of waiting as well and ripped into mine last night. Ran it till it died and charged over night I have been streaming ESPN radio baseball and basketball games starting around 11 am out in the hot sun beside a chopsaw.. the phone indicates I am just now down to 54%. The phone is stock with the 2.2 offical update. I'm out to start on my DIY dock and am gonna stream music over my WiFi and see if i can kill it tonight :) I may have to buy another...
[Captivate Accessories] Gregory:
I was thinkin' the same but I have noticed no loss in signal as of yet..
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
yep same here... awesum signal(i mean, normal at&t!! :p:p) 2.6/1.3 on jl2.dats normal 4 me...
[Captivate Accessories] jamezz23:
I'm for sure looking for better battery life but I'm still wondering on a few things. I have a stretchy silicone case currently and I'd like it to be able to fit that extended battery. Does anyone have the extended battery on their phone with a silicone case originally bought to fit the phone normally? Our is it just so much damn bigger that its impossible? I need it because 3g drainage is just killing me.
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
You have to cut the back of the silicone case to fit around the backplate.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
it depends on the case. some people have done it by stretching others, no go..
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
Mine should be arriving anywhere from tomorrow, to next week tuesday. Excited to test, but hoping I don't have a loss of signal.
[Captivate Accessories] slvr00gt:
My extended battery arrived on yesterday. I tested it. It is 2100mAH. 30% improvement over stock... Not a bad deal for $10 :)
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
Actually if its 2100, then u get a 40% improvement..... :p
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
N 2 the person saying aluminum is as god a conductor as plastic- study some basic physics. Aluminum is a better conductor than copper on per weight basis, let alone steel. Copper and aluminum are the most widely used conductors in the world.
[Captivate Accessories] prayread:
Anyone got the correct extended battery for a free replacement from ebay sellers?
[Captivate Accessories] WickedNite:
I got mine like a week ago.

Captivate, Serendipity, XDA Premium
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
i am so pissed off!

i bought the battery first.

then a bluetooth keyboard days later

then a leather case later to hold it all together

all i have is the friggin leather case!!

i posted this thread and bought on the 12th..

UGHHH!!!AAA!A!!AHHHA!!!!!!!!!
[Captivate Accessories] justDave:
The cheap silicone or even TPU cases stretch fine. I've used both. The silicone case stretches more easily and is easier to get on and off but I prefer the TPU case - it's easier to get in and out of my pocket.
[Captivate Accessories] Gregory:
What Keyboard and case did ya get ? I finally got a real test of my new batt today, 12 hours on the job, so far unplugged for 15 hrs. I always turn off Bluetooth, WiFi and turn the screen brightness all the way down to get the phone to last MOST of a 12 hr work day on one charge. Today I did none of that and am still @ 40 % Batt according to the phone info, however the Batt icon on my home screen is showing more like 75% left.
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
I got the new fitted battery today. Finally. Fits perfectly. Discharged fully. Gonna charge now.
[Captivate Accessories] Gregory:
HOP ! ok thats what i'm lookin for ! link to the seller ?
[Captivate Accessories] bb6vtec:
Order my Yesterday from Ebay. Its going on sale for $9.97 so I decide to give it a try at this disposable price.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
ebay is all sold out for me... might be listed different now

was listed as "galaxy s pouch and keyboard"
[Captivate Accessories] jamezz23:
How does this battery charge? On phone or what? Read like 10 pages and didn't see any answer!
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
uhhh charges through phone......unless you have an external battery charger?? Im sure it would fit
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
yeah fits in the external chargers (NON oem ones) and would charge through the phone.....
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
First day of the expected week of delivery. Nothing yet, didn't expect anything, but it can't hurt to be hopeful.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
ive been driving myself batty waiting for my packages... 30 days from payment...
[Captivate Accessories] Gregory:
OK so yesterday my seller emailed me and stated he had put the correct battery in the mail and it would be 7 to 25 days. When I got home the correct battery was in my mail box. In the process of draining it now. So I guess I'll end up with 3 ?
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
Finally got it!!!

heres the pics. very comprehensive let me know if i forgot an angle...

i like the soft feel of the back plate. reminds me of the soft grip bic pens i used in school.

Thickness

11 MM stock (with plate)

15 MM just extended battery

17 MM with backplate
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
Too bad they really aren't 3500mAh !

That is my only complaint...Imagine how long they would last if they were !
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
i have plans....
[Captivate Accessories] tkjeeper:
Congrats man, finally eh? Now get to work on that triple! I'm sure you'll get shat on for that idea too, no respect for genius I say!
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
storage compartment found and shown in photo above.

cant hold much... 100 dollar bill ya'll !?

but who would look behind the battery cover?

and just ordered i9000 extended battery for 7.52 CAN (7.59 US LOL) on ebay with sole intention of merging with one of my OEM batteries for a triple capacity mod.

ive waited to damn long to mess around with this one.
[Captivate Accessories] shaolin95:
Nice pics mate. I think I am going to jump on this. With CM7 any extra battery life is welcomed! :-)
[Captivate Accessories] smithisize:
Update on my situation:

Just received the correct battery and a new cover, which they didn't actually have to send but they did because I told them that I had made modifications to the prior to try to accommodate its size, and it's perfect!

It was a great business transaction, highly recommended :)

Smith
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
I might have an addiction...

Ok...

i have a problem

.... and thats the first step....
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
Lol ^^ I've got my otterbox defender, 3 argyle gel-ish cases, a body glove, a stock battery (extra) and my extended on the way :p

Ordered another charger on 4/12, its an oem travel charger from amazon, got here a week early (here on 4/14, said 4/21 was the expected), but it doesn't work.

Only cost my $6 and some change though.

Contacted seller, hope for a replacement or something.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Offic...t-Manufacturer/dp/8288853714/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_3
[Captivate Accessories] prayread:
Also received my correct replacement battery with a second cover. Very impressed by the HongKong ebay seller service.

Just scissor the back of the $2 TPU case and it's an easy mod. The plastic cover is exposed but now I have a spare cover and it's cheap to buy another one anyway.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2797/img20110415110756.jpg
[Captivate Accessories] TomMelee:
Otterbox commuter?

I've got the otterbox commuter case that cost a small fortune a couple months ago. I'd really like an oversized battery, but don't want to lose my case. Suggestions? I suppose I could dremel it out, but that seems to defeat the purpose.
[Captivate Accessories] trungbeo:
I think that it's really tooooo big, make the phone so fat lol
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
not as big as you think. the phone is really thin to begin with.

holding it in my hand the big battery doesnt even touch my palm. or i can comfortably hold it sideways by the fat battery.
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
So I left town friday morning for the weekend, and my battery came that afternoon. So I'll let you all know my thoughts come monday
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
after throwing on the wall charger immediately after getting it, i got 24 hours and was down to 33 %. then it got plugged into the PC...

and that was the first charge... it took my 2 oems a couple weeks to stabilize and get max charge out of em
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
Got a notice yesterday that my E-bay bucks were about to expire...So I ordered another battery for my wife's soon to be Captivate phone...Just over $7 cost !
[Captivate Accessories] jamezz23:
What seller on ebay had the correct fitting case. I'm gonna buy one now! The wait its just gonna suck
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAH-Samsung...042553?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27ba489179
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
Still waiting, two more days until it is over the expected delivery
[Captivate Accessories] solinar:
I ordered two from angelcity-2009 on 3/25/11 and received them yesterday (4/9/11).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180640284704&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Back plate fits great.

I ran them both down last night and charged one via an external battery charger. After 7 hours of charging, it was only at 70% this morning. I am finishing it off using my desktop computer now. The other one is charging on the external charger.

I am gonna do a battery stats wipe and try out the almost charged one, once it gets to full.
[Captivate Accessories] tkjeeper:
So, just for fun, I went back to oem battery for a few days. It was ok, and it was nice to be able to go back to the slim design. You see I have a leather holster with belt clip for a case, and while the fat cappy still fits inside it, it's a little tougher to get out. Also, because I had to modify the battery to fit the back like some did on this thread, I'm afraid with a little rough jostling it may shift around under the back and I would lose power unexpectedly. Anyways, the oem is nice, but it definitely did not hold up to the heavy use like the fatty does. Switched back and considering ordering one of these ones now that fit. Just fyi.
[Captivate Accessories] solinar:
These things take forever to charge. I guess thats a good sign.

About 10% per hour on my 800mA travel charger.
[Captivate Accessories] shaolin95:
I ordered from the seller in Houston....hope to get it before the weekend :-)
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
1 day past the latest arrival time. Figured it would be though.
[Captivate Accessories] Caliesv:
Just got mine, cover fits perfect, trying to kill this beast to recharged it lol. (you have to kill it to get a full charge right?)
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
no. not lithium ion batteries.

hurts more to kill em to under 20% power but the cappy thinks 0% is above that. it cant run close to dead. not enough juice.

so either way is good
[Captivate Accessories] Caliesv:
Cool thanx man, guess ill plug it in :)
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
check this since you have an aftermarket battery..... (possibly charger too)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1042945
[Captivate Accessories] Caliesv:
Nice. I just ordered a charger 2 days ago, I might just have to try this :)

But just to clarify, is that mod for a quicker charge? Or a full charge?
[Captivate Accessories] gandalf21502:
Been running the battery now for a couple days (back fit perfect) and I would say from initial tests, getting around 30% increased battery life...:D
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
at the moment with firefly 2.9 and onix 2.0.5 i'm at 50 hours since charge, and 25% left...

57 hours and 15% left.....
[Captivate Accessories] emooheo:
I have one of these. battery life is noticeably longer. I just cant stand the extra bulk. It is so much heavier and bigger. If you dropped the phone without a case and it landed on the screen it would definitely break
[Captivate Accessories] gandalf21502:
I have to agree that the bulk does bother me to a point, but the extended usage makes up for it...;)
[Captivate Accessories] Caliesv:
Nice!
[Captivate Accessories] shaolin95:
I am liking the battery now just need to decide how to make it fit with my cheapo rubbery ebay case. :-)
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
i love the battery after a 60 hour use,

the thick, heavy feeling in the palm of my hand never bothered me, it's familiar somehow... giggidy
[Captivate Accessories] jamezz23:
Just bought one, dont know why I waited so long :(. But someone needs to make a rubber silicone case to fit this perfectly!! I don't really want to cut mine up but looks like I will have to.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
im waiting for my OTHER 2 extendeds to show up.... lol...
[Captivate Accessories] tiuk:
Would someone who has one mind measuring how much thickness it adds?
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
11 MM stock (with plate)

15 MM just extended battery

17 MM with backplate
[Captivate Accessories] tiuk:
Perfect, thanks
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
Still waiting on mine. a week or so past the latest expected date
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
Mine is only 4mm thicker than it was before I put on my extended battery. That extra thickness is measured from where my body glove ends, as I cut out a area for the battery to stick thru...
[Captivate Accessories] tiuk:
Aye, reason I'm asking is I'm trying to gauge how extensive a mod would be required to make the batt work with my otterbox defender and still allow the belt clip to be usable
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
well in the otterbox it can go face in or face out, so if it is still snug, go face in!

but i just sold my otterbox to my buddy for 40$. now im waiting for my "free replacement" in the mail. i have big plans for it.
[Captivate Accessories] jamezz23:
Are you guys using the extended battery 100% the time now? I'm still debating on cutting my silicone protector. I'll only probably cut it if I'm gonna use it like my stock battery and keep it in. We'll see how much I like it.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
yeah im using mine 95% of the time... only throw my other one in while charging. and only if im not sitting near my plug, with my modded charger it takes under 3 hours plugged in USB.

i dont use a case anymore. i like the backplate it comes with. give it a bit of that grip the phone was missing. but i have an otterbox in the mail that im going to mod.. hehe

i even keep other SD cards in the back empty area..