[**BIG UPDATE 11/26**]Ultimate Battery List with Cases for Extended batteries

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Batteries with price changes will be marked red

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Extended Battery Times

Hyperion 4200mAH
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Hyperion 4200mAH Screen Times 7Hrs 38Min NFC Capable (pictures Included)
Can not use original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
Hyperion Charge Times 4Hrs 47Min
Price $29.99+Shipping on Amazon +90 Day warranty

Anker 4400mAH
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Anker 4400mAH Screen Times 6Hrs 7Min No NFC
Can not use original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
Price $16.99+Shipping on Amazon+1 Year warranty

QCell 4200mAH
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QCell 4200mAH Screen Times 5Hrs 27Min NFC Capable (pictures included)
Can not use original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
QCell Charge time from 0%-100% 4Hrs 34Min
Price $21.99+Shipping on Amazon

Seidio 3500mAH
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Seidio 3500mAH Screen Times 5Hrs 6Min NFC Capable
Can not use original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
Price $74.95+Shipping from Seidio +1 Year warranty

Seidio Amazon Price $58.71+Shipping
Remember to pick the seller as Amazon before you buy so you can return the product if you not are satisfied.
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Stock Size Battery Times

**UPDATE**

Anker 2200mAH NEEDS A RETEST
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Anker 2200mAH Screen Times 3Hrs 57Min NEEDS A RETEST
Fits in original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
Price $11.99+Shipping on Amazon

Hyperion 2200mAH
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Hyperion 2200mAH Screen Times 3Hrs 21Min NFC Capable (pictures Included)
Fits in original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
Price $11.99+Shipping on Amazon +90 Day warranty

Onite 2300mAH
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Onite 2300mAH Screen Times 3Hrs 10Min NFC not tested yet
Fits in original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
Price $7.99+Shipping on Amazon

QCell 2100mAH
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QCell 2100mAH Screen Times 3Hrs 7Min NFC Capable
Fits in original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
Price $25.00+Shipping on Amazon for 2X 2100mAH batteries+Charger

OEM 2100mAH
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OEM 2100 mAH Screen Times 3 Hrs 7Min NFC Capable (picture included)
Fits in original battery cover
Battery Drain(GPS, 100% screen brightness, Bluetooth, Cpu-Load)
4G was on the whole time
OEM Charge time from 0%-100% 3Hrs 12Min
Price $15.08+Shipping on Amazon

Battery covers

Seidio battery covers fit the Hyperion 4200, Anker 4400, QCell 4200
$14.99+Shipping for the Battery cover from Seidio.
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CASES For Larger Extended batteries

Draco Aluminium Bumpers fit the Seidio battery covers
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Seidio Active Extended Case (Best protection for extended batteries you will need the Seidio battery cover)
$34.95+Shipping
Might cost you a pretty penny.
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Seidio Hard Case for extended batteries(Will only fit with Seidio battery cover)
$29.95+Shipping
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Seidio Case with Holster
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Hyperion honeycomb case and the Qcell case fit Hyperion, Anker, QCell extended battery covers but do not Fit Seidio Battery Covers.
QCell
Better protection than the Hyperion but only 2 color options. But, full coverage screen protectors will get lift with this case. It'll provide better protection from drops than the Hyperion.
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Hyperion Honey Comb
Has the most color options but the volume and power buttons are very hard to push. I wouldn't recommend it for protection either, since its very very very thin.
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Mods for Rugged Extended Battery Cases

This is for people who aren't afraid of cutting up their $30+ cases to fit extended batteries.
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More options for batteries and cases I have not yet reviewed
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Updated

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Which one of these cases has a kickstand??

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Originally Posted by smooth4lyfe [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

Which one of these cases has a kickstand??

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The Seidio active extended.

I was thinking about getting the Hyperion. Do you charge the battery in the phone or does it come with an external charger?

Cause I read you are supposed to charge the battery for 12 hours after you first get it and I don't want to have my phone plugged in for that long.

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The Seidio active extended.

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Do you think this case would be compatible with the Hyperion 4200mah battery? That is the batter I ordered

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Originally Posted by smooth4lyfe [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

Do you think this case would be compatible with the Hyperion 4200mah battery? That is the batter I ordered

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it is. I explained it in another thread but yes. Order seidios extended battery back plate through customer service. Order the extended active case. Should fit perfectly

Edited first post so it answers some questions. Hyperion 4200, Anker 4400, QCell 4200 will fit inside the Seidio battery cover. Will test Mugen 4600 when it arrives

Updated Seidio 3500mAH times

Today I was just playing around with one of my otters, took off the back plate, put the silicone case and the front portion over the hyperion 4200 battery. No cutting involved.

"all animals are created equal but some animals are more equal than others" animal bylaws- animal farm

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The Seidio active extended.

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Originally Posted by smooth4lyfe [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

Do you think this case would be compatible with the Hyperion 4200mah battery? That is the batter I ordered

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it is. I explained it in another thread but yes. Order seidios extended battery back plate through customer service. Order the extended active case. Should fit perfectly

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I have the Seidio 3500 battery and back plate, along with the Seidio Active Extended case with kickstand. Works well, but looks like the Hyperion 4200 is the clear winner in terms of capacity, and for $25 I think I'll order that one too, since it will fit with the back plate & cover I already have - will make the Seidio the 2nd battery to carry.

I did tests with all the batteries, and more with my CBA-III and CBA-IV battery analyzers. And took a bunch of pics.

I'll start out easy, here are the capacity charts and discharge lines for the standard and extended batteries:

Extended:
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Standard:
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Now for the good stuff... Want to see what's inside the Seidio and QCell batteries? They're scams:
Seidio
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That big black block to the right of the battery is a foam shim. Seidio uses undersized cells, and fills in the rest with foam. Now Seidio only promises 3500mAh and delivers 97% of it, but it's the same size as any other extended battery:
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And QCell... This was the first extended battery I got for the Samsung Galaxy S3, and once I saw that I was cheated, I decided to test and review all the batteries I could.
Picture of QCell's shims:
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It's unfortunate that these companies are taking advantage of people, and even more unfortunate that people are buying their products.

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I did tests with all the batteries, and more with my CBA-III and CBA-IV battery analyzers. And took a bunch of pics.

I'll start out easy, here are the capacity charts and discharge lines for the standard and extended batteries:

Extended:
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Standard:
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Now for the good stuff... Want to see what's inside the Seidio and QCell batteries? They're scams:
Seidio
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That big black block to the right of the battery is a foam shim. Seidio uses undersized cells, and fills in the rest with foam. Now Seidio only promises 3500mAh and delivers 97% of it, but it's the same size as any other extended battery:
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And QCell... This was the first extended battery I got for the Samsung Galaxy S3, and once I saw that I was cheated, I decided to test and review all the batteries I could.
Picture of QCell's shims:
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It's unfortunate that these companies are taking advantage of people, and even more unfortunate that people are buying their products.

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Interesting. I do agree with you with the QCell scam. They had to change their original 2300mAH listing to 2100mAH after somebody peeled off the sticker and it was labeled 2100maH. As for the Seidio I don't think you can really call it a scam. They are providing 97% 3500mAH as you stated, its just that they're not utilizing the full size of the battery. If what they are advertising is true I'm all for the company. At least they're not cheating us by advertising a false capacity.

Loving the Hyperion.


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Big Update

I recently ordered a 4500 mah Battery from GorillaGadgets.com

Do u have a case that could possibly fir that besides Seido?

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I recently ordered a 4500 mah Battery from GorillaGadgets.com

Do u have a case that could possibly fir that besides Seido?

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Thats a thread for extended batteries. You should be able to find several options on there. I usually lurk around the XDA forums so any questions on other forums might be slower than asking me on XDA

Nice write-up! I've been considering an extended battery, and definitely don't wanna waste my $ on junque like the QCell. That's ridiculous. I've seen the reviews on Amazon.com, which mention similar results.

Does anyone know if [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] case will fit the Hyperion 4200mAh battery?!?! Thanks!!

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Does anyone know if [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] case will fit the Hyperion 4200mAh battery?!?! Thanks!!

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That's only the case - the Seidio battery cover is required, too. I can't post links yet, but go to this tinyurl to find the Seidio battery cover (it's hard to find on the site, took me a while) dxc4fgy. The Seidio battery cover should work with the Hyperion battery.

Thats what I am currently using. The hyperion battery w/ the seidio back. It was 15 dollars for the back which I loved, quality is great. I did how ever stuck some felpro gasket sheet for cars to make it snug. If you fold a piece of paper together and tape it to the battery's back it will be snug and the battery won't move with the back. Just my 2 cents hope it helps

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Thats what I am currently using. The hyperion battery w/ the seidio back. It was 15 dollars for the back which I loved, quality is great. I did how ever stuck some felpro gasket sheet for cars to make it snug. If you fold a piece of paper together and tape it to the battery's back it will be snug and the battery won't move with the back. Just my 2 cents hope it helps

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Wait... I'm a little confused lol, what do you have on your exactly??