Battery from S3 to S4

[JosefofColorado]

I know that the new battery in the S4 will be 2600 mAh compared to S3's 2100 mAh,
But can you use the S3 battery in the S4.

It seems to be the same size, the phones are close to similar size as to the battery area.
I have multiple batteries from the S3 which would be nice to continue using on the S4.
I dont know if the upgrade from the S3 to S4 is worth it without losing the oppurtunity to use the extra batteries.
I am a power user and switch batteries often and I really do not want to buy more batteries in the near future. :-\

 

[Raptor007]

It all depends on many things, where the connectors line up, is it thicker or thinner, taller or shorter you just never know until its available.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Very doubtful. It's unlikely they were able to increase capacity by nearly 25% in the same physical package.

 

[bdog421]

Very doubtful. It's unlikely they were able to increase capacity by nearly 25% in the same physical package.

There is a chance, albeit a small one. The 1500 battery from the s1 and the 1800 from the s2 were interchangeable between both hardware lines.

 

[shaneontherocks]

I know that the new battery in the S4 will be 2600 mAh compared to S3's 2100 mAh,
But can you use the S3 battery in the S4.

It seems to be the same size, the phones are close to similar size as to the battery area.
I have multiple batteries from the S3 which would be nice to continue using on the S4.
I dont know if the upgrade from the S3 to S4 is worth it without losing the oppurtunity to use the extra batteries.
I am a power user and switch batteries often and I really do not want to buy more batteries in the near future. :-\

I would not recommend doing this. The S4 battery has better battery life in oppose to the S3. I would never put in a 2100 mAh battery into a S4 which supports 2600 mAg.. Though you can still use the chargers! lol.

 

[DroidXcon]

I would not recommend doing this. The S4 battery has better battery life in oppose to the S3. I would never put in a 2100 mAh battery into a S4 which supports 2600 mAg.. Though you can still use the chargers! lol.

Im sure the S4 will have better battery life. But this isn't a known fact since the device isn't really out yet.

Yeah I doubt the batteries will be interchangeable.

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[Suda]

Im sure the S4 will have better battery life. But this isn't a known fact since the device isn't really out yet.

Yeah I doubt the batteries will be interchangeable.

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It's better, although playback just looks sad when you see the other jumps in performance. This is the Snapdragon version btw.

No clue as far as swapping batteries, though.

 

[ThisTechBoi]

The S4 has a 2,600mAh battery because that's what it needs to properly power the larger screen and the crisp higher res display. Putting in a 2,100mAh battery is kind of illogical, unless you can charge it very frequently.

 

[JosefofColorado]

I also have 3100, 2700 and 2500 batteries. The housing for the battery looks the same as the S3.
Batteries are being developed to last longer. Why is it impossible that the same battery size can now hold 2600

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I would not recommend doing this. The S4 battery has better battery life in oppose to the S3. I would never put in a 2100 mAh battery into a S4 which supports 2600 mAg.. Though you can still use the chargers! lol.

If they fit, the spare S3 batteries would still make decent backups for when the primary battery gives out on you during the day. Using a less powerful battery won't hurt anything.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I also have 3100, 2700 and 2500 batteries. The housing for the battery looks the same as the S3.
Batteries are being developed to last longer. Why is it impossible that the same battery size can now hold 2600

Chemistry. You can increase the output of a LI battery in one of two ways: Add more individual cells inside the case, or use larger cells. The only way to do either, without changing the outside dimensions of the battery, is to make the walls of each cell, and possibly the membrane within each cell, thinner. Google Boeing 787 to see what happens when you make the cell membranes and walls too thin.

 

[Raptor007]

The S4 has a 2,600mAh battery because that's what it needs to properly power the larger screen and the crisp higher res display. Putting in a 2,100mAh battery is kind of illogical, unless you can charge it very frequently.

That ladies and gentlemen works just fine for me. I sold my GS3 thinking I would be happy with my next phone, but sadly after one month I am ditching the carrier and the phone. Switching to AT&T and will be pre-ordering the GS4 32GB in Black on 4/16. Looking forward to actually being able to read my device. I still have my iPad 4 128GB though on Verizon so I do have lots of mobile storage for bigger stuff.

 

[Raptor007]

Well put, I would rather not have a battery like the Boeing 787 in my pocket that might not be good for parts of your body. On a side note I wish the OEM's were not in a race to the bottom with how thin they can make their phones. I would rather have a slightly thicker phone with a thicker battery and better battery life, like the GN2 has. But I like the battery performance we are seeing so far on the GS4.

 

[Suda]

S3

S4

There's indentations on the top of the S4's battery, three prongs on the bottom, and it's not as tall. The S3's batteries won't work.

 

[Raptor007]

Of course they always need to make the new battery be different to insure you buy a new spare. I will be getting a spare this time, just in case.

 

[chuckychan]

Yes - this 100% works and I do it all the time. The battery capacity is definitely lower, but not by too much, and makes for a great backup. I wouldn't specifically go out and buy extra S3 batteries (may as well buy the proper S4 batteries) but its a great way to make use of any spare S3 batteries you have laying around. Heres the video:

Using a Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) battery in the Galaxy S4 (GT-i9500/GT-i9505) - YouTube

 

[cmss]

im smiling while reading it becus nobody teted it.

I am ising the s3 battery s on my s4 4 and its working 100% fine im getting a half day covered with normal use.

 

[gordug]

Re: im smiling while reading it becus nobody teted it.

More importantly will the higher capacity S4 battery work in the S3 I'm stuck with for another year?

 

[garry1bowie]

Re: im smiling while reading it becus nobody teted it.

Damn, damn, damn! I just gave away two high capacity S3 batteries after getting the S4 as I thought they wouldn't work/fit! Now I know different!!

 

[Graendsen]

The S4 has a 2,600mAh battery because that's what it needs to properly power the larger screen and the crisp higher res display. Putting in a 2,100mAh battery is kind of illogical, unless you can charge it very frequently.

Just to clarify: mAh does only say something about how long the battery can supply the device. As the youtube-clip says: the only important thing is that the voltage is the same!