Mugen 4500mAh Extended Battery for TBolt!!!

[Mike_is_Mike]

I like the 1700mAh I saw on the site for $42 bucks

Looks good, but it ain't 1700mAh.

Just like the Sedio 1600mAh is REALLY only 1305mAh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buyer beware.

 

[Mike_is_Mike]

My NewTrent 11000mah is cheaper and smaller than that battery

Do you "double sided tape" that thing to the back of your phone, or does it come with a case?

 

[itsdollar]

Before you buy a Mugen extended battery, have a look at this battery life test. This guy got a bunch of OEM batteries, a bunch of aftermarket batteries (e.g., Seidio, Mugen), and a bunch of fake OEM batteries. He tested them against their advertised ratings. He found that the OEMs were pretty much true to their advertised ratings, within a few percentage points, while the aftermarkets fell well short of their inflated advertised ratings.

Check out the Nexus 1 section for example. The Seidio battery advertised 200 more mAh than the same size OEM (which itself delivered 97% of advertised), but delivered almost 50 mAh less (82% of advertised). And it cost double the OEM. And Mugen did worse than Seidio in these tests overall.

Another link from that page below the results table shows a 3000 mAh Mugen battery than had been peeled open to reveal two 1200 mAh batteries. You can do the math there. So if that photo shows what it appears to show, Mugen knew exactly what they were doing in that case.

Here's a MobileCrunch article ("Are third-party cell phone battery manufacturers deceiving their customers?") from 2010 that discusses the above test. The guy who did the tests can be found in the comments answering questions and giving additional info.

For some reason people do not believe it. I had several Seidio extended batteries for my Blackberrys and while at first (6 months or so) they performed well, they usually do not live up to what they claim. I do like their cases but I'm sticking with HTC extended batteries.

 

[trjnberry]

Do you "double sided tape" that thing to the back of your phone, or does it come with a case?

The New Trent is an external battery charger, it's not a battery that you stick in your device. On Amazon, there are at least 249 user reviews with over 185 claiming it 5 star. But reading the negative reviews, while representing less than 10% of the reviews, quite a few indicate a wear down of the cords and connectors within 3-6 months usage. Looking at Droid_Evo_8's picture of the device connected to the T Bolt, I can believe those negative reviews.

What gave me pause in buying this external battery charger is one poster to a thread started by Droid_Evo_8 in the accessories subforum, bought the New Trent initially but now just packs 4 standard batteries when needing the extra power. Why do you need 4 standard batteries when this New Trent can charge up to 24+ hours? My thinking is that the New Trent is not as convenient to carry or use when you have the phone operating in typical everyday activities. When you are in a plane, you're mostly in a seat with a little table tray, so it's convenient to use. What about when you're at a movie or standing in line at ball game or out working in the field where you got no tables to put your charger on, it's not convenient to use.

At home, at work, in my car, I am near a charger. I ordered the extended battery from AC because I want to get off the charger circuit. I want to be able to charge it once a day and have it to use without having to charge it all the time. This New Trent is just a charger that allows you to get away from the computer, wall, or car. I see the benefit of that portability, but I also see the potential for a wear down of the connector and hassle of carrying the portable charger around. I was very tempted to try to the New Trent, because you don't have to worry about cases not fitting and oversized addition to your phone, but it's a charger, not a battery that goes in your phone. It's an extra device to carry around, an extra device to worry about wearing down and needing replacement.

I know Droid_Evo_8 loves the product, and I am sure has its advantages. But, for me, I think it's time to take the exacto knife to the gel case, ruin the $15 Verizon purchase, and have me a case on my extended battery.

 

[Alma]

Based on the picture, it seems too big and cumbersome for every day use.

 

[FrankXS]

The New Trent is an external battery charger

Actually, I believe this trend was started by the Apple iPhone specifically because it is not possible to remove/replace the iPhone battery. They had to come up with some method to save your a$$ when the battery died. Real phones don't need an "external charger battery", IMHO.

-Frank

 

[Droid_Evo_8]

Do you "double sided tape" that thing to the back of your phone, or does it come with a case?

LOL no and sadly no. But it fits nicely on my shirt pocket or belt pouch. Hehe

 

[NotJustAPhone]

It costs nearly what I paid for my ThunderBolt!

 

[w00tw00twhat]

I want to see a picture of this lol.

 

[Air Force One]

I want to see a picture of this lol.

I know I do too, the suspense is killing me