What are you guys doing for spare batteries?

[defyantx07]

Thanks BTC, I ordered the two batteries and charger for $10. I know it's 1500mah, but I saw chargers for $10 alone. Plus, it's a spare emergency battery anyway. Now I can buy 1800mah batteries if I need them and already have the charger handy.

BTW, here's the ebay link:

2x BATTERY+dock CHARGER FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY S Vibrant # | eBay

Let us know when you have confirmation that vibrant batteries work in the phone. Also if the vibrant charger charges the original OEM battery that came with your E4GT.

 

[Cobravision]

I will, although Bossy Texas Chick already confirmed it in this thread which is why I went ahead and ordered the kit.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...u-guys-doing-spare-batteries.html#post1289028

 

[Jok3sta]

How are these aftermarket batteries working our for you guys. I've always heard we should stay away from them. Not sure why

Tapatalkin' it from my Epic Touch 3g

 

[Boggs3010]

I just bought an samsung Spare battery system. 1 OEM 1500 Lit battery. External charger. And wall plug in. 39.99 is the suggested retail.Of course I paid way less!!! Designed got the original EPIC, but the same battery size and same voltage. Only diff is 300 less mAh.

 

[milominderbinde]

Monoprice has a tiny 2800mAh external battery for $13. It pops into the bottom of the Epic 4G Touch.

Amazon has a Energizer XP4001 Universal Rechargeable Power Pack 4000mAh for $47

Energizer? XP2000 Universal Rechargeable Power Pack with 2000 mAh for $33

 

[Guapo104]

Wow, so BTC, what you are saying is that my present Samsung OEM Spare Battery/Charger for my Epic 4G, which is the same one that Samsung sells for the Vibrant, will work to charge the E4GT battery and I can use my E4G Batteries to power the E4GT??...

THAT'S SWEET!!

UPDATE:

So I finally got my E4GT a few days ago, and I am currently using my OEM Spare Battery charger and two spare OG E4G batteries with my E4GT. They work perfect, just that the OG E4G batteries are 1500mAh vs. the E4GT battery being 1800mAh. The charger also charges the 1800mAh with no problem, so no need to buy another spare battery charger for the E4GT. It's nice to never have to worry about running out of battery power...

Just a FYI, the Fascinate batteries and charger are different from the Epic 4G, Vibrant, and Captivate batteries, and will not work with the E4GT...

 

[danj1111]

Looks like they finally have these ready to go.
4IN1 Battery Charger Cable for Samsung Epic 4G Touch SPH-D710 Within Sprint USA | eBay

There are sets that only have one spare 1840mah battery with wall charger too. 24.99 for that.

I used something almost exactly like this for my Evo4g. It was great for me. I don't like having to ever plug the phone into anything. That and swapping batteries out daily is a good way to force myself to do a daily restart. Seems to keep things running smooth.

 

[dammitcubs]

just buy them on ebay. You can get one for 25 bucks that includes 2 batteries and a wall charger to charge the battery without the phone. It might not be OEM but it works the same.


Power is power. so get some.

 

[EeZeEpEe]

Anker™ 2 x 1800mAh Li-ion Batteries for Samsung Galaxy S I9000, GT-I9000 + Free Anker™ Multi-purpose USB Travel Charger
Price has gone up the past couple days but it's still only $20.99 (As of typing this). I ordered them for $11.99 total last Friday.

 

[Tyndall]

Thanks BTC, I ordered the two batteries and charger for $10. I know it's 1500mah, but I saw chargers for $10 alone. Plus, it's a spare emergency battery anyway. Now I can buy 1800mah batteries if I need them and already have the charger handy.

BTW, here's the ebay link:

2x BATTERY+dock CHARGER FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY S Vibrant # | eBay

What the heck, for $10 I ordered it. Will see if it really does work when it comes in.

 

[BOSSY TEXAS CHICK]

That is for the wrong phone. It is for the i900 which is a different shape than the SGSII. I ordered off a different auction a week ago and was just notified they cancelled my order because they don't have the new battery available yet.

Well I got my order off that link I posted and they fit and work perfectly : )

BTC

 

[Cobravision]

Gah.. talk about a slow boat from China -- I ordered mine on 9/26 and they aren't due for delivery until tomorrow at the earliest.

I should have read the fine print about the shipping time. I might have spent a couple of extra bucks to save a couple of weeks.

 

[Cobravision]

The batteries finally came. They fit fine, although they're a hair thinner than the stock battery. Still, I don't anticipate any issues.

ETA: The charger works with the stock battery.

 

[Cobravision]

Uh oh. Problem. Took one of the spares out of the charger and heard a clicking noise. Turns out the plastic strips that separate the contacts all snapped. So that one's toast.

 

[sndplace]

Just want to make sure i read things right. My Epic 4G battery won't work i tested that out first day. The Vibrant and I9000 batteries are the same and have the same connection locations so they fit our phone. Or just the Vibrant?
Fascinate fit ? Captivate fit?
I don't use my phone as heavily as some of you but you never know when you might need a spare of anything so its good to have them. Can't beat the price.

 

[Cobravision]

The Vibrant and Captivate batteries are the same. I thought the Epic ones were the same as well. I've read other users saying they used their old Epic batteries. You're the first person saying that they don't fit.

The Fascinate batteries definitely won't work.

Before I chuck it, any EE's wanna confirm that the losing the contact dividers on the battery makes any difference? I included a picture to illustrate my problem.

 

[HeavemyTreo]

Thanks, just ordered mine, they are full 1800mAh, rather not have lower 1500 power. I have been checking to see when the cheaper versions would come out. Glad I caught your post, got everything including 3-5 day postage for $19.99. This one has a good charger that change charge batteries for other phones too.

Anker? 2 x 1800mAh Li-ion Batteries for Samsung Galaxy S I9000, GT-I9000 + Free Anker? Multi-purpose USB Travel Charger
Price has gone up the past couple days but it's still only $20.99 (As of typing this). I ordered them for $11.99 total last Friday.

 

[epicsmore]

I ordered these.

2 X 1500mah BATTERY + CHARGER SAMSUNG I9000 GALAXY S | eBay

They shipped fast and worked flawlessly. Like cobra mentioned, they are a little bit slimmer than stock battery, but i've had no issues yet (only had for 1 day so far)

The battery charger also has a USB port.
For $10 shipped, it can't be beat. I pop the two charged batteries in my wallet and don't have to worry about the phone dying.

Obviously they are only 1500mah, but like I said, for the price, well worth it.

 

[Cobravision]

After a few days with the ebay batteries, I'd have to caution anyone from purchasing them for the following reasons:

1) The charger that came with the batteries took 7 hours to recharge the stock battery. And it was at 20% when i started. Not really an efficient way to charge. Looking at the charger specs, it appears it charges at a ludicrously low 350 mA.

2) The included batteries took 4 hours to charge, but they run down really fast. Since the stock battery is 20% higher capacity I wasn't expecting to last as long, but I went from 100% to 70% in an hour. I might have actually used it for 10-15 minutes during that time.

3) Build quality is suspect. As I mentioned previously, the contact dividers snapped from simply taking the battery out of the charger.

4) I noticed my phone doing odd things while using the spare batteries, things that sound exactly like issues some other people have been having. My wifi needed to get reset constantly. The phantom drain. While I didn't experience LOS, I somehow completely missed a call (didn't ring or vibrate). And while on a call, the phone app completely locked up, requiring a battery pull.

At this point, I'll be content with using these as emergency batteries, but on a day to day basis, it looks like I'll be sticking with the stock battery. Also, you get what you pay for.

 

[EeZeEpEe]

After a few days with the ebay batteries, I'd have to caution anyone from purchasing them for the following reasons:

1) The charger that came with the batteries took 7 hours to recharge the stock battery. And it was at 20% when i started. Not really an efficient way to charge. Looking at the charger specs, it appears it charges at a ludicrously low 350 mA.

2) The included batteries took 4 hours to charge, but they run down really fast. Since the stock battery is 20% higher capacity I wasn't expecting to last as long, but I went from 100% to 70% in an hour. I might have actually used it for 10-15 minutes during that time.

3) Build quality is suspect. As I mentioned previously, the contact dividers snapped from simply taking the battery out of the charger.

4) I noticed my phone doing odd things while using the spare batteries, things that sound exactly like issues some other people have been having. My wifi needed to get reset constantly. The phantom drain. While I didn't experience LOS, I somehow completely missed a call (didn't ring or vibrate). And while on a call, the phone app completely locked up, requiring a battery pull.

At this point, I'll be content with using these as emergency batteries, but on a day to day basis, it looks like I'll be sticking with the stock battery. Also, you get what you pay for.

With that being said, I definitely recommend people to check out the Anker batteries mentioned above for around $20 with shipping. Fit, build and battery life are up to par with the stock battery. I'm still unsure about how long it takes to charge a fully dead battery but it seems to be around 4 hours. I'll have to update about that. That's better than my EVO wall charger that did 7 hours like that eBay kit. Either way I'm usually not in a rush to charge because I leave one over night or while I'm at work. Only downside is that you have to be careful when putting it into the universal charger since it has a spring load mechanism and you have to align the prongs with the + and -. It's not as quick as pop in and pop out but it's also not a deal breaker.