Samsung now offers a bigger battery for the Galaxy S II, makes it hard to battle your smartphone addiction

6. ardent1 posted on 30 Aug 2011, 07:21 0 2

Buying a spare battery is a dumb idea since it is a dedicated device. You are almost always better to get a portable external power source that uses AA rechargeable batteries or some other rechargeable source. Also, you can use a car charger if have the right tips.

My Motorola Triumph has a horrible battery life so I never leave home without an Xpal 4001.

9. droiddoesz (unregistered) posted on 30 Aug 2011, 07:54 2 0

I have a droid 2. I carry a spare battery its very simple. I have a charger that just charges my spare batteries. Takes two seconds to swap out the used battery and replace it. A external power device is bulky and a bigger battery just makes the phone bigger. When I upgrade to a new phone it would be another droid type phone I would love to get the new iphone as the ios is lessy buggy than android but the ability not to swap out batteries on the go is the deal breaker especially how much I use my phone.

12. ardent1 posted on 30 Aug 2011, 14:56 0 2

1) the spare battery is expensive at $65.

2) charging both batteries at the same time is impossible without a second dedicated charger. That is to say not only do you have to buy a dedicated battery, now you have to buy a dedicated charger -- most people keep their phone for less than 2 years.

I had a second battery for my old Samsung cellphone and I had to wait until the first battery charged before I could charge the second battery.

3) if you are concerned about weight or size, an Xpal 1001 (about $20) is very portable and with the right tips can charge any micro-USB, Apple products, or the legacy cell-phones. That is much more versatile and allows charging both the phone's battery and the Xpal at the same time!

4) I have an iPod Touch 4G and I bought a dedicated 1,500 mAH plug in power source for $20. I can charge the external power source while it is connected to the iTouch or I charge the external power source separately meaning I can charge both devices at the same time.

The ability to swap out batteries is a bad argument. I recommend looking into Xpal 2001 (2,000 mAh) if you have an android device but an Xpal 1001 (1,000 mAh) at $20 will convince you the swapping out batteries is no longer needed. Or you can look at other "juice packs".

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15. droiddoesz (unregistered) posted on 30 Aug 2011, 20:50 0 0

I have a charger that only charges my battery. So at night my phone charges as well as my spare charger charges. And the entire thing costs me less than 40 bucks lol it may not be the best quality battery but it does its intended job very well. go to Amazon and check it out and save your pocket space from bulky batteries and external chargers.

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7. bigdawg23 posted on 30 Aug 2011, 07:27 0 0

Buy a Mophie Juice pack and you get a Extended 2000mAH battery, Case and nice speaker because of design all in one. I am a heavy user and have yet kill my juice pack of 2000 mah and built in iPHone battery.

4. remixfa posted on 30 Aug 2011, 06:39 1 0

if the wave3 could last all day on 200 mAh, I would buy one peter. :)

Since the wave phones are nearly identical to android phones i would be suprised if they arent using the same batteries. of course, finding that back cover might prove difficult.

As far as the price is concerned, give it time. Once more online retailers get it you will start finding deals. I found an official samsung extended battery n back for my galaxyS for 18 bucks online. I didnt buy it because i didnt wanna give up my case though.. lol.

5. PeterIfromsweden posted on 30 Aug 2011, 06:57 2 0

Misspelling there...
meant 2000 mAh.

11. remixfa posted on 30 Aug 2011, 10:39 1 0

i know.. but wouldnt it be cool. What is that.. like a large watch battery basically? lol

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