Seidio 2600mAh extended battery

[dotster77]

please delete this post.. it was a double

 

[dotster77]

@dotster

If you can get past the appearance of the extended door, why worry about limiting yourself to the stock battery? No reason to buy an extended battery, then not use it, but use the ugly back plate it comes with. .

I said I am considering using both batteries based on what I am doing.. and no back plate comes with anything.. not really sure where you got that from.. the extended surface innocase is an optional seperate $30.00 purchase from seidio.. I just re-read what I posted and I honestly don't see where I wasn't very clear about what I am thinking about doing or what I am asking about..

 

[masterxchief]

You can't fit the stock battery door with the extended battery.
Pictures are here http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-general-discussions/15207-seidio-extended-battery.html

 

[dotster77]

You can't fit the stock battery door with the extended battery.
Pictures are here http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-general-discussions/15207-seidio-extended-battery.html

ok, I gotta ask cause of the way you worded this..

Are you saying the stock battery and door will not fit when using the extended surface innocase from seidio
Innocase Surface Extended, Black

Please keep in mind I am talking about using a regular battery and regualr cover with the seido extended surface case not with the extended battery.. because obviously the stock battery door would not fit with the extended battery..

Again, I am only asking because it would be handy sometimes to keep that same extended case on but not use the big battery all the time.. those cases are a ***** to get off..

And I did not know the extended battery was 2 pieces.. a battery and a cover.. that is very interesting.. and now I know where Barkleyfan got that idea from..

Thanks

 

[Barkleyfan]

. those cases are a ***** to get off..


Thanks

That's kinda what I was getting at. Now I understand you were talking about sticking with the case, not the cover. But honestly, whats the point in going thru the bother of pulling the extended battery, especially if putting that case back on?If you can deal wih the added bulk etc of the extended battery, why not just commit to the switch and be done?

 

[dotster77]

. those cases are a ***** to get off..


Thanks

That's kinda what I was getting at. Now I understand you were talking about sticking with the case, not the cover. But honestly, whats the point in going thru the bother of pulling the extended battery, especially if putting that case back on?If you can deal wih the added bulk etc of the extended battery, why not just commit to the switch and be done?

LOL.. I can see how this all gets confusing..

Please ignore the part about carving up a stock protective case cause that was just a side thought.. not really related to any of this..


Back to the battery switching question..

I guess I didnt clarify this one part..

Ok, so you got the extended case on there.. you can of course just put the extended battery and cover on..

So .. you now have the extended case on there.. as well as the extended battery and it's cover...

So we take the extended battery and it's cover off..

can you now just stick the stock battery and stock cover on without removing the extended case or is the opening in the extended case not wide enough to accommodate the stock battery cover?

Cause if ya could switch em like that.. without needing to (remove/put back one) the extended protective case it's a pretty easy/fast switch.. I would think..

Does that make sense to you guys.. cause I admit though it's really a very simple question when written out like that it gets kinda confusing..

 

[masterxchief]

Ohh I get what you are asking now. I don't think you can switch batteries without removing the entire back innocase shell cause thats how it is with the regular ones.

 

[windstrings]

Here's what I'd like to know/see from some of guys that bought the extended battery and also the special shell that works with it from seido..

Decent pictures/video of the battery and the shell.. and does it still sit well at an angle for watching videos or whatever with the shell on it..

Can the stock battery/door still fit while using the extended battery shell ?
If so decent pictures/video of that..

I'm thinking it if's easy to stick the stock battery and door back on while using the new extended shell than a person could take whatever battery with them that they needed..

So if I am going to ski whiteface for the weekend, gots tons of nice packets in my snow gear, and want to make sure I don't run out of juice I use the big battery.. or if I go for a 4 hour run with pandoro and a gps tracking app I use the big battery.. or if I want to watch movies while stuck somewhere I use the big battery..

But when going out for the night or anytime I don't want the bulk I use the regular battery..

One other thought I was having was this.. and I wondered if anyone has done it..
That extended shell is really overpriced for what it is.. I already have a nice black rubberized plastic shell on my phone..

I disagree about the price of the case... it fits like a glove and is perfect in all cutouts and has a soft velvet feel even though its plastic... by far the coolest case I've ever had.

There is not way the stock door will fit with the extended battery "if thats what your asking" because the extended battery sticks out extra about the same thickness of the stock battery.

You may find "as I did" the bulk is really no bulk.. I don't even notice it and like the fact I no longer have a big flat plate look in my pocket.. the little hump masks the fact that I have a phone in my pocket.
I wear scrubs at work and I like that fact.

Here is a pic of the phone in movie viewing angle as it rests naturally against the edge of the battery with case on as it sits on a flat surface.

Sorry about the quality of the pic.... it was taken with a Blackberry!

 

[windstrings]

Ohh I get what you are asking now. I don't think you can switch batteries without removing the entire back innocase shell cause thats how it is with the regular ones.

Ya Ya.. shure shure..... dats right!

 

[masterxchief]

@windstrings it seems like we are both strong supporters of the Seidio extended battery

 

[windstrings]

@windstrings it seems like we are both strong supporters of the Seidio extended battery

If I'm going to spend the money on an extended battery and in essence have an extra I"ll most likely never use, it might as well be the big one.

Taking the case off to switch batteries is not a daily option IMO, and the case would get torn up in the process too.

Would I got yet bigger for even more capacity?... don't think so unless it was the same size or smaller.
But I would do this purchase again and I don't regret it. I like the pros more than the cons...... I really see no cons.

Too bad they don't demo them in the stores with the extended battery so folks can see its no big deal.

But some people's ideal of "sexy" is different than others.

Some like their women to be thin, frail, bony, and barely able to make the distance in a marathon while others like a little meat on the bones and a healthy look that says they won't pass out if they are stressed a little bit and can make the grade! Then I throw on the Seidio extended battery case for that "soft velvet touch" I like my women to have to make it just perfect!

I like my Phone and batteries to be the same way! :icon_ banana:

 

[masterxchief]

Yup I love the extended battery

 

[bradpr]

Battery indicator wont allow full charge

Has anyone had problems getting their 2600mah battery to charge completely? I ran my battery to empty, then put it on a charger. I had to remove it from the charger to take a call after charging it for only 2 hours, but the indicator reported the battery was fully charged. I know there's no way it was charged fully, but when I put it back on the charger, it wouldn't start charging again. I then had to leave, so I took my phone and placed it on my car charger. Initially, the white charging LED lit, but it went out after a few seconds. When I looked at my battery app, it reported that the battery was discharging and was at 70%.

It seems like the battery monitor/indicator turns off the charging function because it thinks the battery is full when its really not.

Are there any tricks to getting this battery to charge completely?

Also, while this battery definitely seems to last longer than the OEM, not knowing when it is close to dying is annoying. I carried it all day yesterday at 5%. It finally died just as I was attempting to make an important call last night. I've observed that it will drain to 20% and I can reboot the phone and it will come back up at 60%, decline to 20% in a few hours, then reboot and it comes up at 60%, declines to 20% in an hour, reboots up to 40%, etc...

Motorola told me that, aside from how bad using a non-OEM battery was, their firmware didn't support a high capacity battery. Seidio told me essentially the same thing. Anyone figured out how to get an accurate reading from it?

 

[windstrings]

I've gotten to where I don't worry about it much..... a reboot always comes up with a higher reading...if you reboot again, it doesn't seem to change any further.

The firmware of the Droid gets confused with the larger capacity.

These batteries are Lithium Polymer and they do charge very fast.... however while still on the charger they continue to equalize even though the total voltage is high enough it looks like its not charging any further.

If you ignore and don't reboot and allow it to get all the way down to 5%, it will still run another 4 - 6 hours of heavy use.

Even a car battery will do the same thing... you can hit it hard with a charge and get it up to voltage pretty quick but allowing it to continue to trickle balances out the cells by bringing up the weakest ones... these are similar in that fashion.

I wouldn't worry about the threat of using a non OEM battery. Thats mostly a ploy to buy thier batteries instead of the competition. Consumptive items is where they make a lot of profit.

Unless someone else makes an app, I see little motivation for Motorola to worry about it since there is no coins for their pockets to do so.
They would rather not lift a finger and just say "we don't support non oem batteries"....... mostly poppycock!

Now that I"ve gotten used to the battery and know I can trust it.... I use the battery monitor only as a rough guide.
I've had it say 50% and reboot and it comes up 80%.
Tonight it ran to 70%, after reboot "3 hours ago" it still says 90%. but I haven't used it much today.

 

[hemorrdroid]

Not sure if you all are interested, but a quick google search found a stock replacement motorola battery for 20 bucks.

Motorola Droid A855 Battery BP6X SNN5843