Seidio/Mugen/Mobi? Which Extended Battery for Tilt/Kaiser?

[diskwzrd]

Hi-

I apologize if this has already been asked. I *DID* search around this site, several others and even Google but no one seems to have posted a comparison of extended battery compatibility along with pros/cons of the expanded battery cover backing...

So, like everyone else, my Tilt doesn't last overnight w/o a recharge. In looking at my options for extended batteries, it looks like the largest are the Mugen 3000, the Seidio 3200 and the Mobi 3000.

I'm curious as to peoples opinions on these major points:

1-Duration coupled with whether the battery causes lock-ups/freezes or other errors for the phone...

2-How the revised back cover of the phone compares to the OEM cover with respect to the camera lens, speaker and GPS.

3-Cases and cradle chargers that will work w/ extended battery covers...

4-Tweaks or other hacks needed for the Tilt to recognize the extended battery time.

Thanks everyone in advance!!

M

[sdlopez83]

Instead of other I think you should have put the option of " I dont know". I think people clicked for the sake of clicking to see the results quicker. My 2 cents.

[ms0529]

I have a Boxwave 2700 mah and a Seidio 1600 mah battery. The boxwave is from Taiwan with a humped back cover, so I can use my Seido holster, but will not fit in my cradle. Does fit into my Brodit car holder though, and the full backed extended battery cover will as well.

I cannot for the life of me get the correct battery reserve power reading correct. I have tried every tweak and twitch I have read and perused the registry for settings not mentioned elseware, as well as various 3rd party battery utilities, to no avail. Quite frustrating, as I can alarm on low battery, pull it out, put it back in and have 45-60% battery left on the meter. Don't know what else to do, as it does it with my 1600 and 2700 and did it with a "borrowed' Mugen 3000 for a test. Tried all the reccomendations of running it fully down and doing recharge, all that stuff, still wrong indicaitons of remaining power.

This is my greatest frustration right now with the Tilt I have and the other 8 I have bought for employees.

MWS

[amassere]

wow! im having the same problem!
got the mugen 3000 and the reading is always off!
I cant find any solutions!

[houstonjudge]

I ordered the Seidio 3200 battery and tried charging it in my AT&T 8925 Tilt. I left it on charge until the light turn Green.

Starting using it and within 8 hours I was at LOW battery and system died. I removed the battery and put it back in and the battery indicated goes up to 73%.

What is the deal here. Is it my phone that does not understand that it has a larger battery or is it the battery. Since that time I have sent the battery and got a new one and the same thing.

Is there some software utility to tell the Pocket PC that it has a larger battery.

Confused....????...!!!!

[Bertokamus]

As I sit here perusing options for replacement Wizard and Kaiser batteries (my sister's phone and my own...) I suddenly fear the pointlessness of choosing an extended battery! Has any headway been made on these extended battery glitches in general?

[kilrah]

Nope. The Tilt's hardware always expects the standard battery's capacity, and will turn off when that is reached even if the battery is actually twice the capacity and is still half full.

[MaureenMun]

So what you're saying is buying an extended battery is useless because it will shut off at the regular Tilt battery level? Well, glad I read this thread, I won't waste my money.

[kilrah]

Yep. However you can remove/reinsert the battery and have more running time again. But then in that case as you have to turn the device off and open the case anyway you're better off getting a 2nd standard battery and swapping it when it's empty. Saves you from having a Kaiser that's twice as thick for nothing.

[themiracleman]

Well, I think one objective would be to try charging it as often as possible. It may be that if you plug it back into a charger, it will grant an extension of time. But in the event you are unable to charge it, you could simply remove and reinsert the battery to continue on. Has anyone tried this? I'm curious to know.

[mileskb]

"So what you're saying is buying an extended battery is useless because it will shut off at the regular Tilt battery level? "

Could someone please clarify this as I find it confusing as well, I'm just using the times and percent for reference to understand.

Lets say with the stock battery it takes 8 hours to get to 40%.

Will an extended battery like those listed give me longer, like maybe 10-12 hours before it gets to 40%?

I too have searched and read everything from people swearing to get no extra time at all no matter what they do, to people getting double the talk/data time and everything in between, including but not limited to that the usable time gets longer with each recharge. If I'm going to have to take the battery out 3 times a day, I might as well just get 4 or 5 extra stock sized batteries for the same price.

Looking for someone to clear the fog...
Thanks in advance.

[stylez]

"So what you're saying is buying an extended battery is useless because it will shut off at the regular Tilt battery level? "

Could someone please clarify this as I find it confusing as well, I'm just using the times and percent for reference to understand.

Lets say with the stock battery it takes 8 hours to get to 40%.

Will an extended battery like those listed give me longer, like maybe 10-12 hours before it gets to 40%?

I too have searched and read everything from people swearing to get no extra time at all no matter what they do, to people getting double the talk/data time and everything in between, including but not limited to that the usable time gets longer with each recharge. If I'm going to have to take the battery out 3 times a day, I might as well just get 4 or 5 extra stock sized batteries for the same price.

Looking for someone to clear the fog...
Thanks in advance.

Take a read from my post on here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336896&page=2

Battery 2700mAh:
"Full discharge removed battery and replaced and gained 10% so not that much of a difference no where near 50%
So effectively i have 2435mAh battery & 10% reserve so still far better than a 1350mAh."

[mileskb]

I wish aztilt would have posted which battery he/she has.

I am one of those that is very happy with the extended battery because the duration from turn on to auto shut off by the phone is at least 3 hours longer than the OEM battery for my usage. I don't have to think about charging the battery or swapping the battery until I get home at night from work. And there is still the option of remove and reinstall the battery if I don't want to charge it right away. I rarely if never need to do the latter.

If I could get 3 more hours before shut-down, that might be worth it. It would mean 90% of the time, I'd get 12 hours of use as long as I didn't need the GPS. It would have meant last week I would have not spent an extra 30 minutes on ice because the GPS quit with less than a mile to go, but I didn't know which way, and I had not way to charge it, so I spent an extra 45 minutes trying to find the highway home when it was time to leave. Just 3 extra hours would have been perfect.

I can't tell you how many times an extra 30 minutes even would have made all the difference in the world, and I really can't think of a time when I needed more than a couple hours.

I realize I'm playing to its weakness. I rarely use the phone itself, but I'm always in email, rss feeds, web browsing, listening to music and using the GPS.

If an extended battery will get me through a normal workday without having to rush home to charge it... That would make me a happy camper.

[aztilt]

I have the Mugen 3000

[nuclearkittyeater]

I have the seidio 3200 and after i fully charged it for the first time use, I use it for like 12 hours of txt, calls, internet and normally at the end of the 12 hours i have about 20% of battery left. Just mainly depends on what ROM your using, what radio your using and what programs you have running. Just because 5 people have the same battery doesnt mean all 5 people use their phones for the same thing. Best thing i found is find the one with the highest battery life and go with it.