Comparison 900mah/1340mah HTC batteries [Archive]

fBx

15th October 2008, 05:49 PM

Hi,

I got my 1340mah battery today and thought about making some pics to compare both batteries and back covers.

First of all, GPS receiving is just as good as with the original cover.

The new back cover isnt glossy anymore. I didn't clean my original back cover to show what the biiiiig plus for the new cover is.

http://www.abload.de/img/rckseitenvergleicht5d.jpg

Compared from the front

http://www.abload.de/img/vonvornii4.jpg

Here you can see that the new back cover is about 2,5mm thicker than the old one.

http://www.abload.de/img/dnnereslinealll2.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dickereslinealwsz.jpg

fBx

15th October 2008, 05:49 PM

http://www.abload.de/img/beidevergleichlinealmgf.jpg

And this is what the phone looks like with the new back cover

http://www.abload.de/img/telefonbreiter4c.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/telefonbreitestehendqd7.jpg

I am up to some battery conditioning the next days and then hope that I will get 50% more battery life. Would make sense, though.

krijger

15th October 2008, 09:27 PM

Let us know how long the battery life is!

hiroshi.rio

15th October 2008, 09:53 PM

Very nice pics. Thanks. ;)

Does any e-store sells only the back 'non-glossy' cover? :rolleyes:

PJ6363

15th October 2008, 10:24 PM

Nice shots, thanks :)
How is the camera thru the deeper back cover?

Martinhdk

15th October 2008, 10:41 PM

Are there any cases or other protections devices that fit Diamond with bigger battery?

Have not seen any yet?

fBx

15th October 2008, 11:30 PM

Camera Quality is about the same though the camera opening is bigger now. I will post my experiences with the battery life here when I unloaded and reloaded it some times. With 900mah battery and 15-20min phone, some sms and some playing around a day I got about 2,5 days with shutting the phone off at night. I expect about four days lifetime now and I would be very satisfied with this.

krijger

15th October 2008, 11:36 PM

Where did you buy the battery and the case?

itoYo

15th October 2008, 11:45 PM

lets hope they make a ignito version!

nightwolf21

16th October 2008, 01:10 AM

yea dude..let us know where ya bought the battery and case!

fBx

16th October 2008, 09:04 AM

I am from germany and they are available here now. I got it from cyberport.de for about 32 Euros including shipping.

ghafarpour

16th October 2008, 09:18 AM

very nice, is this htc pro original battery or another one?

salada2k

16th October 2008, 10:41 AM

You can get them from expansys in your country. Look for BP E270.

They really are good. It feels like a lot more than 50% extra power too - it's tough to make it go flat now, lol. For me the biggest plus is to be able to take it out all weekend and it makes the distance. The little bit extra size on the cover is nothing much at the end of the day and you get used to it quickly. Also as pointed out the material feels much better and doesn't leave prints everywhere.

Single best additional purchase I've made for my Diamond and I recommend it to all!

mmoonsamy

16th October 2008, 10:43 AM

fBx

16th October 2008, 12:13 PM

this is not bad

http://cgi.ebay.com/1800mAh-BATTERY-FOR-HTC-TOUCH-Diamond-100-P3700-P3100_W0QQitemZ170269558692QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m170269558692&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A1%7C65%3A12%7C2 40%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Oh yes it is. This third party batteries are real crap, they double the size of your phone and it's NOT possible to receive any GPS signal with these. Forget that crap.

And yes, this 1340mah is the original HTC battery - no problems with GPS ;)
It's really tough to get the battery dead now, wasnt able to get it to shut off automatically yesterday evening, I got the battery very weak message and left GPS on, half an hour later I decided to go to bed and load it anyways because it didnt shut off from itself.

hiroshi.rio

16th October 2008, 05:00 PM

And about the weight? Is the difference noticeable?

fBx

16th October 2008, 05:36 PM

well others say its noticeable... don't know maybe 20 grams?

Thom4s

16th October 2008, 06:29 PM

would the non-gps 1800mah batter fit into this htc cover?

or any other ultra powerfull non-htc batter?

i really like the cover, but it can still be much better, there's still wasted space

datlang

19th October 2008, 12:08 PM

I just got an extended 1800mah battery yesterday and as mentioned GPS is not available when using 1800mah battery, the signal seem to be not available with the 1800mah battery.
After I observe and try, i notice that the original 900mah battery can lost the signal too when we take off the back cover (you can see the signal drop in the GPS signal page) but when I put back the back cover the signal seem to be recovered. So conclusion is there must be something stick to the original back cover to enhance the signal reception strength for the GPS data. So I need some expert to help to solve the problem. I just wonder if we can just stick a piece of similar material in the 1800mah back cover and that will make the 1800mah battery function close to perfect (except the size).

krups

6th November 2008, 06:07 AM

Thanks fBx.. Very nice images and greaattt comparison.

I would like to know, do you feel battery life is increased by 50%?

Thanks a lot :)

Riker88

6th November 2008, 11:19 AM

Oh yes it is. This third party batteries are real crap, they double the size of your phone and it's NOT possible to receive any GPS signal with these. Forget that crap.

You really can't generalise about these batteries.

For example, I bought this 1800mAh battery from DealExtreme:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15622

and although it may not please everyone aesthetically, it really does give double the battery life compared to the stock 900 mAh battery. Also, GPS works perfectly, and the battery meter works fine too. Some OTHER 3rd party batteries may not however.

I think the battery I bought is great - lasts longer than the 1340 mAh battery, and is really useful when travelling - and only cost me US$10.99 including international postage.

bobokonijn

6th November 2008, 01:36 PM

A friend of mine has a non-glossy back cover version. It's probably specific for his provider.

Details and pictures here:

http://www.mobile-reviews.de/Reviews-rop-showcontent-id-120.html

krups

7th November 2008, 02:37 PM

You really can't generalise about these batteries.

For example, I bought this 1800mAh battery from DealExtreme:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15622

and although it may not please everyone aesthetically, it really does give double the battery life compared to the stock 900 mAh battery. Also, GPS works perfectly, and the battery meter works fine too. Some OTHER 3rd party batteries may not however.

I think the battery I bought is great - lasts longer than the 1340 mAh battery, and is really useful when travelling - and only cost me US$10.99 including international postage.
Is this 1800mah battery makes diamond same size as HTC 1340mah battery?? or more bigger???

freeda

8th November 2008, 07:07 PM

Oh yes it is. This third party batteries are real crap, they double the size of your phone and it's NOT possible to receive any GPS signal with these. Forget that crap.

And yes, this 1340mah is the original HTC battery - no problems with GPS ;)
It's really tough to get the battery dead now, wasnt able to get it to shut off automatically yesterday evening, I got the battery very weak message and left GPS on, half an hour later I decided to go to bed and load it anyways because it didnt shut off from itself.

i can second that i got 2 of thease batterys as soon as i fitted them no gps signal at all dont waste your money ..................:mad::mad::mad:

jutley

8th November 2008, 11:01 PM

just ordered the 1350ma battrey from expansys £60 delivered that includes the ignito back cover extended i will post my results when i recieve it and charge a few times hope its worth the money.

dsixda

7th February 2009, 05:25 AM

I just received the extended battery from Expensys today. The phone feels so much better in my hand and not so fragile anymore :)

florinbv

8th February 2009, 01:44 AM

I just received the extended battery from Expensys today. The phone feels so much better in my hand and not so fragile anymore :)

Nice, I'm curious about the battery life...

In Italy at expansys the same package (batt + cover) costs 50 euros.

drgrabez

9th February 2009, 11:40 AM

Can I put Diamond with extended battery and its cover into original leather case?(I really like it)
I am planning to by extended battery so, I consider this very imporant.
any experiences

florinbv

9th February 2009, 02:55 PM

just ordered the 1350ma battrey from expansys £60 delivered that includes the ignito back cover extended i will post my results when i recieve it and charge a few times hope its worth the money.

Nice, I'm curious about the battery life...

In Italy at expansys the same package (batt + cover) costs 50 euros.

Actually I've found the same battery+cover (genuine HTC) on mobilefun.co.uk at only 29 pounds!!!

The web is the best and cheap way to find good deals, keep in mind ;)

uccoffee

11th February 2009, 12:30 AM

Can any one tell me how much weight or total weight does it add to the original diamond?
I cant find anywhere in the forum or on the web
Seems it only add 2 mm thickness to the phone, seems cool

shamasis

11th February 2009, 07:52 PM

I see no images in the first few posts? Any clue guys?

gabrieledj

12th February 2009, 05:55 PM

Yesterday I saw my friends diamond with extended battery.....the cover is very nice, and it seems better when u have it in hands.....the feeling is better.....
I'm going to buy it.....:D

charly_mx

12th February 2009, 09:30 PM

I really recommend the official extended Battery.

It lasts twice as long.

GPS signal is excellent

The rubbery feel is great and al for 2.5mm more than the original cover. Its been a great purchase.

Substance001

8th March 2009, 10:49 AM

vale|46

8th March 2009, 05:50 PM

where can i buy it from?

eXpansys has them, I just received mine today, just choose your country.

http://www.expansys.com/group.aspx

Then search for HTC BP E270.

derfler

8th March 2009, 06:12 PM

hey vale 46,

i searching a site that i can order this to my country "israel"

but i didn't find at expansys...

vale|46

8th March 2009, 06:52 PM

hey vale 46,

i searching a site that i can order this to my country "israel"

but i didn't find at expansys...

I don't see Israel either, I'm afraid you have to try eBay or ask a friend oversea to order it for you. But try eXpansys UK first, that's their head office, see if they can ship it to Israel.

http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=166204

drgrabez

8th March 2009, 07:08 PM

I got mine in thursday,and now my battery shows 32 percentage
really good buying!

kennyk09

4th April 2009, 11:18 PM

Yeah, nice touch and looks on the thicker case. It gives you more hand control over the device because it's thicker. Only problem I have is I got the leather case for the regular case's thickness. So what I do is, when I have to use the 1340 battery, I leave the case off and put the device in the leather case. It fits OK, no looseness. The bump of the battery hold it well. And so far I don't
smell any beef:) FYI, you can fit 900 battery in the thick case too. I keep my device in the leather case all the time, so I don't really need the thicker case, PM me (the Netherlands). I got it from here: http://www.pdashop.nl/product/57108/52822/3322/htc-touch-diamond-extended-battery-battery-cover-bp-e270.html