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Default [Q] Extended Battery Question

I was wondering which extended battery is the best deal for its price? I'm looking for a battery that can get me through an entire day with extreme heavy usage.. thanks
 
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http://gorillagadgets.com/samsung-ep...ack-plate.html

I bought that one and it is doing pretty well. Seriously gets double or triple the amount of battery life of the stock battery. Only thing is it gets kinda hot with custom roms overclocked and the bulkiness gets kinda annoying but thats too be expected i guess. Was kind of weary for 25.99 versus all of the other ones for 50 plus but its really pretty decent.
 
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My experience is that any generic battery for any product performs as good as or better than the OEM at first, but loses the ability to hold a charge after a short time. At that point a double generic isn't much better than a stock original.

I STRONGLY recommend skipping the generic/third party stuff and going straight for a spare OEM. Swapping out is easy, and you won't have the extra bulk.

(This coming from a guy with two 1500mah generics, two 3500mah generics, and two 1500mah Samsungs.)
FYI: When a someone says "nandroid" what they're referring to is CWM or ClockWork. I wish someone had told me that months ago.
 
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I currently have 2 generic 1500s and they definitely do not perform as well as I'd like them to. I think I'm going to get the oem like you suggested. Thank you!
E: then again, my stock battery isn't performing that well either..
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