3500 mAh battery for Droid X works for Droid X2

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Just in case anyone wanted to know, the 3500 mAh batteries that work for Droid X also work for Droid X2 (although most websites that sell these batteries never really make that claim for some reason).

I was using this battery on my DX and loved it. Unfortunately I went swimming and forgot I had my phone with me. Luckily, Asurion sent me a DX2 as a replacement but I was worried the extended battery wouldn't work (as it turns out, the water also killed the battery).
I took a chance and bought a 3500 mAh battery off ebay for about $19.95 and it worked perfectly.
I still have issues with getting a correct battery reading (the phone always thinks the battery is dead by the end of the day when in fact I still have ~40% left) but I just ignore it.
I use my phone HEAVILY - My day starts at 3am and go to bed around 9-9:30pm. I'm constantly web surfing, using facebook, email, weather (every app constantly "pushing" data or refreshing every hour), automatic brightness on, about 2-3 hours of streaming music, play Words with Friends, ZDefense and other battery hogging games, and STILL have plenty of battery left to last me all day.

Yes, this battery if physically HUGE but to me it's totally worth it.
SO in case anyone was interested in using one of these monsters, just know the DO work for the DX2

Hope it helps.

Thanks for the info i had 3500 mah,ill try to look for it for my dx2.

Question

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Hey,
Could the phone be re-calibrated so that it properly reads the battery level?

I understand that there is a method to recalibrate batteries, but with this battery being so much larger would it still work?

Also what rom are you using with the phone?

Thanks!

Ed

If anyone finds this battery I'm curious to how big it is. Please post a link.

If recalibration does not do the trick then there must be some code in the software that tells the phone how much capacity to expect.

Originally Posted by L2_n19h7m4r3

If anyone finds this battery I'm curious to how big it is. Please post a link.

Here is a link to the motorola forums where some guy has the 3500 mAh Gorilla Gadgets battery and has 2 pictures to show you:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/383083

I used to have this exact battery on my DX but it died after I took a dive in the pool. Like I said before, it definitely adds some heft to the phone but I really like it. It makes it more sturdy in my hand. By the way, I don't use a case of any kind.

Since then I just went on ebay and bought the exact battery (minus the Gorilla Gadgets casing) for about 10 bucks less. Works exactly the same. I just searched for "3500 mah battery droid x" on ebay and then did my research as far as a reputable seller is concerned. Once I found someone I could trust, I bought it. It's been working great for about a month now.

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Originally Posted by zakth

If recalibration does not do the trick then there must be some code in the software that tells the phone how much capacity to expect.

I have not been able to recalibrate this battery using any method. I would love for someone to get one and figure it out. I'm with you, though - I'm hoping there is some code on the software that tells the phone the battery capacity.

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Originally Posted by waynewarrior78

Hey,
Could the phone be re-calibrated so that it properly reads the battery level?

I understand that there is a method to recalibrate batteries, but with this battery being so much larger would it still work?

Also what rom are you using with the phone?

Thanks!

Ed

I'm not using any ROMs of any kind but if I remember correctly, ROMs on the DX did calibrate the battery correctly. Not 100% sure on that, though.

Wow, thats a huge battery. What about a cover for it?