[BATTERY REVIEW] ECell Gold 2430 mAh Lithium Polymer Battery

[d33ps1x]

Well I arrived home from some boxing day shopping today to a package in the mail from ECell in England.

Sound like a similar tale from two weeks ago? Yup!

It's another battery review and test.

Second week results of my previous test of the Cameron Sino Technology 2200 mAh Lithium Ion "FAT" Battery are now posted in the review thread so check those out as well.

so back to my initial thoughts.

The battery came encased in a simple thin plastic deliver bag with no protection around the battery. Sorry ECell but taking the slow boat from China (Literally) I would expect a little more protection. So...5 points off for shipping style.

What was fairly impressive was the time to ship from England to Canada less the days the post was closed for weekends and holidays totalled 7 business days. So...5 points back for delivery as promised.

The battery is currently doing it's initial charge on the universal charger before I pop it in, clear my stats and start testing.

The first thing I can say about it is...Wow...Shiny. I like shiny things.

Aesthetics aside, it fits properly, nice and snug under the original rear housing. I will have to get used to a "thin" phone again at least for a while...

Ok. Prediction time...

I don't see this battery making 2430 mAh but who knows. Li-Pol is different stuff and hopefully it's what slim dreams are made of.

For $17.00 US, including shipping, I won't complain if it hits 1700-1800 mAh but here's hoping.

Attached are some photos of the HTC Stock, The Cameron Sino Technology and the ECell batteries side by each and parallel for your enjoyment and viewing pleasure. Notice the dimensional similarities between the stock and the ECell.

I don't have my scales of power and wisdom handy so I was unable to weigh the batteries but it feels slightly lighter to the touch but not by a considerable amount.

Right now it is at 3.85 volts and rising and very cool to the touch.

Once it's done it's initial charge I am going to run it dry under normal use a few times to calibrate the battery and post the results for average longevity, coolness to the touch during use, charging, and charge while using.

I will also post the calibrated mAh reading as well as any temperature fluctuations, etc.

Stay tuned.

 

[d33ps1x]

Usage and test results...

2011-12-31:
-Battery took 4 hours to charge up to 4.218 volts
-Estimated full from empty AC charge is 4.5 hours
-No heat generation to speak of during charging or use so far.

2012-01-02:
-Battery has been charged and fully discharged 3 times now. Reset all stats and running an Antutu Battery Test on it that I will also run on the stock and CS 2200 mAh to have some comparisons that mean something.

Testing setup is as follows:

-Same phone with CM7.2 overclocked to 806 mhz to speed up the testing process for all three batteries
-Batteries all conditioned and then charged for 8 hours prior to testing
-No changing of configured apps, services, etc on phone during testing
-batterystats.bin and Battery Monitor Pro history is wiped between batteries
-Wifi and data turned off so the phone does essentially nothing
-Antutu stops phone from locking, dimming, downclocking etc. so it's basically running all out for the entire duration
-No one seems to know what the scores are or how they relate to anyone else but I figure they will relate to each other.
-Once test is complete run Antutu again to run the battery down to 1% for shutdown and get final burn time results from Battery Monitor Pro

TEST 1: ECell Gold 2430 mAh replacement battery
Test start time: 03:03 AM
Test start %: 100%
Test end time: 06:40 AM
Test end %: 19%
Antutu Test duration: 03:37
Rundown end time: 07:22 AM
Rundown end %: 1%
Total test duration: 4:19
Test score: 652

TEST 2: HTC 1230 mAh stock battery
Test start time: 12:58 PM
Test start %: 100%
Test end time: 03:48 PM
Test end %: 19%
Antutu Test duration: 03:00
Rundown end time: 4:32 PM
Rundown end %: 1%
Total test duration: 03:44
Test score: 508

TEST 3: Cameron Sino 2200 mAh replacement battery
Test start time: 05:10 PM
Test start %: 100%
Test end time: 11:31 PM
Test end %: 19%
Antutu Test duration: 06:21
Rundown end time: 12:45 AM
Rundown end %: 1%
Total test duration: 07:35
Test score: 1145

Final Results For ECell Gold, HTC Stock, and Cameron Sino:
-3 Hours and 44 Minutes For HTC Stock Battery
-4 Hours and 19 Minutes For ECell Gold Battery
-7 Hours and 35 Minutes For Cameron Sino Battery
-The ECell Gold, at 13.34% more capacity than the HTC Stock battery, comes in at far less than it's advertised 2430 mAh.
-The Cameron Sino, at 50.52% more capacity than the HTC Stock battery, comes in at more than it's advertised capacity of 2200 mAh

The Conclusion:
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and you can't cheat physics.

Applying the same battery technology you can really only expect marginal performance gains in the same form factor as is shown with the underachievement of the ECell Gold compared to it's advertised capacity.

There were no surprises here.

Double the form factor brought double the capacity. If you're cool with a "Fat Phone", the Cameron Sino Technology 2200 mAh battery lives up to it's expectations and puts some reality back into things. You get a very high capacity battery at a very reasonable $22.00 US

In it's own right the ECell Gold 2430 mAh is a great idea for a cheap and higher capacity replacement battery and that's really the positive in that storyline.

The price is right for a slim replacement battery but they need to stop the gimmickry and advertise it for what it is.

False hope is NOT better than no hope.

 

[loveVII]

If your results are anything like mine, you're going to be extremely disappointed.

 

[d33ps1x]

If your results are anything like mine, you're going to be extremely disappointed.

If it's the case I've got a spare battery and I can review it poorly for not meeting it's claimed rating.

Saves a lot of people time and money on a product.

If it does work well. Directs people to a good product.

Time will tell.

 

[loveVII]

If it's the case I've got a spare battery and I can review it poorly for not meeting it's claimed rating.

Saves a lot of people time and money on a product.

If it does work well. Directs people to a good product.

Time will tell.

http://www.mediafire.com/?m6yd66d46h7kz1g
There's my current widget log file for my 2430mah Gold battery.
I can't get the capacity calculator to run. But those times were taken every 10 seconds from 1% to 100% and back down to 1% if you want to run my data.

It should be noted that the phone was in standby mode minus about 20 texts...

 

[d33ps1x]

http://www.mediafire.com/?m6yd66d46h7kz1g
There's my current widget log file for my 2430mah Gold battery.
I can't get the capacity calculator to run. But those times were taken every 10 seconds from 1% to 100% and back down to 1% if you want to run my data.

It should be noted that the phone was in standby mode minus about 20 texts...

Thanks. In short. How was your experience with it? Been on battery and installing app updates, surfing etc, for 3 hours now and it's already down to 65%.

 

[miguelca]

If it's the case I've got a spare battery and I can review it poorly for not meeting it's claimed rating.

Saves a lot of people time and money on a product.

If it does work well. Directs people to a good product.

Time will tell.

That's what I call public service!
A user that really cares about directing others towards a smart buy.
Respect to d33ps1x for taking this matter so seriously.

I'm curious about your results after the first 3-4 charge/discharge cycles.
I always ignore the first cycle, no matter what battery I use.
Batteries are in stock too long before reaching our hands and their cells need to be "awaken" or electrically stimulated properly.
This will only happen after some serious charges and discharges.
I personally recommend that the first charge is never less than 8 hours long (sometimes I extend it to 12 hours).
By my experiences it does make a difference, even if the battery status led tells you the battery is already full after 3 or 4 hours charging.

Thanks for the public service and I wish you good luck with your experiences.
Never underestimate the first 3-4 charge cycle rule that some known battery manufacturers recommend. Mugen Power for example almost says that your battery will only be ready for use after the 4th or 5th complete charge and discharge...

 

[d33ps1x]

First burn test results for ECell Gold 2430 mAh battery are here!

See this post for test results...

Now burn testing stock battery for comparision.

Decided to formalize the testing a bit more as terms like "under moderate useage", etc, are pretty well useless. Spent the night reading other reviews of this battery for other phones and no one had even a semi formal test in place. Just a lot of guestimates and subjective analysis.

I am going to compare this ECell Gold battery to an HTC Stock 1230 mAh and a Cameron Sino Technologies 2200 mAh doublesize "fat phone" and provide comparison based results from a common setup in a fairly static environment.

Enjoy the first set of results!

DS

 

[d33ps1x]

Final rundown between the HTC Stock and the ECell Gold Head to Head is here...

 

[loveVII]

See this post for test results...

Now burn testing stock battery for comparision.

Decided to formalize the testing a bit more as terms like "under moderate useage", etc, are pretty well useless. Spent the night reading other reviews of this battery for other phones and no one had even a semi formal test in place. Just a lot of guestimates and subjective analysis.

I am going to compare this ECell Gold battery to an HTC Stock 1230 mAh and a Cameron Sino Technologies 2200 mAh doublesize "fat phone" and provide comparison based results from a common setup in a fairly static environment.

Enjoy the first set of results!

DS

My Gold battery was only rated at 320. Guess I got the short end of the stick, eh? What buyer did you purchase from?

 

[d33ps1x]

My Gold battery was only rated at 320. Guess I got the short end of the stick, eh? What buyer did you purchase from?

ECell On Ebay.

If you look at it as a $20.00 replacement battery it's a deal compared to a stock cell at $45.00 but definitely far removed from it's claimed capacity.

 

[d33ps1x]

The final results are in...

And it comes as little surprise.

The three way head to head comparison of the HTC Stock 1230 mAh, the ECell Gold 2430 mAh, and the Cameron Sino Technology 2200 mAh batteries is finally over after a lot of conditioning battery cells and a final long night and day of burn testing.

Read the results here.

 

[m1ndh4x8r]

I'll buy this battery ASAP at 7:00 am tomorow thanks for reviewing it.

 

[d33ps1x]

Update:

I'll buy this battery ASAP at 7:00 am tomorow thanks for reviewing it.

As an update. After cycling it for a while now with full to empty to full cycles it is averaging out at 1503 mAh measured which is as good as a muygen. (sp) at $50.00

With my usage pattern, which is moderate to high, I am getting an average of 1 day 4 hours out of it per use.

It's holding it max millivolts just fine as well.

The discharge cycle is very predictable with no sudden drops throughout the cycle. As you can see when I first use it after a charge cycle there is a steeper drop as I am checking forums, sms, calling, etc.

 

[bsoplinger]

This sounds promising but I want to make sure...

Unlike the big battery which needs a special back for the phone and only fits the smaller Wildfire S not the larger one like my Virgin Mobile (CDMA) this is just a regular sized battery so I should be able to use it, correct?

Sent from my HTC Flyer P512 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk

 

[d33ps1x]

This sounds promising but I want to make sure...

Unlike the big battery which needs a special back for the phone and only fits the smaller Wildfire S not the larger one like my Virgin Mobile (CDMA) this is just a regular sized battery so I should be able to use it, correct?

Sent from my HTC Flyer P512 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk

It's a direct replacement for the HTC Part #35H00154-07M

 

[Android311]

Same thing happen to me, the battery for a gsm will fit a cdma and vice versa, but the backdoor will only work with gsm, I bought a Cameron Sino for my virgin mobile and wad disapointed that it didn't work, battery fits but not the case, the cdma has a weird desing, sort of a lip, making a extended cover for cdma phone probaly won't happen because of the way its designed

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom

 

[laurence997]

As an update. After cycling it for a while now with full to empty to full cycles it is averaging out at 1503 mAh measured

Is this the ecell gold? The same one that logged 652? I read the whole review but am I missing something? Why the high jump in capacity? Is it just more cycles, giving it a better capacity, or am I missing something else obvious. If it does 1503 that's a big increase over the stock battery ya?
BTW, thanks for taking the time to share all the info

Ps, are the test scores not in mAh? Maybe that's what I'm missing. I'll go read again
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App

 

[laurence997]

Yeah, sorry, test scores obviously arnt mAh, my bad. Still, at 1500mAh, not too bad, though hardly realistic marketing

Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App

 

[d33ps1x]

Yeah, sorry, test scores obviously arnt mAh, my bad. Still, at 1500mAh, not too bad, though hardly realistic marketing

Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App

I've got 2 more coming in the mail. Going to condition and test them as well to make sure it's a fairly reliable supplier.