Naztech 3000 mAh extended battery - avoid like the plague

[fjhuerta]

I got a Naztech 3000 mAh "extended" battery, since my stock one lasts for around 14 hours on a single charge. I figured I may add an extra 6 hours or so, or use my phone a bit more during the day.

So, here's what happened.

Day one: 4 hours after I charged my "extended" battery, I was down to 15% charge. 1 hour later, it was at 1%. I hadn't used my phone AT ALL. Charged after 6 hours of (no) use.

Day 2: Pretty much the same.

Day 3: Ran Battery Repair and wiped battery stats. No change.

Day 4: Used my phone heavily, and noticed it stayed at 1% for a couple of hours.

Day 5: Noticed a pattern. The battery will drop to 1% within 3~4 hours of use, and will stay there for around 9 hours. Then it'll turn off.

So, the "extended" battery lasts for some 12 hours - tops. 3 hours after charging you won't know how much juice you have left, since it stays at 1% from that point on.

Bottom line: don't waste your money, the battery is crap.

 

[jodahall]

I have the same issue but not with that battery, i've been trying to find a way to fix it, none of the battery voodoo has worked for me yet

after my phone shuts off because it thinks it's dead and i plug it in to charge, within 2 minutes i have about 20% or more charge in the battery, then after 15 minutes it's about 50% or more charge.

is that same thing happening to you ??

 

[fjhuerta]

I have the same issue but not with that battery, i've been trying to find a way to fix it, none of the battery voodoo has worked for me yet

after my phone shuts off because it thinks it's dead and i plug it in to charge, within 2 minutes i have about 20% or more charge in the battery, then after 15 minutes it's about 50% or more charge.

is that same thing happening to you ??

Sort of, yes. It charges in half an hour, tops - if the phone is turned off. If I then turn it on, the phone shows 40% charge, or so - and tops 10 or 15 minutes later. Bizarre!

 

[rapidmancy]

Happens to me also but only with the replacement battery i have.? It discharges fast and stays at 5% for a few hours. The OEM Battery 1880mah works fine about 1 and half day

Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

 

[terminator1983]

Happens to me also but only with the replacement battery i have.? It discharges fast and stays at 5% for a few hours. The OEM Battery 1880mah works fine about 1 and half day

Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

I am having the same issue with my OEM Battery.Is there any solution for this or can we set the indicator to show the charge according voltage of battery bcoz i have noticed that charge time is good only indicator is not showing it accurately .My phone last full charge lasted more than 17hrs but it was on 5% in 2 to 3hrs of use.

 

[fjhuerta]

Update: Today my charge was at 100% at 10.00 AM. With light usage, the phone died at around 5.30 PM.

 

[41.]

My battery seems to report better percentages of juice left if I use Kholk's kernel, but I'm not sure exactly why. It doesn't go along very well with Faux's kernel, though.

...can't say much about the factory kernel. Haven't used it much myself.

 

[Ciloteille]

I got a Naztech 3000 mAh "extended" battery, since my stock one lasts for around 14 hours on a single charge. I figured I may add an extra 6 hours or so, or use my phone a bit more during the day.

So, here's what happened.

Day one: 4 hours after I charged my "extended" battery, I was down to 15% charge. 1 hour later, it was at 1%. I hadn't used my phone AT ALL. Charged after 6 hours of (no) use.

Day 2: Pretty much the same.

Day 3: Ran Battery Repair and wiped battery stats. No change.

Day 4: Used my phone heavily, and noticed it stayed at 1% for a couple of hours.

Day 5: Noticed a pattern. The battery will drop to 1% within 3~4 hours of use, and will stay there for around 9 hours. Then it'll turn off.

So, the "extended" battery lasts for some 12 hours - tops. 3 hours after charging you won't know how much juice you have left, since it stays at 1% from that point on.

Bottom line: don't waste your money, the battery is crap.

Actually, the atrix doesn't support aftermarket batteries. Motorola says so, and Mugen says so. That battery is fine, you can use it on 1% for a while. And when it dies charging from 1-99% is accurate for my battery. But when you hit 100% all bets are off.

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Update: Today my charge was at 100% at 10.00 AM. With light usage, the phone died at around 5.30 PM.

Did you turn phone off to charge, and pull battery and after it boots to a ?. You should let it sit there for a while and try again.

 

[fjhuerta]

Mugen has an extended battery for the Atrix:

http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-for-motorola-atrix-4g-with-battery-door.html

Of course, that one is $119, so it probably will work as intended...

Yesterday I got 6 hours out of my charge. I got fed up and swapped the battery for the stock one. $25 I'll never see again...