"Powerskin" for HD7

[john nance]

Today my local T-mobile store has in stock a Powerskin for the HD7. It is a silicone skin with A 1500 mAh battery built in. This brings your total mAh to about 2750 mAh. Until now the only add-on battery unit this company made was for the I-phone. I like it! It adds plenty of juice to your HD7 without making the phone into a doorstop. You can put it on and just leave it on all-the-time, or just stick it on when your battery gets low then remove it when your battery is recharged.

 

[tai4de2]

I tried one of these and returned it. The phone feels loose in the skin and the connector feels very delicate. It also turns the phone into a brick.

I really do appreciate that this thing is available but I'd think I'd rather just carry around a second standard battery.

 

[marnold.bhb]

How much was it?

 

[provenflipper]

How much was it?

$50. T-Mobile is running a promo on accessories though... Buy 2 get 20% off, buy 3 or more and get 30% off.

 

[Diamond_dawg]

$50. T-Mobile is running a promo on accessories though... Buy 2 get 20% off, buy 3 or more and get 30% off.

So if i buy 10, i get 100% of? Just wondering

 

[mr charguy]

Sorry The promotion ends at 30%. Buy 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 get 30%

 

[faza11]

Are these for sale in the UK anywhere?

 

[Moon2]

Are these for sale in the UK anywhere?

+1

[10 char]

 

[hukkguai]

So if i buy 10, i get 100% of? Just wondering

Nope it stops at 30% lol. If there isn't anything you need, you can throw in 2 of the $4 neck straps and you will get 30% off of $58 making the skin $40.

 

[stevebonning]

I bought the Powerskin during the promo; got 20% off the $49.99 price. Overall, the quality is good, it adds a level of protection to the phone and gives it a little more to hold on to; yes, it add to the heft of the phone, but that's not a prob for me. I took it one step further and took a belt clip piece and using Permatex Black, stuck it on the back of the Powerskin so that I can now carry the phone in the Powerskin on my belt. Works fine, and the extra battery keeps me going all day without worry.

A highly recommended accessory IMHO

 

[tombrighteyes]

got one myself

just got myself one too
it adds a little bulk, but not enough to make me feel that it bothers me, sure maybe the fact that the phone naked feels all like i could break the glass... but i had a hard case on it anyway and was good, but this is pretty much the same thing but with a battery that charges your phone so i like it, and it doesn't slip that easily allthough i don't know about putting it in my pocket now.. maybe it might be harder since it doesn't slide that easy. but right now just charging the battery

will see how it works out and see if the battery now last me a good long day with really heavy usage

it did before but i was worried and would last most of the day but i never wanted to run out either.

 

[Ttblondey]

whats the brand of the silicone?do they have international post.

 

[Magpir]

i bought this thing.

its just a charger....like the other "powerbanks"

it does not work like th emilli or morphoie juice pack

 

[StyxJ]

So it about doubles your battery life? Seems like a good investment for the long run.

 

[Magpir]

So it about doubles your battery life? Seems like a good investment for the long run.

it doe snot actually double yr battery life

on standby it runs 8 hours on the powerskin and then switches to internal battery
on heavy suage , it runs 2 hours max with heavy 3G web browsing

 

[apollo15rover]

A HOLSTER For the HD7 w/ PowerSkin On DOES Exist!!

Just arrived in today's mail from an eBay purchase.

Just search for anywhere and pick up a holster (I prefer horizontal) for the Garmin GPSMAP 78sc. Not a super-perfect fit, but does the job very well!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330597881904?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_4313wt_1373

 

[5ft24]

I bought one... 3 months old and it is dead... charges with the first LED on the powerskin flashing, then suddenly goes to all 4 on like it's fully charged (even after sitting all night). Plug it into the phone and nothing... Took it back to t-mobile and they said to contact the manufacturer even though they sold it...

 

[kerrkj]

Just bought one, very satisfied.

One unexpected benefit, would be true of all "second battery" arrangements like this is that the phone performs better (network, browsing, video, etc.) when juice is coming from the external battery (returns to normal performance when external battery is drained). This is because the phone thinks that it's plugged in while using the external battery and therefore disables the more aggressive power saving options for network, Wifi, etc.

Also likely why doubling the battery capacity in this fashion(using a second external battery) doesn't actually double the battery life, instead giving you somewhat less than double life.

 

[nalgrim]

What if u turn off the powerskin till the phone battery drains then turn on the powerskin. How is the battery life

Sent from my 32gb HD7 T9292 NextGen+ using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

 

[fiery.sagi]

Any new feedbacks

I checked on amazon and read the reviews of the powerskin
http://www.amazon.com/PowerSkin-Pro.../177-9847782-3454918?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
They arent exactly grt.. instead many arent!! Could any user give a final verdict on their usage, and if the reviews on Amazon should really be taken into account?