Why Does Verizon have it's own Battery?

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I have the US Cellular one (which that non-standard battery is supposed to cover).

Same mAh, same voltage. Obviously they used the same stock photo for both on that site. Could be pin positioning or form factor. We'd have to get a Verizon/USCC battery beside another type's to see.
 

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My guess would be that it's similar to the Galaxy Nexus. The battery is positioned slightly different in the phone, so it needs a different size or pin position to work with the layout. Anyone have actual pictures of both batteries side by side for comparison?
 

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I hope they are the same, because I was going to order the charging kit which I guess comes with the standard battery. Meh, I'm getting it on Verizon so I unfortunately have plenty of time to call and check just to be sure.
 

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I'm not positive, but when I had my Droid I think the battery placement was different, like stated above. However, this was due to the lack of a sim card so the position was slightly different. Upon looking at the photos of the note 2 sim slot, it doesn't look like this would be an issue.

However, it is Verizon, so maybe they made a slightly different battery to put in some more proprietary logos.
 

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The part numbers are the same so I would assume they were the same (but possibly with a different pin position).

Another possibility is that the Verizon version will have NFC in the battery like the S3 vs having it in the battery door like the rest of the Note2 versions.
 

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Okay, this will leak soon anyways so I might as well just post it up here.

Verizon's battery is actually very different than the other carrier's versions. I'm a Senior Customer Experience Manager within Verizon's corporate structure. The company has made some major breakthroughs regarding power management and they will be showcased first on the Galaxy Note 2 from Samsung.

I know this is hard to believe but read through and you'll understand. Verizon's Galaxy Note 2 battery is actually charged with sound in a way. It sounds farfetched, but I'll tell you how it works. The battery has a copper charging coil similar to other wireless charging standards, the hardware is tuned to a very specific frequency which you can reach specifically when you scream the phrase "VERIZON WIRELESS" in an open, public area. Unfortunately, due to the light in the VZW branded home button(which can be seen from space), the battery discharges pretty much immediately during use, but the good news is this. As long as you keep screaming "VERIZON WIRELESS" at the top of your lungs in crowded public areas without stopping for more than 2 seconds at a time, the phone maintains a charge! Like MAGIC! Amazing! You can also buy an $80 conveinence adapter that verizon has designed in conjunction with samsung. Another first in the field of consumer electronics, it's a suppository! You place the adapter inside your a%&hole and power is generated off of the energy being depleted from your broken spirit as a verizon customer! All of this will be released with the note in 3-7 months, this is of course after the delays we will experience due to branding and wiring the home buttons.

We at Verizon really wish you as customers didn't demand home button branding so we could get these out to you faster, but we are happy to do anything and everything we can to fulfill our customers slightest whim.

-Chad Stankonya
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Galaxy Note™ II Standard Battery (3100mA)
Galaxy Note™ II Standard Battery (3100mA) (Verizon & US Cellular)

I was just wondering if anybody had any insight of what the differences could be, thanks in advance.
I wonder since US Cellular and Verizon both use LTE if the Verizon/USC phone has a different layout. /speculation
 

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The part numbers are the same so I would assume they were the same (but possibly with a different pin position).

Another possibility is that the Verizon version will have NFC in the battery like the S3 vs having it in the battery door like the rest of the Note2 versions.
The part numbers are not the same.

EB595675LZBXAR = Verizon/USCellular version
EB595675LABXAR = Standard version

With the price being the same, I couldn't imagine there being much difference feature-wise. My guess would be that they're keeping them separate simply for initial supply reasons.
 

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I just emailed Samsung so hopefully in a couple of days we will get a useful response.
So I got a response from Samsung's technical support. It sounds like there is no difference between the batteries. However, the little pr crap that they spewed right after the definitive answer confuses me so I still remain skeptical.

The part numbers are not the same.

EB595675LZBXAR = Verizon/USCellular version
EB595675LABXAR = Standard version

With the price being the same, I couldn't imagine there being much difference feature-wise. My guess would be that they're keeping them separate simply for initial supply reasons.
Where are you getting the last 5 digits? Is that from the URL?

I hope they are the same, because I was going to order the charging kit which I guess comes with the standard battery. Meh, I'm getting it on Verizon so I unfortunately have plenty of time to call and check just to be sure.
If it makes you feel better, all the webpages for the different phones link to the same charging dock.
 

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brizey

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Does the battery come with a new cover? There may be different antennas in the battery covers (cdma vs gsm).

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Jeff_in_LA

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Okay, this will leak soon anyways so I might as well just post it up here.

Verizon's battery is actually very different than the other carrier's versions. I'm a Senior Customer Experience Manager within Verizon's corporate structure. The company has made some major breakthroughs regarding power management and they will be showcased first on the Galaxy Note 2 from Samsung.



-Chad Stankonya
Senior Customer Experience Manager
Verizon Wireless Communications
666 DevilsAsshole Parkway
honolulu, HI 12345
That was funny!
 

impala454

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Where are you getting the last 5 digits? Is that from the URL?
Yes. But it looks like all the other batteries follow the same pattern. If it's a Verizon battery it has a Z in that spot vs the "regular" one has an A. Not sure what it means but it's different for a reason I'm sure. Even if the battery is identical, could just be a distribution thing.
 

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Yes. But it looks like all the other batteries follow the same pattern. If it's a Verizon battery it has a Z in that spot vs the "regular" one has an A. Not sure what it means but it's different for a reason I'm sure. Even if the battery is identical, could just be a distribution thing.
Some past VZW phones have had device specific batteries, but some other versions did work with it, even though they had a different number on them.
 

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I too am considering the extra battery/charger combo and maybe one other accessory from Samsung's site with the 50% off promo. Funny how the battery alone costs the same as the battery w/ charger unit.
 

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I too am considering the extra battery/charger combo and maybe one other accessory from Samsung's site with the 50% off promo. Funny how the battery alone costs the same as the battery w/ charger unit.

Samsung's own website says it's compatible with the Verizon model. We need to squash these battery rumors with an actually comparison.