Looking for a good extended battery? Look no further!

[mitchellpurdy]

So I thought I'd share my experience with buying an extended battery for my Galaxy S3.

I got my phone about three weeks ago... I completely fell in love with it, except for one small flaw (at least for a heavy user like me...) - the battery life. If I conserved my battery by managing brightness/radios, using power-saver mode, forcing my phone to use HSPA+ rather than LTE, and had a fair bit of luck, I could charge it before I went to bed and last up to nine hours. Although I could make it work, I figured there had to be an easier way...

So I did a little research and found the QCell 4200mAh extended battery on Amazon. I was definitely skeptical at first, but this was one of the only extended batteries I saw that supported NFC (not that it was a huge deal for me anyway...). So, I hoped for the best and bought it for a little over twenty bucks.

Once it arrived, I popped it in hoping to see improvements instantly. Although I could tell a little bit of a difference, it wasn't much; however, I remember the product page saying something along the lines of "the battery won't reach it's full potential until it has been through five or six full cycles). A week later, the extra battery life began to really show. The other day, I managed to get eighteen hours of battery life, with a 26% charge remaining. This particular day, I left my screen on full brightness, left LTE and WiFi radios always on, kept haptic feedback and vibration on, and even had the GPS running. I didn't even have to use the power-saving mode! [note: I didn't use the video player or play many games this day, but it was still a huge step up]. I would have kept going to see how much time I could really squeeze out of it, but unfortunately I had to wake up early for work the next day, so I just let it charge. Whenever I get a free day, however, I'm definitely going to push the battery to it's limits with games and videos.



If y'all have anyone questions about the product, let me know! So far, the only minor complaint I have it the Blue back cover for the extended battery doesn't look nearly as nice as my original Pebble Blue backing, but it's worth it.

[maybish]

Anyway to post a picture of whatthe back looks like? I was curious how much it changes the shape of the phone.

*** Mays galaxy ****

[LeeSc10]

Anyway to post a picture of whatthe back looks like? I was curious how much it changes the shape of the phone.

*** Mays galaxy ****

I'm interested to to see what it looks like.

[Upscale]

Anyway to post a picture of what the back looks like? I was curious how much it changes the shape of the phone.

Off the amazon website. Assuming they're the real pictures. Appears to make the S3 look fat. IMHO

[San]

I'm waiting for powerskin (Samsung Galaxy S III) to come out with one for the phone... their cases are so good for protection as well as battery extension.

[GeneticDroid]

I'm waiting for powerskin (Samsung Galaxy S III) to come out with one for the phone... their cases are so good for protection as well as battery extension.

Nice find...
Thank u

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[Ollie]

Can you post a Screen on time please. I am interested in an extended battery that can break the 7 hour mark at Max brightness.

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[srs244]

Nice find...
Thank u

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agreed. i signed for their notification of new product release.

[San]

agreed. i signed for their notification of new product release.

Same here! I love their cases because they are made of a nice tough rubber that acts as a great case protector. I have always used their power skins on my other phones and was amazed by the amount of power I was able to gain! Also, they don't heat up like some of the knock-offs. Another great thing is that I could charge the case and it would hold it until I used it, it didn't drain from sitting, other ones did, so it was nice to just keep it charged and leave it in the car, always ready when I needed it!

[SuedePflow]

Wow, that Qcell makes the S3 super fat!
Not sure if that's a worthy trade-off or not...