HTC T-Mobile G1 Extended Battery 2300 mAh. Where to Buy, Weight Tests
April 29th, 2010
I conducted a week-long test on my new 2300 mAh extended battery bought on eBay.
After medium use of browser, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and phone calls (maybe 12 hours total), I am happy to report that the G1’s low battery life with the OEM battery (that comes with the phone) has been resolved!
With just three hours left to three full days, I had 7% remaining power. Three days is far better than the 12 to 15 hours use I might be lucky to get with the OEM battery.
Best part is that the battery and cover cost $18 total (shipping included) on eBay! I provide the link to the seller on eBay, in the video. But in case that does not show up, it’s eBay seller meig2006
I was a bit cautious of buying a battery from a Chinese seller (lots of low quality batteries coming from China, as you know), but this seller had great feedbacks from people who had bought this exact setup. Besides, at $18 it was worth the gamble.
As a bonus in the video I conduct weight comparisons on a postal scale of the phone with the OEM and extended batteries.
Here is the link to the eBay seller I mention:
http://tinyurl.com/G1BattonEbay
Also see for all things HTC:
http://htcpedia.com/
Duration : 0:9:57
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
i bought this the …
i bought this the other day and just to say it is so worth the money.. my gf played snake for like 2 hours(kinda weird) and it was at like 75% so i was very impressed i would recommend this to all g1 users. btw nice video lol
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
lol that was …
lol that was hilarious in the beginning. i was like wtf is that piece of shit.
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
my lanyard haha
my lanyard haha
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
i personally have a …
i personally have a 2300mAh extended n my g1 i had music playin all day n night was on the internet had gps on n instantin messagin and i woke up this morning at 8am my battery was at 7%…so with all my heavy use im lovin my g1 even more
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
lol good sence of …
lol good sence of humor
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Hahahahahaha here’s …
Hahahahahaha here’s the battery on the G– wait wat the this isnt it….where the is the — OoO I get confused.. lmao dude ur funny!
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
rofl that was funny …
rofl that was funny your like what the i get onfused rofl
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
LOL
LOL
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
meig2006
meig2006
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
u live in sf..i …
u live in sf..i live in oakland..where neighbors
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
does this battery …
does this battery really increase the life that much longer?
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
oh but still would …
oh but still would have been better if the battery was better hopefully i get it tomorrow and 1 more question does the other battery the one you got on ebay make the phone really wide or can you still fit it in some cases
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
So why don’t Apple, …
So why don’t Apple, HTC and BlackBerry put in bigger batteries? Because they don’t want to sell phones that are huge. People want small phones, not bigger ones.
So even if they said “our phone needs the bigger battery” people will opt for the competitor’s smaller phone.
No one wants to be the first to produce phones with properly sized batteries.
On any smartphone with all features, including a big display there’s complaints on the net about battery life with the stock battery.
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
YES… but so does …
YES… but so does the battery life on the iphone and other smartphones that have lots of battery draining features.
The G1 is better in terms of the battery issue since unlike the iPhone it can be replaced with a spare and/or one can get an extended battery.
The iPhone’s battery can be removed with a lot of work and special tools, but that’s not a solution.
People simply don’t realize how much battery power the phones use when WiFi, BlueTooth, GPS and video are being used.
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
does the battery …
does the battery really suck that bad for the g1 i mean the stock battery
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Wat was the name of …
Wat was the name of the seller u bought this from?
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
If you mean OBEX …
If you mean OBEX file transfer then, yes, sadly the G1 doesn’t support it as standard. If you root the device there is an app called Bluex on the market which enables it though
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
good post mate, i …
good post mate, i have a problem, i dont know how to bluetooth, i mean its not picking up other devices, and yes i have made it discoverable, if you can help let me know. thanks
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
The beginning was …
The beginning was funny as hell!
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Funny and …
Funny and professional vid solved my problem! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
April 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
You are right. My …
You are right. My G1 is dang ugly with that battery, at least from the back.
But I need the battery power so I put up with it.