If you own the T-Mobile G1, you might find yourself longing for an extended battery to replace the included 1150mAh battery that comes with the phone. I recently picked up a 1200mAh battery off of eBay for $5.99 and, believe it or not, it actually feels like I’m getting a barely-noticeable increase in battery life – barely noticeable, but noticeable nonetheless (although, again, barely).
Well, while there have been promises of standard-sized G1 batteries that are able to pack in as much as 1400mAh, a substantial improvement over the standard battery, they’ve been slow to be released (if released at all).
I’ve been checking Seidio.com somewhat regularly to see when their version’s going to ship (it’s been saying Coming Soon for a while now) and I just noticed today that it’s shipping. I’m not sure how many days it’s been shipping because I haven’t checked in about a week but, hey, it’s there for $42.95 and ready to ship. I’ve purchased stuff from Seidio before and I can attest that it’s a legitimate store (and no, I don’t own stock, work for them, know them, think they’re cute, or play racquetball on the weekends with any of them).
I’ll pick one up and review it soon, so sit tight.
Percentage or Minute-wise how much more battery life are you getting with the 1200mAh over the 1150mAh.
I am assuming its not as simple as stating its 5% more.
,Michael Martin
http://www.googleandblog.com/
They can put people on the moon, but they can’t make a battery in a fancy cell phone that can last longer than a few (real, useful) hours? Strange.
That’s a nice touch. Seidio.com charges six bucks to USPS mail you a battery they’re charging $43 for. Guess what? The eBay dude was making a tidy profit at $6. I’ll pass.
A statement from googleandblog saidthe new battery will last 22% longer and will be released with a matching back shell for the g1 as the battery will be bigger
It might be marketing strategy.
also check out the batteries Mugen Power is doing: http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=t-mobile+g1&x=0&y=0