Digital Solecism

Originally I posted this on the pdaphonehome.com forums:

My Lion 2800 is new, and had been fully charged/discharged three times (four times now!). My Seidio battery is only a couple weeks old, so it should still be in peek condition.

Both batteries were freshly charged via a wall plugin connection on the OEM charger.

Using MediaPlayer to stream a radio station over EVDO, backlight on 80% the entire time:
Lion 2800mAh lasted 7.75 hours before the device shut itself off
Seidio 2400mAh lasted 5.75 hours before the device shut itself off

Not a bad little increase! Actually more of an increase than would be expected through the direct numbers increase in mAh.

Also, in my house with the Seidio battery I regularly get 3 bars of reception, sometimes 4.. until I touch it then it goes back down to 3. With the Lion Battery it is a solid 4 the entire time. Perhaps there is some truth to that metal plate!

The battery cover for the Lion battery is the exact same height as the Seidio, although a little longer in the ‘extended’ portion. That is to say, the battery cover itself is not longer, just the raised portion extends most of the length of the cover. It still fits into my Sprint OEM belt clip perfectly.

If you’re a usage freak like I am, battery life is more than a little important. I used my phone for at least 4-6 hours a day when I’m working, so batteries like these keep me in business and sane. I don’t like carrying multiple smaller batteries, they tend to get lost, and they end up using their charge cycles faster. Plus the fact that on these PPC6700s the larger backing in many ways makes it easier to hold and type on. I love ‘em! I just hope the various manufacturers keep up the competition and keep developing better and long lasting batteries.

Note: The 2800mAh battery is no longer available but they have a 2600mAh battery available here: here.

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