Anyone used Mugen batteries, new 4800mAh for streak announced

[Guest tudorw]

I know nothing about this company, just came across this press release;

New battery provides capacity of 4800mAh - more than triple over stock Dell Streak battery.

(PRWEB) September 23, 2010 -- Mugen Power Batteries (http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com), producer of premium quality extended batteries for mobile devices, announced the launch of new extended battery for Dell Streak. The new product - HLI-M01MXL (http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-4800mah-extended-battery-for-dell-streak-m01m.html) has a capacity of 4800mAh - more than TRIPLE of the stock Dell Streak battery, which only has 1530mAh.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100923/bs_.../prweb4546214_1

Anybody used this company's products, sounds great!

[Guest m4tt24]

I dont like the look of the streak with this huge battery attached to the back if the picture is anything to go by, mind you I dont have some of the battery issues some people are having/had.

[Guest popsi]

Interesting, but sure adds thickness to the Streak. Pretty expensive at $ 129.95 too...

[Guest GriZlore]

Have you seen it?

it is HUGE

[Guest GriZlore]

snap :lol:

[Guest Fxx]

They have another one with 1800mAh you can use the same battery cover for only $39.95.

http://shop.eten.hu/mugen-power-1800mah-ex...treak-m01m.html

[Guest miker71]

with great power comes .. great big batteries.

i used a mugen extended battery on my Nexus One and didn't have any problems with it.

i'm two minds - i love the convenience of an extended battery - hate the inconvenience of none of the standard accessories fitting afterwards ...

will wait for a video review of this mutha before final opinion - not an impulse buy at $129

[Guest Techneut]

Here is a video...

http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=7483

[Guest twe]

I remember reading that it's not always to do with the mAh that they quote. A lot of talk I saw on this other Android forum about how sufficient the battery has to be. This was when I had my HTC Desire. Anyway the higher quoted mAh batteries did not last longer, probably about the same as the HTC original or worse. So it's to do with the quality of the battery.

[Guest Shauneh]

A lot has to do with the make up of the battery, the way in which it holds its charge, the way in which the battery reports charge to the device and also when the battery stops getting charged.

For instance, a lot of poor batteries have insufficient ways of telling if it is fully charged, this causes overcharging and kills off parts of the cell, meaning in a short space of time, it will drastically reduce the lifespan of the battery.

I would never trust 3rd party batteries, those who have a PSP and have bought the 'mega' batteries will know that mAH from 3rd parties hardly ever equates to quality. Battery technology is probably the slowest growing/progressing tech as they still need to maintain a really high quality in order to strafe off degrading.

There are some exceptions and no-one can really vouch for each model, but at the same time, you get mixed reviews from the same product for this reason.

Thanks,

--

Shauneh

[Guest tudorw]

thanks, I think I'll stick to carrying a spare and maintaining the svelte lines of my streak... plus it would take some serious modding to get my official case to fit around that...

[Guest ulfses]

Is there anyone that bought the 1800mah battery from mugen?

I would like to know if its worth the $$ B)

[Guest wyxwyx]

Is there anyone that bought the 1800mah battery from mugen?

I would like to know if its worth the $$ B)

i ordered results coming soon...

[Guest satiros]

hi

i have use mugen with my hp 614c

no problem with battery or delivery

everything ok

BUT

besides turn in ugly my device or this device

when it fell out of my pocket im 190cm with the extra weight

the fall fxxx my device

i believe if i was on stock i woudnt have any problem

and i suggest external power (portable charger or extra charged battery to all of you )

because the acceleration with extra weight brings you device out of specs for fall

take care

hope i helped

satiros

[Guest OmegaStalker]

Are there like Streak battery chargers? so we can charge another streak battery at the same time?

[Guest Flavio]

Are there like Streak battery chargers? so we can charge another streak battery at the same time?

Check eBay.

[Guest Amdathlonuk]

because the acceleration with extra weight brings you device out of specs for fall

Unfortunately that's not entirely true....

Once critical mass has been reached, all things will fall at the same speed (depending on aerodynamics...etc). :P

[Guest falum]

cant resist a physics twist in a topic. The force it hits the ground with is the change in momentum (mass x Velocity) divided by the time to change momentum (hitting the floor). so even though there is no change in acceleration, the extra mass gives it more momentum so the force goes up.

I suppose it really depends on how it hits the ground. sometimes its just bad luck that you twang a gadget in a soft spot.

Just my geeky 2 pence worth.

[Guest Tim6772]

Also need to consider:

Height before drop minus distance before terminal velocity (deducted from 'Absolute' terminal velocity) divided by physical mass of dynamic proportions and maximum rebound density of object and target materials, yeah, boring lol

:P

[Guest Barracuda81]

Hi!

Is there any chance to fix battery indicator in Android for such huge capacity battery?

It's indicates charge level incorrectly.

For more than half a day I using battery with level less than 1% with no chance to know the real status of charge.

[Guest GriZlore]

Have you tried the Battery Left widget? that enables you to calibrate each battery you use and also allows you to specify the battery capacity

[Guest Barracuda81]

Now I'm in the middle of process of testing Mugen Power 4800 mAh Battery.

Well, one week of usage and two recharges. I've received battery last Friday, charged it at Monday a little and Thursday in full (whole night 8 hours min). Well, what could I say....today is my second charge. So I could say that it can last for 3 days of use. Not so bad actually.

So what I did on phone:

1. Calls

2. Music in Car

3. Games

4. Video a little

After the indicator of charge in Android becomes red you got at least 6-8 hours more before you phone dies.

One little inconvenience at the beginning is that you have to train you battery and need to guess the moment when to start to charge battery and have enough time (8-12 hours) to charge it well even if the indicators shows you that battery fully charged.

Right now I'm testing Battery Life widget in order to calibrate real capacity for battery. Thanks to GriZlore

[Guest sashamed]

Does anybody tried to use this battery with gingerbread? Does gingerbread have better measuring battery life than froyo? With froyo 2.2.2 , in first 24h, I have battery life from 100% to 1%, and second 2 days I have all the time only 1%. I never know real battery life.

[Guest AIR-WIZZ]

I have the Mugen 4800 mAh on my Streak 5. I picked it up on eBay for $75 from a guy who no longer uses his Streak. I also have the Commuter series Otterbox Case. I modified the Otterbox to accomodate the Mugen 4800mAh by cutting out the back using the original battery cover as a template. Works great.

Look here-->

Going to try using 'Battery Calibration' by Nema available on the App Store. I'll post my results When I get them.