Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)BATTERY DESIGN PROBLEMS
Unlimited Sprint/Verizon phone-data-text plans are killing batteries!! The phone manufacturers are FOOLS trying to cut battery size when demand is increasing!! You can impose all the power saving features you want but current draw is current draw and the 1500mA battery is just NOT enough. 1500mA is not enough for ANY phone but the most basic units with maybe @3 hours total usage per day (phone-data). Also note that as the batteries warm up, internal resistance increases, thus their current capacity declines which appears as a more rapid discharge when you start falling below 50% charge. The constant push for "thin" and "ultralight" is just STUPID. If you need this extreme get a bluetooth headset. Every web based cell phone MUST have at least 2500mA capacity but these goons are NOT listening - they want to sell more damn batteries.
USAGE PROBLEMS
My old Treo 700P's were just barely making it through the day with their larger 1800mA batteries and single task operations (no multi-apps running). As soon as I got the unlimited plans, sure enough, I was killing a battery every 8 hours. In a 16 hour day I was just barely making it through with the 2nd battery. Moving to the Treo Pro and windows mobile I was now able to multi-task with background Kinoma or WunderRadio running while surfing and sometimes getting calls (cool!). Oh no...dead battery in 4-5 hours FOR SURE! What?!! Carry around TWO batteries - this was getting OUT OF HAND!
BATTERY NEEDS
Looking at the math and my usage burning through just over 2 batteries per day I calculated I needed something just over 3000mA. The higher capacity would cover my usages plus it would delay this accellerated discharge issue after heating up. Also, the battery heating was transferring into my ear since the whole phone is a heatsink.
THE SEIDIO - GREAT!
I stumbled upon the Seidio on a blog with people complaining about battery problems in general. WOW! MY PROBLEMS ARE OVER! 3500mA is just PERFECT! I list the results below:
- I can go 16 hours without ANY concerns of zero battery.
- The added thickness is noticeable but still not as thick as my old Treo 700P.
- Weight increase is noticeable but not objectionable.
- The soft rubber back adds a nice "grip" to the phone and it no longer slides around compared to the factory shiny back.
- The annoying heating in my hand is GONE. The battery acts as a great thermal sink to draw heat away from the front of the phone/keypad and through the back (mass=heatsink. Simple physics).
- The back is very nicely tooled, snaps on cleanly, and does not fall off even if dropped.
- The back hole for the camera is simple but does not intrude.
- The stylus is unaffected and smoothly slides in/out.
In summary, 3500mA seems like overkill but Seidio did their research and they are right about this capacity. Too bad they did not make a "2500mA" unit since this would solve all issues for the average user and then allow the "power user" to step up to the 3500mA unit.
GREAT product - worth every penny!
Click Here to see more reviews about: Seidio Innocell 3500mAh Extended Life Battery for Palm Treo Pro (Black)
Get 14% OFF
0 comments:
Post a Comment