Replacement Batteries Don't Always Live Up to Claims
Article
Comments 17
Apr 21, 2010, 3:25 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Based on a test report created by Doug Simmons, third-party replacement batteries don't necessarily pack the same juice that the OEM batteries do. In testing the capacities of a number of OEM and replacement batteries, Simmons found that most manufacturer batteries matched, or nearly matched, their rated capacity. For example, the OEM battery for the Nexus One is rated at 1400mAh, and tested at 1357mAh, or 97% of its rated capacity. Replacement batteries from companies such as Seidio and Mugen were often tested at only 80% of their rated capacity. For example, a replacement battery made by Mugen for the HTC TouchPro2 was rated at 1800mAh, but only tested at 1414mAh. That's 79% of the capacity it should be. Mugen has disputed Simmons' methods and results, but Simmons recommends that people stick with batteries made by the maker of the mobile phone for best results.
Battery Boss »
Mobile Crunch »
In other news
Grass is green, the sky is blue and water is wet. Film at 11.
Allow me to clarify...
The site's a buying guide. I realize there are people who want the best deal and that's why I put in a Cost per amp hour column. I realize there are people who like honesty -- so I put in a rated versus tested column. I realize there are people who put stock in a third party battery company whose name they recognize (Mugen, Seidio, Cameron Sino), companies who use these brands they built for themselves with nice websites and mega high prices that make you think they've gotta be good, and it turns out that those names, with exception to Cameron Sino, will cost you the most on the amp hour ($75, $49 versus
Man, my cheap batteries work great!
I ordered an official Sony Ericsson battery and it lasted 1/8th as long as it was speced at, so low in fact that the phone never gave a low battery warning, it just shut off.
After returning it, I got two batteries on eBay from China each 1/5th the cost of the OEM battery shipped. They last longer than the originally speced OEM battery.
I, for one, am a believer in the cheap batteries from eBay.
We get our generic batteries for our store from a company called Offwire. Since they're cheaper wholesale, we offer them at a lower price than the OEM batteries. For the most part, they seem to hold up just as well, if not better.
Most of the batt...
(continues)
I purchased a Nikon d40 Camera a few months ago and recently bought a generic backup battery on ebay for it. The generic lasts just as long if not better as the OEM battery that came with my camera and only cost me about $7. Well worth the price.
crood
Apr 22, 2010, 8:09 AM
It comes down to value
If I have to pay double for a 15% increase in performance, then I haven't gotten value for my money. It's like when I try to tell my wife that it makes no sense for her to pay more for a purse than the amount of money she'll ever keep in it.
The same is true of all "name brand" products. Whatever added quality the name gives you (in many cases there's actually none) won't be equal to the price markup that just goes with the name.
No matter how much you explain it to your wife, i'll be you lose the purse argument every time, lol.
Here's an idea....
How about making a battery do what you say it is suppose to do? 100% battery power sounds like a better demand than complaining who's giving less power for how much money. Hold all companies to their product, OEM or generic! Stop accepting less!
What else is new?!
We need to hurry up and market Twin Hydrogen fuel cells that are used in the Series 850 Terminators. All kidding aside though....crooked warranty companies also tell you that as long as your battery can be charged to 100% 'capacity' it's not deemed defective, even though it will die five minutes later.
This just in
Antenna boosters don't work either.
Ha!
As I was reading this news item, all I could think of was "Thank you, Captain Obvious!"
No S&%t!
I thought it was common knowledge that generic batteries arent as good as the name brand...same goes with cellular batteries. Mugan is well known for quality though I might add. I never trusted no-name batteries, ive heard stories of them damaging phones while charging, it also voids your warrenty.
Samsung Refreshes Galaxy S Series with S Pen, New Cameras
iPhone 14 Plus Offers a Big Screen For Less
Qualcomm Taps Iridium for Satellite Connectivity
Samsung S24 Series Adds More AI, Updates the Hardware
Mophie's New Chargers Bring Magnetic Mounting To All Qi Phones
