Has anyone tested the Sedio 1750 mAh Battery?

[Boo Boo]

or spend 10 bucks and get 2 batteries and a wall charger from hong kong. its not hard to swap batteries

[Mystery]

Originally Posted by Boo Boo

or spend 10 bucks and get 2 batteries and a wall charger from hong kong. its not hard to swap batteries

That's what I am doing. Just waiting for my bank to transfer the money to paypal so I can pay him. Seems like a good deal, but will take some time to get here.

[chino331]

I bought the Seido 1750 battery - got it from Amazon for $36.99 + $4.95 s/h. Been using the battery for a couple days - I do get about 2 hours more usage from it than the stock.

[BillJr106]

Originally Posted by chino331

I bought the Seido 1750 battery - got it from Amazon for $36.99 + $4.95 s/h. Been using the battery for a couple days - I do get about 2 hours more usage from it than the stock.

Is this true?? Id be happy if there is ANY improvement at all... If I get 10% improvement its worth it to me... even it is just an extra hour or so... Any improvement is better than NO improvement... and I have money to burn.

[codeman05]

Originally Posted by BillJr106

...I have money to burn.

Well in that case, why don't you pick one up and let us know how it goes

[blockhead428]

I've posted in about 6 different battery threads about the Seidio battery. I used one on my Touch Pro. They're not much bigger than stock but they do give you a little extra usage over stock. I'm also running it through a few discharge cycles but so far it feels like its lasting longer over the stock battery. I think I'm getting close to 20 hours up time with heavy usage. I don't see the point of carrying around 5 batteries, a wall charger, a juice pack, and whatever else. Anyone who tells you that you need all of this stuff is exaggerating. That batteryboss site is crap. I've never had a problem with Seidio. All of their stuff has been top quality for me. I'm using their Innocase and their holster. They fit and work great. Go ahead and order the battery and if you want a good case, get the Innocase/holster combo.

[irev210]

I've read a few things on the Sedio battery, and from what I can tell, Sedio just scams people.

I read a review awhile ago that showed while it appeared the Sedio had more life according to the battery meter, the actual capability of the cell was worse. The phone would last longer from 100 to ~20%, but then drain much faster from 20% to 0%.

Anyway, over at batteryboss a guy has the correct equipment to actually test the cells. The TP2 battery and EVO battery are exactly the same (100% identical/interchangeable) so it makes for a great comparison.

TP2 OEM standard issue 1500mAh 1414mAh png/csv 94%TP2
Seidio, light use 2 mos 1750mAh 1383mAh png/csv 79%
http://www.batteryboss.org/

Thank goodness someone is actually testing these and stopping people from getting ripped off.

[Fabulas]

If it gets me through a full day then its worth it to me.

[irev210]

Originally Posted by Fabulas

If it gets me through a full day then its worth it to me.

It's been tested to perform WORSE than the stock battery... it's NOT worth it.

[codeman05]

Not that I dispute the "batteryboss", but a sample size of one battery per manufacturer and sku is not exactly the most accurate methodology for any experiment / test. Unless I missed it, he also failed to mention how many times he tested a battery, or if he conditioned them properly before testing.

Personally I've never had an issue with the 4 Seidio batteries I've owned, and they have always outperformed the stock batteries by an easily noticeable margin. Could they have some bad ones sure, but to write them off totally based on one guys review of a couple of batteries seems hasty.

Anyway, not trying to push Seidio, I just don't care for jumping to conclusions.
I'd love to see more results so that we can all make the best, informed, decision possible.