HTC Battery Bank!

**MordyT** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:13 PM

One of the biggest questions I see here on the forum is “How do I make my battery last longer?” While you can tweak your phone and get a couple extra hours from it, most of us still need to plug into a car or wall at least once a day. The problem with that is you need a car or wall outlet. That is where HTC comes to the rescue.
Introducing the new HTC Battery Bank!

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HTC’s Battery Bank offers a 2680 mAh battery, and is advertised as providing "the ability to charge your device up to three times.” That is probably not true for most phones these days but can defiantly make a difference.
HTC’s Battery Bank utilizes a standard Female USB connector to power your mobile device. The Bank itself is charged using one of HTC’s ExtUSB connectors, allowing you to use a mini-USB cable or any HTC charger. A mini-USB cable is included, and can be used for either purpose.
One of the nice things about this Battery Bank is that power is output at USB 2.0 standards of 5VDC and 1000mA, so there shouldn’t be any issue using this with micro-USB or proprietary USB cables.
The Battery Bank also features a LED power meter on the side. This meter stays lit when charging, or activates after the button is pressed in order to give you a quick read on your power level.

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**Young_breedent** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:17 PM

Nice!!!!!

**yearn** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:27 PM

Thats pretty sweet, whats the size and cost??

RockSta® · #4 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:27 PM

So how much does this run for??? Whats the dimensions? Is it available yet?

Edit: ok YEARN beat me to it.

**MordyT** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:41 PM

Cost will be somewhere around $70.00
The Part# is: A5488 and the Mnf# is :79H10029-00M
It will be available around Augest 3.
It's also known as the "BB G300".
I don't have the dimensions yet.

a_c_s · #6 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:50 PM

I have been using a power pack from APC that is twice as thin and considerably cheaper...I'm at work so don't have the model number, but functions the same way, with a short USB cord used to charge on the go...as a matter of fact, I can fit the phone, attached to the APC, in the front pocket of my shorts, it's that thin...I'd say it probably has the capability to charge the phone 1 1/2 to 2 times, so not quite as much juice as the one above, but certainly a lot cheaper and I believe thinner...

**Carla** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:50 PM

This runs around $70, how much is an OEM extra battery?

riironman · #8 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 04:50 PM

i have the sprint version. still kinda sucks to haul that thing around

**Whosdaman** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 05:24 PM

lol , what? Are people seriously considering buying this? You going to carry this around all day along with your phone to charge it?

I mean if you need to charge it just plug it in, when are you going to be gone from so long that you wont have any place to plug it in?

And you have to charge the Battery Bank now lmao.....so instead of 1 simple thing to charge, you have 2? Not worth $70 by far...I think it should be rentable, or practical causes

**MordyT** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-31-2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlaDarla

This runs around $70, how much is an OEM extra battery?

i think - i could be wrong - that oem extra is around $35