Hey Ozbargainers
I am looking for a good Samsung Galaxy S2 battery.
Ive heard that the Samsung 2000mAh extended battery was good, but I can't find any in Australia. Same with Anker 1900mAh.
Are there any other good non OEM batteries?
If not, then where do a buy a genuine Samsung battery? (since there are a lot of fakes out there, especially eBay)
Looking for Samsung Galaxy S2 battery
Lblazboi on 29/08/2015 - 18:05
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I would look into Anker brand instead. My S2 is running on Anker cells and they've lasted me a very long time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/accessories/batter…As to whether sellers still stock it, it's probably very hard to find given the age of the smartphone. You may be forced to buy from the American version of eBay (ebay.com rather than ebay.com.au)
Try this listing. The seller is Anker Direct and they are reputable (check the feedback)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-2-Anker-1900mAh-Battery-for-Sams…Genuine cells are also most likely out of stock — if you see one on eBay it's most probably a counterfeit.
I've also heard good things about the "Mugen" brand extended batteries.
They're good too, except they are quite pricey if you sourced them from MugenPower. I had one in my old Acer Liquid Metal.
There are quite a few sites now stocking Mugenpower cells but it's hard to tell which exactly is the real deal.
How are the
MPJ: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MPJ-2600mAh-High-Capacity-extende…
SPB: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/High-Capacity-2800mAh-Genuine-OEM…
batteries?
Feedback does not seem to be too positive. There are quite a few fakes of the aftermarket these days :(
I had an MPJ battery for my LG optimus 4x HD for 8 months… I thought the back cover had lost it's ability to latch properly on the phone, but it turned out that the battery had swollen and expanded about 3mm in height!
If I hadn't noticed sooner the expanded battery may actually have damaged my phone and in worse case scenario started venting. You don't want a lithium battery to vent:
Will second scrimshaw on the Anker S2 battery. Good quality replacements.
I wish they sell 2X lots of S4 batteries, saves on shipping and cost :PDoes anyone know if there is anyway to tell Genuine batteries on ebay? Yes, I know its plagued with fakes on ebay.
Such as this one, NFC enabled. Still cheaper than to buy one unit from Ankor America.http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GENUINE-ORIGINAL-SAMSUNG-Galaxy-S…
Thanks
(Probably I'm bit late to give my experience, anyway here it goes)
I purchased a battery for a Samsung nexus one from ebay a couple of years ago, and it just killed the phone!
After that, I only buy genuine phone batteries.A couple of months ago, I had to replace a battery for my boy's galaxy s2, and this time I ordered genuine like one (I don't believe product images on web sites) from fixmyapple.com.au - it was only $14.85 and free shipping.
When I received it, I was ready to return it if it is not genuine. Amazingly it was genuine at that price! So there you go, fixmyapple.com.au
I bought two from an Australian ebay seller saying they were 100% genuine authentic Samsung batteries. After they arrived they had the same serial number. Weren't very good either.