Seidio 2600mAh extended battery

[mbeatle]

You just linked it. I don't think we're disagreeing here...

[Laurence5905]

The more I look at that battery cover, the more I'm reminded of those cheap, plastic fake hood-scoops that you saw the rednecks putting on their cars in the late '70s and early '80s...

Ugly...

I do hope they offer a slim battery so I don't have to have that ugly hood-scoop on the back of my beautiful Droid.

[DocWalt]

The first pic is probably just a size comparison between the "regular" (really a slim extra life battery) and the super battery.

I agree, it's kinda ugly, but it's certainly better than the extended batteries on my old, old phones.

[windstrings]

You just linked it. I don't think we're disagreeing here...

opps, your right.... I misunderstood.

[seidioseidio]

Hello All,
Thank you for your support and rather keen eyes! We have noticed the the error and have corrected it. The battery is in fact a 2600mAh battery instead of the 1750mAh. The included battery door adds no more than 0.9cm (or 0.35in) in thickness. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns!

Regards,

[windstrings]

Hello All,
Thank you for your support and rather keen eyes! We have noticed the the error and have corrected it. The battery is in fact a 2600mAh battery instead of the 1750mAh. The included battery door adds no more than 0.9cm (or 0.35in) in thickness. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns!

Regards,

awesome!..... thanks for the correction.

I do have another question.. please forgive my ignorance.

I too have had extended batteries and I've wondered if the part that fits in the regular space is mostly filler?

What I mean is.. if you add a plate thats bigger than the original "and" you still have battery filling the original space then why isn't to total Ah more than twice the size of the original?

I seems to me the extended batteries take up more than twice the physical space of the original yet don't provide similar ah capacity to reflect that size?

Could you please elaborate as to what actually happens in the building of an extended battery that may help explain?

[Rikybob]

Laurence, I was thinkin the exact same thing!


R/B

[windstrings]

LOL!... sorry we're such hard customers... all else fails, it sounds like you have a great battery that slams the competition.

I"m just trying to figure out if they elect to simply not add the max amount of ah possible to keep costs down and figure people won't appreciate and pay for it, or if there are limitations to these types of battery configurations because its apparent to keep the same voltage, there are either more cells ran in parallel or bigger cells.

If the cells are ran in parallel it would make sense to be forced to use the same type, and size of cells that fit in the smaller "standard" space so as to keep the whole battery in balance...then when counting for efficiency losses.. you basically only get close to double the original ah that way.

But if there is a way to make "bigger" cells and have them bend or conform to the crazy physical shape needed, we could have even more.

I'm betting the first scenario is closer to what happens.

Seems the easiest way to build such an extended battery would be to not create a new form factor of cell but simply double the existing and parallel/sandwich them together into a case... anything otherwise would get expensive.

[mbeatle]

LiPo batteries can be made with virtually any dimension. I seriously doubt they are using two cells in parallel. That's not the best solution.

I'll be interested to see the look of the new Innocase that works with the extended battery. There will ultimately be voids due to the design of the Droid's battery cover (they use a small plate - the entire back doesn't come off) but the phone will look much better, IMO. I believe they should have made the entire back chunkier and done away with the rear battery cover altogether. Instead, make an Innocase style back, perhaps with some strategically placed foam over the other components and battery to give it stiffness.

[windstrings]

LiPo batteries can be made with virtually any dimension. I seriously doubt they are using two cells in parallel. That's not the best solution.

I'll be interested to see the look of the new Innocase that works with the extended battery. There will ultimately be voids due to the design of the Droid's battery cover (they use a small plate - the entire back doesn't come off) but the phone will look much better, IMO. I believe they should have made the entire back chunkier and done away with the rear battery cover altogether. Instead, make an Innocase style back, perhaps with some strategically placed foam over the other components and battery to give it stiffness.

Do you have a link that shows what the Innocase may look like with this extended battery?

-------------EDit... nevermind.. I found your post here

But in that pic it looks like the standard battery... a very nice looking case!

Surely they would make one for their own battery?