Samsung offering free extended life battery with Galaxy Nexus

[S4GRU]

Samsung offering free extended life battery with Galaxy Nexus

 

The phone maker is throwing in a free bundle with a longer-life battery and cover to protect it.

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57405142-94/samsung-offering-free-extended-life-battery-with-galaxy-nexus/

 

Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

[pyroscott]

What the??? I had to buy it separate... Oh well. It's worth it.

[S4GRU]

One of the problems with being an early adopter. But to us geeks, its usually worth it.

 

Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

[pyroscott]

One of the problems with being an early adopter. But to us geeks, its usually worth it.

 

Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

 

At least it was half off, or $25 when I bought it. I would be mad if I paid $50 for it.

[MacinJosh]

At least it was half off, or $25 when I bought it. I would be mad if I paid $50 for it.

 

$50 bucks is way too high for a battery, and even $25 is too high for me. I spent $8 on my Shift's extended battery.

[pyroscott]

$50 bucks is way too high for a battery, and even $25 is too high for me. I spent $8 on my Shift's extended battery.

 

This one is OEM and has the NFC chip on it so I suggest buying the Samsung battery in this instance. Otherwise, yes, I would say buy something cheaper off Amazon or ebay.

[AJames25]

Could this be a preemptive move? Maybe the Sprint version will have the extended battery standard. That would definitely outrage the Verizon owners.

[pyroscott]

Could this be a preemptive move? Maybe the Sprint version will have the extended battery standard. That would definitely outrage the Verizon owners.

 

I don't know why it didn't come standard from the start. It isn't like it makes the phone much thicker.

 

check out these comparisons: http://gottabemobile.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/galaxy-nexus-review-4.jpg and http://www.talkandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/DSC_0702.jpg?3995d3

 

I really do not notice when the extended battery is in vs the standard. The only thing I could think of is for cases. Some cases don't fit or don't line up with the side buttons with the extended battery.

[themuffinman]

Could this be a preemptive move? Maybe the Sprint version will have the extended battery standard. That would definitely outrage the Verizon owners.

 

From what I could tell based on the few videos I have seen of the sprint version of the nexus it could have a slightly larger battery.

[S4GRU]

At CES, there were several reporters who were told not to photo the back of the device. Interesting.

 

Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

[themuffinman]

At CES, there were several reporters who were told not to photo the back of the device. Interesting.

 

Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

 

I remember that too, but on other youtube videos a few people actually flipped it over and you could tell that the battery cover doesn't have that little lip towards the bottom which means that it has a higher capacity battery in it. It looked just like the battery cover that comes with the extended battery you get from verizon.