External battery for 3G iPhone?

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by kilsey

.........You can also sync to iTunes via the mini-USB cable.......

Wow! I think that is a feature I would pay for.

[James Verdon]

Geez, I smell corporate bloggers here. If you want to use your iPhone 3G whole day don't buy that Solo thing. I did.. It's a weak battery, weaker then the battery of the iPhone 3G! It's 1200 mAh and you can have 1750 for the same money (3G Juice) They use old technology: li-ion (normal). The 3G Juice and the Mophie use li-polymer. That means that Solo's battery is KAPUTT after only 300 charge cycles. They even put that on the box (not on the site).

The 3G Juice uses the USB-adapter of your iPhone for power, so why get another??

Here's my two cents

If you go for looks, please DO buy RIchard Solo! It's a great design. (See Richard Solo's site)


If you want raw power, go for the 3G JUICE. It's the smallest battery with 1750 mAh and fits easily in your pocket/ glove department. (See Amazon)




If you want both, go for the Mophie. It's stylish AND has raw power.

[kilsey]

Originally Posted by James Verdon

Geez, I smell corporate bloggers here.

Says the dude with 2 posts...

[James Verdon]

That is not true. It's three posts now! Lol.

Oh well, that was not a nice remark of me, I agree.

But I can't understand why people are promoting a Lada when they can have a B&W or Ferrari. I guess I'm too greedy for this forum.

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by James Verdon

Geez, I smell corporate bloggers here. If you want to use your iPhone 3G whole day don't buy that Solo thing. I did.. It's a weak battery, weaker then the battery of the iPhone 3G! It's 1200 mAh and you can have 1750 for the same money (3G Juice)........

No, I really cannot. In fact I cannot have the Juice at any price. Price is only relevant for products that are shipping. When I cannot ship a product I always price it far below the product that is shipping.

[James Verdon]

I am greedy, but you're impatient

Would really have waited for the Mophie or the 3G Juice, or others. Here's why. Type in Google

ars technica backup batteries

[wonderwall]

It is necessary to have an extra back up battery. The best external batteries are juice pack from mophie ($99.95). Please note: this one is only for first generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G compatible battery will be released in September. Mophie juice pack provides more power (1800mAH) than the iPhone internal battery (1400mAH).

[James Verdon]

The battery I raved about earlier in this thread has now 1770 mAh power and new electronics in it, so I ordered a new one. Here are the results:


PLUS

* I drained my iPhone to 0% energy and then plugged in the 3GJUICE to see if it would charge to 100%. It did. With the remaining energy, I filled a Nano.
Then it was exhausted, the poor thing. Pretty good..! Compared to the Solo, it's 100% more power in real life. Compared to the old Mophie: both are in the same league. The Mophie loads a little faster, but give less power then the 3GJuice.

* Refilling took 3 hrs (through USB-port).

* It matches my phone, same black and silver.


MINUS

* No manual, has to be download from site (green company. lol)

* Indicator is too simple for me: just green and red. Would like to see also orange

Overall I am impressed.

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by wonderwall

It is necessary to have an extra back up battery.

Agreed, if only to feel secure. I generally carried a back up battery for my Treo too, but rarely needed it.

Originally Posted by wonderwall

The best external batteries are juice pack from mophie ($99.95). Please note: this one is only for first generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G compatible battery will be released in September. Mophie juice pack provides more power (1800mAH) than the iPhone internal battery (1400mAH).

Or the Richard Solo at 1200 mAHs.

[scriptx]

I got the Tekkeon MP1550 and it works great. The thing that had me buy this was that it takes rechargeable AA batteries and has a built in battery charger. That way in case of emergency, I can buy some AA batteries and charge the phone, but also charge the batteries for a digital cammera, etc.

Lastly, the capacity on NMHD AA batteries is around 2900 mah now which is bigger than most of the iphone specific chargers I have seen.