Review: HTC Extended Battery and Cover

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You lot can never have besides much ability. As Windows Phones become more versatile, the need for ability becomes more critical and sometimes the stock battery isn't enough.

We employ our Windows Phones to surf the internet, text, email, watch videos, listen to music, play games on, and in between those activities nosotros make a few calls. While power management has improved greatly with Windows Mobile sometimes the standard battery isn't enough.

For those needing a little more staying ability with their Tilt2, the HTC Extended Battery and Cover may be just what y'all're looking for. You know the drill, to read more on HTC's extended battery and cover, follow the break.

More power = more bulk

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The skinny on the HTC Extended battery is it packs 2150mah of power compared to the stock 1500mah of the standard battery. The Extended Battery is also about twice the thickness of the stock battery. Because of the larger size, the battery is non compatible with the stock comprehend. Enter the HTC Extended Battery Comprehend.

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The cover extends a shade over 1/4" than the standard comprehend and is contoured slightly to avoid a boxy feel. The Extended Battery Cover has a large recess at the top to suit the camera, speaker, and mute push. A large cutout is at the bottom of the cover for the rear microphone.

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The Cover'southward finish matches the Tilt2 nicely simply is a niggling on the slick side. The glossy plastic is likewise a fingerprint magnet.

Operation

If my math is right, the Extended Battery gives you 43% more bombardment power over the standard battery. In using the Extended Battery for a week, I plant actual operation to be a piddling better.

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On a typical day of using electronic mail, the web browser, making calls, and setting/checking appointments my Tilt2 will terminate a 12 hour 24-hour interval with approximately 45% of the bombardment life remaining.

In using the Extended Battery for a calendar week, nether typical apply, I ended the twenty-four hour period in the neighborhood of 67% battery life remaining. Again, if my math is right this reflects a 48% increment over the standard battery.

Fit and Experience

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While the increase in battery power was a welcomed modify, I had my reservations on the increase in size. HTC contoured the Extended Battery Cover merely enough to maintain a comfy experience to the HTC Tilt2. Unlike the Extended Battery options for the Affect Pro/Fuze, which made that Windows Phone experience indigestible, the Tilt2 fit well in the hand with the Extended Bombardment Encompass.

I would have preferred a little texture in the Cover's finish to help accost the slickness. Nevertheless, between the contoured design and the camera recess, at that place are plenty gripping points to assist deal with the slick finish. The larger battery does give the phone more than heft but not enough to weight you down.

You lot may be able to savor extended battery performance without the need for a new case. I did find that the Tilt2, fitted with the Extended Battery, would fit in my everyday case, the Ecolife Side Case, just was a wee bit snug. The larger class factor did better in the Naztech Ultima which had a little wiggle room to brainstorm with. I constitute similar results with the Smartphone Experts Side Pouch.

Overall Thoughts

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The HTC Extended Bombardment and Comprehend for the Tilt2 does give you a significant increase in battery life. This tin can come in handy if you utilize your Windows Telephone considerably during the day but aren't always nearly a charging solution. The increase in battery life does come at a slight toll by manner of an increase in size and weight.

The good news is these increases are manageable. I didn't experience weighted downwards in using the Extended Battery and the larger size felt good in the manus. The Tilt2 fitted with the Extended Battery, while having a different feel to it, was no more cumbersome than the telephone is fitted with the standard bombardment.

The HTC Extended Battery and Cover may non exist for everyone. If the standard battery is meeting your needs, and so it would be hard to justify the increment in size and weight. However, if you are needing more than battery life for your Tilt2 (also available for the Dart Touch Pro 2), the HTC Extended Bombardment and Cover is definitely worth considering. There are alternatives extended life batteries out at that place that won't extend the size of the Touch Pro2/Tilt2, such every bit the Seidio Innocell, only lack the longevity of the HTC battery.

The WMExperts Store sells the HTC Extended Bombardment ($49.95) and the Cover ($19.95) separately or you can buy them together for $65.

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