Galaxy Nexus LTE Owners, This 4,000 mAh Battery Is Just For You

Posted at 7:06 am March 6, 2012 by


We took a look at the Galaxy Nexus a couple months back. While we generally loved the device and software, the battery life, at least on the LTE version, was terrible. It would literally sit there and die in our hands. But such is the way first-gen chipsets and hardware work — they’re test beds for the greater things to come. But if you couldn’t wait for more efficient LTE phones — And we don’t blame you, waiting sucks! — a couple of extended battery options have trickled out for Galaxy Nexus owners. While we’ve seen various capacities hitting up to a fat 3800 mAh, it is Mugen who has brought the largest, longest running battery to market at 4,000 mAh of pure, un-tethered goodness.

As you can see in the image above, mini-fission reactor-like runtime doesn’t come without a major drawback in the size department. The included back casing has a massive lump and quite frankly makes the Galaxy Nexus an ugly ogre of a device. Still, if you’re the type that doesn’t want to have to charge their phone every few hours, batteries such as Mugen’s $99 4,000 mAh power pack are your only real solution.

More: 4,000 mAh Galaxy Nexus battery by Mugen.

 
Source: Phonearena | Via: TheDroidGuy, Ubergizmo

   
  • Darren Swanson

    The G-Nex in the photo is the GSM version. Soo… Your article title is a bit misleading. I would love a battery this big in my LTE model but they should spread the batter out a bit instead of making it one big block so that they can keep the phone a wee bit slimmer. After you get out past the necessary size to fit the batter within the compartment, of course. So the battery would look like this from a side angle:

              _____
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    ______|      |
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    |_____        |
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             |        |
             |____|

    That, of course, is a very rough sketch, but you get the idea.

    • http://www.gadgetsteria.com The Gadgeteur

      Not really. I’m not saying it is an LTE-only battery. Just that because the battery the battery life is so terrible, this is an almost “must-have” accessory.

      And in all fairness, that still looks quite blocky :p I like the uniform look of the original better.