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How to tell OEM V3 Razr battery from fake knockoffs?
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Posted by: Kspecial

Are OEM razr batteries white, like this? (it actually has information on it)

http://pictures.kyozou.com/pictures/_3/2566/2565140.jpg

Or are they black, like this? (without information like mah rating)

http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDet...504167;c:100270

The fact that the 2nd one is cheap doesn't give me confidence, even if they do call it OEM. A phone selling as well as the razr will create a huge market for cheap fakes. And how many real batteries don't have mah ratings on them?

How can we tell which is real?

Posted by: ATnt-RSC

Here's how to tell:

If you buy it for $10 off ebay or some obscure website, it is a knockoff. Period.
If you buy it from a wireless carrier, or from Moto itself, it is legit.
If you buy from a major website (tigerdirect, newegg), pay $25 bucks or more for it, it's PROBABLY legit.

Posted by: jsmithepa

I have a custom phone that cannot be replaced, but I wont hesitate buying third-party, China-made battery for it. Nuff said.

Posted by: Kspecial

In my experience, the knockoffs don't perform nearly as well as OEM.

Posted by: jsmithepa

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Originally Posted by Kspecial

In my experience, the knockoffs don't perform nearly as well as OEM.

Yeah, I guess if u need "that kind" of performance...

I don't use my phone enuff to run out of juice b4r my daily charge, and I live in California, so no cold weather to weaken the batt enuff for me to notice. Give me the cheap stuff!