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Motorola Aftermakret Batteries??
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Posted by: cow07

Hi everyone,

I recently came across this site, which seemed pretty decent - I also remember seeing it from another forum which claimed they sold quality batteries.

However, I'm skeptical of their quality and was wondering if anyone had experience with this place:
http://factorydirectcellular.com/ho...e-batteries.htm

I am particulary interested in the Slim and the Stanard version for the Motorola v60. They are aftermarket batteries that suppose to fit the v60 series in the Slim, Standard or Ultra size battery covers.

Chad from metalfaceplates.com (cool guy) had also recommended to me on ebay ShopOEM dot com: http://search.stores.ebay.com/ShopO...chargerQQsofpZ0
and on their pages, they claim they have orignal batteries but their information for each battery seems kind of off and well... its ebay, there are just too many fakes around these days.

Here are some information I gathered from their webpages:
Factory Direct Cellular, batteries are made in Japan but assembled in Taiwan, comes with 1 year warranty, and they claim to be brand new and not recycled.

Shop OEM, batteries are made in China (supposedly Panasonic rebranded) and original Motorola batteries. Unsure of their warranty, but there is always ebay protection.

Here is a mini chart that I made to show the size/mah rating for each battery from each store:
Slim: 800mah aftermarket (fdc) vs. 700 mah oem (ebay)
Standard: 1200mah aftermarket (fdc) vs. 800 mah oem (ebay)
Ultra Extended: 1600mah aftermarket (fdc) vs 1100 mah oem (ebay)

So, what do you guys think? I'm debating between getting the slim versions or the standard versions, but I'm unsure of which place I should get it from.

Posted by: Integra-t

Results will vary with these batteries. Would you want to gamle with your phone on how long it'll last after using aftermarket batteries?

Posted by: cow07

Well, I know all the cons of using an aftermarket battery - but these batteries seem alright? At least they claim that they work great.

The thing is, ShopOEM claims that these batteries are real, but what if they are fake? Wouldnt' an aftermarket battery which claims to be good be better than a fake which probably has no brand/recycled etc.?

Someone make a choice for me!

Can someone also help me clarify which of these are the slimmest but highest mah capacity battery?

SNN5704
SNN5683
SNN5717

Thanks.

Posted by: cow07

anyways, dont know if this is goign to help anyone.
but ... here i go.

SNN5683 - 780mah, slim, extended capacity
SNN5704 - 700mah, slim
SNN5717 - 500mah, ultra slim

SNN5705 - 850mah, standard

Posted by: ScruffyGuy

I've purchased aftermarket batteries for my Razr and they have worked out okay. There may be some really cheap batteries out there that are junk, but in my case I got something great for a low price.

Posted by: chorro

I've actually bought an aftermarket battery for my v330 from that site and it outperforms the one that came with my phone. My v330 came with a 780mah battery and the one from factory direct is 900mah, so I've got a tad more juice in it and I did notice that I'm not charging it as much as when I had the factory battery in it!