A couple of years ago I decided to get my first Android phone. This was strictly for app and accessory development – I still use iPhone as my primary phone. Now I am on my second Android phone (Galaxy S5), and I like many of its features and specs. However, it still has a fair share of shortcomings (and I’ll probably write about those in another review). One of the more noticeable shortcomings was its unacceptably short battery life. Even on the full standby mode the battery would die after only little over a day of use. And this is without me even setting up the cell phone coverage! So when an opportunity presented itself to check out a bigger capacity battery I immediately decided to seize the opportunity.

So far I have been really impressed with this EasyAcc extended battery. It has twice the capacity of the standard S5 battery, and my rough estimate of its life on a single charge is that it’s about twice as long as what you normally get. The estimate is only rough since the usage and circumstances may vary from day to day and from an individual to individual. In terms of battery capacity I am definitely impresses with this product.

This extended battery attaches to your cell phone by removing the back cover and the standard battery. The EasyAcc battery is too physically large to fit inside the regular cover, and hence the back of your phone needs to be covered with the included new cover. This is an effective, albeit not very elegant solution. The new cover dramatically alters the look and feel of your phone. Also, even though I have not had any problems with it so far, the cover doesn’t feel as snugly in place as the original S5 cover. I’ve seen some other products out there that completely place the extended battery inside of an external cover, which to me seems like a sturdier solution. I am not sure if this is possible to do with the desired higher battery capacity though.

The extended battery makes your phone noticeably thicker and heavier. However, if neither the extra bulk nor the esthetical look of your phone are a concern to you, and you really need all the extra power that you can get, then this battery/cover combo will do the trick. I am still not sure how well it performs in the long run, but when I find out I’ll try to post an update to this review.

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