Android, iOS & Mobile Phones

[Gina]

Hi all,

I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 that due to all my daily use can sometimes barely make it through the day without charging. I have been thinking about using a Mophie Juice Pack. Do they negatively effect the phone or its battery?

Thanks,

Gina

[bobberuchi]

First thing I would do is go through your settings and look at your programs. If you have a lot of active programs that can drain your power pretty quickly. 

I have an S4 and I can go quite a long time on a charge unless I start using a lot of data, GPS.

I set those programs to not automatically give me updates and to not automatically run until I activate them and my battery performance got a lot better. 

On the other note, I have not hear of negative use from battery pack. I don't think you want to go with a cheap one though.

[bobberuchi]

Oh, I also wanted to mention.  when I had an S3 I got a Samsung Battery and external charger from Samsung.  I used them mostly for travel or in a business situaiton where I would not be able to charge  my phone.  Worked pretty slick.

An OEM batter fully charged will generally give better performance than the battery pack charger.

[xl]

While external batteries that form part of the phone case are convenient... I prefer the batteries separated....

• higher mah for more storage and multiple charges
• can charge more than one phone at one time
• don't need to replace the battery pack when I get a new phone
• consider other brands which may be cheaper...
• love my 16800mah battery....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-iVSD9XZLU&hd=1