Seidio's oversized G1 battery is bursting with juice and joy

We're not particularly fond of over-sized battery covers in general; your average smartphone is chubby enough. That said, some handsets need more help than others in the longevity department and, given that we found the G1's battery life to be about a third that of the iPhone's in our review, it certainly falls in the "more help" camp. Seidio's Innocell 2600mAh replacement does the trick, offering more than twice the oomph of the stock 1150mAh cell, but it also resulting in a considerable bump in the chubbiness of a phone that wasn't particularly slender to begin with. Suffice it to say if you're still bummed about the G1's chin rubbing you the wrong way in your pocket this won't be the upgrade for you, but if your little Android stays constantly tethered to your laptop just to keep kicking, this might be $55 well spent.

[Via CrunchGear]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2009 11:36AM]

Wow, that's really attractive.... Maybe Android need to work on their battery management. The G1 is ugly enough already.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2009 12:16PM]

Your mama is ugly.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 19th 2009 12:36AM]

If this cover is legit, then it won't be even in depth across the back.
There is a camera attached to the body that needs a close lens or else you'll have a tube looking picture when shooting with the camera.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2009 1:38AM]

Ugh. Now they just have to make a clear case (the one with the kick stands) that fits the fat-G1.