Balsof Steele wrote:

> Yes and no...
>
> With the 9155 theres no real magic to the battery pack as the battery
> cover is not part of the battery pack itself. Making a liion pack thats
> equal performance to the original pack isn't rocket science.

For sure, to get comparable watt density and performance they would need
to use quality cells which are more expensive.

>
> What amuses me is people actually think the phone makers internally
> manufacturer crap like batteries and chargers. For example - the 5v/1A
> charger that came with my LG cellphone has the exact same molded shape
> as a d-link branded 5v/1a psu feeding an ethernet switch under my desk.
>

I don't think that is what people are saying when they say "OEM". It is
simply a guide where you know you are getting an equivalent component as
used by the original manufacturer. There are lots of really poor quality
Li-ion cells available. "Weng-Wo ltd" is very likely going to use the
cheapest cells they can find when making after market batteries.


> The D-link mentions "Made in China", the LG (a South Korean company)
> charger says "Made in China by Sunlin".
>
> The LG VX9800's battery out says "Cell from Japan - Manufactured in
> Korea"... So, possibly, LG molded the plastic - in the vx9800's case,
> the battery is also the case cover itself. Its also appears to be a
> snap-together battery case, so realistically you could buy a new
> similar-capability lipo "sack" and replace the battery assuming its not
> super-duper-glued together to the point of total destruction to
> disassemble.
>
> Me? I've had equal experience with aftermarket and branded accessories.
> It all depends on who *really* made it, and how much effort they put
> into design and testing. It also comes down to the ability to buy 3-4
> of something for half the price of buying the name brand accessory. I'm
> entirely more likely to destroy or lose an accessory on accident... No
> amount of oem branding can save a car charger from being crushed in your
> passenger door, or accidentally leaving your data cable in a parking
> lot. Been there/done that, and in both cases I had spares on-hand due
> to the outrageously cheap price of accessories (vs shipping costs). That
> savings starts to disappear if you're only buying one piece at a time,
> though.
>
> Now, personally, since I owned a 9155GPX about 3 years ago, I'll say I'd
> be pretty anxious to replace it by now. Its RF performance is seriously
> outclassed by newer chipsets. It also didn't have the greatest audio
> quality around. The AMPS works well if you really need it, but its
> getting progressively more useless as more AMPS sites "fail" and are
> taken out of service. For me, its better to have solid CDMA service
> than progressively-worse AMPS service, but that more depends on your
> local situation.
>