George wrote:
> 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.

So would the cellphone manufacturer. The 9155's stock battery has lame
specs but works fine due to the lack of power-eating components (color
screen, fast processor, etc)

>>
>> 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.

Well, OEM is used two ways:

The OEM = this is stuff made by the component. In the case of the LG
phone its Sunlin, of China.

to OEM specification = somebody's interpretation of what they think the
OEM meant to make. In some cases this is equally as good, rarely
better, and often worse than original. Buyer beware.

IMHO, the phone manufacturers generally good components, but theres
really absolutely no magic going on. Yes, often these companies make
stupid corner-cutting moves to save a buck but I've also seen actual
"phone manufacturer branded/included" chargers/cables/batteries
unnecessarily suck too.

Of course, everybody's mileage does vary.