The Moto Z & Z Force Thread - - - - -

If anyone is thinking of getting the battery mod, here are my initial thoughts:

Mod came dead in the box. As it has to be charged on the phone, I think total charge time was something like 1.5 hours, with the phone starting pretty low as well. The phone charges quickly first, and then the speed on the mod increases once the phone is charged.

The mod adds a bit of bulk, but nothing too crazy. It's something I got used to pretty quickly. It also feels a bit nicer in hand, with a curved back and rubbery texture. I'd say the phone feels less likely to slip out of your hand.

Overall, I went for about 24 hours with 25% left. I had everything on auto, nothing disabled, and used it pretty heavily. I used the efficiency mode where the phone drops down to 80%, and then the mod holds the phone at 80% until it's depleted, then the phone continues to drop. The battery stats are messed up, as far as I can tell.....I think the constant small charging cycles affects it. I'll try to use a custom start point on GSAM after my next charge, and see how it looks. One interesting thing is that the mod dropped from 20% charge to flat overnight. I don't know if there was a rogue app draining battery, or this is normal. Normally the Z sleeps like a baby overnight, and wouldn't drain. I'll keep an eye on that tonight.

One good thing is that the whole camera area is recessed with the mod on, so it feels a lot more protected. I always feel like that area would be prone to scratching with only a style mod on the back.

If you're struggling with battery life, I'd recommend it. I'll probably keep it on my device all the time, as I don't really seem to use the speaker mod.

naughtb4 wrote: »

Not letting me buy it!!

Parcel Motel think it is because it has a lithium battery

Strange, I got it sent to PM less than a month ago

Edit: just checked and you're right, won't let me order again to parcel motel or parcel wizard

The new battery mod looks awesome, but I'm guessing that it's gonna be expensive.

The problem I had with the battery mod is that you don't get the true amount of battery that's in the mod. Theoretically the mod should almost double battery life, but it doesn't. A lot seems to be lost in the transfer of power.

That said, it still made enough difference that I could last a heavy day of usage, which would never happen without it.