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HTC Thunderbolt Users Upgrading to Rezound Batteries, $20 from Verizon

By on November 23, 2011

HTC ThunderboltHTC Thunderbolt users have discovered a cheap, effective way to upgrade their batteries; steal one from an HTC Rezound.

Though HTC hasn’t officially stated it, it turns out the Rezound battery is a newer, higher-capacity battery that fits perfectly in the HTC Thunderbolt… without any modification. HTC does offer extended batteries for both Rezound and Thunderbolt, also which are compatible, but require a different battery door (compensating for the bulge-effect from the larger battery).

While the difference isn’t major, about a 15% change in capacity, you can simply purchase a Rezound battery, and use it in your Thunderbolt as a second, higher-capacity battery.

Adding to the saga, Verizon is currently selling the Rezound battery on-sale for $19.99 shipped from VerizonWireless.com.

The HTC Rezound, formerly the HTC Vigor, is HTC’s second LTE phone on Verizon Wireless. It aims to regain the top-tier phone status that Thunderbolt lost after sitting for too long on store shelves. The Thunderbolt also was painful to early-adopters, encountering numerous issues and delayed, even retracted updates.

The Rezound appears to be on-track to be updated to Android 4, but HTC has not officially commented on the device’s upgrade path yet.

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14 responses to “HTC Thunderbolt Users Upgrading to Rezound Batteries, $20 from Verizon”

  1. Hanz
    Hanz November 23, 2011 at 2:54 pm |

    is this true? can anyone confirm that the HTC rezound battery works with the HTC thunderbolt and has more capacity? thanks

  2. chach
    chach November 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm |

    i can verify the price is incorrect… its $59.99

    http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12850&accessoryId=48040

  3. chach
    chach November 23, 2011 at 4:18 pm |

    even the standard battery is $39.99… i dunno where they got their info… maybe verizon got wind of the article and jumped the price…

  4. It's true!
    It's true! November 23, 2011 at 6:38 pm |

    The info in the article is correct. You have to add the item to your cart before the price changes to $19.99. Also, if you get type of discounts from Verizon on your account, you cannot be logged into your account when ordering because discounts do not stack and it will give you your default discount instead of the one that drops it to $19.99. I just bought one off their website today (11/23/11) for $19.99 with my credit card.

  5. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price November 23, 2011 at 8:54 pm |

    The Verizon site is having issues, we’ve found that for best results you should Log Off of My Verizon before attempting to purchase. Best to use a different web browser with all cookies and cache cleared, if possible.

  6. M Stanley
    M Stanley November 24, 2011 at 1:45 pm |

    Pretty much a worthless blog entry without a specific link to purchase…..

    Please amend and get us some specifics

  7. hanz
    hanz November 24, 2011 at 1:51 pm |

    I purchased the battery off the Verizon website last night. I have read on some forums that the battery works. I’ll verify here once I get it and put it in my phone.

  8. M Stanley
    M Stanley November 24, 2011 at 2:13 pm |

    Found specific help here:

    http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1142733/

  9. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price November 24, 2011 at 5:57 pm |

    M Stanley, did you not read where we said the Verizon site is having issues? We’ve walked through how to get it as best as possible… sorry if you think all this hands-on help amounts to a “worthless blog entry”.

    We look forward to seeing you do better next time (not).

  10. Jon
    Jon November 25, 2011 at 7:54 am |

    Does anyone know if the HTC Rezound battery (1620 mAh) can be replaced with the HTC Amaze 4G battery (1730 mAh)?

  11. Meatrocket
    Meatrocket November 25, 2011 at 7:02 pm |

    I have a Rezound and went to Verizon today for a case. The rep sold me a regular $59.99 extended battery w/door for $29.99. He said Verizon cut all LTE baterry prices by 50% due to the problem of LTE draining them so quickly.

  12. Hanz
    Hanz November 30, 2011 at 7:18 pm |

    Alright, I posted earlier that I would verify if the rezound battery works on the thunderbolt. I can confirm that it works with the thunderbolt. I got it yesterday and charged it over night. It’s been running since this morning and I haven’t recharged yet! I still have a quarter juice left with moderate use of the phone, and the phone has been on battery for 15 hours. haven’t had any overheating. it hasn’t broken my phone. I say go for it if you’re thinking about getting one for your thunderbolt.

  13. M Stanley
    M Stanley December 1, 2011 at 7:42 am |

    Received mine yesterday as well. Phone has been on almost 6 hours with about 30 mins of use and is still at 95%!! So far this is the best $19.95 I have spent!

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