A few days back I spoke about the Proporta Mobile Charger and the Nokia DC-1. All handy devices to charge your device on the go. Of the two I do prefer the cheaper Proporta which also happens to store more charging juice. Nokia has again released another option, the “Nokia Extra Power DC-8” (Weird name). This is a much more compact solution compared the previous two I mentioned before, but uses standard AA batteries. You would actually put the battery (or batteries, not sure how much it actually takes) into the device and use it to charge your phone and uses the standard 2mm charger pin. Now I’m still left with one question : How many charges can you get out of a standard AA battery? Personally, I don’t like anything that deals with AA or AAA batteries as I think it’s wasteful and inconvenient, but some argue that these are readily available and can be bought anywhere. Oh well, it’s always good to have more options as I always say. No word yet on pricing and availability. More info can be found here.
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http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-NH15BP-4-Rechargeable-Batteries-Four-pack/dp/B00000J47L/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/002-3584832-6096000?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1188604130&sr=8-3
Rechargeable Batteries can hold 2500 mAh.
That’s more than twice my N95.
AA batteries can hold up to 2700mAh (GPbatteries) and AAA up to 950mAh… however, they operate at lower Voltage (roughly half of that of a typical phone battery), so they give out lower amount of power. But divide the AA mAh with half and you’re at least in the vicinity of the ballpark.
Great stuff to have a desktop charger with 8 AA batteries always on hold, and then toss’em in the bag once the vacations’ on! =) Or lunch, in the case of, say, the N80. Damn that thing was low on power… = )