What is the difference between this and the defender model? Is the battery rechargable?
1830999
The defender is a new version of this one. The defender, as always seems to be the case with electronics, has new features that this one does not have. The batteries for this one are not rechargeable. Does not matter to me. I'm not buying the defender just because it's newer and more expensive than this one. This works fine and also came with a sample of uranium ore for calibration so I know for sure the one I got works. It seems another reviewer or two have complained theirs did not come with an ore sample. Maybe the newer ones don't come with ore samples anymore?
1831000
No, mine had standard AAA batteries. I presume you could put rechargeable batteries in and then remove them for recharging but recharging with batteries in situ is not an option.Mark
1831001
Yes battery is rechargeable, and uses standard batteries also.. Differences price. The cheapest one works good enough.. Or you should buy one over $3000.. If you want the best..
1831002
It does not come with a rechargable battery but I believe one can be added. I do not know anything about the other model.
750454
The defender has a better screen protector as it's a hard plastic cover over screen. The defender is a bigger thicker box. The commuter is slimmer but there is no real screen cover as it is a sheet of plastic you have to press on the screen. My screen cover started rolling on the edges after two weeks. Neither boxes are waterproof. I'd rather have the more bulkier defender box.
304236
The LED Defender Ultra requires two 123A Lithium batteries & has a max brightness of 500 lumens.Max runtime on high 500 lumens is 2.25 hrs & low 5 lumens is 67.75 hrs.The LED Defender uses one 123A lithium battery & has max brightness of 300 lumens.Max runtime on high 300 lumens is 1.30 hrs & low 5 lumens is 47.0 hrs.Hope this helps
1367767
Yes it is a rechargeable battery. My old one lasted for 4 years. I was thinking of buying another for backup. The price is so good! Kurt
1601821
Yes, My friend has the Defender and said the hard plastic cover made it difficult to make calls sometimes. That is why I bought the Commuter instead. I am very happy with my choice.
631372
The battery life is pretty good and lasts a while and the battery is rechargeab. Hope that helps :)
136062
It most definitely IS rechargeable, and the battery life is amazing. It recharges by a micro-USB port. I have to recharge mine about once a month.
1107594
Thanks for your question. The battery is both rechargable and replaceable. It's a wonderful sounding unit.
701185
Not sure which model you bought, but this one does not recharge. It runs off of two batteries.
2080607
I'm pretty sure the only difference is the charger supplied (not the battery). The charger is made differently than the typical "wall wart" charger to be more "energy efficient".
1210360
I have had this for about 4 years, and have never had to replace the battery. To answer your question, yes it is rechargeable.
912517
The Defender is bigger and the commuter is slightly smaller. The Defender has a rougher outside and is built seemingly more rigid than the commuter I only have the commuter. I haven't ever tried a defender, it has a built in screen protector as part of the case, The commuter does not so you can do like I do and use adhesive ones or not use them at all because well the screens have come a long way since the beginning of smartphones they hold up better than before.
825031
No, it is not rechargeable... but it can take 4 chargeable D size battery... hope that help!
2241642
No, it is rechargetable battery, I got the defected one then I returned it .
329002
The unit is sealed and does not have a replaceable battery. A fully charged battery will provide many hours of performance, and recharging is relatively quick.
2145707
Defender is thicker w/ built in screen protector. Hard plastic on the inside silicon on the outer layer. And it comes with a belt clip / phone stand. Commuter has no built in screen protector silicon is on the inside hard plastic outer layer. And no clipI have cracked my screen (not severly) even w/ the commuter
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It has 2 batteries, one that replaces the 2600mAh stock battery and an additional 3000mAh that is built into the case itself. It greatly increases the battery life and has been a big help to me. It's also much thinner than many other battery cases out there. It took a little while for me to get used to the flip cover but I like the protection it offers. The only negative that I have found so far (using this product for 3 months now) is that it doesn't have NFC since the antenna is built into the stock battery. There are external NFC antennas that you can get if this is a feature you use regularly though so it's not a huge negative for me. It has 2 batteries, one that replaces the 2600mAh stock battery and an additional 3000mAh that is built into the case itself. It greatly increases the battery life and has been a big help to me. It's also much thinner than many other battery cases out there. It took a little while for me to get used to the flip cover but I like the protection it offers. The only negative that I have found so far (using this product for 3 months now) is that it doesn't have NFC since the antenna is built into the stock battery. There are external NFC antennas that you can get if this is a feature you use... » Read More It has 2 batteries, one that replaces the 2600mAh stock battery and an additional 3000mAh that is built into the case itself. It greatly increases the battery life and has been a big help to me. It's also much thinner than many other battery cases out there. It took a little while for me to get used to the flip cover but I like the protection it offers. The only negative that I have found so far (using this product for 3 months now) is that it doesn't have NFC since the antenna is built into the stock battery. There are external NFC antennas that you can get if this is a feature you use regularly though so it's not a huge negative for me. « Show Less