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Charger for the car?

Hey everyone,
I'm planning on buying a car charger for my phone soon as I take a lot of road trips and now that I finally have a phone with navigation I thought this would be really handy to have.
My question is: What is the best cell phone charger? What should I be looking for? I hear that some chargers can burn out the battery if left in for too long.
Also, I'd like a charger that would be able to power my ipod as well.
Thanks!
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I was browsing around and saw this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/dp/B000RYSU7O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Comments on it?

Look in the captivate general thread for this discussion ...

Why would this be in general? this is an accessory is it not..?

the only thing I can say about that is ...
DirtyRasa said:
Why would this be in general? this is an accessory is it not..?
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The answer your question is there regardless.
The answer to your question is a bit more involved than yes or no, and involves USB standards.
Perhaps it should be moved ... not my call to make.

i just bought this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230503161988
for $8 not bad

I got mine free from Wal-mart when I bought my captivate and it does a good job of charging it.

DirtyRasa said:
Hey everyone,
I'm planning on buying a car charger for my phone soon as I take a lot of road trips and now that I finally have a phone with navigation I thought this would be really handy to have.
My question is: What is the best cell phone charger? What should I be looking for? I hear that some chargers can burn out the battery if left in for too long.
Also, I'd like a charger that would be able to power my ipod as well.
Thanks!
Edit:
I was browsing around and saw this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/dp/B000RYSU7O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Comments on it?
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Got this same exact one and a blackberry micro usb charger. Works great.

For the love of God don't cheap out... Been there, done that, don't waste the $$$.
Cables that work for $1.70:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QATRCA/ref=oss_product
A quality Griffin charger for $11.50:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q2FM5E/ref=oss_product

You haven't by chance verified that the $1.70 cable fits well in the Captivate slot?
I only ask because I have a mini-to-micro USB adapter I'm using with a mini USB cable right now and it appears to fit in fine. Unfortunately in reality the plastic around the male piece blocks it from slotting in fully and I have to fiddle with it to ensure it's in well enough to charge. Moving the phone in the slightest can dislodge it and sever the connection.
I'd like to buy this cable to work with my current home/car USB chargers but wanted to make sure it wouldn't have the same issue.
I can't post a URL yet so replace x's with t's to see my illustration: hxxp://imgur.com/TCi5h.jpg

phishie said:
You haven't by chance verified that the $1.70 cable fits well in the Captivate slot?
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Yea... I've used them to both sync and charge my phone and they work fine.
Moving the phone around won't cause it to come out.

Thanks, most appreciated!

Got mine from best buy. Might not b the best but u can get the wall charger and a car charger for 30 made by best buy brand rocketfish.
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TexUs said:
For the love of God don't cheap out... Been there, done that, don't waste the $$$.
Cables that work for $1.70:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QATRCA/ref=oss_product
A quality Griffin charger for $11.50:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q2FM5E/ref=oss_product
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never had a prob with cheap chargers before. They come with chips to prevent over charging...

Citznfish said:
never had a prob with cheap chargers before. They come with chips to prevent over charging...
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It's not the over charging that's the problem, it's the functioning

AT&T not as good as Samsung
I bought the AT&T branded Captivate car charger at the AT&T store, but I've noticed that it doesn't fit into the phone's slot as smoothly as the wall charger that came with the phone. Because of battery power decrease problems, I've just ordered another wall charger from the Samsung website (for use at work) instead of getting a 'generic' one from AT&T.

NeilQ said:
I bought the AT&T branded Captivate car charger at the AT&T store, but I've noticed that it doesn't fit into the phone's slot as smoothly as the wall charger that came with the phone. Because of battery power decrease problems, I've just ordered another wall charger from the Samsung website (for use at work) instead of getting a 'generic' one from AT&T.
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I looked at this baby in an AT&T corporate store after popping open the package. There is no indication whatsoever about the mA. Forget asking a store clerk. They look at you like a deer in headlights.

I bought Motorola P513 rapid rate car charger from Amazon and it's perfect fit. Now on sale for $5.85. Btw it's 950mAh.
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I just bought a random car lighter plug with a USB slot, and use my cable that came with the phone in the car. Its a little long but its the only one that fits well. I use my cable from an old bb in the house. Cheap iPhone car mount and that charger looks fairly nice
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I've got a griffin powerjolt dual ... works like a champ. I do not believe that it is a rapid charger and that it only puts out the USB2 standard 500mA per port. I personally do not like rapid chargers as I've seen problems with them in the past ... but ymmv.

alex72 said:
I bought Motorola P513 rapid rate car charger from Amazon and it's perfect fit. Now on sale for $5.85. Btw it's 950mAh.
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I just got mine as well. Fits right in. The glowing Motorola logo is kind of annoying though.

Car charger?

Picking up my phone on Monday, and was planning on getting the car charger. But before I spent the extra $30 I figured I would ask you guys. Is it just a standard mini USB? (not sure if mini or micro is the right term).
For instance I found one on Amazon (I can't post the link because I've only been a lurker here until this point). It's called "Premium Car Charger For HTC ThunderBolt"
Product Features
Brand New IC Chip Controlled Plug in Car Charger
State of the art Intelligent Chip circuit prevents overcharging
Conveniently charge your HTC ThunderBolt battery while your drive
Non interrupted charging, even while the HTC ThunderBolt is in use
Essential accessory in case of car accident or another emergency
Thanks in advance, I'd just rather not give Verizon any more $$ then I have to

micro usb is what you want (different from mini), and the home charger outputs 5V and 1A (same as
1000 mA) so you want a car charger that will output the same voltage and close to the same amperage. i used a 750mA car charger for my evo and it was a noticeably slower charge.
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On Amazon you'll find motorolas rapid charger. It's a very fast charger. I've seen it charging at about 800+ma. They're really cheap and are sold by amazon.
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ddgarcia05 said:
On Amazon you'll find motorolas rapid charger. It's a very fast charger. I've seen it charging at about 800+ma. They're really cheap and are sold by amazon.
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+1 on the Moto rapid charger. Got one for my DINC and now using it for my TBOLT and that thing is amazing. And cheap!

Thanks guys. Just ordered one for myself.

Again, I can't post links, but I believe this is the one you're talking about. It's listed on Amazon as "Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter mini-USB Rapid Rate Charger" for $9.09?

bentleysmom said:
Again, I can't post links, but I believe this is the one you're talking about. It's listed on Amazon as "Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter mini-USB Rapid Rate Charger" for $9.09?
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You can post links by just dropping the http:// part in your paste.

distortedloop said:
You can post links by just dropping the **** part in your paste.
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Thanks you, but I tried to make it a link, but because I haven't had enough posts yet, it won't let me do it.
Point proven again, it won't even let me quote the http in your post.

bentleysmom said:
Thanks you, but I tried to make it a link, but because I haven't had enough posts yet, it won't let me do it.
Point proven again, it won't even let me quote the http in your post.
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he is saying delete the http:// part and you can post the rest as text

anyone try one of these with the stock cable? Or with a $1-$2 replacement cable. Or this Micro car charger they sell
I know monoprice has great quality on their items and the output says 5v and max 1A
According to this, they work just fine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001962
So the charger + a 6'+ cable will let you go anywhere in your car and more for a little over $3, prolly 5-6 after shipping.

Thanks for the tip on the charger. I had noticed that my current car charger seemed to be pretty slow. Ordering the Motorola charger now...

httr_ said:
he is saying delete the http part and you can post the rest as text
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Thank you, I didn't think of that. I read his message asdropping "in". Thank you both.
So this is the one:
amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-mini-USB-Charger/dp/B001898JVY/ref=sr_1_15?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1301234203&sr=1-15

bentleysmom said:
Thank you, I didn't think of that. I read his message asdropping "in". Thank you both.
So this is the one:
amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-mini-USB-Charger/dp/B001898JVY/ref=sr_1_15?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1301234203&sr=1-15
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I think you would need this one, the micro, not the mini
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_img_b
and anyone think one of these with the stock cable would work? Or with a $1-$2 replacement cable. Or this Micro car charger they sell
According to this, they work just fine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001962
So the charger + a 6'+ cable will let you go anywhere in your car and more for a little over $3, prolly 5-6 after shipping.

Another +1 for the Motorola charger. Its high quality. I have noticed the plug gets a little loose after a lot of use and wont provide a good connection. I just squeeze the Jack a little with some pliers and that tightens up the fit again.

I use one brought.from att and.its speed for charging is pretty.good.
chrisp9446 said:
Thanks for the tip on the charger. I had noticed that my current car charger seemed to be pretty slow. Ordering the Motorola charger now...
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walbuls said:
I think you would need this one, the micro, not the mini
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_img_b
and anyone think one of these with the stock cable would work? Or with a $1-$2 replacement cable. Or this Micro car charger they sell
According to this, they work just fine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001962
So the charger + a 6'+ cable will let you go anywhere in your car and more for a little over $3, prolly 5-6 after shipping.
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the stuff from monoprice works fine, thats what im using right now. stuff from monoprice is normally fine, but the car charger i bought was cheaply made and is falling apart (after about a year - same one i used for my eris).
i think ill get the motorola one based on what the other guys are saying here

heiNey said:
the stuff from monoprice works fine, thats what im using right now. stuff from monoprice is normally fine, but the car charger i bought was cheaply made and is falling apart (after about a year - same one i used for my eris).
i think ill get the motorola one based on what the other guys are saying here
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Other than how short the cable is(based on reviews), i think its a great charger. Although i will still prolly buy monoprice for $3 + 1-2 extra cables for at home and travel

[Q] External Battery with AC Charging Speed

While I've been happy with my Newtrent IMP120D external battery, I just recently noticed it only charges at USB speed. This happens even with pins 2 & 3 shorted. Can anyone recommend an external battery that will charge at AC speed.

My Astro Anker 3e charges pretty fast.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41462422
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minicoop7 said:
My Astro Anker 3e charges pretty fast.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41462422
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I purchased this too, and I am so glad I did. The charger works extremely well. Highly recommended.

will both ports charge at AC speed?

I am using the Sony portable battery, cp-f1L, it shows AC charging.

what are the mah rates with that chargers???? i got max 950mah with a wall charger

anker slim2 gets close to 1 amp

My random china brand 5000mAh one charges at 1amp

minicoop7 said:
My Astro Anker 3e charges pretty fast.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41462422
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decided to give this a try. i came in yesterday and it does in fact charge at ac speed. however, a predicted, only works for the android port. using the apple port, it will only charge at usb speed. i get the same results even using a cable that has pins 2 & 3 shorted internally.

How accurate these things
I'm really tempted to buy one (50000mAh !!!!)
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pc-...r/916695763.html#anchor-full-item-description
at least if it on par with (or close to) Anker® Astro Pro2 20000mAh
does anyone have any clarification?

ameer456 said:
How accurate these things
I'm really tempted to buy one (50000mAh !!!!)
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pc-...r/916695763.html#anchor-full-item-description
at least if it on par with (or close to) Anker® Astro Pro2 20000mAh
does anyone have any clarification?
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I wouldn't trust anything with no name. You should try Yoobao as well, pretty well reviewed.

ArmedandDangerous said:
I wouldn't trust anything with no name. You should try Yoobao as well, pretty well reviewed.
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Thank you so much
they have 15600mAH
this is the cheapest I found:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-...for-iphone-5-4S-for-ipad-4-3-2/945186938.html
couldn't found it in on ebay by the way

ameer456 said:
Thank you so much
they have 15600mAH
this is the cheapest I found:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-...for-iphone-5-4S-for-ipad-4-3-2/945186938.html
couldn't found it in on ebay by the way
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That looks alright, but seems a bit cheap. The same model goes for twice the price locally, and I'm only a 5 hour fight away from China
By the way, check out this thread on how to be sure it's a genuine unit. I hope Aliexpress accepts returns and refunds if it's found to be a fake unit.
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2245284&hl=

ArmedandDangerous said:
I wouldn't trust anything with no name. You should try Yoobao as well, pretty well reviewed.
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ArmedandDangerous said:
That looks alright, but seems a bit cheap. The same model goes for twice the price locally, and I'm only a 5 hour fight away from China
By the way, check out this thread on how to be sure it's a genuine unit. I hope Aliexpress accepts returns and refunds if it's found to be a fake unit.
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2245284&hl=
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I'll try contacting them before buying
Do you know any reputable online site that ship worldwide (I prefer free/low cost shipping, i.e: local post)

ameer456 said:
I'll try contacting them before buying
Do you know any reputable online site that ship worldwide (I prefer free/low cost shipping, i.e: local post)
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I'm assuming you're from US, so I'll say I don't know. I literally live half way round the world

ArmedandDangerous said:
I'm assuming you're from US, so I'll say I don't know. I literally live half way round the world
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Saudi Arabia
I'll try to find whatever I could find, I'm not in rush anyway so I have plenty of times
thank you again, you helped me so much

broken
Hello,
I was using a 5000 mah external battery and it was perfect, was writing ac while I was charging. However its cable was broken and now I'm using original cable of my phone. However It shows usb charging instead of ac and it takes so long to full charge. What can I do??
My phone is HTC ONE

How odd. My new Trent charges like an AC and not usb
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prinzhernan said:
How odd. My new Trent charges like an AC and not usb
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what model is yours? maybe it's an updated version?
all i know is the trent that i used to have, which i thought was fairly new, only charged at usb speeds even when using the "shorted" cable to force ac speeds.

pwr2wh8 said:
what model is yours? maybe it's an updated version?
all i know is the trent that i used to have, which i thought was fairly new, only charged at usb speeds even when using the "shorted" cable to force ac speeds.
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It's called the imp70d. I'm using the cable that came with the one. It shows AC charging in the settings.
Edit: I stand corrected, it initially shows AC charging and then shifts to usb charging. weird!! This is sad.
Edit: I just noticed that it charges at usb speed to with my apple 12v charger. I wonder why.
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Wall chargers - anything special between different kinds?

My chargers are all ripped somewhere and not charging right so I'm going to buy a new one. Besides the amps, are there any difference between chargers? I was told to order an HP 2.1A off Amazon but my gut tells me to get a Samsung one. So if there's any special or good wall chargers that have the usb cable someone let me know, thanks

hrffd said:
My chargers are all ripped somewhere and not charging right so I'm going to buy a new one. Besides the amps, are there any difference between chargers? I was told to order an HP 2.1A off Amazon but my gut tells me to get a Samsung one. So if there's any special or good wall chargers that have the usb cable someone let me know, thanks
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i'd suggest buying an original samsung one for your device
better safe than sorry

The little samsung brick is 1amp. You can probably get one for $5.

Is getting a bigger amp one better or will it just overheat the phone?

hrffd said:
Is getting a bigger amp one better or will it just overheat the phone?
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it charges ridiculously faster but will over heat the phone too much

So I might as well just get http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0051ZJA64 ?
I was looking for a good charger with a long cable, this one says the cable is pretty short

My suggestion is to buy chargear and long cable separate. I think 6 feet is the longest microusb cable I have seen

Make sure it has data transfer capabilities. Although most do I have gotten one in the past that was a charge only cable.
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I've used generic charging cables for YEARS with many different types of cell phones and have never had a problem. I think I had a charging cable fail once, but never any damage to a phone. I always go with the cheapest ones I can find.

larski said:
I've used generic charging cables for YEARS with many different types of cell phones and have never had a problem. I think I had a charging cable fail once, but never any damage to a phone. I always go with the cheapest ones I can find.
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I too use generic chargers and cables. As long as the specs of the stock charger are met (voltage and amps), you should be fine. I usually get my gear from monoprice.com. Their stuff is very cheap and I haven't had a problem with it [yet]!

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The little samsung brick is 1amp. You can probably get one for $5.
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Could you give me a link for that please? I can't seem to find it for that price anywhere. You're talking about the external samsung charger right?

FuMMoD said:
Could you give me a link for that please? I can't seem to find it for that price anywhere. You're talking about the external samsung charger right?
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Yep they are all over amazon, just get from a reputable seller as some are fake. I bought some batteries from this seller in the past and they have it for $5.50 http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Travel-Charger-Detachable-Charge/dp/B006YCORR0/

someguyatx said:
Yep they are all over amazon, just get from a reputable seller as some are fake. I bought some batteries from this seller in the past and they have it for $5.50 http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Travel-Charger-Detachable-Charge/dp/B006YCORR0/
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Ah for some reason I misread that and thought you were referring to an external charger where you insert the batteries into. My mistake but I was looking for an OEM charger cable also though, so this works too lol. Thanks

I had external charger but its not oem just the really cheap black one with the red/blue light. Worked fine for me.

someguyatx said:
I had external charger but its not oem just the really cheap black one with the red/blue light. Worked fine for me.
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Does it work well for extended batteries? I have a Qcell coming in this weekend and would love to have a good working external charger for it.

HTC One Charger

Can anyone recommend a charger that actually works and charges the HTC One? I ordered an "OEM Charger" from Amazon and it did not work. Now after reading a bunch of reviews for whatever charger I find, people claim that those chargers dont work.

Evolancer13 said:
Can anyone recommend a charger that actually works and charges the HTC One? I ordered an "OEM Charger" from Amazon and it did not work. Now after reading a bunch of reviews for whatever charger I find, people claim that those chargers dont work.
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I have used multiple chargers that I had with Nokia devices and in car I three different "no name" chargers, all of them work as should. With one Nokia charger I get notification that tells that charging isn't that fast as it could with different charger.

I've used the chargers I had from my Samsung Epic. They work fine. Also, the iHome two port usb wall charger I got at Wal-Mart does great with one of the cables I still had laying around. Sometimes I use the charger at work that came with our Kyocera DirectConnect phones.
I think the key is just to make sure any charger you use is at least 1amp.
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I'd order a charger from ebay, and it takes about 6 hours to charge the phone.
Also, something is wrong because when I pick up the phone, I feel something weird on the speaker.
So I recommend to use the original one ! It takes less than 3 hours to charge the phone.

I use the one from my old s3. Actually charges faster than the original
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Any wall charger with a 1A (Amp) output will be ideal for the One. A lot of the "rapid" chargers have about a 500 - 650mA (milliamp) output (about half of the power of the genuine charger). It won't do any damage if it's lower than 1A, but it will take a lot longer to charge it.
Don't be cheap on chargers though, the cheaper the charger, the more likely it will be to fail after a month, and potentially damage your charging port.

Thanks for the responses! I will look into chargers with 1.0 A charging, I have been using an LG charger that my dad had laying around.

I am no fan of verizion at all and didn't feel like driving to my local att store so..
I bought a 5v/2.1amp Verizon charger for 15$
6' long cord with an led light at the tip to help light up the usb port on the phone when trying to plug in. Also the base has an led light which lights up to let you know when the device is fully charged
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Johnny424 said:
I am no fan of verizion at all and didn't feel like driving to my local att store so..
I bought a 5v/2.1amp Verizon charger for 15$
6' long cord with an led light at the tip to help light up the usb port on the phone when trying to plug in. Also the base has an led light which lights up to let you know when the device is fully charged
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I think using a >1 A charger may damage our batteries in the long run. I wouldn't recommend going beyond the 1 A of the stock charger.

raghav2511 said:
I think using a >1 A charger may damage our batteries in the long run. I wouldn't recommend going beyond the 1 A of the stock charger.
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False. Current is taken, not given, meaning the phone only pulls 1 amp from a 2A charger. I have verified this personally using Battery Monitor Widget. It displays the current charge/discharge current and reads 1A with my 2A charger.
I'm surprised so many people have problems with chargers. I have used Samsung, Asus, and some random Walmart chargers, and they all have worked at 1A. Maybe the people with problems are using really crappy or broken chargers?

I've been using an LG Charger, 4.8V and 1.0 A.
As far as i know, it doesn't really matter if its 1 or 2 amp, since its just the max output and it depends on the phone to use a certain ammount of amps. Voltage is what is important when it comes to providing a secure charging i think.