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[Q] USB's and aftermarket chargers...

I want to get a few extra USB's and an extra chargers... Can someone link me to something that wont mess up my phone/has the right output?

The K-Zoo Kid said:
I want to get a few extra USB's and an extra chargers... Can someone link me to something that wont mess up my phone/has the right output?
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I bought two of these to use with my existing usb cables and wall chargers. It works great for both charging and file transfering.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-RAZR2-Original-Micro-Adapter/dp/B001E5FN20/ref=pd_cp_cps_2

The K-Zoo Kid said:
I want to get a few extra USB's and an extra chargers... Can someone link me to something that wont mess up my phone/has the right output?
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there is no "right" output
most usb ports will charge up to 500mA
the stock usb wall charger is, i think 750mA, i havent looked at it in awhile since its behind my desk, but i know its not 1A
the oem nexus one wall charger (non usb) will charge up to 1A
I would only recommend a 1A charger because there's no point to use a lower amperage, it just takes that much longer to charge your phone.

Couple of good threads on this topic, both on the vibrant and the i9000 acessories thread. Lots of good info. The deal extreme chargers look promising. Waiting to hear from a person who bought a 2amp charger if the extra 1a is used by the phone especially when using gps.
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sfsilicon said:
Couple of good threads on this topic, both on the vibrant and the i9000 acessories thread. Lots of good info. The deal extreme chargers look promising. Waiting to hear from a person who bought a 2amp charger if the extra 1a is used by the phone especially when using gps.
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well, my phone will still charge (slowly) while watching avatar, which i would assume is a pretty high load on the cpu, using the 1amp charger i got from dealextreme.
fwiw, the one i have is a 1A "HTC" wall charger thats square and lights up HTC when charging, it ****s up my screen sensitivity so i wouldnt recommend it, but it was only like four dollars so i'll live with it.
link:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41025

AC charger or car charger?

The charger does not dictate the amount of current given to the phone. The phone will only draw what it wants to. The charger can limit the maximum current but if the phone only asks for 700mA, a 2A charger will only provide the 700mA demanded by the phone.
I don't know what the max current our phones will use but having a larger charger will only help if the phone requests the larger current.
Typos and other gibberish courtesy of Swype

ive been using these:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10311&cs_id=1031106&p_id=6767&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10303#1030307

This is a pointless post and you know it...
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turbosix said:
well, my phone will still charge (slowly) while watching avatar, which i would assume is a pretty high load on the cpu, using the 1amp charger i got from dealextreme.
fwiw, the one i have is a 1A "HTC" wall charger thats square and lights up HTC when charging, it ****s up my screen sensitivity so i wouldnt recommend it, but it was only like four dollars so i'll live with it.
link:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41025
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I'm not sure how stressful watching Avatar is from a current draw perspective. The torture test is to turn on 3G, Bluetooth, synch, GPS and run the Navigation app while driving. Some post indicate that only a true 2A charger will be able to do this w/o discharging the battery. 1A ones can only limit the discharge. Cheap ones empty quickly.
Could you check what your charge current file value is for your 1A DE charger? Make sure to use the original Samsung cable and cross check with the original Samsung charger and a USB port.
1) Use an application like ES File Manager or Astro Filemanager
2) /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_chg_current
Here are the 2 threads that I've found have a lot of charger info.
Vibrant: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749746
Galaxy S: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7933978

well, i'll come back and update with samsung usb numbers as i wont have access to it for awhile.
i checked the file when using the HTC cable plugged into my work dell and it said 850-860 after checking a a dozen times
plugged into the wall charger now and its around 700-750
is that supposed to be reporting in mA?

turbosix said:
well, i'll come back and update with samsung usb numbers as i wont have access to it for awhile.
i checked the file when using the HTC cable plugged into my work dell and it said 850-860 after checking a a dozen times
plugged into the wall charger now and its around 700-750
is that supposed to be reporting in mA?
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Yes, but I haven't heard that anyone has measured it. The numbers you are getting are consistent with what others have see. 800-900 for USB. The original Samsung 700mA charger is getting 900-1100.
If you have another Android phone try that one as well to see the differences (e.g. G1 ~300-400).

sfsilicon said:
Yes, but I haven't heard that anyone has measured it. The numbers you are getting are consistent with what others have see. 800-900 for USB. The original Samsung 700mA charger is getting 900-1100.
If you have another Android phone try that one as well to see the differences (e.g. G1 ~300-400).
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fwiw, gf's oem nexus one wall charger (non usb)
1100-1200mA

I just bought this dual usb charger so I could charge my Vibrant and my wifes blackberry. It's 2Amp (1A per port) and works great, if a little pricey, but worth it imo. I shouldn't need to buy another charger for a long time.
Griffin PowerBlock Dual Universal Charger for MP3 Players and USB Devices
(can't post links yet, google it)
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[Q] Galaxy S II Charger

What is the output for the Galaxy S II charger? Is it the same as for GSI, i.e. 5V-0.7mA?

Yes its the same.
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Also, I have a bunch of 5V - 1A chargers lying around that I use for my Nexus One. Can I safely use them with the Galaxy S 2 ? (I think I can but I want to make sure bedore risking a brand new 600€ phone)

Should be fine the phone should only use the amount of amps it needs

I wonder why it is so weak? Why not use 1 amp as most phones use these days, for a faster charge?

Hi Guys,
Totally stupid noob questions here but mine should be arriving tomorrow from the UK and I'm wondering if my old iPhone USB charge would suffice;
My iPhone charger (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2119590/iPhone Charger.jpg) reads;
10W USB Power Adapter
Input: 100-240V ~ 0.45A (0,45A) 50-60Hz
Output: 5.1V [weird symbol like a solid line above three striked dotted line] 2.1A
Is this suitable?

pierrotee said:
Hi Guys,
Totally stupid noob questions here but mine should be arriving tomorrow from the UK and I'm wondering if my old iPhone USB charge would suffice;
My iPhone charger (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2119590/iPhone Charger.jpg) reads;
10W USB Power Adapter
Input: 100-240V ~ 0.45A (0,45A) 50-60Hz
Output: 5.1V [weird symbol like a solid line above three striked dotted line] 2.1A
Is this suitable?
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Should be OK. This weird symbol means DC (direct current).

dainys said:
Should be OK. This weird symbol means DC (direct current).
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Thanks mate. So no chance that charging with this could damage the battery?

pierrotee said:
Thanks mate. So no chance that charging with this could damage the battery?
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Don't worry. There is industry standards, all USB chargers interchangeable with each other. All they have 5V voltage, just current varies. The phone takes current how much it need.

I find mine is charging VERY slowly with USB/AC chargers and some of the Motorola ones I have lying around I can't use the one that came with the phone because it's a UK plug and, well, I'm not in the UK!

I wonder why it is so weak? Why not use 1 amp as most phones use these days, for a faster charge?
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The slower it charges the better for the lithium battery in the long run. Search on google.
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mickliq said:
I find mine is charging VERY slowly with USB/AC chargers and some of the Motorola ones I have lying around I can't use the one that came with the phone because it's a UK plug and, well, I'm not in the UK!
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Find a micro USB charger that can give at least 1 Amper current. PC's USB socket usualy gives max 0,5A and it is not enoughf for normal charging.
P.S.
you can buy adapter like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-UNIVERSAL-T...259905?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2310799941

I'd go with OEM chargers for the i9000 / Fascinate / Captivate / Vibrant because the OEM chargers have the data-pins shorted which tells the phone to go into AC charging mode. That helps a lot in charge speed because the phone will pull more current.
on ebay they are pretty cheap.

dk206 said:
The slower it charges the better for the lithium battery in the long run. Search on google.
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I'd rather it charges fully in 90 minutes and then replace the battery after 24 months, than wait 135 minutes on every charge and replace the battery after 25 months :-/

I got one of these delivered today and it appears genuine and works. No complaints (so far) at £3.43!

I use a what they call a 10Watt charger with 5V USB and 2AMP Current so providing 10Watts of charge. I can charge tablets etc with it and iphone chrages really fats/ but for some reason on galaxy s2 im only getting 3.885V and 641mA current which makes charging really slow on my phone. Thats with lowest brightness setting and wifi/bt/gps/etc off. Is that normal for a galaxy s2 or am i doing something wrong? I am using the revolt 4.3 ROM.

problems charging the note 2 in the car - any ideas?

here is my setup in the car and i can't get the note to charge - well, it does say its charging but at best it will maintain my charge level it never actually charges
dedicated charger into my fuse box
note hooked up with mhl to my pioneer appradio 2
gps running, mhl running, bluetooth running. i use a screen off app to totally black out the screen.
now, this setup with my gs3 worked perfectly it would charge the gs3 like crazy as fast as a wall charger it seemed. with the note it will never increase in charge but at best maintain or slowly use charge. the power it is getting cannot keep up with all the tasks its doing.
now, i know this phone is a beast...but can anyone think of anything for me to try or buy to get this charging no matter what? i figure it may take custom kernals or something like that to finally get it done.
that being said - if you are using an android phone you absolutely must check out the pioneer appradio 2 with the appradio liberator app. you hook the phone up via mhl and with the app have full touchscreen control and mirroring of your phone on the 7inch touchscrreen radio display its pretty awesome.

I know the wall charger is a 2A rated charger....which is built for tablets. Perhaps attempt to locate a travel charger rated as such. I'm no scientist, or electritian so I cannot attest this will work, but just thought I would throw it out there
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Jcossack88 said:
I know the wall charger is a 2A rated charger....which is built for tablets. Perhaps attempt to locate a travel charger rated as such. I'm no scientist, or electritian so I cannot attest this will work, but just thought I would throw it out there
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my chargers i the car claim to be 2a but doesn't seem to make a difference. hell, the one charger would chage an ipad in the past

most samsung tablets need an adapter to "trick" fast charging mode on non-samsumg chargers. otherwise it'll just trickle charge. i've not tried any yet but seems i may have to since the gnote2 is gonna need the same juice as my gn101. kinda what i expected since they're pretty much the same specs.
here's a thread to make your own adapter:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845844
page 9 has a few links buy your own. just put .com in place of .co.uk on the ebay links.
here one for $3. ships from china so it may take a few weeks.

the stock AC charger supplied with the note 2 is 2A. I also have a 2A car charger. I cannot get the note to charge at any rate higher than 1A. Yes, i do know the trick to get the phone to go into fast charge mode. I have a feeling that 1A is the most we are going to get. Yes, if you have a ton of stuff running all at once you are going to use more than 1A and end up with a dead battery after a while. It does suck. My previous phone (Epic) would not charge beyond .5A. It died while on my car charger ALL the time. Hopefully this one wont die quite as often.
JD

JudasD said:
the stock AC charger supplied with the note 2 is 2A. I also have a 2A car charger. I cannot get the note to charge at any rate higher than 1A. Yes, i do know the trick to get the phone to go into fast charge mode. I have a feeling that 1A is the most we are going to get. Yes, if you have a ton of stuff running all at once you are going to use more than 1A and end up with a dead battery after a while. It does suck. My previous phone (Epic) would not charge beyond .5A. It died while on my car charger ALL the time. Hopefully this one wont die quite as often.
JD
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have you actually tried the trick or the item in the link posted above? if so no use in me ordering it

knives of ice said:
have you actually tried the trick or the item in the link posted above? if so no use in me ordering it
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I've just ordered 3 of the $3 ones from deal extreme. it'll be a while before I can test it on a gn2. I'll try them on my gn10.1 as soon as they come in.

madsquabbles said:
I've just ordered 3 of the $3 ones from deal extreme. it'll be a while before I can test it on a gn2. I'll try them on my gn10.1 as soon as they come in.
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I ordered one from a usa seller on eBay hopefully I'll have it next week

This seems like it'd be very easy to do yourself with an old mUSB cable.

ffolkes said:
This seems like it'd be very easy to do yourself with an old mUSB cable.
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yeah maybe but the part is a couple dollars alot less time and frustration to buy

ffolkes said:
This seems like it'd be very easy to do yourself with an old mUSB cable.
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yep, looks really easy. i just wont' be able to make it as pretty

knives of ice said:
have you actually tried the trick or the item in the link posted above? if so no use in me ordering it
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Yes, the trick i use is to short the two data lines going to the phone NOT towards the charging source. If you do not do this the phone will be in USB mode which will only allow a charging rate of .38A. This seems to be an android/usb standard across almost all vendors. once i short the data lines that is when the phone will go into full charging mode. The highest i can get the phone to go is 1A and this is even with the supplied Samsung 2A charger. I have also tried an iPad charger and it still only produced 1A to the Note II.
The Note II also seems to vary the input current based on how much battery is left. If the Note is very low (i.e. 50%) it will go into 1A. If the battery is high (i.e.95%), the current will bounce around. I have seen it start at .5A, jump to .8A, then to 1A, then right back down to .5A and it will continue there until it reaches 100%.
Bottom line i have not seen anything above 1A
JD

at least one of the adapters on the other thread claims 2A, but i don't think i've seen anyone with those results.

this is a pretty ridiculous problem for samsung to do nothing about is it not? the notion that you can't even charge your note in the car is a bit ridiculous. i wonder if someone makes a kernal with fast charging enabled if we'll be able to get around this

knives of ice said:
this is a pretty ridiculous problem for samsung to do nothing about is it not? the notion that you can't even charge your note in the car is a bit ridiculous. i wonder if someone makes a kernal with fast charging enabled if we'll be able to get around this
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you can charge, just ridiculous slow. i occasionally charge my galaxy note 10.1 on my computer's usb when i'm too lazy to whoop out the charger. i do it a work where i know i won't use it for 8 hours.

madsquabbles said:
you can charge, just ridiculous slow. iccasionally charge my galaxy note 10.1 on my computer's usb when i'm too lazy to whoop out the charger. i do it a work where i know i won't use it for 8 hours.
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You can't charge if you are intensively using the phone though. it loses charge.

Is there a specific car charger yet for the Note 2? I imagine this issue will be resolved with that charger.
People with the HTC Flyer/Evo View had similar issues. Unless we use HTC proprietary car charger, you lose power while plugged in. Standard usb chargers, charge it very slowly.
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I am using the PowerGen Dual USB 3.1A 15w High Output Car Charger since it claims to be a 3.1A charger. What I thought was a fast charge was in reality not. Using the Current Widget app (which shows you the mAh) it registers 9882 mA for one of the usb slots and 10005 mAh for the other using the Galaxy Note 1.
TS

twospirits said:
I am using the PowerGen Dual USB 3.1A 15w High Output Car Charger since it claims to be a 3.1A charger. What I thought was a fast charge was in reality not. Using the Current Widget app (which shows you the mAh) it registers 9882 mA for one of the usb slots and 10005 mAh for the other using the Galaxy Note 1.
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so does that charger actually charge your phone then ?

Yes, just like a regular 1mA wall charger, but not like the 2mA one that comes with the Note 2.
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Portable chargers

So I've heard that the 2014 will be using a lithium polymer battery and requires 7+ hours to get a full charge. Also I've heard that it's bad to keep lithium polymer's fully charged all the time.
So I thought a good solution might be to get a portable charger, but looking at some I've found that at least one (the Anker Astro E3) cannot charge Asus and Samsung tablets.
Do any of you know of a good charger to have? I want one where I won't have to worry about keeping it fully charged for extended periods of time.

I would say anything that has close to a 2 amp output would be best. The car chargers are hard to come buy with that output but I found this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B8MMZY8/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Not sure if it will charge the Note 2014 but it is probably your best bet in a car charger for a tablet. I will test when I get the tablet but it charges my phone super fast due to it being a 2 amp output. Not sure what my phone is drawing from it but it charges it like its plugged into the OEM wall charger. I try to only buy 2 amp chargers nowadays. It's also only $9.99! Thats much less than what I paid! :victory:

atg284 said:
I would say anything that has close to a 2 amp output would be best. The car chargers are hard to come buy with that output but I found this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B8MMZY8/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Not sure if it will charge the Note 2014 but it is probably your best bet in a car charger for a tablet. I will test when I get the tablet but it charges my phone super fast due to it being a 2 amp output. Not sure what my phone is drawing from it but it charges it like its plugged into the OEM wall charger. I try to only buy 2 amp chargers nowadays. It's also only $9.99! Thats much less than what I paid! :victory:
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Sorry if I wasn't clear. I meant a backup charger like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/14400mAh-Mult...id=1380852160&sr=8-1&keywords=anker+astro+pro

gina$zanboti said:
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I meant a backup charger like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/14400mAh-Mult...id=1380852160&sr=8-1&keywords=anker+astro+pro
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Oh I see! I have a 4000mAh energizer one that has a micro USB plug that works on my HP Touchpad but I prob will be in the market soon for one that will fully charge the Note 2014...of you find a good one that will charge it let me know!

atg284 said:
Oh I see! I have a 4000mAh energizer one that has a micro USB plug that works on my HP Touchpad but I prob will be in the market soon for one that will fully charge the Note 2014...of you find a good one that will charge it let me know!
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Will do. How much are you looking to spend? The one I linked looks nice, but considering it's capacity I dont' know if I'll really need that much so I'll wind up with another device which will probably end up degrading as well. The Anker Astro E3 looked like what I was looking for but apparently it doesn't work it Asus and Samsung tablets. :\

gina$zanboti said:
Will do. How much are you looking to spend? The one I linked looks nice, but considering it's capacity I dont' know if I'll really need that much so I'll wind up with another device which will probably end up degrading as well. The Anker Astro E3 looked like what I was looking for but apparently it doesn't work it Asus and Samsung tablets. :\
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I've read that some portable chargers Ike that don't charge tablets because the require a higher amp output than what phones need. I just got a good deal on the energizer one and it just so happened to work. I will prob wait for reviews to see which ones work with tablets. I think I've read the Note 2014 uses a lithium polymer battery instead of lithium ion...not sure how that will change things. Considering its decent battery life and long charge time I will most likely use it during the day and evening and charge it at night for now. I just want a battery backup for vacations and travel.

atg284 said:
I've read that some portable chargers Ike that don't charge tablets because the require a higher amp output than what phones need. I just got a good deal on the energizer one and it just so happened to work. I will prob wait for reviews to see which ones work with tablets. I think I've read the Note 2014 uses a lithium polymer battery instead of lithium ion...not sure how that will change things. Considering its decent battery life and long charge time I will most likely use it during the day and evening and charge it at night for now. I just want a battery backup for vacations and travel.
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Yea that was my plan, but apparently it's not good to keep li-poly's at 100% capacity. It's best to keep it in the 40-80& range (from what someone else on this board has reported. So I'm thinking of getting this one:
http://www.amazon.com/14400mAh-Mult...id=1380857834&sr=8-1&keywords=anker+astro+pro
I'll probably get this one if anything. That way I can charge this thing over night and keep my Note 10.1 2014 in the 40-80% range.
As an update I'm deciding between these three which all advertise to be able to charge Samsung Tablets.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CEZBKTO...TF8&colid=28VKT025398W6&coliid=I1RUO7SIM5GYLK
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005NGKR54...TF8&colid=28VKT025398W6&coliid=I1OW60N9JCJK5N
and finally the one that I had already posted earlier....
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005NGLTZQ...TF8&colid=28VKT025398W6&coliid=I2K5JH3JGEM1LC
I'll probaby order one soon...

The Anker Astro 3 charges my tablet fine, I don't know where you heard it doesnt.
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SlimJ87D said:
The Anker Astro 3 charges my tablet fine, I don't know where you heard it doesnt.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009USAJCC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1381579185&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
Look at the features and details section

I'd suppose it would work if you got a galaxy charging adapter. it shorts the two pins that allow for rapid charging. I'm pretty sure a trickle charge would work fine.

gina$zanboti said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009USAJCC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1381579185&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
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That's not the Astro 3. That is the Astro 3E. This is the Astro 3. I have it and I'm telling you it charges my Note 10.1 and Note 8.0 fine.
http://www.amazon.com/Astro3-12000m...e=UTF8&qid=1381587348&sr=8-1&keywords=astro+3

SlimJ87D said:
That's not the Astro 3. That is the Astro 3E. This is the Astro 3. I have it and I'm telling you it charges my Note 10.1 and Note 8.0 fine.
http://www.amazon.com/Astro3-12000m...e=UTF8&qid=1381587348&sr=8-1&keywords=astro+3
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If you read my original post you'll see that I was talking about the 3E.

gina$zanboti said:
If you read my original post you'll see that I was talking about the 3E.
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I'm just letting you know that the charger works pretty well. I recommend it. On top of that, look at its reviews. Good bang for the buck.

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I'm just letting you know that the charger works pretty well. I recommend it. On top of that, look at its reviews. Good bang for the buck.
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Oh ok. Thanks. I've actually been looking at the pro series. The 2nd gen astro 3 looks cool too. How many complete charges do you get out of it for your tablet?

gina$zanboti said:
Oh ok. Thanks. I've actually been looking at the pro series. The 2nd gen astro 3 looks cool too. How many complete charges do you get out of it for your tablet?
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The tablet is 8000 mah. You have to calculate the efficiency with the batteries.
Lets say the battery is 10,000 mah with 80% efficiency.
10,000 * .8 = 8000
That is only one full charge.
My battery is 12,000. So it can charge the tablet and a phone once.

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The tablet is 8000 mah. You have to calculate the efficiency with the batteries.
Lets say the battery is 10,000 mah with 80% efficiency.
10,000 * .8 = 8000
That is only one full charge.
My battery is 12,000. So it can charge the tablet and a phone once.
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Have you found the charge time to be any faster or slower than charging from a standard outlet?

I'll need to play with it more. I just got the tablet.
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http://www.amazon.com/15000mAh-Port...lt-Incredible/dp/B00D5T3QK4/ref=pd_sim_cps_13
I have that one and it works great.
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So i have Anker® Astro E5 15000mAh Portable http://www.amazon.com/15000mAh-Port...?ie=UTF8&qid=1381791102&sr=8-3&keywords=anker
and i am testing it right now. my tab is dead. ill let you know how well it works.

john10101 said:
So i have Anker® Astro E5 15000mAh Portable http://www.amazon.com/15000mAh-Port...?ie=UTF8&qid=1381791102&sr=8-3&keywords=anker
and i am testing it right now. my tab is dead. ill let you know how well it works.
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Just for clarification, you are charging the Samsung Galaxy Note 2014 edt right? In the product description under the header "Optimal Use" it says,
"The iPod nano, Samsung and Asus tablets and some GPS and Bluetooth devices are not supported."
Doesn't necessarily mean it won't work, but it probably won't work as well as it could with say, the Astro Pro or 2nd gen Astro 3 models which explicitly say they can work with Samsung tablets.

Chargers!?! Where?

Anyone have any good places (preferably Amazon Prime) to get a few replacement chargers (and car too) that will rapid charge the device?
Thanks in advanced... I looked through the past 3 pages of threads and didn't see anything.
I found this one.. but not sure it will do the fast/rapid charging:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DDLYCUW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A294P4X9EWVXLJ

The best chargers to use are the blackberry playbook chargers. Ive been using these things since the note 3 and they charge fast! They are like 15 dollars for 5 of them on ebay. OEM and all.

Do they actually "fast" charge the Note 4?

You can only get the "fast" charge with the charger that came with the phone, although my old S4 charger charges the phone pretty quick too. Not as fast tho!
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I haven't used my car charger once since I got this phone, half of the battery lasts me all day easily...I forget that this thing runs on a battery sometimes lol.
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Right, that was my worry. So where do we get more of these "fast" chargers????

someonexh said:
Do they actually "fast" charge the Note 4?
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Most people agree and you can google for more assurance that they charged faster than the oem note 3 chargers. Im not exactly sure how fast it charges compared to this new "fast charging technology" but literally they charge so quick because of the ratings INPUT - 100-240V OUTPUT - 5V 1.8A. I dont even use my oem note 4 charger, i just have one of these in each room and they are perfect. Just ebay 1.8a blackberry playbook oem charger. The wire is pretty long too so thats great.
Edit: i have nothing to do with this ebay post or anything like that but here is what youre looking for. Just look around on ebay you will see people who have them in 3x or 5x bundles for like under 15.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-Bla...234?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ad3b7f4ca

If you want a charger that charges the same as the cable that came with your phone, you'll need one that is Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 compliant. Click the link below to see a list of chargers that Qualcomm has officially certified.
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/quick-charge

alprazolam said:
If you want a charger that charges the same as the cable that came with your phone, you'll need one that is Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 compliant. Click the link below to see a list of chargers that Qualcomm has officially certified.
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/quick-charge
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Correct. The Motorola turbo chargers are the same thing just a different name. So you can use those as well.
As for the charger ratings. It actually needs to be 9volts 1.67amps. To quick charge. And also it needs to be able to change to 5v 2amps. Because quick charge actually changes voltage and amperage in the middle of charging and slows down in order to protect the battery.
-Wizzle

Any update on this? Anyone find an official rapid charger?

Anyone scared that fast charging all the time is going to ruin their battery?

timmyd463229 said:
Anyone scared that fast charging all the time is going to ruin their battery?
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In today's world.. its totally worth it. I wouldnt mind buying another battery in a few months to have my phone charged in an hour all the time.

someonexh said:
In today's world.. its totally worth it. I wouldnt mind buying another battery in a few months to have my phone charged in an hour all the time.
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That's true. As long as it slows down when it gets up to a certain percent it's probably not that bad anyway

You can always just buy another one and swap it out though
Deals for batteries sometimes go around 30 bucks so it isn't that bad. I usually buy 2 anyways so I can have one just in case, but I don't think that will be an issue with the fast charging on this phone.

I ended up buying the Verizon Fast Charge chargers. confirmed to work with fastcharge as they're basically quickcharge 2.0 chargers.
I bought the Car charger and a wall charger. Normal price is $35.00 apiece.

found one on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Charger-Universal-Cradles/dp/B00N34UCOY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1417559543&sr=8-3&keywords=samsung+note+4+charger
However I'd get this: http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Dual-Port-Charger-Portable-Technology/dp/B00B8L36A6/ref=sr_1_4_det?srs=2528932011&ie=UTF8&qid=1417559770&sr=8-4#productPromotions

Anyone check monoprice? Hands down best place for cheap chords

Here's the official one from motorola
www.motorola.com/us/accessories-bat...Turbo-Charger/motorola-turbo-charger-pdp.html
Also you can use HTC rapid chargers.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/979111276...3PZ7&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Or the car charger
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P9UILU...M3EQ&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
-Wizzle