Hi Forum! I've two originals batteries for my GS2. I'd like to buy an external charger, but the original samsung is too expensive. I'd like to know the requirements for a battery charger, in order to buy a charger not dangerous for batteries: the cheaps chargers that is possible to buy from internet at 5 $, are dangerous ? There original charger have same protection circuit of charge ?
thx a lot
I'd stay away from those entry-level chargers if I was you.. Your GS2 is expensive enough to deserve better.
Personally, I find that the original Samsung charger is a bit weak (800mA/H max if I remember right. It's by my bedside and I'm too lazy to climb upstairs and check it ^^) and takes forever to recharge a battery to 100%.
So pretty soon after I switched from my HTC Desire S to the SGS2 (following an "eMMC brick" that left the HTC running, but in dire condition -it's slower than an asthmatic snail now), I "recycled" the original HTC charger plus the two more I had just bought for it (1 wallsocket and 1 special for cars with the adapter. Ironically, they were in the mail being delivered when the HTC got bricked).
I find them way better because 1) they're cheaper but seem to have the same kind of safety electronics packaged inside, since the amperage of the two devices is relatively close
and 2) they pump out 1000mA/h and they don't seem to bother the SGS2 too much, which charges a lot faster now and without any noticeable side-effects on the batteries (and I got 4 batteries, ranging from the stock 1650mA/H to 2000, so me knows what I'm talking 'bout, believe you me.. ^^).
I've heard that you can go even higher than that in the amperage of the charger, provided that it's specifically designed for smartphone use, but I don't feel like investing money in this just now, I'll need other batteries before I need another charger I guess
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I'd stay away from those entry-level chargers if I was you.. Your GS2 is expensive enough to deserve better.
Personally, I find that the original Samsung charger is a bit weak (800mA/H max if I remember right. It's by my bedside and I'm too lazy to climb upstairs and check it ^^) and takes forever to recharge a battery to 100%.
So pretty soon after I switched from my HTC Desire S to the SGS2 (following an "eMMC brick" that left the HTC running, but in dire condition -it's slower than an asthmatic snail now), I "recycled" the original HTC charger plus the two more I had just bought for it (1 wallsocket and 1 special for cars with the adapter. Ironically, they were in the mail being delivered when the HTC got bricked).
I find them way better because 1) they're cheaper but seem to have the same kind of safety electronics packaged inside, since the amperage of the two devices is relatively close
and 2) they pump out 1000mA/h and they don't seem to bother the SGS2 too much, which charges a lot faster now and without any noticeable side-effects on the batteries (and I got 4 batteries, ranging from the stock 1650mA/H to 2000, so me knows what I'm talking 'bout, believe you me.. ^^).
I've heard that you can go even higher than that in the amperage of the charger, provided that it's specifically designed for smartphone use, but I don't feel like investing money in this just now, I'll need other batteries before I need another charger I guess
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I'm sorry, but my questions was referred to charger EBH1A2USBE, that is a battery charger stand.
Is this charger dangerous for battery ? Have this charger a chip to control tha charge of battery ?
thx
I got a charger off Ebay for cheap and it caught fire. If you value your life avoid the cheap knockoffs!!
agree with above posters, stayy away from cheap knock offs, buy OEM.
It is at 13 USD on Exportprive so not to expensive and real samsung
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Look...I'm not rich, I'm a college student and I get payed part time. I need to go cheap and for that we look to ebay. Two things i need are batteries, and a usb car charger (a charger that can do all usb stuff).
Are these safe buys?
1000mAh Usb Car Charger
2 x 1600mAh batteries plus charger
I am aware those Touch Pro 2 batteries, but if they work then why should i care? Also is 1000mAh enough to charge the evo if i were saying playing music on mp3 or pandora? If not, can anyone recommend a good USB charger? I want to be able to charge my zune, psp and etc.
Should be fine with those. Just beware about the battery. Not sure if those batteries are legit HTC ones, because the fake HTC batteries tend not to perform as the say.
Here is a site that tested multiple tp2/n1/evo batteries.
http://www.batteryboss.org/
Thank you for your reply, but when i go click the website my browser says "unable to connect". Any reason why?
*update works*, I don't see the batteries I'm buying on the list...
lol, if you look at the picture of the batteries, they say 1500mAh on them, but the seller has blurred it out a bit.. AFAIK HTC doesnt make a 1600mAh TP2 battery. I have some fake black TP2 HTC batteries that I got from eBay that say 1500mAh on them but have a part number for the 1100mAh batteries! They last about as long as an 1100 would too.... If you want a real OEM 1500 HTC battery thats cheap, this is the listing you want: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...=230439043798&ff4=263602_263622#ht_1817wt_908
Also 1a is the most power an EVO will draw when charging, so that charger should be fine. Assuming it really is 1a and has the center pins grounded. I've ordered 3 1a chargers from eBay and 2 of them didn't have the center pins grounded-- so the EVO thinks its plugged into a computers USB port and only pulls .5a. I had to crack em up open and solder the center pins, something I wouldn't recommend most people trying. Here is a 2a charger that I can personally verify will charge your EVO at max speed: http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Car-Charger...le-Nexus-One-/170523433174?pt=PDA_Accessories
I bought 4 of those 1500mah batteries & I've only received 2 of them thus far. One of them is on par with my EVO stock battery, the other . . . not so much.
There is an ebay seller....
named tuttoit selling 2 1500 batteries and a charger for 9.96 delivered. They have sold over 6700 of them. Tons of Evo owners in the feedback which is 99%.
I got mine today and I'm totally satisfied. Great deal! Performance on par with Stock on my phone.
i still have my extra oem hero battery so i havent needed to get a backup but i've seen them for as low as $25 and i went with the palm oem car charger at it is a 1000 mAh charger and everything else i found was only 500 mAh, i've had bad experience with $5 chargers, they always break 6-12 months later while oem ones work 5 years later, still using my htc chargers when i had my original kaiser.
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named tuttoit selling 2 1500 batteries and a charger for 9.96 delivered. They have sold over 6700 of them. Tons of Evo owners in the feedback which is 99%.
I got mine today and I'm totally satisfied. Great deal! Performance on par with Stock on my phone.
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Yes I agree! I bought from him as well, great batteries and the charger works great as well! a steal at 10 dollars shipped, batteried aren't AS good as the stock, but NEARLY. Here is a link, just click on his name and then his other products, should have multiple available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...11190&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1968wt_1137
The batteries you posted look a bit shady, at least with the guy i linked you, you have dozens of people who will account to you that they are good batteries. As for the car lighter charger, i would say go for it, but it doesn't come with a cord...so...yeah... Looks more legit than the other guy.
Hi all,
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with portable battery packs. I don't mean extended batteries either. I mean the universal usb charger kind that packs several thousand mAh.
I'm looking to get one for a nine hour flight, and I want to know what is a good brand.
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Hi all,
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with portable battery packs. I don't mean extended batteries either. I mean the universal usb charger kind that packs several thousand mAh.
I'm looking to get one for a nine hour flight, and I want to know what is a good brand.
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I can't answer your question, but a lot of planes have a USB/charging input now. I know when I fly Air Canada, they have it.
I have had an Energizer XP18000 for about 3 months now and it has surpassed my expectations.
It holds 18000 mAh of power and will charge my Gnex and my Xoom at the same time (need to order a special tip for the Xoom/non standard device). I use it for long train rides to keep my phone topped up.
When watching HD video over 4G my battery level will drop about 1-2% every half hour, so it is not charging as fast as the wall charger, but it is enough to keep you from having a dead battery when you get to your destination. With my usage I can go 3 to 4 days and never need to look at a wall outlet.
The size is about as big as a external hard drive. There is also a wall charger that has a good size power brick in the middle of it. You can remove it when you don't need the wall charger, but I keep everything in one small bag so all I have to do is set it down next to an outlet and top up the external battery, then fold the cord into the bag and pull out what ever cord I need when I am on the move. It works just fine with the original Samsung usb charging cable.
I picked mine up from Amazon but you might be able to find a better deal if you look hard enough. They make a smaller model too that is only 8000 mAh.
I always keep it in my bag and it works so well for me that I don't even need the extended battery and leave 4G on all the time.
http://www.energizerpowerpacks.com/us/products/xp18000/
Beautiful. Thanks Dante. And yeah, I heard some planes have USB chargers now. Unfortunately I'm not flying with them. I live near YVR, but Air Canada is having a bunch of problems with their workers right now. Last thing I need is flight delays or bad service.
I did a ton of research before buying mine. I wanted a pocket sized one, that had large capacity (enough to fully charge the phone twice), and could charge a device at a full 1 amp. After much research, I bought the original version of this one:
http://www.newtrent.com/store/iphone-external-battery/iphone-battery-imp50d.html
Mine has less markings and I believe both ports on mine are 1 amp, where as the new one has one 500mA and one 1A port. Mine was also like $55, this one is on sale for barely over $40, an even better deal.
It is very powerful - 5,000 mAh will charge the phone 3+ times - much bigger than other "pocket batteries", fits in a pocket nicely (I wear cargo pants) because it's skinny, like a deck of cards. Fairly light too. Only complaint is that I bought it before MicroUSB became the new standard, so it charges with miniUSB instead.
I carry a retractable mini-usb cable, and a retractable microUSB cable, in an altoids tin, in in my pocket with it. Works great, can charge my friends phones at the same time as me. Had it for 2 years, still going strong!
There are newer designs they have now too if you look at their website.
It does take a long while to charge - 8 hours to charge fully or so if you charge off a 500mAh USB port, because it's a huge battery! a lot less maybe 4 hours if you charge off a high speed 1A charger.
i was looking at this one http://www.amazon.ca/Anker-8400mAh-...UTF8&coliid=I3IVVC4G6YETK&colid=1ILTNQ88L4FE5
it has a 2amp 5v port, this can charge a transformer prime with the screen off.
I got this one recently:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-SlimTal..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1335035472&sr=1-2
Its (much) smaller than my Nexus, has a built in micro-usb cable, and charges via micro-usb as well. While it doesn't have the capacity of those listed above (only 3200mAh), it was only $20 and the size really does let you take it everywhere.
It can fully charge it the phone from dead about 1.5 times.
I bought mine due mainly to the fact that it includes the micro-usb cable that hides away when not in use. It has a standard USB port as well for charging other items, but the appeal of only having to carry one item and no extra cable sold me.
My only complaint is that the built in cable could be a bit longer.
It has a flashlight too... lol
Been researching this topic lately and found that Anker's 10,000mah external battery is looking the best
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I use the Veho Pebble and it's fine for my needs. I get 2 charges out of it.
after hours of my own research I also bought the Anker Slimtalk. I dont travel enough to need one that is huge and can charge my phone 8 times. This seems small enough to toss in my pocket and not bother me since its so thin and light. For $20 and the convenience of having its built in micro usb cable sounds like a perfect little invention to get me through the day.
If I traveled more I would of probably got the Energizer XP8000. Their tip program is awesome. Free tips for life but really its $2 shipping each. if you want this device to charge a whole bunch of things it can. My Acer netbook, EVO 3D, girlfriends RAZR, 3DS, bluetooth, iPad 2, Nook, and the list goes on. I've been trying to ask New Trent for almost a week if their products would be compatible with the Energizer Tip program but found that contrary to what I've read their customer support is terrible, but their prices are better than energizer. So they loose out on the sale since over the last few times of researching has allowed me to find the Slimtalk which for the price and for my needs is perfect.
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after hours of my own research I also bought the Anker Slimtalk. I dont travel enough to need one that is huge and can charge my phone 8 times. This seems small enough to toss in my pocket and not bother me since its so thin and light. For $20 and the convenience of having its built in micro usb cable sounds like a perfect little invention to get me through the day.
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Exactly why I went with it. Even while traveling I'm generally within range of a car or home charger, especially now that pretty much everyone without an iPhone has a micro USB charger somewhere.
I just wish it had a built in AC adapter as well but I'm sure the size would increase by quite a bit. Someone (iGo maybe) makes one like that but it only has about an 1100mah battery if I recall.
I found something here in the Netherlands, and I'm not quite sure if you guys in the US have the same thing..
The thing this has going for it is it's portability. It fits in your pocket, and if you don't mind a big lump in your pockets, it even fits together with your phone.
Click over there <<< to check out the dutch website of duracell. It basically is a battery with a socket plug on it, and 2 USB outlets.
Tech. info:
Output voltage: 5 volts DC
Input voltage: 5 volts DC, max. 1 amp
Capacity: 1800 mAh
Offcourse, this is the dutch version, with the dutch socket plug, but maybe there's an US version as well?
Thanks for all the info here guys. I have that crappy Black and Decker Pocket Power from a few years back, that well, isn't living up to the charge these days, so I need something else.
Still a bit too many options, but I'm sure I'll find one that works the best.
Hi All! So this is my first time starting a new thread so I hope I'm doing this right. I couldn't really find a thread specifically for battery banks or battery backups so I thought I'd start one.
I was wondering what is everyone's method of backing up/recharging your battery for your cellphones? For me, the battery that comes with my phone is enough to get me through the day usually and I just charge it every night while I sleep. If I go on trips, I use the Rav Power 10000 mah battery bank. I find this a bit bulky but it works great and lasts many charges before I have to recharge again.
Everyone's taste and preferences are different so I'm seeing what other options are out there that may be lighter in weight. I'm thinking of getting their smaller one, the 5200 mah, and have this in my backpack or car for just in case.
Any mini reviews of what you have would be great :good:
Wow, cool gadgets, I need to get a bank for just-in-case emergencies. Thanks Currently i use a solar powered charger, which is really slow and somethings doesn't work as desired. Looks similar to this http://www.amazon.com/External-Univ...=8-4&keywords=solar+powered+cellphone+charger
Ive bought one at sunsky from china battery about 4000mah, but it was year before, now there is a better.
I used to have a bank that looked like a GBA SP, with foldable screens. In the screens were two solar panels, which charged the battery of, I think, about 2000mAh or something like that. The thing is now broken though. Still looking for a nice (affordable) replacement
Mine is Anker 5600
I use the Belkin 4000, size similar to a ext HDD and look nice, pocketable too
http://www.techhypermart.com/belkin-f8m160ak-portable-battery-pack-4000.html
Charger considerations
Hi,
I need advise for the following:
Charger A (Li-polymer battery) output : 5V, 1A
Charger B (Li-polymer battery) output : 5V, 500mA
Device input: 5V, 750mAH (Li-ion / Li-polymer)
When using Charger A, some people comment that it will limit the current of 750mAH for the device and the device's battery should be fine since both the charger and device are at 5V. However, some people comment that this will shorten the battery life of the device since it will perform a 'quick charge' using 1A.
When using Charger B, some people comment that the device will draw more current than it can deliver and causes it to heat up and reduces the charger's life. However, some people comment that Charger B will extend the battery life of the device since it performs a 'slow charge'.
I also read that USB pins on the charger denotes if the charger is a PC or a dedicated charger. If it is a PC, the device will limit the drawing current. If it is a dedicated charger, the device will draw more current to charge itself.
I am confused as to who is right and which charger should i be using.
Can someone enlighten me ?
Thank you very much.
bought this one from Ebay, has not yet arrived, therefore I cannot tell if its good or not.
but for its price its quite a good bet, 12000mAh for 33 bucks (on sale until tomorrow)
not able to post links, just type w ww. before the following
ebay.com/itm/12000mAh-External-Power-Bank-Battery-Charger-iPhone-3-4S-iPad-3-2-Blackberry-/280947027345
Zagg sparq 2.0 highly recommended
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I recommend Anker 5600 is very good for that stuff.
Hi, I use choiix power fort 10Wh http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=3001 it have 2700mAh and it's small and looks very nice. It can give one full charge for my SGSIII
I went on a trip this year and searched for a good bank, and this showed up.
http://www.sayes.co/20-powerbank.html
I tried it and it was really good, it has lots of adapters and it's cheap =P
I was able to order a RavPower 5600mAh on sale a while back ago, that was posted on slickdeals. here. I am pretty happy with the performance of the little backup, it defiantly gets the job done. My only complaint is that the body gets scratched up easily.
I was comparing the Ravpower and the Anker 5600 and they both look exactly the same except that both are branded with their logos. So I'm wondering if they're from the same manufacturer. Going to have to do some more research. However my current Ravpower power bank I do have is working great and I love this thing for trips.
I'm also thinking of getting a solar one for my 3day emergency/bug out bag. Thanks for all the suggestions.
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I was comparing the Ravpower and the Anker 5600 and they both look exactly the same except that both are branded with their logos. So I'm wondering if they're from the same manufacturer. Going to have to do some more research. However my current Ravpower power bank I do have is working great and I love this thing for trips.
I'm also thinking of getting a solar one for my 3day emergency/bug out bag. Thanks for all the suggestions.
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Yeah, can someone please let me know if they are the exact same manufactuers, except for the company logos on them? I am deciding between the two. Also, what do you guys think of their 2600maH stick version? Which manufactuer would you go for over the other and why? I am very interested.
I'm using a "Scosche SolBAT II Solar Powered Backup Battery and Charger" which I bought off Amazon for something ridiculous like $15 last year.
I bought it for hiking mostly as an emergency charger. I use a Huawei phone as a GPS out in the wilderness, and the GPS app (Androzic) is quite power intensive. I have also used the same device on an iPhone and an iPod touch. The Huawei phone will receive a full charge from this battery, but the iDevices will only go to around 75%.
The solar cell on the back of the battery isn't all that efficient and will take about two days to charge the internal battery, but having it there gives you more options should an emergency occur while in the wilderness. A half hour charging in full sunlight would provide enough power for a short call or a couple of texts to family or emergency services.
The device comes with suction cups and a small carabiner, so it can be stuck to the inside of your car window or clipped to the back of your rucksack. The device is lighter and smaller than the average smartphone and can be fully charged by USB in about three hours. Interestingly, the device has a LOT of bad reviews on Amazon, so maybe they simply sent me a good one.
I also have a very cheap and nasty handcrank USB charger from dealextreme which can be used to add a bit of juice to the solar battery pack at night or in cloudy weather or can directly charge the phone in an emergency. It's a little flimsy and takes a fair bit of cranking to get enough juice for even one call, but it weighs nothing, cost about $2 and is cheap insurance out in the boonies.
My list of power equipment for the phone/GPS and the iPod Touch for a multi-day walk are as follows:
Short Micro USB cable x 1
iPod USB cable x 1
Scosche SolBAT II battery/charger with alloy carabiner
DX hand crank battery charger
Total weight is less than 200 grams
nottellingeither said:
I'm using a "Scosche SolBAT II Solar Powered Backup Battery and Charger" which I bought off Amazon for something ridiculous like $15 last year.
I bought it for hiking mostly as an emergency charger. I use a Huawei phone as a GPS out in the wilderness, and the GPS app (Androzic) is quite power intensive. I have also used the same device on an iPhone and an iPod touch. The Huawei phone will receive a full charge from this battery, but the iDevices will only go to around 75%.
The solar cell on the back of the battery isn't all that efficient and will take about two days to charge the internal battery, but having it there gives you more options should an emergency occur while in the wilderness. A half hour charging in full sunlight would provide enough power for a short call or a couple of texts to family or emergency services.
The device comes with suction cups and a small carabiner, so it can be stuck to the inside of your car window or clipped to the back of your rucksack. The device is lighter and smaller than the average smartphone and can be fully charged by USB in about three hours. Interestingly, the device has a LOT of bad reviews on Amazon, so maybe they simply sent me a good one.
I also have a very cheap and nasty handcrank USB charger from dealextreme which can be used to add a bit of juice to the solar battery pack at night or in cloudy weather or can directly charge the phone in an emergency. It's a little flimsy and takes a fair bit of cranking to get enough juice for even one call, but it weighs nothing, cost about $2 and is cheap insurance out in the boonies.
My list of power equipment for the phone/GPS and the iPod Touch for a multi-day walk are as follows:
Short Micro USB cable x 1
iPod USB cable x 1
Scosche SolBAT II battery/charger with alloy carabiner
DX hand crank battery charger
Total weight is less than 200 grams
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That is a nice list of equipment. How is the solar powered charger coming along?
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Yeah, can someone please let me know if they are the exact same manufactuers, except for the company logos on them? I am deciding between the two. Also, what do you guys think of their 2600maH stick version? Which manufactuer would you go for over the other and why? I am very interested.
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Honestly i went with pricing. I assume if they look the same they are from the same vendors/manufactures but different brand/company. Reviews for both sound very good too. Ravpower had a promo going on a while back and i tend to see them pop up from time to time on slick deals. The stick might give you one charge but since it looks smaller than the rest, it may be the easiest and lightest to carry around. I say get a decent sized one. Anywhere between 5600mah to 10000mah so you can go through a few charges without needing to charge again.
I have a 6600 mAh(well, in my experience it's not true, more like 4-4.5k), but I rarely use it after I bought a tablet with a fullsized usb port in it.
solar charger
I was looking for a solar charger. I bougth one but it crashed in two days. Therefore I returned it and now I am waiting for another one. In the place I live there are few options
So, just bought a 2013 Nexus 7 (had to drive to Germany, but worth it) and was wondering something.
I've been an android device fan for quite a while, so I've got quite collection of chargers and USB cables. This differs from official Samsung and Asus cables/chargers, to Chinese bought USB cables, 230V->USB converters, car chargers (chinese too) etc.
I was wondering if all these different chargers can be bad for my devices? Do they have a negative influence on battery life? Or is the worse that can happen a slower charging cycle?
Samsung and Asus are also Chinese chargers, so brand name doesn't make much difference anyway...
You only have to check DC output of the charger, and if that matches to Asus' charger (which is 99.999% chance) you're all good to go.
But the decision is yours, and you will have only yourself to blame if anything happens. (which probably won't...but you can never be certain of anything in life)
Cheers!
As a general rule in life you do get what you pay for. Branded chargers will always be better than that cheap charger you got with that £5 dock
Sometimes it may not be bad for the device, but cheaper ones tend to be less efficient, so 70% rather than 85%, which equates to a higher electricity bill (not really noticeable with phone chargers though as draw is so small) and may give off interference as they are badly shielded.
So far I've not had any issues using either cheap or branded chargers, but I do tend to go with the branded stuff if I have one to use.
edit: also, slower charging *generally* means longer battery life. i think it's an exponential thing though, so 500mA charge is will not give twice the battery life of 1000mA (1amp) charges. not sure where i picked this up from though but i'm sure you'll find plenty of people agreeing or contradicting things like this
So I get the 'you get what you pay for' remark.
Now, at work I have an official samsung charger from my galaxy S I, or from my galaxy nexus, i can't even remember. This is a brand charger, but a different brand. So I can assume this is fine for the N7/2nd?
Speaking of which, do you (or anyone else on here!) have any chargers that they'd recommend that has multiple USB ports (2 or more). Preferably one which supports 1.0 mAh per port, at a decent price (5-8 USD or less)?
Thanks! :good:
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Speaking of which, do you (or anyone else on here!) have any chargers that they'd recommend that has multiple USB ports (2 or more). Preferably one which supports 1.0 mAh per port, at a decent price (5-8 USD or less)?
Thanks! :good:
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I can't recommend any specific ones, but I use a website called dx often for similar supplies (not sure about the forum rules of stating websites, so hence just the two letters. Should point you right at them though).
you can't post links, that's all...
(you have to become a "member" and to do that you have to post 10 posts)
The retail charger that comes with the Moto X charges the phone three to four times faster than after market or other phone's chargers. Two questions:
Why is this?
What technical information about the phone/charger do I need to buy replacement chargers that have the same fast charge capacity?
Thanks!
Taken from Anand's review:
"The Moto X comes with a dual-USB port 850 mA charger, like the previous revision of Motorola devices. In practice I've seen the Moto X reliably pull closer to 1 A from the Moto X bundled charger.
What's interesting however is that the Moto X can charge up to the maximum BC1.2 rate of 1.5A. If you use that kind of charger, it charges impressively fast, around 2.3 hours. "
So when I look for chargers I want one that can provide up to 1.5A? Are there any other caveats needed to make it draw that much? I have a feeling my other chargers theoretically can pull that much but don't for compatibility reasons?
Nope. Just look for one that outputs at least 1.5 amps. More amps will not hurt the phone as the phone will only 'request' the amperage or can handle. Ipad certified chargers are typically rated for 2 amps or greater. Be aware though that if it's a dual USB charger and you plug something into the second plug, you most likely won't be getting the full amperage on both.
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Thanks a lot! On a similar note, I have a usb car charger that plugs into the cigarette lighter receptacle. Do I also want to find I one with 1.5A+ output?
Charging faster isn't necessarily always a good thing - remember that a byproduct of quicker charging is more heat - and in the car, especially if you're running Gmaps, etc you can hit the thermal limits so it'll actually stop charging until the battery cools.
I figure there's gotta be a reason besides price that Moto didn't ship a charger without 1.5a support.
I have the "andru" charger that is like $25 on amazon and its one or the fast type chargers. Probably not the cheapest but its a cool looking charger. Lots of friends have them too and love them since Google gave them out at Google I/o
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If you can afford the time, I'd recomend a slower charger. Slower charger means less heat which is better for the (non-replaceable) battery.
Hy everybody, I think this is the first time I'm posting in the forum. I don't know if this is too old for a thread, but I've lost my charger (feel really bad about it) and I'm now charging with an universal 0.7A charger. However I'd like to find a Motorola branded charger again, id anyone knows a place where I could buy in Europe? I've checked ebay and couldn't find one that I can be sure it's coming form Motorola. If I cannot find one like that, I guess it'll be ok to buy a 1A charger also universal, based on the discussions here?