TheNexus 7 charger has a 5V 2A charger while the HOX uses a 5V 1A. Could I use the nexus charger without damaging the battery or the phone ? Would it charge faster ?
Trying won't harm the phone. Current is not pushed into the phone to charge the battery, the phone pulls current. But I don't think it will charge faster as the One X doesn't know how to check if the charger is more than 1A, and doesn't need more than 1A. Most lithium batteries should be charged over 3-4 hours.
yves.alexis said:
TheNexus 7 charger has a 5V 2A charger while the HOX uses a 5V 1A. Could I use the nexus charger without damaging the battery or the phone ? Would it charge faster ?
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No, it won't. You really think HTC wouldn't sent another charger if that's the case?
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Worth a try, check current widget while charging and you should be able to tell if it is using the extra available current.
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AFAIK the HOX only accepts up to a maximum of 1A.
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Not an electrical engineer by any means. Just wondering if the higher output of an iPhone charger (5v, 1a) is OK to use with the S3 (5v, .7a charger) or will it damage the phone?
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d3athsd00r said:
Not an electrical engineer by any means. Just wondering if the higher output of an iPhone charger (5v, 1a) is OK to use with the S3 (5v, .7a charger) or will it damage the phone?
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The S3's AC charger is 1amp too (at least mine is), and no, using a 2amp charger won't harm it (or help it charge faster (without a new kernel)), as the phone limits input to prevent battery damage.
zmore said:
The S3's AC charger is 1amp too (at least mine is), and no, using a 2amp charger won't harm it (or help it charge faster (without a new kernel)), as the phone limits input to prevent battery damage.
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Thanks. Was looking at my S2 charger. My S3 charger is 1amp. Yay! Now I have 5 new chargers...hopefully they all work.
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Is it safe to use a 2.1a 5v usb charger with the hox?
Will it speed the charging? (Stock charger takes 4 hours to charge!!)
Doorman404 said:
Is it safe to use a 2.1a 5v usb charger with the hox?
Will it speed the charging? (Stock charger takes 4 hours to charge!!)
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It's safe, but it won't speed it up.
so 4 hours charge is normal? (With the stock charger)
I dunno, never timed it, but charging a LiPoly battery faster than that can shorten its life, and since its not removable, that would be a pain.
Doorman404 said:
Is it safe to use a 2.1a 5v usb charger with the hox?
Will it speed the charging? (Stock charger takes 4 hours to charge!!)
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As Ben
said should be safe but won't speed up
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so 4 hours charge is normal? (With the stock charger)
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kinda think there is a bit threads about that too. Yeah takes too long....
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I dunno, never timed it, but charging a LiPoly battery faster than that can shorten its life, and since its not removable, that would be a pain.
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One additional thing. Learned that the hard way.
Bought a HTC car charger. HTC supplied cable to that HTC car charger. Original HTC car charger on this charger sucked... despite showing AC charging
So look first when you charge if it says USB charging or AC. And then check how long it does to charger. Change the cable to the original one supplied with the phone if it's more as on that original stock charger
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Well charging doesn't have 100% efficiency so a 1a charger won't charge at 1a, so a higher charger means you should get to the 1a limit but it's not going to reduce charging times enough to notice.
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treebill said:
Well charging doesn't have 100% efficiency so a 1a charger won't charge at 1a, so a higher charger means you should get to the 1a limit but it's not going to reduce charging times enough to notice.
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A charger rated at output of 1A should be capable of outputting at 1A. Of course, it will draw a little more power from the input than it provides to the output.
When charging, during the first phase (constant current) the maximum current draw is typically around 1A, for up to about an hour, then it drops off quite quickly when it moves to the second phase of constant voltage.
When we were on a trip I borrowed my friend's HTC One X charger to charge my CG and it had a faster charging time. After having a talk i realized that the One X charger has 1A output current while the original CG charger only has 0.7A. I Googled and found that some guys said the larger the input current, the faster your charging time is. So if I keep using a 1A charger for my CG, will it damage my battery ?
I'm using Android 4.2.2 on Roobox ROM
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When we were on a trip I borrowed my friend's HTC One X charger to charge my CG and it had a faster charging time. After having a talk i realized that the One X charger has 1A output current while the original CG charger only has 0.7A. I Googled and found that some guys said the larger the input current, the faster your charging time is. So if I keep using a 1A charger for my CG, will it damage my battery ?
I'm using Android 4.2.2 on Roobox ROM
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I'm using the chargers with higher current all the time - had no issues with it. The phone charger, the laptop charger - no issues at all.
Your device should not be able to draw more current than it could handle. However, the charger won't get overheated and the charge may go faster.
My question is would using a 2.1 amp wall charger over the stock charger pose any danger of damaging my Flo?
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My stock charger is still unwrapped.
I'm using a 2A charger for all my tabs (Nook HD+, Nook Touch, old & new N7s).
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My question is would using a 2.1 amp wall charger over the stock charger pose any danger of damaging my Flo?
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The charger spec just lists the max output. The tablet is the one that decides how much current to pull. So it is safe to use the 2 amp charger.
How fast will it charge with an 2,1 amp charger ?
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How fast will it charge with an 2,1 amp charger ?
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At this point, I don't think it has been determined. Install a battery monitor to see if it draws more current with a 2a supply over the stock 1.3a.
I am living in Germany so I don't have a Nexus 7 yet. But the charger of my mobile phone is broken and I would buy the 2amp charger, if it charges faster because I can use it with my Nexus 7, too.
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I am living in Germany so I don't have a Nexus 7 yet. But the charger of my mobile phone is broken and I would buy the 2amp charger, if it charges faster because I can use it with my Nexus 7, too.
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There is something to be aware of when buying a 2a supply. The original Nexus 7 required the data pins (2 and 3) of the charger to be shorted in order to draw full current (don't know if the new one behaves similarly).
The majority of usb chargers out there are designed with Apple products in mind, which shunt a resistive load across these pins to tell the device how much current is available. The result of using the original Nexus 7 with these chargers is that the device only draws about an amp.
My experience has been that HTC chargers have the correct pins shorted, while Monoprice's do not. Your on your own with any other brands. You'd need to measure those pins with an Ohm meter to be sure.
Just got my hands on the CyberMonday Moto X and I AM PSYCHED!
Now quick question.
I have a Blackberry Playbook Rapid Charger, that outputs about 1.8 amps. The voltages is identical to the A/C adapter from Moto. Can I use it to charge up the Moto X? Or would the higher current damage the internal parts?
My knowledge of electrics is limited to high school science, and subject to chronicle decay over the past 10 years.
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Just got my hands on the CyberMonday Moto X and I AM PSYCHED!
Now quick question.
I have a Blackberry Playbook Rapid Charger, that outputs about 1.8 amps. The voltages is identical to the A/C adapter from Moto. Can I use it to charge up the Moto X?
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Or would the higher current damage the internal parts?
My knowledge of electrics is limited to high school science, and subject to chronicle decay over the past 10 years.
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No, the phone will only draw as much as it can support. Rapid charging is generally considered to shorten the life of lithium batteries however.
Phone will only charge around 1amp as far as I can tell. One of the things I miss about my s4 is that it charges at 2amps
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The Moto X can pull at up to 1.5A
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7235/moto-x-review/6
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The Moto X can pull at up to 1.5A
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7235/moto-x-review/6
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Spec wise it may say that , but I haven't seen it hit anything over 940mah. Says full charge is 2.5 hours which sounds about right but that's a far cry from the s4 that charges zero to full in 1 hour
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Spec wise it may say that , but I haven't seen it hit anything over 940mah. Says full charge is 2.5 hours which sounds about right but that's a far cry from the s4 that charges zero to full in 1 hour
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Yeah I charge my S4 @ 1.9A and it's done in no time. I know it's bad for the battery but, that's the real benefit of having a replaceable battery!
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Spec wise it may say that , but I haven't seen it hit anything over 940mah. Says full charge is 2.5 hours which sounds about right but that's a far cry from the s4 that charges zero to full in 1 hour
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What are you using to determine that?
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What are you using to determine that?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw
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Thanks, I use that too. But I question its accuracy on the X since it doesn't properly detect my battery's capacity (i have to manually enter it), and often it shows -600mA when running (and not connected to power) even though I can get 24hrs+ out of the charge.
During charge cycles, I've even seen it only show +2mA and +3mA when plugged into AC (and battery is in the 40% remaining).
Right now when I look at it now, its showing +950mA while plugged into the Smart port on my Anker 2nd Gen Astro 3 12000mah battery.
Edit: now its showing +731mA so its all over the place. Not sure if this is the app or the phone.
Does anyone know how well these rapid chargers work with extended batteries like the Morphie or the Zero Lemon?
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Does anyone know how well these rapid chargers work with extended batteries like the Morphie or the Zero Lemon?
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As long as the charger's output voltage matches the device's input voltage requirement, any charger should work. Then it becomes how much current (amps, or A) does the charger output vs how much current does the device need to charge, which will factor into the time it takes to charge the device.
A few examples:
With a Droid Bionic that ships with a 850mA charger, it will barely charge when using a 550mA (.55A) charger or USB port on my PC. With a 750mA (.75A) charger it takes about 10 to 15 minutes longer than when using the 850. Using a 1000mA (or 1A) charger from my HTC Thunderbolt it charges about 20 minutes quicker than when using the stock 850 charger. Even though using a 2000mA (2A) charger can provide more current, the Bionic charges in the same amount of time as with a 1A charger.
iPad 3. It comes with a 2100mA (2.1A) charger. The 1A charger that comes with my iPhone 5 and 5s doesn't provide enough current for the iPad. It wont charge the iPad unless I power it off, and even then it takes way too long.
The X comes with the 1150mA (1.15A) "duo rapid charger." The X doesn't charge any faster using the 2.1A ipad charger (using a standard micro usb cable of course). And it does seem to charge at about the same speed as when using my 1A charger from my HTC Thunderbolt. While I've used the 850mA charger initially (so I didn't have to replace any of my cords on my dresser), I haven't timed its charging with the 850mA vs 1A.
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King Speedy said:
The Moto X can pull at up to 1.5A
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7235/moto-x-review/6
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it says "if you use that kind of charger" the article also says that the X comes with a 850mA charger yet mine is labeled 1150mA output. Either way, an 850mA or 1150mA can't supply 1500mA (1.5A) current.