Hey, I am looking for another charger for my Galaxy Nexus. I have a few Micro USB cables so I basicly need only the AC to USB adapter. I looked at Ebay and there's a lot of stuff there, but I dont know if those are high quality. For example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Power-T...787133?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c29d322bd
I am afraid it will damage my device.
Any suggestions, guys?
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Hi,
Does anyone know of any good quality USB 2.0 Micro USB cables for use for charging the Galaxy S2 and also for connecting it to PCs?
Thanks,
James
Errr I use a variety of micro usb cables for my soon-to-be-expelled-into-space Galaxy (i7500)
- Nokia
- Blackberry
- Generic
and guess what...they all do exactly the same thing. Get the cheapest.
Cool, thanks. I had heard that some don't take a full charge...
I have had quite a few issues with thin, cheap micro usb cables not charging properly. Had issues charging HTC Legend, HTC Desire and LG Optimus 2x. Even when using a 1amp wall socket usb charger, they took forever to charge the devices. Bought a handfull of HTC and LG cables and now no more charging problems.
Loving the Amazon Kindle charger. You can plug in any micro USB cable and it charges just fine.
coincoinlapin said:
Errr I use a variety of micro usb cables for my soon-to-be-expelled-into-space Galaxy (i7500)
- Nokia
- Blackberry
- Generic
and guess what...they all do exactly the same thing. Get the cheapest.
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Sorry to contradict you but this is not entirely true.
Yes, they all get the job done but in terms of charging it can take you up to 4 times longer with a low quality USB cable.
To prove this to myself, after buying a cheap USB cable on Ebay and noticing a much longer charge time, I used a 1 Amp USB wall charger and measured the output current at the micro-USB end of each cable (cheap and original). The oiginal HTC cable gives around 700-800mA whereas the cheap one only gives around 250mA.
Conclusion : It takes 3 times longer to charge the battery using the cheap cable that the original cable.
Get's even worse when connected to a PC cause USB ports usually only give out 500mA. If you divide that by 4 when using a low quality cable, charging takes forever.
They are both USB 2.0 cables so the data transfer is probably the same, but the the cheap cable is much thinner which is probably why there is more loss in current.
Hi Guys,
I've bought many aftermarket cables such as wall chargers, car chargers, usb charger cables etc for my S2 but none of them go in and out of the phone as easy as the genuine wall and pc charger cables that come with the phone in the box.
I think for ease of use I will purchase some genuine cables or are there aftermarket cables out there that you vouch are easy to operate? For example the aftermarket usb cable I have at home is a real pain to get on and off.
I need the following items:
Long cable wall charger
Usb pc cable (preferably tad longer cable than stock)
Car charger
Thanks in advance.
ResmeN said:
Hi Guys,
I've bought many aftermarket cables such as wall chargers, car chargers, usb charger cables etc for my S2 but none of them go in and out of the phone as easy as the genuine wall and pc charger cables that come with the phone in the box.
I think for ease of use I will purchase some genuine cables or are there aftermarket cables out there that you vouch are easy to operate? For example the aftermarket usb cable I have at home is a real pain to get on and off.
I need the following items:
Long cable wall charger
Usb pc cable (preferably tad longer cable than stock)
Car charger
Thanks in advance.
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i highly recommend an oem car charger. i would get an oem or good quality wall wort charger. with solid amperage rating. don't cheap out or you'll be buying more. micro usb cable try monoprice.com to see if they have the length you want. might want to see if they have oem chargers their too. their wall chargers are ok. i wouldn't recommend their car chargers if you happen to look there also.
ResmeN said:
Hi Guys,
I've bought many aftermarket cables such as wall chargers, car chargers, usb charger cables etc for my S2 but none of them go in and out of the phone as easy as the genuine wall and pc charger cables that come with the phone in the box.
I think for ease of use I will purchase some genuine cables or are there aftermarket cables out there that you vouch are easy to operate? For example the aftermarket usb cable I have at home is a real pain to get on and off.
I need the following items:
Long cable wall charger
Usb pc cable (preferably tad longer cable than stock)
Car charger
Thanks in advance.
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I get mine from monoprice.com
It has gold plated cables, and they're cheap. I find them easy to go in and out, but the cables are stiffer and thicker and less flexible, with harder plasticky covering. The cables also has a ferrous core too, which helps with data transmission over longer distances.
Easily the best and cheapest cables I got.
Alternatively there's a ebay guy whom I buy from, he can customise the cable length for you, and the cables are in soft rubber like covering, but his cables aren't the cheapest around, but his service is good, and he includes DHL shipping into the price of his stuff. Let me know if you want to have his name (i've to go dig it up)
As for car chargers, my opinion is to get a cheap one, they will provide about 1A - 2A draw which is much more than enough. The phone can't draw more than 900mA of current anyway (even when I chilled it with ice). I've a cheap one, with 2 USB ports, and it charges 2 SGS2s at the same time just fine (me and my gf's).
can anyone tell me what i need to search for on Ebay for the correct Galaxy s2 charging cable? need a longer one
thankyou
I have been having trouble recently with my galaxy s3 charging extremely slowly. Every since the OEM cable broke, I have tried to find replacements that charge at 1amp. The only cable that does this is the monoprice premium micro usb cable 6ft, but it breaks quite easily. I have also tried the 28awg 6ft monoprice cables, which were pathetic and charged at 100ma. This was all plugged into the OEM 1a wall charger fyi.
I have heard that the 24awg cables with ferrite core charges at a full 1 amp because the cables are thicker, but what I don't understand is that the OEM and premium monoprice cables both charge at 1100mah but are really thin compared to even the 28awg cable. The OEM and monoprice cables don't have specifications printed on them. I had always thought that generic usb cables were the same as OEM cables, and would charge at the same speed, unless there's something wrong with my micro usb port or phone.
I have tried looking for solutions but the answers on most forums are people asking why their phone charges slow when it is plugged into a usb port, and everyone just replies that the usb port output is limited to 500mah, but I am using the oem ac adapter and it's still slow. Only the premium monoprice cable charges full speed but its very poor in quality, the rubber cable separates from the plastic micro usb head, and it breaks. I have had 3 of these premium cables break in less than a weak and only 1 of them works, for now.
Is it my phone's micro usb port? I tried charging it using CM10.1 as well as Touchwiz 4.1.2, but they all charge slowly from the generic cables so it can't be the rom. I don't remember having any of these problems when I first bought the phone on ICS, and I don't see many posts on slow charging.
Is there a cheap, reliable cable that charges at a full 1 amp out there? Most people I've seen had suggested monoprice cables but their 6 foot micro usb cables have changed recently and are really, really bad. I guess the ferrite core cable might work, but I have yet to try it, and I am not fond of the idea of a thick 24awg cable and a big ferrite core sticking out of my phone.
First of all, do you have Galaxy Charging current app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free - I think it's free for N2 and S4, but you have to pay $0.99 for S3 (I use it for free on my N2, but a buddy of mine had to pay to use it on his S3). That app will give you an idea of what's going on. You can also check out Charging Doctor I reviewed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451375
Second, charging speed is a combination of both a charger and a cable. The only way to guarantee full 1A/2A output without high resistance which contributes to a drop of charging speed is to use thick wired cables like 24AWG as you correctly pointed out. But with wall chargers - just because they state 1A you will NOT actually get 1A due to efficiency losses. You know how your charger gets warm? That due to AC/DC conversion inefficiency which results in drop of speed and release of energy in a form of a heat. I personally don't trust labels on cheap chargers and also over the time even an efficiency of a trusted converter will go down. I have reviewed a lot of Anker batteries and chargers (check out review link in my signature), and those are the one I highly recommend.
What I would recommend getting one of these trusted 2A chargers and use 24AWG cable and check it with Charging Current app. If you are still seeing a very slow charging speed it means your micro usb connector is wearing off or loosing a contact with a main printed wiring board (pwb) inside of the phone.
I've read that low quality micro USB cables are inefficient at charging your devices and will take longer to fully charge your phone. My question is will these cables damage the battery or the phone? I can live with slower charge times, but I do not want any possible damage to my device.
It's hard to come by good quality USB cables in my country. Does anyone know if I could get them from eBay? Good quality ones that are still inexpensive. Any reliable sellers there?
Thanks.
Quickfire said:
I've read that low quality micro USB cables are inefficient at charging your devices and will take longer to fully charge your phone. My question is will these cables damage the battery or the phone? I can live with slower charge times, but I do not want any possible damage to my device.
It's hard to come by good quality USB cables in my country. Does anyone know if I could get them from eBay? Good quality ones that are still inexpensive. Any reliable sellers there?
Thanks.
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same here, it is had to tell until you test it, currently the S4 USB cable, Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard (such as come from K800) are good enough.
avoid all of those flat cable by the way.
you may find more info in the S4 forum as people are try hard to find a good usb cable suitable for quick charge.
I've been looking for good quality cables too.
So far the ones from monoprice seems good.
But their shipping price to asia is outrageous.
I'm using the original N7 cable from asus for the time being
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What is the best fast-charging USB cable for nexus 5 according to your opinion?
I don't think there is necessarily a "fast charging" usb cable. Obviously cheap ass cables aren't as good as the one that came with the Nexus 5 or something more expensive. The actual charger matters much more than the usb cable. There are a few posts in here that explain why some are better than others. Good luck.
NEXUS 5
Check the charger, not the cables
The cheap cables on eBay might or might not carry the current well, more often not. The charger is more important though. The cheap ones that you see on eBay may just have an output of 0.5A which contributes to slow charging (this is the same concept for powerbanks), my suggestion is to stick to the original one.
Also, just fyi, some cables that you purchase online can only charge, but not sync/connect to another device. they're not properly wired, methinks
I am so greatful for your time spending to post an answer!
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