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Best Induction charger?

Can anyone tell me the best induction charger for the Evo? I've tried looking online but i value your opinions more.
Thanks in Advance guys

Never heard of it. What the hell is it?
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I have a powermat that I got when my blackberry decided that charging through the usb port wasn't it's thing and it came with an evo back (long stupid story but it was cheaper that way) I absolutely love my powermat and although the evo back isn't as good as the blackberry's it's still a solid charging system.

dirkyd3rk said:
Never heard of it. What the hell is it?
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Its the powermat type of charger
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Crowordove said:
I have a powermat that I got when my blackberry decided that charging through the usb port wasn't it's thing and it came with an evo back (long stupid story but it was cheaper that way) I absolutely love my powermat and although the evo back isn't as good as the blackberry's it's still a solid charging system.
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Does it have an actual back for the evo or the little mat you plug in. I just wanna try to eliminate cords now that my gf has an evo too
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Does it have an actual back for the evo or the little mat you plug in. I just wanna try to eliminate cords now that my gf has an evo too
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It has an actual back no cords required although it does plug into the micro usb port

Here's what the back looks like
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nm i see now

i really dont recommend spending $50 bucks
i have a powermat with my evo 4g and i really dont recommend it...
its a cool device but youl find some definite flaws, you already know battery time is really short, so i needed to charge it every once in a while in the car or at the office so i had to disconnect the microusb thingy from the battery cover in order to plug the car charger or the pc cable, after a couple of weeks the little plastic tether broke so i have to keep an eye not to lose it since its small.
another thing that annoys me its that since you leave it all night the powermat kind of shuts off after battery is full only to turn on again after i dont know when.. the result is that sometimes in the morning i woke up and found out that my charge wasnt at 100% (or even 60%, dont know if its some power management failure or maybe my kernel).
hope this helps

alexdogg said:
i have a powermat with my evo 4g and i really dont recommend it...
its a cool device but youl find some definite flaws, you already know battery time is really short, so i needed to charge it every once in a while in the car or at the office so i had to disconnect the microusb thingy from the battery cover in order to plug the car charger or the pc cable, after a couple of weeks the little plastic tether broke so i have to keep an eye not to lose it since its small.
another thing that annoys me its that since you leave it all night the powermat kind of shuts off after battery is full only to turn on again after i dont know when.. the result is that sometimes in the morning i woke up and found out that my charge wasnt at 100% (or even 60%, dont know if its some power management failure or maybe my kernel).
hope this helps
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I have the same power mat and I agree with most points except the charging overnight bit. yes it does turn off when the battery is full, but as long as the phone is sleeping properly it should be very close to fully charged when you pull it off. mines always been full, so if you're having an issue I would definitely try a different rom/kernel or track down the offending app.
The little charging jumper is a bit annoying when you need to use a car charger, but so far mine hasn't come off it's rubbery tether. my biggest gripe with this charging mat is that the phone becomes incompatible with most cases, including my trusty otterbox commuter. It's definitely a cool thing to cut the wires and it's hard to beat the price ($39) but it does have it's downfalls...

Compact/mini charger that actually outputs 1.0a

Hi, i'm a heavy user some days, so I need a compact charger I can put on my keyring. I thought I had the perfect one of eBay for ~$3 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200720521235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649)
However, after several tests using "Charger Timer" I figured out that it only chargers at 500ma-thus making it take a very long time to charge. The point in this charger is to provide me with a quick battery boost ad-hoc, but it's pointless as it takes 1hr20 for a full charger(stock at 1000ma takes 40 minutes)
The seller offered me a replacement, but I'm not sure whether to take it incase I wait weeks then find out its the same low-output charger.
This is a popular charger (dx, eBay)-does anyone else own it? Does it work for you at 1.0a?
Can anyone suggest a cheap alternative compact charger?
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So does anyone think I just got a faulty one? I don't know whether to both getting the replacement from the seller...
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the Anker Astro Slim 3
ycon said:
So does anyone think I just got a faulty one? I don't know whether to both getting the replacement from the seller...
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i dont know if this would work for you or not, but I just ordered the Anker Astro Slim 3 and it has two ports that will charge at 1 Amp each. It is slim enough that i have been able to charge my Galaxy S3 while using the phone and stacking the charger directly behind it. So far, i am very pleased with it. I am attaching a couple of pictures so that you can see it. I am charging my nexus 10 and my nexus S in the picture. Hope this is helpful

Thanks for that!
But I'm after something much more compact.
I'm really surprised this isn't a common thing-having it on my keyring (even if 0.5a) has been incredibly handy.
Any other suggestions?
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Has anyone got a suggestion for me yet?
I've finally received the one I ordered, and no surprise, despite being advertised as 1a, it charges slooowly at 0.5a.
Size of it was prefect- fit nicely on my keyring and wasn't even bulky
And then after a week, it broke...

I like Anker stuff as well since I reviewed a lot of their products (in my signature link). The problem is that it sound like you are not from US, Australia from your ebay link? That is always an issue because a lot of US companies deal only with a few international amazon. You mentioned DX.com - love their products as well, reviewed a lot of their stuff, always a pleasure to deal with, and they ship to Australia without a problem.
Here is my thought about your 500mA charging. Are you sure its not a cable? Most of today's chargers are 1A-2A (all new Galaxy stuff charges at fast 2A speed) while tablets like Nexus 7 use at least 1A. So it's easy to get 1A charging speed out of most of today's chargers since they all use a common voltage/current regulator chips inside. BUT, you will LIMIT your current with usb cable. A lot of these cheap cables are designed for computers, and a common USB2.0 PC port only outputs 500mA, and cables are made out of thin wire. Thin wire will limit your current, will overheat, and will create other problems. For 2A you need to use USB cable with a thicker wires. So just look around your house for different usb cables to confirm. Usually the OEM cable that comes with your phone will be designed for max charging speed of your phone. I like buying Monoprice cables, but again not sure if they ship overseas.

At DX, look for the HTC One chargers. After lots of frustrating purchases those were the only that I could find that delivered the mentioned current.
I think you may have trouble finding one that fits your country's wall socket.

Have you tried different cables? My S3 draws anything between 0.3 and 1A from my charger depending on the cable I use.

CHOETECH T513 Wireless Charger Review with Coupon Code

I have tried CHOETECH T511 before, basically speaking, this T513 is very like the T511 that they released on 2013, same carve on the pad, same smooth feeling when i touch the pad, and same led indication when connect the power source on. The LED light is smaller and less bright than T511 square version, this is a small improvement but according to the review of T511, this might compliment many buyers who want to use it in bedroom, and it has no sound beeping like the old version.
2 improvements:
1. The design is more fashion with shining silver side, add some element of metal.
2. The solution has 3 coils inside, it makes the charging area much bigger than 1 coil solution. Any place on this pad is the sweet spot so you can just put the phone on the pad and it starts charging, very convenient.
This pad seems too smooth to place the Nexus 4 like the old version, if the table is not very flat, it will slide a little bit. But it has no problem of draining battery after charging complete. And it generates less heat than most other brands, never higher than 104 °F.
Here is the 30% off coupon code from Amazon: IAWP6WRN
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Look at the CHOETECH spammers with low post counts pimping the CHOETECH brand. I actually owned one and it's very poor quality, weak solder joints , fragile plastic parts. I feel obligated to speak out against this BS hence my post.

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Look at the CHOETECH spammers with low post counts pimping the CHOETECH brand. I actually owned one and it's very poor quality, weak solder joints , fragile plastic parts. I feel obligated to speak out against this BS hence my post.
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I would hope more people here could share some unbiased opinion here.

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I would hope more people here could share some unbiased opinion here.
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I have the one coil version with no problems. Got it for $25 if I remember correctly so i'm not complaining.

I owned one of their earlier devices. It wasn't bad for the price. However, compared with the official Google Nexus Wireless Charger, there were some serious overheating issues associated with the Choe.
To be specific, my device would heat up to about 50-70 C (depending on how long I'd leave it on the charger), when my device would be in deep sleep. I can't imagine how hot it'd get if I was texting or using hangouts intermittently while trying to charge it.
Also, with the choe, I found it annoying that my device slipped all over the plastic top and not easily finding the "sweet spot."

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I would hope more people here could share some unbiased opinion here.
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You talking about me? Heh. Unbiased. LOL!

I've got 2 choe chargers. Can't remember the model but they work great. No over heating and placement hasn't been an issue.
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Anyone having this problem?
I got the T513 based on a recommendation that I saw in a Verizon Note 3 "Wireless Charging" thread... for the intended use of - you guessed it - wirelessly charging my Verizon Note 3. The reason it was recommended was due to the larger size of the pad (large phone needs a large pad so it doesn't fall off), and the 3 coils.
Today was the first day that I've used it at work. I put my phone on it (blue LED came on), and when it got to about 98% battery level, it seemed like the charger would turn off (LED turned off), my phone would wake up, and then charging would start again (LED came on)... and would repeat this cycle about every 30 seconds.
Is anyone else seeing this behavior?
It seems like my phone is saying "OK, I've had enough charging" and ending the charge connection, which is then re-activated within seconds, only for my phone to say it's had its fill again. Weird.
I really don't want it to do this. I don't mind so much at work, since the phone is in plain view, and I can take the phone off the plate when I see it start to cycle like this. However, I'm curious if this same thing is happening while I'm charging my phone at home while I sleep.

Vinsic 5-Ports 40W charger REVIEW

Hey guys so I received this along with a 4.8amp dual port USB car charger. I must say the quality is exceptional. The fact that this is a new up and coming company is really motivating. Hopefully all their products follow suit. Their powerbank 20000mah is made from an aluminum frame so it's a quality build as well. Anyways on to the review!
Upon opening the box from Amazon I noticed the two items came packaged really nice. I could compare it to anker in the packaging but Vinsic is just more visually appealing. I'm a big fan of the blue.
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It comes with a power adapter cable for the charger. I'm not used to having to connect one to the charger. I've enjoy having the plug built in to the charger itself. I'm just spoiled by travel chargers I guess. It's not a huge difference but for the power it delivers it is most definitely worth the change.
The 5 port charger itself has a nice weight to it. It is polished smooth white. It has a very nice feel to it. Doesn't feel cheap at all. Very sturdy feel to it. On the bottom it has 4 rubber feet. There's 1 in each corner for it to have maximum grip on whatever surface you place it on.
The size isn't that much bigger than a Galaxy S2. Here they are side by side. My trusty S2 on the left of course.
Here's some battery stats. Looks like it's charging at the maximum rate for the S2. I doubt it's this exact amount but it is charging beyond its capabilities. The battery is not heating up at all and I've ran it from completely dead to 75 so far. I'll post some ampere pictures from my Nexus 5 as soon as I can run it down a bit more. My Nexus 5 is at 75 right now.
Overall for the money and quality of the product i'd highly recommend it to anyone. This is my favorite at home charger now. The anker sits in my gym bag waiting to travel lol ?.
Hope you guys enjoyed the review. Any questions feel free to ask. These models were sent to me by vinsic but the review was unbiased.
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this is the 3rd brand of mutiport chargers ive purchased and all have been junk. this on in particular gave me unpredictability issues from day one. 1 port would charge my ph and others wouldn't. 1 would charge my tablet and others wouldn't. bought it for the kids to use to charge multiple devices at once in one location and has not been able to do as it is promised, after about 2 weeks it stopped working completely. I tested the main power cord with my multimeter that wasn't the prob. i tested each output port and got no reading on any of them. i was tempted to crack the case and test further but then I wouldn't be able to return it.
If any one has any advice on a good multiport charger id love to hear about it..

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this is the 3rd brand of mutiport chargers ive purchased and all have been junk. this on in particular gave me unpredictability issues from day one. 1 port would charge my ph and others wouldn't. 1 would charge my tablet and others wouldn't. bought it for the kids to use to charge multiple devices at once in one location and has not been able to do as it is promised, after about 2 weeks it stopped working completely. I tested the main power cord with my multimeter that wasn't the prob. i tested each output port and got no reading on any of them. i was tempted to crack the case and test further but then I wouldn't be able to return it.
If any one has any advice on a good multiport charger id love to hear about it..
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I've had no issues so far but I'll keep an eye out. Maybe it was just a defective unit. Have you tried anker? They are extremely reliable as well but they have some defective units too. Check them out on amazon.
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Guessing this is the item you reviewed? $18 and Prime shipping, not bad at all.
Amazon Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Vinsic-5-Port...ie=UTF8&qid=1431285744&sr=8-5&keywords=Vinsic

Does this come with a power cord?

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Does this come with a power cord?
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Yes. It's in a couple of pictures.
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Does this thing have wireless charging or not???

Like the titles says.
I keep seeing mixed answers from different review sites.

It has wireless charging capability. Which means you will be able to buy an lg circle case and you can wirelessly charge. Or no sung in a few weeks there will be a thousand knock off after market backs with it built in.
It appears likely that most or all models will not have an out of the box back where you can wirelessly charge.

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It has wireless charging capability. Which means you will be able to buy an lg circle case and you can wirelessly charge. Or no sung in a few weeks there will be a thousand knock off after market backs with it built in.
It appears likely that most or all models will not have an out of the box back where you can wirelessly charge.
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So, does it work like Samsung S5/Note 4 where you need to buy the special back that will give you wireless charging? Does it have special connectors built in under the removable back?

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So, does it work like Samsung S5/Note 4 where you need to buy the special back that will give you wireless charging? Does it have special connectors built in under the removable back?
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Yep. I'm currently doing that with my S3. Though, instead of buying a whole separate back, I'm using a wireless receiver, like the one below:
http://www.amazon.com/DigiYes-Wireless-Charger-Charging-Receiver/dp/B00DYOL2RY
As for the connector thing, looks like it since here's a picture of the back of the phone without the back cover from Michael Fisher's review from Pocketnow:
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Considering you can buy the circle cases for the G4, I don't see why you can't buy the lil receiver like I have with my S3. I definitely know the S4, S5, and Note 4 for sure had those receivers you could use, but I honestly wasn't aware if the manufacturers of these made them for other devices besides the ones I mentioned.

Ok, now I have to consider this phone. Thanks!
Can't live without wireless charging anymore. Airdock + 3 QI chargers at home + 1 in my office.

gregk232 said:
Ok, now I have to consider this phone. Thanks!
Can't live without wireless charging anymore. Airdock + 3 QI chargers at home + 1 in my office.
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No prob. Glad to help.
Haha, I know the feeling. I only even bought the receiver for my S3 since the charging port is all messed up, so this pretty much is buying time before I upgrade later this summer. Not a deal breaker if a phone doesn't have it, BUT it's super convenient and in my case, saves me from having to buy more batteries that'll be useless in less than 3 months.
Speaking of wireless charging, you have any recommendations for battery packs with Qi charging built in? I've seen a few, but I don't know anyone who's actually used one. Just the usual ones you plug into the charging port.

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No prob. Glad to help.
Haha, I know the feeling. I only even bought the receiver for my S3 since the charging port is all messed up, so this pretty much is buying time before I upgrade later this summer. Not a deal breaker if a phone doesn't have it, BUT it's super convenient and in my case, saves me from having to buy more batteries that'll be useless in less than 3 months.
Speaking of wireless charging, you have any recommendations for battery packs with Qi charging built in? I've seen a few, but I don't know anyone who's actually used one. Just the usual ones you plug into the charging port.
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No idea about wireless charging battery packs... Sorry.
My QI devices are...
Moto 360
Note 4 with oem QI charging back
Nexus 7 2013
Nexus 5

Does the European version come with wireless charging like the G3 did?

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Does the European version come with wireless charging like the G3 did?
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Negative, only the QuickCircle case has QI built in. But Im sure there will be $5 stickers on eBay to connect to any back cover in the near future.

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Does the European version come with wireless charging like the G3 did?
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no, but there are workarounds as mentioned already !