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Hey guys, i bought a Powerbank just now. Apparently, it doesn't work. It didn't charge. I bought a USB Cable cos i tried on one of my friend's powerbank and it didn't work too. I don't know whyy but it doesn't work at all.
Voltage perhaps. Did it say it should be compatible? You should always check the compatibility on these things.
Also, shouldn't these things be already charged in order to charge anything else themselves? Is this the case for you?
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TiTAN-O-One said:
Hey guys, i bought a Powerbank just now. Apparently, it doesn't work. It didn't charge. I bought a USB Cable cos i tried on one of my friend's powerbank and it didn't work too. I don't know whyy but it doesn't work at all.
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I have one that charges. I used one of friends one, it didn't charge. Voltage issue or Current, both might affect. Use the 1A one instead of 2.5A
i bought vivan powerbank(sell in indonesia) and it charging, but i think it is better to use your original charger/usb charger because when you use powerbank your Wonder will getting hot, hotter than charging with original charger/usb.
Actually, i found out why it can't charge. I didn't use the original cable one tht came with the powerbank. I bought a brand new Flat-wired MicroUSB cable and hook up on the powerbank and its not charging. Tried with hTC and Original Samsung cables and its not doing anything. I'll send an attachment someday to show you how my powerbank looks like.
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You need a short USB cable with thick wires. The longer the cable and the thinner the wires inside it, the higher the resistance and the higher the voltage drop. I had a simmilar problem with my external USB 2,5 HD drive. Made a really short USB cable with double traces to make it finally work.
So best you can do to fix it is either find a short cable with thick traces or to build one If you have the skills.
But honestly if I were you I would sell this PowerBank and use this money to buy one of those 2900 mA batteries for your Wounder.
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You need a short USB cable with thick wires. The longer the cable and the thinner the wires inside it, the higher the resistance and the higher the voltage drop. I had a simmilar problem with my external USB 2,5 HD drive. Made a really short USB cable with double traces to make it finally work.
So best you can do to fix it is either find a short cable with thick traces or to build one If you have the skills.
But honestly if I were you I would sell this PowerBank and use this money to buy one of those 2900 mA batteries for your Wounder.
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But it looks hideous carrying a gigantic phone around public areas... i mean if i were to take it on the train, people will be like "what on earth is that?"
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TiTAN-O-One said:
But it looks hideous carrying a gigantic phone around public areas... i mean if i were to take it on the train, people will be like "what on earth is that?"
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Not that gigantic like you think, though it would be thicker of course, but not that big like a 5" smartphone.
I was thinking the same way like you but already heve seen smartphones which are double as thick like the SGW is and it still looked ok to me. But when I see those 5" smartphones I ask myself if we need a back bag for the next generation of smartphones
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Not that gigantic like you think, though it would be thicker of course, but not that big like a 5" smartphone.
I was thinking the same way like you but already heve seen smartphones which are double as thick like the SGW is and it still looked ok to me. But when I see those 5" smartphones I ask myself if we need a back bag for the next generation of smartphones
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Yea, laptops are getting smaller and phones are getting more bigger than that someday >< Anyways, on a positive note, i can always share this powerbank with many people :thumbup:
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honeyx said:
You need a short USB cable with thick wires. The longer the cable and the thinner the wires inside it, the higher the resistance and the higher the voltage drop. I had a simmilar problem with my external USB 2,5 HD drive. Made a really short USB cable with double traces to make it finally work.
So best you can do to fix it is either find a short cable with thick traces or to build one If you have the skills.
But honestly if I were you I would sell this PowerBank and use this money to buy one of those 2900 mA batteries for your Wounder.
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Lol was learning that during Physics lessons. Anyway, you're right. I have a Valore power bank and its wire is short and thick, and it charges well.
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Found this really good deal on ebay
for $4.99 including shipping for magnet adapter for mircoUsb
i think this is better than magnet actual cable(like in 2nd like below) because then i can use my cable for other purpose and dont have to carry 2 sort of cables.
the whole point of mircoUsb is that its universal so i like to keep it that way.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/30098646039...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=300986460391&_rdc=1
if some of you really are intent on buying actual entire cable well this might work for those of you
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1M-39-37-So...Adapters&var=640128657941&hash=item565bd83315
for $6.59 again including shipping
This is little expensive but its a good magnet cable
http://dx-box.com/brand-new-magneti...dapter-for-sony-xperia-z1-xperia-z-ultra.html
link here of me testing the magnet strength.
http://youtu.be/Wru5joIbKOU
i would say this cable was pretty good. you could text while it plugged in and it would fall. which is all i wanted.
i think these are great deals wanted to share them. this is better than opening the seal and loosening them just for charging every night.
Have you received yet?
Because i heard it can't suck in phone well drop out all the time.
Sorry for my English
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I bought a cheap magnetic charging cable on ebay and it doesn't stay attached well. It would be okay for in the car or on a desk perhaps, but you can't hold the phone with the cable in or pick it up, it'll just fall out.
Does anyone know if the cable pulled from the official dock is any better?
jacksonliam said:
I bought a cheap magnetic charging cable on ebay and it doesn't stay attached well. It would be okay for in the car or on a desk perhaps, but you can't hold the phone with the cable in or pick it up, it'll just fall out.
Does anyone know if the cable pulled from the official dock is any better?
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I pulled the cable from the Sony DK30 (Z Ultra dock) and it's pretty much as you described it. The cable pretty much detaches itself when I put the phone on the carpet for charging. Even if it doesn't detach, moving the phone is enough to shift the cable to the point where it stops charging.
Looks like these have made their way to Amazon now. A little more expensive but delivery is likely to be quicker http://amzn.to/1gfEhyI
Michealtbh said:
Looks like these have made their way to Amazon now. A little more expensive but delivery is likely to be quicker http://amzn.to/1gfEhyI
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Check those item reviews.
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This magnetic charging cable for Sony Xperia Z Ultra, sold by Amazon, can also be used with Sony Xperia Z1?
Thank you.
marc_ecko28 said:
Check those item reviews.
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I bought one from that exact seller and it works well with my Z1.
I wish the magnet were a little stronger but otherwise it's perfect.
paullu said:
Have you received yet?
Because i heard it can't suck in phone well drop out all the time.
Sorry for my English
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i didnt yet,
im just reading about people complaining about weak magnet. so im thinking, isnt that the point? so the phone wouldnt fall when the cable is pulled?
i dont know, im still waiting for it to come.
omar300 said:
i didnt yet,
im just reading about people complaining about weak magnet. so im thinking, isnt that the point? so the phone wouldnt fall when the cable is pulled?
i dont know, im still waiting for it to come.
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I agree with you, If the magnet is too strong it will drag the phone of someone trips over the cable, pulls it... and so on.
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I agree with you, If the magnet is too strong it will drag the phone of someone trips over the cable, pulls it... and so on.
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I wouldn't want it very strong but it has almost no strength at all. if you even lightly touch the cable it dislodges it.
I'd like to hear from someone who has the official one and the 3rd party one how the magnet strengths compare
I wouldn't waste your time on the one from Amazon, my first one I had didn't work and I've just received a replacement and the magnet is so weak if you move the cable it falls off!
I'm going to wait for more to come out.
maverick1103 said:
I wouldn't waste your time on the one from Amazon, my first one I had didn't work and I've just received a replacement and the magnet is so weak if you move the cable it falls off!
I'm going to wait for more to come out.
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see thats the problem sony isnt making cables like these, it designed the magnet charging port for the dock not for cable when cable is a better idea. its just depends on quality of magnet used isnt the cable now.
so lets wait for other 3rd party to make better cables.
the Chinese ones are no good as for now.
atleast they brought up a great idea.
Ordered one of these on ebay and the magnet is pretty strong but it's just very sensitive to tilting (I mean, it easily goes off when putting force in an angle). That's not weird though, look at the width of the magnet. Don't think much can be done about it... I can lift the phone by the magnetic cable if I just keep it straight.
Charging seems to go pretty slow though, perhaps it's more ment to deliver power while being in a dock (and just keeping things up to par) as opposed to actually properly charging it?
Would have to check how fast/slow it actually is but seemed to differ quite a bit with the regular usb charger. Any other opinions on this?
Hi,
i get DK31 and take the cable of. No difference with what i charge the phone /magnetic cable or original charger /
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Ordered one of these on ebay and the magnet is pretty strong but it's just very sensitive to tilting (I mean, it easily goes off when putting force in an angle). That's not weird though, look at the width of the magnet. Don't think much can be done about it... I can lift the phone by the magnetic cable if I just keep it straight.
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That is very different to my Amazon one. There is no chance of moving the phone at all with the magnet on the cable. It holds the connector to the phone but any movement in the phone or cable and they come apart.
Do you have a link for the one you ordered ?
I think the speed of charging is entirely down to the source used. My new Macbook pro charges full speed but my wife's Dell laptop is painfully slow
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That is very different to my Amazon one. There is no chance of moving the phone at all with the magnet on the cable. It holds the connector to the phone but any movement in the phone or cable and they come apart.
Do you have a link for the one you ordered ?
I think the speed of charging is entirely down to the source used. My new Macbook pro charges full speed but my wife's Dell laptop is painfully slow
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Sure, it was this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161116135387
Just the cable, so using it with the normal/official charger
dagrim1 said:
Sure, it was this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161116135387
Just the cable, so using it with the normal/official charger
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Thank you. Sadly that seller doesn't ship to the UK. My search continues !
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Thank you. Sadly that seller doesn't ship to the UK. My search continues !
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Please let me know if your successful, as I has two of those 'Official Sony' cables if Amazon, first didn't work and 2nd was so weak git a refund now, but would like to get one, even if it comes from Hong Kong!
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Sure, it was this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161116135387
Just the cable, so using it with the normal/official charger
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I've ordered this one, waiting patiently... From Hong Kong to Italy maybe come the next month, but this will solve the problem to not ope the charging door. A friend of mine got Xperia Z and loose the water resistance due to door removed...
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I noticed my standard charger wiggles while plugged in the bottom of the phone. Not bad, but bad enough. I noticed this with some S4's. When plugging in a regular micro usb charger, it really wiggles. Not bad, its just very noticeable.
They wear over time.
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They wear over time.
sent from my sm-900t.
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My note 3 is 2 days old.
You said s4's and other rcables. They wear too.
sent from my sm-900t.
Anyone else care to share their experience on whether or not they have any wiggle when the charger is plugged in?
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Anyone else care to share their experience on whether or not they have any wiggle when the charger is plugged in?
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Sure. Mine wiggles about 1mm from side to side and not at all from front to back. Not a big deal, as it's not loose, it just moves.
Mine comes out sometimes when I'm plugged in and using the phone. ..
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MattMJB0188 said:
Anyone else care to share their experience on whether or not they have any wiggle when the charger is plugged in?
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No Wiggle in mine - I do recall some wiggle in the first S4 I purchased- but that phone had other problems - I could not connect via USB at all - ended up returnning the phone - the replacement was fine -no wiggle at all -
Just wiggle it. Just a little bit.
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Video demonstrating it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2CHOG3Icns
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Video demonstrating it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2CHOG3Icns
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Yeah, same amount of wiggle here, but not loose. Negligible IMO.
zmore said:
Yeah, same amount of wiggle here, but not loose. Negligible IMO.
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Thanks, I feel so much better now.
MattMJB0188 said:
Thanks, I feel so much better now.
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OCD much? ... FWIW, the usb3 port/cable is my only minor gripe with the Note3 hardware-wise. I hate how stiff the usb3 cable is, so I'm switching to some monoprice "premium" $3 6ft and 12ft usb2 cables when they arrive. Charges at the same rate.
(Have to give up my perfectly flexible & slim-connector usb2 cable when I sell it with my S3 soon.)
Mine doesn't have that much play side to side. Its more than likely the loose charger cable ports rather than the phones loose charger port.
I was searching for magnetic cables of Sony Z1 and I found this on ebay: ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Original-Sony-Magnetic-Charging-Cable-for-Xperia-Z-Ultra-Z1-L39H-New-/251364357743?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3a867bb66f
I am not sure if this is an original and it is sell only on China. Anyone already buy this and know if it is original from Sony?
I've got one on the way to me now. As soon as i get it I'll come back with my findings for you!
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I have two of those. They are NOT genuine, but a rather good attempt at KIRFing it.
They do work, but the magnet is a little on the weak side. The connector part seems somewhat deeper than the genuine item, so in all likelihood, this will work cases (provided they aren't too thick).
GustavoHenrique said:
I was searching for magnetic cables of Sony Z1 and I found this on ebay: ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Original-Sony-Magnetic-Charging-Cable-for-Xperia-Z-Ultra-Z1-L39H-New-/251364357743?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3a867bb66f
I am not sure if this is an original and it is sell only on China. Anyone already buy this and know if it is original from Sony?
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yea its not original but good as original would be, IF sony actually ever made one. lol
i bought same cable from other side, before it was available on ebay.
i would say the price has decreased a bit so you guys are getting good deal here.
any review ?
If is not Original they made a pretty good fake job. I get DK31 and I am worry if that dock is not fake either.
So where is the OMG Sony Magnetic cable?
I've had the cable for a week or so now and am pretty happy with it. Fairly sure it is just a good Chinese knock off but everything works as expected. Makes charging a breeze by not having to open the flap every time, only issue is it is a bit hard to line up in the dark.
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rotorsk8r said:
I've had the cable for a week or so now and am pretty happy with it. Fairly sure it is just a good Chinese knock off but everything works as expected. Makes charging a breeze by not having to open the flap every time, only issue is it is a bit hard to line up in the dark.
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Could you tell us what the average time of charging is? (lets say from 15% to 100%)
I'll look for for you, i usually just plug it in as i go to sleep and it charges it perfectly.
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I have original DK31, but phone can't be charged through usb on laptop. DK31 can charge phone only with wall socket.
But it's better than micro-usb.
quick question on the subject, while the dock always keep your phone inserted at the same place soyou don't mix the positive and negative contacts, the magnetic cable doesn't seem to have any alignment indicator, does it matter which oriantation you connect it? or both sides work? i'm worried the wrong side could fry the phone...
shteren said:
quick question on the subject, while the dock always keep your phone inserted at the same place soyou don't mix the positive and negative contacts, the magnetic cable doesn't seem to have any alignment indicator, does it matter which oriantation you connect it? or both sides work? i'm worried the wrong side could fry the phone...
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the 'sony' side should be facing upward.
bogdan wst said:
Could you tell us what the average time of charging is? (lets say from 15% to 100%)
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I found that it charges at the exact same rate as a standard usb cable. Like I said I do it overnight so I can't give the exact time frame
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Hi,
Is there a cable to charge the battery of the phone by the USB port of the laptop?
I got these from an online seller here in the Philippines, it says its genuine but i cannot find any official sony links for these. And one thing i noticed, it charges very slow compared to the one that came with the dock.
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eDogBY said:
I have original DK31, but phone can't be charged through usb on laptop. DK31 can charge phone only with wall socket.
But it's better than micro-usb.
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I've just replaced the flaps so I want a magnetic one, as it keeps snapping off. Will let you know my findings when I get it.
Here some more adresses for a magnetic cable....
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/magnetic-charging-cable-for-sony-xperia-z1-and-z-ultra-black-p41526.htm#
http://www.miniinthebox.com/nl/100c...rds_shopping&gclid=CLKBtoryz7sCFYZd3godwi0A7A
http://www.miniinthebox.com/nl/nieu...rds_shopping&gclid=CPi-oMTW0rsCFUtP3godqiAAZQ
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/telecom...ltra-magneet-oplader-magnetische-oplader.html
Because i'm dutch i'm ordering the one from Marktplaats
As I have read in amazon.de and amazon.co.uk about any chinese recharging magnetic cables, most of people leave utterly negatives ones, they tell after some time it does not recharge because of some magnetic problem, I didn#t really get what exactly. I would advice to use instead original docking station from Sony, again most of comments in both sources were positives, That is why I don#t trust in chinese cables, phone is too expensive to take a risk ...
Ordered this product. Will post a detailed review for everyone. Including charging times.
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And were did you ordered it?
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Hi,
I just received my Sony Smartwatch 3 and something looks weird to me. The charger plug is located in a not convenient location. So I'm wondering if an inductive charging is possible and what charger model would be compatible.
Thx.
no chance. Just have to fiddle with that bad boy. a cradle would help. I'd think a third party could develop a qi charging plate/case that you could leave plugged in. Something like this but sized correctly.
I really wonder why they didn't put magnetic charging contacts on one of the edges of the watch unit. Would have been so convenient since I already have Sony docks and USB cables with magnetic ends.
See I completely disagree. I like the fact that Sony have just made the charging by micro USB. So I only have to carry one charger that does my watch, phone and tablet. The positioning of the port is inconvenient, but I believe it is where it is so it is unseen and doesn't rub against your wrist. What they really need to package with the watch is a cable that is a decent length that has a right angle plug at the watch end to make it easier to insert.
This made my life a little easier:
dingbatt said:
See I completely disagree. I like the fact that Sony have just made the charging by micro USB. So I only have to carry one charger that does my watch, phone and tablet. The positioning of the port is inconvenient, but I believe it is where it is so it is unseen and doesn't rub against your wrist. What they really need to package with the watch is a cable that is a decent length that has a right angle plug at the watch end to make it easier to insert.
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Well they probably could have done both, I would have liked Qi as an option in addition to the uUSB. But oh well. I counted it as a trade off for the nascent nfc and wifi.
jwelch010 said:
This made my life a little easier:
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I have one and it is much easier.
Getting a znaps magnetic adapter for micro USB to try on my sw3. If it works, it will make charging much easier. I only worry that it will make the watch no longer waterproof.
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Joolz03 said:
Getting a znaps magnetic adapter for micro USB to try on my sw3. If it works, it will make charging much easier. I only worry that it will make the watch no longer waterproof.
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did it work? did you get any pics?
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did it work? did you get any pics?
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Znaps has not arrived yet. Will update once I tried it out.
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Yesterday, I took my new Smartwatch 3 and inserted a Cisno Ultra Micro USB Magnetic Adapter Charger Cable. It works! What's more, even with the charging port's rubber flap bent backward, my wrist can't feel any difference; I'm using the metal (stainless steel) band and don't own the rubber band to test it with.
Here's a stock photo of the Cisno adapter attached to a phone:
I assume that any magnetic adapter that looks like this will work; in fact, the Cisno turned out to be a Wsken. That irked me: I specifically bought the Cisno because the seller claimed it's strictly for charging, not for data, and I didn't want to risk that my Sony watch or my Sony Z Ultra GPE phone would interpret the charger to be in data mode. In any case, the watch's battery charged rapidly, going from 1% to 100% in about 25 minutes.
For anyone who is considering the Sony Smartwatch 3 but finds micro-USB charging too much trouble, a magnetic charger is a game changer. Just remember that it requires a proprietary 3ft cable; you'll probably want to buy extra kits so you'll have additional cables for the office, the car, and your travel kit. I haven't found kits that offer a longer cable.
Paul in Maryland said:
Yesterday, I took my new Smartwatch 3 and inserted a Cisno
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Very nice idea thank you I bought one !
Received mine
Really very very easy to use and plug the sw3 for charge. It does not even bother wrist. Also very usefull for a phone in car, easiest to connect the usb cable in the dark.
Great idea. Thanks. Search were I van buy it in the Netherlands.
Will it work,with Apple chargers for the macbook air?
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I bought it in ebay.
This model is a mini usb port. I see also some model for iphone and ipad
Looks like a winner.
Just got mine - putting the adapter into the MicroUSB port was kind of scary as you have to press really hard (and might break something). I am really happy in the end though - makes charging so much easier.
I got mine from Tinydeals for under $4. I can confirm, the adapter doesn't bother me. All I need now is to find a replacement metal band.
clever! would it affect the water resistance though, having the rubber flap open like that? I went for the right-angled micro usb cord and it has been great so far.
certainly broke water resistance