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USB car charger from Walmart

Can the GT 10.1 plug into any USB car charger?
I was looking at this from Walmart's website
If so, it'll be a lot cheaper than the car charger Samsung is selling
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Scosche-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/5691047
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I've noticed that plugging into various USB wall chargers won't work. The only one that will work is the one that came with the tab. I am pretty sure this is because the Samsung one is a 2amp charger and all of my others are less than 1amp, 850mah specifically. If you can find a 2amp car charger then it should work fine. Otherwise, the charging indicator will show that it's connected to a charger but will have a red x on in it meaning that it's not charging or can't charge. I suppose anything too low can't charge the battery fast enough to make up for the battery drain

i bought a $10 2 port charger from amazon for the ipad/galaxy tab 7". it works fine for both tablets and the gt10.1.

madsquabbles said:
i bought a $10 2 port charger from amazon for the ipad/galaxy tab 7". it works fine for both tablets and the gt10.1.
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Do you have the link?

Make sure it has a 5v 2a output.
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X10D3 said:
Make sure it has a 5v 2a output.
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Ok. Thanks.
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oh......i see.
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Make sure it has a 5v 2a output.
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I bought this one from deal extreme. Its less than $3.95 with free shipping. Comes with 2 usb ports. I have been charging my iPad and Dell Streak tablet without any problem. Yes it does charge 2 devices at same time. Its also small, doesn't get hot, doesn't make any noise and looks good. Highly recommended.
http://goo.gl/u00Gz

media_11 said:
I bought this one from deal extreme. Its less than $3.95 with free shipping. Comes with 2 usb ports. I have been charging my iPad and Dell Streak tablet without any problem. Yes it does charge 2 devices at same time. Its also small, doesn't get hot, doesn't make any noise and looks good. Highly recommended.
http://goo.gl/u00Gz
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I will definitely look into that particular model.
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figurine said:
I've noticed that plugging into various USB wall chargers won't work. The only one that will work is the one that came with the tab. I am pretty sure this is because the Samsung one is a 2amp charger and all of my others are less than 1amp, 850mah specifically. If you can find a 2amp car charger then it should work fine. Otherwise, the charging indicator will show that it's connected to a charger but will have a red x on in it meaning that it's not charging or can't charge. I suppose anything too low can't charge the battery fast enough to make up for the battery drain
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it's. still charging. you can get a trickle charge even from standard USB. s3ms that this is one of the only tegra2 tablets that can.
I heard that the trnaformer can but mine doesn't. it should work if I had USB.3.0.

madsquabbles said:
it's. still charging. you can get a trickle charge even from standard USB. s3ms that this is one of the only tegra2 tablets that can.
I heard that the trnaformer can but mine doesn't. it should work if I had USB.3.0.
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So if l'm using it to watch videos and music while on wifi, do you think that it'll maintain its charge while trickle charging?

I bought a couple of these adapters;
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330565218553&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:AU:1123
Now I can charge my Galaxy Tab 10.1v off ANY USB port - very very handy. Works just very well from a PC USB port too.

figurine said:
So if l'm using it to watch videos and music while on wifi, do you think that it'll maintain its charge while trickle charging?
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i don't think the amount coming in will equal the amount discharged. depends on the brightness of the screen and how much cpu you're using. mine was charging veeeerrry slowly while reading the steps to root and the screen on, other than that it was idle and still slowly charged.

media_11 said:
I bought this one from deal extreme. Its less than $3.95 with free shipping. Comes with 2 usb ports. I have been charging my iPad and Dell Streak tablet without any problem. Yes it does charge 2 devices at same time. Its also small, doesn't get hot, doesn't make any noise and looks good. Highly recommended.
http://goo.gl/u00Gz
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I also bought this. Arrived in 3 weeks from China, but free shipping, or $0.01.
They seem very good. There is some hard to read text (even in English) on the plastic part that tells you the top port is for iPad (2.1A) and the bottom is for others (1A). I've put a photo below of the guts. Seems it's definitely more than just some cheap resistors and a fuse.
I tried it in my vehicle and you still get the red X with a OEM cable with the device powered on, but NOT if you use an adapter plug found on eBay.
Do yourself a favor and order 3-4 of each. =)
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figurine said:
I've noticed that plugging into various USB wall chargers won't work. The only one that will work is the one that came with the tab. I am pretty sure this is because the Samsung one is a 2amp charger and all of my others are less than 1amp, 850mah specifically. If you can find a 2amp car charger then it should work fine. Otherwise, the charging indicator will show that it's connected to a charger but will have a red x on in it meaning that it's not charging or can't charge. I suppose anything too low can't charge the battery fast enough to make up for the battery drain
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Nope - you need a 2A charger, but any old 2A charger won't do. Most are designed for the iPad, which uses resistive voltage dividers in the charger to signal the presence of a dumb charger. Specifically the iPad looks for 2.0 volts on one of the data pins and 2.8 on the other.
The Tab expects D+ and D- to be shorted together and somewhere around 1.2-1.24 volts.
It IS possible to make iPad chargers (confirmed on Scosche reVIVE II) work as follows:
Bridge D+ and D- with a solder blob.
Remove the resistor that was the upper part of the 2.8v voltage divider (i.e. between the data pin and +5v).
At this point the charger should output around 1.2 volts on D+ and D-.

car charging

is there a way to modify a car usb charger to fast charge the nexus ?
thanx

Mine charges plenty fast on my free one that amazon sent with my phone.
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guinnes.s said:
is there a way to modify a car usb charger to fast charge the nexus ?
thanx
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Get the charger at the link below
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334801727&sr=8-1
I got this to replace a cheapo one i had when i had my Droid X. With the old charger, I couldnt keep the screen on and use GPS and listen to music at the same time without the battery losing power. Basically the old charger acted like a battery extender lol.
This new charger charged my phone at least 3-4x faster...even while doing all the things listed above...WELL worth it

Vanhoud said:
Get the charger at the link below
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334801727&sr=8-1
I got this to replace a cheapo one i had when i had my Droid X. With the old charger, I couldnt keep the screen on and use GPS and listen to music at the same time without the battery losing power. Basically the old charger acted like a battery extender lol.
This new charger charged my phone at least 3-4x faster...even while doing all the things listed above...WELL worth it
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ho well i hope it works!
i previously got a 2amp usb car charger and still slow.

guinnes.s said:
ho well i hope it works!
i previously got a 2amp usb car charger and still slow.
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I have that exact same car charger. Just make sure that you get it from a reputable dealer... I got mine from one of the parties for a few bucks cheaper and they sent me counterfeits. I had to contact Amazon where Amazon gave me my money back and also sent out two OEM from an Amazon warehouse with free expedited shipping!

guinnes.s said:
ho well i hope it works!
i previously got a 2amp usb car charger and still slow.
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Quite a few of the cheaper car chargers simply do not have a point soldered on their boards, causing the phone to think it's charging from a 500mA USB port (like you'd find on a computer) and not go above that even if the charger does 1A/port.
I know even the belkin one has a forum topic somewhere regarding modifying it so that it'll always get detected as an AC power. I believe custom ROM's and kernels has a Fast Charge feature that can fix this too (ie force the device to detect the power as AC), I think.

I use the Motorola charger as well, and it works just fine... I had two lying around, one came with my Milestone and the other came with my Milestone Car Dock that I've bought separately...

Vanhoud said:
Get the charger at the link below
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334801727&sr=8-1
I got this to replace a cheapo one i had when i had my Droid X. With the old charger, I couldnt keep the screen on and use GPS and listen to music at the same time without the battery losing power. Basically the old charger acted like a battery extender lol.
This new charger charged my phone at least 3-4x faster...even while doing all the things listed above...WELL worth it
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Interesting, this is the model I had and I ALWAYS felt like my battery was draining while using the GPS+Music combo. Not a lot, a few percent over a couple hours, but it's not charging it or atleast keeping its current charge. I want the official Sammy card dock. SOMEONE JUST TAKE MY MONEY.

HideYoKids said:
Interesting, this is the model I had and I ALWAYS felt like my battery was draining while using the GPS+Music combo. Not a lot, a few percent over a couple hours, but it's not charging it or atleast keeping its current charge. I want the official Sammy card dock. SOMEONE JUST TAKE MY MONEY.
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I believe you will be disappointed...
First, this Motorola charger is good up to 2A, while the original Galaxy Nexus Wall Charger is good up to 1A, and Galaxy Nexus recognizes it as AC Charging, meaning that phone is draining as much current to charge as it can...
Second, I do not believe that those pogo pins are good to move 1A, and I could bet the farm (if I had one ) that it won't go over 1A for sure, so, I do not believe that the official car dock will allow more current than what this Motorola charger is already providing...
But, anyway, I doubt that charger is the one to blame, and I will tell you why... Battery is rated 6.8W/h and it usually allows up to 4 hours of screen on time... So, quick math, phone in use, screen on, is draining 1,7W/h and USB charging (500mA x 5V) gives you 2,5W/h, AC charging gives you 5W/h....
Lets say that you get up to 3 hours screen time with GPS on... It still is 2,27W/h... Below 2,5W/h USB charging limit...
So what is going on? Probably battery is too hot charging and being discharged at the same time (and probably the phone is not able to use the battery like a no-break and get its power from USB, so, phone is getting juice from battery and battery from charger) and phone will stop charging to avoid battery damage/explosion due to high temperatures, and also, battery efficiency is lower when battery is hot (it will drain faster)...
My guess is that if phone is still draining with a charger, in this case, check if it is too hot, and if it is, try to move it so it is cooled by car A/C / vent... At least, with milestone, it helps a lot, since I still own my Milestone and its gps is leaps and bounds better than Galaxy Nexus GPS, I've never really used Galaxy Nexus to navigate (yes, my Milestone turned into a dedicated Google Maps GPS )

its very easy to mod any usb charger to turn it into a AC charger. what you need to do is connect the two data pins.
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just connect pins 2 and 3 by solder, i've done this on a few car chargers and it works great always shows AC. i didnt modify the usb wire itself but opened up the charger and connect the solder points connected to the data lines, not sure if you can just mod the usb wire. i have 600mah car charger that i did this to, before it wasnt enough to charge the phone with google maps running now it can charge it very slowly.

Just a update,
i purchased the motorola charger and been working great for nearly a month till this couples of days.
the only way that charge is by holding and pushing up the micro port wile inserted in the phone.
i noticed that the charger micro plug does have clips on only one side ,the other side is flat.
does that mean is not a original charger???
thanx

I'm currently using this cables
http://ca.startech.com/Cables/USB-2...USB-Cable-A-to-Left-Angle-Micro-B~UUSBHAUB3LA
with this charger:
http://www.kensington.com/kensington/us/us/p/1411/K39224US/powerbolt™-micro-car-charger.aspx
No issues. the USB cable is very thine, so hides well on the dashboard.

http://www.amazon.com/HTC-T-Mobile-...KTHO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1337307263&sr=8-3
generally can be had for about 3 bucks shipped. works fantastic - the phone reports as being plugged in and charges accordingly.

Dual 2.1A (4.2A total) Wall Charger (US)?

Does anyone know of a good dual 2.1A (4.2A) wall charger? I've found reviews for car charger but I want one for the wall to charge both my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 7 FHD when I travel. Thanks!

bleuiko said:
Does anyone know of a good dual 2.1A (4.2A) wall charger? I've found reviews for car charger but I want one for the wall to charge both my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 7 FHD when I travel. Thanks!
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This is the one I bought a few months ago, no problems ... yet

This is the one that I have been using for over a year around the world (I travel frequently for work), and have never had an issue.
Can actually support 4 simultaneous devices, and I've tested it at one point with a Galaxy S4, iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1, and iPad all plugged in at once and charged all of them at the same time.
It's got dedicated ports for a ipad, samsung tablet (presumably a little more juice on these two ports), and two "universal" ports that work for most phones (I current use it with my Galaxy Tab2 and Nexus 5) so you should have no issues with both Nexuses.
Also, the size isn't too bad at all, so very portable. The only complaint -- if you can call it that -- is that the blue led is super bright. Nothing that can't be fixed with a piece of black electrical tape
http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Charg...id=1391552707&sr=8-1&keywords=bolse+quad+port

3rdstring said:
This is the one I bought a few months ago, no problems ... yet
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pinoymutt said:
This is the one that I have been using for over a year around the world (I travel frequently for work), and have never had an issue.
Can actually support 4 simultaneous devices, and I've tested it at one point with a Galaxy S4, iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1, and iPad all plugged in at once and charged all of them at the same time.
It's got dedicated ports for a ipad, samsung tablet (presumably a little more juice on these two ports), and two "universal" ports that work for most phones (I current use it with my Galaxy Tab2 and Nexus 5) so you should have no issues with both Nexuses.
Also, the size isn't too bad at all, so very portable. The only complaint -- if you can call it that -- is that the blue led is super bright. Nothing that can't be fixed with a piece of black electrical tape
http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Charg...id=1391552707&sr=8-1&keywords=bolse+quad+port
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Thanks for the suggestions!

I tried charging my N5 with my LG G Pad charger and the phone got really warm. Is this OK? That was at 1.7A...

I got the Limefuel dual port 4.8A/24W dual port charger and it's hooked up to two Qi chargers to charge 2 Nexus 5's and I can say these Qi chargers have never charged this quickly before. One Qi charger is the 3-coil type (which is already awesome) and even charging while using the phone it charges mad fast.
I also got the Anker 5-port 8A/40W charger which I am still testing.
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kwurky said:
I got the Limefuel dual port 4.8A/24W dual port charger and it's hooked up to two Qi chargers to charge 2 Nexus 5's and I can say these Qi chargers have never charged this quickly before. One Qi charger is the 3-coil type (which is already awesome) and even charging while using the phone it charges mad fast.
I also got the Anker 5-port 8A/40W charger which I am still testing.
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This the one? http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Charger-Limefuel-L48WC-Blackberry/dp/B00FW1GE9S

bleuiko said:
This the one? http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Charger-Limefuel-L48WC-Blackberry/dp/B00FW1GE9S
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I second that recommendation. I have 2 Limefuel L48WC chargers. Both ports output full amperage to my Nexus family of devices. The flip prongs help with travel. As with many chargers, it has a light, but could easily be muted by a strip of tape.
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I bought this one from a local store for $12 + tax, works great. The only thing it doesn't charge are some of the newer BB's but it has no problem with charging an ipad, n7, and n4 at the same time
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Quad-Ch...keywords=antec+quad+port+usb+charging+station

bleuiko said:
This the one? http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Charger-Limefuel-L48WC-Blackberry/dp/B00FW1GE9S
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Yes that's the one
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I got this one a couple of months ago:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ATZJ5YS/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Sure it's a little bulky, but it'll also give space for regular plugs, charges my and my wife's phones quickly, no problems.

If anyones looking for a nice-looking "short" dual 2.1A usb car charger, this one is really nice.
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-USBC2...391805856&sr=1-9&keywords=4.2+amp+usb+charger
It's expensive on Amazon, so just ebay "SCOSCHE BLACK USB Car Charger" and you can find it for $10. works great.

Bolse® 4.2Amp 20W High Output Turbo Charge Dual USB Port Wall Charger
Similar to the LimeFuel charger mentioned in other posts, I got this one. Works well.
And YES it does work for Androids -- read the user reviews.
Bolse® 4.2Amp 20W High Output Turbo Charge Dual USB Port Wall Charger
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DRLA5OU/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I got this bad boy for 20 bucks..
http://www.amazon.com/Family-Sized-...UTF8&qid=1392042488&sr=1-1&keywords=anker+25w

Battery Cases? Slim battery pack with quick charge?

So coming from a Samsung Note 2, 3,and 4, I'm missing the peace of mind that carrying around a freshly charged spare battery gives. I always felt lame tethering a phone to a battery pack while waiting for it to charge. Well, I love this Axon 7, so there's gotta be some auxiliary portable power to make up for that.
I ordered This portable battery from Amazon that is supposed to be the slimmest portable battery that still has Quick Charge. I'll have to see how it works/fits and report back. If anyone has seen anything else similar, please recommend.
I did find a 6" USB-C cable to use with it so there's not a lot of extra cable to keep coiled when charging.
Also curious if anyone has seen a battery case for this thing?
I don't plan to use them all the time, but sometimes I'll be away from a charger and I need to communicate with work.

I'm using the Xiaomi power bank pro (10Ah) that has USB Type-C and also Quick Charge and my phone is charging insanely fast (30 min to 80%). I got the powerbank for 25$ on aliexpress.
ps: that 5Ah power bank in the link you posted is a joke, you will be able to charge your phone just one time if the powerbank is full. ( real capacity around 3.5Ah).

razorsbk said:
I'm using the Xiaomi power bank pro (10Ah) that has USB Type-C and also Quick Charge and my phone is charging insanely fast (30 min to 80%). I got the powerbank for 25$ on aliexpress.
ps: that 5Ah power bank in the link you posted is a joke, you will be able to charge your phone just one time if the powerbank is full. ( real capacity around 3.5Ah).
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Thanks for the feedback - I'm actually looking for the slimmest/smallest power bank that I can get to charge in-pocket, as I already have a large 14,000 one that has QC that's about the same size as the Xiaomi one you mentioned. I only care about a single full recharge cycle - but one that does it as fast as possible for this need.

If you are happy with one charge then go for it.
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rEVOLVE said:
So coming from a Samsung Note 2, 3,and 4, I'm missing the peace of mind that carrying around a freshly charged spare battery gives. I always felt lame tethering a phone to a battery pack while waiting for it to charge. Well, I love this Axon 7, so there's gotta be some auxiliary portable power to make up for that.
I ordered This portable battery from Amazon that is supposed to be the slimmest portable battery that still has Quick Charge. I'll have to see how it works/fits and report back. If anyone has seen anything else similar, please recommend.
I did find a 6" USB-C cable to use with it so there's not a lot of extra cable to keep coiled when charging.
Also curious if anyone has seen a battery case for this thing?
I don't plan to use them all the time, but sometimes I'll be away from a charger and I need to communicate with work.
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I love these tiny phone-sized chargers as well - one charge is plenty for me as well (usually only need it when I'm walking around all day as a tourist or something). I just wish they would start to make some of these with USB-C cables built into them. I used to have one with built-in USB-micro and lightning adapter and loved it - when it was connected to the phone it was just like having a charger case in your pocket anyway...

spedinfargo said:
... just wish they would start to make some of these with USB-C cables built into them. I used to have one with built-in USB-micro and lightning adapter and loved it - when it was connected to the phone it was just like having a charger case in your pocket anyway...
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Yes, I used to have one with the built in cable, too and that's actually the first thing I looked for, but being that there's not a lot of USB-C devices yet, I wasn't surprised that none existed with the built-in cable. Would be awesome if someone made one, though- I would immediately buy that if it was a single-charge slim w/ Quick Charge.

Just wanted to post my findings and pictures of the iKits unit.
Note that the shortie USB-C cable I ordered separately and does not come with the iKits unit! The iKits has a standard micro-usb that it comes with.Also be aware that the battery is labeled QuickCharge 3.0 - but that's only for charging the battery itself - I believe the capability to charge the phone is only at QC 2.0 (you'll see this sort of explained in the product description on Amazon link below).
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I ran my battery down all day to about 34%. Plugged it with this cable and battery unit and was to 100% in a little over an hour, so I am happy with charging speed. Also in the battery stats "power management" area of the Axon, it definitely stated "Quick Charging" during this period.
I'm still interested in a battery case if anyone runs across one.
Here are the links to the cable and charger on Amazon:
$6.88 6" USB-C Quick Charge supported cable
$29.99 iKits 5000Mah Quick Charge 2 portable battery

So does anyone know of a case that fits the Axon 7 that has a built-in battery, similar to the Morphy JuicePack?

Which 3rd Party Charger

Hi,
i am just wondering, which Charger should i buy for the S21 Ultra, as i need more, i would buy them not from samsung. Do you have recommendations?

I have the wireless pad that was a freebie with the watch a while back - I'm hoping that will do the job in the day and I'll just use an old one for overnight charging - speed is not of the essence.

Ah cool.
Sometimes during the day i am happy to charge it quick fast, but mostly i also dont careabout the speed, especially overnight.

You can never go wrong with an anker charger but if you can buy from samsung i would recommend their 25w charger. Samsung recently reduced the price of the charger and if anything ever goes wrong with your phone samsung can no longer blame the charger.

I went with the 25W charger from Samsung. It is actually on discount.
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i bought this 120w GaN Baseus and both charger and my S21 Ultra came today, i tested the charger with couple of outlets and cables but after couple second of "SUPER FAST CHARGIN" it reverts back to "Fast Charging" ,
its a shame cause i really loved the charger despite the noise it made and i wanted it for my future laptop too which supports 100w PD ,
i have to return it and get the normal one that samsung offering, samsung should've kept the chargers this year...
hope i didn't damaged my brand new phone by connecting and disconnecting it around 20 times

I have a 45W USB-C port as part of an Anker PowerPort and also the 18W charger that came with my Pixel 5. Would I notice much of an improvement in charging speed or long term longevity of the battery by purchasing Samsung's 25W charger?

Tmel14 said:
I have a 45W USB-C port as part of an Anker PowerPort and also the 18W charger that came with my Pixel 5. Would I notice much of an improvement in charging speed or long term longevity of the battery by purchasing Samsung's 25W charger?
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You can get the maximum charging speed from the 45W Anker PowerPort. And the 18W charger would give you decent charging speed as well. When it comes to charging S21, there's no difference between the 45W Anker and Samsung's 25W charger. And I doubt there's much difference between the 18W and 25W charger.

Thank you. And it shouldn't cause any issues to the integrity/longevity of the battery?

No, it shouldn't. Reliable third-party chargers should just work fine as the original Samsung charger.

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I went with the 25W charger from Samsung. It is actually on discount.View attachment 5194215
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Where did you get it for this price? I know you said Samsung but I've never seen it this cheap.

fusiondynamics said:
Where did you get it for this price? I know you said Samsung but I've never seen it this cheap.
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I do not know where he lives but here is a screenshot from the Canadian Samsung.ca site. I would think in the US it would have the same discount and be even cheaper.
Edit: Looking at his part number, I would guess he is in Canada too.

what about this BS Samsung Money by SoFi debit card?
"enjoy up to 30% off sitewide on .... Samsung.com"
do you really get a huge discount with this BS debit card ?

I had to buy another fast charger the other day because of a failing 25 watt brick or cable for my 10+; Fast charging is erratic.
The Samsung 25 brick/cable can be had for under $20.
It's known to work.
I nixed the 45 watt because it likely will decrease battery life and charges only marginally faster.
A working 25 watt brick charges at about 2% a minute which is fine. I go with 20-30% midrange charges so a 10-15 minute break is good.

peterg21 said:
I do not know where he lives but here is a screenshot from the Canadian Samsung.ca site. I would think in the US it would have the same discount and be even cheaper.
Edit: Looking at his part number, I would guess he is in Canada too.
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Yeah, you are right, I'm from Canada... They are doing promo around the world I think.

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Where did you get it for this price? I know you said Samsung but I've never seen it this cheap.
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Oh, it's from Canada bro

According to the article below, only four of the chargers they tested charged the S21s at 25W. Two of the four were Samsung OEM chargers.
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shobuddy said:
According to the article below, only four of the chargers they tested charged the S21s at 25W. Two of the four were Samsung OEM chargers.
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Fast charging gives me a headache as of late.
A fast charging mini horror tale...
My 10+ was fast charging normally until I slow charge it to 100% one night by accident.
The battery was probably around 85% of its original capacity at that time.
I've tried a new Samsung OEM 25w brick/cable, cleared system cache, toggled fast charging on/off 3X, hard reset, battery calibration, cleaned the C port throughly... everything except a factory reset.
Fast charging engages but usually only for 2-5 minutes, and sometimes the indicated current draw drops as low as 800 ma with only a 80% charge! WTF?
So... is it the battery, port* or a mobo failure?
It's battery replacement time but will that get it?
*the C port appears to connect normally; no charge or data interruption if pushed about.
Good, solid feel... grrrrrr

Just got a EP-TA800 charger and tried charging my S21 at 35% battery capacity and noticed it negotiated at 9V2A = 18W , I also checked this with wall plug meter. But on screen it shows its at super fast charging. So whats the range for 25W charging speed ?

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Just got a EP-TA800 charger and tried charging my S21 at 35% battery capacity and noticed it negotiated at 9V2A = 18W , I also checked this with wall plug meter. But on screen it shows its at super fast charging. So whats the range for 25W charging speed ?
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