Hey everyone,
I'm planning on buying a car charger for my phone soon as I take a lot of road trips and now that I finally have a phone with navigation I thought this would be really handy to have.
My question is: What is the best cell phone charger? What should I be looking for? I hear that some chargers can burn out the battery if left in for too long.
Also, I'd like a charger that would be able to power my ipod as well.
Thanks!
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I was browsing around and saw this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/dp/B000RYSU7O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Comments on it?
Look in the captivate general thread for this discussion ...
Why would this be in general? this is an accessory is it not..?
the only thing I can say about that is ...
DirtyRasa said:
Why would this be in general? this is an accessory is it not..?
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The answer your question is there regardless.
The answer to your question is a bit more involved than yes or no, and involves USB standards.
Perhaps it should be moved ... not my call to make.
i just bought this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230503161988
for $8 not bad
I got mine free from Wal-mart when I bought my captivate and it does a good job of charging it.
DirtyRasa said:
Hey everyone,
I'm planning on buying a car charger for my phone soon as I take a lot of road trips and now that I finally have a phone with navigation I thought this would be really handy to have.
My question is: What is the best cell phone charger? What should I be looking for? I hear that some chargers can burn out the battery if left in for too long.
Also, I'd like a charger that would be able to power my ipod as well.
Thanks!
Edit:
I was browsing around and saw this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/dp/B000RYSU7O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Comments on it?
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Got this same exact one and a blackberry micro usb charger. Works great.
For the love of God don't cheap out... Been there, done that, don't waste the $$$.
Cables that work for $1.70:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QATRCA/ref=oss_product
A quality Griffin charger for $11.50:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q2FM5E/ref=oss_product
You haven't by chance verified that the $1.70 cable fits well in the Captivate slot?
I only ask because I have a mini-to-micro USB adapter I'm using with a mini USB cable right now and it appears to fit in fine. Unfortunately in reality the plastic around the male piece blocks it from slotting in fully and I have to fiddle with it to ensure it's in well enough to charge. Moving the phone in the slightest can dislodge it and sever the connection.
I'd like to buy this cable to work with my current home/car USB chargers but wanted to make sure it wouldn't have the same issue.
I can't post a URL yet so replace x's with t's to see my illustration: hxxp://imgur.com/TCi5h.jpg
phishie said:
You haven't by chance verified that the $1.70 cable fits well in the Captivate slot?
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Yea... I've used them to both sync and charge my phone and they work fine.
Moving the phone around won't cause it to come out.
Thanks, most appreciated!
Got mine from best buy. Might not b the best but u can get the wall charger and a car charger for 30 made by best buy brand rocketfish.
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TexUs said:
For the love of God don't cheap out... Been there, done that, don't waste the $$$.
Cables that work for $1.70:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QATRCA/ref=oss_product
A quality Griffin charger for $11.50:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q2FM5E/ref=oss_product
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never had a prob with cheap chargers before. They come with chips to prevent over charging...
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never had a prob with cheap chargers before. They come with chips to prevent over charging...
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It's not the over charging that's the problem, it's the functioning
AT&T not as good as Samsung
I bought the AT&T branded Captivate car charger at the AT&T store, but I've noticed that it doesn't fit into the phone's slot as smoothly as the wall charger that came with the phone. Because of battery power decrease problems, I've just ordered another wall charger from the Samsung website (for use at work) instead of getting a 'generic' one from AT&T.
NeilQ said:
I bought the AT&T branded Captivate car charger at the AT&T store, but I've noticed that it doesn't fit into the phone's slot as smoothly as the wall charger that came with the phone. Because of battery power decrease problems, I've just ordered another wall charger from the Samsung website (for use at work) instead of getting a 'generic' one from AT&T.
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I looked at this baby in an AT&T corporate store after popping open the package. There is no indication whatsoever about the mA. Forget asking a store clerk. They look at you like a deer in headlights.
I bought Motorola P513 rapid rate car charger from Amazon and it's perfect fit. Now on sale for $5.85. Btw it's 950mAh.
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I just bought a random car lighter plug with a USB slot, and use my cable that came with the phone in the car. Its a little long but its the only one that fits well. I use my cable from an old bb in the house. Cheap iPhone car mount and that charger looks fairly nice
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I've got a griffin powerjolt dual ... works like a champ. I do not believe that it is a rapid charger and that it only puts out the USB2 standard 500mA per port. I personally do not like rapid chargers as I've seen problems with them in the past ... but ymmv.
alex72 said:
I bought Motorola P513 rapid rate car charger from Amazon and it's perfect fit. Now on sale for $5.85. Btw it's 950mAh.
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I just got mine as well. Fits right in. The glowing Motorola logo is kind of annoying though.
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Does anyone know what the power requirements are/will be for the XOOM? I expect it to have a good battery, but I still want to set up or simply buy a solar charging system for when I am not home. I might utilize the barometer to try geocaching.
Also, will it be trickle chargeable over USB?
I have the same question on USB charging. We know it has its own AC charger and special port. I asked on another forum this question and will post back if I hear anything.
Xoom manual is out on the web and it clearly states no charging via USB.
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Xoom manual is out on the web and it clearly states no charging via USB.
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I guess the question now is what is the voltage of the charger. It has a car charger so the voltage is hopefully not high. I want to be able to charge it with my 6.5w solar panel.
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Xoom manual is out on the web and it clearly states no charging via USB.
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So how do you charge this thing in your car?
blk98gt said:
So how do you charge this thing in your car?
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If you have not yet tried the iGo tips/chargers, I strongly recommend you consider. Instead of a gazillion chargers, you change the tip. I picked up one for my laptop that works both in my car and house. It came with tips for almost every laptop imaginable so I can let others charge in my car, too. I am guessing one of my laptop tips might work for the xoom. Also the laptop charger has a USB port so I can charge my laptop and a device off so USB at the same time.
It would seem 5V would be the norm. Its the amperage that I am wondering.
We know the ipad in which this tablet draws its battery comparison uses 5V and 2.1amps.
We will find out soon enough
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The charger is a 12V 1.5A charger. The tip is not a common one; definitely small and looks like it will break easily. I hope decent options come soon for using the contact dots.
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The charger is a 12V 1.5A charger. The tip is not a common one; definitely small and looks like it will break easily. I hope decent options come soon for using the contact dots.
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I wonder why they went with this kind of connector. Too bad they didn't spend the money to include some kind of inductive charging system. It wouldn't have increased the cost of the tablet that much, maybe $10 in parts.
I just checked EBay and I found combo silicone case + "micro USB car charger" for the xoom. I wonder if the car charger is legit.
Anyone bought a car charger yet? Motorola's is a bit pricey at $30.
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Anyone bought a car charger yet? Motorola's is a bit pricey at $30.
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i didn't even know there was one... vz/bb didn't have it when i picked my xoom up. i have an inverter but might be good to leave charger at home and just use one in my car. link? 30 is a bit pricey, but in line with what they charge, usually you can get the same thing for 5 on ebay/amazon after a few months. link? all i see are usb car chargers.
diaa08 said:
i didn't even know there was one... vz/bb didn't have it when i picked my xoom up. i have an inverter but might be good to leave charger at home and just use one in my car. link? 30 is a bit pricey, but in line with what they charge, usually you can get the same thing for 5 on ebay/amazon after a few months. link? all i see are usb car chargers.
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Its just on their accessories page for the Xoom:
http://www.motorola.com/consumers/U...toid=8159a96331fec210VgnVCM10000081bbb00aRCRD
Just wanting to know if anyone else has run into this issue... I bought a USB car charger on Monoprice before getting the Thunderbolt. When I plus it into my phone however, it won't charge and I receive a pop-up warning about incompatible chargers damaging battery. So, what non-OEM charters tend to work best with HTC phones?
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It's hit and miss, but if you get that, don't use the cable/charger. I got that with my INC once when I was using a blackberry micro usb cable to charge. It did horrible and barely charged anything in 30 minutes.
g00s3y said:
It's hit and miss, but if you get that, don't use the cable/charger. I got that with my INC once when I was using a blackberry micro usb cable to charge. It did horrible and barely charged anything in 30 minutes.
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Roger. I'll see if Monoprice will let me return the charger. I ordered two of them, and the other one my wife uses works fine. Thanks!
Veridor said:
So, what non-OEM charters tend to work best with HTC phones?
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I have a microUSB charger from ATT that I've been for a year or two. Works great with my thunderbolt, though slow. No errors or warnings from it.
It definitely doesn't produce enough power to charger while in hotspot mode.
Your gonna want a charger that charges at a rate of 1000ma or 1A, older chargers for non smart phones and even Blackberry, dont put out that much. My blackberry chargers only put out 700ma. It would charge it, but a lot slower.
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Your gonna want a charger that charges at a rate of 1000ma or 1A, older chargers for non smart phones and even Blackberry, dont put out that much. My blackberry chargers only put out 700ma. It would charge it, but a lot slower.
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Yeah, the charger I got is rated for that: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10826&cs_id=1082602&p_id=6765&seq=1&format=3#specification
Monoprice is awesome, though. They're sending me a replacement without me having to send mine back first! Must have just been a flaky one...
Veridor said:
Just wanting to know if anyone else has run into this issue... I bought a USB car charger on Monoprice before getting the Thunderbolt. When I plus it into my phone however, it won't charge and I receive a pop-up warning about incompatible chargers damaging battery. So, what non-OEM charters tend to work best with HTC phones?
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I'm using the one I got with my OG droid. besides the annoyingly bright blue motorola led it works like a charm
+1
HTC Thunderbolt
I have the one i got from VZW and then I have one that is 5.00 one from the flea market that works fine. As others said I guess it's a hit or miss.
Veridor said:
Yeah, the charger I got is rated for that: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10826&cs_id=1082602&p_id=6765&seq=1&format=3#specification
Monoprice is awesome, though. They're sending me a replacement without me having to send mine back first! Must have just been a flaky one...
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Please tell me you at least tried your wife's charger to determine if the one you were using was good or bad
I have the rocketfish charger from best buy that I got with my evo, and it charges my phones so dang fast...
I am pretty happy with it, plus it has a USB connector so I can charge my ipod too!
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Please tell me you at least tried your wife's charger to determine if the one you were using was good or bad
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Yes. ;-)
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On amazon there is the Motorola rapid charger that charges at about 800ma. It's awesome and dirt cheap. Sold on amazon by amazon.
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Thinking on Picking this up.
I want to buy a charger that can connect 2 devcies and to have power to spare. This one has 2 ports. One 2.1a (for bigger devices like ipad,tablet) and the other 1a
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU01M4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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Thinking on Picking this up.
I want to buy a charger that can connect 2 devcies and to have power to spare. This one has 2 ports. One 2.1a (for bigger devices like ipad,tablet) and the other 1a
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU01M4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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Thanks for that link. I have the Kensington single port 1-amp model of that device in my car. Charges everything just fine.
Picking up my phone on Monday, and was planning on getting the car charger. But before I spent the extra $30 I figured I would ask you guys. Is it just a standard mini USB? (not sure if mini or micro is the right term).
For instance I found one on Amazon (I can't post the link because I've only been a lurker here until this point). It's called "Premium Car Charger For HTC ThunderBolt"
Product Features
Brand New IC Chip Controlled Plug in Car Charger
State of the art Intelligent Chip circuit prevents overcharging
Conveniently charge your HTC ThunderBolt battery while your drive
Non interrupted charging, even while the HTC ThunderBolt is in use
Essential accessory in case of car accident or another emergency
Thanks in advance, I'd just rather not give Verizon any more $$ then I have to
micro usb is what you want (different from mini), and the home charger outputs 5V and 1A (same as
1000 mA) so you want a car charger that will output the same voltage and close to the same amperage. i used a 750mA car charger for my evo and it was a noticeably slower charge.
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On Amazon you'll find motorolas rapid charger. It's a very fast charger. I've seen it charging at about 800+ma. They're really cheap and are sold by amazon.
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ddgarcia05 said:
On Amazon you'll find motorolas rapid charger. It's a very fast charger. I've seen it charging at about 800+ma. They're really cheap and are sold by amazon.
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+1 on the Moto rapid charger. Got one for my DINC and now using it for my TBOLT and that thing is amazing. And cheap!
Thanks guys. Just ordered one for myself.
Again, I can't post links, but I believe this is the one you're talking about. It's listed on Amazon as "Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter mini-USB Rapid Rate Charger" for $9.09?
bentleysmom said:
Again, I can't post links, but I believe this is the one you're talking about. It's listed on Amazon as "Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter mini-USB Rapid Rate Charger" for $9.09?
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You can post links by just dropping the http:// part in your paste.
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You can post links by just dropping the **** part in your paste.
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Thanks you, but I tried to make it a link, but because I haven't had enough posts yet, it won't let me do it.
Point proven again, it won't even let me quote the http in your post.
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Thanks you, but I tried to make it a link, but because I haven't had enough posts yet, it won't let me do it.
Point proven again, it won't even let me quote the http in your post.
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he is saying delete the http:// part and you can post the rest as text
anyone try one of these with the stock cable? Or with a $1-$2 replacement cable. Or this Micro car charger they sell
I know monoprice has great quality on their items and the output says 5v and max 1A
According to this, they work just fine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001962
So the charger + a 6'+ cable will let you go anywhere in your car and more for a little over $3, prolly 5-6 after shipping.
Thanks for the tip on the charger. I had noticed that my current car charger seemed to be pretty slow. Ordering the Motorola charger now...
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he is saying delete the http part and you can post the rest as text
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Thank you, I didn't think of that. I read his message asdropping "in". Thank you both.
So this is the one:
amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-mini-USB-Charger/dp/B001898JVY/ref=sr_1_15?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1301234203&sr=1-15
bentleysmom said:
Thank you, I didn't think of that. I read his message asdropping "in". Thank you both.
So this is the one:
amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-mini-USB-Charger/dp/B001898JVY/ref=sr_1_15?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1301234203&sr=1-15
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I think you would need this one, the micro, not the mini
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_img_b
and anyone think one of these with the stock cable would work? Or with a $1-$2 replacement cable. Or this Micro car charger they sell
According to this, they work just fine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001962
So the charger + a 6'+ cable will let you go anywhere in your car and more for a little over $3, prolly 5-6 after shipping.
Another +1 for the Motorola charger. Its high quality. I have noticed the plug gets a little loose after a lot of use and wont provide a good connection. I just squeeze the Jack a little with some pliers and that tightens up the fit again.
I use one brought.from att and.its speed for charging is pretty.good.
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Thanks for the tip on the charger. I had noticed that my current car charger seemed to be pretty slow. Ordering the Motorola charger now...
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walbuls said:
I think you would need this one, the micro, not the mini
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_img_b
and anyone think one of these with the stock cable would work? Or with a $1-$2 replacement cable. Or this Micro car charger they sell
According to this, they work just fine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001962
So the charger + a 6'+ cable will let you go anywhere in your car and more for a little over $3, prolly 5-6 after shipping.
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the stuff from monoprice works fine, thats what im using right now. stuff from monoprice is normally fine, but the car charger i bought was cheaply made and is falling apart (after about a year - same one i used for my eris).
i think ill get the motorola one based on what the other guys are saying here
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the stuff from monoprice works fine, thats what im using right now. stuff from monoprice is normally fine, but the car charger i bought was cheaply made and is falling apart (after about a year - same one i used for my eris).
i think ill get the motorola one based on what the other guys are saying here
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Other than how short the cable is(based on reviews), i think its a great charger. Although i will still prolly buy monoprice for $3 + 1-2 extra cables for at home and travel
My chargers are all ripped somewhere and not charging right so I'm going to buy a new one. Besides the amps, are there any difference between chargers? I was told to order an HP 2.1A off Amazon but my gut tells me to get a Samsung one. So if there's any special or good wall chargers that have the usb cable someone let me know, thanks
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My chargers are all ripped somewhere and not charging right so I'm going to buy a new one. Besides the amps, are there any difference between chargers? I was told to order an HP 2.1A off Amazon but my gut tells me to get a Samsung one. So if there's any special or good wall chargers that have the usb cable someone let me know, thanks
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i'd suggest buying an original samsung one for your device
better safe than sorry
The little samsung brick is 1amp. You can probably get one for $5.
Is getting a bigger amp one better or will it just overheat the phone?
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Is getting a bigger amp one better or will it just overheat the phone?
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it charges ridiculously faster but will over heat the phone too much
So I might as well just get http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0051ZJA64 ?
I was looking for a good charger with a long cable, this one says the cable is pretty short
My suggestion is to buy chargear and long cable separate. I think 6 feet is the longest microusb cable I have seen
Make sure it has data transfer capabilities. Although most do I have gotten one in the past that was a charge only cable.
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I've used generic charging cables for YEARS with many different types of cell phones and have never had a problem. I think I had a charging cable fail once, but never any damage to a phone. I always go with the cheapest ones I can find.
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I've used generic charging cables for YEARS with many different types of cell phones and have never had a problem. I think I had a charging cable fail once, but never any damage to a phone. I always go with the cheapest ones I can find.
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I too use generic chargers and cables. As long as the specs of the stock charger are met (voltage and amps), you should be fine. I usually get my gear from monoprice.com. Their stuff is very cheap and I haven't had a problem with it [yet]!
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The little samsung brick is 1amp. You can probably get one for $5.
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Could you give me a link for that please? I can't seem to find it for that price anywhere. You're talking about the external samsung charger right?
FuMMoD said:
Could you give me a link for that please? I can't seem to find it for that price anywhere. You're talking about the external samsung charger right?
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Yep they are all over amazon, just get from a reputable seller as some are fake. I bought some batteries from this seller in the past and they have it for $5.50 http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Travel-Charger-Detachable-Charge/dp/B006YCORR0/
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Yep they are all over amazon, just get from a reputable seller as some are fake. I bought some batteries from this seller in the past and they have it for $5.50 http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Travel-Charger-Detachable-Charge/dp/B006YCORR0/
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Ah for some reason I misread that and thought you were referring to an external charger where you insert the batteries into. My mistake but I was looking for an OEM charger cable also though, so this works too lol. Thanks
I had external charger but its not oem just the really cheap black one with the red/blue light. Worked fine for me.
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I had external charger but its not oem just the really cheap black one with the red/blue light. Worked fine for me.
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Does it work well for extended batteries? I have a Qcell coming in this weekend and would love to have a good working external charger for it.
Hello all,
Does anyone have this wireless charger -> http://www.amazon.com/Lerway-Wireless-Power-Charger-Lumia920/dp/B00E9MUNWU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Just want to know how it works with the Nexus 5. It is at a pretty good price and decently rated as a 4 starred device on Amazon.
I have not tried that one but I bought this one recently and have excellent results. It charges with a case on so not bad at all for $10 total shipped with prime account. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FALFNQA/ref=mp_s_a_1_50?qid=1383963766&sr=8-50&pi=SX200
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AT&T was running a deal a few days ago where you get 25% off if you buy 3 accessories. I bought 3 of the Nokia wireless chargers for around $60. Might check and see if they still have that deal going.
I use this one (broke it down and mounted in my car dock) with my N7 LTE ... Charges faster (measuring amps) than wired connections. Just grabbed one for my N5.
http://www.amazon.com/UPGRADED-Wire...TF8&qid=1383969529&sr=8-1&keywords=qi+charger
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I use this one (broke it down and mounted in my car dock) with my N7 LTE ... Charges faster (measuring amps) than wired connections. Just grabbed one for my N5.
http://www.amazon.com/UPGRADED-Wire...TF8&qid=1383969529&sr=8-1&keywords=qi+charger
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Any chance you could post pictures of that? I'm kinda tempted to buy a cheapy Qi charger and try to rig it up to my iMagnet dash mount somehow... but i'm not sure exactly how big the whole setup is and if it would be do-able.
Amazon.com: Nokia DT-900 Wireless Charging Plate - Retail Packaging - Black
I use the Nokia DT-900 it works great. Check out my photos and review here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517469
elementaldragon said:
Any chance you could post pictures of that? I'm kinda tempted to buy a cheapy Qi charger and try to rig it up to my iMagnet dash mount somehow... but i'm not sure exactly how big the whole setup is and if it would be do-able.
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sure thing.... I've been meaning to take some pictures of it anyway... it's amazing what you can do with a little bit of foam double sided sticky tape. Keep in mind this is for an N7 tablet so it has a bit bigger footprint than a phone car mount.
With that said, I hope someone (like google) does a QI car charger mount. I'm already missing my gnex pogo mount.
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sure thing.... I've been meaning to take some pictures of it anyway... it's amazing what you can do with a little bit of foam double sided sticky tape. Keep in mind this is for an N7 tablet so it has a bit bigger footprint than a phone car mount.
With that said, I hope someone (like google) does a QI car charger mount. I'm already missing my gnex pogo mount.
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I'd be interested in those pics as well when you post em
Synman said:
sure thing.... I've been meaning to take some pictures of it anyway... it's amazing what you can do with a little bit of foam double sided sticky tape. Keep in mind this is for an N7 tablet so it has a bit bigger footprint than a phone car mount.
With that said, I hope someone (like google) does a QI car charger mount. I'm already missing my gnex pogo mount.
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I know. More concerned about how exactly these things are usually configured prior to being slapped in a nice square plastic case to be plopped on a desk/dresser/etc... to see if doing what i'm thinking about is even possible. If they come small enough, i might be able to get it to work. If not, i might still be able to rig something up somehow.
Yes, though I didn't use it, this one seems really cheap. But for me, a reasonable priced product means quality to me. I would highly recommend this one, "RAVPower Qi-Enabled Wireless Charger". It's really light and a great gadget to charge my lumia 920 in a wireless way. They're also compatible with many models. You can check it here from its amazon page, simply search RavPower wireless charger.
Hindo2 said:
Yes, though I didn't use it, this one seems really cheap. But for me, a reasonable priced product means quality to me. I would highly recommend this one, "RAVPower Qi-Enabled Wireless Charger". It's really light and a great gadget to charge my lumia 920 in a wireless way. They're also compatible with many models. You can check it here from its amazon page, simply search RavPower wireless charger.
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That's kind of what I thought until I read an article online the other day that talked about how most Qi chargers are made in China for less than $2. After reading that I told my self I am not paying over $20 for a Qi charger and found one for $10 shipped on Amazon. Its been awesome and I can't find any flaws with it.
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Monk4Life said:
I have not tried that one but I bought this one recently and have excellent results. It charges with a case on so not bad at all for $10 total shipped with prime account. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FALFNQA/ref=mp_s_a_1_50?qid=1383963766&sr=8-50&pi=SX200
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Ah I would buy that, but it is currently unavailable.....
I am not in a rush anyways... I will wait till it comes back in stock and buy 2-3.
Re $2 ... It shows once you open one up.
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thanks for the review
Sam_BDS said:
Hello all,
Does anyone have this wireless charger -> http://www.amazon.com/Lerway-Wireless-Power-Charger-Lumia920/dp/B00E9MUNWU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Just want to know how it works with the Nexus 5. It is at a pretty good price and decently rated as a 4 starred device on Amazon.
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I bought this one- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DOW1RD0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works great with my Spigen Slim Armor case on and charges at 1.5A as opposed to the fastest micro usb charger & cable I could try which topped out at 1.2A.
GunninZombiesdown said:
I bought this one- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DOW1RD0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works great with my Spigen Slim Armor case on and charges at 1.5A as opposed to the fastest micro usb charger & cable I could try which topped out at 1.2A.
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The specs say 1a right? How is it charging higher for you? And how long is it taking for you to go 0 to 100 on charge?
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crazyguns said:
The specs say 1a right? How is it charging higher for you? And how long is it taking for you to go 0 to 100 on charge?
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-Yeah, I didn't notice the 1A detail when I bought it, but that is kinda funny. I know it's using 1.5A because I hooked it up to my Kill-a-watt and that's what it was reading- 7.5W, 5V, 1.5A. So that is kind of odd, but cool.
-I haven't tested it from 0-100, but from 2%-80%, it took right at 1hr, 15 minutes.
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-Yeah, I didn't notice the 1A detail when I bought it, but that is kinda funny. I know it's using 1.5A because I hooked it up to my Kill-a-watt and that's what it was reading- 7.5W, 5V, 1.5A. So that is kind of odd, but cool.
-I haven't tested it from 0-100, but from 2%-80%, it took right at 1hr, 15 minutes.
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Woah! So the whole charge time is definitely under 2 hours! That's awesome. Thanks man I'll probably order it!
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crazyguns said:
Woah! So the whole charge time is definitely under 2 hours! That's awesome. Thanks man I'll probably order it!
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Yeah, the thing is awesome! Especially for the price. Crazy how much these have improved in 1 year. When the Nexus 4 came out, they were all 500mAh and like $50.
grndc2gsr said:
Amazon.com: Nokia DT-900 Wireless Charging Plate - Retail Packaging - Black
I use the Nokia DT-900 it works great. Check out my photos and review here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517469
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AT&T had this on sale for $24.99, picked mine up there in store.