Hi Folks,
Like everyone else I balked at the 25bucks they wanted for an extra Kindle Fire charger, then when searching for a charger with equivalent specs, I came across the Blackberry Playbook folding charger. It looks like it has the same 5V DC 1.8A output as the Kindle specs? Has anybody tried this? seems like a slightly better deal 8 bucks cheaper at $16.99 on amazon?
Not sure mathematically if it works, but if the output is identical it should be fine. I tried using the same charger I use for my G2 to recharge the Kindle Fire but it didn't work. Worth a shot though right?
I been charging my Kindle with my Infuse 4G charger with no problem.
I have been using my old usb charger from my omnia 2. Seems to work OK.
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I got my all-round 5.1V 2.1 Amp USB Charger from eBay for around $6.00.
It's the Apple iPad Charger from its China sources.
Haven't used it yet on my Kindle Fire but it is spec'd to work fine.
Search: USB 10W iPad Wall Charger
Thanks, I'll try the iPad Wall Charger from eBay, at $6 that's low risk, just ordered it, hope it works.
I use the same charger and USB cables I use with my Motorola Atrix and they are interchangeable with the Kindle Fire...
All micro usb phone chargers are safe to use with the kindle. The standard for them is 5V +/-0.25V and 500 to 1500mA.
When trying to match a charger, always match the voltage as close as possible. A little above is ok, but too much voltage and your device can get fried, too little and it wont charge at all. As for Amps, matching that is not as important. If the Amps is higher, your device will only draw what it needs. If the Amps is lower, your device will only draw what the charger can give and will result in slower charging speeds.
So yeah, the playbook charger is good to go.
It's no longer 16.99, it went up in price. Cost 18.96 now!
This one for the galaxy tab, at ~$14, is safe to use and probably more reliable than the piece of crap that Amazon boxed in with the kindle fire. You'll have to provide your own micro usb cable though.
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Jaa-Yoo said:
All micro usb phone chargers are safe to use with the kindle. The standard for them is 5V +/-0.25V and 500 to 1500mA.
When trying to match a charger, always match the voltage as close as possible. A little above is ok, but too much voltage and your device can get fried, too little and it wont charge at all. As for Amps, matching that is not as important. If the Amps is higher, your device will only draw what it needs. If the Amps is lower, your device will only draw what the charger can give and will result in slower charging speeds.
So yeah, the playbook charger is good to go.
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So for example an iPad charger with 2.1A output should work without problems?
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Other Chargers are good, however, I do not recommend the use of any other chargers expect the ones that come with the device.
As the charge could be different and there could be a charging time difference.
With the stock Kindle Charger the kindle charges faster than my Touchpad's Charger.
However, I use my charger's of Touchpad, Blackberry Playbook and Kindle Fire interchangeably with no problem so you should be good ;]
Here's a tip for a free charger. Go to any local hotel and ask if they have a box of chargers you can dig through. Chances are they have several boxes.
I've done this a couple times, always works like a charm...people are always leaving them behind in hotel rooms and the hotel is none too happy to unload a bit of their stash.
A Playbook charger will work fine (although TBH you should just get a Playbook )
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I use the playbook charger for my kindle fire and it works perfectly.
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So for example an iPad charger with 2.1A output should work without problems?
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I've always heard that you can use those slightly higher 2 amp chargers safely. I really should buy a few so can charge my phone faster at work and home.
I have been using samsung chargers i bought a bunch of from amazon for $3 a while back.
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I'd bet the Captivate will only see it as USB port and never draw more than 500mA from it. You can check which mode your phone is charging in the settings.
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I'd bet the Captivate will only see it as USB port and never draw more than 500mA from it. You can check which mode your phone is charging in the settings.
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Care to elaborate on where to find it as I dont see it.
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Care to elaborate on where to find it as I dont see it.
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Settings->About Phone->Battery status (first one on the list... when plugged in to the AC adapter that came with the phone it will say Charing (AC) under it)
I got a $3 AC car charger ("For blackberry" but thy're both just microusb) off dealextreme. The connector is a little tight but it works great and charges fast
I've found that my Zune HD FM Transmitter charges well too. Has a USB port on it. Not a cheap alternative, but it's multi-functional and it works. Think the Captivate recognizes anything to charge as long as it gives power...
I'm sure it will charge, but at only 500mA, will be pretty slow (especially if you're using while charging).
I use an old crackberry charger (has usb port on it). 500mA output. Charges phone fine. Just not as fast as the samsung 700ma charger.
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I wonder if the iPhone charger would work for it? Anyone tried one?
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I wonder if the iPhone charger would work for it? Anyone tried one?
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I haven't tried the car charger, but the AC outlet->USB works great
I purchased the $1.16 car charger from Monoprice.com, and it works great. Unfortunately, board rules don't allow me to post a link. Just search for "car charger" on Monoprice, and it's the first one that comes up. Or, search for the product ID: 3523.
The only problem is that, while the label lists a maximum output of 1A, the Captivate only draws 500 mA from it (USB mode), as is the case with the other chargers listed in this thread. I have not found the lower charging current to be a problem.
For $1.16... It's a steal.
I also purchased two micro USB cables from the same site, the ones with ferrites, but I had to mod the plastic heads with a Dremel to get them to fit the angled port opening. They fit and work perfectly now, though.
Even with the stock 700ma wall charger, it takes almost 4 hours to completely charge the battery. A 500ma charger (most iPhone ones and generic USB ones) will take even longer. This of course assumes you're not using the phone for anything. If you're using the phone for navigation, for example, your 500ma charger will not have enough juice for the phone and the battery level will continue to drop. So, it is important to have the car charger that can supply more than 500ma to the phone.
Currently, I know the Zune HD premium car charger can be recognizd as AC charger and seems supply more than 700ma of juice. And I read some Moto mini-USB car charger (no USB port on the charger) can be used as rapid charger as well.
I've tried two different cheap USB port car charger, one labeled 2.1a and the other is 700ma. Both are designed for iPhone/iPod and hence can only be recognized as USB charger.
If anyone found any small USB port car charger that can be recognized by the phone as AC charger, please post here.
I've heard good things about the Scosche Revive charger. I saw it in a car charger thread on the Android Forums. A guy bought it for his Evo and said it charged nicely with everything running (GPS, 4G, Navigation, et cetera). Here's a link to his post reviewing it. There's also the Revive II which has a 2.1A port and a 1A port.
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I've heard good things about the Scosche Revive charger. I saw it in a car charger thread on the Android Forums. A guy bought it for his Evo and said it charged nicely with everything running (GPS, 4G, Navigation, et cetera). Here's a link to his post reviewing it. There's also the Revive II which has a 2.1A port and a 1A port.
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Thanks for the link. The big question is: Can Captivate regconize it as rapid charger instead of USB? Just because it works with Evo (HTC phone) doesn't mean it will work the same for Captivate. And I suspect the Revive II won't work well for Captivate at all because it is designed for iPhone/iPad.
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Thanks for the link. The big question is: Can Captivate regconize it as rapid charger instead of USB? Just because it works with Evo (HTC phone) doesn't mean it will work the same for Captivate. And I suspect the Revive II won't work well for Captivate at all because it is designed for iPhone/iPad.
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I can't say how it'll work with the Captivate, but they were having the same problem with their phones (700mA chargers only outputting 500mA). So, I'd have to say there is a good chance it would work. I'd test it out myself, but I really don't need a car charger. My work commute is 10 minutes round trip, school is 20 minutes.
Anyone come across a good combination charger/mp3 adapter?
Oh and this got good reviews on Amazon: (eeeek can't post links yet)
amazon.com/gp/product/B002VZSQ08/ref=oss_product
I use my Xoom in Russia and the only official options open to me are the dock and bundled charger. Both have to be used with an annoying transformer thats a ***** to carry (dear god i with it was chargeable through usb).
What i need is an alternative charger with a euro plug. What will work? Perhaps a moto charger from another device?
The Xoom charger is 100-240 V and 50-60 Hz rated (i.e. "worldwide"), at least the one shipped with the Xooms in the US. So, just grab a cheap two-prong adaptor and lose the transformer.
For those in Australia I bought the following from **** Smiths electronics: dse.com.au
M 9915 Regulated AC Adaptor 12Vdc 1.5A output ; AUD$26.98
All the tips are too large. Damn.
yeah, thats what we really need to know - are there other moto phones or devices with this kind of tip?
With that fold-up housing of the travel charger it looks like it might be designed in a similar way to the blackberry chargers etc. which just let you slip in an alternate "plug" over the top of the US plugs...
Does anyone have one of these chargers can could you confirm that is the case?
check out the image at amazon - ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81NpbnbagYL._AA1500_.jpg
(sorry as a newbie poster I'm not allowed to post links.)
ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81NpbnbagYL._AA1500_.jpg yep that's it
Not sure if I understood right but the metal prongs are built in and cannot be slipped out to be exchanged with a different plug. Just get an adapter plug!
I have a ZOOM and I tried all the chargers I have.
iPad Charger w/ USB
Blackberry Charger
Generic Charger
What will work?
I got this from amazon. it is working on my wifi only xoom.
http://amazon.com/Dynex-DX-AC1200-U...TF8&coliid=I2SKFOJ5U6EXGR&colid=2KL8S8B6FM1IQ
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in here hong kong, I only see 2 options for after market charger
12v 1200mAh
12v 1800mAh
the shop keeper recommend me to buy a 1800mAh for safe.
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I have a ZOOM and I tried all the chargers I have.
iPad Charger w/ USB
Blackberry Charger
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What will work?
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You will never charge the xoom tru USB, forget that route. You have to use the "charging" port... so your options are pretty easy.. either stock charger, or find a 12v adapter with a matching plug.
for the other question 1200 or 1800mah, the only difference is that 1200 will take a little bit longer to charge, if there is a 2000mah it'll be much better.
Just to compare, the iPad 1 and 2 uses 2000mah charger...
EDIT: the charger from the amazon link is a 1200mAh so anything from 1200mah and up should work.
EDIT2: after realizing I typed maH and yes, maH is for batteries my bad so to make it clear, i was refering to ma not mAh.
Why would chargers be rated in mah? That is typically a battery rating isn't it?
Anyway, I think the stock Motorola charger is rated at 1500 miliamps.
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I got this from amazon. it is working on my wifi only xoom: http://amazon.com/Dynex-DX-AC1200-U...TF8&coliid=I2SKFOJ5U6EXGR&colid=2KL8S8B6FM1IQ
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Nice find- I have several universal adaptors but none of the tips are small enough to fit the Xoom. I'm assuming the one that works is the tiny yellow one?
Has anybody found an USB to stock Xoom charger? Sucks already that it doesn't charge via microUSB, but the thin charger is bothersome.
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Has anybody found an USB to stock Xoom charger?
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Will never happen. Voltage and current requirements for the Xoom are far outside that of the USB Spec.
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Will never happen. Voltage and current requirements for the Xoom are far outside that of the USB Spec.
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Thanks for the answer. What exactly are the voltage & current requirements?
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Thanks for the answer. What exactly are the voltage & current requirements?
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Look on your stock Motorola charger. It is written on it.
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Why would chargers be rated in mah? That is typically a battery rating isn't it?
Anyway, I think the stock Motorola charger is rated at 1500 miliamps.
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mAh is just the Amount of current delivered the a power source over a given time. Doesn't matter if its battery or outlet.
jase33 said:
I got this from amazon. it is working on my wifi only xoom.
http://amazon.com/Dynex-DX-AC1200-U...TF8&coliid=I2SKFOJ5U6EXGR&colid=2KL8S8B6FM1IQ
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Which tip do you use?
I am looking at the photos on eBay and it looks like the red is the smallest one.
I already tried the tip from my Nokia and a Sony charger. It's already small and the diameter is right but it couldn't get it in.
This may be old news but I found this MHL adapter for like $15 on amazon and it put a full HD mirror of my phone to my 73" TV that looked great!
Oh and it can allow charging of the phone at the same time.
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I am an idiot that cant seem to get the youtube video link to work but I have a video of it
They have tons online ranging from $4.99 to $15.99. Some have charging ports, some don't.
Can you do a test to see if your battery slowly depletes while using it AND a charging cable? Some say that even when charging the same time, the Nexus screen and video out eats too much power for the USB charger to keep up with.
So as a test, could you hook it up with power and output to your TV for like an hour (maybe a movie) and see if the battery % is less, the same, or more then before you started.
There's a Thanks in it! Plus I'm thinking of buying one but there aren't enough tests to prove it's the USB Wall Charger, MLH Adapter, or phone that is the problem.
Also - That link is absolutely atrocious.
sorry about the youtube link. I tried a bunch of different things, all failed. Mine does have the charging port. I will test the charging functionality tonight. I tell you what, the one Youtube video that I watched with it looked great and I haven't found anything that isnt mirrored yet
I will say this, I picked this one because it was one of the ones being used at the MHL booth at CES
Can you supply a link to it on amazon please? Thanks.
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Can you do a test to see if your battery slowly depletes while using it AND a charging cable? Some say that even when charging the same time, the Nexus screen and video out eats too much power for the USB charger to keep up with.
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I ran into this with the 700mA BlackBerry charger by my home theater, but I used a generic 1000mA charger with no problems (search Amazon for B005F9W6DU to find my model). I believe that the stock Samsung charger is also 700mA.
EDIT: Just for kicks I hooked my phone up to my HP power supply via a cannibalized USB cable. I measured just shy of 1000mA when plugged in directly. When plugged into the MHL adapter I was just north of 400mA. I'll have to explore more, but what I don't understand is how I was able to play a movie and not lose any charge at that charge rate. I suspect the voltage of the cheap-o USB adapter may be a bit on the high side, allowing a faster charge over the same current (with a non-zero risk) but that would require investigation.
Yea I think this is the cause of the confusion. The standard charger is slow. Seems it can't keep up with charging while using the phone. I have TONS of chargers because I'm an IT admin that services hotels. They always have a box of left over goodies behind the front desk (good tip to know). They are always happy to get rid of that crap. I always find some awesome universal chargers, backup batteries, laptop chargers, cell phone accessories, etc left behind by guests.
Good to know it'll work with the right equipment.
LTE EX Galaxy Nexus CM9
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2 things. Its smooth video with audio and it charges just fine . Get the one shown. I have it, works great. Use a battery pack when you don't have a close outlet.
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Use a battery pack when you don't have a close outlet.
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More good advice. I have a pair of APC UPB10 batteries because I can't stand the thought of buying spare batteries (and custom chargers) for every phone and Bluetooth device I own. With 10,000mAH it's enough to last me when I'm away from a power source, plus with the GN I don't need to worry about spare batteries making NFC more painful to use.
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I ran into this with the 700mA BlackBerry charger by my home theater, but I used a generic 1000mA charger with no problems (search Amazon for B005F9W6DU to find my model). I believe that the stock Samsung charger is also 700mA.
EDIT: Just for kicks I hooked my phone up to my HP power supply via a cannibalized USB cable. I measured just shy of 1000mA when plugged in directly. When plugged into the MHL adapter I was just north of 400mA. I'll have to explore more, but what I don't understand is how I was able to play a movie and not lose any charge at that charge rate. I suspect the voltage of the cheap-o USB adapter may be a bit on the high side, allowing a faster charge over the same current (with a non-zero risk) but that would require investigation.
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Thanks!
This is all well and good but you still haven't specified which company makes the one you have or supplied a link to it.
How do you turn on video out? I plugged it in and it doesnt work right off....
jdbower said:
I ran into this with the 700mA BlackBerry charger by my home theater, but I used a generic 1000mA charger with no problems (search Amazon for B005F9W6DU to find my model). I believe that the stock Samsung charger is also 700mA.
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Samsung in-box AC charger is 1A. Their DC car charger is .7A. I picked up the Samsung OEM MHL (actual Samsung, not a fake) dongle with the OEM Samsung charger, it still drains a bit when in use. Since it's just a bit, the phone naturally gets blazing hot.
The official MHL outputs at 720p (having used two different MHL kits, it seems that's the phone's output most of the time), unless I'm playing a 1080i/p movie, where it switches output to 1080p. Does the one you have do the same or does it up-convert to 1080p all the time?
Can anybody confirm that this is a worthy purchase?
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Can anybody confirm that this is a worthy purchase?
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Can anyone confirm the meaning of life?
The cable works. If you have a use of connecting your phone to the TV, then its worth it. If not, then it isn't. You can check plenty of videos on YouTube to see the cable in action with our phone.
Did anyone try flash videos directly from a website? Youtube and videos from file work fine but when I try playing a flash video through a site, the video keeps flickering. I told the seller and got another one shipped. Same thing though. Wondering if I got two bad products or if this just happens with flash.
can we get a link to the amazon one OP?
Got monoprice one......loses signal every time i move :////
Just for reference..."Full HD" is 1080p, not 720p. This thing doesn't output Full HD.
I recently picked up an Anker dual car charger (link). It has two ports labeled Apple, the other Android. Both ports can supply 2.4A, for a total of 4.8A.
When I charge my phone from the Android side I get very close to 1A, but when I use the Apple side that goes down to around 500mA. To note, I used the same cable and only one port was used while testing. I used Battery Monitor Widget to track the charge rates.
Either side is strong enough to charge our phones, but it would be great if they both charges at full charge rates. So now I am looking for a wall charger and ideally I would like a dual port charger that can charge two Android devices at over 1.5A. I know we can't use 1.5A but it will future proof the chargers for a while, or will work with tablets.
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I recently picked up an Anker dual car charger (link). It has two ports labeled Apple, the other Android. Both ports can supply 2.4A, for a total of 4.8A.
When I charge my phone from the Android side I get very close to 1A, but when I use the Apple side that goes down to around 500mA. To note, I used the same cable and only one port was used while testing. I used Battery Monitor Widget to track the charge rates.
Either side is strong enough to charge our phones, but it would be great if they both charges at full charge rates. So now I am looking for a wall charger and ideally I would like a dual port charger that can charge two Android devices at over 1.5A. I know we can't use 1.5A but it will future proof the chargers for a while, or will work with tablets.
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Maybe look at getting a powered USB hub? I know the 2 I have at home can supply more than the 500mA USB2 spec as they've back powered my raspberry pi with a hdd attached before.
from my limited research, apple and android phones use different methods for signaling AC charging.
Android phones like to have the data pins in the USB cable shorted to each other to signal the phone for AC fast charging.
Not sure what Apple does, but it's not the same. That's why there are two different ports on the charger. Android ports have the data pins shorted together.
On a side note, you can also buy "charging only" cables on amazon that do the data pin shorting inside the cable. this may let you use your android phone with the apple labeled USB ports.
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from my limited research, apple and android phones use different methods for signaling AC charging.
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This is correct. Apple devices want to see some combination of 2V and 2.8V on the data +/- lines to signal wall adapter charging. They do it this way because it allows the charger to tell the device what amperage it's capable of delivering (500mA, 1A or 2A) which is pretty cool.
It's been my impression that even using an charging only cable/adapter an Apple charging port will only give you 500 mA.
For what it's worth I recently emailed Anker about this and they said as much. I don't have an appropriate cable or charger to test it on. But Anker also told me they will be releasing new chargers in December that feature their smart charging port which detects what type of device you've attached (Apple, Samsung or generic Android) and then behaves accordingly. I just ordered one of their external battery packs (Astro3) which has one of these ports for 2.1A plus 2 x 1.5A Android ports. A similar AC charger would be nice if you can wait.
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It's been my impression that even using an charging only cable/adapter an Apple charging port will only give you 500 mA.
For what it's worth I recently emailed Anker about this and they said as much. I don't have an appropriate cable or charger to test it on. But Anker also told me they will be releasing new chargers in December that feature their smart charging port which detects what type of device you've attached (Apple, Samsung or generic Android) and then behaves accordingly. I just ordered one of their external battery packs (Astro3) which has one of these ports for 2.1A plus 2 x 1.5A Android ports. A similar AC charger would be nice if you can wait.
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That is great to know. I can live with what I have until they release that charger. thanks.
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111292550874
Pretty good deal, imo. Just arriwed, will share my experiences.
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For some of you coming from phones with removable batteries, you may have some anxiety about running out of battery life and not being able to swap a spare in. I was the same way a year ago, but I didn’t let that fear keep me from buying a newer phone without a removable battery. So I decided to just grab a few portable chargers to use and I’m glad I did.
Below is a comparison of the portable chargers I have. To try and compare them as fair as possible, the process was simple. Reboot the phone, fire up the stopwatch, set to 15 minutes, shut off the screen, plug in the charger, and leave it alone. The readings were taken from Battery Monitor Widget which was set to update the history every 60 seconds. I used a charging cable from my HTC EVO 4G LTE. I didn’t have my N5 charging cable with me and we know sometimes the cable can play a big role. So take that in to consideration if you think my numbers are off.
The portable chargers from left to right.
1.New Trent iCarrier 12000mAh Portable Dual USB Port - $39.95 (Amazon)
*The one I have is an older model which doesn’t included the “Recharge by USB” option. Mine can only be recharged via AC Wall Adapter. The new model has both options but doesn’t included the wall chargers.
2. Anker® Astro 5600mAh Portable Power Bank - $29.99 (Amazon)
3. Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh Ultra-Compact Portable Charger Lipstick-Sized - $19.99 (Amazon)
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Test Results:
Review for Each:
New Trent:
I originally bought this to be used with my Nexus 7 (2012) since it was REALLY picky about what could charge it. You can tell this is a lot bulkier than the other two and isn’t something you’ll throw in your pocket. I keep this in my backpack and only use it when I don’t plan on moving around. Or if there are two people/devices that need to be charged. The plastic housing feels a little cheap, but I understand the idea was to keep the weight down on an already ‘heavier’ portable charger. It has held up well.
I’ve used this thing 3-4 times on my phones without it dying which is nice. This one re-charges using a AC Wall Charger (No longer included) or via USB (5v 2A…no charger included). NOTE: I have the older model which does not have the “Charge via USB” option. Only the AC wall charger option which it did come with. I can’t imagine how long it would take to charge via USB. It already takes a long time using the AC Wall Adapter.
Anker Astro:
This has been my Go-To portable charger for over a year. And it still charges my phone at least twice. When it comes to size vs. capability it is the clear winner. It also includes a LED Flashlight built in. There is a 4 light meter that tells you the status of the battery when charging a device or when being charged itself. Or you can just hit the button to see how full it is.
It can easily fit in your pocket or purse. I have a few very short micro-usb cables laying around so I’ll bring that with me too so I don’t have a 3ft cable in my pocket.
Anker Astro Mini:
I just bought this on sale and was surprised at it’s weight when it arrived. It has a metal casing so that probably adds to the weight. The fit/finish is very nice looking. When holding this in one hand and the Anker Astro in the other, you don’t feel much of a difference. Yes the Mini is round/smaller, but it isn’t a huge difference for me. The mini fits in your pocket nice.
If you are looking for something very portable, a little cheaper than the other options, and a charger that will charge you up once (maybe 1.5 times), then this is a good option. But if you may think you’ll need the portable charger for more than 1 charge while out, go with the Anker Astro (5600 mAh).
I have the Anker astro, but it takes AGES to charge my n5, almost as if it was being detected as a pc usb port rather than a charger.. any ideas? Stock rooted...
crazyguns said:
I have the Anker astro, but it takes AGES to charge my n5, almost as if it was being detected as a pc usb port rather than a charger.. any ideas? Stock rooted...
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What cable are you using with it?
Get the battery monitor widget app and see what it says when plugged in.
Nice quick review.
Strange that New Trent 2A output is less powerful then regular usb..
And the average charging mA for Astro mini seems bit lower than it should be. Both Astros have the same output rating, arent they?
kmckmc said:
Nice quick review.
Strange that New Trent 2A output is less powerful then regular usb..
And the average charging mA for Astro mini seems bit lower than it should be. Both Astros have the same output rating, arent they?
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Yes, Both Astro devices have the same output rating.
This seems a very interesting device