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Charger for the car?

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?

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...

Citznfish said:
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.

[Q] Desk / Dash genie

Hey all,
This is my first post here.
Has any of you bought either of those products? They look really stylish and useful (specially the desk dock, which doubles as a USB hub and a 8 in 1 card reader).
Obviously, I can't post links yet, but you can look them up at MobileFun.co.uk and Amazon.co.uk. They are not really expensive either (around 15 pounds + shipping).
So, what are your thoughts on those products?

Many reviews i read (for the Dash Genie) said it worked well until the car got hot - then the phone slid on the tacky surface, and there was residue left on the phone. Sometimes a ring left on the dash.

Welcome to xda! Item looks useful. I wish samsung would expand their accessory line for their phones. I'd love a great windshield mount or dash mount/charger.
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I have the Desk Genie and it does NOT stick to the back of the phone, whatsoever. Search for my post in the thread already created for this accessory and my review.

GarciaM25 said:
I have the Desk Genie and it does NOT stick to the back of the phone, whatsoever. Search for my post in the thread already created for this accessory and my review.
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I'm actually pretty interested in the Desk Genie after reading about it but now you got me rethinking it. I assume you tried without a case on? I have the Amzer TPU case, which is fairly rubbery and grippy, so I wonder if that would allow the phone to stick to the surface better?
Any chance you can experiment with that if you have a TPU case lying around? Or maybe your general observations of if a TPU case would make a difference?
Also, since I assume the Desk Genie connects to the computer to charge, I assume that charging would take a bit longer due to the fact that you aren't using AC power? I assume you can still connect it to the AC adapter as that uses USB too, but then the USB ports on the side of the dock would be useless.

GarciaM25 said:
I have the Desk Genie and it does NOT stick to the back of the phone, whatsoever. Search for my post in the thread already created for this accessory and my review.
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Thanks for the info. Do you use any type of case?

Only the "case" I made in my signature! I've tried everything to get it to stick to the aluminum battery cover, and it just won't do it, maybe it would work with certain cases, but if you're a anti-case person like me, then this won't work for you....

Great accesory!
So, I bought the Desk Genie, have been using it for about a week and I love it!
Contrary to the previous poster, I've had no problem whatsoever with it holding my phone, both in portrait and landscape mode. It even holds it with the otterbox commuter case on!
The product is very stylish and useful. Both USB ports work great and the card reader accepts Micro SD cards without adapters (I haven't run any speed tests).
It comes a mini USB-USB cable with which you connect the DG to the computer via a port in the back, and a power cable with which you charge the phone using one of the 8 provided plugs.
The phone recognizes it as charging via AC power! I found that very interesting, given that the DG is powered by the computer USB port.
All in all, I fully recommend this item. Wish I'd bought it sooner.

LucasBrazil1984 said:
The phone recognizes it as charging via AC power! I found that very interesting, given that the DG is powered by the computer USB port.
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This means the data pins are shorted, just like in a samsung charger. Can you connect to mass storage with this dock?

Official Samsung Docks

They are now listed available to order and will ship in three days, 1/23.
http://www.mycellworld.com/Samsung-OEM-Multimedia-Desktop-Dock-P182792877-P93055.htm
http://www.mycellworld.com/Samsung-OEM-Vehicle-Navigation-Mount-P182792874-P93056.htm
They both only list compatibility with the i515 so I wonder if they will work all the same with the i9250.

The car dock (second link) is the same one that's been on Samsung's website for a while:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECS-K1F8BEGSTA
It DOES NOT have the pins for use on the side of the Nexus.
I'm looking for one that does have the pins so I don't have to unplug everything when I want to take the phone in and out of the dock.

The description for the car dock says you can plug your car charger directly to the mount. I'm so confused. I just want the pins...

Honestly I'd be happy just to use the desktop dock in my car. Double sided Velcro and stick it right to my dash. It's what I do with the car dock anyways (using the disk thing it comes with) and there's no annoying suction cup to worry about when the temperature drops. Plus it's lower profile and much easier to drop the phone in and out of. Especially when the suction doesn't want to play along.

I posted this mainly because I hadn't seen the multimedia dock available yet anywhere else, I just included the car dock link in case someone wanted both.

Seriously? $64.95 for a piece of plastic with USB headphone jacks wired to the prongs. Did Samsung subcontract this out to Monster Cables? Nice to be able to insert/remove phone wihout plugging/unplugging, but pricing is obscene.

Yes I made a thread asking about this about a week ago about a 3 pin charging cradle. Its finally coming out! .....and then I seen the price of the damn thing -.-

DOS_Vader said:
Seriously? $64.95 for a piece of plastic with USB headphone jacks wired to the prongs. Did Samsung subcontract this out to Monster Cables? Nice to be able to insert/remove phone wihout plugging/unplugging, but pricing is obscene.
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That is exactly the same thing I first noticed. As much as I want a dock for my phone there is no way I am going to spend 65 bucks on it plus another 10 dollars or so on shipping the stupid thing to me.

but does the official pogo pin car dock support VZW models?
i don't think it was made for the vzw models.

predation said:
but does the official pogo pin car dock support VZW models?
i don't think it was made for the vzw models.
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Samsung® (OEM) Multimedia Desktop Dock For Verizon Samsung GALAXY Nexus SCH-I515,Verizon Google GALAXY Nexus SCH-I515
It only lists the VZW model, the GSM one isn't mentioned.

spencer88 said:
The car dock (second link) is the same one that's been on Samsung's website for a while:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECS-K1F8BEGSTA
It DOES NOT have the pins for use on the side of the Nexus.
I'm looking for one that does have the pins so I don't have to unplug everything when I want to take the phone in and out of the dock.
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and why would you say its the old crappy version? just the price? the picture and discrption are of the good one. part number is even different although that could be their internal cataloging number. still no evidence of this being the old verizon model.
as for the price on the desktop dock, i'm assuming it has to do with the internals. has an hdmi output while only physicly connecting to the phone via 3-prong connector. supposedly the car dock sends audio to the mount via bluetooth and the mount is able to give you the aux output line from there. wondering if it is sending data to the home version the same way.

Well I know its no iPhone 4s in terms of volume, but how hard would it be to be for an aftermarket company to make a car cradle that works with pogo connectors? All you have to do is have raised spring loaded prongs so that it would work with a tpu case.
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Changed to 1/30 ...I think they are just throwing out dates
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Updates?
Thanks.

this looks exciting. Been waiting for these for a while.
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Desktop dock is pretty awesome, but a little too pricey. Nice find

The description of the desk dock looks pretty off. That thing DOES NOT have an HDMI port unless it comes with an extra wire to hook into the micro USB port. Take a look here for all the official dock options which may or may not arrive. http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/02/samsung-galaxy-nexus-docks-and-chargers-get-a-proper-fondling-prongs-put-to-use/#more-54594

k20igor said:
Desktop dock is pretty awesome, but a little too pricey. Nice find
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Try to find two DV casette cases and make this: http://imgur.com/a/wruWi#0 I'm going to add in Micro USB to HDMI® MHL Adapter soon to the bottom case and boom you've got yourself a media dock for less than $12.

guys did you think about one issue,that power button is at the same side as 3 gold pins ?? so inserted without root it would be pretty useless

Delarock said:
guys did you think about one issue,that power button is at the same side as 3 gold pins ?? so inserted without root it would be pretty useless
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I never used the power button on my Nexus S when it was docked.

Desktop charger for Galaxy Nexus (pics)

Bought an inexpensive desktop dock on Amazon for my Galaxy Nexus. Received it today.
*The Good:*
It was $20
Comes with a USB transfer cable as well as a 1.5A wall charger.
Removable inner casing to allow docking with a case on (at least in the description)
Spare battery charger port in back
*The Bad:*
Cannot dock my phone with either case on it. Must be naked.
Spare battery port does not work with Verizon battery
No audio port for 3.5mm out
If you have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, it is useful only as a desktop charging/syncing dock as long as you're not using a case.
For $20 it's fine, but I'm a bit disappointed that it didn't work with a case and that the spare battery slot is useless to me.
Anyway, here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/RND-Power-Solutions-Battery-compatible/dp/B006O45K9C

Does it put your phone into dock mode?

Willieumm said:
Does it put your phone into dock mode?
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No it doesn't.

to let people know, the battery slot will only charge the normal size GSM version battery, not extended one.

Thanks for posting this. I'm usually a no case guy so this sounds good. Unfortunately the plastic on this phone is too fragile and I've already damaged it, so I now have a case on.
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T-Keith said:
Thanks for posting this. I'm usually a no case guy so this sounds good. Unfortunately the plastic on this phone is too fragile and I've already damaged it, so I now have a case on.
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I usually have a case on when I'm out but naked otherwise since I also have a ProClip car mount
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how long was the usb cable on this?

which is the widget weather that you use??

Willieumm said:
Does it put your phone into dock mode?
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While it doesn't, I'll be using some NFC stickers I picked up from tagstand.com to do this and a handful of other tasks via NFC Task Launcher and Tasker. Should be good fun.
jonnyg1097 said:
how long was the usb cable on this?
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It actually comes with two. One for "sync" (a standard usb cable) that is 4ft or so and another for just charging that's thinner and around 6ft. I've actually not used either and instead, just stuck with the cable that came with the device.

URPREY said:
Bought an inexpensive desktop dock on Amazon for my Galaxy Nexus. Received it today.
*The Good:*
It was $20
Comes with a USB transfer cable as well as a 1.5A wall charger.
Removable inner casing to allow docking with a case on (at least in the description)
Spare battery charger port in back
*The Bad:*
Cannot dock my phone with either case on it. Must be naked.
Spare battery port does not work with Verizon battery
No audio port for 3.5mm out
If you have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, it is useful only as a desktop charging/syncing dock as long as you're not using a case.
For $20 it's fine, but I'm a bit disappointed that it didn't work with a case and that the spare battery slot is useless to me.
Anyway, here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/RND-Power-Solutions-Battery-compatible/dp/B006O45K9C
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Do you think it would be easy to drill and fix a mini jack in it ?

jonnyg1097 said:
how long was the usb cable on this?
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It is 36" long.

wallendiaz said:
which is the widget weather that you use??
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That is HD Widgets with a 4x1 small header widget stretched to 4x2.

juju2lose said:
Do you think it would be easy to drill and fix a mini jack in it ?
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I'm not sure it would be easy but there appears to be ample room to do this.

Magnet charging cable

Found this really good deal on ebay
for $4.99 including shipping for magnet adapter for mircoUsb
i think this is better than magnet actual cable(like in 2nd like below) because then i can use my cable for other purpose and dont have to carry 2 sort of cables.
the whole point of mircoUsb is that its universal so i like to keep it that way.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/30098646039...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=300986460391&_rdc=1
if some of you really are intent on buying actual entire cable well this might work for those of you
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1M-39-37-So...Adapters&var=640128657941&hash=item565bd83315
for $6.59 again including shipping
This is little expensive but its a good magnet cable
http://dx-box.com/brand-new-magneti...dapter-for-sony-xperia-z1-xperia-z-ultra.html
link here of me testing the magnet strength.
http://youtu.be/Wru5joIbKOU
i would say this cable was pretty good. you could text while it plugged in and it would fall. which is all i wanted.
i think these are great deals wanted to share them. this is better than opening the seal and loosening them just for charging every night.

Have you received yet?
Because i heard it can't suck in phone well drop out all the time.
Sorry for my English
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I bought a cheap magnetic charging cable on ebay and it doesn't stay attached well. It would be okay for in the car or on a desk perhaps, but you can't hold the phone with the cable in or pick it up, it'll just fall out.
Does anyone know if the cable pulled from the official dock is any better?

jacksonliam said:
I bought a cheap magnetic charging cable on ebay and it doesn't stay attached well. It would be okay for in the car or on a desk perhaps, but you can't hold the phone with the cable in or pick it up, it'll just fall out.
Does anyone know if the cable pulled from the official dock is any better?
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I pulled the cable from the Sony DK30 (Z Ultra dock) and it's pretty much as you described it. The cable pretty much detaches itself when I put the phone on the carpet for charging. Even if it doesn't detach, moving the phone is enough to shift the cable to the point where it stops charging.

Looks like these have made their way to Amazon now. A little more expensive but delivery is likely to be quicker http://amzn.to/1gfEhyI

Michealtbh said:
Looks like these have made their way to Amazon now. A little more expensive but delivery is likely to be quicker http://amzn.to/1gfEhyI
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Check those item reviews.
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This magnetic charging cable for Sony Xperia Z Ultra, sold by Amazon, can also be used with Sony Xperia Z1?
Thank you.

marc_ecko28 said:
Check those item reviews.
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I bought one from that exact seller and it works well with my Z1.
I wish the magnet were a little stronger but otherwise it's perfect.

paullu said:
Have you received yet?
Because i heard it can't suck in phone well drop out all the time.
Sorry for my English
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i didnt yet,
im just reading about people complaining about weak magnet. so im thinking, isnt that the point? so the phone wouldnt fall when the cable is pulled?
i dont know, im still waiting for it to come.

omar300 said:
i didnt yet,
im just reading about people complaining about weak magnet. so im thinking, isnt that the point? so the phone wouldnt fall when the cable is pulled?
i dont know, im still waiting for it to come.
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I agree with you, If the magnet is too strong it will drag the phone of someone trips over the cable, pulls it... and so on.

Q.Entity said:
I agree with you, If the magnet is too strong it will drag the phone of someone trips over the cable, pulls it... and so on.
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I wouldn't want it very strong but it has almost no strength at all. if you even lightly touch the cable it dislodges it.
I'd like to hear from someone who has the official one and the 3rd party one how the magnet strengths compare

I wouldn't waste your time on the one from Amazon, my first one I had didn't work and I've just received a replacement and the magnet is so weak if you move the cable it falls off!
I'm going to wait for more to come out.

maverick1103 said:
I wouldn't waste your time on the one from Amazon, my first one I had didn't work and I've just received a replacement and the magnet is so weak if you move the cable it falls off!
I'm going to wait for more to come out.
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see thats the problem sony isnt making cables like these, it designed the magnet charging port for the dock not for cable when cable is a better idea. its just depends on quality of magnet used isnt the cable now.
so lets wait for other 3rd party to make better cables.
the Chinese ones are no good as for now.
atleast they brought up a great idea.

Ordered one of these on ebay and the magnet is pretty strong but it's just very sensitive to tilting (I mean, it easily goes off when putting force in an angle). That's not weird though, look at the width of the magnet. Don't think much can be done about it... I can lift the phone by the magnetic cable if I just keep it straight.
Charging seems to go pretty slow though, perhaps it's more ment to deliver power while being in a dock (and just keeping things up to par) as opposed to actually properly charging it?
Would have to check how fast/slow it actually is but seemed to differ quite a bit with the regular usb charger. Any other opinions on this?

Hi,
i get DK31 and take the cable of. No difference with what i charge the phone /magnetic cable or original charger /

dagrim1 said:
Ordered one of these on ebay and the magnet is pretty strong but it's just very sensitive to tilting (I mean, it easily goes off when putting force in an angle). That's not weird though, look at the width of the magnet. Don't think much can be done about it... I can lift the phone by the magnetic cable if I just keep it straight.
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That is very different to my Amazon one. There is no chance of moving the phone at all with the magnet on the cable. It holds the connector to the phone but any movement in the phone or cable and they come apart.
Do you have a link for the one you ordered ?
I think the speed of charging is entirely down to the source used. My new Macbook pro charges full speed but my wife's Dell laptop is painfully slow

maltloaf said:
That is very different to my Amazon one. There is no chance of moving the phone at all with the magnet on the cable. It holds the connector to the phone but any movement in the phone or cable and they come apart.
Do you have a link for the one you ordered ?
I think the speed of charging is entirely down to the source used. My new Macbook pro charges full speed but my wife's Dell laptop is painfully slow
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Sure, it was this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161116135387
Just the cable, so using it with the normal/official charger

dagrim1 said:
Sure, it was this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161116135387
Just the cable, so using it with the normal/official charger
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Thank you. Sadly that seller doesn't ship to the UK. My search continues !

maltloaf said:
Thank you. Sadly that seller doesn't ship to the UK. My search continues !
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Please let me know if your successful, as I has two of those 'Official Sony' cables if Amazon, first didn't work and 2nd was so weak git a refund now, but would like to get one, even if it comes from Hong Kong!
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dagrim1 said:
Sure, it was this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161116135387
Just the cable, so using it with the normal/official charger
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I've ordered this one, waiting patiently... From Hong Kong to Italy maybe come the next month, but this will solve the problem to not ope the charging door. A friend of mine got Xperia Z and loose the water resistance due to door removed...
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