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I've been Quoted INR 900 (USD 17) for OEM S3 battery by Samsung Service center and tomorrow I am going to buy it, as mine last only 1.5 days.Anyone thought of doing same?

R u mad?? 1.5 days is more then enough

This is ridiculous
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With my S1 and then S2 I purchased 3 spare batteries and in-wall charger off eBay for about 11usd. In roughly 2 years they never let me down. Keep 1 in the car, 2 at home and 1 in the phone obviously.
I have already bought 3 for my S3. Should be here next week.
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That is so ridiculous.
When are you ever 1.5 days away from a power source?
Like fair enough if you are away for a weeks camping trip or something but otherwise lol.
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ICS. said:
I've been Quoted INR 900 (USD 17) for OEM S3 battery by Samsung Service center and tomorrow I am going to buy it, as mine last only 1.5 days.Anyone thought of doing same?
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Thats a pretty decent price IMO, thanks for the heads up. Might get one as a spare for a rainy day

hefonthefjords said:
That is so ridiculous.
When are you ever 1.5 days away from a power source?
Like fair enough if you are away for a weeks camping trip or something but otherwise lol.
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Why charge your phone when you can just pop the back cover and slap a full battery in? I have rarely used the charger in 2 years.
From 0 to 100% in 30 seconds. That's why I love a removal battery.
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I'm not the one who like to carry chargers and hunt for outlets and using phone while charging.I have habit of charging the phone whilst its switched off which dramatically improves cell life.
@sxi200:completely agree with you mate nothing beats a spare 100% battery.

Spare battery always from the accessories thread once they start posting with battery's like the Anchor etc .
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sxi200 said:
With my S1 and then S2 I purchased 3 spare batteries and in-wall charger off eBay for about 11usd. In roughly 2 years they never let me down. Keep 1 in the car, 2 at home and 1 in the phone obviously.
I have already bought 3 for my S3. Should be here next week.
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Hi, what is the price of each battery and the battery charger did you pay?
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You do make a great point. Replace a battery in 3 minutes or charge the phone for a few hours.

I have never used a spare battery,
All my phones have only needed one charge a day, my iphone 4 i would plug in for on hour or so before getting out of bed
I have modified my S3 so it just needs to be placed on the palm touchstone, so whenever i put my phone down on the bedside cabinet it charges
Samsung will be releasing thier own wireless charger in the next few months, nothing simoler than just placing your phone on the charging pad, certainly easier then messing around removing tne fiddly and delicate rear cover of the phone
Even car charhers are so cheap now, and just 20 minutes on the way to work will add quite a bit of power
Its not like a few years ago when the smartphone would need constant charging because the battery on lasted a few hours
However, if you prefer keeping spare batteries then thats your choice, and whatever works for you is all that is important.. Enjoy your S3's.

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Hi, what is the price of each battery and the battery charger did you pay?
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I paid $12AUD (Approx 12USD) for all 3 batteries and wall charger. Got them today. Took 7 days to arrive from China.
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sxi200 said:
I paid $12AUD (Approx 12USD) for all 3 batteries and wall charger. Got them today. Took 7 days to arrive from China.
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The only trouble with no oem batts, is they dont normally have the NFC stuff in, so no good if you use NFC

Last year I was caught short 6 times with unplanned stuff that happened and didn't have enough charge and had to swap the battery over, so I'll definitely be getting a spare and keeping in the glovebox along with my emergency charger, and if I had an IPhone or One X I would have been stuffed, and that's why I'm never gonna buy a phone without a removable battery even though some experts say that's the future of Smartphones.

Im always by a charger but sometimes (weekend night) I will need a spare so its always nice to have the option to swap batteries.
Question though.
If I get another OEM Samsung battery with NFC chip does anything on the phone need to be reset each time I swap back n forth or will it just pick up after each swap.

Michael_P said:
Last year I was caught short 6 times with unplanned stuff that happened and didn't have enough charge and had to swap the battery over, so I'll definitely be getting a spare and keeping in the glovebox along with my emergency charger, and if I had an IPhone or One X I would have been stuffed, and that's why I'm never gonna buy a phone without a removable battery even though some experts say that's the future of Smartphones.
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You could also look at it this way, if you are close to your glovebox, you are close to the cigar lighter
Even when i was in hospital there was a socket near the bed
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bizdady said:
Im always by a charger but sometimes (weekend night) I will need a spare so its always nice to have the option to swap batteries.
Question though.
If I get another OEM Samsung battery with NFC chip does anything on the phone need to be reset each time I swap back n forth or will it just pick up after each swap.
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Should just swap, i think its only the antenna in the battery

searley said:
Should just swap, i think its only the antenna in the battery
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That makes sense. Ill probably pick up a few emergency Ebay batteries as well though. The wifey is a battery hog when we go out.

searley said:
You could also look at it this way, if you are close to your glovebox, you are close to the cigar lighter
Even when i was in hospital there was a socket near the bed
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Should just swap, i think its only the antenna in the battery
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Well yeah if I want to sit in the car for 3 hours while it charges. What I'm talking about is doing things where I actually need my phone to be mobile and can't do that if I'm stuck by a charger, and too often I have been caught short on charge and a spare battery has saved me.

Michael_P said:
Well yeah if I want to sit in the car for 3 hours while it charges. What I'm talking about is doing things where I actually need my phone to be mobile and can't do that if I'm stuck by a charger, and too often I have been caught short on charge and a spare battery has saved me.
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as i said before, if that works for you.
I come from the iphone background.. Had them all.. Sony experia mini.. Htc one x.. And none of them had replaceable batteries and you get used to it
I think its a case of i always left the house with a good charge, and when in the car i would put on charge for the lenght of the journey
However, i know that buying a spare battery for me would be a waste, as i rarely keep a phone for more than 3 months

Just received my silver Mophie Juice Pack

So I just received my silver Mophie Juice Pack Case for my HTC One and thought I would share some of my insights on it.
First off, it adds a substantial amount of size and weight to the HTC One. This isn't entirely bad though, as I think it makes the phone feel better in the hand with the extra thickness gained by adding this battery case, and while the weight is definitely noticeable it's really not that bad.
One issue I found right away though was that the phone with the case on it will no longer fit in the phone holder on my Moga Pro gamepad. While this is a bit annoying, it isn't a total deal breaker because the case is fairly easy to remove from the phone when I want to play games using the gamepad.
I haven't yet had a chance to test just how much extra run time I get with this battery case before having to plug into a charger, but seeing as how I just did a run time test a few days ago without the case and managed to get 33 hours off the charger with 4 hours and 19 minutes of screen on time, I imagine I'll be able to almost double that, or more, with this battery case since it has a 2500mah battery and the phone itself only has a 2300mah battery!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask, I'll do my best to answer them.

Can you post some pics please? Is it very heavy with the case or just a bit?
Thnx
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EnIXmA said:
Can you post some pics please? Is it very heavy with the case or just a bit?
Thnx
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The case actually doubles the weight of the phone (phone without case weight 5.04oz and the case by itself weights 5.05oz) but it really doesn't feel that bad. It is noticeably heavier, but after a few minutes you get use to it and I don't imagine it would hurt your arm or anything during a long call or browsing session.
I'll see what I can do for pictures, but you can search google and find a bunch, and even some videos on youtube.

One more thing I just noticed... When holding the phone in landscape move to type something, my hand kept hitting the larger power button on the Mophie case (which is larger then the phones power button)... Not a total deal breaker either, but it will take some getting use to when typing in landscape mode.

So I got a black one today and the issue your describing with the, charge button seems very odd. There is no possible way for me to hit it when in landscape mode, but I have large hands.
I love mine so far no complaints. I have a Zero Lemon battery in my note 2 and even with the mophie on the HTC one it still feels tiny. Also since I do not wear skinny jeans pocketing is not an issue at all.
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Clownzer said:
So I got a black one today and the issue your describing with the, charge button seems very odd. There is no possible way for me to hit it when in landscape mode, but I have large hands.
I love mine so far no complaints. I have a Zero Lemon battery in my note 2 and even with the mophie on the HTC one it still feels tiny. Also since I do not wear skinny jeans pocketing is not an issue at all.
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No not the charge button, I'm talking about the button on the Mophie case that covers the phones power button, its larger than the normal HTC One power button and is semi-transparent to allow the IR remote to still function... THAT power button is the one I keep bumping with the palm of my left hand when holding it in landscape mode and when I bump it, it turns the screen off. But like I said its not a deal breaker. I love mine so far too, I'm a heavy user so having the extra power in tap is what I really wanted, without having to lug around a separate battery block to charge up my phone on the go.

Ohhhh my mistake... I can see that happening. How easy / hard is your power button to be pressed? Mine is right in the middle and has almost no travel when pressed.
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Ohhhh my mistake... I can see that happening. How easy / hard is your power button to be pressed? Mine is right in the middle and has almost no travel when pressed.
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I would say my power button is more on the easy side, and also has almost no travel. I've also notice the Volume UP button takes slightly more pressure to "click" than the Volume DOWN button, same for you? Its not drastically harder, but it is slightly noticeable.

Yep exactly the same. I like it better than using the actual phone buttons but it's now a different kind of 'hard'
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Clownzer said:
Yep exactly the same. I like it better than using the actual phone buttons but it's now a different kind of 'hard'
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Oh I totally agree. All of these "issues" if you will, are just minor imperfections in my mind. None of which would cause me to give up this battery case for a normal protective case, or going caseless! I'm more than happy with this Mophie case and the quality of it.

EnIXmA said:
Can you post some pics please? Is it very heavy with the case or just a bit?
Thnx
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I posted this in the original Mophie Thread. Here are the pics I took yesterday when I received mine.
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Clownzer said:
Yep exactly the same. I like it better than using the actual phone buttons but it's now a different kind of 'hard'
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Hey one more question... Is it just me, or does your phone seem to charge quicker using the Mophie then using the normal USB ac adapter?? Maybe its just the USB cable I'm using with my AC to USB wall adapter, i'm not using the ones that came with the HTC One because I already had chargers from my old HTC Thunderbolt, but my Mophie case definitely seems to be charging my phones battery faster than using my AC adapter!

OK, I'm starting to think I have a defective Mophie case.... Yesterday when I had the case on my phone, I had my phone hooked up to my PC with the USB cable to transfer a file, and the phone connected for a little while and then just lost connection and would not reconnect to my PC. It was like the USB Passthrough on the Mophie stopped working. After a little playing around with it, it started working again and I didn't think much of it.
Now, I had my Mophie case charged up to 100%, and when my phone got down to 37% battery left I turned on the Mophie to charge the phone. It charged from 37% to 79% and then the Mohpie case stopped charging and lost all functionality. I can't even push the little button on the back to check how much charge is left in the Mophie. Just about 5 minutes before the Mophie stopped working I pushed that button to check the charge and it still had 3 solid led lights on so I know the Mophie isn't drained! Again, after playing around with it for a little while I finally got it working again by pluging my AC charger into the Mophie case with the phone still in the Mophie case, and it started to charge my phone. I immediate unplugged the AC charger and then check the Mophie charge with the button on the back and the LED lit up again so I flipped the charge switch on the Mophie and it started working again... Weird!
If I keep having problems I'll report back here after I contact Mophie!
EDIT: Ok it looks like the battery really is drained in the Mophie already, because when once I got it going again like I stated above, it quit working again shortly after that... I'm hoping its just because this is the first Charge/Discharge of the Mophie so the battery isn't conditioned yet!

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I posted this in the original Mophie Thread. Here are the pics I took yesterday when I received mine.
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Thnx. I just ordered my silver one from pda plaza, unfortunately that's the only place in Canada that is selling the morphue case, and that too at $130.
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EnIXmA said:
Thnx. I just ordered my silver one from pda plaza, unfortunately that's the only place in Canada that is selling the morphue case, and that too at $130.
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I'd make sure it's a legit Mophie case when you get it! I've read all kinds of reviews on Amazon for the iPhone Mophie cases (not I don't own an iSuck I was just looking for reviews of Mophie in general lol) and a bunch of people bought what was advertised as a Mophie Case and it turned out to be a knock off made by some company in china to look just like the Mophie and was very cheaply made.

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I'd make sure it's a legit Mophie case when you get it! I've read all kinds of reviews on Amazon for the iPhone Mophie cases (not I don't own an iSuck I was just looking for reviews of Mophie in general lol) and a bunch of people bought what was advertised as a Mophie Case and it turned out to be a knock off made by some company in china to look just like the Mophie and was very cheaply made.
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How do I check if it's a fake one or not? Pda plaza is a reputable site, and I am certain that they won't be selling fake ones
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How do I check if it's a fake one or not? Pda plaza is a reputable site, and I am certain that they won't be selling fake ones
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I haven't yet heard of any fake HTC One Mophie cases, but that doesn't mean they're not out there... Here is a site that explains how to spot a fake iPhone Mophie case, maybe some of this information would also apply to a fake HTC One Mophie cas eif they are out there...?
http://spot-fake-products.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-spot-fake-mophie-juice-pack-plus.html

OK, one more little issue I just had with my Mophie case.... I thought my phone was stuck on a boot loop because I had just flash the new radio mentioned in the ARHD 10.0 thread just a few minutes before my phone started doing a boot loop! Turns out my phone was fine, and somehow when I put my phone in my pocket and then took it out (which is when I noticed it was boot looping) a bit of sand or dirt or something had gotten in between the phone power button and the power button on the Mophie case and it was holding the power button down which was causing the boot loop! I noticed something wasn't right when I went to push the power button and it didn't click, so I took the top of the Mophie case off and the phone stopped boot looping and continued to boot right up. I didn't see anything between the buttons when I removed the top of the case but doing so stopped the boot loop so that has to be what it was...
EDIT: Ok so after some inspecting, it was not dirt under the button! For some reason, the phone can shift around inside the Mophie case JUST a tiny bit, not even enough to notice by looking at it, and when it does it puts pressure on the power button and holds it down! I can replica it every time but holding the phone (with the Mophie case on it) upside down and giving it a shake which cases the phone to slide ever so slightly down (because I'm holding it upside down so the phone is really sliding up inside t he case) which puts pressure on the power button, and the only way to stop it from holding t he button down after that is either to remove the top of the Mophie or holding it right side up and shaking it again so the phone slides back down in the case... I was able to eliminate this issue by putting a piece of paper folded over under the top cap of the Mophie case, literally just two sheets of paper thick. I'm gonna have to contact Mophie on this one because I shouldn't have to do that as a fix!

Clownzer said:
Yep exactly the same. I like it better than using the actual phone buttons but it's now a different kind of 'hard'
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Hey man sorry to bug you again but can you look at my last post in this thread and tell me if your having the same issue as me?

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Hey man sorry to bug you again but can you look at my last post in this thread and tell me if your having the same issue as me?
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Sorry I didnt get back to you sooner, I wanted to run the phone and charger through a few more tests first. Here is what I have noticed:
Charge Speed - The phone charges very fast from the Mophie (faster than my 3 Amp wall charger even)
Charge Amt - I ran two tests based on what Mophie states (20% turn on) and with my phone off I was able to achieve a full charge both times with a little bit more left over in the battery. With the phone on and being used, while the Mophie was charging, I got up to 93% before the Mophie ran out of juice.
So I guess to answer your question I am seeing what you are but it all depends on how you are using your phone when its charging. Oh I also am running the Snapdragon Battery Guru which has helped quite a bit in saving wasted juice.
Still loving the case and I go back and forth between it and my otterbox commuter.

[REVIEW] KiDiGi Wireless Charging Dock for Google New Nexus 7 (2013)

PROS:
I picked one of these up on eBay (UK) for about £30, delivered from Hong Kong.
Received it in 7 days.
The build quality is good.
It's powerful enough to keep the tablet charged whilst the daydream is running.
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The light on the front is actually very bright, but I suppose a small label can block this out. Not an ideal design idea, though, especially as it blinks whilst charging and can make your dark bedroom flash.
The charger that comes with it is high powered enough for the job, although my wife complains that she can hear it buzz (or the dock buzzes, I'm not sure which), I hear it also and it is rather annoying.
The main issue is, though, when you place the tablet in the dock, there is a beep to tell you it is connected and charging, and let me tell you, the charging beep is absolutely deafening and can easily wake my baby when I put it in the dock before I get in bed.
The notification beep is a completely useless feature that only serves to wind the customer up. The tablet will tell you it's charging anyway, and also the flashing LED on the front (that should have been static and much dimmer).
Initially, when I first used it, the dock reached full charge and just kept silently topping up without the notification beep, so it was bearable. But (and this is a BIG 'but') the last couple of nights it started beeping every 30 seconds as the daydream took the battery down to 99% and the dock reconnected to top it back up. It is very annoying when this starts happening as it can happen twice, sometimes even 3 times a minute until you take the tablet off the dock. It's so ill-thought-out it's almost laughable (or it's a fault, I'm not entirely sure?).
Curiously, the first time it did this, I rebooted the tablet and it stopped the dock beeping whilst it was maintaining 100%, it just kept the tablet charging silently, but last night after about an hour on charge (in the middle of the night) it started doing it again. I had to get up and take the tablet off the dock - it's the only solution I'm afraid. The really infuriating thing is, this beep is so ludicrously loud, I couldn't even put the dock in my spare bedroom and use it as a charger, as it is loud enough to wake my other children in the rooms next door!
Therefore, in conclusion and unfortunately, I have to warn you NOT to buy one of these if you don't like the idea of cracking it open and attempting to disable the speaker. I might write to the manufacturer if I get time, and see what their thoughts are. I'll let you know if this happens and what the response is.
CONCLUSION:
A VERY stupid couple of design ideas ruin what is an otherwise well made feeling dock!
UPDATE:
I wrote to KiDiGi and they replied immediately and explained that I could "cut the wire to disconnect the beeper". I think maybe something was lost in translation as I popped it open and found this:
Well it's hardly easy to disable the speaker as the speaker is actually soldered to the main board (and I don't have a soldering iron to remove it). So I decided to disable it with brute force. Not ideal, granted, but the dock is useless with the speaker activated, so I guess I've little to lose. Clearly the suggestion of cutting the wire will disable the LED not the speaker, but I don't want to disable the LED, it's useful, just too darn bright and annoying, it's the beep that is the main issue:
So I decided to take a folk prong and placed it in the hole of the plastic speaker cover and prise it upwards, with the hope the speaker would come away from the board. It didn't, it just broke the black plastic casing around the speaker. Once this had happened, I used the folk prong to remove the little metal speaker baffle inside. To do this I inserted the folk prong into the side of the speaker baffle and prised the metal disc out. It's a 30 second job, but far from an elegant solution.
Whilst I was there, I decided to address the LED. I placed a folded piece of paper between the LED and the cover. This time this was a simple and elegant solution as I didn't want to cut the wire completely. A little LED is useful when it isn't turning your room into a disco:
The net result is; that the dock now doesn't beep when the tablet is inserted and the LED is very dim, so doesn't flash so brightly, and is only really visible in a dark room at night:
It wasn't a tasking job, anyone could do it, but it's frustrating that you need to do it.
The manufacturer has agreed to send me a new dock without the beeper, but I won't hold my breath.
I did actually hear the charger noise my wife was complaining about last night, too. It is rather irritating, but I'll try another charger and see if that solves it. If the manufacturer sticks to their word and sends me another dock, hopefully this will be resolved, too, as it seems to be a faulty batch of chargers that are causing it?
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Just a quick update, I received my replacement from the manufacturer and can confirm they've removed the annoying beeper. They've also dimmed the LED and the buzz from the charger is gone. Fair's fair, they listened to the customer and have now created a cracking product and I would have no hesitation in recommending it.
To the guy asking about if the case would work. I still don't have a case for mine, so it's hard to say, but if you look at the bottom where the tablet slots in, it seems big enough to take a case too as it is a graduating slot, if you know what I mean. What I was unsure about was if the charging would work through the case, so I tried to emulate this by jamming a notepad behind the tablet. There is approximately 20 sheets of paper and a huge gap between the tablet and the back pad of the dock, and it still charged, so I guess technically it should work, but couldn't 100% confirm it. Hope this helps and sorry for the really slow reply.
Excuse the dust, it's my office monitor base, my wife would be notified if she knew I'd posted this picture!?
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Nice! Might have to look into picking up one for myself... :good:

That looks exactly like the one from mobile fun UK
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SUer said:
Just wanted to let everybody know that I picked one of these up on eBay (UK) for £40, delivered from Hong Kong.
Received it in 7 days and it works like a charm. Couldn't be more happy with it. It has a very solid build quality, as good as the official Asus one I had for my old N7, and you get a really high quality and powerful (USB) charger bundled.
Highly recommended.
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Was looking into this as well, as i use my SGS3 w/ charger/dock as my bedside alarm clock and want to replace it with my Nexus 7. The one thing i've read that isn't good is it has a "charging" light when on stand and a beeping noise upon fully charge (that also goes off after fully charge drops and charges again). Can you confirm this? Thanks.

Does it work with a poetic slimline case attached?

rexant1 said:
That looks exactly like the one from mobile fun UK
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It is. I thought the price was a little steep so found it in Hong Kong cheaper.
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heggood said:
Does it work with a poetic slimline case attached?
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Not sure I'm afraid, I don't have a case for it yet...but do have a dent in the side and big scratch on the screen where I dropped it in a MacDonald's car park and it went for a slide under a car. I can at least confirm that a 4ft drop onto concrete is survivable, just!
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soh_vet said:
Was looking into this as well, as i use my SGS3 w/ charger/dock as my bedside alarm clock and want to replace it with my Nexus 7. The one thing i've read that isn't good is it has a "charging" light when on stand and a beeping noise upon fully charge (that also goes off after fully charge drops and charges again). Can you confirm this? Thanks.
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The jury is still out on this a bit. The light is pretty dim and doesn't really bother me, and a small label can block this out.
But the charging beep is deafening. Initially, when first used it, the dock reached full charge and just kept silently topping up, but the last couple of nights it did start beeping every 30 seconds as the daydream took the battery down to 99% and the dock reconnected to top it up. I'm not too concerned personally, as I'll just open it up and disconnect that speaker, but it is very annoying when this starts happening as it can happen a few times a minutes until you take the tablet off the dock.
Curiously, the first time it did this, I rebooted the tablet and it stopped the dock beeping, it just kept the tablet charging silently, but last night after about an hour on charge (in the middle of the night) it started doing it again. Therefore, unfortunately, I have to warn you not to buy one of these if you don't like the idea of cracking it open and disabling the speaker.
A VERY, VERY stupid design fault!
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Nice! Might have to look into picking up one for myself... :good:
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Read the updated review in the OP please mate!
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that's a shame. i'm still looking for another dock charger i can use in landscape for my alarm clock. some day.

I've got good news and bad news. There is nothing that can be done about that annoying beep. I can tell you how to fix the other issue tho. KiDiGi determined that some of the USB wall adapters they sent were bad. They sent me a replacement. I have not gotten it yet, but I did use another 2.1Amp USB wall wart and all is fine now. That should fix the buzzing and the constant beeping.
Shan

shangreer said:
I've got good news and bad news. There is nothing that can be done about that annoying beep. I can tell you how to fix the other issue tho. KiDiGi determined that some of the USB wall adapters they sent were bad. They sent me a replacement. I have not gotten it yet, but I did use another 2.1Amp USB wall wart and all is fine now. That should fix the buzzing and the constant beeping.
Shan
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Thanks for the feedback mate. Check my updated OP.
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Would love to hear if/when you get a hold of the replacement dock that supposedly doesn't beep anymore.

Can you please let me know if it is possible to use it with a case? I have a Poetic case and I consider this dock for buying.
Thank you,
Regards,
Me
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drkl706 said:
Would love to hear if/when you get a hold of the replacement dock that supposedly doesn't beep anymore.
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The company contacted me yesterday to tell me they're despatching one without the beep. I'll test it and report back, although my trick in the OP does work, although has voided the warranty of course. I'll report back ASAP. If it works, I suggest you contact the manufacturer direct and ask if you can buy one, because the beep is the only thing that really causes a headache. Otherwise it's a good device.
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Can you please let me know if it is possible to use it with a case? I have a Poetic case and I consider this dock for buying.
Thank you,
Regards,
Me
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I don't have a case for mine, but I'll do some tests with my old Nexus 7 case and report back.
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SUer said:
I don't have a case for mine, but I'll do some tests with my old Nexus 7 case and report back.
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Have you come to any conclusion? Will it fit wit a case on?
Thanks,
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Me

I think with a qi from eBay and some piece of wood and tape , you can build your own support in 45 minutes.
I did a support last year in foam(white staff found in TV box).
U just need to cut it and tape.
U can even paint it.
Why not make a post "best hand made wireless support"?

swisstourist said:
I think with a qi from eBay and some piece of wood and tape , you can build your own support in 45 minutes.
I did a support last year in foam(white staff found in TV box).
U just need to cut it and tape.
U can even paint it.
Why not make a post "best hand made wireless support"?
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I thought about it but I don't have to much time...
Regards,
Me
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OP, thanks for the great review. It sparked my interest in the charging station. I emailed the company asking about the 'beep-free' unit. Their response:
We have the unit temporary removed the listing.
Please keep an eye at 4u-mobi(dot)com it should be relisted back up again.
So, perhaps they are changing over their entire inventory?
-ace

Nokia CR-200 Wireless/NFC Car Mount

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So I've been looking at these mounts and am on the fence about it. Costs a bit more than you would usually drop on a mount ($70-$100), but reviews of it are quite amazing. The sticky/suction pad is apparently really good, and the arms are stable and have a smooth release. On top of that it has a built in NFC chip. Now the Wireless Charging is where i get a little iffy. This device puts out 750mA. Comparitively the Nexus 4 charging orb puts out 1,000mA. I also have read in various places that some of Nokia's wireless chargers have a cycle issue where the device charges/stops/charges/stops. This effect might be visible on a Nexus 4 using this charger at this video (53seconds). Anyone have one they can test, or have recommendations to a similar mount?

I've read a lot of reviews about a critical part breaking easily.
Sent from my SGS3.

So, did anyone tried it? Does it work with Nexus 5?
From the info that i could dig, the nexus 4 does not work, probably because the location of the charging coil.

cracksmurf said:
I also have read in various places that some of Nokia's wireless chargers have a cycle issue where the device charges/stops/charges/stops.
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From what I've read and researched, the problem wasn't with Nokia's chargers but the first versions of the N4, later revisions worked fine.

Watcher07 said:
From what I've read and researched, the problem wasn't with Nokia's chargers but the first versions of the N4, later revisions worked fine.
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No, it doesn't work. Has the Start Stop charging fault. Shame, I appear to have wasted £56.....

MarkyH said:
No, it doesn't work. Has the Start Stop charging fault. Shame, I appear to have wasted £56.....
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Could you explain a bit more in depth please?
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When you put a Nexus 5 in the Nokia CR 200 it initially shows charging. Some time later (5, 10 ,30 seconds, maybe a few minutes - it seems to vary) it will stop charging. If you leave the phone in the dock, it will intermittently charge.
In my test over a couple of hours, the phone discharges pretty fast.
My conclusion is that it's useless as a charger for the Nexus 5.
If anyone has a workaround, I'd love to know, as the CR 200 is an otherwise sturdy bit of kit and I'm not sure what QI Wireless alternatives are available.

MarkyH said:
No, it doesn't work. Has the Start Stop charging fault. Shame, I appear to have wasted £56.....
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Thanks for letting us know. I've been actively seeking a qi car mount with nfc and this one was the prime choice aside from building my own. I wonder if it has to do with the bottom piece that sticks out for holding your phone in portrait mode, maybe the qi coils just aren't close enough together.

Nokia CR 200 works with Nexus 5 without any problems.
I received the Nokia cr 200 from Amazon yesterday and can confidently say it works brilliant. I haven't got any problems as mentioned in this thread. Just place the phone in the charger and the light at the bottom goes green and charged as it should. NFC is OK but got to know where the NFC chip is at the back of Nexus 5. I used the Google maps navigation and BT music streaming to my ford sony dab unit at the same time for about 50mins and the battery percentage just stays at the same level as before putting on charge. With BT music streaming it actually charges as the screen is switched off I guess. Its a good quality car mount but he clip is not the strongest I would say. Suction is absolutely fine as it has a stickiness to the suction. I don't know what app I got to use to check the charge voltage etc. Pls let me know if u want to know any details. But it works as it should very happy.

Out of curiousity, if NFC is so important, why not just buy an NFC sticker and slap it on there? Is it because it wouldn't look as cool?

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I received the Nokia cr 200 from Amazon yesterday and can confidently say it works brilliant. I haven't got any problems as mentioned in this thread. Just place the phone in the charger and the light at the bottom goes green and charged as it should. NFC is OK but got to know where the NFC chip is at the back of Nexus 5. I used the Google maps navigation and BT music streaming to my ford sony dab unit at the same time for about 50mins and the battery percentage just stays at the same level as before putting on charge. With BT music streaming it actually charges as the screen is switched off I guess. Its a good quality car mount but he clip is not the strongest I would say. Suction is absolutely fine as it has a stickiness to the suction. I don't know what app I got to use to check the charge voltage etc. Pls let me know if u want to know any details. But it works as it should very happy.
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Can you post some pictures. Thanks in advance.

robertlwalters said:
Can you post some pictures. Thanks in advance.
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Will do over the weekend as I work all day by the time I finish work its really dark. So will post pics over the weekend.

Found this video maybe it helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WUraI9aLfY

MarkyH said:
When you put a Nexus 5 in the Nokia CR 200 it initially shows charging. Some time later (5, 10 ,30 seconds, maybe a few minutes - it seems to vary) it will stop charging. If you leave the phone in the dock, it will intermittently charge.
In my test over a couple of hours, the phone discharges pretty fast.
My conclusion is that it's useless as a charger for the Nexus 5.
If anyone has a workaround, I'd love to know, as the CR 200 is an otherwise sturdy bit of kit and I'm not sure what QI Wireless alternatives are available.
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have a look at what "OWL" has to offer...I ordered One....we'll See what this thing can Do.

More of a note to myself so I can find the thread again, but also just ordered one. Have a long car journey next week so should be able to give it a good run in, if it arrives in time.
Amazon seem to be doing it for £54 which seemed to be the cheapest outside of ebay

So it arrived today from Amazon and have had a bit of a play
Initial thoughts is that it is quite sturdy and looks good. Did the shake test and it did not come away, however a point of note is that it seems to grip but give it another squeeze to make it go a couple more notches in which kept the back flush with the charging plate. Just squeezing the grips until it makes contact won't hold it firmly in place and you get movement like on the Youtube review.
I've connected it to my bench supply as I'm at work. With the screen off/no GPS running its charges from 72% to 100% in just over an hour. The screen seems warm to touch and the back hotter which was expected. I've not had it been or connect/disconnect charging as mentioned in some reviews but I stress that this is on my desk at work.
Tonight drive home is about 40 min so will run TomTom and see if there is any power drop and tomorrow I have a 200 mile round trip so I can get some good testing done then as well. I'm hoping I will see the battery stay at the same level as when it was connected.
Does anyone have any suggestions of a launcher tailored to cars (car mode)?

Hi More testing done and I'm impressed so far.
Setting back home last night, I set TomTom up, the Settings of the phone was
GPS - Device Only
Automatic Backlight
TomTom in night mode
The battery at the start was 66% and at the end of the 2 1/2 hour journey it grew to 79%. So the phone charged while the screen was on and was using GPS.
Now admittedly this was not during the day, I did not have time to check the battery on the journey to the destination, however I did not notice any really drop in the battery from the icon. However halfway through the journey I noticed that the battery was not charging as I was rushing when I placed the phone in the cradle it was not fully flush with the back plate and/or I did not squeeze the clips that would hold it in place securely.
I need more testing but I think using this would be fine, potentially if you had full backlight and GPS running with TomTom in day mode I guess there may be a drop in the battery, but not much.

spikeeee said:
Hi More testing done and I'm impressed so far.
Setting back home last night, I set TomTom up, the Settings of the phone was
GPS - Device Only
Automatic Backlight
TomTom in night mode
The battery at the start was 66% and at the end of the 2 1/2 hour journey it grew to 79%. So the phone charged while the screen was on and was using GPS.
Now admittedly this was not during the day, I did not have time to check the battery on the journey to the destination, however I did not notice any really drop in the battery from the icon. However halfway through the journey I noticed that the battery was not charging as I was rushing when I placed the phone in the cradle it was not fully flush with the back plate and/or I did not squeeze the clips that would hold it in place securely.
I need more testing but I think using this would be fine, potentially if you had full backlight and GPS running with TomTom in day mode I guess there may be a drop in the battery, but not much.
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How well does it work with a bumper case?

h0lyc0w said:
How well does it work with a bumper case?
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I'm sorry but I do not have or use a case. If someone would like to send one to me for a few days I'm more than happy to test.
Next week when I have a chance I will attach it to my bench supply and do some testing at different levels of brightness and more than happy to test with bumpers/cases if people like to send them

I'm rather surprised by those of you getting it to charge, mine wouldn't put through enough charge when GPS, screen on and streaming music.
(My follow up to the video someone kindly posted earlier.)

Chinese fake Nexus Orb Chargers?

Has anyone had any experience with these?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1PU11K9185
Or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newest-Wire...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item5af6668552
Seems like your regular generic qi charger, but in the shape of an orb. I'm wondering whether or not it works well, and if it hold on to the phone while charging.

I just got one in the mail. Looks the same as the ones you posted. Nexus 5 fits well on and stays in place. Doesn't seem to be too sensitive to placement of the phone. Just doesn't read the very bottom or top of phone, but expected not to. Also, works with a case on. So far it's nice for $20.
Over the next couple days I'll see how it actually preforms and see what power it's giving off.

shadrach47 said:
I just got one in the mail. Looks the same as the ones you posted. Nexus 5 fits well on and stays in place. Doesn't seem to be too sensitive to placement of the phone. Just doesn't read the very bottom or top of phone, but expected not to. Also, works with a case on. So far it's nice for $20.
Over the next couple days I'll see how it actually preforms and see what power it's giving off.
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Hi there,
Any updates on this orb? Curious to hear what performance you have experienced with it so far.
Thanks.

Nexus V said:
Hi there,
Any updates on this orb? Curious to hear what performance you have experienced with it so far.
Thanks.
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Sorry about that, check out this post I made on what I thought initially with some pictures. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47500010&postcount=62
It's now been through about 3-4 charges and so far I'm happy with the purchase. It charged from 10% - 88% in 2:08 at 6-750 mA, then 88% - 100% in 50 at 3-400 mA. It seems to slow the charge when it gets close to 90%. Can't say if it trickle charges but it doesn't seem like it's overcharging. Battery temp drops when it hits 100% and when I pulled it off about 6 hours later it was at 100% still but cool to the touch. I read some chargers aren't trickle because of the software on the N5, not sure though.
Placement isn't very sensitive but can't go very low or high on it, works in landscape and with a case. It has three LEDs red, green, and blue and aren't blinding at night. I'm probably going to get another for $25.

shadrach47 said:
Sorry about that, check out this post I made on what I thought initially with some pictures. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47500010&postcount=62
It's now been through about 3-4 charges and so far I'm happy with the purchase. It charged from 10% - 88% in 2:08 at 6-750 mA, then 88% - 100% in 50 at 3-400 mA. It seems to slow the charge when it gets close to 90%. Can't say if it trickle charges but it doesn't seem like it's overcharging. Battery temp drops when it hits 100% and when I pulled it off about 6 hours later it was at 100% still but cool to the touch. I read some chargers aren't trickle because of the software on the N5, not sure though.
Placement isn't very sensitive but can't go very low or high on it, works in landscape and with a case. It has three LEDs red, green, and blue and aren't blinding at night. I'm probably going to get another for $25.
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Thanks for the info. 40 C (104 F) seems a bit warm but I understand that is normal for wireless charging. It's good to know it was cool to the touch when you took it off. The charge rate is comparable to other Qi chargers, though significantly slower than wired. I would say it's a fair trade-off for saving wear and tear on your micro USB port though. It's also good to hear the LEDs aren't blinding.
I am trying to decide between this particular model and the Metrans MWT03 charger (also in the $20-25 price range). I would say my deciding factors are if the charger 1) does trickle charging at 100% while keeping the phone cool instead of completely shutting off, 2) doesn't have an audible notification- some people find it annoying to hear a beep in the middle of the night every time there is a break in the charge.
Edit: never mind, I found the listing through your entry on the Qi survey. If anything changes in your experience with the orb, please keep us updated!

Yea, it seemed high but seeing others I didn't worry. Looking at the log from the past few nights, the max it actually hit was 36c so not sure how come it got so hot the first night. Having the phone at 100 when I pull it off is nice and I like the incline for viewing it while charging. Still not sure about the trickle charge, I notice if I take it off when it's at 100% it will not charge the device and the battery falls. I will have to test to see if it picks the charge back up at the lower 90%.

Did anybody already order one of these in Europe?
I just can't find a shop that ships to Italy.

DerItaliener said:
Did anybody already order one of these in Europe?
I just can't find a shop that ships to Italy.
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Here are a couple I think you could try?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Generic-Wireless-Qi-Power-Charger-Pad-for-Nexus-4-Lumia-920-S3-Note2-BlacK-F2F-/141117346748?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item20db3fd3bc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/QI-Wireless-Power-Charger-Pad-For-iPhone-5-4S-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-S4-Nokia-HTC-/291015005171?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var=&hash=item43c1d893f3#shpCntId
http://www.ebay.com/itm/QI-Wireless...one_PDA_Chargers&hash=item43c1eeef24#shpCntIdhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/QI-Wireless-Orb-Charger-inductive-Charging-for-Samsung-S3-Note2-S4-Transmitter-/291016470308?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item43c1eeef24#shpCntId

shadrach47 said:
I just got one in the mail. Looks the same as the ones you posted. Nexus 5 fits well on and stays in place. Doesn't seem to be too sensitive to placement of the phone. Just doesn't read the very bottom or top of phone, but expected not to. Also, works with a case on. So far it's nice for $20.
Over the next couple days I'll see how it actually preforms and see what power it's giving off.
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Where did you get yours from (though I'm sure they're all mostly the same..).
Also- does it make any sound when it charges? Like an annoying beep or anything like that.
Also- was there any name or brand on it?

Today I ordered one of the black ones from a shop on alibaba, hopefully it will arrive soon.
I'm gonna post my experience here as soon as I get my hands on it. I hope DHL delivers fast.

Eliad Kimhy said:
Where did you get yours from (though I'm sure they're all mostly the same..).
Also- does it make any sound when it charges? Like an annoying beep or anything like that.
Also- was there any name or brand on it?
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Here you go, this one is a little more than $30 but I liked it since it was shipped from CA. Paid $1 for First Class mail and got it in 2 days. http://www.ebay.com/itm/111175185798?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649http://www.ebay.com/itm/111175185798?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
There are no noises from the charger and no branding. Only thing it says is "RC Electronics" on the very bottom.

shadrach47 said:
Here you go, this one is a little more than $30 but I liked it since it was shipped from CA. Paid $1 for First Class mail and got it in 2 days. http://www.ebay.com/itm/111175185798?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649http://www.ebay.com/itm/111175185798?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
There are no noises from the charger and no branding. Only thing it says is "RC Electronics" on the very bottom.
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Thanks!

Finally got it
After a slight dispute with customs office (had to pay nothing in the end, yay! ) I was finally able to try one out, having paid $24 (~17€) for it, including shipping costs.
The box looks surprisingly similar to the crazily overpriced original Nexus 4 charger, which I tried to get first, but no luck for me.
It comes with just the Charger, a reasonably long USB cable and the power adapter. Everything we need to set it up and get it running.
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I was lucky, there's been a hole in either charger and AC Adapter, for each end of the cable, and fortunately they fit. :good:
The charger itself looks pretty neat, and to my surprise feels somehow heavy. I feared, that I could knock it over by misplacing the phone or something, but it weights easily double or more than the phone, so big plus on this side.
On the right, there are three LED's(red blue green, not in the picture) which switch on depending on the devices charging status. Their brightness level is reasonably low, which makes it no problem to keep it near the bed.
At first I was pretty skeptical, that the phone would stick to the charger, and so slide off, due to the steep slope. Once I removed the plastic foil on it, my doubts were blown away. That surface is so freakin' sticky, you fear more, that your phone will never come off the charger again. It absolutely stays in place, and it is not even that sensitive where or how to place the phone on it (just the very top and bottom didn't work).
And here we have the only downside. As it sticks so good, I fear that it will attract dust. Lots of it. And after some use, it will look a little bit nasty. If I find a way to clean it without losing the stickiness, It is perfect.
I didn't have time to do a 5-100% charge, but what I saw until now it charges ~ 1/4 slower than with the original power adapter. I didn't stop the exact time but in about an hour it charged 35-40 %. It seems that it becomes slower towards the end and just tops off the phone anytime it drops below 100% when full. Furthermore, as reportet by others, the phone is becomming slightly warm, but not even close to "hot", which I guess is pretty normal.
As an extra, they provided a short manual with warnings and warranty stuff, which is not really useful, but as for most chinese products, very funny to read
[TL;DR]
So overall I am very, very satisfied with my purchase it looks like the N4 orb (just the center "nexus" text is missing), and it works very well with the Nexus 5 (pessimistic guess 1/3 of battery per hour).
There is absolutely no chance that the phone slides off or doesn't stick to the charger, and it is not really sensitive to the positioning either.
Only minor doubt is that after some time dust will stick to the surface and give it a nasty look, but I hope I can prevent that from happening.

Yikes, I was hoping to find exactly this thread about a couple of weeks ago before I ordered the very same.
My experience with the charger has been largely the same. Seems to charge just as quickly as my official Nexus Orb, the LEDs are not super bright, and while my phone does get slightly warmer, I would be surprised if anyone considers it hot at all.
As far as comparisons with the official Nexus Orb, the materials look the same. If anything, I think this one is *slightly* lighter. Both orbs are identical in terms of the sticky materials. My N5 has never slipped a millimeter on either orb.
EDIT: Oh one big difference is the power adapter block itself. On the knockoff, the adapter is one of those stupid, massive bricks that takes up like two and a half outlet spots on a power strip. It drives me crazy. I brought my Nexus 5 adapter into the office so I can have those other one and a half outlets back. That's probably my only big gripe with the knockoff.

Official vs Replicas
Not sure if others have had the same experience but I've been using the official Nexus 4 Orb for almost a year now. I bought one of these replica's about 4 months ago for half the price of the official. I have to say, it's pretty neat. I've always been a fan of docks on my desk but the orb is brilliant as it serves a dual purpose for me (dock/stand plus charging ofcourse).
Anyway, all in all, they both work great as mentioned above. However, the stickiness of the replica isn't quite the same after a few months whereas the official nexus 4 orb is still perfect for me. Having said that, people had different experiences with even the official one so it could just be me. A great device at the end of the day and well the good news is that it still works after 4 months! (I'm just not very confident of the phone sticking on it overnight/for long periods as I have seen it slip/slide whereas the phone stays perfectly on the official one overnight).