I been having this problem since I had an EVO 4G I can't find a car charger powerful enough to Charge my EVO/EVO 3D. I've even bought the Sprint Oem which my phone died while using Gps. So any 100% confirmed powerful car charger? Not a charger where your battery only goes up 10% after 20-30 mins of doing nothing on the phone.
I bought a cheap Walmart Wireless one and it charges fine. Maybe I got lucky. You sure your 12 volt is working right?
I highly recommend the "Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger" from amazon, its around $5
It has rapid charge, so it charges at the rate that a wall charger does. I own 2 and they're great!
This is the one I got: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S5Q9CA
I've had zero problems at all with it, and have used it on up to 2 hour trips with no noticeable loss in battery. I'd say that it charged additionally, as I'm pretty sure it did, but honestly haven't looked that closely to say it without any doubt.
I too use motorola and they seem to charge everything. Even my Garmin Nuvii. Here is the one I bought.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Ciga..._12?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1313709066&sr=1-12
I bought some cheap thing at Microcenter that can plug into a wall outlet or cigarette lighter and takes a USB cable. Works good and I can get a good jolt of juice in a 20 minutes car ride or keep the battery from draining while using GPS and playing a podcast.
For me the ATT chargers work great , I lost mine somehow so I order the HTC oem car charger I'll let you know if is good in a couple days when I get it
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superman_legendary said:
I been having this problem since I had an EVO 4G I can't find a car charger powerful enough to Charge my EVO/EVO 3D. I've even bought the Sprint Oem which my phone died while using Gps. So any 100% confirmed powerful car charger? Not a charger where your battery only goes up 10% after 20-30 mins of doing nothing on the phone.
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Palm official charger for pre or pixi. Full charge just as fast as the wall. Been great forever, you can get them online for 5 bucks.
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I use a 180 watt inverter and plug the wall adapter into it, no problems....ever
Do not order the htc dual usb one from Amazon, it is a cheaply made copy of the htc oem one it failed after the first day and I ordered two, they both had the same serial number wtf? I ended up returning them and bought the car dock at bestbuy for $50 it also comes with the official dual usb charger that charges way fast and doesn't feel cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003OQUJRQ/ref=mp_s_a_21?qid=1313712784&sr=8-21
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I use the charger from the HTC Evo3D Car dock..works great.
I use a Duracell branded unit I got locally at Staples. I'm sure I overpaid ($22), but I needed it for a trip and couldn't wait. Anyway, it works fine for me.
Awesome thanks for the recommendations sound like I can find a lot of good chargers for way cheaper then the one that didn't rapid charge.
BrianBaker said:
I use the charger from the HTC Evo3D Car dock..works great.
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Same one I use (along with the car dock) and it charges the phone pretty quickly even while being used. I typically have music playing via bluetooth and navigation running and it still charges it to complete.
seven2 said:
I highly recommend the "Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger" from amazon, its around $5
It has rapid charge, so it charges at the rate that a wall charger does. I own 2 and they're great!
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Thanks given, and I just ordered mine.
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This is the one I got: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S5Q9CA
I've had zero problems at all with it, and have used it on up to 2 hour trips with no noticeable loss in battery. I'd say that it charged additionally, as I'm pretty sure it did, but honestly haven't looked that closely to say it without any doubt.
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Yep...I love this little guy..own one for each car and one for travelling.
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what you want to look for is the output of the charger, it's always in super small print though, usually found on the part that plugs into the wall/poweroutlet with like model number stuff on it lol...the home charger's output is 1.0Amps, i have seen a lot of car chargers that are only like .5 Amps. the motorola car charger mentioned previously is .950Amps so it is almost as powerful as the home one, hence why it charges really well. i found a rocketfish branded one at bestbuy that has a usb plug as well on the unit and it's output was 2.0Amps...it cost me like $26.
This is the one I got:
http://www.amazon.com/Retractable-C..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1313735695&sr=1-1
Works great. I bought it when I got my Evo 4G, and it works great on my Evo 3D
When looking at car chargers check the specs to make sure it outputs at 1 amp and not 500ma. I had a palm car charger from my pre its 1a and works great. A 500ma charger never charges if im actually using my phone in the car (nav, streaming, etc.)
Use a rocketfish i have never had a problem with it and had it for a bit over a year now works on most of the droid phones
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Has anyone tested different chargers on the evo 3d yet? If so, what's the best/fastest charger to get...
$4.60 shipped with Amazon Prime. I hope it will work! Just ordered one.
Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger - SELECT Amazon from the seller options on the right.
The chargers from Sprint give me the highest ma charge on battery monitor widget out of any other charger from ebay to Walmart
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I use the Motorola car charger from Amazon. Works great and charges fast.
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$4.60 shipped with Amazon Prime. I hope it will work! Just ordered one.
Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger - SELECT Amazon from the seller options on the right.
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I have used these for the Optimus, EVO Shift and EVO 4G and they work great. However it did not work for the EVO 3D. I need to try it with the one in my other car to determine whether the charger went bad or they don't work.
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Anyone having trouble with battery charging?
I will charge over night and battery will be around 97-99% but won't make it to 100%.
While using my car charger, it won't stay at 100%, will drain while just texting/internet. It only drains down to 97% or so but It's annoying because my EVO 4G would stay at 100% while on car charger.
Should I try to get another battery or is it supposed do to that with trickle charge/discharge?
I'm going to Sprint and trying one of the official car chargers.
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I have used these for the Optimus, EVO Shift and EVO 4G and they work great. However it did not work for the EVO 3D. I need to try it with the one in my other car to determine whether the charger went bad or they don't work.
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motorola car chargers are a bit iffy. personally, i wouldnt use them because ive seen them ruin other manufactures phones. its not an immediate thing, but after prolonged use charging ports go bad. theyve even had to put out special chargers because their normal ones werent compatible with their own devices (the i576 comes to mind)
I bought this one. http://www.amazon.com/MicroUSB-Char...UJRQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1309792315&sr=8-4
Its the OEM HTC one for the thunderbolt. It has two USB ports and both charge at 1000ma, so you could charge two evos at once plus it works with the iGrip car mount. Oh yeah and you can plug in any USB cable you want to charge any phone.
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Who cares if says 98%, 99% or even 100% it's not that big of a deal. at least to most.
As for the chargers, I will not use any of these cheap crappy units being sold on Ebay and other sites. My son bought the 4G when it was first released and couldn't be found any where. He ordered the extra batteries, 110 charger, 12 volt charger, screen protector for something like $2.99 including shipping ( yes, I am joking on the price, no need to correct me, just get the idea we are talking cheap crap here ) I told him that I wouldn't trust the chargers. I didn't know but he left the phone on the 12volt charger in my F350 dually while we did the grocery shopping at WalMart. Probably gone 30-45 min at the most. Came out to the truck and the cab was filled with smoke and the charger was so hot you couldn't hold it. Took my shirt off and ripped the charger out of the socket. It had started to melt. Scares me to think what would have happened if we were at the movies instead of WalMart. He contacted the seller about the problem and they sent him another crappy 12 volt charger, Yeah right!!!!! The cheap batteries lasted ok, but I sure wouldn't use the cheap chargers. I have the one at Sprint that also has a USB socket on it so I can charge 2 phones at the same time. Radio Shack also sells some decent 12 volt chargers, but be real careful with the Ebay crap. If you do risk it you better make sure you got your insurance premiums paid up to date.
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Anyone having trouble with battery charging?
I will charge over night and battery will be around 97-99% but won't make it to 100%.
While using my car charger, it won't stay at 100%, will drain while just texting/internet. It only drains down to 97% or so but It's annoying because my EVO 4G would stay at 100% while on car charger.
Should I try to get another battery or is it supposed do to that with trickle charge/discharge?
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That's how it works. If you watched your phone all night long, you'd notice it get to 100%, and then drop down to 99 a few minutes later. One day, if you're lucky, it'll be at 100%. Mine was this morning. It charges to 100, then lets itself discharge to 95% or so, then back up to 100, over and over. It also charges super slowly above 90%, not sure why, but I assume it's to "Fill" the battery up as much as possible. Also, if you do some research on battery charging, you'll find out that the closer a battery is to full, the slower it charges. (IIRC 66% of the remaining battery life per charge period. So 0-66% in the same time it takes to go from 66-88.4, 88.4 to 96, 96-98.6, 98.6-99.5, etc.. But I learned this back in High School, and can't find any thing on the internet to support it in my quick 10 min fact search... Lol)
The OG Evo did the same thing kinda, but didn't display it correctly, and it was the cause of the "Dropping 5% in the first minute of use" problem. The phone would charge to 100%, and then discharge to 95%, and stay there, but the battery icon would say 100% until you unplugged it. Then the system would check the battery, realize it was really at 95%, and change the display number.
The Evo 3D just tells it how it is, in real time.
I have a one amp usb charger that cant seem to charge the Note while streaming audio over LTE, HSPA, or locally with beyond pod. With the screen off, i lose a percent every five to ten minutes while streaming audio through winamp, flash via the stocm browser, or beyondpod, and the note doesnt lose power while playing local media through beyondpod or winamp...but it doesnt charge either.
And when im charging via he wall adapter and im using the devjce it charges extremely slowly...this is a slow chargibg device, but really, cant i even charge it in the car while playing local audio? Can a usb device pull over a amp from a car charger? It was hard enough even finding a one amp adapter at brick and mortar stores. Are there more powerful adapters? Can the GNote pull more than an amp? Whats does the wall adapter pull?
What adapters are you guys using? Any reccomendations?
I have the same issues. I have a post already involving some possible work arounds. I'm trying a couple of other chargers as speak.
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Yup....same issue here. I've brought it up elsewhere but still no concrete answers on alternate usb chargers that solve the discharge/slow charge during use.
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I'm being told that a Motorola brand, mini USB car charger with the blue light that glows, has the pins on the contact that are shorted which makes it act like a home charger.
This supposedly works.
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Another post indicating improper charge using any cable but the OEM just showed up. Maybe that's why the dock works.... Going to try my 2.1A charger with the Samsung cable. Using a universal Belkin gave ne a %3 loss while charging using GPS and streaming music for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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No go on the factory supplied cable with the 2.1A adapter. It actually lost more charge that way versus the Belkin cable and 2.1A adapter. Not sure what else to do other than buying a Motorola car charger locally to test it.
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I'm now getting feedback that indeed the Motorola charger will correct this issue and allow for charging to full while device is in use. ebay has them for $7.59 with free shipping. Or find one locally.
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Be careful using non OEM chargers/cables. I seem to recall a thread (from International GNote Forum) on the usb connector on the GNote being extremely sensitive. I would hate to see anyone messing up their USB connector for charging.
I found the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470082
gtnote said:
i use a 11200mah usb powerbank it has a 1amp and 2 amp output i plug it in the 2amp when im im running alot of apps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP6FuxdCNjA&feature=player_detailpage
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Stop pushing your products from Kevikev whatever.com It is so obvious you are affiliated with that site. You always link to a video which shows the website.
I am filing a complaint with this forum's moderators to get you banned like you were from Macrumors.
This thread might answer some (if not all) of the questions about why it doesn't charge well with some chargers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1519084
+1 for the Motorola rapid charger from ebay or Amazon.
/problem solved
Can we get a model number on that?
paleh0rse said:
+1 for thwarting Motorola rapid charger from ebay or Amazon.
/problem solved
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Huh? Is he pushing warez too?
Jamesyboy said:
Huh? Is he pushing warez too?
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LOL, no... My damn stock keyboard autocorrect keeps changing the word "the" to "thwarting."
I've switched to Swype for now...
Well I tried this adapter from Motorola and STILL discharges when used with GPS and streaming music.
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Nav, Pandora and a 5.3" HD screen running, probably just exceed the phone's recharge rate. I have found the very best recharging combo, while the phone is under load, to be the Moto charger and....wait for it....a cheap Hyperion 2600mah replacement battery on Amazon! I have no clue why.
The oem Samsung battery barely creeps upward while running nav and mp3's at the same time at about 5-10% an hour. Still beats my previous discharging.
But inadvertently, I found my backup Hyperion batt charges at a pretty quick pace with the exact same load. I haven't measured it yet, but it is at least twice as fast. Let the geniuses figure this one out, because it makes no sense to me.
My Samsung Galaxy Note™ is smarter than your Honor Student.
Using the moto charger, I started with a full battery, watched 70 minutes of streaming video in the Plex app this morning -- with a mix of 4G/LTE -- and unplugged with a full 100% charge at the end of that 70 minutes. Good stuff!
Just drove home today streaming Pandora in the car for thirty minutes with brightness on auto and Bluetooth audio to the car radio on my OEM Samsung genuine car dock. I was at 95% and when I got home I was 100.
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I just recieved this Car Charger 12V Cigarette Lighter to USB Adapter bought on ebay. it looks to be of decent quality and it's assembled with screws so it can be dissassembled and re-assembled. I plan on opening it up and shorting pins 2 & 3 to enable fast-charge. I'll report back after a road trip tomorrow
Well, I opened it up this morning, and it looks as though the data-pins are already shorted, so I'll see how it works today as I'll be out and about.
paleh0rse said:
Using the moto charger, I started with a full battery, watched 70 minutes of streaming video in the Plex app this morning -- with a mix of 4G/LTE -- and unplugged with a full 100% charge at the end of that 70 minutes. Good stuff!
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The car charger? Or a moto wall charger?
Ok so how do we know what chargers work with this phone? Out of all my chargers only 2 work. My Sprint branded car charger doesnt even work. Nothing happens at all when I plug it in. Any ideas?
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thenags said:
Ok so how do we know what chargers work with this phone? Out of all my chargers only 2 work. My Sprint branded car charger doesnt even work. Nothing happens at all when I plug it in. Any ideas?
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i read in another thread that the evolte charger is 1amp were as the others are lower. I know my nook tablet is like this. i can charge it with others but its slow and if i dont use the nook cable it wont even work if the battery is dead
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i read in another thread that the evolte charger is 1amp were as the others are lower. I know my nook tablet is like this. i can charge it with others but its slow and if i dont use the nook cable it wont even work if the battery is dead
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I just checked the chargers I have from the EVO 4G, The EVO LTE and the EVO Shift, they are all the same. 1 Amp on all of them.
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I just checked the chargers I have from the EVO 4G, The EVO LTE and the EVO Shift, they are all the same. 1 Amp on all of them.
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And all of these should work with the Evo 4G lte.
I've been using my OG Evo charger since day one. It seems to charge it slower than what it did at the Sprint store yesterday when I took the phone in to get looked at because of the battery.
I have a Sanyo charger that charges at 800mah and the orange light comes on immediately and it does start charging but takes maybe 10-20 seconds for my phone to recognize that it is charging vs the stock charger. I have a battery widget that indicates it starts charging immediately though.
I would be curious what the car charger Sprint sells you charges at since those are generic as far as I know.
Edit - I tried unplugging and plugging the charger back in and this time all indications were immediate that it was charging so who knows...
ive used some old HTC touch diamond and TP2 a/c adapters with my OG Evo's micro usb cable, used a samsung charger, along with some kyocera charger. all have worked. car chargers ive used some cheap walmart 1 and the sprint branded 1 both worked fine.
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ive used some old HTC touch diamond and TP2 a/c adapters with my OG Evo's micro usb cable, used a samsung charger, along with some kyocera charger. all have worked. car chargers ive used some cheap walmart 1 and the sprint branded 1 both worked fine.
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What the crap. I've tried 3 car chargers and none will work for me.
thenags said:
What the crap. I've tried 3 car chargers and none will work for me.
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you sure your 12v socket is live and not dead due to a blown fuse?
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you sure your 12v socket is live and not dead due to a blown fuse?
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Lights up and works fine with my Evo and Galaxy Nexus
you are going to want a 1A charger, most cheapo chargers are 500mA or less. Luckily my last 3 phones have all been HTC's (Touch Pro, OG Evo, EVO LTE), so I have 3 nice 1A chargers to use.
My car has a 500mA charger that works, it's just really slow.
I don't know if the store "Big Lots" is a national chain or just local in the chicago suburbs, but they are selling a nice duracell all in one (micro, mini and iphone adapters) that is a 1A charger for $10 if you are looking for one.
I have an old 0.8A charger from my old, old Razr that I used for my OG, 3D, and this EVO. Works fine with all of them.
when i use some chargers other then the on that came with the phone the light would light up as if it was charging but the battery symbol didn't show it was charging, if i unplug it from the phone then back in the battery symbol then would show charging
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you are going to want a 1A charger, most cheapo chargers are 500mA or less. Luckily my last 3 phones have all been HTC's (Touch Pro, OG Evo, EVO LTE), so I have 3 nice 1A chargers to use.
My car has a 500mA charger that works, it's just really slow.
I don't know if the store "Big Lots" is a national chain or just local in the chicago suburbs, but they are selling a nice duracell all in one (micro, mini and iphone adapters) that is a 1A charger for $10 if you are looking for one.
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Big lots is rather large I belive its here in Ohio I can't remember seeing one on the west cost ever tho...
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you are going to want a 1A charger, most cheapo chargers are 500mA or less. Luckily my last 3 phones have all been HTC's (Touch Pro, OG Evo, EVO LTE), so I have 3 nice 1A chargers to use.
My car has a 500mA charger that works, it's just really slow.
I don't know if the store "Big Lots" is a national chain or just local in the chicago suburbs, but they are selling a nice duracell all in one (micro, mini and iphone adapters) that is a 1A charger for $10 if you are looking for one.
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WAL-MART also has them.
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WAL-MART also has them.
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Big lots> wal-mart lol... Are they the same price there.
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I use a few chargers:
1. OEM Charger. Orange LED comes on. Battery icon shows it is charging.
2. Blackberry Charger. Orange LED comes on. Battery icon shows it is charging.
3. Motorola Rapid Charger for Car. Orange LED comes on. Battery icon doesn't show it charging but it does charge very well.
4. Fake OEM Charger from Amazon. Orange LED comes on. Battery icon doesn't show it charging but it does charge.
5. Anker portable battery pack. Orange LED comes on. Battery icon shows it is charging.
Aren't car chargers slower in general? In my experience they are. But just look at the adapter to see if its the same. OG charger is the same as mentioned.
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Aren't car chargers slower in general? In my experience they are. But just look at the adapter to see if its the same. OG charger is the same as mentioned.
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I bought a PointMobl car charger from Radio Shack when I bought my OG EVO and it's a 1A charger. Just check the specs on it before you buy.
This Motorola Rapid Car Charger (4.75-5.25V 950mA output) has been working or my EVO LTE.
It is just over $5 shipped from Amazon.
Couldn't find where anyone posted this, especially since search is broken right now.
I have been searching for a good car charger, and have tested several from Monoprice, which ALL eventually quit charging. Finally found this car charger that works perfectly. It is the only charger (that I have used) that can charge my phone faster than the Waze app can drain it. Excellent quality quick charger for $5. I believe it is rated at 950mA. The others were rated at 1A, but evidently that wasn't really the case.
In case the link doesn't work, it is the Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger for $5.06 with free shipping at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341575986&sr=8-1&keywords=motorola+car+charger
FYI - The charging cable is attached, so it is not a removable micro USB cable. Surely you can tell that from the picture. The clear plastic Motorola emblem glows blue when plugged in, which I thought looked cool (or, "looked chill" for you kiddos ).
caspertodd said:
Couldn't find where anyone posted this, especially since search is broken right now.
I have been searching for a good car charger, and have tested several from Monoprice, which ALL eventually quit charging. Finally found this car charger that works perfectly. It is the only charger (that I have used) that can charge my phone faster than the Waze app can drain it. Excellent quality quick charger for $5. I believe it is rated at 950mA. The others were rated at 1A, but evidently that wasn't really the case.
In case the link doesn't work, it is the Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger for $5.06 with free shipping at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...41575986&sr=8-1&keywords=motorola+car+charger
FYI - The charging cable is attached, so it is not a removable micro USB cable. Surely you can tell that from the picture. The clear plastic Motorola emblem glows blue when plugged in, which I thought looked cool (or, "looked chill" for you kiddos ).
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I have one works great.
That is a very widely used car charger and pretty well loved. Personally I use a http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10826&cs_id=1082603&p_id=8858&seq=1&format=2 with a USB cable. Have never had any issues with it dying or failing. It also barely sticks out of my cigarette lighter. Any all in one plug I've ever used has always had a lot of bulk.
I use the Zagg Sparq. In the car and work and such. Little pricey but it's got a lifetime warranty.
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That's the one I use works awesome!!!
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Does the rapid charge really make difference in how fast it charges the phone? If so ill pick one up
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Does the rapid charge really make difference in how fast it charges the phone? If so ill pick one up
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This is the charger I use also. It works great. What I found is that this charger charges at about the same rate as the supplied HTC AC charger. I've found that anything under approx 850mah takes forever to charge.
You can't go wrong with this charger! :thumbup:
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Couldn't find where anyone posted this, especially since search is broken right now.
I have been searching for a good car charger, and have tested several from Monoprice, which ALL eventually quit charging. Finally found this car charger that works perfectly. It is the only charger (that I have used) that can charge my phone faster than the Waze app can drain it. Excellent quality quick charger for $5. I believe it is rated at 950mA. The others were rated at 1A, but evidently that wasn't really the case.
In case the link doesn't work, it is the Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger for $5.06 with free shipping at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341575986&sr=8-1&keywords=motorola+car+charger
FYI - The charging cable is attached, so it is not a removable micro USB cable. Surely you can tell that from the picture. The clear plastic Motorola emblem glows blue when plugged in, which I thought looked cool (or, "looked chill" for you kiddos ).
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A friend recommended this one to me and we love ours!
I ordered the same charger a few weeks ago and it's flawless. I would definitely recommend it.
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The monoprice one has the highest output so it'll probably charge the fastest.
I just bought one of these on ebay for $1.50 direct from China (it's the exact same one)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-2-1am...Accessories&hash=item3cc74de761#ht_2395wt_914
It's a 1amp output which is still higher than the moto one.
Right on. Thanks for posting. I've never 'needed' a car charger, but I've wished I had one, on occasion. So, at this price ... why not?
Thanks OP, Google Maps was winning while charging via car charger on the way to Key West last week. Quite frustrating. This is the perfect solution at an outstanding price!
I love Amazon Prime...
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I bought this charger and my Evo LTE doesn't even recognize it when it's plugged in. Grr.
Bought this charger, still test it tomorrow....
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I bought this charger and my Evo LTE doesn't even recognize it when it's plugged in. Grr.
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I suggest people buy it directly from amazon instead of other merchants because there are knockoffs out there.
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Mine came from the link posted
Iv'e had a Palm Pre car charger for a few years now, no complaints.
I can't find anywhere to confirm this but i believe it charges at 1 amp.
http://www.amazon.com/Palm-Vehicle-Power-Charger-Pixi/dp/B001QVNI0G?tag=thelinactsho-20
if you want a good charger, you should search not only 1A constantly, for example, i use a RadioShack CLA to Dual USB 2.5A Port (Enercell Brand, SKU: 270-057) and i luv it! i used a lot igo CLA but the but was only 850mAh. Now iGo have new CLA with Dual-USB with 2.1A rated (Called MicroJuice) i tested and is very good.
PsiPhiDan said:
Thanks OP, Google Maps was winning while charging via car charger on the way to Key West last week. Quite frustrating. This is the perfect solution at an outstanding price!
I love Amazon Prime...
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While we were on our way to key west last week also, we killed 2 count them 2 of the griffin 2 port stubby ones. They worked at first, then died. Heat probably an exascerbating issue in that case as we were in a miata with the top down and the sun on that all black interior for 8 hours. Also, had both my phone with nav and ambling books and bluetooth, and my gf's iphone 4 and her taking pics non stop haha.
Anyways I found at radio shack a stubby iGo 2 port 2.1 amp that worked without a problem the rest of the vacation doing the same heavy load in the same heat for untold hours from key west to ocala on the way back to my parents place at the end. It was more like $30 than $3 though!
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Mine came from the link posted
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I hope you sent it back since Amazon has free returns. Both of the ones I ordered are flawless.
Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
smacklayer said:
Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
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Thanks! Just bought one as a backup charger
I got two of those a week or so ago myself from eBay (same model charger ETA-U90JWE, different seller, etc.) and can confirm that they QuickCharge. I was a bit worried after reading some reviews on Amazon.com that there are knockoffs of the same model that perform poorly but I guess I got lucky.
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Musicmaster said:
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
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Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
Klotar said:
Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
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Thanks. Ordered!
Nothing sucks worse than going out and having a dead phone.
Although I'm up to 30 hours so far and have used only 63%
Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Bigralphn said:
Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Charging times with any electronic device are dependent on amperage. Find a charger that is 2amps and you should be set. It will say on the box.
tacosrdelicioso said:
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Lies! These aren't ****ty old NiCa batteries. If it doesn't heat bad, which i haven't experienced in fast charge, its perfectly fine. Screw the base brick, I'm just trying to find a single USB 3.0 (needed) supported cable that supports 1800mA. Not one that runs over 800mA and doesn't pop slow charge, but one That fully utilizes all the mA's. Can aubergine post a SS of the mA reading please?
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Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge?
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Here is one I ordered from Amazon, it arrived today.
http://www.amazon.com/reVOLT-c2-Dua...=1384487213&sr=8-3&keywords=scosche+revolt+c2
I just tested it: I have a 110v wall plug to cigarette charger socket adapter. Plugged my old cig charger into it, used the white usb cables I described in a previous post in this thread, and got slow charge message. Then I took out that old cig charger and plugged in the new Scosche reVolt c2, used the same cable and got no slow charge message. Watched it for 2 minutes and it went up 2% (so I consider that QuickCharge).
Thanks
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Just bought one of these. Thanks smacklayer!!!
Weird. This thing is picky. The usb cable with my 2.0a csr charger charges at around 900mha, but plugged in using the samsung ac adapter it slow charges at 30mha... but once in awhile it goes at 800 to 900
Thanks smacklayer - I bought one just like yours on eBay.
One has to be careful not to get a gray market knock-off, but it's hard to tell exactly. Even on Amazon, there are lots of complaints of chargers that appear to be OEM but aren't.
BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
I have a PowerGen 2A car charger with usb cable that I purchased a year ago for my N7. I plugged my G2 in the other day and I didn't see any visual cues that something was "slow charging" and it appeared to charge just as fast as the LG G2-supplied charger. So, I've been wondering about a "fast" or "slow" charging indicator.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
http://m.walgreens.com/mt/www.walgr...--micro-dual-end-cable/ID=prod6110194-product
They have these available at every Walgreens, I can confirm they work with 2A chargers. I know they are ugly and awkward but if you're in a pinch and need one right away these are easy to find. Usually found around the register area.
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BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
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Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
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Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
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Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
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Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Pretty sure that's the same charger that comes with the notes and galaxy s4, I have a couple of them and they do charge really fast
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