Hi There,
I have had a dual USB car charger in my car for 3 years now (its something like this), I charge everything that has a USB cable with that, so now I got my Amaze and it either charges very slowly or doesnt charge, in fact the phone says the "power is no enough to charge the phone" or something like that even though it shows its charging and the orange light glows. I think the charger is 500mAh and that may be the issue. At home I use a Blackberry charger 700mAh and its great charges everything fast.
I was hoping someone who has car charger experience could chime in! This phone needs a better battery, or needs all the spying apps wiped out that constantly drain the battery, seriously does google need to know my every move and what direction I am pee'ing at the gas station? Call me a conspiracy theorist but I think all information about all sensors (including mic and keyboard) are constantly sent to both Google, CIQ and HTC. At least with the G2 it was only being sent to Google, otherwise how the hell does the phone use up 1730mAh of battery when you barely use it??
Thanks!!
It's not Google that wants to know if you're peeing against the wind...its T-Mo...lol The charger I use works fine...its a USB Cig Lighter and I'm using my old Moto USB Chord. I also have a regular cig Lighter charger and it works fine too...
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Phones nowadays require a lot more power. This should do the trick
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-U...192129?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4ab3077c41
Thanks for the heads up!
hasoon2000 said:
Phones nowadays require a lot more power. This should do the trick
i bought this abut two weeks ago, it does the job pretty good. I used this for my little road trip to san marcos from san antonio, gps was on and brightness was about 50% if not a little bit more but was still abe to see it with the sun out. anyways it kept my phone charged, it may have shown 90% was left but i had reset the phone battery life was at 100% i would recommend this charger to anyone.
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u bought a car charger at walmart for my nexus1, now that i got the amaze i used that same charger but it seems like its not charging my amaze or maybe it just could'nt keep up.. like one time me and my girlfriend was on a trip, i was using the gps, battery was halfway so i plugged it in then after a while i had this battery is less than 20%.. so i ended up using my girlfriend's vibrant.. then my younger brother bought a MT4G which came with some extras including a car charger, so i tried his charger and my amaze is charging perfectly fine..
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jimskie said:
I bought a car charger at walmart for my nexus1, now that i got the amaze i used that same charger but it seems like its not charging my amaze or maybe it just could'nt keep up.. like one time me and my girlfriend was on a trip, i was using the gps, battery was halfway so i plugged it in then after a while i had this battery is less than 20%...
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I have the same exact problem, I am glad you posted this now I will look for a My Touch 4G car charger. Does the charger look like this with the extra tip?
i dont think so.. the MT4G did'nt actually come with a car charger, it was like bundled with the phone.. so maybe a different charger would work..
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I remember reading somewhere that the car chargers today are 1 amp nowadays and I believe the amaze uses a charger that is 1 amp.
I bought a car charger from ebay, if this charger doesnt work im just gonna get a power inverter.
2 amp versions exist but are rare..that's what you're goona want (1500ma++)for fast charge.. also I noticed the HTC cable works better than just any micro sd
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I think i may have found a car charger that may do the job, i gave it a quick test run in my car for a few minutes. I had the brightness up all the way and gps on as well. Phone actually charged with all that on. Gonna do a full test tonight to see how it does.
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I think i may have found a car charger that may do the job, i gave it a quick test run in my car for a few minutes. I had the brightness up all the way and gps on as well. Phone actually charged with all that on. Gonna do a full test tonight to see how it does.
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So i have found the car charger that works. I had gps on and brightness on full and this charger was able to charge the phone with all that running. http://www.ebay.com/itm/280725878642?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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total came out to 10.95 with free shipping. Got here in like three days. I highly recommend this charger.
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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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sdc177 said:
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.
imex99 said:
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 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.
Jackietreehorn said:
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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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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mexiking713 said:
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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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-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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thenags said:
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.
Hey Gang,
I just wanted to post a little FYI notice about wireless chargers.
I've seen people being sold 'deals' which include the LG Wireless Charger WORTH £60 and some thinking that this is a good deal.
The G3 is compatible with ANY QI compliant wireless charger and these start from £10. The LG charger is deffo NOT worth £60.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_pg...words=wireless+charger&ie=UTF8&qid=1403693818
Really worth picking up a couple of these to dot around the house and office.
Is wireless charging really worth it? The charger itself still has to be plugged in. From your experience is it really all that more convenient?
Its a bit more convenient because you have to deal with short and tangldd cords (if u have a lot plugged into a power strip persay)
Doesn't really matter. If ppl want to use em, great. If they don't, IDC. Lol.
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Thank you for this info.
But sadly I'll need to get a new LG G3 backplate in order for it to work. :/
I've just tried to use the wireless charger that I bought from the play store for my nexus 5 and that doesn't work at all, and also the magnet on the charger seems to activate the circle cover feature.
I bought the following one:
http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/221422967001?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
And it does not work. It detects the device being placed over it (LED turns on) but the G3 ignores it. Disappointed!
I got a Nokia DT-910 from Amazon £35 and works a treat with my G3.
Tried my phone on a friends £15 QI pad and it did charge slowly and the phone got very hot!
Dave
ShiroEd said:
Hey Gang,
I just wanted to post a little FYI notice about wireless chargers.
I've seen people being sold 'deals' which include the LG Wireless Charger WORTH £60 and some thinking that this is a good deal.
The G3 is compatible with ANY QI compliant wireless charger and these start from £10. The LG charger is deffo NOT worth £60.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_pg...words=wireless+charger&ie=UTF8&qid=1403693818
Really worth picking up a couple of these to dot around the house and office.
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I have the circular one from your Amazon link and it doesn't work with the G3, it complains about alignment, and stops charging when the screen is off. It worked fine with my old Note 3.
I have another couple of Qi pads in the office, i'll try them when I get a chance.
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I have the circular one from your Amazon link and it doesn't work with the G3, it complains about alignment, and stops charging when the screen is off. It worked fine with my old Note 3.
I have another couple of Qi pads in the office, i'll try them when I get a chance.
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I have two of these and they both work fine.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Ch...d=1404049255&sr=8-1&keywords=wireless+charger
And I'm getting this delivered this week so I'll update on this too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Ch...d=1404049255&sr=8-7&keywords=wireless+charger
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ordered one from ebay for a fiver lol, once i get it i'll post an update here and pictures
ShiroEd said:
I have two of these and they both work fine.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Ch...d=1404049255&sr=8-1&keywords=wireless+charger
And I'm getting this delivered this week so I'll update on this too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Ch...d=1404049255&sr=8-7&keywords=wireless+charger
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Hmm, I looked up the one I bought, the description is very similar, but it fails to work properly. Must have different electronics in it or something. I'll be interested to see what that second one is like, looks just the right angle for me.
I tried another one in my office, and that seems to work. Strangely, all that happened was the red charging light came on, as the other one turned the screen on and beeped every few seconds with a little animation saying it was wirelessly charging. Even if it does charge, its way to annoying.
Think we should use this thread to list working and problematic chargers? There's another thread with people having the same issue I found. I hope bad ones are few and far between, but might be useful to have a list.
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TheKrow said:
Is wireless charging really worth it? The charger itself still has to be plugged in. From your experience is it really all that more convenient?
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If your working at a desk, they come in really handy. For one, it is a nice dedicated place to put your phone. If you pick up your phone lots of times a day and walk around with it, not having a cable is a godsend. The added charging function is just a great extra.
While it is significantly slower than a direct cable, if you have several ( I have 4: office desk, car, bedside table, media room) you find the cable becomes almost redundant.
One thing to note is that they can't keep up with heavy phone useage. When I'm in the car for instance, usually I have tethering, 4g and Bluetooth on, as well as navigation and streaming radio. I need a cable for that.
Yes, it is true Qi Charging is very slow compared to wall charger.
Has anyone seems any Qi charger going over 1A?
Bought a Chotech t511 qi charger , from Amazon, first of all tried it powering from the pc usb port.....no go ..same as some people have put here...would see the g3 and vice versa , start charging then drop out repeatedly ....then i tried it using the mains plug ..no problems works well...doesn't seem to slow at charging either.....
piepie22 said:
Yes, it is true Qi Charging is very slow compared to wall charger.
Has anyone seems any Qi charger going over 1A?
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Nope, the WPC specification (current version 1.1.2) for QI low power is 5watts
No 1A? Thats a shame. It would take at least 5hours to charge G3 then.
My nexus runs hot on qi charge, wonder if it is a heat related issue they dont bump the amp higher?
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Have been using the Nokia 910 charger for a few days and haven't noticed slow charging or heating.
ShiroEd said:
I have two of these and they both work fine.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Ch...d=1404049255&sr=8-1&keywords=wireless+charger
And I'm getting this delivered this week so I'll update on this too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Ch...d=1404049255&sr=8-7&keywords=wireless+charger
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I got the second one today, a few things to note:
It's seems to have issues charging from a PC / Laptop USB, probably something to do with the voltage. You need to have it landscape or it complains about it not being center of the hotspot. Thirdly I can't keep my spigen ultra hybrid case on, but I kind of expected that. You also don't get a mains plug which I found very annoying as this will only work from the mains.
The problem in most cases is not the charger itself, is the current of the plug o USB port you use to power the charger.
You need a 1.5-2A plug or 3.0 USB to make most of them work properly.
DaveUK said:
Have been using the Nokia 910 charger for a few days and haven't noticed slow charging or heating.
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Is this the one you are using with the G3 without issue?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-DT-910-Wireless-Charging-Stand-Black/dp/B009WKGQL6
Yep... works fine even with the Spigen Ultra Smooth Case on.
So WTF were they thinking win they designed these chargers. My bed partially covers the outlet and with this ridiculous design i have to pull the bed out enough or plug it in across the room. My wife got here m8 today and i thought oh ill just switch her chargers but hers is just the same! why the hell are they doing this!! So can i use my charger that came with my htc hero (i belive) or will it cause issues. its bent at a 90 and works a lot better for me but i dont have any of the voltage info on it. i mean it works ive tried it but is it safe?
The charger with the usb cord bent almost to the point of failing still sticks out 4 inches. end rant
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Inland-6-Ro...tension-Cord-Power-Cord-Adapter-/151276201673
Problem solved plus they can be had at actual retailers if you don't like Ebay.
For an overnight charging you will be better of with a generic $2 charger from ebay. It can't supply high current for fast charging, and slow charging is actually better for the battery. I use the factory charger only when I need fast recharge.
I went ahead and just pulled my neutral and hot wire off the outlet and glued them to the prongs on the charger and stuffed it in the wall, works great.
Rally187 said:
So WTF were they thinking win they designed these chargers. My bed partially covers the outlet and with this ridiculous design i have to pull the bed out enough or plug it in across the room. My wife got here m8 today and i thought oh ill just switch her chargers but hers is just the same! why the hell are they doing this!! So can i use my charger that came with my htc hero (i belive) or will it cause issues. its bent at a 90 and works a lot better for me but i dont have any of the voltage info on it. i mean it works ive tried it but is it safe?
The charger with the usb cord bent almost to the point of failing still sticks out 4 inches. end rant
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This.
I'm still using my HTC hero charger on this phone.
Looks like output is only 1 amp.
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johamsandwich said:
This.
I'm still using my HTC hero charger on this phone.
Looks like output is only 1 amp.
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so the htc hero charger output is 1 amp and ours is 1.8. so like others said it will be a little slower but that may prove beneficial in the long run. thanks guys for clarifying this
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I went ahead and just pulled my neutral and hot wire off the outlet and glued them to the prongs on the charger and stuffed it in the wall, works great.
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As in the wall power, with glue. Dude this sounds like such a fire hazard. Careful man.
Get a flat plug extension cord for tight places like this from Office Depot, for the love of Android dont pull 110V out of the wall and glue it to wall wart.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/produc...6&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=72939322076
I use the charger that came with my og evo (supersonic) years ago. Its a nice fat cable (fatter then newer cords), low profile plug. I've used it for og, note 2, nexus 5 & now LG G3, they built that one to last.
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Using wall chargers for LG Optimus S and Optimus G - one at work, the other at home.
I have the OEM charger for the G3 in my bag as well, but have only used it once or twice.
I haven't really bothered to test how long it takes to charge on the older chargers compared to the new one - might be worth a look.
Battery life on this phone is really impressive though, especially when you consider how much juice it takes to power the QHD display.
The stock charger is fast and powerful, it charges G3 at 1.2-1.3Amps. None of my other chargers can charge G3 at more than 0.9Amps. And charging from a PC or a non-android specific charger goes at 0.5Amps at most.
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The stock charger is fast and powerful, it charges G3 at 1.2-1.3Amps. None of my other chargers can charge G3 at more than 0.9Amps. And charging from a PC or a non-android specific charger goes at 0.5Amps at most.
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I bought an gn3 charfer at 2 amps for 5 on evay charges it in 30
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