So here is the thing
There is a charge for Xperia S called ep850
Indeed it is the charger that some reviews have mentioned that charges your mobile phone to the max on About 1 hour
I myself have an ordinary ep800 but I would like to buy a ep850
The problem is that I can not find it anywhere so i can buy it.
I there fore declare a Reconnaissance mission to track it down and KILL IT(buy)!!
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE!!
//Taxas
I got the EP850. It's marked as Sony Ericsson.
Tried to find it with google. Also with serialnumber. Can't find any info on it.
Strange, those different types in different markets.
Mwolthuis said:
I got the EP850. It's marked as Sony Ericsson.
Tried to find it with google. Also with serialnumber. Can't find any info on it.
Strange, those different types in different markets.
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Mate can you give me the info thats on the charger.
Want to see the specs for it. maybe i can find one that's not exactly from sony
I've mentioned it before. As long as it has 5V and more than 1.5A output, it'll act the same as the EP850. I used my Transformer Prime charger which outputs 1.2A to 2A and it charges in an hour too. Try finding chargers that are used for high capacity devices like a tablet charger.
Going to try the iPad 10W ([email protected]) to see if it works just as well.
I tried looking for the EP850 on Amazon UK, eBay and Google Shopper and no luck.
So an HP TouchPad charger would suffice for the quick-charge?
what about http://www.mrgizmo.se/products/iPad-Laddare-USB-Power-adapter-2.1-A-.html?
IS this safe thoe ?
Both for the phone and the battery?
Yea, looks like that one has the same specifications as the official iPad charger.
I was abit worried at first as well but then found this and it seems fine:
androidforums.com/captivate-accessories/192358-2amp-usb-chargers.html#post1706576
Doesnt to much mA hurt your phone? Let we say the battery?
Or does the Phone allow max 1500mA?
It does more damage to the charger actually. The battery only accepts a certain level of current, but if you have a charger that feeds in higher, it heats up for not being able to pass it to the device.
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It does more damage to the charger actually. The battery only accepts a certain level of current, but if you have a charger that feeds in higher, it heats up for not being able to pass it to the device.
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so basically if i take the Ipad charger it will be the same as the EP850?
Ok, I've tried the iPad charger but it doesn't seem to fast charge the phone.
You said earlier that in reviews the EP850 brings the phone to maximum charge in about an hour.
With the iPad charger I got from 3% to 36% in an hour, so nowhere close.
I bought a 1.5A USB charger (not EP850 as I still can't find this) on eBay - will let you know if it works.
wuileng said:
Ok, I've tried the iPad charger but it doesn't seem to fast charge the phone.
You said earlier that in reviews the EP850 brings the phone to maximum charge in about an hour.
With the iPad charger I got from 3% to 36% in an hour, so nowhere close.
I bought a 1.5A USB charger (not EP850 as I still can't find this) on eBay - will let you know if it works.
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For me the ep850 does not charge to full in an hour. It takes around 1h40m to charge the phone from completely empty to completely full.
RiotRick said:
For me the ep850 does not charge to full in an hour. It takes around 1h40m to charge the phone from completely empty to completely full.
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Yea im starting to think. There may not be much deffrent between the two chargers. I can charge my phone fully up in about 2 hours with the EP800.
Here is a picture of the EP850 stats:
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wuileng said:
Ok, I've tried the iPad charger but it doesn't seem to fast charge the phone.
You said earlier that in reviews the EP850 brings the phone to maximum charge in about an hour.
With the iPad charger I got from 3% to 36% in an hour, so nowhere close.
I bought a 1.5A USB charger (not EP850 as I still can't find this) on eBay - will let you know if it works.
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Cant wait for the results mate
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Cant wait for the results mate
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I grabbed a 2.1A charger today and will run it down and charge it up tomorrow to see how it does.
Using a 1A charger today it took about 45 minutes to go 45% (38% to 83%). We'll see if a 2.1A charger makes a difference tomorrow.
Ok, so the 2.1 A charger was going SLOOOOOW. I grabbed an app from the market to try to grab the charging voltage and see why! Not all chargers are created equal. Below are some results from chargers I have around tested with the SE USB cable and a standard HTC USB cable.
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Manufacturer Output High Low Common Range
HTC 1 A 700 mA 150mA 150-300 mA
Belkin 2.1 A 400 mA 87 mA 100-250 mA
Samsung 0.70 A 686 mA 570 mA 600-650 mA
Nokia 1 A 780 mA 888 mA 825 mA
SE EP800 0.85 A 730 mA 500 mA 650-715 mA
Samsung 1 A 688 mA 857 mA 750 -850 mA
These were all tested (screen on, min brightness) while charging for a period of time, manually refreshing and grabbing amperage. I was really surprised to see the low amperage for the HTC 1A charger (From the Nexus One) and the new Belkin 2.1A charger (iPad). The Nokia 1A and Samsung 1A (from the Galaxy Nexus) really take the cake here. It's no 1.5A though. Hopefully anyone who picks up a 1.5A+ charger will have better luck. I can't recommend this at all: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYJ0K/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
I'll test the car charger that came with it tomorrow and see what it outputs versus a few others I have around.
krohnjw said:
Ok, so the 2.1 A charger was going SLOOOOOW. I grabbed an app from the market to try to grab the charging voltage and see why! Not all chargers are created equal. Below are some results from chargers I have around tested with the SE USB cable and a standard HTC USB cable.
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Manufacturer Output High Low Common Range
HTC 1 A 700 mA 150mA 150-300 mA
Belkin 2.1 A 400 mA 87 mA 100-250 mA
Samsung 0.70 A 686 mA 570 mA 600-650 mA
Nokia 1 A 780 mA 888 mA 825 mA
SE EP800 0.85 A 730 mA 500 mA 650-715 mA
Samsung 1 A 688 mA 857 mA 750 -850 mA
These were all tested (screen on, min brightness) while charging for a period of time, manually refreshing and grabbing amperage. I was really surprised to see the low amperage for the HTC 1A charger (From the Nexus One) and the new Belkin 2.1A charger (iPad). The Nokia 1A and Samsung 1A (from the Galaxy Nexus) really take the cake here. It's no 1.5A though. Hopefully anyone who picks up a 1.5A+ charger will have better luck. I can't recommend this at all: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYJ0K/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
I'll test the car charger that came with it tomorrow and see what it outputs versus a few others I have around.
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I wonder how an original Ipad charger will perform
krohnjw said:
Ok, so the 2.1 A charger was going SLOOOOOW. I grabbed an app from the market to try to grab the charging voltage and see why! Not all chargers are created equal. Below are some results from chargers I have around tested with the SE USB cable and a standard HTC USB cable.
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Manufacturer Output High Low Common Range
HTC 1 A 700 mA 150mA 150-300 mA
Belkin 2.1 A 400 mA 87 mA 100-250 mA
Samsung 0.70 A 686 mA 570 mA 600-650 mA
Nokia 1 A 780 mA 888 mA 825 mA
SE EP800 0.85 A 730 mA 500 mA 650-715 mA
Samsung 1 A 688 mA 857 mA 750 -850 mA
These were all tested (screen on, min brightness) while charging for a period of time, manually refreshing and grabbing amperage. I was really surprised to see the low amperage for the HTC 1A charger (From the Nexus One) and the new Belkin 2.1A charger (iPad). The Nokia 1A and Samsung 1A (from the Galaxy Nexus) really take the cake here. It's no 1.5A though. Hopefully anyone who picks up a 1.5A+ charger will have better luck. I can't recommend this at all: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYJ0K/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
I'll test the car charger that came with it tomorrow and see what it outputs versus a few others I have around.
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I tried my HP Touchpad charger and the widget I used reported up to 1000~ ma charging. I don't have an adapter for my ep800 so I can't tell what it's supposed to be. My HTC Hero charger got up to around 800~ and a random Apple clone one I had did around 3-500~
taxas said:
So here is the thing
There is a charge for Xperia S called ep850
Indeed it is the charger that some reviews have mentioned that charges your mobile phone to the max on About 1 hour
I myself have an ordinary ep800 but I would like to buy a ep850
The problem is that I can not find it anywhere so i can buy it.
I there fore declare a Reconnaissance mission to track it down and KILL IT(buy)!!
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE!!
//Taxas
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I did some searching on google and found an xml doc from the sonymobile forums and there someone from sony (i guess) said you would be able to buy it at an authorized sony/SE reseller/dealer. wich i think will order the part by sony it self orso. maybe you can track down the import company and contact them about the ep850.
good luck
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Hey guys I'm looking for a car charger that will charge the phone while running google navigation. The current one I have cannot keep up. Basically the phone is using more battery than the charger is supplying so eventually even though it's charging it will die. Please help with some suggestions.
The higher the output amps the better, most online don't say.
This one has a 1A (1000 mA) which is the highest I've seen until now.
http://www.cellphoneshop.net/2usbcar.html
This says 2.1A.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004U4RF7I...e=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B004U4RF7I
Here's one that has 1 of each (1A & 2.1A):
http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/1921
You need to be careful about using one too high for the phone as well.
The output of the wall charger that comes with the phone is 1A. Find an USB car charger that outputs 1A and you should be fine.
This will run Pandora&Navigation at the same time and still charge,but not by much. But a least it doesn't discharge.
*LINK*
The phones are only meant to charge up so fast. once you attempt to go over that limit, you risk causing damage to your phone. don't look for something with so much power it charges it in 20 minutes. it will kill the phone and battery.
Is 2.1A safe from charging phones?
Sent from my EVO 3D
I doubt the phone will charge any faster even if you get a 2A charger, but there are many chargers that only charge the phone half as fast as you possibly could. Some chargers only provide 0.5A (500mA, conforming to the PC USB spec) and some 1A chargers will only provide 0.5A because of the pin out on the connector plug... You can tell this is happening if under battery stats in settings it says it's charging from USB instead of AC. You could short some pins on said chargers to fix that but it's usually easier to find a proper one for $3 or whatever.
Even if you have a 1A charger you could manage to discharge faster than it charges if you're streaming music while using navigation for a while and/or you happen to be in a low signal area (which eats battery like crazy since the radio goes wild trying to find a better signal/tower).
I have the one in the link below. It is OEM HTC for the Thunderbolt, and has
2x 1A Ports. It keeps up with
Pandora and GMaps. My old charger would not (it was 500mA.) The cool thing is that both ports are 1A in a small form factor, and it has a white LED that illuminates them. It comes with a coiled cord which is well built.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003OQUJRQ/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
Swyped using 2 cores and 3 Ds
I have the Motorola one, and it keeps up, and charges fast.
This one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S5Q9CA
my tom tom universal one is the only one that ive found to come out at exactly 1A - 1.2A measured via current widget...
All the other brand 1A's sit at 350 - 600ma
I get about 0 - 150ma normal with Google Navigation and Power Amp playing flacs
I get about 500 - 780ma with Tom Tom with Google Navigation and Power Amp playing flacs
billyapd21 said:
Hey guys I'm looking for a car charger that will charge the phone while running google navigation. The current one I have cannot keep up. Basically the phone is using more battery than the charger is supplying so eventually even though it's charging it will die. Please help with some suggestions.
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Check out this thread from the OG EVO Accessories. Good info on car chargers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861055&highlight=car+chargers
I have this:
Monoprice.com Car Charger (Cigarette Lighter to USB Female Converter) #6766, 1000mA
and a cheap 3 foot USB cable from Monoprice also and it will charge while on 4G, Google Navigation and Pandora playing
runcool said:
The phones are only meant to charge up so fast. once you attempt to go over that limit, you risk causing damage to your phone. don't look for something with so much power it charges it in 20 minutes. it will kill the phone and battery.
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You have no idea what you are talking about. The rating indicates the maximum current the charger is capable of. The phone will decide how much to draw.
Actually, the high rating is not enough. The charger should have a certain circuitry ( a resistor between data pins) to "tell" phone that it can supply higher current. 2.1A iPad charger doesn't have it because it was designed to communicate with iGadgets. It will act like a regular 500mA charger when connected to an Android phone.
A lot of the 1amp chargers that you see will still only charge your phone at 500ma. Unless USB pins 2 and 3 are shorted together (or have less then 200 ohms between pins 2 and 3), the phone will think it's connecting to a computer and only draw 500ma. I modified a few 1amp chargers to actually charge at 1amp instead of 500ma. See this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=767961
happyhallsy8 said:
my tom tom universal one is the only one that ive found to come out at exactly 1A - 1.2A measured via current widget...
All the other brand 1A's sit at 350 - 600ma
I get about 0 - 150ma normal with Google Navigation and Power Amp playing flacs
I get about 500 - 780ma with Tom Tom with Google Navigation and Power Amp playing flacs
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Are you SURE you're getting the right result with the Current Widget? There's been quite a few threads on this topic and it doesn't seem that the Current Widget correctly supports our phone. Per that widget, I'm getting 400ma current draw normally - without running any active apps. When I use various chargers, that number goes up or down seemingly at random, LOL.
My most powerful charger, which provides 2A on one port and 2.1 A on the other - makes the widget report only 35 mA.
In short - I wish there was an app that correctly measures current draw on our phone, but I haven't found one based on multiple threads on the topic.
I use Battery Monitor Widget. I definitely see the difference between 500mA and 1A chargers. Some current form the charger is consumed by the phone itself, so it is not possible measure the actual draw from the power supply without an external meter.
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Get the Amazon one. Trust me! I have one and all my buddies have them. It is by far the cheapest and most powerful charger you can find.
My buddy did a review of it on here:
http://randomtek.com/randomtek-com-best-motorola-rapid-car-charger/
I have the one from Sprint with the AC adapter in it that pops out and it works well. Granted it was a bit pricey, but, it does the job and the battery does in fact charge while using telenav navigation and listening to music through the stereo as well. Slowly, but, at least it doesn't discharge while being charged....LOL...
jinwu57 said:
Get the Amazon one. Trust me! I have one and all my buddies have them. It is by far the cheapest and most powerful charger you can find.
My buddy did a review of it on here:
http://randomtek.com/randomtek-com-best-motorola-rapid-car-charger/
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I've seen/ heard a LOT of people who have that one and love it! Good choice with that one. I have a Motorola that also has a USB port in it and i little slide cover for the usb port when you're not using it, works great! I love it an highly recommend it. I charge my 3D and 4th Gen iPod Touch with it at the same time.
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jinwu57 said:
Get the Amazon one. Trust me! I have one and all my buddies have them. It is by far the cheapest and most powerful charger you can find.
My buddy did a review of it on here:
http://randomtek.com/randomtek-com-best-motorola-rapid-car-charger/
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This is one of the few chargers that would power the Palm Touchstone reliably. There was an extensive thread at Pre Central on car chargers. Just make sure it's the SPN5400A like in the link above. Some other Motorola chargers have a lower output.
On the E3D it shows charging on AC.
Just purchased a Duracell dual mini USB car charger from Walgreens.
The sticker on it says it Has an output of DC 4.75-5.25v 2000 mA
Well it work for our att notes..our should I return it?
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I doubt it. It is probably configured to only signal an iPad that it is capable of charging at 2A. You'll probably get 500 mA out of it, maybe 1000 mA if you're lucky or if you have a charging cable.
I bought a second one as well, it says it puts out 2.1.... It is a dual charger.. 1 slot reads 1.0 and the other is a 2.1. It there a way to test the output?
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There are various widgets and utilities you can download from the Play store that will report the charging current. This is the dual USB charger I have, from Bracketron. I suspect a lot of these devices are identical inside, just with different branding on the outside:
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Nope, these are all for Apple products. They will charge at 500 Ma (USB load) only unless you have a charging cable with the two center pins shorted. Apple has distorted the market by not following USB standard design protocol. Since most Apple products do not have data transfer capability via USB, they use full amperage charging and in fact, overload a standard USB port that is designed to give only 500 ma. USB standard is that the power is supplied by the two outside pins and data via the two inside pins.If the two inside pins are not shorted (soldered together), the device thinks it is connected to a standard USB port and limits itself to only 500 ma. If the pins are shorted, it will see it as 120V feed and take all the power the charger will provide. It is normal for charging rate to vary, with temperature mostly. The internal circutry of the Note will limit it to 1100 Ma. I have seen it at 1125 for short bursts on a 1 amp charger, normally, it is 725 down to 575, even will shorted pins, as the phone gets too warm to effectively charge the battery at full rates for some time.
I have tested nearly all of the chargers available and am deeply disappointed at the car chargers low rate of charge. The best one is from Best Buy, high power micro USB. The Motorola one talked about a lot here is OK, but it falls off charging rates pretty quickly. I have a glove box full of chargers I have tested and the only one I use is the BB one. Samsung chargers are limited to 700 ma only, no matter what the device says on it. The Boxwave 1 amp charger is only 500 ma on Samsung devices. The adjustable one from Spigen, with the slide switch between Apple and Samsung delivers only 650 Ma on the Samsung settings.
The generic chargers on the web or big box stores usually only put out 500 ma. The Note, when streaming music in the car via bluetooth, and using GPS pulls more than 750 Ma, so if you want to charge it, you need to get a the most powerful charger you can find.
I use the battery monitor widget from Play Store, but you have to change settings, it will not auto discover the 2500 amp hour note battery, it sees it at 1500, which screws up the charging rate feed. You must manually set the battery to 2500 amp hours under calibration settings, as well as as set the charger output power, otherwise the data you get is worthless. I suspect many folks do not realize this and are posting erroneous data, due to lack of calibration for the big battery in the Note.
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Nope, these are all for Apple products. They will charge at 500 Ma (USB load) only unless you have a charging cable with the two center pins shorted. Apple has distorted the market by not following USB standard design protocol. Since most Apple products do not have data transfer capability via USB, they use full amperage charging and in fact, overload a standard USB port that is designed to give only 500 ma. USB standard is that the power is supplied by the two outside pins and data via the two inside pins.If the two inside pins are not shorted (soldered together), the device thinks it is connected to a standard USB port and limits itself to only 500 ma. If the pins are shorted, it will see it as 120V feed and take all the power the charger will provide. It is normal for charging rate to vary, with temperature mostly. The internal circutry of the Note will limit it to 1100 Ma. I have seen it at 1125 for short bursts on a 1 amp charger, normally, it is 725 down to 575, even will shorted pins, as the phone gets too warm to effectively charge the battery at full rates for some time.
I have tested nearly all of the chargers available and am deeply disappointed at the car chargers low rate of charge. The best one is from Best Buy, high power micro USB. The Motorola one talked about a lot here is OK, but it falls off charging rates pretty quickly. I have a glove box full of chargers I have tested and the only one I use is the BB one. Samsung chargers are limited to 700 ma only, no matter what the device says on it. The Boxwave 1 amp charger is only 500 ma on Samsung devices. The adjustable one from Spigen, with the slide switch between Apple and Samsung delivers only 650 Ma on the Samsung settings.
The generic chargers on the web or big box stores usually only put out 500 ma. The Note, when streaming music in the car via bluetooth, and using GPS pulls more than 750 Ma, so if you want to charge it, you need to get a the most powerful charger you can find.
I use the battery monitor widget from Play Store, but you have to change settings, it will not auto discover the 2500 amp hour note battery, it sees it at 1500, which screws up the charging rate feed. You must manually set the battery to 2500 amp hours under calibration settings, as well as as set the charger output power, otherwise the data you get is worthless. I suspect many folks do not realize this and are posting erroneous data, due to lack of calibration for the big battery in the Note.
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Got a model number on that charger? Or even a pic? The one from BB that is..... Is it the Rocket fish "premium" micro usb charger that's all in one?
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Rocketfish™ - Premium Micro USB Vehicle Charger
Model: RF-PMC55 SKU: 1114106
Yes, it is the Premium Micro USB charger. If you use the USB port for a second charger, it will drop the main charge in half however.
As I mentioned, I have tested at least 10 different chargers, and this one seems to be the most robust charger. Most of the others drop off, as they use very narrow gauge wires and they heat up. The onboard circuitry of the charger and Note drop off when they sense the heat build up. Usually cause of failure of these is the temperature overload circuits fail and the charger stops working.
Samsung needs to upgrade the charging circuitry of their devices with these bigger batteries to that of the tablets, so we can then use a full 2 amp charger. Takes forever to charge up one of these things in the car under full load of bluetooth, gps and screen with wimpy chargers.
The Motorola charger mentioned on other threads is pretty good for short bursts, but the wiring is too thin and the charge rate drops off after 15-20 minutes to around 575 ma or less.
Here is the link to BB for the charger.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketf...&skuId=1114106&st=micro usb charger&cp=1&lp=2
Good info, thanks. FYI same charger can be found cheaper via eBay and Amazon.
Every year, I get more electronics and every year I need more power! Portable power is my biggest need. Ravpower has many great products I use. But the RAVPower 14000 mAh PB-13 is definitely fitting those needs best for me. This thing is a beast. If you are a busy person with a lot of gadgets, this is for you. If you travel a lot like me, then this is most definitely for you.
The RAVPower 14000 mAh PB-13 is powered with a Samsung Lithium-Ion battery. The power bank is charged via a micro-USB port on the side. It is rated at 100-240V. 2-USB to USB-micro cables is provided. Multiple adapters for various devices and a travel mesh bag. It even has a LED flashlight, which is operated by a 3-second press of the power button.
The design is simple and the battery is very simple to use. I have a white one, they have black also. 4-blue LED's provide an indication of the battery status of the Power Bank. It has over current and short circuit protections built in. Charging is really easy. It has a superfast output charge. Dual USB ports provide a 1A and 2A availability. So, yes you can charge 2 devices at once. The 2A plug will drive a lot more power to your phone.
I use this mainly to charge either my laptop or Galaxy Note 3. I can start with a full charge on my RAVPower 14000 mAh with a dead phone and get almost 3 full charges. On my laptop I have never really used it for more than a boost. What I do notice is I can use my laptop steadily for about an hour and battery life remains stable. If I just use it for a quick boost while leaving the laptop idle I see it increase at about 10% every 20 minutes or so.
In conclusion, all I can say is this is my go to of all the chargers I have. It has never failed me and I use it almost daily. If you need a boost in your charging life, then this is for you.
You can grab one HERE
1-light = <25% charge.
2-lights = 25-50% charge
3-lights = 50-75% charge
4-lights = 75-100% charge
Specs:
Capacity: 14000mAh
Output: 5V / 1A; 5V / 2A
Input: 5V / 1A
Weight: 10.6 ounces
Size: 4.92 x 3.15 x 0.79 inches
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Every year, I get more electronics and every year I need more power! Portable power is my biggest need. Ravpower has many great products I use. But the RAVPower 14000 mAh PB-13 is definitely fitting those needs best for me. This thing is a beast. If you are a busy person with a lot of gadgets, this is for you. If you travel a lot like me, then this is most definitely for you.
The RAVPower 14000 mAh PB-13 is powered with a Samsung Lithium-Ion battery. The power bank is charged via a micro-USB port on the side. It is rated at 100-240V. 2-USB to USB-micro cables is provided. Multiple adapters for various devices and a travel mesh bag. It even has a LED flashlight, which is operated by a 3-second press of the power button.
The design is simple and the battery is very simple to use. I have a white one, they have black also. 4-blue LED's provide an indication of the battery status of the Power Bank. It has over current and short circuit protections built in. Charging is really easy. It has a superfast output charge. Dual USB ports provide a 1A and 2A availability. So, yes you can charge 2 devices at once. The 2A plug will drive a lot more power to your phone.
I use this mainly to charge either my laptop or Galaxy Note 3. I can start with a full charge on my RAVPower 14000 mAh with a dead phone and get almost 3 full charges. On my laptop I have never really used it for more than a boost. What I do notice is I can use my laptop steadily for about an hour and battery life remains stable. If I just use it for a quick boost while leaving the laptop idle I see it increase at about 10% every 20 minutes or so.
In conclusion, all I can say is this is my go to of all the chargers I have. It has never failed me and I use it almost daily. If you need a boost in your charging life, then this is for you.
You can grab one HERE
1-light = <25% charge.
2-lights = 25-50% charge
3-lights = 50-75% charge
4-lights = 75-100% charge
Specs:
Capacity: 14000mAh
Output: 5V / 1A; 5V / 2A
Input: 5V / 1A
Weight: 10.6 ounces
Size: 4.92 x 3.15 x 0.79 inches
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Can you tell me about this charger price. At present I use My original charger.
jacqueline robert said:
Can you tell me about this charger price. At present I use My original charger.
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right now they have agreat deal on it....$39.99 plus you get a free lipstick style charger...I have one....they come in handy also....But even $40 just for this orginal one is a great deal...here is the link to the deal....... http://www.ravpower.com/catalog/product_deals.jsp;jsessionid=FADE384A9F840253C36CF5595EE3CBA9
flyers2114 said:
right now they have agreat deal on it....$39.99 plus you get a free lipstick style charger...I have one....they come in handy also....But even $40 just for this orginal one is a great deal...here is the link to the deal....... http://www.ravpower.com/catalog/product_deals.jsp;jsessionid=FADE384A9F840253C36CF5595EE3CBA9
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Thanks Bro. It looks nice.
Yeah, thanks for that link to the promo. I was about to start looking for an external battery for my Mom, so I think I'll give her my older 10000 mAH Anker and keep the RAVPower(s) for myself. This looks like a nice pair of batteries for $40. The extra pocketable one seems like it'll be pretty handy.
jacqueline robert said:
Thanks Bro. It looks nice.
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jazzmachine said:
Yeah, thanks for that link to the promo. I was about to start looking for an external battery for my Mom, so I think I'll give her my older 10000 mAH Anker and keep the RAVPower(s) for myself. This looks like a nice pair of batteries for $40. The extra pocketable one seems like it'll be pretty handy.
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yea that's a great deal...you guys wont be disappointed... I love their products....they all work great and they have great customer service...:good:
flyers2114 said:
yea that's a great deal...you guys wont be disappointed... I love their products....they all work great and they have great customer service...:good:
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Can you tell me about this product Guarantee or Warranty?
Advertising?
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I have the 10,400 mAh and 14,000 mAh RavPower bricks... Have had them since November 2013. just wanted to chime in that these things are great - I use them all the time to charge my devices away from an outlet - for my Note 3 and Nexus 7 tablet. Each last about two weeks before I need to charge them on my usage. Each brick has it's own personality (the 10,400 mAh refuses to charge iPhones, but my coworker's 10,400 mAh RavPower will). The 14,000 mAh can take FOREVER to charge unless you use a 2.1+a charger (like an iPad charger). It's very nice not to be tethered to a wall when you need/want a charge. I'd highly recommend grabbing some Monoprice android cables as the cables included are super super super short.
I highly recommend these and use them every day. I got the 10,400 mAh during a sale for $20 and the 14,000 mAh for $39 on Amazon. My coworker also got the 10,400 and the 14,000 for his ipad/iphones at the same time. He loves them as well.
Edit: I've bought their 2.1a chargers and recommend those as well. http://www.amazon.com/RAVPower®-RP-...d=1399308094&sr=8-7&keywords=ravpower+charger but even though it says 2.1a it does not charge as fast as the iPad's 2.1a charger.
The one thing I'm wondering is how fast does it charge the Note 3 from 0 to 100%?
joehandel said:
The one thing I'm wondering is how fast does it charge the Note 3 from 0 to 100%?
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I never drain my Note 3 to 0% - I'm a strong believer in the li-ion 20%-80% if it can be helped. But I can run that test for you if you want - but it might take awhile - normal usage I hit 50% after a day. An unscientific educated (based on use) guess -- the 2amp RavPower port is 20-30% slower than a 2.1A iPad wall charger. The 1amp port charger is slow.
Running BajaRom KKv1 with NC2 firmware - rooted with bloatware removed. I have the Battery HD pro app by smalltec.ch - and that estimates time left, time to full charge. So I can do that for a more "scientific" guess. Using a USB 2.0 cable (same one) for tests.
OK here we go (I left screen off for 1% charge so it could get a semi accurate charge to 100% reading):
73%
2.1a iPad 3 Charger: 38 min left.
74%
2A port - RavPower 14,000 - 1 hour 1 min
75%
1A port - RavPower 14,000 - 1 hour 20 mins
76%
Samsung 2a OEM Charger - 34 min left.
79%
1a iPhone charger - 43min left.
jacqueline robert said:
Can you tell me about this product Guarantee or Warranty?
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! year warranty and 30 day money back guarantee....
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The one thing I'm wondering is how fast does it charge the Note 3 from 0 to 100%?
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I never drain my Note 3 to 0% - I'm a strong believer in the li-ion 20%-80% if it can be helped. But I can run that test for you if you want - but it might take awhile - normal usage I hit 50% after a day. An unscientific educated (based on use) guess -- the 2amp RavPower port is 20-30% slower than a 2.1A iPad wall charger. The 1amp port charger is slow.
Running BajaRom KKv1 with NC2 firmware - rooted with bloatware removed. I have the Battery HD pro app by smalltec.ch - and that estimates time left, time to full charge. So I can do that for a more "scientific" guess. Using a USB 2.0 cable (same one) for tests.
OK here we go (I left screen off for 1% charge so it could get a semi accurate charge to 100% reading):
73%
2.1a iPad 3 Charger: 38 min left.
74%
2A port - RavPower 14,000 - 1 hour 1 min
75%
1A port - RavPower 14,000 - 1 hour 20 mins
76%
Samsung 2a OEM Charger - 34 min left.
79%
1a iPhone charger - 43min left.
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Great breakdown, same here as far as 0%, I never go down that low.....I get to about 20% usually and start using these chargers...but I never wait until 100% either.....at night when I go to sleep I have the RavPower usb dock and I set it in there to charge....I use my 14000 and my 6000 for about 20 minute charges at a time....sometimes a little longer...just depends on my needs at the time...also I can run any test you like , just let me know...But big props to BigMcGuire for the test he ran...thx bro...
From my experience with Sony's charging dock on the Tablet Z, I found that it charged quite slowly as compared to a usb connected charge. I would see an overnight charge which is roughly 8 hours to only charge 30% to 85% whereas a direct usb charge would give a full charge within an hour and a half. Just wondering cause I've ordered the Z2 and hoped that the dock wouldn't be such a bad experience cause I don't want to bother with the flaps unless I have to.
I picked up a generic dock from Amazon. Seems to be 'straight through' connections, so chargers as fast as the charger will allow...
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xAjCx said:
From my experience with Sony's charging dock on the Tablet Z, I found that it charged quite slowly as compared to a usb connected charge. I would see an overnight charge which is roughly 8 hours to only charge 30% to 85% whereas a direct usb charge would give a full charge within an hour and a half. Just wondering cause I've ordered the Z2 and hoped that the dock wouldn't be such a bad experience cause I don't want to bother with the flaps unless I have to.
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About 2 hours or so from 20% to full. Full speed.
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About 2 hours or so from 20% to full. Full speed.
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The magnetic charging port is definitely slower but mine still charges in a few hours on the dock next to my bed(not sure how many amps the wall adapter is). In my car it seems about the same off the 2 amp charger(so I assume the other is only 1-1.5 amp) with much heavier drain(bright screen, BT streaming, navigation, etc.).
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A lot will depend on the quality of the cable as well. I have the no name dock from amazon and it is slow to charge with the supplied short cable but very quick with the Sony one
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It depends on the charger and the cable, to charge a 3200 MAH battery for the z2
a minimum 2 amp charger and 38 pin cable is definitely a must !
My magnetic charging port charges at a rate of 1% every 1 1/2 mins, 2 1/2 hours for full charge according to my battery stats which seem about right.
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Thanks for all the replies guys, I just can't wait to get the phone. I've been on the fence with it for some time now between the Z2 and the S5 (now the S5 Active that just came out). I just wanted a change and the two devices kinda broke even with specs and reviews for me. :highfive:
anyone yet been that crazy to use a 3A charger? Snapdragon S801 should be capable of that.
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I picked up a generic dock from Amazon. Seems to be 'straight through' connections, so chargers as fast as the charger will allow...
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I did the same, but it takes all night to get 80% whereas the direct USB takes a couple of hours to 100%
Now after i got the dock (cheap one from Ebay) i do have the same Problem!
Takes 7hours to charge from 0% to 75%
using Stock rom + Doomkernel v9
Ookay... I just connected the Mulitmeter between smartphone and dock (it's a hassle.... Hacked USB cable would be nice....)
The official Sony wallcharger (1.5A) is charging the dock and Smartphone with 800-850mA.
I tried Doomkernels Fastcharge and forced constant AC =roughly 1300mA.
Strangly when I set it to 1500 or 2000 in Faux app it falls back to 800mA.
The battery was 85% charged when I made those tests.
Haldi4803 said:
Ookay... I just connected the Mulitmeter between smartphone and dock (it's a hassle.... Hacked USB cable would be nice....)
The official Sony wallcharger (1.5A) is charging the dock and Smartphone with 800-850mA.
I tried Doomkernels Fastcharge and forced constant AC =roughly 1300mA.
Strangly when I set it to 1500 or 2000 in Faux app it falls back to 800mA.
The battery was 85% charged when I made those tests.
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I thought fastcharge applied only to micro usb port
Yesterday I got a non original docking station from Amazon.de (€9,40 + delivery costs) - from 42% to 95% chargin time was 1h55min.
please visit this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789564
Yeah,,,, so.... i made a reallife test!
Set FauxApp to "Constant AC" in FastCharge options.
in 5 hours it charged 16% xD 3.2% Per hour.
Then after that i set to "Custom" 1200mA
Charged from 76% to 100% in 3.5hours
tonight i'm trying to empty the phone (Unreal Epic Citadel might be a good idea, or maybe GFXbenchmark Battery Test....) and set to Custom 1500mAh and see what happens.
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/smartphones/sony-xperia-z2
it supports quick charge 2.0 and Sony should enable it
mariosraptor said:
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/smartphones/sony-xperia-z2
it supports quick charge 2.0 and Sony should enable it
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So.... anyone has one of those QuickCharge 2.0 Adapters Mentioned here ?
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/quick-charge
i wonder if it would charge faster than the Sony 1.5A charger.
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Phew... dem chargers! 18W and 30W editions!
5V 4A
9V 2.2A
12V 2.5A
20V 1A
Quick charge 2.0 does only use 9V sporadically doesn't it ?
Edit2: and 9V 4A .... wow
I wish. I could do charging in 90 minutes. It takes twice as that now.
The day 1 when I charged my google pixel 6, I had my heart stopped because while going to sleep I connected the charger and when I woke up the battery went down from 44% to 33% showing "connected, not charging" I thought this is it.
But then through out the whole day I was going through tonnes of videos and posts which confirmed one thing for sure that Google Pixel 6 doesn't go more than 22W on PPS charger. Finally fingers crossed I was going to spend on Anker 65W but then came across Belkin 25W Boost Wall Charger with PPS. My goodness the charger does what it does, charges 50% in 30 minutes and remaining reaching slowly in another 45 minutes which is enough and sounds safe to me.
I am posting this because many look around the internet for solutions like me, if I can contribute a little.
Amazon.com
It's very ironic. I was initially going to buy the official Google charger for the 30W despite already having a 20W one. I just bought another 20W charger in the Anker Nano one which also serves me perfectly fine as 20W is good enough; don't need the extra 2-3W ^^
Ayyyy! Snagged one too! It was half off bringing it down to $10!
For those in the UK the Belkin 25W Boost Wall Charger is currently reduced to £12.99 on Amazon.
Received the charger and it is as advertised. It peaked at around 25W and then settled at around 22.5W. Something to note is that the longer Anker cable I used to use drops it down to around 8.7W so the cable matters a lot.
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This is what I have
https://a.aliexpress.com/_vSk1m8
33w pps and small it should be dropping againnfor black Friday.
Dropped to 4 quid in the 11.11 sale bf drops to 6
That belkin one decent tho
I bought the original Google charger 30w.Peek is 22 too.
I found a charger, more like power supply, that it gives constant 3a
Xfinity EPS-10
not sure if it will damage the battery though, I tried once and it charged it pretty fast... Someone can input something about this?
eloko said:
I found a charger, more like power supply, that it gives constant 3a
Xfinity EPS-10
not sure if it will damage the battery though, I tried once and it charged it pretty fast... Someone can input something about this?
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Did it charge at the same rate all the way to 100%?
utnick said:
Did it charge at the same rate all the way to 100%?
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It did. 2900+ ma constant.
It's a power supply for a xfinity box. They are not even expensive, like 15 bucks.
I was reading about chargers and power supply which the power supply is always the same but chargers have temperature sensors? Maybe was about something else....
I may be mistaken
eloko said:
I found a charger, more like power supply, that it gives constant 3a
Xfinity EPS-10
not sure if it will damage the battery though, I tried once and it charged it pretty fast... Someone can input something about this?
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Constant 3A means nothing. You're maxing out at 15W since it's not PPS. Higher current is not a good indicator.
Testing random power bricks is pointless unless you know it supports PPS.
A PPS charger can fluctuate between 1-4 amps and have a constantly adjusting voltage to maximize power output.
With a Baseus gan 2 65w charger I constantly see more than 20w charging except the percentage is high. I think this one has pd3 which supports PPS.
Do not trust Franco readings. Get an inline meter if you need absolute certainty.
You could very well be hitting those speeds since the charger looks to be compatible.
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Constant 3A means nothing. You're maxing out at 15W since it's not PPS. Higher current is not a good indicator.
Testing random power bricks is pointless unless you know it supports PPS.
A PPS charger can fluctuate between 1-4 amps and have a constantly adjusting voltage to maximize power output.
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Understood.
Still, it got from 0 to 65% in like 40 minutes then I disconnected because I had to leave.. As soon as I receive mine, I'll do some stats and post them here.
I thought PPS chargers have a 3a max and is not constant, it goes up and down, depending on the battery itself.
The more amps that pulls, the faster it charges... Or am I wrong?
It's not correct. Power is current multiplied by voltage.
3A at 1V is only 3W. PD is usually 5V or 9V.
Google's can do 1.5A at 20V to reach 30W for supported devices.
For me, the more amps that pull the faster it charges... Voltage don't mean anything.
Voltage have great effect. Power is electrical current (amperes) multiplied by voltage (volts). For example 1 ampere at 5 volts is just 5 watts but same 1 ampere at 20 volts is 20 watts which is much higher. Different charging technologies have different approaches to send maximum power from charger to the phone but generally most use higher voltage to transfer power above 10 W because most usb cables do not support more than 2 to 3 A of current. Before charging the battery itself phone converts back the high voltage to low voltage suitable for the battery (usually between 3.5 and 4 volts). If you are looking at software programs like aida 64 or ampere - they read the current at this stage so this is why more current at that level means faster charging because the voltage is already reduced to what is needed by the battery. Generally you have something like this:
1. Phone and charger negotiate needed power and they way it will be achieved based on the capabilities of the charger, phone and cable connecting them. Let's say that they agree for 20W which is 10 V with 2 A current.
2. Charger transforms 220 V AC to 10 V DC and phone starts drawing 2A of power.
3. Internally in the phone voltage is transformed from 10 V to 4 V which causes current to rise to 5 A which are fed to the battery.
Here is a great analogy showing the relation between voltage, current, power and resistance using something as simple as water hose.
https://www.freeingenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Electricity-101-v2.png
utnick said:
Received the charger and it is as advertised. It peaked at around 25W and then settled at around 22.5W. Something to note is that the longer Anker cable I used to use drops it down to around 8.7W so the cable matters a lot.
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My 10ft type c to type c cable doesn't charge any slower than the supplied cable. However it is worth noting that anyone using a type a to type c will be limited to 15w.
eloko said:
I found a charger, more like power supply, that it gives constant 3a
Xfinity EPS-10
not sure if it will damage the battery though, I tried once and it charged it pretty fast... Someone can input something about this?
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It shouldn't damage it as charging is controlled by the SoC.
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My 10ft type c to type c cable doesn't charge any slower than the supplied cable. However it is worth noting that anyone using a type a to type c will be limited to 15w.
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Ahhhh. Yeah, it's type A to type C.