Is there a faster way to charge this phone? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

Any tip/trick/advice?

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2 amp charger. Good quality, short USB cable.
Or do like me and carry extra batteries. 20 sec full charge
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Airplane mode or turn it off completely and charge from there. It its a huge battery that takes time. Could also try to use a higher mAh charger. I use a 2.1 mA charger and while using Bluetooth stereo and streaming music I charge 1% a minute
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madman604 said:
2 amp charger. Good quality, short USB cable.
Or do like me and carry extra batteries. 20 sec full charge
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Yep, the second battery makes me not worry about this power eater.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ETC-CPK1E1GSTA-Battery-Charger-SGH-I717/dp/B0076Z3FSQ/ref=pd_cp_cps_0
Stand is a bit useless with this massive Commuter case, but still handy to carry.

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A CHARGE ONLY cable is necessary to get the full 960mA the phone will accept.
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My nexus 7 charger is about twice as fast
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Scythe024 said:
My nexus 7 charger is about twice as fast
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+1 for the Nexus 7 charger. It charges my note amazingly fast...it really does seem to do it 1.5-2x quicker.

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The stock one does this too. Well let me test it now. @6% and leavingphone on not using. 5 % atvplug in
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Sorry meant itcchages in 2 hours. Just got it plugged in at 6:18.
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Edit: took 3 hours to charge from 5%. So was wrong on that. Usually don't let it get to 5% and use the wall charger as i just put another battery in. Must have been remembering charging from a higher percent (15-20%).
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I, like others, carry extra batteries around.

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+1 for extra batteries. check out this extra battery LINK.
try avoiding fast charge, it might not be a good idea.

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youngunix said:
+1 for extra batteries. check out this extra battery LINK.
try avoiding fast charge, it might not be a good idea.
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You will be sruprised if you use a current monitor. I only have used "Current Widget". You will be surprised how many chargers and cables charge below 1/2 amp while others charge at almost an amp. You can test all of your chargers and cables this way. For example I have a wall charger with a long cable, with what looks like very small wires, suggesting a low charge, but it actually charges at 1000 ma, much better than some really short cables i have. Also apparently if the data signal is shorted in the cable or in the charger it will tell the phone to charge near an amp.
I also have a charger in my car that has a usb connection that says 1a and 2.1a. The 1 amp charges at almost 1 amp while the 2.1a charges at a 1/2 amp. If you dont use the amp app to see this you would never know and be charging your phone at the slower rate
Just for clarification 1a(amp) = 1000 ma(milliamp), 1/2a = 500 ma

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firepro1110 said:
You will be sruprised if you use a current monitor. I only have used "Current Widget". You will be surprised how many chargers and cables charge below 1/2 amp while others charge at almost an amp. You can test all of your chargers and cables this way. For example I have a wall charger with a long cable, with what looks like very small wires, suggesting a low charge, but it actually charges at 1000 ma, much better than some really short cables i have. Also apparently if the data signal is shorted in the cable or in the charger it will tell the phone to charge near an amp.
I also have a charger in my car that has a usb connection that says 1a and 2.1a. The 1 amp charges at almost 1 amp while the 2.1a charges at a 1/2 amp. If you dont use the amp app to see this you would never know and be charging your phone at the slower rate
Just for clarification 1a(amp) = 1000 ma(milliamp), 1/2a = 500 ma
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What formula did you use to dial In current widget?
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mv1luv said:
What formula did you use to dial In current widget?
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I didnt use a formula. I downloaded the widget from the play store "current widget". I dont think there is anything we do. The only little bug that i know of with it, is it displays for example 9993 ma, when it reall is 999ma. There is no way it could be 10 amps. The numbers might not be right but they appear to relative to different chargers, cables length etc