Could you please give me your opinion on which one you would get for reliability and performance? I personally do not like the hump look on my galaxy note and rather have an extra batteries or power bank when I can't find an AC outlet and for travel. I've narrowed my choice to the following (can't post links; too little post):
Hyperion Samsung Galaxy Note 2 x Battery + Charger [amazon - $19.99]
Anker® 2x2700mAh Li-ion Battery For Samsung Galaxy Note Batteries for AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note + Anker USB Travel Charger [amazon - $24.99]
New Trent IMP120D iCarrier 12000mAh Heavy Duty 2A/1A Dual USB Ports External Battery Pack [amazon - $76.95]
Extra batteries are the best method I've found ...as you can store 2 or 3 in a pocket ....then charge later when you get to a power supply ...g
Extra batteries without a doubt, I have 3 extras so at least 2 are always charged in case of emergency. Very cheap too
I use a solar powered battery backup/charger, got it for only $18 and it already saved me a bunch. Not sure if I'm allowed to post the link though, google search "Solar Powered Backup Battery And Charger"
I have the anker 2 2500ma + charger kit off amazon. Works great. 1 caveat though. The wear and tear on battery cover from.removing the back will eventually wear out the tabs that lock it in place. I have already went through one of the flip cover cases because of this. Currently using the stock cover and notice oonly a little wear at this time.
I have this and love it. http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=3386191&pid=1218397307007
Charges a phone and has a 2.1 amp port for a tablet. Holds 6600 mah of power so it will charge the note 2.5+ times.
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android4545 said:
Extra batteries without a doubt, I have 3 extras so at least 2 are always charged in case of emergency. Very cheap too
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My messenger isnt working for some reason heres the battery link
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0076V4ISG/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
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I have this and love it. http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=3386191&pid=1218397307007
Charges a phone and has a 2.1 amp port for a tablet. Holds 6600 mah of power so it will charge the note 2.5+ times.
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gregsarg said:
Extra batteries are the best method I've found ...as you can store 2 or 3 in a pocket ....then charge later when you get to a power supply ...g
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I decided to get the New Trent iGeek IMP99D 9900mAh External Battery Pack with free New Trent 5200mAh. It was on special on Amazon. It seemed to be the best for portability and convenience. Had the charger came with the ability to charge 2/3 batteries simultaneously, I would have gone with the extra batteries. I rather plug once over night and be done charging next morning instead of standing by to complete charging and swapping each batteries.
http://slickdeals.net/f/5322852-New-Trent-iGeek-IMP99D-iDual-5200-mAh-Amazon-70-FS
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I decided to get the New Trent iGeek IMP99D 9900mAh External Battery Pack with free New Trent 5200mAh. It was on special on Amazon. It seemed to be the best for portability and convenience. Had the charger came with the ability to charge 2/3 batteries simultaneously, I would have gone with the extra batteries. I rather plug once over night and be done charging next morning instead of standing by to complete charging and swapping each batteries.
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Looks awesome :good:
2545 said:
I decided to get the New Trent iGeek IMP99D 9900mAh External Battery Pack with free New Trent 5200mAh. It was on special on Amazon. It seemed to be the best for portability and convenience. Had the charger came with the ability to charge 2/3 batteries simultaneously, I would have gone with the extra batteries. I rather plug once over night and be done charging next morning instead of standing by to complete charging and swapping each batteries.
http://slickdeals.net/f/5322852-New-Trent-iGeek-IMP99D-iDual-5200-mAh-Amazon-70-FS
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Test results:
Using 2 Amp USB port - 25% to 99% charge took just 5 hours 7 minutes.
Using 1 Amp USB port - 14% to 100% charge took 4 hours and 42 minutes.
Using Samsung supplied charger/cable - 21% to 95% took 2 hours 7 minutes.
Conclusions:
1. No difference in charge rate using 1 Amp vs 2 Amp USB port.
2. Battery pack takes twice as long to charge than the wall charger.
3. 9900mAh gaurantees at least two full charges.
So is this what I shoud typically expect from a 9900 mAh external power pack? Please share your experience. Is there a way to increase my charge rate using the battery pack?
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Does anyone know if the charger pack u charge to act as a charger for your phone (when not near electricity)is compatible with the note? I've seen them but i didn't know if they are compatible with the note since it has such a large battery. Also does anyone have a link to one?
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I just bought this Anker one from Amazon. Reviews are almost overwhelmingly positive and I can confirm that it does work on the Note just as well as it works on my Atrix 4G.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-5600mAh...5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1330474615&sr=1-5
Does the higher the amount of mah on the battery pack equate to numerous recharges for your phone(depending on the phone's battery mah)?
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Yup. It's just shy of three full charges for my Atrix, which has a ~1900mAh battery. Should be two charges for a Note, give or take a little bit.
That's great! I just saw one on amazon with 11200 mah for $69 i think im going to get it.
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How long is the charge time on yours? I've never had one so i don't the slightest idea of how long it could take to charge one.
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I was going to get that one, but it was just too huge. I can slip the Anker 5600 I bought into a jacket or pants pocket with the cable and it's just fine. No problems with portability. Charge time is equal to what it'd be from an AC charger in my experience so far, but I only got mine a few days ago.
I meant wats the charge time of the battery pack?
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Haha...sorry. It was about half-charged when I got it (2/4 indicator lights) and took two hours to charge to four lights.
I got the mycharge ones since the cables are built in. 3Ah and 6Ah depending on my needs (1 or 2 nights). I like them even though they aren't 10Ah monsters.
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Just ordered the anker. I appreciate the info.
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Does it hold the charge or do you constantly have to recharge it?
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Most portable USB battery chargers do not support the signals that allow the Note to go to high current charge mode. Pins 2 and 3 of the USB connection need to be shorted with a low resistance. The Note senses this and switches on a high charge otherwise, it will stick to a standard USB charge of less than 500ma even if the battery charger can put out 1A.
I bought a Scosche 5000 mah portable battery charger that comes with a special USB adapter designed for the Galaxy Tab. I tested it with my Note. With the adapter, the Note charges in under four hours. Without the adapter, it takes overnight to charge the Note even though the Scosche has a USB port that puts out 2.1A to charge an Ipad.
Staples sells the Scosche battery for $80 but there is a $29 online coupon that is good until 3/5/2012.
Hmm... I have a rechargeable battery from Monoprice that I use with my iPhone 4 but I haven't tried it with my Note yet. It will probably only charge the battery about half way. Monoprice has good cheap rechargeable batteries to charge on the go if anyone is looking for something similar.
After a few more days with the Anker, it charges my Atrix and my Vivid at least as fast as my AC charger. Probably placebo effect, but it honestly feels like it charges it faster.
Why not just carry a couple of extra batteries and get a charging station for them? Seems cumbersome to have to have one of these attached to your device when you need more juice, when swapping out a battery is quick and has an instant full charge...?
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Why not just carry a couple of extra batteries and get a charging station for them? Seems cumbersome to have to have one of these attached to your device when you need more juice, when swapping out a battery is quick and has an instant full charge...?
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+1^^^
If you're gonna carry something anyway you might as well just have a single, spare battery instead of a power pack plus a cable. The Note has such an easy back to pull off and swap. Bing-bang-boom.
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+1^^^
If you're gonna carry something anyway you might as well just have a single, spare battery instead of a power pack plus a cable. The Note has such an easy back to pull off and swap. Bing-bang-boom.
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As someone who used to do this exact same thing with the captivate, it's definitely convenient to carry, however the interruption while you take off the case, remove the cover, replace the battery/reboot, can get annoying especiallky if you're right in the middle of doing something.
I'm getting ready to take a long plane flight, and I bought some battery packs from monoprice just now, with the intention of using one of them up front while I use the phone, so we'll see how that goes.
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As someone who used to do this exact same thing with the captivate, it's definitely convenient to carry, however the interruption while you take off the case, remove the cover, replace the battery/reboot, can get annoying especiallky if you're right in the middle of doing something.
I'm getting ready to take a long plane flight, and I bought some battery packs from monoprice just now, with the intention of using one of them up front while I use the phone, so we'll see how that goes.
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Note sure if it's just me, but the minute or so that my phone is down to swap the battery and reboot seems much more appealing and convenient than having a battery pack dangling by a cord from my phone for multiple hours while it charges, or keeps it charged.
Not to mention how many spare batteries you could buy for the price of one external battery pack.
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Note sure if it's just me, but the minute or so that my phone is down to swap the battery and reboot seems much more appealing and convenient than having a battery pack dangling by a cord from my phone for multiple hours while it charges, or keeps it charged.
Not to mention how many spare batteries you could buy for the price of one external battery pack.
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I actually agree partially, however I just found out that monoprice.com sells 2800mah battery packs for like $13 each. I just bought three:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083311&p_id=7664&seq=1&format=2
That said, I likely will still buy an extra regular battery that I can just carry in my pocket. The main reason I'm going with the external batteries is because I'm getting ready to go on a trip with 15 month old twins to europe, and I can use these external packs to power up both my phone, and my touchpad (Which I need for playing childrens shows)
I have an extra battery and would like to charge it outside of the Note 3. Anybody have any reccomendations for a charger?
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I have an extra battery and would like to charge it outside of the Note 3. Anybody have any reccomendations for a charger?
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like what did you have in mind? something besides the obvious? http://www.mobicity.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-battery-charger.html?gclid=CPaLpLC9q7oCFSEV7Aod-W0ALQ
besides using your phone, charging up the spare, then swapping the battery and charging the main battery and charging the batteries as needeD?
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like what did you have in mind? something besides the obvious? http://www.mobicity.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-battery-charger.html?gclid=CPaLpLC9q7oCFSEV7Aod-W0ALQ
besides using your phone, charging up the spare, then swapping the battery and charging the main battery and charging the batteries as needeD?
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Wow that ain't obvious ! It looks really bad !
here try this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/17114652734...me=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
or this , could work for you too
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12119357376...me=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Haha. It's a battery charger. Besides...50 bucks?! Looks ain't everything...just look at me
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Haha. It's a battery charger. Besides...50 bucks?! Looks ain't everything...just look at me
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its 35 usd from were I am sitting ..
and it aint about the looks.. that white external charger can double has a battery case and charger.. that is cool to me, could be for somebody else.
and the most important .. those almost universal battery chargers ain't worth a crap , and work like for 2 months and then give their soul to their chinese maker .. I had a few..
And I swear I don't trust those circuits to charge my batt .. that white external charger uses the stock charger or any external powerbank for charge on the go.
I Just think it's worth it , for it gives much more options
Love this one(RavPower 14000mAh)
I have an iPhone 4, sumsung S3 and iPad 2 which is clear that I need a battery charger that saves me. Looking around the market there're massive brands. At the first sight I have looked around Mophie, Mipow, but they seem to be at the luxury price line. Once my best buv Jack showed me his RavPower 14000mAh that he gets from Amazon, it was a cool one that you can charge 2 devices at the same time. Amazed by the price(around 40 bucks), I give it a try. Now I carry it with me everyday, you guys should really try it out.
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its 35 usd from were I am sitting ..
and it aint about the looks.. that white external charger can double has a battery case and charger.. that is cool to me, could be for somebody else.
and the most important .. those almost universal battery chargers ain't worth a crap , and work like for 2 months and then give their soul to their chinese maker .. I had a few..
And I swear I don't trust those circuits to charge my batt .. that white external charger uses the stock charger or any external powerbank for charge on the go.
I Just think it's worth it , for it gives much more options
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Very well stated as per my experience also I would not like to go with any chinese charger which just gift their soul to the chinese makers and more so ever can also pamper the battery quality too...I like the product you shared here...quite worth one to go for it....:good:
Bought an Anker battery from AnkerDirect on Ebay, waiting for Anker brand of battery charger to come out. Don't want to wait too long
I want the Samsung charging kit - a spare OEM battery with the Samsung external charger. Who has one in stock?
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NikJe said:
I have an iPhone 4, sumsung S3 and iPad 2 which is clear that I need a battery charger that saves me. Looking around the market there're massive brands. At the first sight I have looked around Mophie, Mipow, but they seem to be at the luxury price line. Once my best buv Jack showed me his RavPower 14000mAh that he gets from Amazon, it was a cool one that you can charge 2 devices at the same time. Amazed by the price(around 40 bucks), I give it a try. Now I carry it with me everyday, you guys should really try it out.
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Cool, got a RavPower 14000mAh and love its sleek look with a juicy inside.
Hello
This is a the Best spare battery charger i found
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kovhQ9PoFzI
External Battery Charger for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3
TabGuy said:
I have an extra battery and would like to charge it outside of the Note 3. Anybody have any reccomendations for a charger?
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ZeroLemon's Travel External Battery Charger (SA: NOTE3) for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (N9000 series). This is compatible with the ZeroLemon Extended and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 stock 'Slim' Batteries. I have several of these external (red) chargers from ZeroLemon, and they work great.
Always have two 10,000mAh batteries charging in these units, while another such battery is in use in our phones.
Bastex Wireless has it via Amazon.
According to the manufacturer:
* This item is Compatible with the ZeroLemon Worlds Highest Capacity Extended battery for the Galaxy note 3 N9000
* This item is compatible with OEM versions of the battery, ZeroLemon's Slim battery and even the EXTENDED battery!
* Automatically stops charging when battery is full. FASTEST CHARGER ON THE MARKET
* Red Color designed for uniqueness and visibility.
* Input: 100-240 V - 50/60HZ 200 mA / USB Output: 5.0V 1000 mAh / Charger Dock Output: 4.2V 600mAh
I was bored so I hooked up a rollable 10watt panel to my anker 12v car charger to see how well it works. Charges my anker astro3 backup battery and also my note 3. I took a screen shot of the current going in.
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I was bored so I hooked up a rollable 10watt panel to my anker 12v car charger to see how well it works. Charges my anker astro3 backup battery and also my note 3. I took a screen shot of the current going in.
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that things huge haha, but I suppose it would be good for camping or outdoorsy activities.
It looks it's even larger and heavier than getting another li-ion battery or a power bank. I will stick to another battery anyway.
It weighs 1 pound This would be good if ur going to be camping or away from a power source for a week or 2
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So I have started using an application on my Note 3 that is pretty much a battery muncher, GPS, Data, Processing, Graphics the works. I am looking into some options for extending battery life with some accessories. I was originally planning on getting 2 batteries with a charger but I'd like to also consider a portable battery pack so I can share the power with friends. What I am curious about is whether or not the charger can support the 900ma/h charging rate. I was wondering if the standard usb port can support the power as long as its a micro usb 3.0 connector. To simplify I just need to know that if I have type A usb connector to a micro usb 3.0 connector can I charge my phone at the fastest rate. And does the output of the charger have to be at least 1A?
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So I have started using an application on my Note 3 that is pretty much a battery muncher, GPS, Data, Processing, Graphics the works. I am looking into some options for extending battery life with some accessories. I was originally planning on getting 2 batteries with a charger but I'd like to also consider a portable battery pack so I can share the power with friends. What I am curious about is whether or not the charger can support the 900ma/h charging rate. I was wondering if the standard usb port can support the power as long as its a micro usb 3.0 connector. To simplify I just need to know that if I have type A usb connector to a micro usb 3.0 connector can I charge my phone at the fastest rate. And does the output of the charger have to be at least 1A?
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I own two battery packs. Both are from a company called PowerGen and I picked them up on Amazon.com. One pack is 12,000mah the other is 5,200mah. You just plug your regular charging cable into one of the standard USB jacks in the battery pack and turn it on. The larger pack has a 2A jack and will charge at a fast rate. When I was using the Note 2, I used a special heavy duty charging cable that I picked up on Amazon.com and that cable allowed the Note 2 to charge at a faster rate. I have not tried to use the cable on the Note 3, but I might soon. I feel that battery packs are a much more flexible approach than extra batteries. You can get more than one recharge on the battery pack. I addition, I use the battery packs with a large number of other devices. If you get a new device, the battery pack can still be used.
Xproplayer said:
So I have started using an application on my Note 3 that is pretty much a battery muncher, GPS, Data, Processing, Graphics the works. I am looking into some options for extending battery life with some accessories. I was originally planning on getting 2 batteries with a charger but I'd like to also consider a portable battery pack so I can share the power with friends. What I am curious about is whether or not the charger can support the 900ma/h charging rate. I was wondering if the standard usb port can support the power as long as its a micro usb 3.0 connector. To simplify I just need to know that if I have type A usb connector to a micro usb 3.0 connector can I charge my phone at the fastest rate. And does the output of the charger have to be at least 1A?
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YUp. I have an old anker external battery with 1a and 2a ports, the 2a port charges my note 3 at 1800. To be fair it is picky over the cable used (a decent quality non ribbon cable) and the temperature of the phone and battery (thermal throttling which is perfectly sensible to avoid cooking the battery and phone). It appears that there is a lot of variables that can potentially screw up a decent charge rate for some folks some of the time. My experience with the anker battery pack has been excellent, even nearly 2 years later after daily use.
Personally I am getting a little tired of the whole charging the battery twice a day so I am looking at a larger battery. The zerolemon allegedly affects signal quality, the 6400mah ones from elsewhere seem to come with shocking cases so I am still looking. It would be great if samsung came out with an extended battery and case. You think they would be after that money.
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YUp. I have an old anker external battery with 1a and 2a ports, the 2a port charges my note 3 at 1800. To be fair it is picky over the cable used (a decent quality non ribbon cable) and the temperature of the phone and battery (thermal throttling which is perfectly sensible to avoid cooking the battery and phone). It appears that there is a lot of variables that can potentially screw up a decent charge rate for some folks some of the time. My experience with the anker battery pack has been excellent, even nearly 2 years later after daily use.
Personally I am getting a little tired of the whole charging the battery twice a day so I am looking at a larger battery. The zerolemon allegedly affects signal quality, the 6400mah ones from elsewhere seem to come with shocking cases so I am still looking. It would be great if samsung came out with an extended battery and case. You think they would be after that money.
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How do you check what the charging rate is And id like a cable that bends with no resistance unlike the factory cable .
Theres a free app "galaxy charging current lite", seems to be pretty accurate compared to time taken to charge.
As for the cables. I checked quite a few cables and I noticed that the higher quality cables, more expensive, thicker, better connectors etc were far more likely to charge at a higher rate. I would not be shocked if some of the cheaper cables, especially the flat noodle types were skimping either in the cables or the shielding. I could be entirely wrong of course but I did attempt to limit any other variables like being in airplane mode, low room temp, battery not near fully charged.
Don't get me wrong, I find it a huge PITA using a stiffer cable but that is why I am looking for an extended battery that doesn't leave me with the worlds worst case or stuff up the signal.
Can anyone recommend a good car charger and a battery pack around 10,000 mah
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Can anyone recommend a good car charger and a battery pack around 10,000 mah
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I just posted the car charger I am using with the charging cable that provides a 1800 mA charging rate on the note 3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48626737
I just won a bid for a 12000 mah floureon portable charger 12.99 on ebay free shipping should be here today
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richym82 said:
YUp. I have an old anker external battery with 1a and 2a ports, the 2a port charges my note 3 at 1800. To be fair it is picky over the cable used (a decent quality non ribbon cable) and the temperature of the phone and battery (thermal throttling which is perfectly sensible to avoid cooking the battery and phone). It appears that there is a lot of variables that can potentially screw up a decent charge rate for some folks some of the time. My experience with the anker battery pack has been excellent, even nearly 2 years later after daily use.
Personally I am getting a little tired of the whole charging the battery twice a day so I am looking at a larger battery. The zerolemon allegedly affects signal quality, the 6400mah ones from elsewhere seem to come with shocking cases so I am still looking. It would be great if samsung came out with an extended battery and case. You think they would be after that money.
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I bought a floureon 12000 portable battery I was wondering what the 1 and 2 usb are for thanks for clarifying is it bad if I use the 2.a every time I charge fast will that effect my phone heating up etc?
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2 a is not bad. That is what the oem charger is. Depending on how much juice the app is using 1a won't cut it.
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2 a is not bad. That is what the oem charger is. Depending on how much juice the app is using 1a won't cut it.
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So what's 1.a for?
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troyd28 said:
So what's 1.a for?
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... for devices that only need 1A or less....
I use myCharge Amp 6000xt when I'm travelling. Plugs right into any US outlet to rechage, and can charge at up to 2.1A, with 3 USB ports available (1200mA typical charge rate on my Note 3 using a generic USB cable, according to my charge current app).
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So what's 1.a for?
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Most phones only come with a 1A charger, while most tablets (and Note 3) come with a 2-2.1A charger. I have an Power Bank battery with a 1A port and a 2.1A port. The 2. 1A port is the only one I use to charge my Note 3, and I use the 1A port for other phones and/or my blue tooth headset.
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I used the fast wireless charger with the Note 5 and it has been working with the S7 as well. I recently picked up the new Quick Charge 3.0 power brick and external battery pack. You can check them out HERE.
The battery pack is housed in aluminum so it feels pretty premium. It isn't in plastic like my RavPower ones. I've used multiple battery packs that output at 2.0 and above but they do not "quick charge." This one actually registers as fast charging on the S7 and the Note 5.
S7 and Note 5 do not support quick charge 3.0 but I figured better to be future proof. Two outputs for charging and two inputs, one micro USB and one USB C...again looking ahead to the Note 6 I want to be future proof.
Out of all three items, the battery pack is the most convenient. I was out last week and during the time I was in line to get a coffee and drink my coffee, the phone literally charged to provide me with another few hours of usage. I used to love swapping out batteries on the Note 3 and 4 and one thing I dislike is carrying around the phone tethered to the battery pack on the S6, Note 5, and now S7. This kind of fixes that because it charges so quickly. Just leave it charging while you eat or are seated and then just unplug when you're ready to start moving again.
How's the charging speed if you charge your quick charge 3.0 charge brick and power bank on your s7? Is it faster than 2.0 charger on S7?
It won't be any faster than a Quick Charge 2.0 charger.
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