Can someone recommend a really good external battery charger?
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I am willing to spend up to 50
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Do you have an accessory discount with Verizon? If so, the 6000mAh HTC battery pack is $52.
geoff5093 said:
Do you have an accessory discount with Verizon? If so, the 6000mAh HTC battery pack is $52.
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No just get another phone with a bigger battery or removable battery. Or buy two DNA's, 2 phones would take up less space. When one phone dies turn the other one on.:silly:
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Do you have an accessory discount with Verizon? If so, the 6000mAh HTC battery pack is $52.
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i havent been able to find that one. would you be so kinda as to post a link?
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i havent been able to find that one. would you be so kinda as to post a link?
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http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ypeId=13487&accessoryId=52132&initialPhoneId=
It's $69.99, but I get 25% off Verizon accessories because of my discount.
thetunicakid said:
Can someone recommend a really good external battery charger?
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While I haven't purchased it myself (highly considering it though, will need to do more research), this seems fairly interesting.
http://www.newtrent.com/store/ipad-external-battery/icarrier.html
Here's a "review" that I watched/learned about its existence. Doesn't help much... anyone care to explain which port we would use to charge the DNA? The 2A or the 1A?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKg0smUz0L4&feature=youtube_gdata
I don't remember where I saw someone post this.. but credit goes to them!
binsleepin said:
While I haven't purchased it myself (highly considering it though, will need to do more research), this seems fairly interesting.
http://www.newtrent.com/store/ipad-external-battery/icarrier.html
Here's a "review" that I watched/learned about its existence. Doesn't help much... anyone care to explain which port we would use to charge the DNA? The 2A or the 1A?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKg0smUz0L4&feature=youtube_gdata
I don't remember where I saw someone post this.. but credit goes to them!
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It really doesn't matter which port, I don't believe the DNA uses more than an amp to charge, but you can't damage it by using the 2A port.
This is correct! The phone decides how much charge to pull preventing incorrect chargers from damaging
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I did some searching on Amazon and found this, not bad for $30!
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP52D-Thunderbolt-Blackberry/dp/B0013G8PTS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
binsleepin said:
While I haven't purchased it myself (highly considering it though, will need to do more research), this seems fairly interesting.
http://www.newtrent.com/store/ipad-external-battery/icarrier.html
Here's a "review" that I watched/learned about its existence. Doesn't help much... anyone care to explain which port we would use to charge the DNA? The 2A or the 1A?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKg0smUz0L4&feature=youtube_gdata
I don't remember where I saw someone post this.. but credit goes to them!
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use the 1 amp. When using car chargers that have 1 and 2 amp choices, my phones have always charged @ 500mah on the 2 amp side but 1 amp on the 1 amp side. I think its to protect the phone. There are battery apps that will tell you how much charge the phone is getting.
http://www.amazon.com/5600mAh-Exter...d=1353451168&sr=8-2&keywords=external+battery
I use the 5600mA version (though only has a charge rate of 500mAh, but the biggest one can even charge a laptop and it goes for less than $45, the smallest one is about the size of two fingers put together and the largest one about the size of a 2nd phone (though probably a bit thicker) and has a 3Ah max charging speed
edit: i was looking at the 10000 mA version and it seems that the astro3E doesn't have the laptop charging, but i found the regular one (astro3) that does have the output for laptops, but is also selling for $60.
What about MintyBoost? I'm planning to make a few. The main feature is that it works with standard AA batteries (or AAA or whatever gives it from 1.5 to 4.5 volts or so, rechargeable or not it's not picky about source) and you can hot-swap them in the field with fresh or even cannibalized ones (you can easily "increase" the amount of power you carry with you without buying another expensive charger by just having a stash of cheap rechargeable AA).
Anyone tried? Any bad things about it?
I just got the EasyAcc 12000mAh one from Amazon for $40 and I highly recommend it. 12,000 mAh so roughly 5 full charges for the DNA. I'd post a link but I'm new.
I've got the Motorola P4000 from VZW. It's nearly perfect. The form factor is exactly what I want...very very thin. It also has a built in MicroUSB cable, which tucks nicely into the lip around the unit. Both of these are features I wanted. It also accepts a USB cable to use a separate cable if you prefer, but the integrated cable is huge to me. It's recognized as a 1A AC charger and charges fast.
There's just one fairly big problem though. If I'm in certain areas, presumably where signal is a bit iffy, it'll kill my signal when I plug it in with the integrated cable. Interestingly it seems not to do that if I use a separate cable -- even if the phone and the charger are in the exact same spot as when I used the integrated cable. So it seems like there may be some kind of interference that isn't being shielded with the built in cable. It's a big issue, but I haven't yet found another device with the form factor, integrated cable, and 1A charging. And in most places, it doesn't happen. I just have to keep an eye on it if I'm using it and expecting a call.
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Just bought this for (what I think) was a really good deal... then noticed after I bought it that the power cable is proprietary... (ugh)...
I was hoping to get some sort of battery pack for this in case it goes dead on a trip, anyone know of one that would work? OR even better, is there an adapter to charge the tablet S off of usb somehow?
... I'm hoping I didn't just get buyers remorse....
The AC adapter is two pieces. The cable with the prongs, then the little box with the cable that goes to the tablet. I bet you can find a cable that has a cigarette adapter instead of prongs. If thou find one, link me, I would be interested.
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Why don't you just get something like THIS and save yourself a lot of headache. Plus you can use it with all of your devices! I've had one for a few years now and it's a must have!
Won't 75w be too little? I think it will be less than 1 amp the charger requires. Maybe i m wrong in my calcs on this
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No, you're probably right. I don't think iPads can charge via car chargers either now that I think about it, but I've used to to power laptops and charge cell phones. I haven't tried mine yet with the tablet s but maybe I shall soon.
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anakinjay said:
Just bought this for (what I think) was a really good deal... then noticed after I bought it that the power cable is proprietary... (ugh)...
I was hoping to get some sort of battery pack for this in case it goes dead on a trip, anyone know of one that would work? OR even better, is there an adapter to charge the tablet S off of usb somehow?
... I'm hoping I didn't just get buyers remorse....
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The only thing I don't like so far is the crazy plug. Why does Sony have to be different than everyone else?
Gonna make a trip to Fry's Electronics and see what they have.
would this 150w one work? http://www.amazon.com/BESTEK-inverter-converter-blackberry-MRI1511U-4/dp/B003SGJIRO/ref=pd_vtp_e_2. I'm not sure about how the wattage works with car chargers so please let me know if the cars battery can only produce a certain max output.
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would this 150w one work? http://www.amazon.com/BESTEK-inverter-converter-blackberry-MRI1511U-4/dp/B003SGJIRO/ref=pd_vtp_e_2. I'm not sure about how the wattage works with car chargers so please let me know if the cars battery can only produce a certain max output.
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I think wattage works as multiplication of voltage times amp. I don't have the charger here, but if you divide 150 watt by whatever voltage your converter produces you get the amps. I.e. Assuming 100-110v you get up to 1.5amp, or assuming 220v you get up to almost 700mAmp. I think sony charger requires 1amp but im not sure for what voltage they quote it. Hope it helps
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So this looks promising. Anyone used this for their phone? The only thing that worries me is the 2.1a output. Will the 3D throttle it down to the 1.5a (or 1.0a, I don't remember what the max is) or will I fry my phone/battery?
http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/2318
I'm thinking about coupling this with a car dock.
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I use my HP Touchpad 2A charger to charge my Evo 3D and according to batter monitor widget my charge rate max out at 1100ma, usually in the 900s
there's also a VERY VERY similar charger by Griffin, Powerjolt Dual Micro that's been out forever, that one output 1A per port only, beware that majority of the Ebay one are counterfeit but it work just fine, Frankly i have a legit griffin (from best buy) and a fake ebay one, and I seem to think the ebay one give me a better charge!
Seems like an overpriced car phone charger.
I couldn't find it on their sites but what is the point of the app?
bitslizer said:
I use my HP Touchpad 2A charger to charge my Evo 3D and according to batter monitor widget my charge rate max out at 1100ma, usually in the 900s
there's also a VERY VERY similar charger by Griffin, Powerjolt Dual Micro that's been out forever, that one output 1A per port only, beware that majority of the Ebay one are counterfeit but it work just fine, Frankly i have a legit griffin (from best buy) and a fake ebay one, and I seem to think the ebay one give me a better charge!
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Sosche makes a good product and I like the LED on it. It's there but not overbearing and doesn't seem to be blinding for night driving like the yellow ring on my Sprint charger (before it burned out).
DarkManX4lf said:
Seems like an overpriced car phone charger.
I couldn't find it on their sites but what is the point of the app?
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No idea on the app but I like the charger because of how discreet it is. Plus I need one with 2 ports and a 2 port one from Sprint is around 35 bucks last I checked, and they're chunky.
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Here is one for $4 free shipping....
http://m.dealextreme.com/p/car-cigarette-powered-dual-usb-adapter-charger-for-ipod-dc-12-24v-48029
Buy two in case you think one will fail lol. Also it outputs the same amount of current.
There is so much information contradicting this that is hard to follow.
To me the stand is not important but I do want the cable. If speeds is bad on the other or any other risks like being able to connect inverse etc, then I rather pay for the DK30 and get it over with.
Also, I have seen some cheap adapters only to which you can connect any usb cable. That would be awesome but the fact I dont see them mention much implies they are not good...or not?
Adapter
Thanks!
shaolin95 said:
There is so much information contradicting this that is hard to follow.
To me the stand is not important but I do want the cable. If speeds is bad on the other or any other risks like being able to connect inverse etc, then I rather pay for the DK30 and get it over with.
Also, I have seen some cheap adapters only to which you can connect any usb cable. That would be awesome but the fact I dont see them mention much implies they are not good...or not?
Adapter
Thanks!
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I have used both the EC21 and the knockoff magnetic cable and I do not see a difference in the ones that I have as far as charging is concerned. They both charge at the same rate regardless of which block I use which im starting to think is dependent on how much the phone wants to take in and not so much which block I use. I have tried a galaxy S3 charging block, stock XZU block, and the first gen ipad block and they all show the same charging speeds despite the difference in amperage. Can anyone else verify this for me? I know the ipad block should charge the phone faster since its a 2.1A block, but I am not seeing the speed. I have seen others get charging times around 2 hours and under but mine is no where near those times as it takes upwards of 3 hours to get from 35% to full.
shaolin95 said:
There is so much information contradicting this that is hard to follow.
To me the stand is not important but I do want the cable. If speeds is bad on the other or any other risks like being able to connect inverse etc, then I rather pay for the DK30 and get it over with.
Also, I have seen some cheap adapters only to which you can connect any usb cable. That would be awesome but the fact I dont see them mention much implies they are not good...or not?
Adapter
Thanks!
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Since these Chinese knock-offs don't have official names, thus making their identification difficult, we would never know for sure which types people are talking about.
But I have one at home, one at office (EC-21 and copy) and they do charge at different rates.
Even thought the copy version is more user friendly due to stronger magnets, I can tell you that EC-21 charges to the phone to full from any % in under 4 hours. Same cannot be said for the copy, which does have a thinner cable.
I have woken up from a 6 hour sleep a few times to find my phone not fully charged. (yes, all apps were closed and nothing should have been sucking the power)
I have seen 2 variants of EC-21
Ones that come with the DK-30 dock, which cannot charge from USB ports on PC, and the EC-21 sold as EC-21, without the dock. This type has a chunkier USB connector which allows you to connect to PC and charge.
The one I have is the cable-only EC-21
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Since these Chinese knock-offs don't have official names, thus making their identification difficult, we would never know for sure which types people are talking about.
But I have one at home, one at office (EC-21 and copy) and they do charge at different rates.
Even thought the copy version is more user friendly due to stronger magnets, I can tell you that EC-21 charges to the phone to full from any % in under 4 hours. Same cannot be said for the copy, which does have a thinner cable.
I have woken up from a 6 hour sleep a few times to find my phone not fully charged. (yes, all apps were closed and nothing should have been sucking the power)
I have seen 2 variants of EC-21
Ones that come with the DK-30 dock, which cannot charge from USB ports on PC, and the EC-21 sold as EC-21, without the dock. This type has a chunkier USB connector which allows you to connect to PC and charge.
The one I have is the cable-only EC-21
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this is the knockoff I have.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=200964395431
as far as the EC21 cable, I took mine out of the DK30 dock since my phone now fits in between both adapters.
I've never woken up to a not fully charged phone when using the knockoff one. I did notice it took longer to fully charge when I use knockoff at work with generic 1.0A block at work, but that's because I have music streaming as well as instant messages flooding in, so that isn't surprising.
after you mentioned that your knockoff cable had a thinner cable, I checked mine and saw that it was a hair thinner but almost the same thickness. I have attached pictures. is that what you're talking about in terms of "thinner"?
has anyone else purchased the cable that I bought off eBay and can give any other feedback on it?
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How are you guys checking the input power exactly? I tried an app but could never figure it out :/ lol
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this is the knockoff I have.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=200964395431
as far as the EC21 cable, I took mine out of the DK30 dock since my phone now fits in between both adapters.
I've never woken up to a not fully charged phone when using the knockoff one. I did notice it took longer to fully charge when I use knockoff at work with generic 1.0A block at work, but that's because I have music streaming as well as instant messages flooding in, so that isn't surprising.
after you mentioned that your knockoff cable had a thinner cable, I checked mine and saw that it was a hair thinner but almost the same thickness. I have attached pictures. is that what you're talking about in terms of "thinner"?
has anyone else purchased the cable that I bought off eBay and can give any other feedback on it?
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It is hard to judge whether the thickness of the cable is the same for my knockoff, but I can say that my knock off is not the one you have posted the link for. The differences I can see though, are that the USB connector on mine is smaller, whereas the one you posted has the beefier/chunkier USB connector, suggesting that this cable allows it to charge via USB ports on PCs (the one on ebay you posted has the USB connector part looking similar in size to my EC-21, the version which is not the one included in the DK-30 set). Also the magnetic connector is a bit bigger on my knockoff (probably explaining the better sticking power to my Z Ultra compared to EC-21)
I forgot to mention in previous post that the only factor influencing the charge rate is the cable itself, because I have 2 x original Sony chargers (same model)
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There is so much information contradicting this that is hard to follow.
To me the stand is not important but I do want the cable. If speeds is bad on the other or any other risks like being able to connect inverse etc, then I rather pay for the DK30 and get it over with.
Also, I have seen some cheap adapters only to which you can connect any usb cable. That would be awesome but the fact I dont see them mention much implies they are not good...or not?
Adapter
Thanks!
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I bought one of those adapter. Not really a good deal. The magnet isn't too strong to offset the usb weight. And if u aren't careful u could inverse connection and. Well the phone did not die but u do have to reset it for it to work again.
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I bought one of those adapter. Not really a good deal. The magnet isn't too strong to offset the usb weight. And if u aren't careful u could inverse connection and. Well the phone did not die but u do have to reset it for it to work again.
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Indeed. I got one and barely used it.
Just got my xzu. Been reading and searching for a genuine magnetic charging cable. From what I have read there is no official magnetic charger cable made by Sony. So is something like: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Son...l_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var=&hash=item461de4c1f1 fake?
Got the new K1 tab, obviously without a charger (thought mine would be good enough).
Can someone recommended a charger (wire and/or plug) that wont take 5 hours to charge my tablet.
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iPad chargers are very close if not the same as the stock charger
Sony has good quality chargers.
You really want to look at the specs of the original and match it as close as possible 5.2v, 2.1a
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You really want to look at the specs of the original and match it as close as possible 5.2v, 2.1a
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Thank you! I actually started using my old Galaxy S5 wire and wall plug, and now im at 60% battery with an estimated 56 minute charging time. I'd say thats much better than yesterday.
I had a problem with a 2.4a 5v charger making my screen unresponsive while charging so I just use the original and it works great. Charges pretty quick.
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I had a problem with a 2.4a 5v charger making my screen unresponsive while charging so I just use the original and it works great. Charges pretty quick.
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Problem is, I can't find any original chargers! I think I'm spoilt by how fast my phone charges but I'm sure 5hrs isn't a normal charge time
Basic math is if it's a 4000mah battery, at 1000mah, it should take 4hrs.
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Basic math is if it's a 4000mah battery, at 1000mah, it should take 4hrs.
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Yeah. I had one combo tell me 9hrs ?
Lol yeah.. There's an app called ampere that'll measure the actual charge rate. I don't know how accurate it is, but I did notice significant differences.. My bluetooth headset charger shoes as 150mah, and the Nvidia one shows 1900mah. My htc charger showed 1200. So there were differences even if not exact, they represent the higher rates of the advertised amps.
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Lol yeah.. There's an app called ampere that'll measure the actual charge rate. I don't know how accurate it is, but I did notice significant differences.. My bluetooth headset charger shoes as 150mah, and the Nvidia one shows 1900mah. My htc charger showed 1200. So there were differences even if not exact, they represent the higher rates of the advertised amps.
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That's quite useful. I'll give it a go tomorrow thanks for the information
Any luck with the chargers? I have no idea which one to get.
I just picked up a Tronsmart three port quick charge charger for $10 during black Friday pricing on Amazon. Works great, charges from 20% to full in about 2 hours.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZORW23C/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_R65wwbJWT31ZD
Can't wait to get mine. Couldn't pass up that $199 price. Just what I was looking for, a nice 8" tablet, perfect travel size, imho.
Bought a couple of accessories as well.
Case
http://amzn.com/B00MN98ATE (cheap, reviews seemed okay)
Screen Protector (I have one of these on my Note 5, not crazy about the haloing, but it does the job)
http://amzn.com/B00TD9G9R2
Charger (I already own one and have had good luck with it, and just wanted another one dedicated to the tablet)
http://amzn.com/B00QEX83LA
You could pick up a quick charger from Motorola and flash the Bit-O kernel with QC support,
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Can't wait to get mine. Couldn't pass up that $199 price. Just what I was looking for, a nice 8" tablet, perfect travel size, imho.
Bought a couple of accessories as well.
Case
http://amzn.com/B00MN98ATE (cheap, reviews seemed okay)
Screen Protector (I have one of these on my Note 5, not crazy about the haloing, but it does the job)
http://amzn.com/B00TD9G9R2
Charger (I already own one and have had good luck with it, and just wanted another one dedicated to the tablet)
http://amzn.com/B00QEX83LA
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Hate to go off topic, but does that case have the stylus cutout? If it does, is it annoying?
Nexus 7 (2012) Charger works well. 5V, 2A.
I'm about 3h for a full charge.
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Hate to go off topic, but does that case have the stylus cutout? If it does, is it annoying?
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I don't see anything that looks like a cutout for a stylus.
I've had my Shield K1 tablet for about a week now. Been charging with my S6 charger but wasn't charging properly, never got to 100%, it froze at 97% saying 4 minutes left to charge.. Just bought an Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 42W 3 Port wall charger and its been on charge for about 8 hours and it seems to be charging extremely slowly. I checked it a couple hours ago and it was on 60% now its only at 70%. Not good.
I am using an adaptive voltage wall charger 3-30V with my Shield 2017 USB cord. I am testing it currently, but ampere stats thus far are:
Min:1440mah
MAX:1640mah
over 20 minutes I'm working on developing a kernel but the k1 is a hell of a source considering I'm used to qualcomm. I'll keep ya posted. I'll also try quick charge 2.0 and 3.0 however Nvidia seems to restrict their temperature rather than the voltage? Any help with their stock source kernel would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Good morning!
I am looking to buy an additional qc 4.0 charger for my phone. The stock razer one is 24w, but a lot of the ones I am seeing on the web are 30w.
Will the additional 6w cause a problem for the phone in the long run? I would rather buy the razer one for the extra bucks than create a battery issue or some other kind of problem.
Thank you for your input!
BILLYB187 said:
Good morning!
I am looking to buy an additional qc 4.0 charger for my phone. The stock razer one is 24w, but a lot of the ones I am seeing on the web are 30w.
Will the additional 6w cause a problem for the phone in the long run? I would rather buy the razer one for the extra bucks than create a battery issue or some other kind of problem.
Thank you for your input!
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Not even joking, I've been using a 45w charger at work for 2 months now with 0 issues. Always kept a mini fan on it so it doesn't heat up at all as well to be safe.
But I use the device from the attached image to monitor the current flowing.
Ur 45w is a qc4?
I'm also reading that we can use pd chargers as well? I don't mind ordering another one from razer, but was hoping to be able to buy one locally if possible. I also want to know if it's safe to borrow one etc.
Good tip on the meter, I've been meaning to buy one anyway.
Any others?
The hammer has a 28w adapter. If you buy it (the one called Luo Yonghao's cell phone, um, hammer)（Google Translate is very straightforward）