Is it safe to charge a Motorola Droid Razr with a LG charger which has the following specs:
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I mean, will it be safe for the battery like its life and other things?
Standard USB chargers should work with all phones with microusb
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lamborg said:
Is it safe to charge a Motorola Droid Razr with a LG charger which has the following specs:
Output: 4.8V-1A
I mean, will it be safe for the battery like its life and other things?
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No, definitly not. Motorola oem charger is 5.1V and 850 mA. You might not notice anything wrong with the batttery in short term but it might cause damage in long term. Plus, motorola have never been the brand that offered compability to other brand accessories.
well this is depressing to read, the charger that came with my razr a year ago was lost about a year ago. i've used probably 20 different usb chargers from different phones but all were older so i assumed the lower amps / volts wouldn't hurt anything, that only a higher amps / volts could potentially harm the battery.
i do remember the charger that came with it had 2 usb ports on it but it was so weak that it could never charge a second device plugged into it
No dude, if it's higher, the phone will only pull the amount necessary. USB is a universal standard. You're fine, no need to worry. If something uses MicroUSB, then it's universal. USB= Universal Serial Bus. Your phone is safe
Edit: For the record, when I had the Droid RAZR, I used everything from the stock OEM charger, to Samsung and everything in between, including an LG charger.
Hey people,
It doesn't mean it's safe to use another brand chargers if your phone didn't get any kind of damage. My xt910's digitizer went weird after i had to charge it for 30 minutes with a genuine htc charger. My atrix's digitizer didn't work while it was plugged into a nokia micro usb oem charger. A motorola phone should be charged with an oem motorola charger, not a stupid lg charger. Micro usb itself is a standart but it doesn't mean you can use anything that fits into the slot safely !
Your phone will be fine
lamborg said:
Is it safe to charge a Motorola Droid Razr with a LG charger which has the following specs:
Output: 4.8V-1A
I mean, will it be safe for the battery like its life and other things?
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I think it will be fine, I charge my phone with my sister's Galaxy Nexus charger and nothing has happened so far.
USB always uses around 5 volts and the 1A means that your battery will charge faster than using the regular 850mAh motorola charger.
Semseddin said:
Hey people,
It doesn't mean it's safe to use another brand chargers if your phone didn't get any kind of damage. My xt910's digitizer went weird after i had to charge it for 30 minutes with a genuine htc charger. My atrix's digitizer didn't work while it was plugged into a nokia micro usb oem charger. A motorola phone should be charged with an oem motorola charger, not a stupid lg charger. Micro usb itself is a standart but it doesn't mean you can use anything that fits into the slot safely !
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Yeah, in my XT910 digitizer went weird too... when I use original Motorola charger...
blyoghurt said:
Yeah, in my XT910 digitizer went weird too... when I use original Motorola charger...
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Mine too. I don't touch my moto charger these days.
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where do you guys buy wall charger for new razr EU TYPE?
i'm looking for one, since my device is on its way to me. i guess it is not necessary to look for charger for razr, 'coz chargers for older models (such photom atrix etc) will also work ?
I have multiple chargers and they all work with the Razr. It only needs to provide 500mA.
official razr charger has 850mA
so my 700mA will work without any problems i guess
Yeah 700mA will work, but anyway, don't expect it to charge your battery if you're watching a flash HD movie while calling
Seriously, it'll work, but the battery will charge slowly compared to its 850mA charger.
I ever use my 1A HTC wall charger for all of my phones (SGS2, ATRIX, ...RAZR). It won't blow up anything, but that prevents a slow charge if you're playing on your phone while charging it
so where i can find 850mA?/0.85A so i can play/call/watch/have sex/take shower while charging ???
searched whole internet...
asheg said:
so where i can find 850mA?/0.85A so i can play/call/watch/have sex/take shower while charging ???
searched whole internet...
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Just a 1A one, will be easier.
delette...
No need for a new charger, just buy an adaptor for it and don't use other brand chargers with any motorola phones.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cargador-Mo...9?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item2312ee9b7b
original moto charger for europe
So, I don't know if this is just my device or maybe already known. I don't see it here(or google) so I am going to post this so others can find this info faster than the 2hrs it took me.
Some Li-Ion batteries have a low max charge rate. Meaning you cant "over-current"(mA "Milli-Amps" or A "Amps") them too much(saves life). Well my Razr just showed me this. This can allow you to charge the battery faster if you have one that is tolerant of the "over-current".
Apparently maximum for the Droid RAZR is somewhere between 850mA and 1000mA
Tried using an HTC @ 1A and no joy.. wont charge.. actually says charging.. but the battery seems to have flipped the switch to not charge; and just continues to discharge normally; even the hidden status(dial *#*#4636#*#*) says charging but obviously not! Tried different HTC models and different cables. I am now only using my Moto supplied cable.
Even after it was dead. It would show the charging screen @ 0% and the light would be red. Stating that you cant turn it on cause there is not enough juice to finish boot. It would never go Green no matter how long I waited(10-15 minutes) usually only takes 5 minutes.
Found my OG Droid charger; remembering that it was lower than 1A. It actually is 5v 850mA. Charging away!
Remember the stock charger is rate @ 5v 750mA - this means you can probably use chargers from 700ish to maybe 900ish mA. I cannot confirm these estimates. Anyone else seen any other rates work?
Hope this helps someone down the road. I know it would have helped me!
MODS - Please, if this is wrong info please DO NOT HESITATE to notify me/remove/edit my post. I just want the right info somewhere, cause it was not well documented anywhere i searched via google.
Also - Thinking more on the subject - this could be the "Authorized Charger" bull that Moto likes to put on its devices i.e. The RAZR flip-phone was notoriuosly bad about this. Even my old nextel "beep beep" had this problem with OEM chargers. Had to spend $15+ on the official one. Again - if this info is wrong in ANY way please fix it or remove it.
use official 850mA charger and be happy. Motorola also confirmed using 1A chargers without any problems but any ways original ones are recommended.
Brilliant, my problem now makes sense!
Couple of questions: What does this mean to charging via USB instead of mains? Is it the plug or the cable that is rated to a certain ampage?
One more question. I found another usb plug rated to 300mA. I presume using this will just mean the phone charges slower? It won't have any negative effect on the battery?
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Just adding my experience... Have been using an iphone wall charger w/ the usb jack on it and the supplied motorola cable. Its listed as 1000Mah. Battery Monitor Widget shows it charging around 945Mah. Doesn't get hot, charges like a bat out of hell. Down side is phone is about 60% unresponsive during the charge.
Found a little info on this. Apparently different cables, when plugged in, short different contacts to let the device know what it's plugged in to. Resistors change the current. Audio out can tell if it's plugged into a dock versus USB versus wall charger. The Verizon replacement didn't work for me, but an hard incredible one did. They both charged but only the htc recognized computer connections
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My stock Razr wall charger is 750mA. I use a 1000mA car charger and it works fine - doesn't get hot and charges faster.
But sometimes you do have to be careful. I had a friend who's noob mother fried her Bionic with a charger that was too many mA for it to handle.
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strange... my stock charger's rated 850mA.. maybe because i use international GSM version of RAZR.. but it charge just fine..
but even i tried charge it with blackberry's 700 mA charger or my ipod touch 1000mA charger it both charge just fine.. and it feels like the 1000mA charge slightly faster..
too bad i broke my old nokia n900 1200 mA charger..
I'm using an HTC 1A charger: the RAZR doesn't become hot while charging and it's charging faster.
The limit is 1A anyway.
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The limit is 1A anyway.
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dang! so i guess nokia 1200mA charger won't be any good then..
thanks for the info though.. i was thinking of getting myself a nokia charger after read this thread..
Ever since my first motorola I've noticed that the stock charger is 5.1 volts.
Charging with other brands always seem to give worse battery life.
My old Rizr only lasted a day when charged from the USB of my computer, but 6-7 days with the original part.
Some of that is apparent with my car charger too, it says it's taking charge, but sometimes it will run backwards with GPS running..
I experience the charger issue last night.
I had low battery when I went to sleep, put the cable in and it said charging.
Came late to work because the phone drained the battery instead of charging. I used a 5V 1.2A charger and its been working great until last night. And I noticed my original charger is 5.1V 850mA for the Razr.
You learn something new every day!
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hi all, few days ago' i bought a used dna without charger and cable
i tried to use my old charger but it charge really slow so im looking for a good charger and cable with european plug
any suggested brand?
ps: the original charger of the phone is 1A?
Just buy one online that says OEM that way you get the original charger. It is 1A yes. Nearly all smartphones charge at that rate.
So far, loving the LG G3, but I noticed the chargers that used to charge my S3 seem to not be compatible with my LG G3. In my car I have a 3.1A charger and I tried both ports and received a red X on the battery icon saying that charging has stopped because it is not supported and may damage the phone. I know that the adapter that it comes with is 1.8A, so 2amps from a car charger should be fine, could it be the wire?
Also tried using a wall ac adapter (previously used to power Chromecast but using USB power instead) and that also gave me the same error, even though that one is also 2.1A
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So far, loving the LG G3, but I noticed the chargers that used to charge my S3 seem to not be compatible with my LG G3. In my car I have a 3.1A charger and I tried both ports and received a red X on the battery icon saying that charging has stopped because it is not supported and may damage the phone. I know that the adapter that it comes with is 1.8A, so 2amps from a car charger should be fine, could it be the wire?
Also tried using a wall ac adapter (previously used to power Chromecast but using USB power instead) and that also gave me the same error, even though that one is also 2.1A
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The one thing I've noticed with my G3 is that it's extremely hard to plug any other charger into the phone other than the stock g3 one... I almost thought the port on the phone was junk since my fairly new S4 USB charger should easily fit into this phone.... So I don't know.
Just something quarky with this phone I think..
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G2 was same way. These phones are extremely picky on which cable is used to charge it.
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moosc said:
G2 was same way. These phones are extremely picky on which cable is used to charge it.
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do you know why? is there an adapter needed?
i have tons of micro usb's and would prefer not to buy more lol
Nope only thing i think is the chips charge faster. Thats why some chargers or cords say slow charging. Real pia
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do you know why? is there an adapter needed?
i have tons of micro usb's and would prefer not to buy more lol
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Eeenteresting...Stock charger, Dell tablet charger, Griffin mini dual port car charger and miscellaneous Monoprice cords all charge my phone full speed without any warning pop-ups.
I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
mgarcia86 said:
I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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Rooting has nothing to do with it.
Either the phone is bad or your cable/charger.
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I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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Rooting has nothing to do with it.
Either the phone is bad or your cable/charger.
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i just got my G3 today and i am seeing a similar issue.
while setting up for about 2 hours, i gained maybe 4%.
turned off, it looks to charge pretty quick, went from 58% to 78% in less than a 1/2 hour.
while the screen is off, it seems to do, ok, not sure i would call it fast. gained 7% in 20 minutes.
i appreciate any thoughts, even if its a "mine isnt slow like that".
i bought it new from swappa (new), and need to figure out if i have an issue.
Thanks
Try to find an original lg charger man the g3 is the pickiest phone I've ever had with chargers(and cable) , everything except the oem charger that I've tried does the slow charge or the not charging thing. I have tried other quality chargers with it as well and they are slow so just try and get an oem one and see if that fixes the issue
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gcforreal said:
Try to find an original lg charger man the g3 is the pickiest phone I've ever had with chargers(and cable) , everything except the oem charger that I've tried does the slow charge or the not charging thing. I have tried other quality chargers with it as well and they are slow so just try and get an oem one and see if that fixes the issue
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those results were with the oem charger included in the box, also similar results while trying my g2 oem charger.
If it's charging slow with the oem cable charger combo it's a possibility it maybe a defect in the charger but again it maybe a hardware issue, get it swapped thru warranty if you can.
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Very odd results here...
My Verizon LG G3 charge was quite low last night, so I plugged it into an LG OEM 1.2amp charger with a Samsung cable. It told me that setup was not supported, and it refused to charge At All, so I changed the cable to a gold-plated Monoprice one (excellent cables...I bought 10). No difference, still would not charge at all and it was down under 10%, so I was getting worried.
Then, on a whim, I plugged in an old HTC 1.0amp charger with the Monoprice cable. Fast charge ! Switched in the Samsung cable, still fast charge !
Less amps, not OEM, but fast charge. No charge at all from the LG 1.2amp charger, which was either from my N5 or N7.
All combos worked at A/C charge speeds on my Nexus5.
After the G3 charged for a while and got up well out of the Danger Zone, I plugged it back in to the combo it had previously told me was incompatible and refused to charge from. Now that it was at 50% or so, that same combo charged the G3 without any complaint !
It is beginning to look like there is some flaw in the G3 charging detection circuitry, where it will refuse to charge when very low from a charging combo that it will charge from just fine if it has more battery available.
trent999 said:
Very odd results here...
My Verizon LG G3 charge was quite low last night, so I plugged it into an LG OEM 1.2amp charger with a Samsung cable. It told me that setup was not supported, and it refused to charge At All, so I changed the cable to a gold-plated Monoprice one (excellent cables...I bought 10). No difference, still would not charge at all and it was down under 10%, so I was getting worried.
Then, on a whim, I plugged in an old HTC 1.0amp charger with the Monoprice cable. Fast charge ! Switched in the Samsung cable, still fast charge !
Less amps, not OEM, but fast charge. No charge at all from the LG 1.2amp charger, which was either from my N5 or N7.
All combos worked at A/C charge speeds on my Nexus5.
After the G3 charged for a while and got up well out of the Danger Zone, I plugged it back in to the combo it had previously told me was incompatible and refused to charge from. Now that it was at 50% or so, that same combo charged the G3 without any complaint !
It is beginning to look like there is some flaw in the G3 charging detection circuitry, where it will refuse to charge when very low from a charging combo that it will charge from just fine if it has more battery available.
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From what other users have told me the G3 is just very picky when it comes to what charger you use. Mine is the same way. My Sammy charger from my S4 will only charge the G3 slowly.
Something on the Kernel side of things is my guess. It's not something that's terribly wrong with the phone... Just a pain in the ass.
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My Samsung charger cable does the slow charge thing on my g3 as well.....yet this dinky cable I had to buy at a rental c as r counter after forgetting my cord on a trip works perfectly. Some cables I bought at 5 below won't work at all....but worked fine on other phones.
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My Samsung charger cable does the slow charge thing on my g3 as well.....yet this dinky cable I had to buy at a rental c as r counter after forgetting my cord on a trip works perfectly. Some cables I bought at 5 below won't work at all....but worked fine on other phones.
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Same here lol I have a really cheap POS one I bought at a gas station one day when I forgot mine and it works great... Just one of them things I guess
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I'm using the stock cable but off my Macbook Pro usb 3.0 port. When using the phone it does not charge but actually drains the battery (very slowly). How do I determine if the phone is good to keep?
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I'm using the stock cable but off my Macbook Pro usb 3.0 port. When using the phone it does not charge but actually drains the battery (very slowly). How do I determine if the phone is good to keep?
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Mine charges when connected to my MacBook Air.
Also depends on what you are doing on the phone. Get a high quality cable.