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has anyone else noticed how quickly this phone charges? I just wanted to give some props to HTC.. I forgot to plug in the phone last night, and when I woke up this morning it was 0% dead. I plugged it in, and got ready for work, an hour later when I had to leave for work, it was at 96%!!
hell ya
Nice, haven't really paid much attention actually.
All I can say is that the ReZound is everything the my Thunderbolt should've been, including the battery charge and life.
Hmm.. I mainly just charge in my car & it seems like it takes forever(close to 3 hours). I spend most of my time driving otherwise i'd plug it into the wall and see. I guess it also doesn't help that the phone is also always being used while charging to.
However, battery life wise, it lasts 2 - 3 of constant use before it dies.
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Hmm.. I mainly just charge in my car & it seems like it takes forever(close to 3 hours). I spend most of my time driving otherwise i'd plug it into the wall and see. I guess it also doesn't help that the phone is also always being used while charging to.
However, battery life wise, it lasts 2 - 3 of constant use before it dies.
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It will take longer to charge from a USB port and a car charger....won't take nearly as long when plugged into the wall. Just an fyi
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yeah, the motorola car charger or the htc one seem to be the best bet..you have to look at amps.
most ****ty car chargers are like 500ma, which will take like 3-4 hours to charge..you have to get the ones that match the AC charger, so around 1amp (1000ma) and you're set. the motorola is the closest i've seen, at like 950ma or so. charges it pretty well.
i have the motorola p513 rapid car charger & that's the one that seems to take forever. i've also got a 400watt power inverter & have tried just using the cable & wall plug that came with the phone and it doesn't seem to make much difference either. i've tried it in both the limo and my van... i know it's not a problem battery-wise with the van as there's 6 car batteries in it.
shazbot!...
I have the extended battery for mine, it seems to go from 10% to 100% in about four hours. I think for most phones it'd about three hours or so for a stock battery. So it looks like it does charge faster for me as well.
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I ran my phone till it died today. I have had it on the charger for 1 1/2 hours, still barely 50%, I think you were on crack man. I was charging the phone with it off for the first hour too.
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I ran my phone till it died today. I have had it on the charger for 1 1/2 hours, still barely 50%, I think you were on crack man. I was charging the phone with it off for the first hour too.
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i used to have this problem until i found there was a difference between charging cables and chargers. I dont mean the amperage size, i mean, some chargers/cables put your phone into USB charging mode, which is much much slower than AC charging.
THere is an app on the market called 'current widget' that can tell your charge rate. I used it on an older phone that was compatible with the widget (rooted rommed and cust kernel) and found that the charger I was using wasnt "AC" charging my phone, even though it was an AC charger. I went through a couple of cable charger combinations until i found the ones that worked right.
I have a USB car charger too (the kind you just plug a USB cable into). Using the widget i found that the USB cable I was using in my car was not 'AC' Charging the phone, and as a result, if i used navigation or anything like that, the phone would deplete power faster than it was getting it. I changed cables and problem was solved.
You can download the widget and use it on the rezound, but it does not update correctly, nor does it seem to be as accurate as it should.
For example, if I am not charging the phone, it should say "0 mA, but it does not. I have noticed though that when I am getting a good charge, the charging rate does show an increased rate, and because I am failure with the app, ive used it to confirm the charging rates.
You can try to download the app and run it. Plug in your phone, and look at the 'mA'. While its not charging it will be ~100 or so. during charging it should be up in the 500-600 range. but the app does not update as fast as it should, so you have to let it sit a bit before the number will change (normally it changes in realtime) but after charging for 5 min or so , if you still see numbers <200 you are not charging at the optimal rate. Try a new charger / cable.
I have 6 chargers, lol. All of them are 850mA chargers.
Here's a screenshot from this morning, I went to bed with at at 5%, and looks like it was full charged within 2 hours time. Not bad!
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i used to have this problem until i found there was a difference between charging cables and chargers. I dont mean the amperage size, i mean, some chargers/cables put your phone into USB charging mode, which is much much slower than AC charging.
THere is an app on the market called 'current widget' that can tell your charge rate. I used it on an older phone that was compatible with the widget (rooted rommed and cust kernel) and found that the charger I was using wasnt "AC" charging my phone, even though it was an AC charger. I went through a couple of cable charger combinations until i found the ones that worked right.
I have a USB car charger too (the kind you just plug a USB cable into). Using the widget i found that the USB cable I was using in my car was not 'AC' Charging the phone, and as a result, if i used navigation or anything like that, the phone would deplete power faster than it was getting it. I changed cables and problem was solved.
You can download the widget and use it on the rezound, but it does not update correctly, nor does it seem to be as accurate as it should.
For example, if I am not charging the phone, it should say "0 mA, but it does not. I have noticed though that when I am getting a good charge, the charging rate does show an increased rate, and because I am failure with the app, ive used it to confirm the charging rates.
You can try to download the app and run it. Plug in your phone, and look at the 'mA'. While its not charging it will be ~100 or so. during charging it should be up in the 500-600 range. but the app does not update as fast as it should, so you have to let it sit a bit before the number will change (normally it changes in realtime) but after charging for 5 min or so , if you still see numbers <200 you are not charging at the optimal rate. Try a new charger / cable.
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You know current widget shows how much your phone is using right? It never says 0mA when your phone is charging because your phone is using current when it is in use. It never goes to zero at any time actually unless your phone is dead.
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You know current widget shows how much your phone is using right? It never says 0mA when your phone is charging because your phone is using current when it is in use. It never goes to zero at any time actually unless your phone is dead.
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that is not the way it worked with the droid charge with a custom kernel. It showed your charging current. or more accurately, the amount of current that was going to the battery for charging. When the charger was unplugged, it showed 0mA.
Maybe we are talking about different apps
that is really fast. I wonder if that is why some of them are overheating and going into bootloops...
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that is really fast. I wonder if that is why some of them are overheating and going into bootloops...
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Good point... They may not be regulating the rate they are charging properly.
Wait aren't our wall chargers one amp? Why's it showing around 600 ma?
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Wait aren't our wall chargers one amp? Why's it showing around 600 ma?
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even with a 2amp wall charger I bought on amazon, my phones never get above about 600mah charge.
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You know current widget shows how much your phone is using right? It never says 0mA when your phone is charging because your phone is using current when it is in use. It never goes to zero at any time actually unless your phone is dead.
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Hehe... That "Current Widget"... When I use my Belkin USB car charger dongle, it fluctuates between 100 - 300mA... When I use my Power Inverter, it's 400 - 900(depending if the engine I'd running or not.
The bizarre thing though, is when it's not even plugged in/charging, the widget still shows mA fluctuations and makes me wonder if the thing is even working or not.
Alright peeps, I just got this Belkin 2.1amp (2100mA) usb car dongle "rapid charger" from Walmart. The packaging says it's for tablets so I'll see how it holds up against the mighty Rezound.
Well I bought the Galaxy S3 on the first day of the UK launch and depleted the battery to 0% then charged with the original 1 Amp charger from 0%. I had noticed that this takes a very very long time, around 8 hours. The battery life after charging however is substantial and very adequate.
On the second charge after depletion once again, I decided to use a Griffin 2.1 Amp charger which I had used to charge the hefty Galaxy note with. The Galaxy S3 charges at a much rapid rate and takes around 2-3 hours to reach 100% from 0%. However I have noticed that the battery life depletes a bit faster, Is this due to my imagination or is a 2.1 Amp charger not suitable for this phone as it was with the tablet-like Galaxy note.
Also note that I tried to charge my HTC one X with the 2.1 Amp charger and it charge very slowly, while the original HTC charger has a much lower ampage than 1 Amp
Hmm I have been using my galaxy s charger 0.5amp and it has been charging pretty slowly but seems to deplete faster.
I have been actively using for 50min on wifi now and 85% left. Which seems a bit quick for me. I will try charging with the standard 1amp tonight and see.
Now fast are you depleting at?
I measure my battery life by checking the screen on time just before the death of the charge which was 5 hours on the original charger, with the quick charger its 4 hours. My Galaxy note has no change in battery life weather you any ampere chargers. Also the general battery percentage seems to run low faster anyway on the galaxy s3 using the fast charger.
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I shall try the standard 1 amp charger the next time my phone depletes
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Just wondering, since the S2 had a limit of 650mA for charging, does this apply to the S3? You guys make it sound like it charges slow as well...
Galaxy s2 does charge very slow for me aswell. Compared to htc phones the Galaxy s 2 charges painfully slowly. Now I regularly use the 2 amp charger on my galaxy s3 and have seen a huge improvement in charging speeds. It charges at around 2% per minute and still lasts around 4 hours of screen time for a full charge.
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I noticed that I can only charge fast using original charger. While charger with shorted usb data + & - (ie. htc 1A charger) will not activate fast charging.
You can verify by going into *#*#4636#*#*, Battery, using ori charger will show AC while HTC charger will show USB
I think samsung made some changes to the microUSB pinout
xifer said:
You can verify by going into *#*#4636#*#*, Battery, using ori charger will show AC while HTC charger will show USB
I think samsung made some changes to the microUSB pinout
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Thanx for the "shortcode". Where does one find those?
Also from reading about the MHL to HDMI cable from older devices not wotking, it does in fact seem that Samsung have changed the microUSB pinouts (although my Nokia 1.2A charger shows AC in that battery "menu").
Mine charges from about 10% to full in about two and a half hours, using the charger provided in the box.
My s2 came with a 0.7amp charger and took about 2.5 hours. My s3 came with a 1amp charger and takes about the same. Charges to 80% in no time and then slows down for the later part of the charge
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A battery isn't like a fuel tank which you simply fill up through the hose until it's full.
Due to physical and chemical reasons, a nearly-full battery takes a lot longer to fill by a certain percent since it simply can't store the energy quickly enough.
Additionally, deep-discharged batteries often start with a slower charging speed (and then cranked up) to keep the battery from dying too soon and/or not being able to reach full capacity.
is the Nokia 1.2A charger ok to use with the samsung G3 as i got one of these spare and would prefer use it if so as the usb is way to short to reach from my desk up and around the back.
but the Nokia 1.2A charger lead is more than long enough
Just to check with all of you, i've been told that it is best not to charge your phone or any other handheld device IF the battery is not at a really low rate, at least not till your device actually prompts you to charge. They were saying that this would cause the battery life to be shortened. But at times, I need to make sure that i have enough battery to last me for a few more hours before i knock off from work, i would just charge the phone (battery at 25-30%) even before it prompts me to. Is it alright to do that often?
2ndly, at times when i stream videos on my phone for many hours, the battery would definitely drain fast and i would need to charge my phone at least 2-3 times a day. Is it alright for me to do that or am i "abusing" it? =X
Appreciate all your advises...Thanks in advance~
so any update on if using the nokia charger is ok with it being 200mah more than the standard 1A charger since it has longer lead.
or there is the 700mah samsung charger from my old S2
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Well I bought the Galaxy S3 on the first day of the UK launch and depleted the battery to 0% then charged with the original 1 Amp charger from 0%. I had noticed that this takes a very very long time, around 8 hours. The battery life after charging however is substantial and very adequate.
On the second charge after depletion once again, I decided to use a Griffin 2.1 Amp charger which I had used to charge the hefty Galaxy note with.
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Just to check with all of you, i've been told that it is best not to charge your phone or any other handheld device IF the battery is not at a really low rate, at least not till your device actually prompts you to charge. They were saying that this would cause the battery life to be shortened. But at times, I need to make sure that i have enough battery to last me for a few more hours before i knock off from work, i would just charge the phone (battery at 25-30%) even before it prompts me to. Is it alright to do that often?
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I don't know why this misconception still lives on; lithium ion batteries require no priming on first use. The WORST thing you can do with a li-ion battery is to fully deplete it before recharging. It is much better to top it off whenever possible; having said that leaving it turned on, on the charger once it is full is also not the best thing (though nowhere near as bad as depleting it fully).
I believe since this phone has a removable battery with external charger the best thing you can do is always charge your battery in the external charger and just switch out the battery when it gets to around 10%.
Nek0onna you should charge your phone whenever it's not full and you have a handy charger.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_charge_when_to_charge_table
what about using different chargers though as i have said yet not answered yet,
i got a samsung s2 700mah charger and a nokia 1200mah charger which will work the best for the battery etc
the 1A included one the usb lead is to short for use behind a desk
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what about using different chargers though as i have said yet not answered yet,
i got a samsung s2 700mah charger and a nokia 1200mah charger which will work the best for the battery etc
the 1A included one the usb lead is to short for use behind a desk
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Yeah its fine, you can use it.
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Can anybody check what the max charge rate is on this device with a battery monitor app? I have handfuls of 1A and a couple 2.1A chargers. I'd really like to charge at twice the rate if possible but not all devices support such rapid charging (kernel limits and such). Just curious before I buy one Thanks!
Even if Samsung slipped up and allowed a 2A charge i'd never want to try it, because tablet and laptop batteries are rated and manufactured for a higher current charge/discharge and most phone batteries would heat and swell up and possibly explode.
my HP touchpad charges with a 1A charger and it would be nice to use that with my sgs3.
Can anybody please check what the max charge rate is on this device
Anybody have issues with the supplied wall charger? I started using the HTC charger only recently (was using my old BlackBerry charger just because I was lazy and didn't want to switch them out on my nightstand), and the other morning my phone was stone dead. No orange notification LED, nothing. I thought I had simply lost my original 1620mAh battery, even though I have only used it about 10% of the time I've had my phone (I put a HTC extended battery on it in the first week, only recently switched back to the slim battery so I could bundle the phone with a headphone amp). I put the extended battery on it yesterday, and this morning the phone showed it was fully charged. I take it off the charger, and in a matter of moments I get a message something to the effect of "your phone is using more current than the charger can provide... please close unnecessary applications". Also, the battery indicator is still showing it's connected to the charger when it's not. I pulled the battery, reinserted, then my previously "fully charged" battery now shows in the red and "less than 3% charge". WTH?
In my panic yesterday, I already ordered 2 new HTC 1620mAh batteries, though my original one now seems to be coming back to life on a Motorola charger. May not be anything wrong with it after all.
Sorry for the long-winded and wordy post... But, has anybody else experienced this wackiness??
On edit: I forgot I replaced the BlackBerry charger on my nightstand with a Motorola charger, and that's what's charging the phone, now.
Basically, throw away the blackberry and motorola charger. The Rezound charger is rated at 1 amp, which is enough to charge and run the device at the same time. Any less, and you need to shut the phone off to charge. Most cellphone chargers are rated around 700 ma or less, which isn't enough to charge while the phone is on. Use the stock charger.
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Basically, throw away the blackberry and motorola charger. The Rezound charger is rated at 1 amp, which is enough to charge and run the device at the same time. Any less, and you need to shut the phone off to charge. Most cellphone chargers are rated around 700 ma or less, which isn't enough to charge while the phone is on. Use the stock charger.
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I think you missed the point of my post... I didn't start having problems until I started using the HTC charger! The phone charges/operates perfectly on the Motorola and BlackBerry chargers.
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I think you missed the point of my post... I didn't start having problems until I started using the HTC charger! The phone charges/operates perfectly on the Motorola and BlackBerry chargers.
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Stock battery?
The other chargers may have damaged your battery. You might need a new one.
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Stock battery?
The other chargers may have damaged your battery. You might need a new one.
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I've been using the HTC charger for about 1 month, now. Problem first arose while using the stock 1620mAh battery, and when it went totally dead on the HTC charger yesterday morning, I put the extended battery back in. HTC charger did not properly charge the battery last night, so I'm back to using the Motorola charger (which is 850mAh, BTW). It's charging my extended battery just fine, and it even revived my previously dead 1620mAh battery, which the HTC charger killed.
There's nothing to suggest my oem HTC batteries are damaged in any way.
It's hard to believe that the charger would be defective. But, it might just be worth it to get a 1 amp charger online incase you need to use and charge at the same time. The 1 amp will also charge faster.
Yeah, I rarely ever have a need to charge my phone while simultaneously using it. My issues arose during typical overnight charging (phone on, but no usage). On rare occasions I may have need to plug it in while in my truck, and I've never had any issues with the car charger.
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Basically, throw away the blackberry and motorola charger. The Rezound charger is rated at 1 amp, which is enough to charge and run the device at the same time. Any less, and you need to shut the phone off to charge. Most cellphone chargers are rated around 700 ma or less, which isn't enough to charge while the phone is on. Use the stock charger.
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Moti charges at 0.85 amps so it works fine, my phone works with it. My HTC one killed my two long usb cables.
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Yeah, I rarely ever have a need to charge my phone while simultaneously using it. My issues arose during typical overnight charging (phone on, but no usage). On rare occasions I may have need to plug it in while in my truck, and I've never had any issues with the car charger.
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Even if you aren't using it, it is still pulling for radios, and other junk that runs. You should shut your phone off at night while it charges. And it is good for it to shut off, clears memory and keeps your phone running smoothly.
My charger actually just went bad on me. I would get that voltage warning so I thought it was either the phone or battery but after trying a different cable everything is fine.
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For those of you who have the wireless charger. Do you notice a significant battery life shortage when you charge the phone using the wireless charger? Ever since I use the wireless charger, the battery life doesn't seem to last as long as charging the phone using the traditional route.
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For those of you who have the wireless charger. Do you notice a significant battery life shortage when you charge the phone using the wireless charger? Ever since I use the wireless charger, the battery life doesn't seem to last as long as charging the phone using the traditional route.
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I just got mines today from AT&T. Will keep an eye on how it last and let ya know.
I've been using the charging stand for a week or so and haven't noticed any difference.
I've been using mine for over a week, and I've noticed the phone charges faster than with the USB cable (to the wall outlet), and the battery charge seems to last just as long... maybe you have a bad battery?
also, I found this on wikipedia about the qi standard: "Regulation of the output voltage is provided by a digital control loop where the power receiver [phone] communicates with the power transmitter[charger] and requests more or less power. "
I have a thin plastic case. Do I need to take the case of to charge the phone? want to know before I buy
I've actually seen a slight improvement when using the charging plate. Through my typical usage during the day (7 a.m. through 6 p.m.) I was coming home with 50% battery. Now, I'm coming home with about 70%.
Don't be too impressed though. I don't use push on anything at all, and I don't use any kind of social media.
I'm betting you have a defective unit. My first 920 did exactly this. I would set in on the plate, take note of the battery percentage, take a 10 minute shower, come back, and the percentage jumped from 88% to 100%. There's no way it could charge that fast. Not even the USB cable can charge it that quickly and that charges at a higher amperage and voltage than the plate. Sometimes I saw it jumping from 95% to 100% in a matter of seconds. So I called AT&T and after countless hours of talking with employees that knew nothing, I finally was put on to someone who helped me get the phone exchanged. My new 920 does not have this problem and a full charge on the plate lasts just as long as on the plug. My first 920 barely made it 8 hours with normal use (texting mostly). My new 920 makes it past my 8 hour shift with 75% to spare.
Had to replace mine. White light on the plate came on but no response on phone. Wireless charging coil was faulty... Inductive charging failed and that sucks... It wasn't a bad flaw but when I spend 450 I want a functioning device. Now, I have it.
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I'm betting you have a defective unit. My first 920 did exactly this. I would set in on the plate, take note of the battery percentage, take a 10 minute shower, come back, and the percentage jumped from 88% to 100%. There's no way it could charge that fast. Not even the USB cable can charge it that quickly and that charges at a higher amperage and voltage than the plate. Sometimes I saw it jumping from 95% to 100% in a matter of seconds. So I called AT&T and after countless hours of talking with employees that knew nothing, I finally was put on to someone who helped me get the phone exchanged. My new 920 does not have this problem and a full charge on the plate lasts just as long as on the plug. My first 920 barely made it 8 hours with normal use (texting mostly). My new 920 makes it past my 8 hour shift with 75% to spare.
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Hmmm, I will have to call AT&T for the warranty exchange. Thanks
Hello,
How can I tell if my HTC One Max is actually charging at 1.5 A? I've had the phone for about 4 days now, and it charges soooooo slowly. One night/morning it took almost 6 hours to fully charge from around 15%. This can't be right. There are times I've just sat in bed (Thanksgiving Day, for example) doing some light texting and light web browsing...all with the official 1.5 A charger connected, and at times the battery level DECREASED, even while connected to the charger. I have the brightness set to auto, and the screen timeout set to auto. This can't be right...
I downloaded a couple of apps from the play store that try to estimate the charging speed. Battery Indicator estimates that my phone is charging at a rate of about 14.3% per hour. It's also telling me my phone will take 47 minutes to get from 88% to 100%. WHAT!? Another app, just called "Battery" says my phone was charging at 684400 mA...then it changed to 219900 mA. (Of course, neither of these numbers make sense, either. That would be 684 amps or 219 amps...enough to blow something up.)
Again, I'm using the official charger that came with the HTC One Max saying it supports 5 V, 1.5A. I have other chargers lying around different rooms of the house...there's a chance that I'm not using the actual USB cable part that came in the box (it could be mixed up with an older one I had lying around), but would that affect charging speed?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm about to call HTC now.
you should really try it first with the OEM cable and charger, but it should not take 6 hours..if it does with the HTC cable/charger, take it back, its defective
assuming you are on stock, and not rooted/tweaked
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Hello,
How can I tell if my HTC One Max is actually charging at 1.5 A? I've had the phone for about 4 days now, and it charges soooooo slowly. One night/morning it took almost 6 hours to fully charge from around 15%. This can't be right. There are times I've just sat in bed (Thanksgiving Day, for example) doing some light texting and light web browsing...all with the official 1.5 A charger connected, and at times the battery level DECREASED, even while connected to the charger. I have the brightness set to auto, and the screen timeout set to auto. This can't be right...
I downloaded a couple of apps from the play store that try to estimate the charging speed. Battery Indicator estimates that my phone is charging at a rate of about 14.3% per hour. It's also telling me my phone will take 47 minutes to get from 88% to 100%. WHAT!? Another app, just called "Battery" says my phone was charging at 684400 mA...then it changed to 219900 mA. (Of course, neither of these numbers make sense, either. That would be 684 amps or 219 amps...enough to blow something up.)
Again, I'm using the official charger that came with the HTC One Max saying it supports 5 V, 1.5A. I have other chargers lying around different rooms of the house...there's a chance that I'm not using the actual USB cable part that came in the box (it could be mixed up with an older one I had lying around), but would that affect charging speed?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm about to call HTC now.
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1.5A charger charge 1500 mAh per hour so it should charge in about 2 hours and a half..
You have one problem of two ether your charge isn't good or your
battery.. if your phone run out of battery very fast then it's your battery else it'sthe charger
helpwithmy8525 said:
Hello,
How can I tell if my HTC One Max is actually charging at 1.5 A? I've had the phone for about 4 days now, and it charges soooooo slowly. One night/morning it took almost 6 hours to fully charge from around 15%. This can't be right. There are times I've just sat in bed (Thanksgiving Day, for example) doing some light texting and light web browsing...all with the official 1.5 A charger connected, and at times the battery level DECREASED, even while connected to the charger. I have the brightness set to auto, and the screen timeout set to auto. This can't be right...
I downloaded a couple of apps from the play store that try to estimate the charging speed. Battery Indicator estimates that my phone is charging at a rate of about 14.3% per hour. It's also telling me my phone will take 47 minutes to get from 88% to 100%. WHAT!? Another app, just called "Battery" says my phone was charging at 684400 mA...then it changed to 219900 mA. (Of course, neither of these numbers make sense, either. That would be 684 amps or 219 amps...enough to blow something up.)
Again, I'm using the official charger that came with the HTC One Max saying it supports 5 V, 1.5A. I have other chargers lying around different rooms of the house...there's a chance that I'm not using the actual USB cable part that came in the box (it could be mixed up with an older one I had lying around), but would that affect charging speed?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm about to call HTC now.
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I had a friend of mine get a new HTC One and it tooks hours to charge.. it was the charger which was at fault. as said in the previous post. if it also discharges fast then the battery is at fault, if it only takes time for charging it is definitely the charger. i am guessing you have found the solution already lol
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I had a friend of mine get a new HTC One and it tooks hours to charge.. it was the charger which was at fault. as said in the previous post. if it also discharges fast then the battery is at fault, if it only takes time for charging it is definitely the charger. i am guessing you have found the solution already lol
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I think I figured out the solution: In any scenario, I was using the charging adapter that came in the box. The variable that changed was the USB cable...since I have several lying around in about every room of my house. It seems only that the USB cable that came in the box will charge the phone quickly...around 3 hours and 20 minutes from completely dead to 100%. Any other USB cables seem to charge at about half that speed. (And of course, charge time suffers when the screen is on and you're using the device.)
But I still find this really odd. I assumed all micro USB cables were created equal. Perhaps not. Am I missing something here?
That's odd. This phone has the quick charge component/feature from Qualcomm, but that should not make any difference based on the cable.
well may be the other cable were not plugged in properly and did not reach the charging pins in the correct place? Do you notice a difference in attaching and detaching the cables?
for whatever reason, factory cables ALWAYS work best with the device they came with..
sometimes aftermarket cables are ok, but you can never be sure...
If you can, use the cable and charger that your device came with; that will always be best.
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for whatever reason, factory cables ALWAYS work best with (*for*) the device they came with...
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I had the same issue. I was going to use my old S4 cable cause it is longer. It gave me a notification telling me to only use the charger that came with it. Was the cables fault. My guess is it is using an extra pin to tell the phone it is the correct cable sort of like how OTG cables work.