The battery of my GS charging dock can only charge 50% - 60% of the watch, is that normal? I saw a post saying according to the manual it can only charge up to 50%, but I can't find this information on the manual. Any help?
Thanks.
alwynpan said:
The battery of my GS charging dock can only charge 50% - 60% of the watch, is that normal? I saw a post saying according to the manual it can only charge up to 50%, but I can't find this information on the manual. Any help?
Thanks.
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Page 9 of the manual... clearly says up to half the capacity.
esseff said:
Page 9 of the manual... clearly says up to half the capacity.
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Thanks, but not on mine...
Strange. It is in my manual in Gear Manager and all the online manuals i have seen.
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/MC/201501/20150109142348142/EN/Eng/start_here.html
So what is going on? I Just charged to 82% and now I'm not sure... is the cradle fully discharged or it just doesn't want to let it charge more?
This is a problem with dock charger. A big one IMO. It should charge 100%.
calinormy said:
This is a problem with dock charger. A big one IMO. It should charge 100%.
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I think you misunderstand the terminology here.
The cradle can charge the watch to 100% if connected to a USB charger, which also charges the cradle's battery at the same time.
The cradle will only charge the watch to ~50% when disconnected from a USB charger.
Watch holds about 300mA of charge. Crade holds about 350mA but the thing is there is always lost in electricity.
Long story short and simply speaking - during charging electrons and all that stuff needs to move from one place to another which generates heat... Well... not that much heat that we could feel or notice but it's quite a lot for 350mA battery which is tiny amount of energy.
Also if you are playing with your watch while it's charging from a disconnected cradle you will use energy out from a cradle and there will be not enough to charge a watch.
The other thing is that while it's charging tilting it in any direction lights up the screen which consume energy. So if it's in your bag/backpack/pocket charging from a cradle and you are walking you may even don't know about it and in the end of the day it won't charge as much as it would with the screen off for all that time while it was charging.
I think it's quite simple enough now for everybody right?
I'm getting to 60%
I've just tried it out and from fully charged cradle I got 77% from 30%... We can say it's 50% as I use "Face Watch Always On"
When I ran my test, my Gear S had run down to 0% battery. Then, I powered off the Gear S and stuck it on the charging cradle. When I turned on my Gear S, it had 60%.
My experience is ~60% when powered off, 45-50 when on but screen off and 30-40% with various tasks. My manual also says 50% capacity. They should've just made the dock bigger with higher capacity. I can't imagine there are too many people who wear it with the dock
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When I ran my test, my Gear S had run down to 0% battery. Then, I powered off the Gear S and stuck it on the charging cradle. When I turned on my Gear S, it had 60%.
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Yes that is how the charging cradle is designed (see the manual). For full charge you'll need to plug it in. The cradle is designed to give you an extra boost if you're out and can't plug it in.
Do all of the gear s charging docks have a built in battery? Mine does not hold a charge nor have a light next to the micro usb port
heat22 said:
Do all of the gear s charging docks have a built in battery? Mine does not hold a charge nor have a light next to the micro usb port
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Did you buyed a used watch?
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Did you buyed a used watch?
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Got it from Rakuten.com. Said nothing about it being used in the listing. Looks brand new came with plastic all over in the samsung box and all... Sounds like I got bamboozled.
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Got it from Rakuten.com. Said nothing about it being used in the listing. Looks brand new came with plastic all over in the samsung box and all... Sounds like I got bamboozled.
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Yea. It sound like a refurbished watch with a unoriginal charger. Bought a couple from aliexpress for 2 bucks each. They still work great tho. I have one with me all of the time and a nice 6000mah battery pack with 2 usb output. I can charge my phone and my watch at the same time
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Battery drains out from 10% to 1% and (OFF) in a minute, yes one minute...
Any one has the same problem?, is this normal?.
I noticed it does not happen every time, what could possibly cause the problem?.
Thanks
Hello,
You should try recalibrate your battery. To do that :
- Discharge your phone and let it turns off itself
- Power it on and wait that it switches off
- Charge your phone when it's off during 8 hours
Good luck !
and after you fully load your battery go into recovery and wipe the battery stats and charge it up again
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I've seen a similar behaviour on many other Android devices. IMHO you can consider 10% Battery as almost Zero - you just shouldn't let it run that low.
I have noticed one thing,when phone is charched with charger battery life time is around 5 days.
When i charge phone over computer, two and half day is max of battery duration??
Anyone else noticed that?
JosipBasic said:
I have noticed one thing,when phone is charched with charger battery life time is around 5 days.
When i charge phone over computer, two and half day is max of battery duration??
Anyone else noticed that?
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It's always been the case, using the wall socket will give better battery life compared to using the pc.
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JosipBasic said:
I have noticed one thing,when phone is charched with charger battery life time is around 5 days.
When i charge phone over computer, two and half day is max of battery duration??
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It's always been the case, using the wall socket will give better battery life compared to using the pc.
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Same thing for the car adapter. Weird phenomenon that cannot be explained from a scientific point of view, but it's my own experience.
Havn't noticed that with my neo, however I never have my phone below 20% for too long, have a charger in my travel bag, 1 in the car and 1 at home, always a cable to plug in nearby.
NeoJeo said:
Hello,
You should try recalibrate your battery. To do that :
- Discharge your phone and let it turns off itself
- Power it on and wait that it switches off
- Charge your phone when it's off during 8 hours
Good luck !
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this worked wuth me ...
thx
d_dukk said:
Same thing for the car adapter. Weird phenomenon that cannot be explained from a scientific point of view, but it's my own experience.
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This is probably because USB port in PC is limited to 5 volts and that means that the charging will be slower and not so efficien.t probably same thing with car adapter.
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This is probably because USB port in PC is limited to 5 volts and that means that the charging will be slower and not so efficien.t probably same thing with car adapter.
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PC usb = 500mA & 5V
Wall charger = 1A & 5V
Some PC motherboards had specially made some USBs ports for charging. There is output ~800mA. Read your pc manual.
There is differents.
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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.
voxigenboy said:
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.
AtLemacks said:
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!
msticlaru said:
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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jayochs said:
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.
Did you guys notice the battery take too long for full charge? Especially charging while in use. It seems doesnt charge at all
Could anyone help me out? I was charging and surfing web the XTZ at the same time, but the battery even went down by 2 to 3% in 3 hours even though the tablet was charging. Is it common or should I exchange it?
Thanks
Is this with the charger and cable it came with? I am not having this problem but different chargers and cables can cause issues
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Yea I had mine at 10%, put it in to charge. Come back home 6-7 hrs later and it's only at 44%?!?
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Is this with the charger and cable it came with? I am not having this problem but different chargers and cables can cause issues
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Yes. I used the original charger and cable. When I let the screen on while charging, it seems like its just preventing the battery run down, instead of adding more charge. I guess I got a defective battery. When the screen off, it just take too long for full charge, like almost 9-10 hrs. I test the cable and charger with another device it seem working fine. How long it take for you to do full charge when screen of btw?
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Yes. I used the original charger and cable. When I let the screen on while charging, it seems like its just preventing the battery run down, instead of adding more charge. I guess I got a defective battery. When the screen off, it just take too long for full charge, like almost 9-10 hrs. I test the cable and charger with another device it seem working fine. How long it take for you to do full charge when screen of btw?
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I don't know exactly how long. But charging and using the device at the same time is no problem and adds charge at an ok rate. I would guess that a total charge would take around 4 hours but it is a guess.
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Yea I had mine at 10%, put it in to charge. Come back home 6-7 hrs later and it's only at 44%?!?
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Have you tried Stamina mode while charging? I believe it shuts down some background processing while the tablet is asleep. Might help speed up charging.
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Have you tried Stamina mode while charging? I believe it shuts down some background processing while the tablet is asleep. Might help speed up charging.
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I did some research and this is what I came up with...
-- the USB charging seems to be hard-limited to a maximum of 500mAh intake. This is consistent with the original USB specifications, although no one really adheres to those anymore anyways. Charging with 500mAh is bound to take a long time and presumable even light usage (screen-on + sufing) will prevent charging at all and still drain the battery or keep it at the same charge level. I consider this a quite major design fault and wonder why Sony did this - if they had any strong reasons (overheating near USB port due to the thin build and no heatsink properties of the material?) or if it can and will be adressed later on by software (I am not sure if that is the case...)
-- this also means that using different chargers (if they work at all, the Tablet seems to be picky and did not make use of two generic ones that were tried, only a HTC wallcharger was accepted next to the original Sony one) that put out more than those 500mAh will either not work or they will deliver just the 500mAh the USB port accepts as a maximum
-- however the charging cradle contacts will readily charge the tablet with up to 1500mAh
If one were to assume the worst of Sony one could say they probably limited the USB charging to a minimum to push the sales of their original chargers. On the other hand one can argue that SLOW charging is actually better for the battery longevity, so Sony could defend that move with that reasoning...
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Have you tried Stamina mode while charging? I believe it shuts down some background processing while the tablet is asleep. Might help speed up charging.
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I'd also believe this might help charging faster while not using the device. Could anyone try that, please? I'm interested in the results. (My XTZ hasn't arrived yet )
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I'd also believe this might help charging faster while not using the device. Could anyone try that, please? I'm interested in the results. (My XTZ hasn't arrived yet )
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There is a thing that while playing "heavy" games and charging from usb connected to pc it even dicharges. If connect it to stock charger (1.5A) it manages to charge but very very slow. There are chargers for 3.1A or even 5A which will charge your device very quickly.
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There is a thing that while playing "heavy" games and charging from usb connected to pc it even dicharges. If connect it to stock charger (1.5A) it manages to charge but very very slow. There are chargers for 3.1A or even 5A which will charge your device very quickly.
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Have you actually tried one of those with success? If so what is yout exact serial number for the XTZ ? As I laid out in my post a little bit above yours the XTZ seems to not take more than 500mAh via USB even from any charger...
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I did some research and this is what I came up with...
-- the USB charging seems to be hard-limited to a maximum of 500mAh intake. This is consistent with the original USB specifications, although no one really adheres to those anymore anyways. Charging with 500mAh is bound to take a long time and presumable even light usage (screen-on + sufing) will prevent charging at all and still drain the battery or keep it at the same charge level. I consider this a quite major design fault and wonder why Sony did this - if they had any strong reasons (overheating near USB port due to the thin build and no heatsink properties of the material?) or if it can and will be adressed later on by software (I am not sure if that is the case...)
-- this also means that using different chargers (if they work at all, the Tablet seems to be picky and did not make use of two generic ones that were tried, only a HTC wallcharger was accepted next to the original Sony one) that put out more than those 500mAh will either not work or they will deliver just the 500mAh the USB port accepts as a maximum
-- however the charging cradle contacts will readily charge the tablet with up to 1500mAh
If one were to assume the worst of Sony one could say they probably limited the USB charging to a minimum to push the sales of their original chargers. On the other hand one can argue that SLOW charging is actually better for the battery longevity, so Sony could defend that move with that reasoning...
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WTF...
i just did check the charger ... its 1500 mAh output. But it surely doesnt charge with that so clearly usb is limiting it Oo. So clearly dock is a must not only no flaping cover but also faster charge. Anyone with dock can confirm that ?
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i just did check the charger ... its 1500 mAh output. But it surely doesnt charge with that so clearly usb is limiting it Oo. So clearly dock is a must not only no flaping cover but also faster charge. Anyone with dock can confirm that ?
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I guess this how they boost the sale of their dock and avoid overheating..limit the USB output. They also sell the micro USB and charger on sony website. Dont know if it could make any difference.
I had my tablet plugged into my pc and while I was using it the battery actually went up a 1 or 2 percent. I got mine two days ago so maybe it's an early production issue?
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I had my tablet plugged into my pc and while I was using it the battery actually went up a 1 or 2 percent. I got mine two days ago so maybe it's an early production issue?
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I noticed that if I set the brightness to the minimum, I would be able to charge while screen on. If I set to max or somewhere middle, i would not. did it happen to you? if not I think my battery got issue then.
I believe mine was on auto brightness for that moment. I did notice that in the last two days, full brightness drains the battery A LOT. Within 2 hrs of screen time I was down to 55% battery
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Just got mine XTZ and so happy with it, but same thing it take so long for charge it even with the wallplug.
I just notice, i have the XZ and if i use the cable directly on the phone it take a long time for charge it too. But if u use the dock my phone charge in less than one hour ( or maybe a little bit more), So i can guess is a usb limitation on the sony product (or maybe a marketing trap)
Sorry for my English.
In my case, since i've the Galaxy S4 ATT version, i use that wall charger i've not tried the one that comes with the tablet but the S4 charger is a 2A while the Tablet Z is 1.5, with the S4 one + stamina mode + auto brightness + special mode(only 1 core running under clocked to 1036Mhz, conservative governor) my tablet charges ultra fast from 10% to 50% in 1 hour and half or even less, also my standby time is up to 8 days at full battery.
If you have your tablet rooted and you want to use my special mode, just download CPU Adjuster from Play Store, give it root permissions, then create a screen off profile, 1 core, max 1036Mhz and that's it.
Walter_White said:
I did some research and this is what I came up with...
-- the USB charging seems to be hard-limited to a maximum of 500mAh intake. This is consistent with the original USB specifications, although no one really adheres to those anymore anyways. Charging with 500mAh is bound to take a long time and presumable even light usage (screen-on + sufing) will prevent charging at all and still drain the battery or keep it at the same charge level. I consider this a quite major design fault and wonder why Sony did this - if they had any strong reasons (overheating near USB port due to the thin build and no heatsink properties of the material?) or if it can and will be adressed later on by software (I am not sure if that is the case...)
-- this also means that using different chargers (if they work at all, the Tablet seems to be picky and did not make use of two generic ones that were tried, only a HTC wallcharger was accepted next to the original Sony one) that put out more than those 500mAh will either not work or they will deliver just the 500mAh the USB port accepts as a maximum
-- however the charging cradle contacts will readily charge the tablet with up to 1500mAh
If one were to assume the worst of Sony one could say they probably limited the USB charging to a minimum to push the sales of their original chargers. On the other hand one can argue that SLOW charging is actually better for the battery longevity, so Sony could defend that move with that reasoning...
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why should it be like that? We have a 6Amp battery in there and if it WOULD charge all the time with 500mAh max we would have a charging time of 12 hours. But if the battery reaches 80% charge charging will be much slower. That means if your statement would be true, we would have charging time of over 14-15 hours.
I charged mine in 6-7 hours. 6000/6=1000 so it´s normal for our 1,5 Amp charger.
Okay, tested it. Shorty story is, there is no difference between charging via dock and charging directly via USB port.
Long story:
- variation tested: SGP312 (WLAN 32GB)
- Battery percentage at start: 58%
- Charging time: 70 minutes
- Charger used - the one which came with the Tablet. The dock does not have a charger in either case, you have to use the Tablet one (which I do) or a 3rd party charger for it.
The only difference between the tests is that once the USB cable went directly into the Tablet and once the USB cable went into the dock.
Battery percentage after 70 Minutes with USB cable: 80%
Battery percentage after 70 Minutes with Dock: 81%
So basically, it got from 60 to 80% about ~1150mA / hour independently of the charging method.
As a sidenote, bringing it from 80% back to 58% took 28 minutes of playing a 1080p mkv at full display brightness,
Just as title says... is it safe as if it were plugged into an outlet?
I don't see why not.
I have done it a few times already. Just stays slightly warmer I think. I use a pma wireless charger if that makes a difference or not.
I got the official Samsung one best buy gave out. Think that's Qi
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Not too confident to put it on for wireless charging overnight.. Would get really got by the morning
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This is why I wish manufacturers would start posting maximum surface temp specs for their chargers.
With that said, I'm guessing that Samsung's is reasonably built and won't get too hot. It also helps that part of the device hands "off" of the charger (that's also part of why I prefer circular chargers to rectangular ones).
Just make sure you keep the charger itself on a cool surface, and if you're one of those people who likes it to be 85 degrees in your house, you might not want to leave it on overnight. You could honestly probably rig the thing to vibrate itself off of the charger after a certain time lol.
I have been charging my S5 wirelessly every night for the past 6 months. I just used a low amperage charger so that it does not charge too quickly/ heat up too much. I am going to do the same with my S6 Edge.
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I have been charging my S5 wirelessly every night for the past 6 months. I just used a low amperage charger so that it does not charge too quickly/ heat up too much. I am going to do the same with my S6 Edge.
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You mean you bought a charger with low amps or you use a low amp plug that's not necessarily for the charger?
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You mean you bought a charger with low amps or you use a low amp plug that's not necessarily for the charger?
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I use an original Samsung wireless mat and am using a low amp wall plug with it.
I got the duracel power mat that was from amazon.com and I leave it on overnight. The power mat seems to not stay constantly charging it. When I wake up my battery is full and it's not excessively overheating. It's a PMA charger, not a Qi one.
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Well I've got the original Samsung Qi charger with the fast charge plug for the phone and I plan on charging mine overnight tonight. If the phone blows up I'll report back! I doubt it'll be an issue as the charger will surely only draw as much current from the power supply as it needs, and in-turn charge the phone at the recommended rate. I've been topping it up throughout the day on the wireless pad while I set up the phone and while it got warm I wouldn't say it got overly hot.
Edit - Charges quite fast on the wireless pad! Only been on there about two hours and it's charged from 24% to 97%! Certainly quicker than my old Nexus 4 charged. Was warm when I picked it up but will keep it on the pad overnight anyway to keep it topped up and I'll report back if it explodes!
Kiwi_Dude said:
Well I've got the original Samsung Qi charger with the fast charge plug for the phone and I plan on charging mine overnight tonight. If the phone blows up I'll report back! I doubt it'll be an issue as the charger will surely only draw as much current from the power supply as it needs, and in-turn charge the phone at the recommended rate. I've been topping it up throughout the day on the wireless pad while I set up the phone and while it got warm I wouldn't say it got overly hot.
Edit - Charges quite fast on the wireless pad! Only been on there about two hours and it's charged from 24% to 97%! Certainly quicker than my old Nexus 4 charged. Was warm when I picked it up but will keep it on the pad overnight anyway to keep it topped up and I'll report back if it explodes!
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Mine made it through the night without exploding lol... in fact, mine was cool to the touch and was not even charging when I picked it up... I think the samsung charger must shut off once the phone reaches 100%
Edit: the technology must be built into the s6 edge because I just put it back on once it dropped to 99% and it charged to 100 then the light on the charger turned green, the phone lit up and said fully charged and then it was no longer charging. Definitely seems safe to leave on overnight.
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Powell730 said:
Mine made it through the night without exploding lol... in fact, mine was cool to the touch and was not even charging when I picked it up... I think the samsung charger must shut off once the phone reaches 100%
Edit: the technology must be built into the s6 edge because I just put it back on once it dropped to 99% and it charged to 100 then the light on the charger turned green, the phone lit up and said fully charged and then it was no longer charging. Definitely seems safe to leave on overnight.
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My findings too! Like yourself, phone was cool to touch, and light on charger (and phone) had turned green. :good:
Which is good Wireless charge with a 2amp out
Safe Wireless Charging
I am a traveler who takes a lot of photographs with my iPhone and Samsung S6 and so far Wireless Charging has been working well for me. I have proved that in many occasions while currently here in Southeast Asia (Cambodia as of this writing). Before leaving the US I made sure I was equipped so I shopped around and found a variety of safe Wireless Charging devices. IN my travels I would find myself tired and exhausted but need to charge so tendency is I fall asleep and wake up the next day and the device has cooled down after reaching 100% (during my sleep presumably). Look for devices like these.
I hope this helps!
I just got my cradle and it took 4 hours for my battery to charge. Is that how long it's supposed to take?
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I just got my cradle and it took 4 hours for my battery to charge. Is that how long it's supposed to take?
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Its meant to discharge fully and then charge your battery.
stlouie65 said:
Its meant to discharge fully and then charge your battery.
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I don't understand. The battery was fully discharged in my phone then I put it in the cradle. 4 hours later the light turned green.
I've noticed it's pretty slow. I don't know if it's 4 hours, but it's definitely at least 3
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I don't understand. The battery was fully discharged in my phone then I put it in the cradle. 4 hours later the light turned green.
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Your phone will never truly fully discharge the battery (safety measure) it has to save enough to shut down properly. So that is part of it... I don't know if the cradle is set up to fast charge either... I doubt it, considering the phone should last longer than four hours any way. I'm happy to have a FREE extra battery, and cradle... It charges the battery, that's all I'm really looking for... I you are unhappy with it, I suppose you could send it back...
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I'll try to remember to check mine next time. I don't think it takes that long though!
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stlouie65 said:
Its meant to discharge fully and then charge your battery.
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No such thing is happening. Please do not spread misinformation.
It charges slower than the phone because it does not have Quick Charge, it's a very simple charger. Label says it puts out 1.6A at 4.4V, which means the battery probably charges at about 1A on average. Charging is never 100% efficient and charging does not progress in a linear fashion, it slows down past 80% to near-trickle, otherwise the battery would overheat.
Chargers don't discharge batteries to charge them. This isn't 1990 and our battery isn't NiCad.
I just don't know why they're calling it a cradle. You're not resting your device on it. Those are cradles, this is a battery charger.
THIS is a cradle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ue&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_2&smid=A1LWHYTZATVG8I
However, this thread is otherwise interesting, I've used my battery charger for a few cycles, meh, it charges my spare battery overnight.
I know this is an older thread, but what's the experience with this cradle? I just got a used V10 on Swappa with this cradle and it does seem like it's taking a while to charge. I have no problem with how long it's taking, but I need to know if it's defective so I can do something about it on Swappa.
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I know this is an older thread, but what's the experience with this cradle? I just got a used V10 on Swappa with this cradle and it does seem like it's taking a while to charge. I have no problem with how long it's taking, but I need to know if it's defective so I can do something about it on Swappa.
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It doesn't have fast charging like the phone itself... It's fine.
Common sense isn't all that common