Hello Guys,
I already bought Samsung OEM EP-LN920 vehicle charger with quick charge capability. In related web page in Samsung official website, S8/S8+ wasn’t mentioned in compatible devices however “Note 5” , S7 , … are in the list.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mo...e-micro-usb-and-type-c-cable--ep-ln920bbegus/
Anyone can confirm it’s OK to use it for S8+ , is it safe? No battery damage?
When I call Samsung center they said to me we cannot confirm it!?
Thanks
Any quality car charger will work just fine. These phones have pretty amazing built in charging circuitry to prevent most damage from incompatible chargers. Stay away from really cheap gas station bucket types. Any reputable brand with good quality control will work just fine. More important is actually the cable you're using if using Quick Charge devices. Invest in good quality USB-C cables. I picked up an Anker Power Drive 2 car charger on Amazon for about $13. Has great reviews. No problems and charges my S8 Plus while playing video and another device no problem.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY9ZGHH/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Hey guys,
Can you tell me just how true are rumors that if you use non-origigi adapter for charging that it will mess up your battery or something worse?
Since i use all kind of different cables/adapters and never had the problem, but now i have s7 and i dont wanna mess it up..?
Thx
well before the s7 i had the s6 and i have to be honest it did some weird stuff, battery drained super fast over night ( arround 30%) capacitive buttons showed strange behavior ( pressing the button by itself) i disabled them and used Pie control for a while. This was with all kind of cable's/chargers.
Started using original charger and cable and the battery drain turned back to normal after a while and when i turned the capacitive buttons on again and stay worked again!
I'm not 100% sure this is because of the charger or cable but i guess they do make a difference
(sorry for my probaly not grammatically correct english ^^)
Edit: i also think other quality chargers are ok
I would imagine as long as they are quality chargers/cables you'll be fine, im using a blackberry charger along with samsung one and everything works fine.
You can usually tell is the usb cable is cheap when it can't fast charge the phone, they're also pretty thin.
Just don't use the cheap Chinese **** 5 pack for $2 from eBay and you should be fine.
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Charged my S5 with my PC for almost 2 years
Charged my S7 with my MiniPC many times
Obviously cheap crappy dangerous chargers will not be good, but these rumours came from people who couldn't accept that Samsung messed up, didn't want to blame the phones/batteries, so blamed the owners instead
You have more chance of the charger failing than the battery if the charger is faulty/cheap, unless of course it is pushing too much juice into the phone, but I would hazard a guess the charging circuit would fail before it managed to set a battery on fire
Just find a cheap brand that's quality and stick with it. Anker Aukey CableMatters Mediabridge all seem good though the usb connector alwasy seems to get looser and looser. I've almost completely moved over to Qi because of it.
Get a cable and charger from a decent brand name company, and make sure that it's properly rated to the phone model you have. Any time you're using an overpowered or underpowered charging source it can have a negative effect on the battery.
I have a big 4 port Aukey charger that has Ai and QC2.0 ports on it. It is great! I use the cable that came with That charger and I travel with the samsung charger and cable.
Thx for replies.. i ordered a pack of 5 cables from Anker and they are great.
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Just don't use the cheap Chinese **** 5 pack for $2 from eBay and you should be fine.
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Exactly. Get a quality 2A charger and a decent 20 or 22awg USB cable and you're good.
Buy that 49 cent 1 micrometer thick cable off eBay and you'll be hatin life.
While we're on the subject, there's apps that let you measure incoming charge current. I measured every cable I had in the house, one right after the other using the same power brick. Two of them wouldn't allow more than ~330mA charge current. Most others were 1.1A. Those two went right in the garbage.
In japan s7 do not come with charger so you can use any cable or charger
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Would just like to share with everyone a good quality and very useful tool I've recently got hold of.
I've had and used a few different Choetech products and the quality is always amazing, the presentation when the products are delivered gives them a premium feel even though they are quite a reasonable priced product. I would say the quality rivals that of anker and aukey.
The cable itself works with any USB A charger and any device with a micro USB port, a USB A-C cable is also available for those who have a USB C device. The cable is just plug and play, once u connect to a charger the display lights up and when the device is connected you get readings.
I tried this cable with a few different devices and chargers but I found it especially useful for testing how good the fast charge chargers we're when using a galaxy s7, even though the s7 shows fast charging I found different chargers would give me more current at 9v.
For anyone interested in a good quality charging cable that is also interested in seeing just how good there chargers are this is a perfect product. I've also used the cable to transfer data to and from my phone as I wondered if this would be effected and I'm happy to say it wasn't.
For anyone in the UK interested I've got discount codes that are valid till the 31st of jan that make these or the USB C version £6 each. Hope someone finds these useful.
Code 5M9WY7AX
Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MYW7GZ3
Amazon USA doesn't sell it.
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Amazon USA doesn't sell it.
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They do now!~
I just ordered and received one of these things to finally have one for monitoring. This thing was great and has actually taught me a few things i didn't already know. For one, I didn't realize that fast charging stopped the second I turned on the screen of the phone! That's right these phones jump back to regular 5volt charging when the screen is on. The second the screen goes off it's back to 9 volts.. Good to know when you are trying to maximize the charge rate. Anyways.. i digress.
So far this puppy has been accurate. I have used it on my S7 Edge as well as my htc 10 with a choetech micro to C adaptor. I am able to monitor and track the various stages of quick charging without disturbing the phone's charging. This cable seems to be well made and doesn't seem to be cheap. The display is solid and bright.
I attached some extra pics showing the display toggling between charging current and voltage. If you are looking for a simple USB current monitor with some forward capability I would recommend taking a look at this one.
For $16.99 shipped on Amazon Prime it's not a bad deal
http://a.co/8rGLsRW
Should I use the one by Samsung so as not to degrade the battery?
or it doesn't matter at all?
What brands would you recommend?
It doesn't matter. I use 2 official wireless chargers and one 3rd party pleeson brand.
Not one difference.
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I don't know, after the latest system update on verizon my 3rd party wireless charger stopped working. Only charges about 20% then stops.
Shouldn't be. But I'm waiting for the new convertible one to be on sale.
No problem with my choetech stand fast wireless charger.
The S8 supports most wireless chargers, but it's best to make sure the charger you pick was made for at least the S7 if you want to get the wireless fast charge function.
The transmitter for the wireless charger also needs to line up with the right spot on your phone or it might not make a proper connection. I had this issue with my S6 where the spot on the phone was lower than the charger, so I had to put something below the phone to line it up with the charger.
Just saw this fast wireless charger deals on Slickdeals! Hope useful for you: https://slickdeals.net/f/10178316-choetech-qi-wireless-charging-stand-for-galaxy-note-5-s8-s7-s6-edge-and-more-16-ac-fsss?src=SiteSearchV2_SearchBarV2Algo1
I snagged the official 2017 wireless charger for a steal at best buy. I showed them an online add from cdw and they took it!!! Only cause it was the last one in stock and they wanted to slang it quick. Lady at the register was surprised I got the deal.
Bought a Tronsmart Chocolate Bar charger. Works just fine, though I plan to move the charger circuit (replacing the microUSB port with a soldered USB cable or even a QC3.0 power brick) into a 3D printed phone stand.
I have a normal diy wireless charging coil. It heard up more than it charges.
I bought a Black Web wireless charger from Walmart originally as a temporary charger until we got in the Samsung one. Honestly not going to bother. It works well enough, no heat and holds the phone at 100% once charged.
I looked around on Amazon and it seems to be identical to several they sell, just different branding.
I'm content at the moment, was only $20.
My Nexus 6 charger worked only at normal speeds. I like the magnet in it so ordered magnets to attempt to modify the Blackweb charger. They aren't necessarily needed, just something I want to attempt.
Hello everybody
I bought a Huawei Mate 10 pro and I love it! My previous phone was a Huawei P9 lite, so it's a huge upgrade...
But... I don't know anything about electricity or chargers/cables so I need your help!
I used my old huawei P9 lite as a GPS (Waze/Google Maps) in my car. I used a normal, cheap micro-usb to usb cable and a usb-car charger to charge my phone while using it as a GPS. But with the SuperCharge-option from the Huawei Mate 10 pro I'm lost... Can I buy a normal usb-c to usb cable and plug the phone in on my normal usb-car charger or do I also need some special SuperCharge-items? And what is the cheapest/best option to buy (on amazon.de)?
Many many thanks for all the help!!!
Look here :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-10/accessories/mate-10-supercharge-cable-t3733411
Cheers
You can use a MicroUSB-to-USBC adaptor to charge it at a somewhat pedestrian rate (~4 hours for a full charge) - this is what I'm doing at my desk because I already have a 2.1A standard USB charger here. This should suffice for just keeping the battery afloat whilst driving, but if you need to be able to give the battery a good bum-kick in your car, you'll want a SuperCharge adaptor for the job.
I ordered one of these genuine Huawei SuperCharge car chargers through AliExpress - not particularly cheap at ~USD$30, but in my opinion a worthwhile investment to save getting stranded on a multi-day trip when you might not have access to mains power.
I got a genuine car Supercharger through ebay for about AUD48 and it works well. From memory it went from about 30% to 85% during a 30min drive to work. The charger didn't get anywhere near as warm as a generic car charger I used to use for charging my old S5 in the car.
Hello everyone,
I've double checked ASUS website and saw that our ROG Phone 2 supports Quick Charge 4.0
So, I was wondering if anyone recommends any particular car chargers that support QC 4 along with a power bank. I've mainly searched on Amazon with not much success. Also I'm kind of suspicious of the quality of the tiny car chargers under $15 that say they support QC 4.
iBluesurge said:
Hello everyone,
I've double checked ASUS website and saw that our ROG Phone 2 supports Quick Charge 4.0
So, I was wondering if anyone recommends any particular car chargers that support QC 4 along with a power bank. I've mainly searched on Amazon with not much success. Also I'm kind of suspicious of the quality of the tiny car chargers under $15 that say they support QC 4.
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Can't speak to power banks, or Quick Charge 4.0, but the best car charger I've owned so far and the one I'm currently using to charge my ROG 2 and my laptop is this charger for $23 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07KSQXP6Q?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
It's a 63W car charger (45 watts USB PD on the USB-C port and 18 watts QC 3.0 on the USB-A port). I've testing it (as have other commentors on Amazon) with my USB power meter and it definitely outputs what it claims. Charges my ROG 2 at the same rate and speed as the wall charger Asus supplied with my ROG Phone 2 Tencent Edition, and charges my GPD P2 Max laptop very fast.