Guys -- When LG unveiled the phone there was mention of Fast Wireless Charging (I have posted a screenshot of the event below).
Has anyone had any success with this? I am using a "Spigen Fast Charge" unit, that works with Samsung. It is supposed to provide fast charging as long as you use a QC 2.0 or 3.0 adapter, which I am currently testing with. However, so far I am getting normal wireless charge only, and if I swap out the adapter I get the same speed.
Can anyone advise if they are getting this to work, and if so, please let me know what you are using.
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Interesting - I'm using a Samsung Rapid Wireless Charging pad, and the V30 doesn't mention "fast wireless charging" when sitting on it. Hopefully it's rapid charging and just doesn't say "rapid wireless charging" onscreen...but I don't know....
After digging a little deeper, I figured it out. There are two commonly distributed versions of Qi wireless charging right now, and those are five watt and 10 Watt. 10 watt has been widely labeled as fast charging. However, there is now a 15 watt standard that is so new that it is pretty hard to get the pads for currently.
As luck would have it our brand new phone uses the brand new standard. So this means we get awesome super fast wireless charging, but it is very hard to find the pads at a decent price. Older pads do work, of course, but at the 5w speed. I tested and was unable to get any faster result from the 10w pad vs the 5w.
The 2 that I found that existed are an Incipio Ghost 15w, and Belkin Boost Up 15w wireless charging pad. The Incipio one runs $60 and only appears to be available on their website right now. The Belkin one is on Amazon for $60 but is currently backordered. There is another seller selling for $70 on Amazon, but I'm sure those will sell out soon.
Another option is AT&T who has the Belkin at the $70 retail price. They seem to have them in stock in their warehouse but very limited stock in stores.
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After digging a little deeper, I figured it out....
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Great info. Thanks!
We should keep this thread updated with links to fast wireless chargers that work with the V30.
Perhaps you could even update the title of the thread and content of the first post.
Best buy also carries the Belkin model. $60
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Are any of the new (faster) standard charging pads in the tilt style?
Stay with standard charging, less heat and the sealed battery will last longer Try and only charge to 90 % if you can, less charge cycles
Verizon is now selling a "house brand" quick charger capable of 15w. It is on sale right now for $69.99. The specs look to be adequate for the V30 quick charge requirements. It comes with its own power brick that has a 3A output at varying voltages. That should be more than enough power to meet the 15w Qi standard. I bought one for my V30 and will be testing it out starting tonight. I will post my results here.
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Verizon is now selling a "house brand" quick charger capable of 15w. It is on sale right now for $69.99. The specs look to be adequate for the V30 quick charge requirements. It comes with its own power brick that has a 3A output at varying voltages. That should be more than enough power to meet the 15w Qi standard. I bought one for my V30 and will be testing it out starting tonight. I will post my results here.
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Please do! I've been looking around for chargers that are ACTUALLY 15W chargers. I got burned by buying one that was labeled 15W--as in, it had three 5W coils, and would pick the one with the best connection from that.
I've actually been looking at the Wireless Power Consortium (the entity that regulates the Qi standard) website and there you can sort all approved chargers that support the "extended power profile" ie, 15W. Here's the complete list, if anyone is interested. Many of those are just circuit boards, designed for some other company to integrate into a device. Actual chargers on that list are only the Incipio Ghost, Belkin Boost, Verizon "in house", and one from a company called "Zens". The Zens doesn't appear to be readily available in the US, but maybe someone else will have better luck finding one.
Anyway, long story short, the Verizon one actually looks like the best design. It's based on the "B" reference spec, so it supports repositioning of the device (hence the 4 coils). The Belkin and Incipio do not. So if the Verizon really is all that it seems to be, it looks like the on to get!
I just got the Incipio Ghost 15 Watt pad, but the phone does not seem to indicate fast charging - the LED is supposed to pulse in this case - but seems to be charging at a rate similar to being plugged in.
It was on Newegg for 44 dollars, and I had a gift card so...
This doesn't really have anything to do with fast wireless charging but does anyone know of a way to change or turn off the wireless charging sound? It sounds more like a notification that a "charging" sound.
Here are the specs on the Verizon Fast Charging Pad (15w):
INPUT is 100-240V @ 1.4A
OUTPUT is 5-9V @ 3A, 15-20V @ 2.25A
INITIAL RESULTS:
This pad charged the V30 from the 15% low battery notification in 2 hours, 40 minutes. The max charge current reported by the Ampere app was 820mA, but normally it settled in around 750mA. Honestly, I would expect a true 15w charge to yield times close to 2 hours from zero percent....just a touch slower than fast charging with a cable. Not once during the charge did the OS ever report "fast wireless charging"--only "charging wirelessly". The battery reached a max temperature during charging of 36.3 C.
The V30 being capable of fast 15w wireless charging, despite what they have stated, could be a myth. I see no difference in performance between this verified 15w charger and say the Samsung convertible or any other fast charger out there right now. This may be an LG feature that is not turned on yet. Who knows?
I will keep working with it for a few days and let everyone know if something changes.
I am disappointed right now...first the crappy low-light screen imperfections...now the ambiguous fast charging. The V30 is a fantastic phone that looks like it might yet again fall just short of true greatness. C'mon, LG!
Real Test Results
Here is the average of three 0 to 100% wireless charges using Verizon's new Wireless Charging Pad 15w.
The total time from zero is almost exactly 3 hours and 30 minutes.
0 to 5% , 7 minutes
10% at 21 minutes
15% at 35 minutes
20% at 48 minutes
25% at 58 minutes -- this is where LG claims it will charge to 50% with fast wireless charge (55 min.)
30% at 75 minutes
35% at 88 minutes
40% at 101 minutes
45% at 111 minutes
50% at 128 minutes -- this is 70 minutes slower than "fast" wireless charging as presented by LG
...and so on...
100% at 210 minutes
There is clearly some heat management, current management, etc. happening as the intervals vary in a kind of cyclical pattern: fast, slow, a bit faster, a bit faster, fast, slow... The charger may even be delivering different voltages at certain times. I don't have a means of testing that right now.
The battery temperature never exceeded 37 C, so despite the fact that the Verizon pad has no active cooling, it doesn't appear that it will be an issue.
From the data, it seems clear that with a certified 15w charging pad, the times are actually between standard Qi (5w) and fast wireless charging a la Samsung (9w-10w).
In conclusion, I'm not really sure what LG is doing here. This is not the promised fast wireless charging. It is kind of like barely faster standard wireless charging. Hopefully this can be addressed in firmware or software updates.
The Verizon Fast Wireless Charging Pad 15w is up to the task power-wise, so it is anybody's guess as to why it just doesn't work the way it should. I may be taking the Verizon pad back and just going with one of the good regular Qi charging pads for now. No fault of Verizon...I just can't justify a fast charger for a phone that S L O W charges.
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The Verizon Fast Wireless Charging Pad 15w is up to the task power-wise, so it is anybody's guess as to why it just doesn't work the way it should. I may be taking the Verizon pad back and just going with one of the good regular Qi charging pads for now. No fault of Verizon...I just can't justify a fast charger for a phone that S L O W charges.
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Thanks for the measurements.
Could I ask a very small favor? I have a thin case and a flygrip. Total thickness is about .33 inches.
My previous phone (original Droid Turbo) with the flygrip charged fine on my Tylt VU. This phone wont charge with even a case on it. Not sure if the 3 coils aren't lined up properly for the V30 or what, but I'd like to have wireless charging back.
Note that it DOES work with no case. But no case, no flygrip = glass phone slipping out of my hand and dying a quick death.
Can you slip about .33 inches of plastic or something inert between the charger and phone and see if it charges? For reference the phone is about .30 inches thick, so something about like that. A new stack of post-its with 12 sheets removed is pretty close.
Big thanks.
The phone charges reliably through the thickness of 2 regular TPU cases. I slipped a V20 case on the outside of a V30 case and it works great. That thickness is 0.275 inch (~7 mm). That is 0.275 inch of TPU between the back glass and the charging pad. The interesting thing is, if i slip just one index card under the two cases it won't initiate a charge. But, if i place a third piece of TPU on there it will initiate a charge, but it becomes fussy at to where the phone is placed. That total thickness is ~0.355 inch (~9 mm). Now if I stack only index cards on the pad, it could only manage 0.22 inch reliably--with no case on the V30. This would seem to indicate that the type of material makes a difference. TPU is much more forgiving than paper--or--maybe the density of the paper is higher than the density of the TPU...I am just guessing.
So, I was able to get 0.355 inch of TPU working with the Verizon pad, which has 4 charging coils. It is finicky at that thickness. It just depends on what is between the coils and the phone.
It should easily charge with something as thick as the Otterbox Defender case. I'm not sure if you can get it to work with the flygrip and thin case at the same time.
I hope this helps a little bit.
You're my hero.
I might have to go down to the VZW store and make them open one up for me to test. I do love me some Qi.
Thanks for the very extensive testing you've done! A shame that it showed pretty much no charging improvement. Really frustrating that the phone does not appear to actually be charging at 15W or even 10W speeds.
I wonder what happened? LG seems to have been pretty clear about support for 15W Qi charging, and the V30 is even registered to the WPC as a receiver supporting the "Extended Power Profile (15W)". It does show as only 10.5W maximum received power, but that makes sense that there's power losses and such.
So what's the deal? Is there a software setting that's disabled? Is it an Android 8.0 only thing? I could believe some kind of marketing mixup (whether intentional or not) on the part of LG, but I would think the WPC registration should be right....
Fast wireless works fine with Zens charger. Indicates "fast wireless" explicitly. And it converts into a stand as an added bonus.
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Thanks for the very extensive testing you've done! A shame that it showed pretty much no charging improvement. Really frustrating that the phone does not appear to actually be charging at 15W or even 10W speeds.
I wonder what happened? LG seems to have been pretty clear about support for 15W Qi charging, and the V30 is even registered to the WPC as a receiver supporting the "Extended Power Profile (15W)". It does show as only 10.5W maximum received power, but that makes sense that there's power losses and such.
So what's the deal? Is there a software setting that's disabled? Is it an Android 8.0 only thing? I could believe some kind of marketing mixup (whether intentional or not) on the part of LG, but I would think the WPC registration should be right....
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Actually, someone in the wireless charger thread (I think that's where it is) in the accessories subforum has indicated that it will fast charge wirelessly but as of this moment, there's only three chargers that will do it and they're all $60 or more. It seems you have to be using one of those three 15W chargers.
Actually, someone in the wireless charger thread (I think that's where it is) in the accessories subforum has indicated that it will fast charge wirelessly but as of this moment, there's only three chargers that will do it and they're all $60 or more. It seems you have to be using one of those three 15W chargers.
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Ah I see that. So it does seem to be capable of fast charging, at least with the Belkin BoostUp and the Zens. However, on this thread another user indicated that the Incipio ghost 15W was NOT "fast charging", and neither is the Verizon Fast Charger. So right now it's really only those two, though I can't imagine why.
I'll try to look for the Zens charger, it looks like the nicest of all I've seen—just really hard to find!
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I just posted this in my other thread Information on charging the note, but that thread is really lengthy and I thought this was worth mentioning in its own thread for anyone who might be looking for a good car charger, but doesn't want to read 8 pages of other information.
I had been looking for good one, and started with the motorola charger that I've seen recommended a few times. It's cheap, nicely made, and does have the data pins shorted, but for me, it didn't meet my needs because when using GPS in the car. With the screen on, the phone actually discharged and did not charge. It discharged at about 6% per hour. This is not surprising because when measured, it does not put out the max current that the note can accept (it puts out about 850mA of charging current via my measurements).This charger, on the other hand, puts out the max charging current your note can take (1000mA). I have verified this. When using GPS with the screen on, on my note at least, it actually charges the phone at a rate of ~3%/hour instead of discharging. It will even charge the phone if you are using GPS + screen on + also streaming music (ie pandora). That 150mA difference may not seem like much, but for me, it's the difference between discharging or actually charging the phone while using GPS.
A couple of notes... this charger does not come with a cable, so you'll need a generic usb type a to mirco usb cable. Nothing special is needed in the cable... you can get a "charge only" or a data version, any cable will be fine. Amazon has some very inexpensive ones with low shipping costs if you search. There are two ports on the charger, clearly marked on the charger itself, a 1A port and a 2A port. The 2A port will NOT charge your note at the AC charge rate as the data pins are not shorted -- it will charge at 500mA, and your phone WILL discharge instead of charge if you are using this port with GPS, etc. So ignore the 2A port unless you have an iDevice you want to charge with it. The 1A port, however, WILL charge your note at the AC charge rate, and DOES put out the rated 1A. This is the port you want to be using for your Note.
So, if anyone is looking for a good charger for the car, that's it. The only negative thing I have to say about it (so far) is that it is a little bit wobbly once seated in the cigarette lighter. Not enough to come out or cause any problems or anything, but enough to be annoying (to me). Nothing a little electrical tape (or any tape) can't fix quickly and easily, though, if it bothers you enough.
pj_rage said:
I just posted this in my other thread Information on charging the note, but that thread is really lengthy and I thought this was worth mentioning in its own thread for anyone who might be looking for a good car charger, but doesn't want to read 8 pages of other information.
I had been looking for good one, and started with the motorola charger that I've seen recommended a few times. It's cheap, nicely made, and does have the data pins shorted, but for me, it didn't meet my needs because when using GPS in the car. With the screen on, the phone actually discharged and did not charge. It discharged at about 6% per hour. This is not surprising because when measured, it does not put out the max current that the note can accept (it puts out about 850mA of charging current via my measurements).This charger, on the other hand, puts out the max charging current your note can take (1000mA). I have verified this. When using GPS with the screen on, on my note at least, it actually charges the phone at a rate of ~3%/hour instead of discharging. It will even charge the phone if you are using GPS + screen on + also streaming music (ie pandora). That 150mA difference may not seem like much, but for me, it's the difference between discharging or actually charging the phone while using GPS.
A couple of notes... this charger does not come with a cable, so you'll need a generic usb type a to mirco usb cable. Nothing special is needed in the cable... you can get a "charge only" or a data version, any cable will be fine. Amazon has some very inexpensive ones with low shipping costs if you search. There are two ports on the charger, clearly marked on the charger itself, a 1A port and a 2A port. The 2A port will NOT charge your note at the AC charge rate as the data pins are not shorted -- it will charge at 500mA, and your phone WILL discharge instead of charge if you are using this port with GPS, etc. So ignore the 2A port unless you have an iDevice you want to charge with it. The 1A port, however, WILL charge your note at the AC charge rate, and DOES put out the rated 1A. This is the port you want to be using for your Note.
So, if anyone is looking for a good charger for the car, that's it. The only negative thing I have to say about it (so far) is that it is a little bit wobbly once seated in the cigarette lighter. Not enough to come out or cause any problems or anything, but enough to be annoying (to me). Nothing a little electrical tape (or any tape) can't fix quickly and easily, though, if it bothers you enough.
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i purchased the car dock made specifically for this phone from samsung and it is awesome. phone snaps right into place, dock has a connector built in and comes with a charger. Suction cup has never fell off the window and the whole thing is very sturdy. the note looks awesome mounted in the truck above the in dash navigation and works great with ford sync
Personally I like the Motorola Chargers as they have a nice wound cord, although they only charge one device.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA
khaytsus said:
Personally I like the Motorola Chargers as they have a nice wound cord, although they only charge one device.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA
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That is the other charger I was talking about that is not nearly as good as the one I'm suggesting. With that charger, if you use GPS while the screen is on, your battery will discharge instead of charge. Even without GPS or the screen on, in the best case scenario, it will still charge slower than the one I've recommended. If you're OK with that, then yes I suppose it's an OK charger. It's cheap, looks pretty cool, and seems well built. But for my needs for a charger, I need a) the fastest charger available, and b) for a car charger, I need one that lets me use the GPS on my phone without losing battery life. That's why I searched and found the one I'm recommending.
I personally hate the wound cord because it puts tension on the phone if you try to use it beyond the wound range (which I almost always seem to do), but that's a totally personal preference. The cord is always fighting me when I'm typing on my phone while driving (Not that I do that )
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That is the other charger I was talking about that is not nearly as good as the one I'm suggesting. With that charger, if you use GPS while the screen is on, your battery will discharge instead of charge. Even without GPS or the screen on, in the best case scenario, it will still charge slower than the one I've recommended. If you're OK with that, then yes I suppose it's an OK charger. It's cheap, looks pretty cool, and seems well built. But for my needs for a charger, I need a) the fastest charger available, and b) for a car charger, I need one that lets me use the GPS on my phone without losing battery life. That's why I searched and found the one I'm recommending.
I personally hate the wound cord because it puts tension on the phone if you try to use it beyond the wound range (which I almost always seem to do), but that's a totally personal preference. The cord is always fighting me when I'm typing on my phone while driving (Not that I do that )
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WHAT? Nonsense. First off, the phone is not going to draw more than 1A, and that is a 1A charger. Second, with the big screen on this thing at high power with GPS it's not too surprising if it just maintains its current charge, but in my week of owning my Note I know it does charge while it's on it, and my Nexus One charged on it just fine.
And the cord is very long, not sure where you're plugging your phone in..
OP said he tested the Motorola charger and it only put out 850mA, not 1A. Another poster in a different thread mentioned that his phone still discharged while using that specific car charger as well. So with heavy use it looks like it is possible for the phone to still discharge with the Motorola charger.
Thanks for the info. Had a Verizon car charger for my defunct droid razr and wasn't giving out enough juice to keep the Note running. Heck, it wasn't even able to keep the droid running.
Will look into the ones mentioned here.
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WHAT? Nonsense. First off, the phone is not going to draw more than 1A, and that is a 1A charger. Second, with the big screen on this thing at high power with GPS it's not too surprising if it just maintains its current charge, but in my week of owning my Note I know it does charge while it's on it, and my Nexus One charged on it just fine.
And the cord is very long, not sure where you're plugging your phone in..
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I'm not saying the the phone is drawing more than 1A. I'm saying that the motorola charger does not provide the full 950mA it claims (only provides 850mA), and this one I'm recommeding DOES put out the full 1A it claims. Either way, though, there's one thing I know for sure: the one I've recommended above charges faster than the motorola one, and allows your phone to charge in some scenarios where the motorola one does not. It is a better charger, from the aspect of actually charging the phone. The motorola charger might be fine for a lot of people. 850mA is still a good rate of charge, but unfortunately is just shy of being able to maintain or actually increase the state of charge of your note's battery under a common (for a lot of people) scenario in the car -- using the GPS with the screen on. If, however, the motorola charger is working perfectly for you, that's great. I don't care if you buy the other charger or not, I have no affiliation with the company or amazon or anything, I'm just providing the data so everyone can make an informed decision.
The wound cord thing is totally personal preference, I'm not gonna argue that one way or another.
khaytsus said:
Personally I like the Motorola Chargers as they have a nice wound cord, although they only charge one device.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA
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Yes, I use this one...for making sure my Note is charged whilst using the Note's GPS on my motorcycle.
Works great!!
Since I already have a power inverter I'm going to get the Blackberry Premium 1.8A charger for my note. Even though I carry 2 extra OEM batteries I still need all the power I can get.
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Since I already have a power inverter I'm going to get the Blackberry Premium 1.8A charger for my note. Even though I carry 2 extra OEM batteries I still need all the power I can get.
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Just FYI I cannot confirm that this charger has the data lines shorted, so you may not charge at the full ac charge rate. Just because it says 1.8A doesn't mean anything. If it does not short the data lines, it will charge at 500mA (half the rate of the OEM AC charger), whether it's rated at 1A, 1.8A, or 1,000,000A.. Sorry if you already knew this, I just don't want any more people getting confused thinking that as long as the charger says it's rated at 1A+ that they will be charging at the full 1A. This is not the case with our Notes (or most/all? Samsung phones). No charger can or will charge faster than your OEM charger, unless your OEM charger is defective. The speed can only be matched, not exceeded.
Here's a scenario using the Motorola charger that is baffling me. I agree with the OP...using my Note with GPS and playing mp3 music at the same time does discharge the oem battery at a slow rate. But if I follow the same scenario, but use a cheap Hyperion 2600mah battery in place of the Samsung oem battery, it actually charges during use! Not fast, only about 3% an hour, but that beats a discharge situation! Why is this?
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Great informative post OP! Thanks! I was actually looking into this yesterday and your post is exactly correct. I currently have two Motorola chargers and yup, the Note discharges when using the GPS. I was looking into a new charger and ordered the exact same one you mentioned (in white).
What is surprising to me though is how you mentioned the 2A plug will not output the proper amp, so I have to use the 1A port instead? Do you know why they made it this way? It is just weird how they designed it.
Thanks!
pj_rage said:
I just posted this in my other thread Information on charging the note, but that thread is really lengthy and I thought this was worth mentioning in its own thread for anyone who might be looking for a good car charger, but doesn't want to read 8 pages of other information.
I had been looking for good one, and started with the motorola charger that I've seen recommended a few times. It's cheap, nicely made, and does have the data pins shorted, but for me, it didn't meet my needs because when using GPS in the car. With the screen on, the phone actually discharged and did not charge. It discharged at about 6% per hour. This is not surprising because when measured, it does not put out the max current that the note can accept (it puts out about 850mA of charging current via my measurements).This charger, on the other hand, puts out the max charging current your note can take (1000mA). I have verified this. When using GPS with the screen on, on my note at least, it actually charges the phone at a rate of ~3%/hour instead of discharging. It will even charge the phone if you are using GPS + screen on + also streaming music (ie pandora). That 150mA difference may not seem like much, but for me, it's the difference between discharging or actually charging the phone while using GPS.
A couple of notes... this charger does not come with a cable, so you'll need a generic usb type a to mirco usb cable. Nothing special is needed in the cable... you can get a "charge only" or a data version, any cable will be fine. Amazon has some very inexpensive ones with low shipping costs if you search. There are two ports on the charger, clearly marked on the charger itself, a 1A port and a 2A port. The 2A port will NOT charge your note at the AC charge rate as the data pins are not shorted -- it will charge at 500mA, and your phone WILL discharge instead of charge if you are using this port with GPS, etc. So ignore the 2A port unless you have an iDevice you want to charge with it. The 1A port, however, WILL charge your note at the AC charge rate, and DOES put out the rated 1A. This is the port you want to be using for your Note.
So, if anyone is looking for a good charger for the car, that's it. The only negative thing I have to say about it (so far) is that it is a little bit wobbly once seated in the cigarette lighter. Not enough to come out or cause any problems or anything, but enough to be annoying (to me). Nothing a little electrical tape (or any tape) can't fix quickly and easily, though, if it bothers you enough.
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Just FYI I cannot confirm that this charger has the data lines shorted, so you may not charge at the full ac charge rate. Just because it says 1.8A doesn't mean anything. If it does not short the data lines, it will charge at 500mA (half the rate of the OEM AC charger), whether it's rated at 1A, 1.8A, or 1,000,000A.. Sorry if you already knew this, I just don't want any more people getting confused thinking that as long as the charger says it's rated at 1A+ that they will be charging at the full 1A. This is not the case with our Notes (or most/all? Samsung phones). No charger can or will charge faster than your OEM charger, unless your OEM charger is defective. The speed can only be matched, not exceeded.
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Yes I already know this. I can always return the charger if it does not work properly. Also last night, I tested an OEM HTC charger that came with my older HTC Desire Z and it outputs exactly as the OEM Samsung Note charger. I used your command line in Terminal Emulator.
Got it today. Wow it charges fast.
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OK I was wrong it does not charge faster. It actually allowed my battery to drain at about 1% per 4 minutes, during driving. I DID NOT USE PORT 1A. Will try 1A tomorrow.
the AC charge rate as the data pins are not shorted -- it will charge at 500mA, and your phone WILL discharge instead of charge if you are using this port with GPS, etc. So ignore the 2A port unless you have an iDevice you want to charge with it. The 1A port, however, WILL charge your note at the AC charge rate, and DOES put out the rated 1A. This is the port you want to be using for your Note.
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Not shorted charger
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Got it today. Wow it charges fast.
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What did you get? The motorola one or the Blackberry? Link please.
Thanks for this. Will be ordering the PowerGen. Just got back from a trip to Chicago from Ohio and left with 100% and arrived with 70%. Figured the charger just wasnt putting out enough power.
Now I just need a good adjustable windshield mount that will accept my phone with a case on it!
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I just got this one: http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Lighter-Converter-BlackBerry-Playbook/dp/B004X71HXU
It comes with a adapter that shorts the pins to enable rapid charge.
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Even with GPS running my battery is fully charged when driving to work. I ordered a couple extra adapters from the Satechi website to throw in my laptop bag to rapid charge over the USB 3.0 port and one for my wife's car. Now she can rapid charge her captivate with the high current car charger finally.
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Thanks I just bought this.
kimocal said:
I just got this one: http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Lighter-Converter-BlackBerry-Playbook/dp/B004X71HXU
It comes with a adapter that shorts the pins to enable rapid charge.
Even with GPS running my battery is fully charged when driving to work. I ordered a couple extra adapters from the Satechi website to throw in my laptop bag to rapid charge over the USB 3.0 port and one for my wife's car. Now she can rapid charge her captivate with the high current car charger finally.
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What did you get? The motorola one or the Blackberry? Link please.
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Sorry for the delay, I wanted to verify it. Look at previous post, edited.
Not 500ma charger
Note charges faster with Kindle fire's charger. Using white at&t i717 Note
Here is my find and situation. My Note was almost dead it was at 5%. Forgot charger at home and only available charger was from a Kindle Fire. Plugged it in. I know Note takes forever to charge so I thought ok Ill let it charge for about an hour it should put me at around 40%. About an hour later I checked phone and battery charge was at 87%. ???
Didnt believe it at first I thought OK maybe I was seeing sh*t and it really wasnt at 5%. Had to take off so didnt put too much thought into. Next day thought about it and said ok WHAT IF Kindle Fire's charger charges it faster. Completely drained battery til phone shut off. Plugged it in using Kindle's charger turned on Note, turned off data, background data, let it charge for exactly 30 minutes checked charge it was 39%. Unplugged it turned on data, background data and did some heavy usage to drain battery again til phone shut off. Plugged it in using the charger that came with Note, turned it on and again I turned off data/background data. Let it charge for 30 mins checked charge and it was at 14%.
So Im sharing my find and yes Kindle Fire's charger does charge it way faster and Im wondering if anyone else has tried/used the Fire's charger and has had the same result and if using the Fire's charger going to damage battery if I keep using it instead of charger that came with it?
I have used my Kindle Fire's charger since I got my Note. The current rating on the Fire's charger is higher at 1.8a as opposed to the stock 1.0a. However, the Notes charging circuit likely cannot draw 1.8a, the highest I have seen it go with some battery app displaying current was about 1.2a. So yes, it might charge slightly faster. The biggest benefit I see though is the lack of a need for separate chargers.
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I have been using my gtab 10.1 charger. Its rated at 2.0 amps and I can get a full charge from 10% in about 3 hours. Much faster than the 1.0 amp charge wart that came with the note, by about 2.5 hours.
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Pretty sure the Note charges at 1A max. If you're charging faster, it means your other charger isn't providing 1A.
I have seen battery monitor widget display ~1150ma if it was in deep sleep and I quickly check it before it refreshes. It averages about 750ma if I'm using it while charging. This tapers off once it hits 80% or so when the charging tapers off. Battery Monitor Widget does say this is estimated. I would agree that the Note will never draw more than ~1.1a or so.
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Note charges faster with Kindle fire's charger. Using white at&t i717 Note
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Thank you! Makes a huge difference...only thing that was bugging me about the phone was the slow charging...i was about to go crazy.
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Pretty sure the Note charges at 1A max. If you're charging faster, it means your other charger isn't providing 1A.
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False. The note can definitely handle more. I have also use a Gtab charger and it usually spiked around 1700mA
I currently use an Asus Transformer charger which is rated at 1.2A. I will say, I get about exactly that. 1281mA posted below
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I've had similar results with my HP TouchPad charger which is rated at 2A.
I use my iPad charger.. 2.1 A... seems faster as well. I hardly ever charge though since I bought the QCell battery charger and two extra batteries, so one is always at 100 percent.
I agree. I have used the Kindle Fire's charger on my note as well and it did charge much faster. I would bet that not all of the Samsung chargers that come with the Note are quality chargers.. The first one that originally came with my note would either charge very slowly, or flat out not charge at all. I would have to un-plug, and plug it back in to the wall a few times to get it to start.
AT$T game me a replacement charger after dealing with it for 2 weeks, and it has begun to have the same issue now after about 2 month use. If I use the SE charger that came with my Xperia X10 (750ma), I actually get a more stable charge than what the 1A Samsung charger gets. Albeit not any faster, but it doesn't just STOP charging out of the blue.
I think I will try buying a tablet charger, and stop using my Note's charger all together.
Does Kindle offer vehicle charger?
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You don't need a kindle charger to get the higher amp rating, just a higher rated charger. There are several vehicle chargers available that are able to charge at 1A or greater. You will likely want to find one designed for Android devices rather than iOS devices as iOS uses a different method to charge at higher amperage than most Android devices use. There are articles on modifying the charger but if you find a Kindle compatible charger online that may be a good bet.
I've bought both Kensington 2.1A and 3.1A but haven't attempted shorting middle pins or cable as discussed in other threads. I use ProClip mounts in my car, but wife didn't want one in her Highlander (our travel vehicle) so I bought Samsung's mount for Note and it cosistently charges 1.0-1.2A and outpaces GPS' drain
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False. The note can definitely handle more. I have also use a Gtab charger and it usually spiked around 1700mA
I currently use an Asus Transformer charger which is rated at 1.2A. I will say, I get about exactly that. 1281mA posted below
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What current measuring widget is that? I use "Current Widget" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget&hl=en and I have never seen over 1003mA regardless if I use a 1A charger that I shorted D+ to D- on or my Touchpad charger that is capable of 2.1A. I wonder if Current Widget shows charging current and the one you use shows total system current?
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What current measuring widget is that? I use "Current Widget" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget&hl=en and I have never seen over 1003mA regardless if I use a 1A charger that I shorted D+ to D- on or my Touchpad charger that is capable of 2.1A. I wonder if Current Widget shows charging current and the one you use shows total system current?
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Using Battery Monitor Widget Pro, I've been using it since launch. It is actually measuring the current usage of the battery, either charging or discharging. I'm using this on an Anker 2700mAh battery and it does charge pretty quickly for me.
arsonizt said:
Note charges faster with Kindle fire's charger. Using white at&t i717 Note
Plugged it in using Kindle's charger turned on Note, turned off data, background data, let it charge for exactly 30 minutes checked charge it was 39%.
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This would indicate that the power source you are using is between 1.8A and 2A.
Assuming your using the 2500 MaH battery:
1% = 25 MaH
30 minutes charge of 39% = 975 Mah
If this was accomplished in 30 minutes you would do 975 x 2 = 1950 MaH.
Given the above statistics, you would assume your phone was being charged by something with the output of 2A. I would defnitely run the terminal command on this to verify output though..
THANKS TO PJ_RAGE for already doing work on this subject....This is from his post a while back
"cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_current_adc
The reported number will be the charge current for your charger. Divide the number you receive by 10, and that is the mA. For example, if a USB charger reports "4851", divide by 10 and the charge current is 485.1mA. Note that this only reports charging current -- it cannot report the current drain, and will just report "0" when you try it without a charger connected.
If you're really still curious, you can see what type of charger the phone actually thinks is connected to your phone (ie, whether or not the phone thinks the data lines are shorted) by entering the following instead:
cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_source
The reported number should be a 0, 1, or 2. 0 = no charger connected, 1 = data lines NOT shorted, USB normal charge, and 2 = data lines ARE shorted, AC fast charge.
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What current measuring widget is that? I use "Current Widget" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget&hl=en and I have never seen over 1003mA regardless if I use a 1A charger that I shorted D+ to D- on or my Touchpad charger that is capable of 2.1A. I wonder if Current Widget shows charging current and the one you use shows total system current?
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I assume this widget sleeps if the device is asleep? I had a widget once that updated very 30 seconds and did it ON OR OFF.. ie: The phone was basically always awake because this stupid widget was updating itself every 30s regardless of the circumstances.
That said, my note seems to be awake 80% of the time anyway..
slapshot591 said:
False. The note can definitely handle more. I have also use a Gtab charger and it usually spiked around 1700mA
I currently use an Asus Transformer charger which is rated at 1.2A. I will say, I get about exactly that. 1281mA posted below
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Is that LunarUI i'm seeing? How/where did you get that theme?
Let me post a few observations of my own as I have worked with LiOn technology through my work since it was invented.
This isn't my first go around with this technology.
One of my past employers actually invented smart LiON technology (successfully suing all the big computer makers for royality payments due to their patents) and my current employer is involved in producing the battery actually used in our specific ATT Note device. Believe it or not. Your choice. It's the truth.
1--Lithium Ion charging current is controlled by battery temperature. If the battery is hot, the device won't ALLOW it to charge rapidly -- if at all. This is for safety reasons. Charge too quickly you reduce life, or risk a rupture. Not good, especially for latter. In most cases, the LiON batteries contain a computer chip and a data bus to communicate back to the device. In other cases, the device simply uses voltage alone to make a rougher determination of what is going on inside in the cell. Since there are a variety of applications available for Android that supply a specific temp for the battery, I suspect the former is true in our case.
2--Lithium Ion charging current is reduced as the cell nears full charge; which is why it slows down when it gets nearly full. Of course, it can slow down when it gets hot. This is why when you plug it in, it may not charge right away. Discharge of the cell produces a temperature increase. Putting it on charge reduces the temp but not right away.
3--the supplied adapter from Samsung is "less than ideal" when the first two conditions allow greater current (charging). Using another adapter works much faster if it has > 1A capacity. I use a iPad (gasp) adapter and it REALLY charges fast with the right cable (my next point).
4--the supplied cable from Samsung (the one that allows it to talk to the computer) is "less than ideal" for charging. Go to the ATT store and buy the $10 USB-Micro USB cable they sell. It will SCREAM in comparision, assuming all of the first 3 conditions listed above are met.
Take this information as you see fit. I don't work for ATT, I'm only sharing my knowledge of the technology, explaining what people are seeing, and providing my recommendations based on my observations. Yes, I have used a jig and an amp meter to confirm all my results -- rather than some software application. I'm not saying the application is bad, just that I can tell you for sure how to tell how much current is being supplied/taken in a circuit. You measure it with an amp meter.. the old fashioned way.
Peace
If you havent read the post above mine, read it first. Very informative and all true. Everything I have to say expands on what was said above.
Ok, this is real simple folks, the USB STANDARDS state that the maximum power output is 2 amps. This means that ANY device that charges off a USB cable WILL charge at a maximum of 2 amps, period. You cannot make the amperage higher than 2 amps. This means there is no point in searching around for a 3 amp charger because the phone will NOT accept anything more than 2 amps and ANYTHING claiming more than 2 amps is simply lying.
Now, having said that, this also does NOT mean that you HAVE to charge at 2 amps, it means that the MAXIMUM amps that can be PROVIDED is 2 amps. The wall charger that comes with the Note is a 1.0 amp charger. This means you can find a different wall charger that outputs 2 amps and effectively HALF your charge time.
The other factor to take into consideration is phone usage. The processor does consume some power when the phone is on. Additionally, Android charges the battery by dumping high current into the battery until its at around 80% and slowly reduces the current as the battery capacity reaches higher levels. So even tho a 2 amp charger should charge the phone in about an hour and a half, it really is closer to two and a half hours.
So the last point I want to make is, it does NOT matter what charger you have, the charging process is completely software controlled. The charger just puts out power at a constant rate. All lithium ion devices have the same charging scheme that has been pretty much standardized. While there are some very minor differences, YOU dont need to worry about the technical side of it, this is what the software was written to handle.
I highly recommend looking at the battery university website and if you can afford it, purchasing their book for the skinny on everything you need to know about batteries and how they work.
+1 for Battery Monitor Widget Pro (by 3C). Its an expensive app at around $4 but gives you EVERYTHING you could possibly want to know about what is going on with your phones power including drain, charge rate, current battery condition, VERY detailed logging, HIGHLY customizable widget, etc. Just look at the screenshots in the appstore (make sure you are looking for the one by 3C as there are several apps with the same name). Oh, and did I mention, it uses less than 1% of battery power per charge cycle to monitor all of this?
System Tuner Pro by 3C is also very nice.
I will keep the original post updated in case I run into any issues or any other things I like about this product.
Packaging
The wireless charger came in a very nice slip cover box that was very well put together to protect the things that it came with. Included in the package was the charger itself, a 3ft. USB cable, a nice set of thorough directions. The only thing I did not like is that it does not come with it's own charging block because the fast charging block that comes with Samsung devices does not work for some reason. It does have to be a 18W charging block otherwise the pad will not charge your device in fast mode
The Charging Pad
The pad is very simple in design and is a very minimal footprint anywhere that you may put it. It only has on port on it, the power input. It would be nice if it had another USB power out on it, but in doing so would make the charging pad bigger in size. It does feature 4 rubber feet on the bottom of the pad that are supposed to help to keep it from slipping around and I found them to do their ob well on all but the smoothest of surfaces. The pad also includes a raised rubber design on the top to keep your phone from sliding off and I found that these actually did a very well at their job, with or without a case. Other than that it has a LED light on one corner that is very bright and easy to see at any time of the day, unless you use a larger phone such as me and then the phone covers the LED.
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Wireless Charging
The charging pad actually does a very good job at what it does. For such a small device I was actually getting very close to what a charging cable will apply to the phone with the stock charging block. I used two different apps, Ampre and Galaxy Charging Current to read the charge rate of my Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge. I will update this post later with actual charge times on my phone as it has been difficult to drain this battery and be able to keep and eye on it charging in one sitting.
Overall I really like the charging pad and can see myself using it for quite awhile. It does it a good job at what it was designed to do, but my only complaint is that it does not come with a charging block. This means that you have to use a fast charging one that came with your phone, unless it is a Samsung block, then you have to buy another one.
What app is that?
Which one?
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Which one?
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This one
That is ampre...as it says at the top left of the screen lol.
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I own the same charger as you (T513S) and I agree with your review, it is a great one. My S7 edge does not get super hot at all although it is a 3 coil charger and it is fast. Obviously not as fast as a wired QC charger, but still faster than my Samsung fast charge wireless charger. I know it's weird that a third-party brand is faster than the original brand, but it is the case!
I also own the T511S charger from CHOETECH and it is also a really good one. The main difference is the shape of the charger. It's a little bit smaller than the one you just reviewed, however it is very easy to just put the phone on it in any way possible and to charge it.
As with the T513S, the T511S also has a Led that tells you when it's charging and when it has finished charging, which is a plus. Neither of my S7 nor S7 edge are getting too hot when charged.
I fully charged my S7 edge from about 8% to 100% in 1.5Hrs but let's not forget that the first 40% are charged very fast compared to the remaining 60%. That means you can go from close to 0 to 40 in a few minutes (about 15).
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The reviews on amazon are amazing and it's only £9.99 in the UK. At the price I wasn't sure it would be a good investment but it sure was! Really great product! I actually bought 2.
Had the 3 coil choetech charging pad and proper charging adapter for a few days. phone and Pad got extremely hot send it back. I understand this happens with fast charging but I want my battery to last and this was hot not warm to the touch.
Heat + Battery = Short Life Span
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vivelafrance said:
I own the same charger as you (T513S) and I agree with your review, it is a great one. My S7 edge does not get super hot at all although it is a 3 coil charger and it is fast. Obviously not as fast as a wired QC charger, but still faster than my Samsung fast charge wireless charger. I know it's weird that a third-party brand is faster than the original brand, but it is the case!
I also own the T511S charger from CHOETECH and it is also a really good one. The main difference is the shape of the charger. It's a little bit smaller than the one you just reviewed, however it is very easy to just put the phone on it in any way possible and to charge it.
As with the T513S, the T511S also has a Led that tells you when it's charging and when it has finished charging, which is a plus. Neither of my S7 nor S7 edge are getting too hot when charged.
I fully charged my S7 edge from about 8% to 100% in 1.5Hrs but let's not forget that the first 40% are charged very fast compared to the remaining 60%. That means you can go from close to 0 to 40 in a few minutes (about 15).
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The reviews on amazon are amazing and it's only £9.99 in the UK. At the price I wasn't sure it would be a good investment but it sure was! Really great product! I actually bought 2.
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@vivelafrance Sorry mate,the second one,is this one? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C40OG22/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_1
Are you using it also for charging it during the night?Can you chose only the fast charging mode or also the normal mode?Just asking you this,because i know that with fast charging,the battery can degrade more easily...Tnx
@Flamehell It must be this fast model, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016DAFUGY/
Thanks
I have been searching for this info everywhere. Thanks man.
vivelafrance said:
I own the same charger as you (T513S) and I agree with your review, it is a great one. My S7 edge does not get super hot at all although it is a 3 coil charger and it is fast. Obviously not as fast as a wired QC charger, but still faster than my Samsung fast charge wireless charger. I know it's weird that a third-party brand is faster than the original brand, but it is the case!
I also own the T511S charger from CHOETECH and it is also a really good one. The main difference is the shape of the charger. It's a little bit smaller than the one you just reviewed, however it is very easy to just put the phone on it in any way possible and to charge it.
As with the T513S, the T511S also has a Led that tells you when it's charging and when it has finished charging, which is a plus. Neither of my S7 nor S7 edge are getting too hot when charged.
I fully charged my S7 edge from about 8% to 100% in 1.5Hrs but let's not forget that the first 40% are charged very fast compared to the remaining 60%. That means you can go from close to 0 to 40 in a few minutes (about 15).
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The reviews on amazon are amazing and it's only £9.99 in the UK. At the price I wasn't sure it would be a good investment but it sure was! Really great product! I actually bought 2.
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Choetech 3 coil fast charger
http://amzn.com/B017U9FVKW $36.00
Fast Charge 2.0 AC Adapter (needed for our S7 because OEM S7 AC Adapter will NOT work!!)
http://amzn.com/B00X4U1KD4 $9.00
The 3 coil plate is incredibly convenient to charge and is much more forgiving for a good connect for the wireless charging to begin. I have a Ringke case and also read even the Otter cases are no challenge for a contact point since it has 3 coils to choose from. The Quick charge 2.0 ac adapter was one of the cheapest that were also Qualcomm 2.0 certified. You don't need a 3.0 because our S7's are only 2.0 compliant. Don't waste money buying a Quick Charge adapter that is 3.0 or over $10.
For me this has worked really well with my case and I can charge fully in what I would guess 2.5 hours. I usually just casually have it charging well before the battery is low so I can't really tell you except I did get a full charge around 2 hrs before which for a wireless Qi really is a fast charge compared to the old 0.5 amp output days.
Take my advice for what it is and let me spare you the hour of research in comparing hardware and learning about what Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 is and why our S7s don't even need the 3.0 version.
I might go for a substantially more expensive three-coil wireless charging pad, if it were my only one. But the convenience of wireless charging is so great, that I have one near my bed, one at work, one in my home office, and one in the kitchen. Two coils are good enough for me. Most of the time I get my S7 placed on the first try.
FWIW, I think fast wireless charging pads have become commodity items. I have both Choetech and Pleson, and would buy on price.
Can you tell me what rate you get?
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I have a cheapo wireless and get between 300 and 550 mah
Got this one too, I do like it.
Battery monitor tells me it's just over 700mA, but it's during nights, when sleep tracking is active too.
i have the car remote charger too, but that one can barely keep up while driving with Waze (screen always in night colors, low intensity)
btw: temperature rises to 41 degrees celcius.
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Got this one too, I do like it.
Battery monitor tells me it's just over 700mA, but it's during nights, when sleep tracking is active too.
i have the car remote charger too, but that one can barely keep up while driving with Waze (screen always in night colors, low intensity)
btw: temperature rises to 41 degrees celcius.
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Yeah.... I've noticed this as well, unfortunately it only "fast charges" with the screen off. With the screen on you get around 200-300mA. For me, 200-300mA is not good enough and I lose probably 1% every half hour driving. I have however noticed that if the phone is at 95% it will pull more current from the wireless charger and will stay at 100%.
Own 2 Belkin BoostUp 5W chargers that I've used successfully with s21u and s22u since I prefer low and slow overnight charging for battery health. I've had these phones in the past 3 months unfortunately because they've been used and returned due to a defective issue and now in the hands of S23u and hope to keep it lol
Chargers illuminate white and indicate charging on the phone. I ran Ampere as well and it read up to 350mA before it goes orange and refuses charge. It strangely works another 7.5w Insignia charger without issue(800mA). Anyone else encountered this? Is Samsung now starting to exclude very low wattage wireless chargers in hopes that people will buy their chargers? How very environmentally conscientious of them! Hope there's a way to modify this
Buy a proper charger and drop those BoostUps off at the recycling depot.
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Own 2 Belkin BoostUp 5W chargers that I've used successfully with s21u and s22u since I prefer low and slow overnight charging for battery health.
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Ive been charging my Note 20 5G with the 25W fast charging, since I bought it late 2020. I get all of maybe 10 minutes less max screen time, than I got in 2020. And thats probably just margin of error.
Ive charged every Samsung device Ive owned, at their maximum rated wattage, since my S2.
You will have the overall same experience from a L-ION battery, unless you charge it at higher amps than its rated for (which you cant do with any major company's cell phone/tablet/OEM charger).
I dont know where you got that incorrect idea from, but a 25-45W charging speed for the S23 will not degrade a healthy battery.
If it does, warranty it.
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Ive charged every Samsung device Ive owned, at their maximum rated wattage, since my S2.
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Not on an S2 you didn't. I recall they maxed out at 650ma charging. Man, good memories
That official 2000mah extended battery took a good while to top up from low...
Yesterday took 5h10 min to charge it with apple 5W charger...
stupid fck samsung with ''save the planet'' You need 3 parcels + 3 delivery + 3 packaging + 3 everything to complete a 1900$ phone .
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Not on an S2 you didn't. I recall they maxed out at 650ma charging. Man, good memories
That official 2000mah extended battery took a good while to top up from low...
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650MA is its maximum rated wattage that I didnt charge it at?
Log off, ya done
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650MA is its maximum rated wattage that I didnt charge it at?
Log off, ya done
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asrah said:
Ive been charging my Note 20 5G with the 25W fast charging, since I bought it late 2020. I get all of maybe 10 minutes less max screen time, than I got in 2020. And thats probably just margin of error.
Ive charged every Samsung device Ive owned, at their maximum rated wattage, since my S2.
You will have the overall same experience from a L-ION battery, unless you charge it at higher amps than its rated for (which you cant do with any major company's cell phone/tablet/OEM charger).
I dont know where you got that incorrect idea from, but a 25-45W charging speed for the S23 will not degrade a healthy battery.
If it does, warranty it.
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25-45W *wired* charging is perfectly fine due to the efficient transfer of power. Wireless charging at 15w will generate significantly more heat and will require an active fan to cool it. Heat will still be generated and that long term applies more wear to the battery. This has been known for a while which is why i wireless charge at lower wattages. Wired charging I send the full 45w. I intend on keeping this device for several years.
I've been using 100W rated magnetic connectors for a couple of years now. They offer the convenience of wireless charging without the heat related issues.
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hand-filer said:
I've been using 100W rated magnetic connectors for a couple of years now. They offer the convenience of wireless charging without the heat related issues.
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Any down side?
I haven't encountered any. They keep your C-port free of debris and cut down on wear and tear. I've got 2 wireless 15 watt chargers collecting dust now from lack of use.
This is the type I use: USB C Magnetic Adapter
I sourced them from Ali express for 1/3 the price.
hand-filer said:
I haven't encountered any. They keep your C-port free of debris and cut down on wear and tear. I've got 2 wireless 15 watt chargers collecting dust now from lack of use.
This is the type I use: USB C Magnetic Adapter
I sourced them from Ali express for 1/3 the price.
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Do you use a case? Any incompatibility?
I have a Belkin TrueFreedom wireless charger and a Samsung Charging Pad. Both of these do slow 5W 'overnight' charging when I turn off Wireless Fast Charge in the Settings, and both of them do 10W charging when I turn on Wireless Fast Charge. Battery temperature never exceeds 34C when using these (checked via GSAM). Still love the convenience of wireless charging overnight, with the option of wired charging when I need it.
Fl1nt91 said:
Do you use a case? Any incompatibility?
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I use a case; dbrand Grip in this image. No compatibility issues with it, Spigen, UAG or any of the 1/2 dozen other brands that I cycled through with the previous S22 Ultra. FWIW, I settled on the Grip Case for the S23U. It's by far the best of them all.