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Hi, I'm looking for a small keyring charger and found this for £8, anyone got one or found anything similar?
Need it small enough to carry on keys as an emergency charger.
yeah I've got one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150496124645#ht_1064wt_905 same thing but with mini and micro usb.
stu83 said:
Hi, I'm looking for a small keyring charger and found this for £8, anyone got one or found anything similar?
Need it small enough to carry on keys as an emergency charger.
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That one should work, as it's MicroUSB as the Desire...
A bit big, but are awesome!
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/14918502/Veho-VCC-A007-PBP-Pebble-5000mAH-Portable-Battery-Pack-Charger-For-iPhone-iPod-BlackBerry-HTC-Samsung-Nokia-PSP/Product.html?_%24ja=kw:{keyword}|cgn:14918502|tsid:13315|cn:14918502|mt:{MatchType}|crid:{creative}
Take it ur from uk. Got one in poundland, you put 2 aa batteries in n it charges for about 3 hours, you just plug ur usb cable in then connect ur phone. Guessing you can work out the price. Works well with duracell batteries, not with cheapos
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Ah cool, how much was that one?
I'd heard horror stories about the ones which take two AAs draining more power than they put in, but I'll give it a try for a quid! Be too big to have on my keys so prob go for one of the other ones as well, but I guess you cant have enough chargers for the power-hungry Desire!
Yeh a bit big for keys but works well, and doesnt drain nor charge whilst gps is on and charges whilst idle
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So Verizon has the Inductive Battery Cover but where is the charging pad?
I'm using a powermat
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Verizon has them in store for 70 or 80 the rep showed it to me but for that price ill just plug it in.
papi92 said:
I'm using a powermat
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does it take long to charge?
SuperDeform said:
does it take long to charge?
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I don't personally have one, but a close friend purchased one and mentioned that it does take longer than plugging directly into the wall. He said it falls somewhere in between using the wall charger and trying to charge via computer USB. (which is slooow )
It is slow
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I'll save the $70-80 and plug it in.
Wireless charging goes at the same rate as charging via USB connected to your computer, and is about 60% of the charge rate of the wall charger.
Does it still work if you have a case on top of the induction back cover?
Funny story I went into my usual Verizon and rep had a blonde moment. I asked him if they had any other charging mats for cheaper and he went to the back and retrieved the inductive battery door and said this is pretty cheap. He was convinced that was all I needed for wireless charging. He compared it to the energizer chargers you plug in for quick charges. He raised his voice when I tried to explain how impossiblle that was lol. Anyways just thought that was a quick laugh.
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Does it still work if you have a case on top of the induction back cover?
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It will work, but will likely slow charging down even more.
I just brought the cover and the wireless charging pad back to VZW today. Once I rooted and was able to freeze the dock app, all I needed was the docking station to charge.
I froze the dock app because the phone would always eventually go into clock mode (couldn't see the home screen anymore) and VZW said that there was no way to prevent this (other then freezing the app, but of course they didn't say that).
It was cool, but extremely slow to charge and just not worth $80.
You can turn off the dock auto launch in settings, dock settings.
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Does it still work if you have a case on top of the induction back cover?
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The back is bigger and the stock case won't fit. At least the hard shell and holster I bought.
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H3Dude said:
You can turn off the dock auto launch in settings, dock settings.
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I did, but eventually the clock still comes up.
papi92 said:
I'm using a powermat
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rly? i bought one and tried it out and it didnt work had to take it back. maybe i had a defective unit? id much rather pay 40 for a power mat than 70 for verizons variant
robby88 said:
rly? i bought one and tried it out and it didnt work had to take it back. maybe i had a defective unit? id much rather pay 40 for a power mat than 70 for verizons variant
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Powermat won't work....its not Qi
lembowski said:
Powermat won't work....its not Qi
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Absolutely correct, I had to bring the Powermat back.
I have the inductive cover and charging mat from VZW, it cost me $100 and yeah it does charge a bit slower, but it's not as bad as usb charging imo, plus I have a cord there beside my bed if I need to use it, honestly the mat n cover is a waste of money, BUT I wanted to have it and none of my friends have it so when they come over they think its neat to just have the phone sitting there charging, but def isn't a necessity to get the most out of this phone, just a futuristic feature I guess, I don't regret buying it at all, I do have to switch the back off before I put it in my shell/holster tho, but I have an extra 15 seconds to do it everyday lol.
I could be wrong, but isn't one of the benefits of this technology that it stops charging when the battery is full? I can get a full day's use out of my charge, then come home, plop it on a mat and let it charge overnight. If I plug it in, it would charge for a couple hours, then sit constantly charging at full for a couple more (bad for the battery). Seems like a worth-it venture to me.
Should this phone be able to handle playing music from a downloaded spotify play list and run navigation at the same time through blue tooth without over heating or draining? I had the phone in a windshield dock the air conditioning was running. I noticed the phone was hot to the touch and despite being plugged in to a charger the battery was draining. I'm on the latest clean rom not overclocked.
After taking it down out of the windshield and keeping it right by the AC vent it cooled down but the battery still drained.
ETA: more details and clarified the question
I use panodora and navigation and haven't had an issue. If it's really hot out I aim one of the AC vets at it and that keeps it nice and cool. One of my docks is right below a vent so it works out perfectly.
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If temp inside the car is comfortable to humans the phone should not get that hot though right?
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If temp inside the car is comfortable to humans the phone should not get that hot though right?
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It gets warm for sure but not hot to the point of overheating. If it's in the sun though that could make it get too hot.
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Probably a dumb question but what's the voltage output on the dock? I had the same problem with my original Evo back in the day using a generic 600mA charging cable. Switched to a higher output and it stopped, although it's still charged SUPER slow while using navigation and music...
Never shut down or anything but maaan that puppy got hot.
Standard usb cable. Not a powered dock.
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Standard usb cable. Not a powered dock.
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Ah okay gotcha. Does it plug into a usb port straight through the car then or is it a cigarette lighter? I know this is irrelevant to the heat issue, but that losing battery while plugged in drove me nuts. Turned out the usb cable/plug I had wasn't pulling enough power from the cigarette/accessory outlet in the car to keep a positive charge going under load.
The phone showed it was being charged through "usb" instead of "a/c"
It's a cig lighter usb adapter. Never had a problem like this with any other device but I've never had a phone with this large a screen either.
Does it say it's charging through a/c under Settings->Power? Or usb? I know usb charges much slower. Most wall or car chargers list the output on the plug somewhere.
From what I've seen, anything around one amp should trigger a/c charging mode. Never had a problem with charging no matter what I run then.
I didn't look but the orange light was on and I saw the charging animation. I'll look at it next time I plug it in.
Hope that's at least helpful for the not charging thing anyways. Sorry for the semi-OT.
Anyways, I know mine gets warm when charging and when using navigation and gps. Combine the two and it gets scary. This has happened with my Evo, Evo 3d, and HOX. Dunno.
It worried me enough to post about it.
I just looked at the charger and is says 1000 milliamps max.
So your question is whether the phone will get hot while charging the battery and using navigation? Uh... Yeah, it will do that.
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So your question is whether the phone will get hot while charging the battery and using navigation? Uh... Yeah, it will do that.
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No my question was will running navigation and streaming at the same time cause it to overheat. One of the first things the phone do when it over heats is stop charging.
I had the same heating issue so I changed the charger - now, I use one that outputs 0.7 instead of 1.0. The default charger outputs 1.0.
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On my way home from Atlanta I stopped by an AT&T store and explained my problem. I purchased a 30 dollar usb car charger from them. On the way home I made sure it said charging on ac. I used Google navigation and spotify playing cached content and lost 20% in 2 hours. If this phone can't keep up with running 2 things at once I'm going to have to get something else.
would you believe a factory reset fixed it?
WEIRD
On my drive back today I resorted to turning off the screen when GPS was running. It was charging, but very slowly.
So a factory reset improved it for you? I might try that.
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would you believe a factory reset fixed it?
WEIRD
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Very strange man. So none of the heat issues anymore or anything? Glad you got it sorted out.
Anyone recommend a dual usb/Android car charger. Preferably a 2 amp if it exists. The wife and I both have galaxy's an S3 and an S4 and it would be great if we could both charge of the same car charger. If one does not exist I suppose I could use 2 separate 2 amp ones since we have dual charger ports in the van one battery and one engine
Thanks
Monoprice has a dual port 4.2a charger on sale right now for under 10 bucks.
Lots of 3.1 amp dual chargers on eBay for like 5$. They are usually 2.1 amp on one port and 1 amp on the other port. But 4.2 amp dual charger for 10 isn't a bad deal to be honest.
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zetachi said:
Anyone recommend a dual usb/Android car charger. Preferably a 2 amp if it exists. The wife and I both have galaxy's an S3 and an S4 and it would be great if we could both charge of the same car charger. If one does not exist I suppose I could use 2 separate 2 amp ones since we have dual charger ports in the van one battery and one engine
Thanks
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I use this in my car to charge my phone and power my bluetooth device at the same time.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0088U4YAG/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit
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jax5ter said:
I use this in my car to charge my phone and power my bluetooth device at the same time.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0088U4YAG/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit
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I have that one as well and it seems to work well.
I am toying with the idea of doing a mount with a wireless charger, but not until the Dallas weather stops trying to broil me in the garage (November? ).
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most of these seem to be apple/android one on each side. does anyone know if the apple side will charge android?
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most of these seem to be apple/android one on each side. does anyone know if the apple side will charge android?
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I think the reason they mark one as Ipad is because the ipad requires a min of 2.1a to charge. Smartphones require less. But I don't think the usb port connector is any different. I am pretty sure you could still charge any other device through the port marked as ipad as well. I'm headed out of town for the weekend but I can try charging my other phone through the 2.1a port and let you know
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zetachi said:
Anyone recommend a dual usb/Android car charger. Preferably a 2 amp if it exists. The wife and I both have galaxy's an S3 and an S4 and it would be great if we could both charge of the same car charger. If one does not exist I suppose I could use 2 separate 2 amp ones since we have dual charger ports in the van one battery and one engine
Thanks
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I bought one of these : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AYTLSRQ/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It works great, it's 2.1a so iPads and some other tablets can also charge on it, and it's very small (it sticks out even less than the original cigar lighter )
It charges quite fast as well.
Samsung offers two wireless charging pads. One is mini and the other is standard size. Is it just the size that is the difference? Does one charge faster than the other?
Standard:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EP-P100IJWUST2
Mini:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EP-PG900IBUSTA
slickdealers said:
Samsung offers two wireless charging pads. One is mini and the other is standard size. Is it just the size that is the difference? Does one charge faster than the other?
Standard:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EP-P100IJWUST2
Mini:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EP-PG900IBUSTA
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It looks like the mini only does 1amp charging while the standard does 2amp charging. In short, the standard will charge your phone faster.
johnduggins said:
It looks like the mini only does 1amp charging while the standard does 2amp charging. In short, the standard will charge your phone faster.
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That's totally lame. I was going to get the mini just because it looks better and more professionally styled. But I guess not anymore.
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johnduggins said:
It looks like the mini only does 1amp charging while the standard does 2amp charging. In short, the standard will charge your phone faster.
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Where did you get that info from? In the description of the mini one it clearly states is comes with a 2A charger!
My understanding is that the mini is a new model released with the S5 whereas the other has been around for at least a year now.
Even if it comes with a 2A charger it only charges at 1amp. It's a limitation of wireless charging
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eyecon82 said:
Even if it comes with a 2A charger it only charges at 1amp. It's a limitation of wireless charging
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He said one charges 2A and one charges 1A. Is that even possible?
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He said one charges 2A and one charges 1A. Is that even possible?
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Even if the charger is 2amps, it will only charge at 1amp wirelessly
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eyecon82 said:
Even if the charger is 2amps, it will only charge at 1amp wirelessly
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Well that kinda blows. And makes wireless charging a whole lot less attractive.
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Pure+ said:
Well that kinda blows. And makes wireless charging a whole lot less attractive.
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It's meant for overnight charging mostly
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eyecon82 said:
It's meant for overnight charging mostly
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I guess that sorta makes sense. I figured I'd use it more like drop my phone down to charge up a bit real quick before heading back out the door. Kind of a busy life style type thing.
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Pure+ said:
I guess that sorta makes sense. I figured I'd use it more like drop my phone down to charge up a bit real quick before heading back out the door. Kind of a busy life style type thing.
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Ya, it's not good for that. It won't charge it as fast then
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The S5 has more than 2 points of contact for the wireless charging back. Not sure if it is for nfc, but maybe the doubled the charging capabilities by having two separate charging coils?
Edit: This is my first post is 5 years, I feel like a lurker.
The power of pad doesn't matter, the coil from the back of the case is the charging source. So for s4 note 3 it's 650 mamps and the new one for s5 is 700 mamps( if i spoted right in the pictures). The difference is in aspect and size only.
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eyecon82 said:
Even if the charger is 2amps, it will only charge at 1amp wirelessly
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Are they up to 1A now? Last I checked, there wasn't a wireless charger anywhere that charged faster than 850mAh. Which is only 30% as fast as the USB 3.0 charging of 2500mAh.
calinormy said:
The power of pad doesn't matter, the coil from the back of the case is the charging source. So for s4 note 3 it's 650 mamps and the new one for s5 is 700 mamps( if i spoted right in the pictures). The difference is in aspect and size only.
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If you look at pictures the S5 official wireless cover charges at 760ma.
http://galaxys5accessories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/galaxys5wirelesschargingback-1024x1024.jpg
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Are they up to 1A now? Last I checked, there wasn't a wireless charger anywhere that charged faster than 850mAh. Which is only 30% as fast as the USB 3.0 charging of 2500mAh.
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1amp is theoretical charging speed.
Just like how the phone stock charger is 2amps, it will max out at around 1.8 amps
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I have three wireless chargers. The small original Samsung, one Nillkin and a noname. I am using the original charging back from Samsung. I am very happy with the small original Samsung charger. The S5 gets much less warm than with the both others and it stops charging at 100%.
I had it on the Nillkin over night and the next day when it has been at nearly 100% already in the evening it was extrem hot at the morning and still charging but it showed 100% but not the full message at all. Very suspicious. With the noname I very often have the wireless charging detected message when it comes over 9x% so it looks as if the charger often "looses the connection" to the wireless charging back cover.
The original small Samsung charger says 5,3V and 2A on the back and it loads at maximum wireless power with the original back cover and the original power supply. For me this is the best combination. The only thing is, that you cannot use the S5 very well while charging because of the small charging pad. I most time take the charging pad with the S5 in one hand so it cannot tilt.
slickdealers said:
Samsung offers two wireless charging pads. One is mini and the other is standard size. Is it just the size that is the difference? Does one charge faster than the other?
Standard:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EP-P100IJWUST2
Mini:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EP-PG900IBUSTA
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3 coils vs 1 coil.
3 coils is better with cases and easier to place the phone on it.
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3 coils vs 1 coil.
3 coils is better with cases and easier to place the phone on it.
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Both samsung charger are 1 coil.
3 coil offer a wide surface detection, but does not mean it's better that a single coil charger.