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Desire HD Desktop Cradle with Rear Battery Slot

Pretty standard looking but useful one for a clutter-free desktop.
Available at $17.60 plus shipping.
It comes without a USB cable, but an AC adapter.
http://www.netimes.com/shop/desktop-cradle-w-2nd-battery-charger-for-htc-desire-hd-p-2946.html?cPath=80_779

Might be worth you checking ebay. I ordered that exact dock with a spare battery, cable, adapter, 2 styluses (lol?!) and some other gubbins for about the same price.
Was £12.99 GBP including postage i think.

Thanks for the heads up!
A quick question:
Is it possible to dock the phone without charging it? Is there a switch or something that you can switch on and off?

Im not sure what you mean... Just use the dock as a stand?
You could always just unplug the dock
Mind if i ask why you would want to? Li-Ion batteries dont suffer from memory effect, so "topping up" the charge wont harm the phone at all.

Anyone seen a cradle with a 3.5mm passthrough on it per chance? Doesn't need a battery slot ...

Thanks a lot. I ordered one today plus the extra battery.

JamesBarnes said:
Im not sure what you mean... Just use the dock as a stand?
You could always just unplug the dock
Mind if i ask why you would want to? Li-Ion batteries dont suffer from memory effect, so "topping up" the charge wont harm the phone at all.
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Yes, just use the dock as a stand for the phone but as a charger for the spare battery
I read somewhere that you won't be able to charge your battery to the full if the phone is on...don't know if it's true but it kinda makes sense...that's why I don't want to charge the battery in the phone directly (while it is on)...am I being silly?

Hmm, well, that is true to some extent, but not to an extent that matters
If you are hoping you will increase you battery life by charging the battery in the dock (i.e not via the phone) then placing in the phone, im afraid you will be dissapointed.
Typically if you are charging a battery "in the phone" when the battery reaches approximately 100% capacity the phone will stop providing the batttery with current. i.e will stop charging it. Because the phone is on, some of the charge in the battery will be used up and the overall capacity will drop over the next ~15 mins or so, when it reaches a lower threshold, the battery will start charging again.
This results in constant cycling between lets lets say 97-100% if the phone is plugged in and turned on.
It does that for a good reason thouch, as over charging a Li-Ion can have unpleasate results.
The upshot off all of that is that on average when you take your phone from the dock its capacity will be: 100 - (100-LowerBound/2)%. So in the example above:
100-(100-97/2) = 98.5%
That 1.5% wont make a huge difference.
The issue is further muddied by the fact that the chargers do not measure the batteries capacity directly, they measure the voltage across the cell, this varies roughly proportionally to the capacity.
Still, the capacity is not measured, it is calculated. When using a cheap charger like this, the circuitry that measures the voltage will likely have an error margin equal to or greater to that 1.5% anyway, so you may even end up with less!
At the end of the day, its not worth worrying about
Just charge the phone in the dock and save yourself the trouble of switching the batteries out!
J

Hi guys, I'm looking for a dock that will have the ability to extend the 3.5mm audio jack. I want to plug the phone into the dock at work so it can charge and have the ability to plug my headphones into the dock so I can listen to my music.
As the audio jack is on the bottom a standard dock won't allow you to dock the phone and listen to music. If any of you have seen one of these please let me know.

Well, it might be worth you looking into some bluetooth headphones, that way you can listen to music whilst it is charging, but you can move around aswell

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/deluxe-htc-desire-hd-desktop-charging-cradle-p26571.htm
That has audio out.
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AnvarSilver said:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/deluxe-htc-desire-hd-desktop-charging-cradle-p26571.htm
That has audio out.
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Thank you !! that is exactly what I was looking for, it's a bit more expensive then what I've seen on Ebay etc. however it does seem to be of better quality then again you never know

Please make a brief review of this cradle if any one buys it.

JamesBarnes said:
Hmm, well, that is true to some extent, but not to an extent that matters
If you are hoping you will increase you battery life by charging the battery in the dock (i.e not via the phone) then placing in the phone, im afraid you will be dissapointed.
J
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Shoot, I was going to buy a second battery and always charge the battery that's not currently in the phone; guess that's not necessary then!
Now if only I could get the battery out of my phone...*still trying*

MobileFun has the same vendor as ours, and so just note that it's a 'pre-order' stock as the vendor will not be able to supply goods until early Decemeber (!).
MarkieSA said:
Thank you !! that is exactly what I was looking for, it's a bit more expensive then what I've seen on Ebay etc. however it does seem to be of better quality then again you never know
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netimes.com said:
MobileFun has the same vendor as ours, and so just note that it's a 'pre-order' stock as the vendor will not be able to supply goods until early Decemeber (!).
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Hi, I've got an otterbox commuter on my phone which I don't want to have to take off, any chance there would be a desktop cradle that would support it with the case on? Also in the market for a car holder, although that's a bit easier to get

does mobilefun.co.uk ship to australia?

We do
This is the cradle with 2nd battery slot and audio out (in stock now).
http://www.netimes.com/shop/deluxe-...ut-for-htc-desire-hd-p-2986.html?cPath=80_779
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Those with the 3.5mm appear on eBay from time to time. I ordered a couple for me and the wife, they were only £6 each. When they arrive I'll do a little review.

When do you expect these to be in stock, as they are sold out at the moment. Thanks in advance

Looking for USB Car Cigarette Lighter Adapter

I have had about 5-6 of these.. every one I get my hands on is junk. When using the GPS, with the phone pluged in (non stock cable) I still end up killing my battery dead. The second it comes off the charger is turns off.
Can anyone point me in the direction of one that charges correctly?
Thx in advance!

I use my wife's from Verizon and it seems to work ok. It has a USB port so I can use my normal, thick data cord. You're probably running into ones where the cord is too thin to give proper charge. This one works great with the data cord.

I have the Samsung car dock. It seems to do fine with just GPS. I don't think the Epic can draw enough current to maintain it's charge if you're using any other features. If I'm running GPS + Streaming Music, it will discharge eventually and become very hot.
You need
1. a reasonable quality USB charging cable so that the Epic will draw the maximum current, or a power adapter that grounds the data pins. If the epic thinks it's connected to a computer it won't draw the maximum current.
2. an adapter that will provide 600ma+. I used the one from Griffin until it broke* and I bought the Samsung cradle. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=usb+car+power+adapter&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1150301903319147928&sa=X&ei=4h0ZTtSyL4aDgAeA7rH0Dw&ved=0CIUBEPMCMAE
Hope this helps.
*Griffin agreed to fix it, but it's been several weeks since I sent it in. I'm a little unhappy with them at the moment, but the adapter was fine until it broke, maybe you'll have better luck.

xxx.dealextreme.com/p/car-cigarette-powered-dual-usb-adapter-charger-black-dc-12v-65855
seems like a good price. i ordered 3 single usb 1 amp units for 1.99. I'll give feedback once there in my hands.

sounds weird but goto radioshack or wherever & get one for a palm pre it works great charges really fast to, try & get palm brand because thats what im usin

Not as strange as you might think. As the pre/pixi charger is 1amp allowing it to power the touchstone with enough current. Most
12v lighter plug USB adapters are .5amps.
Also the pre/pixi lighter plug charger requires the cable that comes with it. And although it is a micro usb the end that goes in the lighter plug is not standard its thinned and narrower.

+1 on the pre charger... been using one since I had the pre, and it is awesome. phone still discharges when streaming pandora and running GPS, but GPS by itself results in a very slow net charge on my drive to work.
We sell a case logic brand charger at work for 15 bucks that is rated at 800mA, used it a few times and know a few people that have one. I'm sure online price is cheaper.

abhaxus said:
+1 on the pre charger... been using one since I had the pre, and it is awesome. phone still discharges when streaming pandora and running GPS, but GPS by itself results in a very slow net charge on my drive to work.
We sell a case logic brand charger at work for 15 bucks that is rated at 800mA, used it a few times and know a few people that have one. I'm sure online price is cheaper.
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ive never had that problem mine always charges no matter what

I get mine off of EBay. Just make sure its output is 1amp.

USB and DATA cable
That's because if you use a USB adapter and a DATA cable the phone only charges at half it's rating. This is because it thinks it's pulling the power from a computer USB port and it doesn't want to overload (and fry) the port.
I picked up one of these, opened it up and soldered the two middle USB pins together. Now it allows my phone to charge with a data cable at it's max rate.
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there are pretty sweet power inverters that run 30ams, so you can plug in laptops and such. pretty compact, AND they come with 2 usb charging ports.
there under 50 bux.

I use a j-lo brand car charger. Its for a gps and charges @ 1000mah. I also have a power inverter, the cheap one from walmart with 2 ac outlets and 1 usb port. Both of these work very well.
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portable charger, solve your battery issues once and for all!

i do alot of snowboarding, which typically involves alot of battery being used for my headphones/ internet radio and gps trail maps. there are also alot of situations where i am not able to have access to an outlet when needed. the one s has fairly decent battery life for a smart phone, but lets be honest, smart phone batteries suck. rather then mess with roms and optimizing battery life to squeeze an extra hour or 2 of usage i decided to just grab an external battery. i also dont like having much bulk in my pocket so i wanted something slim that was close to the same dimensions as the one s.
what i bought is the ultra slim touch control 4000mah mobile charger by power rover off of ebay for $39.99. its roughly the same width and thickness as the one s and is about 1.5cm shorter ( 65X115.5X7.5mm). its also constructed of aluminum so it matches the phone well. its got a nice heavy weight and feels solid and not cheap in any way. it has a similar feel and shape of an ipod classic.
the charger uses the same micro usb as the one s for charging, then it uses a standard usb port for the power output. the charger comes with a small usb to micro usb cable roughly 6" or 8" long, and also comes with a few adapters for different charging ports. the great thing about the included cable is that it can be used to charge the charger, then flipped into the outlet port and plugged directly into the one s so you shouldnt need to mess with multiple cables. i wouldnt say the cable is very high quality but should get the job done for a while.
ive now had some time to play with it an get an idea of the performance. the charger will fully charge in about 4 hours, and charges the one s in a similar amount of time as using the usb adapter. after completely draining my phone to the point where it wont power on anymore then plugging in the charger i was able to get 1.56 charges with practically zero use on the phone. in real world terms id bet you could get a full charge and a little more if you had heavy usage while charging. im a little disappointed as i was hoping for 2 full charges but its still completely usable. i dont have any other experience with portable chargers so i cant really compare its claimed output and real world figures. another small problem is the battery status is completely inaccurate. the charger drained to "25%" within 45minutes of charging, however that last 25% was able to finish off that charge, then charge a 2nd time to 56% so should be taken with a grain of salt.
with the phone stacked ontop of the charger its approximately 5/8" thick, and with it stacked using my distronic case its about 3/4". not exactly thin but pretty impressive considering it can extend your use about 1.5 times and your average cell phone was that thick (or larger) not to long ago.
im not sure if im allowed to post ebay links here but it can be found fairly easily.
to sum up
great build quality
solid feel
inaccurate battery display
decent performance
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Dude cut your thumb nail!
Looks interesting and would like to hear how many chargers it manages. Looking at it some small plastic grips could be glued on to use it like a phone cradle which can be picked up cheap on ebay then modded for purpose. Depending on how it performs I may get myself one of these.

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Agreed this is the way to go. I bought a 9900 mAh that has 2 usb outputs. As I also have a smartwatch.(what I really bought it for LOL) anyways glad someone else also decided to try these things out. I love my portable charger if people are interested ill do a review of mine
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Agreed this is the way to go. I bought a 9900 mAh that has 2 usb outputs. As I also have a smartwatch.(what I really bought it for LOL) anyways glad someone else also decided to try these things out. I love my portable charger if people are interested ill do a review of mine
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Yeah definately will be good to see the comparision of different models.

Ok say no more. I'll take pictures tomorrow before work and then the complete review will be up tomorrow night.
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These portable battery chargers are great. I had picked on up from frys after killing my battery in a half day taking and streaming pictures for an event I went to. I can't remember off the top of my head who makes it, but I can get almost 3 charges out of it. It also has the second usb port for a tablet.
I can look at the model when I get home if anyone is interested.

http://dx.com/p/mkpbst-002-4000mah-...ank-charger-for-iphone-4-4s-more-black-176218
Isnt this one the same as yours (except that it's black)? For only 23.20 USD, free shipping.

The mine doesn't work
I haver recently purchased a power bank MKPBST-002. However, when I received it, I plugged it int an outlet for first charge but it apparently did not work. I tried to charge the power bank both in power and laptop but any led switched on. Could you help me to start up my power bank?
Thank you.

What about new chargers? no posts quite long time

Poor performance of Choetech Adaptive Fast Charger, 5 port 60 watt

I've been a fan of Anker chargers (and other products) as they tend to be high quality and fairly affordable. I have several of the 5 port chargers floating around my home and office that I use to keep various gadgets juiced up throughout the day. I was hoping to find a multi-port charger that was also Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 capable so I could bring it with me when I travel. Choetech is the first company I've found on Amazon that advertises a multi-port charger with 2 QC 2.0 capable ports, so I picked one up.
Physically it's about the same size as every other multi-port charger on the market. What's immediately obvious as different though is how light the unit is. It weighs in 5.6 oz (158g) which is less than half the weight of the Anker 60W charger which competes head to head. In this case, I don't think that's a good thing. I haven't cut it open yet but I'm guessing it doesn't have the proper internals to handle power. The other weird physical attribute is that it has recessed USB ports. The actual ports are sunken in by a fifth of an inch (half a cm). I guess the cables can still make contact however, it's a puzzling design decision as you'd imagine that the more contact area the better for power transfer.
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Something odd I noticed right away is my Note 4 wouldn't consistently register the charger as fast charger. I swapped out cables, tried unplugging cables from the other ports, jumped and spun around a few times, etc. With my Anker QC 2.0 charger, it would register as a fast charger every single time. I first thought something was amiss after leaving my 2013 Nexus 7 attached to a "standard" port for several hours and then came back to find the battery percentage had only risen 16%. That's really really low.
I reached out to Choetech customer service and they sent me a replacement unit citing the original unit as faulty. It shipped directly from China and took a few weeks. Comparing the two chargers side by side it's clear they've been making small changes to the text on the unit, font size/weight, as well as changing the stated power output from the fast charge ports. At the end of the day it doesn't matter though.
So I tried to be fairly rigorous in my testing and tracked battery percentage over time as well as charge rate over time. A real QC 2.0 charger will hit a charge delta of 80% per hour during bulk charging and taper off as the battery nears full capacity. The Choetech charger comes in at a measly 10% per hour. I put it on at 40% battery and it took all night to get to 100%. You can see from the graph that the charger behavior is to switch on an off instead of providing a clean source of power.
I've attached the same graph (same phone, battery, cable, etc.) with the same axes and time scale but hooked up to a standard charger (non QC 2.0) and it hits a 50% charge rate easily before tapering off. I've verified across two units and two different devices that the Choetech charger is a complete sham when it comes to meeting its advertised specs. I ended up returning my original unit to Amazon and the 2nd unit to the seller in New Jersey.
Reading through the reviews on Amazon, either they're shill reviews or they're from people who haven't actually taken a hard look at what the charger is doing. I'll admit, it does seem to "charge" your devices, but at a snails pace.

I bought one of these units recently. Mainly to charge my non QC2 device.
I thought I'd get one, for when I get the Note 4 or S6.
Anyway, I returned it, it charged slower than my original plugs.
Hopefully another company will release a multi port charger with QC2 soon.

I'm waiting for these to become available. The 3 and 5 port models look enticing.

Yes, number 3 and 5 is what I'd be interested in too.
Hopefully Amazon UK or similar will stock them.
Thanks for posting.

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I'm waiting for these to become available. The 3 and 5 port models look enticing.
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The 5 port version is now available at Amazon US, but surprise surprise not a the UK site. F typical.
http://www.amazon.com/Aukey-Desktop-Charging-Station-Charger/dp/B00UV4HCL0

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The 5 port version is now available at Amazon US, but surprise surprise not a the UK site. F typical.
http://www.amazon.com/Aukey-Desktop-Charging-Station-Charger/dp/B00UV4HCL0
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I actually bought the 5 port model and I believe I'm the only review right now. Works as advertised.

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I actually bought the 5 port model and I believe I'm the only review right now. Works as advertised.
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Yes, I read your review and did wonder if you'd written it, as you mentioned Choetech.

Choetech 10400mAh Quick Charge 2.0 USB-C External Battery

I received Choetech's new power bank today. Though this will be an unbiased review, I did receive the unit at a discount in exchange for my review. I just received it tonight, so it'll be a bit before I can get several charge cycles from it and give my full impression, so this post will be updated.
The unit itself is a good size, much smaller than the Ravpower though that is expected as it is half the capacity. This one is definitely pocketable, though you'll notice it since its rather thick and has some noticeable weight to it. It has two Type A outputs- one Quick Charge 2.0 and the other 5V/1A- a Type C input and a Quick Charge Type B input. The build quality is good; it feels like you could drop it a few times and not damage it. The faux silver chamfered edges look nice against the black, and even though the casing is plastic it has a good feel to it. Overall the build construction is good for what it is.
The big disappoint with this is that even though it has USB Type C, it is for input only. It makes us for this slightly by including a 0.5m A to C cable (which passes CheckR, BTW.) You won't get the fastest charge possible though. My phone was at 37% and I got a max speed of 1560mAh, which is to be expected with a compliant A to C cable. After taking a bit to ramp up the power held pretty consistent at 1400-1500mAh.
So far this seems like a nice power bank, but without Type C out there is not much to set it apart from the rest of the offerings. The only real advantage is that it can quick charge at 5V/3A with a Type C charger, but for us Nexus owners the charging is limited. The one USB A output is Quick Charge 2.0 compliant, so if you still have devices that utilize that you can quick charge them still. Choetech says they have a new bank coming out with Type C output, so at this point even though this is a well made bank I'd hold off buying it.
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promised update: I used this to charge my phone overnight for 3 nights. the first I was at 18%, the second at 40% and the third I was at 32%. It didn't fully charge the third night, but when I woke up I was at 88% so it likely got slightly higher than that before draining back down. Overall good output for a 10k mAh bank, but I just can't get past the fatal flaw of no USB C out. looking forward to the promised revised version however, with proper USB C implementation this would be a solid bank for a little weekend trip where you only need a couple of charges

Just received mine today! Looks really nice and the size is good too.
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heard back from choetech last night and they are waiting for stock of bidirectional usb c chips so they can start producing their new power bank

Dammit I just got this in, can I not charge from the USB C port?
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nope :/