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[Q] new to nexus !

does the phone really charge so slow??

There's already a few threads discussing the slow charge time. Seems to be an issue for many. All Galaxy S phones seem to take a lot longer to charge than say an iPhone.
My Nexus S always makes it through a good 16+ hour day without needing a charge, and I always charge overnight while sleeping, so I haven't personally noticed this as an issue.
Like any smartphone these days, it's probably a good idea to just partial charge during the day when you're in a situation (like the car, or at your computer desk) that lets you. It's not necessary to do the full drain, full recharge only with the current battery technology.

Its odd, mine and my wife's phones take maybe 3 hours to get to full from sub30% yet that seems to be the outlier.
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Are you charging it on the supplied wall charger or through a computer's USB port? It charges significantly slower through a USB port than from the wall charger

bajansurfer said:
Are you charging it on the supplied wall charger or through a computer's USB port? It charges significantly slower through a USB port than from the wall charger
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Its seems to go just as fast for me either way
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kenvan19 said:
Its seems to go just as fast for me either way
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Wall charger charges a bit faster than USB since its rated at 700 mA rather than 500 mA. Best bet would be to go with a car charger that charges at 1000+ mA.

i used wall charger..

Hi guys i have a wall charger from my nokia n97 mini which is 1200mA. Can i use it or i will destroy the battery?

alexxdj said:
Hi guys i have a wall charger from my nokia n97 mini which is 1200mA. Can i use it or i will destroy the battery?
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If the voltage is correct, the amperage should not be an issue...the phone should only draw the current it actually wants/needs.
But bear in mind, if your phone blows up, it's not my fault, I have no experience with that charger or it's actual ratings.

[Q] Battery charge went from 20% to 55% after 7 hours - really?

Charged it all night.
Is this a problem, or normal?
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks!

Could your cable possibly have come loose? I haven't seen anybody with this problem.
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How are you charging your infuse?
With the stock cable and wall charger, stock cable and computer, or some other way?
If you are using the stock wall charger maybe the charger is going out. First try charging it another way and that should tell you if it is the wall charger, USB port on the computer, the phone, or even the battery on the phone that might be going out.
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even i see that charging on infuse is very very slow... but not as slow as u have reported.. for me it takes like 6-7 hours for full recharge... that i feel is too slow compared to other phones i had... maybe bcos of larger battery... but even then it'll be a pain during travel..

benyben123 said:
Charged it all night.
Is this a problem, or normal?
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks!
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sasa111 said:
even i see that charging on infuse is very very slow... but not as slow as u have reported.. for me it takes like 6-7 hours for full recharge... that i feel is too slow compared to other phones i had... maybe bcos of larger battery... but even then it'll be a pain during travel..
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From what I have read the phone charges at 600ma an hour so it should charge in around 3 hours. Maybe you have stuff running in the backgound. Try charging with the phone powered off just as a test and see what happens. I go from zero to 100% in under 4hrs with phone on and under 3hrs with it off. It also depends on HOW you charge it (wall charger, car charger, computer).
As for traveling, you can buy cheap batteries on eBay for $5 or 3 for $10 and some that even come with a free-standing charger. They are so small and light you could almost carry a weeks supply.

Wall charger with phone at idle and stock charge current limit should be 3-4 hours from dead at most.
A phone in operation will take MUCH longer to charge.

So, i am charging it with this very cheap-bought-on-ebay-from-China kinda cable, and attached to it is an adapter of sorts.
see pic.

Thats your problem cheap equipment leads to poor performance
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THANKS!
Sorry to ask (and annoy), but any chance you can link me to a GOOD charger for this phone?

Go to samsungs website and get the one that came with infuse or do a little searching on eBay. Look for OEM replacement
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tyshemi said:
Go to samsungs website and get the one that came with infuse or do a little searching on eBay. Look for OEM replacement
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OEM! got it! Thank you

Yea buddy
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benyben123 said:
So, i am charging it with this very cheap-bought-on-ebay-from-China kinda cable, and attached to it is an adapter of sorts.
see pic.
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It probably isn't capable of delivering the proper current. I've seen chargers marked as 1A capable that were really only capable of 300-400 mA.
benyben123 said:
THANKS!
Sorry to ask (and annoy), but any chance you can link me to a GOOD charger for this phone?
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Official HTC chargers seem to work well - they're rated 1A instead of 0.7. The official Samsung charger also seems to be underrated as far as current, I pull 0.8 amps out of it on a regular basis with no problems.

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-USB-Data-Charger-Micro-USB-Cable-HTC-Sensation-4G-/170670339203?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bcbeb483#ht_3410wt_1324
Will this work?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-USB-Data-Charger-Micro-USB-Cable-HTC-Sensation-4G-/170670339203?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bcbeb483#ht_3410wt_1324
Will this work?
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That cable should work - it's more about the charger you plug it into that matters. Anything name-brand rated above 1A that is compliant with the USB Battery Charging specification should work. (Read: iPad/iPhone chargers need modifications or the phone will treat them as USB and limit charge current to 475 mA - but still that should be better than your current situation.)
For cables, I'm 100% happy with Monoprice cables. I have a pile of these in various lengths and they work great:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10303#1030307
For charging, get the 28/24 cables with ferrite cores - These have heavy-gauge power wires.

Is it just me

Charging wise this is the fastest charging smartphone I've ever owned. And I'm a phone whore. From hero, instinct 1/2, evo, evo3d, hd2, note, and a few others. Anyone else notice
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It seems to charge pretty fast from the A/C charger but plugging it in to your Pc seems to take FOREVER.

Mine takes forever charging no matter what. Ive put it on the charger at 50% and it took 3hours ish to get back to 100%. Granted my phone could probably go two days with four hours of on screen time too.

Granted I can't speak for stock because I rooted asap. I mainly use AC 95% too. Not sure if how much root affects it, I'm on synergy (awesome btw).
From the I-killer

mathematically yes. My old droid x charged at a max 750ish mA. The S3 charges at 1000mA

It is just you...
In my case at least.
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Charging on AC is really fast for me too. Car charging and PC charging not so much.

GNEX was my fastest charging smartphone...but also had the worst battery life.

1ManWolfePack said:
It is just you...
In my case at least.
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Awesome thanks
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sprintuser1977 said:
Charging wise this is the fastest charging smartphone I've ever owned. And I'm a phone whore. From hero, instinct 1/2, evo, evo3d, hd2, note, and a few others. Anyone else notice
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I am betting it's because most of us have 1amp or 2.1 amp chargers available in the car. I, personally, still use the motorola 950mAh car charger, which speeds thru the charging process too.
USB still pumps out 500 mAh at best, always gonna be slow.
None of this has to do with the phone, btw.

Slow charging for me. But its random. Sometimes its decently quick but other times it takes forever to charge. Fastest phone to charge for me was the OG droid.
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I've noticed that when its plugged into the wall charger, its super fast, computer though is utterly slow.

Its really fast, about an hour and I'm at 100% from 0%.

Elite49 said:
Its really fast, about an hour and I'm at 100% from 0%.
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About same here, on wall
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There is a thing in the charging port that only the samsung charger activated that allows charing upwards of 1000 when using normal micro usb only does 300.
If you download imosyens leankernal he developed it into the kernal that you go to terminal editor and put "ffc"and charger will go as fast as thr samsung one.
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Lol I'm the opposite. Coming from a Galaxy Nexus this phone charges much slower. Galaxy Nexus would be fully charged in maybe an hour and a half. With the GS3 it's closer to 3 hours for a full charge. Hear it's the low-power brick that comes with it though.

LGeX said:
Lol I'm the opposite. Coming from a Galaxy Nexus this phone charges much slower. Galaxy Nexus would be fully charged in maybe an hour and a half. With the GS3 it's closer to 3 hours for a full charge. Hear it's the low-power brick that comes with it though.
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Yep. For example, the Motorola SPN5400A will charge the S3 in about 1\2 to 1\3 the time it would take if plugged into a USB port. I honestly believe it's because it has quality internal circuitry. Hell, at .95 mAh it charges quicker than most 2.1mAh chargers. Again, has nothing to do with the phones, it's the chargers that come with.

mine charges pretty quick as well. best phone ive had hands down.

LGeX said:
Lol I'm the opposite. Coming from a Galaxy Nexus this phone charges much slower. Galaxy Nexus would be fully charged in maybe an hour and a half. With the GS3 it's closer to 3 hours for a full charge. Hear it's the low-power brick that comes with it though.
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3 hrs seems off. I think I could wire mine to my electric razor and charge it faster
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Just for info, my wireless energizer pad and Verizon wireless door charge faster than the factory charger. And my factory charger will charge between 1.5 and 2 hours from 3% or 4%.
If you are taking over 2 hours I would check the battery and make sure it isn't swollen or something wrong with it. As far as usb most ports are "as stated above" not going to supply juice fast enough to charge quickly.
And it's probably worth seeing if something is on thats sucking power, Bluetooth, gps, facebook, anything that sync's alot. And using almost as much power as the usb is putting out.
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Is it safe to use sony charger?

Sony phones charge so fast it's quite frustrating how long the nexus S takes. Would you suppose it would be safe to try to charge nexus S with the charger of xperia arc S? After all the micro usb standard should be safe to work on all phones right?

Gambler_3 said:
Sony phones charge so fast it's quite frustrating how long the nexus S takes. Would you suppose it would be safe to try to charge nexus S with the charger of xperia arc S? After all the micro usb standard should be safe to work on all phones right?
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Although the plug is identical, it doesn't mean they're all the same in their specs. Samsung official charger for the Nexus S gives 750ma at 5V. Anything else and you're taking a chance.

just make sure the out put is roughly close, if not exactly the same, it shouldn't be a huge problem if you wanna quickly top up before you leave. i do, however, suggest you use the samsung one for over night charging.

Gambler_3 said:
Sony phones charge so fast it's quite frustrating how long the nexus S takes. Would you suppose it would be safe to try to charge nexus S with the charger of xperia arc S? After all the micro usb standard should be safe to work on all phones right?
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The mini usb is standardized, I use a blackberry charger for my NS4G, as with anything no guaranties in life but you should be safe

hi,you know plug is indistinguishable, it doesn't mean they're all the same in their specs. Samsung official charger for the Nexus S gives 750ma at 5V.

Gambler_3 said:
Sony phones charge so fast it's quite frustrating how long the nexus S takes. Would you suppose it would be safe to try to charge nexus S with the charger of xperia arc S? After all the micro usb standard should be safe to work on all phones right?
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If it's USB, you're safe. Phone will negotiate the required current with the charger, so you could buy a 30A one if you wish, just don't turn on fast charge with overrated ones, as it disables the regulator (*KABOOM*)
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Ah so AC charging with faster charger not recommended? So can we get faster charging on nexus S by getting a new battery or does it have to do with the circuitry in the phone?

ozone89 said:
If it's USB, you're safe. Phone will negotiate the required current with the charger, so you could buy a 30A one if you wish, just don't turn on fast charge with overrated ones, as it disables the regulator (*KABOOM*)
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TRUE it just affects the time needed to charge if it is not as powerful as the original one.

Turns out sony charger makes no difference to the charging speed even though it charges the xperia arc S in under an hour. Oh well samsung charging really sucks I guess this is a matter that needs to be highlighted more in my opinion it's a huge disadvantage.

I can confirm what ozone89 says. I've tried all kinds of charges on my NS and I've achieved same charging times.

ken3669 said:
The mini usb is standardized, I use a blackberry charger for my NS4G, as with anything no guaranties in life but you should be safe
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Me to.. I actually knocked my nexus s off my nightstand while it was charging now the cord doesn't work so I have to use my gfs Bb charger and its been fine since
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[Q] Rapid Charger 2.0

Does any one know if the charger come with the M9 is the Rapid Charger 2.0 or just a normal charger?

It comes with normal charger. Rapid charger 1.0. My m9 from 0-100% in two hours
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Does anyone know if these chargers have any negative effect on the battery over time?

the iVoler car charger, I just bought this to try it cause the price was low and the reviews said it was quality made. This charger works exactly as promised. And the 6 foot USB cable is of good quality and really nice. It also fits into my m9 with a nice click, and fits well around my case. I will definitely buy more of these!
http://www.amazon.com/Charger-iVoler-Adaptive-Qualcomm-Motorola/dp/B00TDC0WJA/

david870325 said:
the iVoler car charger, I just bought this to try it cause the price was low and the reviews said it was quality made. This charger works exactly as promised. And the 6 foot USB cable is of good quality and really nice. It also fits into my m9 with a nice click, and fits well around my case. I will definitely buy more of these!
http://www.amazon.com/Charger-iVoler-Adaptive-Qualcomm-Motorola/dp/B00TDC0WJA/
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How long does it take you to charge your m 9 5o%? Thanks!!!
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anlygi said:
Does anyone know if these chargers have any negative effect on the battery over time?
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They will lead to battery at higher temp.
Mine Charges at approximately 2.5A I observed battery temp reach 43C before charging current was lowered until temperature came back down.
Likely to lead to slightly reduced lifespan .
No concern to me as I typically change phone every six months. Even to owners who change every two years it probably won't be noticeable. Good advice is to charge overnight with normal charger and use fast charger only when needed .
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I have the original charger and the rapid charger from the nexus 6 and I can say the nexus 6 charger does charge my phone a lot faster than the HTC provided one.

I'm tempted by the rapid charger 2.0 but I'm not sure, because charging a battery more faster it reduces the battery life. What do you think?

creepinm3 said:
I have the original charger and the rapid charger from the nexus 6 and I can say the nexus 6 charger does charge my phone a lot faster than the HTC provided one.
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I have the same charger but it doesn't charge any faster than the stock one.
Perhaps it's disabled in T-Mobile version?

PunishedSnake said:
I have the same charger but it doesn't charge any faster than the stock one.
Perhaps it's disabled in T-Mobile version?
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Perhaps. I am rooted and have fast charge enabled.

creepinm3 said:
Perhaps. I am rooted and have fast charge enabled.
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How did you enable it?

PunishedSnake said:
How did you enable it?
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With the kernel I am running it allowed me to enable the option.

PunishedSnake said:
How did you enable it?
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I have the exact same issue with my t-mobile m9, and greatly miss being able to take advantage of this from using the m8
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Perhaps. I am rooted and have fast charge enabled.
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creepinm3 said:
With the kernel I am running it allowed me to enable the option.
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Hmmp Perhaps it has been disabled. I wonder if there's a way to enable it witbiut root. Since I don't plan to until after 5.1.1

toiday said:
Does any one know if the charger come with the M9 is the Rapid Charger 2.0 or just a normal charger?
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buy the htc rapid charger, theres a huge difference id say 0 - 50 in a half hour tops. I love it and it works well with all QC phone including my n5

deakelem said:
buy the htc rapid charger, theres a huge difference id say 0 - 50 in a half hour tops. I love it and it works well with all QC phone including my n5
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Dang, that's fast. I don't really have a need for it to be that fast, since I sit at a desk and wirelessly charge all day, but that is great that that is an option