Was just wondering what chargers are you guys using? Im gonna be getting my nexus 4 right after christmas. (Stupid backorder)
I'm using the LG one and it works great. The beep really isn't nearly as loud as everyone exaggerated.... but if it bothers you I hear removing it is really easy and there's instructions in one of the threads on how to do it.
LG one with the beeper taken out.
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Is there a list of what chargers work with reviews/prices?
Ngo93 said:
I'm using the LG one and it works great. The beep really isn't nearly as loud as everyone exaggerated.... but if it bothers you I hear removing it is really easy and there's instructions in one of the threads on how to do it.
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Someone in another thread mentioned that it charges to 100%, then it disconnects until the battery hits 90% or so before it starts charging again. They mentioned they leave it on the charger overnight, and in the morning it'll say it's been on battery for 3 hours and at a 90% charge.
Does it do this to you? Or do you find it charged up to 100%?
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Someone in another thread mentioned that it charges to 100%, then it disconnects until the battery hits 90% or so before it starts charging again. They mentioned they leave it on the charger overnight, and in the morning it'll say it's been on battery for 3 hours and at a 90% charge.
Does it do this to you? Or do you find it charged up to 100%?
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The other day I did wake up to my phone at 96% and it said it had been off for 5 hours. But today I woke up to it at 100%. I wouldn't doubt that it stops charging at 100% and then recharges back up at 96%, though I don't believe it drops as low as 90%. I've read many things in the past about people saying phones do stop charging at 96% because it's healthier for battery life and that the last 4% are cosmetic. Don't hold me to that though =P
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My N4 is on backorder for about 4 weeks. I hope google announces that wireless charging orb by then.
I bought both the LG and the Energizer single-position. Haven't had the problems that other people have mentioned with the LG unit beeping more than once (when I first put the phone down and it starts charging), even when left on overnight and after the battery is full.
The Energizer is bigger all around than the LG and is much more sensitive about getting the phone in the right spot - and since it doesn't beep, you have to just watch for the blue LED (which is bright as heck in the dark; I put a piece of tint over it).
Ended up taking the Energizer to work, and I've got an LG next to the bed and another in my home office. As far as actually charging, both models work fine and I've not done any testing on speed, etc.
Is this what you guys are using?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/OEM-VERIZON-...ccessories&hash=item2578538a87#ht_4148wt_1247
Yes, the LG WCP-700. Looks like the prices have gone up to $50 from the $35 I paid just a week ago.
http://www.amazon.com/LG-WCP-700-Portable-Office-Charging/dp/B005DMBSVA
we cant get anything here in australia... everything is US based i search atleast once a week for a wireless charger lol
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we cant get anything here in australia... everything is US based i search atleast once a week for a wireless charger lol
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i bought the LG WCP-700 from ebay.com.au posted from the US. Should arrive this week. I'll post back here if i have to mod it to work with Aussie power supply.
I'm using a Energizer single charger. Love that it doesn't make a single sound. Quiet as a mouse.
So far it's charging well. :thumbup:
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I bought both the LG and the Energizer single-position. Haven't had the problems that other people have mentioned with the LG unit beeping more than once (when I first put the phone down and it starts charging), even when left on overnight and after the battery is full.
The Energizer is bigger all around than the LG and is much more sensitive about getting the phone in the right spot - and since it doesn't beep, you have to just watch for the blue LED (which is bright as heck in the dark; I put a piece of tint over it).
Ended up taking the Energizer to work, and I've got an LG next to the bed and another in my home office. As far as actually charging, both models work fine and I've not done any testing on speed, etc.
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Interesting. I have the Energizer one, and I don't think it's picky at all in regards to placement
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Panasonic tm101 In white when it gets here...
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Panasonic tm101 In white when it gets here...
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where did you order that from?
Related
I woke up in the middle of the night (4am.) because my phone pretty much burned me and scared the hell out of me while it was charging. The phone was there with a black screen and heated a little over 120 degrees f (measured by a meat thermometer ).
When I pressed the lock button to unlock it, it turned on (I left it charging on) and had less than 50% of battery left. As i pressed the lock button again, the phone rebooted two more times until it let me turn it off.
Anyone know what's wrong and should I contact htc or costco from which I bought it from?
Do you use the charger / usb cable given by HTC ?
Because one time, I tried to charge my phone with another usb cable and my phone was also hot ! (But I don't think like you wow !)
Do u sleep with your phone ?
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Do u sleep with your phone ?
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Uh... doesn't all geeks sleep with their phones? Everyone knows geeks are all perverts you know...
same here mine hit 140, just turned it off for about an hour but hasn't done it again
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Uh... doesn't all geeks sleep with their phones? Everyone knows geeks are all perverts you know...
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Oh, I'm not the only one then, nice
Mine has gotten hot as well, but that is usually while I use it, not when it's just laying in my bed
My wife always gives me a hard time for sleeping with my phone, lol, it's on our lamp table next to our bed, but since I don't like leaving the phone on a hard surface, it's usually next to me on our bed, LOL.
Mines was overheating a bit when charging with an extended second party charger, but once I started using the HTC charger that came with the phone, it was fine. Also seemed to charge faster with the stock charger, maybe it's a figment of my imagination, who knows.
My phone heated up crazy mad when I watched a movie through the mhl adapter and since the phone is some kind of metal, therefore a perfect conductor, the whole phone was painfully hot to touch. Scared me ****less I've had a lot of android phones and this is the first time . I didn't want to chance it and exchanged it in store still within my 15 day exchange period whew. Anybody know what woulda caused it to overheat like an oven?
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mines heats up too. is this every or just some units?
it heats up when playing games or surfing the web.
Mine heats up as well it's all phones.
I had this problem with my Amaze/etc.
Replacement will be the same so don't bother.
Proven to be wrong
The amperage of the adapter doesn't matter, as the phone will only draw as much current as it needs, and no more.
I use the charger for my HP Touchpad with all kinds of phones, and it's rated for 5V 2.0amps.
Mine stays at 105 degrees when I'm doing any gpc or 4g stuff on it when its not charging or anything is that normal ?
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I think of it this way... I have a dual core 1.5ghz processor running inside a super thin aluminum case. I expect it to get hot, and even hotter when charging or under load. As long as I'm in warranty and the phone still works fine, I'm not going to worry about it.
Now, if it's causing SOD problems, that's different.
Just some units have a faulty battery or loose cable ever since I exchanged my faulty heating up one no heating at all
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I'd be careful where you leave your phone charging. The daughter of family friends left her phone unattended charging on the bed and unfortunately set the bed on fire. This went on to pretty much destroy the house. NOT an urban myth either. Laptops and anything that charges need a little caution.
For those sleeping with their phones - stop it! The phone is big enough to sleep on its own
My overheating is gone I believe. It was there the first 24 hours. I guess because it was the first time it was being used.
After I fully charged it off, it doesnt get as hot anymore.
same here--
That was a one time thing hasn't happen agian.
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First few days it got real hot... Now a little warmth nothing to worry about.
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Hello xda,
Before yelling at me for posting something thats already posted I haven't seen any posts that were recently
I had an Atrix 4G when the digitizer went out I got an Atrix 2 replacement (How lucky was that) well I thought I was lucky until now. I owned my Atrix 2 for 2 months and last night I was playing a game I forget the name. I remember my phone being charged at 60% then I played for about an hour and half and all of a sudden my phone froze completely, no life at all just a lighted up screen with the game being frozen. So what I thought to do is do a battery pull. When I tried to boot it back up there is no life at all but a white light.
I read every where about these white lights ranging from your phone is toast to your battery is so low on a charge that it cant boot up the dual core screen.
Now I've tried everything so far right now I have a spliced up USB port rigged up to my battery charging from my PC. I checked the volts using a multimeter and the battery at first was 0.160 volt now it's up to 0.300 volt.
Now I am not good with volts and all but can someone tell me to keep charging til its at 3.8v (I think thats the batterys capacity) or what?
And I also let it charge all night with the light on to find it done nothing.
When the phones with no battery charging the multimeter voltage says 2.5v.
Lastly, I got a battery otw incase this one isnt good which will be here Tuesday-Wednesday.
Thanks and please come with positive news if you can =D
Mike
Honestly man, it sounds like you're on the right track, and yes to the best of my knowledge, the white light has to do with low battery.
Can you not just charge it while it's off? What ROM are you on?
You can also try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28384402
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Nobody is going to yell at you. You have a legitimate question. I don't have a answer for your problem because this has never happened to me. After you find a fix i ask that you post whatever you did to fix this for future reference for others and myself. If you would please.
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It seems you have completely drained your battery, this thing has happened to me once. What you can do is get a battery only charger from ebay and charge your battery and you'll be ready to go. This has worked for me and hopefully will work for you as well.
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Hello xda,
Before yelling at me for posting something thats already posted I haven't seen any posts that were recently
I had an Atrix 4G when the digitizer went out I got an Atrix 2 replacement (How lucky was that) well I thought I was lucky until now. I owned my Atrix 2 for 2 months and last night I was playing a game I forget the name. I remember my phone being charged at 60% then I played for about an hour and half and all of a sudden my phone froze completely, no life at all just a lighted up screen with the game being frozen. So what I thought to do is do a battery pull. When I tried to boot it back up there is no life at all but a white light.
I read every where about these white lights ranging from your phone is toast to your battery is so low on a charge that it cant boot up the dual core screen.
Now I've tried everything so far right now I have a spliced up USB port rigged up to my battery charging from my PC. I checked the volts using a multimeter and the battery at first was 0.160 volt now it's up to 0.300 volt.
Now I am not good with volts and all but can someone tell me to keep charging til its at 3.8v (I think thats the batterys capacity) or what?
And I also let it charge all night with the light on to find it done nothing.
When the phones with no battery charging the multimeter voltage says 2.5v.
Lastly, I got a battery otw incase this one isnt good which will be here Tuesday-Wednesday.
Thanks and please come with positive news if you can =D
Mike
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Use a wall charger, if moto doesnt work try Samsung. Worked for me.
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Can you not just charge it while it's off? What ROM are you on?
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No rom phones completely stock. I actually liked blur but I hated it on the Atrix 4g
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After you find a fix i ask that you post whatever you did to fix this for future reference for others and myself. If you would please.
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Ofcourse I been with xda for years my email got hacked and I lost the PW to my old account so I made a new one.
prasannapmv said:
It seems you have completely drained your battery, this thing has happened to me once. What you can do is get a battery only charger from ebay and charge your battery and you'll be ready to go. This has worked for me and hopefully will work for you as well.
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Good idea, I probably will invest into one because after reading I took notice this must happen alot to people and if I get this new battery then I'd have 2 completely dead batteries. Not good at all lol
I am going to let the phone charge on a wall socket for the night. Hopefully it comes back to life.
I wasn't expecting so many replies in such a short amount of time so thanks to all of you!
I went to go watch a movie tonight and we were early and I saw an AT&T store so I went inside and borrowed their battery from the Atrix on display and it booted right up.
So this means either 2 things my battery is fried or just completely dead. I tried everything I could to get it to work from splicing wires to charging all night.
I suggest for people that have this problem to either get a wall charger as posted above by prasannapmv or get a new battery.
You can also go to an AT&T store and borrow their battery, all of this is better then paying a $50 fee for your insurance or paying $300 for a new phone.
I hope this thread has helped other people.
Mike
MaTrixJ said:
I went to go watch a movie tonight and we were early and I saw an AT&T store so I went inside and borrowed their battery from the Atrix on display and it booted right up.
So this means either 2 things my battery is fried or just completely dead. I tried everything I could to get it to work from splicing wires to charging all night.
I suggest for people that have this problem to either get a wall charger as posted above by prasannapmv or get a new battery.
You can also go to an AT&T store and borrow their battery, all of this is better then paying a $50 fee for your insurance or paying $300 for a new phone.
I hope this thread has helped other people.
Mike
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Thank your AT&T store again. I have two in my town, neither one of them would do that.
Nothing says fine customer service like AT&T.
Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245
Also found this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863
I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.
Thanks
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Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245
Also found this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863
I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.
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well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.
if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again
if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163
i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.
hope this helps
Neiko
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well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.
if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again
if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163
i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.
hope this helps
Neiko
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So does that work with the Desire HD?
Hi, thank you for your reply. Considering what you've said, I'll probably go with the one with the higher capacity, because I pretty much do want it for a portable charger. Thanks again
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Very nice!
I got a Primo portabable charger....it can charge the phone up from almost flat to full charge in 1.5hrs....which is the same as a wall output...and it can charge the DHD up to almost 7x before I need to recharge the charger.
is there a link for that primo battery?
nice idea
i will try it
I'm tempted to try it out.
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Notice your in the UK..
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=price+ascending&q=powerocks&page=1
I got the Stone 3 a while back, works a treat..
this would be cool for hiking
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this would be cool for hiking
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Got a similar pack as relation gift. It is stated to be fully recharged on sunlight in 6-hours with full (summer) sunlight. In reality, it will probably be closer to 2 days to get a proper refill. Anyway, with some 3000-4000maH on board is is a nice emergency battery solution to have in your bag. Mine can be charged by normal electricity as well.
Hi guys,
I'm relatively new to this forum and I was wondering if anyone here have had any experienced with a standard generic Qi charger from China. I'd recently purchased one online and have been using it for over 2 days now without any problems.
My intention was to actually try this product first before I get a charger from reputable brands such as Energizer or even the Nexus Orb. Is there any difference between these charging pad or should I just stick to the one I have now?
Thanks
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it would be helpful if you can mention the brand name or post a pic, if you still cant provide url. i'm recently ordering fasttech wireless charger too, still waiting to be delivered.
As long as it is charging the device, and it doesn't feel like it is getting too hot, then I would stay with what you got.
I think the benefit of the orb is that it holds it at an angle so you can see it while sitting, but that is just a small benefit that normally doesn't matter.
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it would be helpful if you can mention the brand name or post a pic, if you still cant provide url. i'm recently ordering fasttech wireless charger too, still waiting to be delivered.
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I'll try to post the picture once I'm able to do it. I did also tried to post the URL from the website I got it from but was unable too do it yet due to I'm a new member.
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As long as it is charging the device, and it doesn't feel like it is getting too hot, then I would stay with what you got.
I think the benefit of the orb is that it holds it at an angle so you can see it while sitting, but that is just a small benefit that normally doesn't matter.
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Thanks for the suggestion. So far, my phone is charging well and the device is not getting extremely hot. However, I've only been using it for 2 days and will report back after a week
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I'm finally able to post URL and pictures. Here's the URL (and picture) from where I got the wireless charger - http://m.mudah.my/view?q=Qi+charger&cg=0&ca=8_1_s&e=0&female_subcat=&o=1&ad_id=20049590
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I'm finally able to post URL and pictures. Here's the URL (and picture) from where I got the wireless charger - http://m.mudah.my/view?q=Qi+charger&cg=0&ca=8_1_s&e=0&female_subcat=&o=1&ad_id=20049590
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Those look like the fasttech chargers being sold. It should work fine as others have reported.
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Those look like the fasttech chargers being sold. It should work fine as others have reported.
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yea, but it's sold for way more expensive. here's the thread that discusses about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2074862
anyway, if i were you i will stick with it. if i want it to charge my phone while it's sitting in an angle, i will make my own dock...
I bought this one for 44 EUR from a Chinese Ebay store. Don`t get one of these. Mine worked flawless for 2 weeks till one day it refused to make a connection with my N4. I think its made from real low quality components... Waste of money.
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pyto said:
I bought this one for 44 EUR from a Chinese Ebay store. Don`t get one of these. Mine worked flawless for 2 weeks till one day it refused to make a connection with my N4. I think its made from real low quality components... Waste of money.
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Ouch! I've already bought it. Will see how it behaves in the next two weeks to come. Thanks for the feedback.
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Just got a fasttech charger, figured Id give it a shot. Makes me appreciate the orb more and makes me feel better about spending twice as much on the orb. The orb uses micro USB (aka universal), secures the phone and doesnt have the obnoxious blue LED on it. Also, the fasttech seems finicky about charging, you have to get it just right. The orb doesnt seem to care.
Something weird happened to my charging pad last night. Apparently, I wanted to gauge how long will it take for the pad to charge my Nexus 4 to 100% from 10%. So after making sure that my battery was at 10%, I left it on the charger and went to bed.
However earlier this morning, I find that my battery was only at 84% charged (after nearly 5 hours of charging). A quick look at the battery stats shows that it charged normally from 10% to 80% and then dropped down to 70% (on battery and pad did not charged, I reckoned). After that, it was charging again to 84% and stayed flat at that percentage till morning. Weird right?
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was your phone vibrated sometime during the night that caused it to move?
I don't think so because I set JuiceDefender to switch my device to Airplane mode at night. It's really weird...
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After v charging my phone and unplugging the charger it makes a buzzing noise as if there's still electricity running through it. Is this normal? My phone charges fine but I wanted to make sure the charger was safe and not an issue. My battery seems like it goes down fast too though I might be imagining it because I think the b first 2 days it was great and lasted me all day after a full charge.
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After v charging my phone and unplugging the charger it makes a buzzing noise as if there's still electricity running through it. Is this normal? My phone charges fine but I wanted to make sure the charger was safe and not an issue. My battery seems like it goes down fast too though I might be imagining it because I think the b first 2 days it was great and lasted me all day after a full charge.
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Nothing to worry about. This topic was brought up in an old Nexus 4 thread and the overall consensus was that it wasn't a big deal. My N4 charger did the same thing. If I never randomly saw that thread. I probably never would have put my ear up to the charger to discover such a thing. I'll have to seashell this new one and see or listen rather to what happens.
The charger is a tansfomer so it will buzz naturally
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Unplug the charger from the wall to avoid wasting power. It's in the manual.
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Nothing to worry about. This topic was brought up in an old Nexus 4 thread and the overall consensus was that it wasn't a big deal. My N4 charger did the same thing. If I never randomly saw that thread. I probably never would have put my ear up to the charger to discover such a thing. I'll have to seashell this new one and see or listen rather to what happens.
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Alright thanks. I just wanted to make sure there was nothing wrong with it and that it wouldn't ruin my battery