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Dual Desktop Cradle

Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for Dual Desktop Cradle solution. But I'm a little bit confused because I can't find dual desktop cradle with 2AMP, because OEM charger charge with 2AMP, so I think Dual Desktop Cradle also need 2AMP? or 4AMP because need charge battery and phone same time(so 2AMP for each)? Maybe someone saw any solution that meets my requirements? Maybe this one is good for me http://www.kidigi.com/product_lv2.php?pid=1470 ?

Ypritas said:
Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for Dual Desktop Cradle solution. But I'm a little bit confused because I can't find dual desktop cradle with 2AMP, because OEM charger charge with 2AMP, so I think Dual Desktop Cradle also need 2AMP? or 4AMP because need charge battery and phone same time(so 2AMP for each)? Maybe someone saw any solution that meets my requirements? Maybe this one is good for me http://www.kidigi.com/product_lv2.php?pid=1470 ?
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I have something similar to this. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111091739233?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Works well, jut not sure if the spare battery stops charging when full.

Yes, but this one are only 500 mA and not enough for Galaxy S4.
sharp910sh said:
I have something similar to this. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111091739233?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Works well, jut not sure if the spare battery stops charging when full.
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Ypritas said:
Yes, but this one are only 500 mA and not enough for Galaxy S4.
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Ignore that it says its 500mA. I have used the galaxy charging app and it shows that it is charging at 1900mA, the same the dock is not used. The rear battery also charges the same time of not quicker than charging the phone when its off.
I believe the dock just passes through the current, it does not limit the current to 500mA.

External battery with fast charging

Hi! I'm looking for a portable battery with fast charging support. Any advice? Thank you

I have this one. Very happy with it. As far as I am aware, the battery pack itself doesn't get fast charged but it certainly fast charges my S6.

norm2002 said:
I have this one. Very happy with it. As far as I am aware, the battery pack itself doesn't get fast charged but it certainly fast charges my S6.
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How much time does it takes you Galaxy S6 to fully charge with that portable battery?

Antoder10 said:
How much time does it takes you Galaxy S6 to fully charge with that portable battery?
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Sorry I've never timed it and, in any event, I've never charged it from flat so the charging time will depend on what charge the phone is at. However, the S6 does recognise in the notification bar that a fast charger is attached.

Antoder10 said:
How much time does it takes you Galaxy S6 to fully charge with that portable battery?
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norm2002 said:
Sorry I've never timed it and, in any event, I've never charged it from flat so the charging time will depend on what charge the phone is at. However, the S6 does recognise in the notification bar that a fast charger is attached.
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I have the same charger too, it's roughly the same as when you plug it into the wall charger. This power bank has a output rating at 5V 2.1A, 9V 1.8A, 12V 1.35A

I'm looking to buy this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZCGLBT6...lid=24HF3S94RKMEX&coliid=I1Q0YT35RLA8CF&psc=1

Droid_Evo_8 said:
I'm looking to buy this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZCGLBT6...lid=24HF3S94RKMEX&coliid=I1Q0YT35RLA8CF&psc=1
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I just ordered this one and it arrives today. Hoping to test it out once my S6 arrives Monday. They have $8 off this charger at amazon http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/25/deal-alert-take-8-off-choetech-15-6k-mah-quick-charge-2-0-external-battery-pack-with-amazon-coupon-code/

Robertsonland said:
I just ordered this one and it arrives today. Hoping to test it out once my S6 arrives Monday. They have $8 off this charger at amazon http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/25/deal-alert-take-8-off-choetech-15-6k-mah-quick-charge-2-0-external-battery-pack-with-amazon-coupon-code/
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Thanx, I'll check it out

I have this one from techmate. It's really small, but it's great. Quick charges perfect!

I've this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OJXVDAU/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_2bm7vb70Q5KCP
It seems to be capable of quick charging even though it isn't declared as being able to do quick charge.
But the "approximately time to fully charge the device" is the same when I use this power bank or the Samsung quick charger.
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multiple batteries or extended battery?

Hello
Newish user of Note 4! Which is convenient to you, multiple batteries or extended battery? I plan to buy a second battery.
Thank you!

Multiple batteries for me. Easier to find cases that you will like from an already very limited selections.
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kickkit said:
Hello
Newish user of Note 4! Which is convenient to you, multiple batteries or extended battery? I plan to buy a second battery.
Thank you!
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Everyone is different it really how much do u need the battery and how good is ur memory to remember to grab the other when ya rushing out the door.
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I use multiple batteries on my phone.

i also use multiple batteries with the samsung external charger. never needed before lollypop update though.

audiobookman said:
i also use multiple batteries with the samsung external charger. never needed before lollypop update though.
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I use the same setup. Like someone has already said above, this still let's you use all the cases. And your note 4 never has to be plugged in.

I use Multiple batteries as well.
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Is there an extended battery that fits the original case? I know of polarcell but any it otters? Thanks

a5ian300zx said:
Is there an extended battery that fits the original case? I know of polarcell but any it otters? Thanks
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don't think so. there are batteries that claim to be at higher maH but in reality its usually the same or even less maH. I would just get another Samsung battery .

I use an external battery. I'm not getting another Note until the external battery option comes back.

I have spare batteries.
Spare batteries mean double or even triple or even more capacity without changing its form factor.
Extended battery can offer conveniences in battery capacity without restarting device but some of it change the form factor.

I have a Quick Charge 2.0 external battery pack that I just use to top up the phone. Easy and quick; works for me. Just put the phone on the pack for a little while and you can go for hours. You can also get a Quick Charge car charger that will quickly top up your phone. I wouldn't want to keep taking my phone out of its case to swap batteries or have to deal with a huge battery and case as part of the phone. Amazon has several Quick Charge 2.0 packs and car chargers. Plus these will still work when you eventually upgrade your phone.

UCSB said:
I have a Quick Charge 2.0 external battery pack that I just use to top up the phone. Easy and quick; works for me. Just put the phone on the pack for a little while and you can go for hours. You can also get a Quick Charge car charger that will quickly top up your phone. I wouldn't want to keep taking my phone out of its case to swap batteries or have to deal with a huge battery and case as part of the phone. Amazon has several Quick Charge 2.0 packs and car chargers. Plus these will still work when you eventually upgrade your phone.
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do you have a link for the quick car charger you are using? I'm curious to see it

I went with the aukey. Works great!
http://www.amazon.com/Qualcomm-Certified-Aukey-Charger-Included/dp/B00LJT2EPK
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coolwater22 said:
do you have a link for the quick car charger you are using? I'm curious to see it
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Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0144S0PDK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
I own a small USB meter that can report both Volts and Amps. I have checked that this car charger is working correctly on Quick Charge with the Note 4 and it is. Both ports are QC 2.0 ports. One advantage of this charger is it is really small.

I used to use a spare battery, but it was always a pain remembering to recharge the one in the phone, then switching out. Eventually just bought an external battery (actually 2 different sizes) since that's really easy to recharge. I can top it up any chance I get and charge both phone and pack at the same time (with 2 chargers or course). Also I can use it for my tablets and win 8 tablet when I'm traveling with both. But I don't have a need for it very often since I can go most of the day without charging and then almost always am near an outlet or car charger. If I ran out of power mid-day every day, I'd go for an extended battery.

coolwater22 said:
do you have a link for the quick car charger you are using? I'm curious to see it
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I love my choetech dual usb quick charger 2.0 car charger. Works great![emoji106]
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I keep the spare charger in the center console of the car. If I'm low or dead I just swap and let the spare charge as I drive. Never worry about forgetting it. And it's almost always fully charged by the time I need it which is much more since the lollipop update. Thinking of going back to KK.

I use the spare battery kit. The spare battery comes with its own charger housing.
I can keep on using the phone while the other battery is charging in my bag or at the wall charger. Don't have to endure carrying the already large phone while connected to a power bank
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I like to use both. Spare battery is when I'm out and about and don't need to worry about a dead battery as I can swap it. When I know I'm going to a place where I will need my phone to be an entertain(For myself) for however long I need to stay at a certain place to kill time, I would use my extended battery. Can't go wrong with either IMO.

Highly doubt whether Quick Charge is working. (Sample battery history)

I'm using an Anker Quick Charge 3.0 charger to charge this device.
Meanwhile thanks to the QI technology I also charge my Galaxy S6 and iPad mini with the same charger.
The funny thing is although A9 have the smallest battery capacity it charge the slowest, like, 1% every minute, which is ridiculous.
I wonder anybody else experienced similar problem?
Oh by the way the battery life is far from satisfactory, I'm a heavy user who look at my phone every 10 minutes, I need to charge it twice a day. To be honest, S6 is a great phone, it's more vivid screen and wireless charge always make me feel a big mistake to switch over, although it doesn't have Android 6.0 . sadly I really need latest Android badly so I cannot stick to it.
Attaching a screenshot of battery history here, just for reference.

jokies said:
I'm using an Anker Quick Charge 3.0 charger to charge this device.
Meanwhile thanks to the QI technology I also charge my Galaxy S6 and iPad mini with the same charger.
The funny thing is although A9 have the smallest battery capacity it charge the slowest, like, 1% every minute, which is ridiculous.
I wonder anybody else experienced similar problem?
Oh by the way the battery life is far from satisfactory, I'm a heavy user who look at my phone every 10 minutes, I need to charge it twice a day. To be honest, S6 is a great phone, it's more vivid screen and wireless charge always make me feel a big mistake to switch over, although it doesn't have Android 6.0 . sadly I really need latest Android badly so I cannot stick to it.
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Quick charge 3.0 will be available via a software update, right now it only supports quick charge 2.0 out of the box.
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jokies said:
I'm using an Anker Quick Charge 3.0 charger to charge this device.
Meanwhile thanks to the QI technology I also charge my Galaxy S6 and iPad mini with the same charger.
The funny thing is although A9 have the smallest battery capacity it charge the slowest, like, 1% every minute, which is ridiculous.
I wonder anybody else experienced similar problem?
Oh by the way the battery life is far from satisfactory, I'm a heavy user who look at my phone every 10 minutes, I need to charge it twice a day. To be honest, S6 is a great phone, it's more vivid screen and wireless charge always make me feel a big mistake to switch over, although it doesn't have Android 6.0 . sadly I really need latest Android badly so I cannot stick to it.
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Why would you switch from S6?

crustyeyez said:
Why would you switch from S6?
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I'm a developer. I need to run my apps on Android 6.0 . Not only in emulator but as my daily drive.

Just tried my Aukey charger at 40% to 80% in 29 mins

jokies said:
To be honest, S6 is a great phone, it's more vivid screen and wireless charge always make me feel a big mistake to switch over, although it doesn't have Android 6.0 . sadly I really need latest Android badly so I cannot stick to it.
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I early pre-ordered an A9 in red. It of course won't be here for a while. I too use Qi charging a lot and am now contemplating either an S6 or a Note5 or perhaps an LG G4 modded for internal Qi.

crustyeyez said:
Just tried my Aukey charger at 40% to 80% in 29 mins
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Can you tell me the exact model of the charger? Thanks.

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[Qualcomm Certified] Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 18W USB Turbo Wall Charger Fast Charger for Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and more (Included a 20AWG 3.3ft quick charge micro USB Cable) -Black
PA-U28

jokies said:
I'm using an Anker Quick Charge 3.0 charger to charge this device.
Meanwhile thanks to the QI technology I also charge my Galaxy S6 and iPad mini with the same charger.
The funny thing is although A9 have the smallest battery capacity it charge the slowest, like, 1% every minute, which is ridiculous.
I wonder anybody else experienced similar problem?
Oh by the way the battery life is far from satisfactory, I'm a heavy user who look at my phone every 10 minutes, I need to charge it twice a day. To be honest, S6 is a great phone, it's more vivid screen and wireless charge always make me feel a big mistake to switch over, although it doesn't have Android 6.0 . sadly I really need latest Android badly so I cannot stick to it.
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Experiencing same problem. Bought a QC 3.0 adapter, I only got from 6% to 43% in 32 mins. Even at Quickcharge 2.0 speeds, 1.16%/minute seems pretty slow especially when compared to the advertised "0% to 60% charge in 30 minutes." (Lies.....)

Are you charging in power saving mode?

crustyeyez said:
Are you charging in power saving mode?
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Yes, are you supposed to turn it off? I think when the phone reaches a certain percentage of power it automatically turns power saving mode off.

crustyeyez said:
Are you charging in power saving mode?
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How can you tell what mode you're in? How can you tell if you're in Quick Charge? I thought one of the feature in Marshmallow is it will tell you when you're in Quick Charge or normal charge. I saw that in Nexus 5x and 5p but not in the A9. Does anyone know how to turn this feature on?

When you plug the phone into a charger, it turns Power Save off automatically...been doing this since the M9 or earlier.

Any Difference in Wireless Chargers?

I have a Samsung wireless fast charging pad I bought for my S7. Is there any difference in the charging speed between it and the latest dock style ones?

Nope
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Maybe you know. I was told that using non-original wireless charging is bad because they spoil the battery. Is it so?

Generic wireless chargers do not fast charge in my experience. I have tried 3 off of Amazon so far.

I have a Seneo Fast Charger stand and its been great .

As long as the wireless dock is Fast Charge capable and your adapter is QuickCharge 2.0 compliant it should work. I have four Seneo Fast Charge docks that I use with both Samsung and RavPower QC 2.0 adapters and they work great with my S7 Edge. I will test when I get it but I'd assume the S8+ will work the same.
You know if it is working because the phone displays two messages when you dock it.
"Charging wirelessly xx%"
and then after a second or two
"Fast charging wirelessly xx%"

jackdforme said:
Nope
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I believe the S8 (like the S7) can accept up to 15w wireless charging (Qi 2.0 spec) but most chargers barely output 10w. Not sure why but I would be looking for a good 15w output charger unless theres a reason not to.

Torry Cox said:
Maybe you know. I was told that using non-original wireless charging is bad because they spoil the battery. Is it so?
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What does "spoil the battery" even mean?

sanjsrik said:
What does "spoil the battery" even mean?
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I think the reference is to batteries losing capacity. The older a battery is the less capacity it holds. A battery rated at 3600mAH might only hold 2000mAH after a couple of years of use. High charging current causes a lot of heat buildup in the battery and will shorten (spoil) it's life.
Best way to tell if your battery has lost capacity is to measure charge time. Having it die quickly could mean it's just running too many apps, but charging time (with the phone off) should give an indication of battery capacity. If your battery charges twice as fast as a new one, it's lost half its capacity.

craigdamey said:
I think the reference is to batteries losing capacity. The older a battery is the less capacity it holds. A battery rated at 3600mAH might only hold 2000mAH after a couple of years of use. High charging current causes a lot of heat buildup in the battery and will shorten (spoil) it's life.
Best way to tell if your battery has lost capacity is to measure charge time. Having it die quickly could mean it's just running too many apps, but charging time (with the phone off) should give an indication of battery capacity. If your battery charges twice as fast as a new one, it's lost half its capacity.
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Got it. Sorry, I actually thought they meant that the battery spoils. Like the way some "normal" batteries blow up if left in devices for too long. I was seeing memories of the S7 nightmare.

AFAIK, the only listed change between the Dock style Samsung Fast charger and the Convertible Fast charger is that the new 1 can be changed from dock to pad.
I just picked up 2x Dock styles from amazon for 40 bucks a piece, way better than spending 70 for the convertible style.

Or these?
Zeal415 said:
AFAIK, the only listed change between the Dock style Samsung Fast charger and the Convertible Fast charger is that the new 1 can be changed from dock to pad.
I just picked up 2x Dock styles from amazon for 40 bucks a piece, way better than spending 70 for the convertible style.
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You could have gotten these as well:
https://electronics.woot.com/offers...reless-stand-2pk-1?ref=w_cnt_lnd_cat_elec_2_5

sanjsrik said:
You could have gotten these as well:
https://electronics.woot.com/offers...reless-stand-2pk-1?ref=w_cnt_lnd_cat_elec_2_5
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QQ I saw those but they were out of stock. figures now I got mine, they are back in stock.

Zeal415 said:
QQ I saw those but they were out of stock. figures now I got mine, they are back in stock.
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I was amazed how quickly they showed up too. Took 3 days from order to delivery. I think they purposely put almost 2 weeks delivery time just so that when you get it "early" you're amazed.

sanjsrik said:
What does "spoil the battery" even mean?
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Means that the battery holds its charge less. Faster discharges, in general the life of the battery decreases

If you use Qi wireless charger, it has 1.4x faster than traditional wireless charger. Built-in 2 coils offer a wide charging area, which allows you to place your device in either portrait or landscape position. You can also continue using it to read, watch or type while the battery is being replenished.