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For those that can't wait for the qi chargers..

I got tired of waiting for a charger next to the bed. I came across this on Amazon:
http://goo.gl/TCXCw
Its the Samsung desktop charger. If you look at the image of it,it fits my nexus 4 perfectly.
My first thought was... hmm I plan on a case yet too. The thing is, the phone sits a bit forward so I think there is enough clearance on the back of the phone. I have my case coming ( http://goo.gl/tHhAo ) on Monday. Even if its a bit tight on the left and right side of phone, I could always take the dremel to the sides of the cradle a bit. I do not think it will require much shaved off.
It sits really nice in the dock and is very stable. Plus I put a nice NFC tag on it so it does all the auto stuff as soon as I slip it it.

joey3002 said:
I got tired of waiting for a charger next to the bed. I came across this on Amazon:
http://goo.gl/TCXCw
Its the Samsung desktop charger. If you look at the image of it,it fits my nexus 4 perfectly.
My first thought was... hmm I plan on a case yet too. The thing is, the phone sits a bit forward so I think there is enough clearance on the back of the phone. I have my case coming ( http://goo.gl/tHhAo ) on Monday. Even if its a bit tight on the left and right side of phone, I could always take the dremel to the sides of the cradle a bit. I do not think it will require much shaved off.
It sits really nice in the dock and is very stable. Plus I put a nice NFC tag on it so it does all the auto stuff as soon as I slip it it.
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Can you please please please report back when you get your case and let us know how it goes? Looking for a cheap solution like this to use at work but I'm also using this case: http://goo.gl/HfhhW
I sprung for the fancy panasonic wireless charger for home/bedside but I'd like an upright dock at work to be able to use it as a clock/newsfeed/etc.
Thanks!

So if it fits perfectly without a case I'm figuring a bumper won't work here?
EDIT: Just saw that you mentioned that, I meant width wise since the bumper makes the phone noticeably wider.

I bought the same, works perfect, use the LG charger though, the dock bundled one is 700mah
One more thing, no cases will (probably) work with this, I use w/o case.
Another thing, if you want to do that math here're the dimensions infuse 4g dimension and nexus 4 dimensions
upon comparison, seems like galaxy s3 dimensions are close match too!

the case I ordered has shipped according to amazon. I will get a picture of the base with the phone on it (with the case).
I hope I will be able to just take a tiny bit off and it will work in the dock with the case. You have to love the dremel

joey3002 said:
the case I ordered has shipped according to amazon. I will get a picture of the base with the phone on it (with the case).
I hope I will be able to just take a tiny bit off and it will work in the dock with the case. You have to love the dremel
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Any luck?

Pics or it didn't happen

Virtue94 said:
So if it fits perfectly without a case I'm figuring a bumper won't work here?
EDIT: Just saw that you mentioned that, I meant width wise since the bumper makes the phone noticeably wider.
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I have the same dock (desktop version and a separate car version) and the Google bumper. They do not work together.

I'm wondering if a note 2 dock will work with a N4 with bumper case. I'll have to do the math
EDIT: well, the Note 2 is 80.5mm width, the N4 width with bumper is 74mm. It would wiggle in the cradle.
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I have the same dock (desktop version and a separate car version) and the Google bumper. They do not work together.
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Wait ... I currently use an Infuse and have a car dock. Are you saying teh Nexus 4 will fit?
My Nexus 4 is on order and in theory should have arrived today. I'll report back ehre when I try it too, of course.
I was debating between the Nexus 4 and the S3, and did finally also order the S3 from AT&T by talking them into letting me upgrade early.
I KNOW the S3 fits the Infuse car dock, I've used a friend's, and it would be incredible if the Nexus 4 fits as well!

Just got mine and it's great! The phone slips in and our with ease and I don't care about the slower charging speed as the pine only goes in the dock at night (so I can use the phone as an alarm clock)
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pics coming shortly.. I grinded the sides a little and it works perfect with the tpu I bought in the first post..

Here are the pics. Its actually is hardly noticeable when the phone is docked.
Both the dock and the case were linked in the first post btw..
I plan on ordering a 2nd dock for the office..
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Modified LG Charger to become a Charging Stand :]

Xenomix. A brand from Korea which has really impressed me with it's quality of products. It's a pain to wait for the products from overseas, but it's well worth the wait IMO. My first product was a Xenomix car mount that can be used with BOTH my N4 and N7 with it's respective cases. Granted you cannot use the car mount with the N4 and charge at the same time, but I am ok with that sacrifice. Search for my threads on the Xenomix car mount in the Nexus 7 threads if you want to look at pics there.
Then I was sent a Xenomix stand. It's a generic phone or tablet stand meant for the Galaxy S3. I told the seller to send me one of those whereas I had an idea of using it for my mad scientist reasons lol.
This was before xmas so I knew I would be getting this by the middle of January, but alas, it came in today (1/10/13).
I excitedly ripped the packaging and I found the great generic phone stand. Inside the package was a bit of rubber that looked like it was a cut piece of the soft rubber from manufacturing but I figured I'd keep the piece just in case I needed it.
Next I slid the underside of the stand out. This is meant if you place a tablet in the stand to prevent it from tipping over or falling back due to the weight distribution. I slid the LG wireless charger in the stand.
Next I put the phone right on top of the charger and guess what?!?! It holds in place and charges!!!!! Remember that rubber piece I was referring to earlier? I used a glue stick and stuck the soft rubber piece (Same material used to hold the device in the stand-its really soft) in front and used it as a anchor mount. It's not needed, but it works! Check it....
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The stand can be found only on ebay that I have seen. It's a generic Xenomix Smart desktop stand (in black or white) made for the galaxy tab or ipad. model SHG-DK100.
I forgot to initially mention that I have a Diztronic Ultra Hard Shell installed. I will try using TPU cases tomorrow to ensure that this setup can still be used with something a little more thicker like the Diztronic TPU case.

wow you weren't ling when you said "Ghetto-Rigged." Over all nice job.

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wow you weren't ling when you said "Ghetto-Rigged." Over all nice job.
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LOL I know I'll probably just cover the entire bottom with electrical tape to cover up the 'booster' lol.
I did the same thing at home with the Energizer qi charger lol. I have another landscape version of the this dock for the Sensation and put the Energizer pad landscape as well so that the dock won't easily tip over. Then put a rubber band to keep the charger from slipping off and viola! Another ghetto rigged stand for viewing the phone in portrait rather than layin down lol. I can post pics for that too. Not that pretty either. LOL

BUMPERS!
Edited OP with NEW stuff!

Normally I don't understand bumping accessory topics, but in this case, thanks! If I decide to blow the money on the charging pad I will definitely follow in your footsteps and make one of these, seems awesome

joshnichols189 said:
Normally I don't understand bumping accessory topics, but in this case, thanks! If I decide to blow the money on the charging pad I will definitely follow in your footsteps and make one of these, seems awesome
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Well the thread was initially created when I ghetto-fitted a dock to fit the LG pad, but looked really really tacky lol. This looks a bit more cleaned up and more like something I would buy if created lol.
For sake of saving face a bit, I just deleted the old pics and lil write up I did on the ghetto-fitted dock, I replaced it with the write up you see today .

Thank you!! I ended up picking up two of these docks and I'm now using them with my LG chargers. $30 for both stands and now I can use my charger as I always wanted. The cheapest charging stand I could find that had a decent angle was a Nokia on Amazon for $67 at only 750 mA. This solution was PERFECT for me! Thanks very much for posting!

dboss007 said:
Thank you!! I ended up picking up two of these docks and I'm now using them with my LG chargers. $30 for both stands and now I can use my charger as I always wanted. The cheapest charging stand I could find that had a decent angle was a Nokia on Amazon for $67 at only 750 mA. This solution was PERFECT for me! Thanks very much for posting!
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NP, glad it worked for you. This was done months ago lol. I have since moved on to the charging orb at work and Tylt VU at home. But I am glad it helped someone :good:.

kpjimmy said:
NP, glad it worked for you. This was done months ago lol. I have since moved on to the charging orb at work and Tylt VU at home. But I am glad it helped someone :good:.
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I have the orb at home... Works well, but the angle isn't steep enough at times. I looked at the Tylt VU and had the same issue. Angle was a little low for my needs. Plus, I have the LG chargers just laying around, so they can now be used again!

Car dock for N4 and many other phones

After I got my N4 I started looking for 2 things: a case and a car dock, the case eventually came to be a Rearth Ringke SLIM case which has some minor issues but overall is a great case. As for the dock I was looking for something that would allow me to use the phone with the case so I tried several (including a couple of GPS holders that just didn't work). Eventually found this car dock:
http://www.amazon.com/Aduro-Universal-Dashboard-Windshield-Motorola/dp/B008ALV0V4
The Aduro U-GRIP, for me it is a great product for 3 main reasons:
- Very small footprint, you don't have a snake-like tube sticking out of the windshield with a base to hold the phone, this dock is really well thought out from a design standpoint.
- It grips the phone without fear, this thing is not going to drop your phone, not ever, you can plug the charger and the phone won't even move or swivel. Potholes? pff, this thing eats potholes for breakfast!
- Even though the grip is quite strong it can still be used single handed, you don't have to use 2 hands to open the grip and place the phone or to take it out.
I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and have no complaints whatsoever, I thought I'd share my experience and point of view, I know many want a non-intrusive car dock and I think this is one that can meet such demand and add a lot of value at the same time.
And because it is basically a grip-type of dock you can use it with your case and with any phone for that matter (within limits) which means my wife can use it with her Galaxy S3 (also with the case) without a problem!
For the price I think this is a great buy.

I own it too. It is definitely the best car mount out there. Excellent built quality and very strong grip.

I just ordered one last week and it arrived yesterday. Love it! To ease one-handed inserting of the nexus I stuck a dime in between the arms while they were spread apart. Super easy to insert the phone now and its still grips like a mudda.
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Does this fit with a bumper? Also it supports charging/car mode?

It does fit with a bumper (any bumper!) and the dock does not charge the phone but it won't obstruct the connection to charge it.
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Regionativo said:
After I got my N4 I started looking for 2 things: a case and a car dock, the case eventually came to be a Rearth Ringke SLIM case which has some minor issues but overall is a great case. As for the dock I was looking for something that would allow me to use the phone with the case so I tried several (including a couple of GPS holders that just didn't work). Eventually found this car dock:
http://www.amazon.com/Aduro-Universal-Dashboard-Windshield-Motorola/dp/B008ALV0V4
The Aduro U-GRIP, for me it is a great product for 3 main reasons:
- Very small footprint, you don't have a snake-like tube sticking out of the windshield with a base to hold the phone, this dock is really well thought out from a design standpoint.
- It grips the phone without fear, this thing is not going to drop your phone, not ever, you can plug the charger and the phone won't even move or swivel. Potholes? pff, this thing eats potholes for breakfast!
- Even though the grip is quite strong it can still be used single handed, you don't have to use 2 hands to open the grip and place the phone or to take it out.
I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and have no complaints whatsoever, I thought I'd share my experience and point of view, I know many want a non-intrusive car dock and I think this is one that can meet such demand and add a lot of value at the same time.
And because it is basically a grip-type of dock you can use it with your case and with any phone for that matter (within limits) which means my wife can use it with her Galaxy S3 (also with the case) without a problem!
For the price I think this is a great buy.
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Yep they are OK. But I really don't like the fiddling with grip things.
A bit cheaper and simpler, I got one of these for my Desire HD and it works fine with the Nexus 4 too.
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I have it attached to a standard car vent mount and it is rock solid. I was always a bit dubious about how well they would hold a phone but it just does. I got one for my Galaxy tab and it holds that too, so I have absolutely no worries about the phone coming adrift.

Tetrax holders
Check out the Tetrax Xway, Fixway, Fix products. I have the Xway installed and it works great. They also make others for different applications.
Can't post a url but you can find reviews on Youtube, Amazon, etc.

http://youtu.be/Ef8kTTR72Lg
The Mountek works well for me. Very well built, quick delivery and the phone can be inserted with one hand.

3 Top Accessories : Case / Screen Protector / Car Mount

Hi ,
I decided to share with you the list for the #1 accessory in each of the following categories .
1 Best From Each Category ... I always love to hear your opinions and if you have any suggestions please share your ideas ..
Best Case :
Well for this one there was a bit thinking to do , however I've decided that the winner is :
SPIGEN Slim Armor -
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Best Car Mount :
This one was easy , the Winner is WinnerGear they got car mount called MONTAR that i'de the chance to check and saw that
it's really wayy better then today's competition :
MONTAR By WinnerGear
Best Screen Protector :
As for today there is no much screen protectors available in the market , however can you compete with the Glass.tR by SPIGEN ?
Glass.tR by Spigen
That would be all my friends , hope you will like it
I promise to update it in about 1-2 weeks as soon as there would be more available accessories in the market.

Thanks! That car mount looks real nice. The only issue is that my car's dash is ackward where it would have to go in kind of difficult spot to reach.

I'm sorry, what makes that car mount better than the iBolt xProDock? If I wanted a cheap mount, I wouldn't spend $30 on one that looks a little more attractive than a generic, universal dock, but I'd rather have one that includes the ability to enter the phone into car mode AND has an aux input cable built in.....
Definitely NOT the best car mount available......

mjs2011 said:
Thanks! That car mount looks real nice. The only issue is that my car's dash is ackward where it would have to go in kind of difficult spot to reach.
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Hi , you have a mounting disk included for textured and curved dashboards ...
By the way about the price , I also thought twice however when you receive it you see the reason in your eyes and there is absolutely no way to compare it to eBay cheap ones...that as all of us I've tried and they all in trash now

Love your pick for screen protector and case exactly what I'm doing, but car mount I have to recommend this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003ELOOZO/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1367474537&sr=8-5&pi=SL75
Its versatile can go on windshield dash, or vent, I personally use the vent one because I run pandora and waze constantly on my phone which after 20 mins causes the phone to become hot, well with the vent clip I dont have to worry about It , I dont even turn on ac just fans on low and my phone stays at a cool 90-95 degrees (have battery temp in notification)
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jrollercoasters said:
Love your pick for screen protector and case exactly what I'm doing, but car mount I have to recommend this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003ELOOZO/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1367474537&sr=8-5&pi=SL75
Its versatile can go on windshield dash, or vent, I personally use the vent one because I run pandora and waze constantly on my phone which after 20 mins causes the phone to become hot, well with the vent clip I dont have to worry about It , I dont even turn on ac just fans on low and my phone stays at a cool 90-95 degrees (have battery temp in notification)
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Again, that mount is NOT better than the iBolt xProDock for only $25 more - still no built in charging or aux input cable, and beyond ugly! Only redeeming factor is the air cooling vent, which I've made in the past on a previous vehicle out of another Samsung branded dock, not this universal one

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Again, that mount is NOT better than the iBolt xProDock for only $25 more - still no built in charging or aux input cable, and beyond ugly! Only redeeming factor is the air cooling vent, which I've made in the past on a previous vehicle out of another Samsung branded dock, not this universal one
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well tell the truth the iBolt I can consider , but the ARKON is really ugly

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Again, that mount is NOT better than the iBolt xProDock for only $25 more - still no built in charging or aux input cable, and beyond ugly! Only redeeming factor is the air cooling vent, which I've made in the past on a previous vehicle out of another Samsung branded dock, not this universal one
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you can actually put the ibolt, on the one i have, it has the same exact ball extension

Can you please show which ball extension you talk about ?

Car Mode???
Hey, can you confirm if the vehical mount will automatically place the phone into car mode when connected???

alurimanoj said:
Hey, can you confirm if the vehical mount will automatically place the phone into car mode when connected???
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Are you asking me? If so, I can confirm the iBolt xProDock goes into a docked mode when connected in my review of the product, but none of these other ones posted will do that....

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Are you asking me? If so, I can confirm the iBolt xProDock goes into a docked mode when connected in my review of the product, but none of these other ones posted will do that....
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Cool Thanks...

Hope otterbox / case-mate / speck or any big brand will launch something interesting and unique this time ...
As I got sick of their laziness of doing the same model in different sizes all the time

Brodit S3 Holder

Hi all,
Just wanted to upgrade that after spending a fair bit on an iPhone 5 brodit holder only to sell the phone for a GS3 and purchasing a GS3 holder (for skins), I really did not want to splash out more £££ for a S4 holder if and when it comes out from Brodit.
So today I tried the GS4 in the holder. Because of the small change in height between the two versions, the S4 fits perfectly in the S3 Brodit holder. I use the holder for skins which has no grip from the sides but instead a charger port at the bottom and a spring loaded clip at the top.
Charges fine so no issues there - also I >think< the ciggy plug is 2a anyway so it charges pretty quickly
Give me a shout if anyone has any questions about it.
Oh the plug is not made to tell the S4 it's in car-mode so all that is manual. I have an NFC tag at the back of the holder that used to switch the S3 into Driving Mode so I can do something similar for the S4 instead of spending money on another holder which would only potentially add the auto-dock functionality.

akash_84 said:
Hi all,
Just wanted to upgrade that after spending a fair bit on an iPhone 5 brodit holder only to sell the phone for a GS3 and purchasing a GS3 holder (for skins), I really did not want to splash out more £££ for a S4 holder if and when it comes out from Brodit.
So today I tried the GS4 in the holder. Because of the small change in height between the two versions, the S4 fits perfectly in the S3 Brodit holder. I use the holder for skins which has no grip from the sides but instead a charger port at the bottom and a spring loaded clip at the top.
Charges fine so no issues there - also I >think< the ciggy plug is 2a anyway so it charges pretty quickly
Give me a shout if anyone has any questions about it.
Oh the plug is not made to tell the S4 it's in car-mode so all that is manual. I have an NFC tag at the back of the holder that used to switch the S3 into Driving Mode so I can do something similar for the S4 instead of spending money on another holder which would only potentially add the auto-dock functionality.
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Hello,
Thank you for you feedback. Can you post pictures of your Brodit holder with the S4 ? Do you have a link for the Brodit holder ?
Thank you.

I was about to post to see if anyone had tried the S4 in various S3 holders. I have a brodit setup in my car now for my old Nexus S and I wanted to upgrade it for the S4. I emailed proclip and they said they are working on the S4, but don't have a release date. If the S3 works, I'll get that now. A bonus is that my wife has an S3 so she can use it too. One issue with the case friendly holder is that it's $110. That's a little steep. I didn't have a case on my Nexus S, so I was able to use the normal holder that does grip on the sides. The S3 and S4 are a little different in this regard, so not sure that the S3 normal holder for $60 would work.
The other (cheaper) option I've been looking at is to get the iBolt xProDock for $40 plus AMPS mounting plate ($7) to connect it to the brodit vehicle adapter. Seems like there would be an extra step involved with attaching the charging cable each time, but you wouldn't have to connect audio by aux/bluetooth like you do with the brodit/proclip holder. It's also $70 cheaper.
Has anyone else tried the S4 in S3 docks meant to be used without cases?

sorry for the delay
So the one I got was part number: 512409 and was purchased from Brodit but of their eBay UK site (I'm in the UK)
It's the one that allows skins though works fine with the s-view case as long as you fold the "lid" back behind the phone. I had the same with the S3 with a similar case. Also has the charger built into this one and charges quickly without any issues.
Here are a couple of pics
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Actually looking at this pic, it looks like the screen protector is peeling at the top, it is not and the protector does not even cover that bit. I think it's a bit of fluff in the flap for the case that's been folded back so don't worry :- )

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Passive holder is already out, and so I'm guessing active holder can't be that far behind.

Must have only just come out but remember the passive one you linked does not allow skins or any type of case on the phone so if you have one, you would have to remove it to then slide into the holder.
The GS3 one I posted above allows skins - as you can just about see, I have the s-view case on but you can have the clip on cases too