Charging using 2A charger? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have note2 right now which have to go. But I'll keep my office charger which is 2A.
Can I safely use it to charge n5?
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Using chargers with a high power (A) is no problem, the phone will not "take" more than it needs.
Sorry for the poor english ^^

The issue is if charging IC can handle 2A current or not. I dying wanna fry it lol
I would think it should not be an issue while 2A ICs are widely used in our days, but "better be safe then sorry".
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I charge mine with my xz charger 1.5a no problem

The charging block that comes with the Nexus 5 is 5.0 volt, 1.2 amp.

Jbondop said:
I charge mine with my xz charger 1.5a no problem
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While AFAIK there's no 1.5A ICs, than its 99% safe to say they using 2A nominal IC.
Thanks guys
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If using a different charger was a problem they would have made the connection something other than micro USB.
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Not really. Charging current depends on IC installed, not the connector itself.
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From what I understand, you could use a 10A charger and still be fine. The handset will not take any more than it needs. Basically, the charger doesn't push current, the phone pulls it.

TopherBarnett said:
From what I understand, you could use a 10A charger and still be fine. The handset will not take any more than it needs. Basically, the charger doesn't push current, the phone pulls it.
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Thats correct and nothing else. No way to destroy a phone with too much A because it just takes as much it needs. The 2A on an charger is just the maximum power output. It is physical impossible to PUSH the ampere in the device.

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Car charger 650mA

sorry for English not perfect. I am translating with google.
I have a car charger that marks OUTPUT 5V --- 650mA (max)
if i use this charger with the nexus one I run the risk of ruining the battery?
Or can I use it safely?
I think you will be alright in terms of damage, but you may want to look at a 1a charger or like a 900ma charger so that when you are using the GPS and all of that it can continue to charge instead of not being able to keep up with the draw from the device(what I am thinking will happen with the power output from the charger you mentioned.
I can try and better explain if I was too confusing, hope this helps
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Accidental double post. Sorry
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Where have you guys been able to find an adequate charger for GPS and normal phone use? Ive had trouble with this.
manual, in specification, is written:
Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger
What does this mean?
So my 680mA working? or not?
It will charge. Just slowly. And if you are using gps or streaming audio it may not keep up.
Enndr said:
Where have you guys been able to find an adequate charger for GPS and normal phone use? Ive had trouble with this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=666482
try nokia dc-10 1200 mah - can't beat that. Little on the expensive side but is retractable and looks great
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Dual-Charger-iPod-Black/dp/B001FB578I
the "quickcharge" port on it is 1a, the regular is 500mA.
--Daniel
thepawn said:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Dual-Charger-iPod-Black/dp/B001FB578I
the "quickcharge" port on it is 1a, the regular is 500mA.
--Daniel
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Hope it works better than the Belkin "Quick Charge" USB car charger my wife has for her iPhone, I don't get a quick charge on it on my Nexus One. Middle pins aren't shorted I presume.

Need good charger....

Guys can someone tell me a good charger for my i9000. My original charger was bricked and now im using chines charger but it get lot of time to charge...
If someone help me i definitely HIT THANKS....
Buy an original charger.
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You just need one with a higher output current. I forgot what current the OEM one has, but you want one that has an equal or higher current output. Don't worry about overcharging your phone. It has a chip that limits the maximum current it can receive.
Hello,
the caracteristic of original are: 5V - 0.7A
But some china's power supply marked 1A rely deliver less...
If you can buy an original!
snapper.fishes said:
You just need one with a higher output current. I forgot what current the OEM one has, but you want one that has an equal or higher current output. Don't worry about overcharging your phone. It has a chip that limits the maximum current it can receive.
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Is this true? im afraid of charging my phone with 500mA charger?
So can i charge it with 500mA?
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higgins91 said:
Hello,
the caracteristic of original are: 5V - 0.7A
But some china's power supply marked 1A rely deliver less...
If you can buy an original!
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Yeah, if you buy a no-name Chinese USB supply then you either get your phone plugged straight into the mains or the circuits and components of nightmares.
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dhurk said:
Is this true? im afraid of charging my phone with 500mA charger?
So can i charge it with 500mA?
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As far as safety, current doesn't matter. At 500mA you'll be charging pretty slowly though.
i use 2A charger from TomTom and working fine even with working GPS navigation and still can charge to 100%.

2A charger

can i use 2A charger on my HTC one s?
It will not hurt the battery?
dordor3 said:
can i use 2A charger on my HTC one s?
It will not hurt the battery?
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You're completely fine. I think the battery might get hot, so keep the phone in a somewhat cool environment.
dordor3 said:
can i use 2A charger on my HTC one s?
It will not hurt the battery?
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as long as it is 5VOLTS it should be no problem, but that doesn't mean that your phone charges faster
dordor3 said:
can i use 2A charger on my HTC one s?
It will not hurt the battery?
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I do use a 2A charger in my car because the 1A was overheating. I do always use the GPS in my car + mobile network and BT are always on.
The 2A charger can charge my phone (now) whilst I`m using the phone in the car.
The battery draws only the power it needs from the charger not the other way round so you can use a 10Amp charger if you want to without doing any harm to the battery.
It might actually charge slower as the phone could pick it up as a generic usb which will only draw half an amp so as not to over-draw a usb port. I believe to get full 1 amp charging the data pins in either the cable or charger have to be shorted (connected.)
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Should be fine
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charging galaxy s4 i9500 with 2.1A and not 2(stock)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-1A-Dual-U...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item565a917530
hello
My stock charger is us for galaxy s4 (samsung regular charger)
and then I found this (link above) with 2.1A
is it matter charging via 2.1A and not 2A? what is the different? it will charge faster/slower?
thanks
In Stock kernel there is current limit 1.9A. So everything above it, will be the same as 1.9A.
In reality, you will find that even 2.1A charger doesn't supply even 1.9A. Chinese charges definitely don't supply current thay claim. And beware of them - you may fry your device by such cheap charger.
Also, it heavily depends on USB cable as well. It has to be very short and very thick.
I have a Mediabridge car adapter that has a 2.1 amp charger on it. When I charge my S4 with it it barely charges faster than the 1 amp charger does. I think it charges at either 1.3 or 1.7 amps, sorry can't remember exactly.
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jev3gs said:
I have a Mediabridge car adapter that has a 2.1 amp charger on it. When I charge my S4 with it it barely charges faster than the 1 amp charger does. I think it charges at either 1.3 or 1.7 amps, sorry can't remember exactly.
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How do you measure the exact amperage that it charges at?
Badelhas said:
How do you measure the exact amperage that it charges at?
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I don't have the equipment to measure it exactly. So what I did was charge my phone from 50% for 40 minutes on my stock Samsung wall charger and then recorder the percentage it increased. I then took that number and assumed it was charging at 2 amps and used it as a baseline. Then I did the same test with my car adapter and recorded the results. The I figured out the percentage difference and came up with me estimates. I just don't have the data in front of me anymore but I remembered it being somewhere between 1.3 or 1.7.
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The stock charger is fast at charging this phone. On my s3 it took forever . I would stick with stock
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ok thanks
more people?
ok thanks
more people?
Chargers, power supplies, etc, don't "decide" the amps that go to a device - the device "draws" a certain amount. Just because a lamp is plugged into a 20amp circuit in your home doesn't mean 20 amps are going to be shoved through the bulb.
So if, as sorg says, the phone is only going to "ask" for 1.9a, you could plug it into a 5 amp charger and it would make no difference.
darixtorento said:
ok thanks
more people?
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You already got your answer above.
No, your phone will NEVER charge faster than 1900 until a developer comes along and figures out how to hack the system to allow this. And it would be a potentiallly STUPID idea to charge faster than Samsung has deemed safe.
Go here to find out how to test your charging rate:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46156385#post46156385

powerbank 2A output bad for phone ?

What's the side effect of using 2A output powerbank on the cellphone ?
From my experience, the output of cellphone adaptor usually between 500mAh-1Ah. Well, except phone with bigger screen (which i don't have).
What i notice is, the back of the phone are usually hotter compare if i charge my phone using phone adaptor or via usb.
I am kinda worry with this excess heat. Heat is not good for electric components.
It will shorten the lifetime of the battery
phi7ip said:
It will shorten the lifetime of the battery
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Seriously ?
Yes, if the phone is not designed for 2A
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phi7ip said:
Yes, if the phone is not designed for 2A
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What about a phone that's designed for 750mAh and it's being charge with 1.2A powerbank ? Since the common minimum powerbank output are 1.2A.
Even that would be harmful there are 500mA powerbanks available which would be ok
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phi7ip said:
Even that would be harmful there are 500mA powerbanks available which would be ok
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I see. Thank you.
What about the opposite. 1.5A capable cellphone that's being charge with 750mAh charger ?
I think it would be fine. Just the time it needs to charge the phone is longer. What do you think ?
That would be perfectly ok, you're right it just takes longer to charhe
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it does not work with my touchpad (HP). If i not charge with 2A output is no charge

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