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car chargers

I know this is a bad subject to bring into discussion but notice the S4 charger for the wall charger charges faster I bought a generic car charger for my last phone and it couldn't even keep up with the charge if I was using the GPS...... Any idea what a good car charger brand is or even Samsung makes for for the S4? I really would like a nice car charger that won't screw things up with my phone thanks all if you can just put your input if not thats ok too...

i bought this http://www.amazon.co.uk/MOFRED®-Mic...sr=1-1&keywords=samsung+galaxy+s4+car+charger should be good

The Motorola with the blue light, pn SPN5400A.

I am also looking for a car charger that quickly charges the battery like the stock wall charger. I went from 1% to 50% in around 45 minutes with the stock wall charger the other day.

Try to find a 2000mA (2A) car charger

i would just get something like this i were you guys. I have one and it works great http://www.ebay.com/itm/171038027580?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Xcor3 said:
i would just get something like this i were you guys. I have one and it works great http://www.ebay.com/itm/171038027580?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
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its 1 amp.
get at least a 2 amp charger @ OP

I agree 2Amp tends to be the way to go from what im learning but still looking for a great car charger lol

Is there a way within the UI to see how much charge the phone is getting? I have a generic USB car charger and I want to know if it's .5, 1, or 2 amps.
Generally I'm happy if I can use Google Maps navigation on a charger without losing any battery % but it would still be nice to know if I'm getting the fastest charge possible.

snakecharmer23 said:
Is there a way within the UI to see how much charge the phone is getting? I have a generic USB car charger and I want to know if it's .5, 1, or 2 amps.
Generally I'm happy if I can use Google Maps navigation on a charger without losing any battery % but it would still be nice to know if I'm getting the fastest charge possible.
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Not that I know of but I am not too good when it comes to these kinds of questions lol sorry

snakecharmer23 said:
Is there a way within the UI to see how much charge the phone is getting? I have a generic USB car charger and I want to know if it's .5, 1, or 2 amps.
Generally I'm happy if I can use Google Maps navigation on a charger without losing any battery % but it would still be nice to know if I'm getting the fastest charge possible.
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Generic car chargers, usually offers 700mah or 1000mah for the most.
It seems that getting 2000mah charger is the only good solution.

snakecharmer23 said:
Is there a way within the UI to see how much charge the phone is getting? I have a generic USB car charger and I want to know if it's .5, 1, or 2 amps.
Generally I'm happy if I can use Google Maps navigation on a charger without losing any battery % but it would still be nice to know if I'm getting the fastest charge possible.
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Battery Monitor Widget from the market will. It shows discharge rate when off charge on charging rate when on charger.
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snakecharmer23 said:
Is there a way within the UI to see how much charge the phone is getting? I have a generic USB car charger and I want to know if it's .5, 1, or 2 amps.
Generally I'm happy if I can use Google Maps navigation on a charger without losing any battery % but it would still be nice to know if I'm getting the fastest charge possible.
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Battery Monitor Widget can show you the charging rate. I have the Pro version.
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swieder711 said:
Battery Monitor Widget can show you the charging rate. I have the Pro version.
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Could you show a screen shot of where that app shows the charging rate?

I bought one from best buy it charges just as good or even faster than the stock charger. It's a Rocket fish 3 amp
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Beastn said:
I bought one from best buy it charges just as good or even faster than the stock charger. It's a Rocket fish 3 amp
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I have the same one. Works great.

Just keep in mind battery monitor widget does a best guess calculation on Samsung devices because Sammy refuses to put the code in that reports the actual current. Back on GB on my Captivate one of the roms had the code and it was nice but Samsung in its infinite wisdom deems it more important to include 500MB of bloat and omit this tiny important driver.
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Here are a few screen shots
http://pcsites.com/ebay/2013-05-11 20.19.41.png
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I am considering 2 http://www.amazon.com/Release-Bolse...UTF8&colid=2YCT75R10D09V&coliid=IX3MOZIVWPAU4
or
http://www.amazon.com/Lightening-Ch...TF8&colid=2YCT75R10D09V&coliid=I1H99YUA2ZS8XI

Can someone recommend a car charger that I can buy in the UK that can charge the S4 reliably at 2A? I tried a few so-called 2A chargers, but they are only able to deliver 1.1A (as measured by the Galaxy Current App), while the wall charger delivers 1.9A.

Mr.Pintu said:
Can someone recommend a car charger that I can buy in the UK that can charge the S4 reliably at 2A? I tried a few so-called 2A chargers, but they are only able to deliver 1.1A (as measured by the Galaxy Current App), while the wall charger delivers 1.9A.
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I've ordered this 2a charger for the car and am just waiting for it to arrive now (from South Korea...).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221224291949?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
Pleomax is apparently a subsidiary company of Samsung, so I'm expecting compatibility/functionality to be good.
I ordered the following holder to go with it too, from the same manufacturer and seller, its currently in the same shipment as the charger:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-G...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item4ac397a9c3

Mr.Pintu said:
Can someone recommend a car charger that I can buy in the UK that can charge the S4 reliably at 2A? I tried a few so-called 2A chargers, but they are only able to deliver 1.1A (as measured by the Galaxy Current App), while the wall charger delivers 1.9A.
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Just to point out.... While you do need a 2A+ charger, the cable also plays a huge factor. I've measured anywhere from 460mA to 1900mA depending on the cable plugged into it.
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[Q] 2A charger under $20?

I recently bought the official s4 qi charger using the 50% off code. I forgot to purchase the required 2 AMP charger to power it (I didn't notice that wasn't included in the package). Since I don't have an S4 (I'm going to use the charger for my Nexus 7 FHD and my S3) I'm trying to find a 2AMP charging block/cord that I can trust.
I hate to start a new thread about this, but I searched all over Amazon and XDA and the best solution I could come up with is this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...PWYPY7NWWHH&coliid=I321ZTUWIDWWO3&me=&seller=
I'm confident this one would work, but it's cord is connected to the brick and it's black and not white. I would prefer to have a separate brick so I could use a white cord to match the white s4 qi charger on my desk.
There are MANY solutions out there but each one I've found has mixed reviews when it comes to Android products and some even mention catching on fire! I hate to go the non-OEM route... but signing up for another account on Samsung's site and paying shipping and tax again will bring my total close to $28 dollars. At that point I might as well return the charger and just eat the shipping cost to return it.
TL;DR: Does anyone use a non-OEM charger that was under $25 with their S4 qi charger and can verify it doesn't catch on fire???
Thanks!

Currently using Monoprice 4 port wall charger ($7.80) to handle the charging of several peripherals at once. Note that only one port is rated at 2.1A/iPad compatible, whereas the other three are regular 1A USB ports.
Same deal but with two 2.1A ports and two 1A ports: $15.25.
Just one 2A port: $5.56.
Monoprice FTW

Some are on backorder.
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Whats the problem with this charger ?

coolraghav said:
Whats the problem with this charger ?
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A review from that listing "
*Read carefully so you are not a victim. I purchase this item from LXD. The item arrived from China and is fake. You can tell because the pins on the connectors are not gold*..."
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Hmm then i suggest get the original charger with cable, coz i have seen if i use any other cable s4 charges pretty low around 900ma if original cable then 2A definitely because its takes lot of time otherwise.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10851&cs_id=1085102&p_id=8856&seq=1&format=2

Te3k said:
Currently using Monoprice 4 port wall charger ($7.80) to handle the charging of several peripherals at once. Note that only one port is rated at 2.1A/iPad compatible, whereas the other three are regular 1A USB ports.
Same deal but with two 2.1A ports and two 1A ports: $15.25.
Just one 2A port: $5.56.
Monoprice FTW
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http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10851&cs_id=1085102&p_id=8856&seq=1&format=2
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Thanks so much for not flaming me about posting this here! I totally forgot about monoprice, thank you for your patience.
Te3k and chamberc : are you currently using this with the s4 qi charger or just speaking to it's reliability in general?
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UWRF said:
Thanks so much for not flaming me about posting this here! I totally forgot about monoprice, thank you for your patience.
Te3k and chamberc : are you currently using this with the s4 qi charger or just speaking to it's reliability in general?
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Yes, I'm using it and it works fine.

chamberc said:
Yes, I'm using it and it works fine.
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Thanks!
Any reason why this cord wouldn't be safe to use?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9965&seq=1&format=2
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UWRF said:
Thanks!
Any reason why this cord wouldn't be safe to use?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9965&seq=1&format=2
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Can't imagine why not... I have dozens of micro-USB cords and have never had a problem using them interchangeably.

coolraghav said:
Whats the problem with this charger ?
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If you order from amazon make sure to change the seller to a reputable dealer. I got one from seller1on1. The cable was shorter but the current was the same as the oem one
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I've had great results with the rocketfish charger. under $5 at amazon.

Don't forget that our S4's have the 11 pin micro usb connector. I used an older 5 pin one and wondered why my 2amp charger took forever to charge my phone, rather than the 1.5 hours it normally takes to fully charge.

The extra pins are only for MHL.
The stock charger has 4 visible pins.

Charger for Nexus 5

I want a charger with longer wire than the one which comes in retail box. I was going through this Nokia AC-20 charger. Can someone tell me if that will be advisable to use with N5? The output of that charger is 750mAh, so I guess it will take some more time to charge which is fine with me. Should I go for it? Is there anyone who uses the AC-20 charger?
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Personally I would go with wireless charger. I have the Google charger at my work desk and a different one at home I use as my nighttime dock.

Problem is that these chargers are not much available in India, moreover the prices are too high.
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kaushikd said:
Problem is that these chargers are not much available in India, moreover the prices are too high.
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Order it online m8...Take a look at this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676249

I checked the link and it's quite informative. Thanks a lot.
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Car wireless charger
vin4yak said:
Order it online m8...Take a look at this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676249
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Thank you for the link, have always wanted to move to a wireless charger. Any advice for wireless chargers to use in a car?

senthil08 said:
Thank you for the link, have always wanted to move to a wireless charger. Any advice for wireless chargers to use in a car?
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I don't use car chargers as I don't think they are safe! A simple crank of your engine causes the voltage to go up a lot... Even though the branded ones are totally safe, I prefer not to use them..
However, here is one which I'm eagerly waiting for... http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-air-dock

Why don't you just buy a longer 6ft+ USB cable and attach it to the charger?

The plugin part of the charger is the important part. The port is a standard microUSB cable so you can use whatever cable you want.

GUGUITOMTG4 said:
Why don't you just buy a longer 6ft+ USB cable and attach it to the charger?
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I was trying to use my old Nokia CA 101 which is a long cable than other but the charging time was way less than the stock one. Currently I'm using a Nokia AC 10E which belongs to my friend. This charges my phone really quick and comes with a long cable. But I have to return it this weekend. I tried looking for it in ebay India but unable to find 1.

kaushikd said:
I was trying to use my old Nokia CA 101 which is a long cable than other but the charging time was way less than the stock one. Currently I'm using a Nokia AC 10E which belongs to my friend. This charges my phone really quick and comes with a long cable. But I have to return it this weekend. I tried looking for it in ebay India but unable to find 1.
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You didn't answer the question
Just buy a USB cable at the length you need
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rootSU said:
You didn't answer the question
Just buy a USB cable at the length you need
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I tried it already with a longer Nokia USB cable which is charging the phone slowly. So I need to buy a cable which can charger is at the same speed as the stock one.

kaushikd said:
I tried it already with a longer Nokia USB cable which is charging the phone slowly. So I need to buy a cable which can charger is at the same speed as the stock one.
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I think you need a usb 3 cable.

Charging cord?

Is this thing a joke? It's barely 3 ft long. How the hell are we supposed to use this effectively and safely without it falling on the floor plugged in and crack the screen? It barely reaches my bedside table.
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Buy another charger? I use the blackberry playback charger personally long cable fast charging and pretty cheap to buy.

Adjust accordingly. Just know that if u do replace the cable or use another charger, the charging rate won't be as fast. See https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-one-charging-cable-alternative.68517/
But I completely agree, it should have been longer. I just adjusted accordingly and all is good now, the cable should have been at least 6 ft.

zephiK said:
Adjust accordingly. Just know that if u do replace the cable or use another charger, the charging rate won't be as fast. See https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-one-charging-cable-alternative.68517/
But I completely agree, it should have been longer. I just adjusted accordingly and all is good now, the cable should have been at least 6 ft.
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Yeah I've noticed with other chargers it takes forever to charge. Are there any longer cords out there that are a higher rate of charge?
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Krunk83 said:
Yeah I've noticed with other chargers it takes forever to charge. Are there any longer cords out there that are a higher rate of charge?
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I have no idea about that, maybe someone else can provide input on that. I do love the fast charging rate on the phone though, I'll even pay OnePlus $5-10 to have a larger usb cable with their special battery juice.

zephiK said:
I have no idea about that, maybe someone else can provide input on that. I do love the fast charging rate on the phone though, I'll even pay OnePlus $5-10 to have a larger usb cable with their special battery juice.
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I'm pretty sure it's high speed usb cord. I used my old nexus charger and it charged about 10% in an hour. Brutal.

Krunk83 said:
I'm pretty sure it's high speed usb cord. I used my old nexus charger and it charged about 10% in an hour. Brutal.
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Yup I know how you felt.. I used the blackberry folding charging for my N5 and it charged super quick and the cable is super long.
The blackberry folding charger was 1.8A.

I thoroughly recommend the blackberry charger. It has to be this one:
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/301241170713?nav=SEARCH
Should be able to grab it from your location too. A lot of sellers sell this particular charger. It's got a 6ft cable and charges quickly. I've replaced all my chargers with this one and it works a treat.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ng charger&sprefix=blackberry+folding+cha,aps looks like they became more expensive, I paid $5 for 2 back when I bought them.

I got some off monoprice for $7.
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Glad I found this thread. I never even took the stock charger and able out of the box yet. I have a generic usb cable plugged into my iPad charger. It took almost 8 hours to go from 3% to around 80%. I think I am gonna start using the included charger now.

jimmyhauser said:
Glad I found this thread. I never even took the stock charger and able out of the box yet. I have a generic usb cable plugged into my iPad charger. It took almost 8 hours to go from 3% to around 80%. I think I am gonna start using the included charger now.
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If you're looking for a longer alternative, this one will charge at the same rate as the original cable.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...189234&cm_re=22awg_usb-_-12-189-234-_-Product
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can you place the original cord to a usb port in a laptop? the connection looks odd, and at first i thought it was missing something... it is just a stick but looks alot like a normal usb...
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enigma_x said:
can you place the original cord to a usb port in a laptop? the connection looks odd, and at first i thought it was missing something... it is just a stick but looks alot like a normal usb...
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Yes you can. It's the same cord that youd get from any the phone. It does look strange, but it is a USB port.
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The 2amp chargers from Samsung charge at the same rate. You can get them from amazon along with a long charging cable for under $10.

timmaaa said:
If you're looking for a longer alternative, this one will charge at the same rate as the original cable.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...189234&cm_re=22awg_usb-_-12-189-234-_-Product
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Thanks. I did order this cable. It doesn't charge quite as fast the oem cable. I get ~1100 mA with the oem cable, and ~800 mA with this one. But it's still much better than the ~200mA I was getting with all the other generic usb cables I had.

jimmyhauser said:
Thanks. I did order this cable. It doesn't charge quite as fast the oem cable. I get ~1100 mA with the oem cable, and ~800 mA with this one. But it's still much better than the ~200mA I was getting with all the other generic usb cables I had.
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What did you use to measure mA?
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I ordered these and they are pretty fast.
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=112&cp_id=11212&cs_id=1085102&p_id=10273&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=8641&seq=1&format=2

zephiK said:
What did you use to measure mA?
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Galaxy charger
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jimmyhauser said:
Galaxy charger
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free for those who are interested.
Thanks will be comparing the different cables etc to produce the best result.

Has anyone found a genuine Samsung adaptive fast charger for sale?

Looking to purchase 2-3 of the charger that originally came with the Note 4 anyone have any idea where to find the genuine original charger??

Hmmmm, starts with an S and ends with a g!
10 seconds Bob

homer285 said:
Hmmmm, starts with an S and ends with a g!
10 seconds Bob
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And yet, going to the Samsung site is fruitless. Not selling what he is looking for as of 1 minute ago.

Currupt247 said:
Looking to purchase 2-3 of the charger that originally came with the Note 4 anyone have any idea where to find the genuine original charger??
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Same here... seems Samsung wants us to buy a 2nd phone just for the charger!

Your line up of genuine samsung

I called samsung and they said the white 2A charger they sell on their site is the same one in the box.

acxda said:
I called samsung and they said the white 2A charger they sell on their site is the same one in the box.
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samsung sales reps are as clueless as most retail store reps. you can probably find better info by searching the net.

this should work....
http://store.androidcommunity.com/samsung-micro-usb-2a-travel-charger/5A17A14236.htm
-nevermind, its not the same.

The fast charger has dual voltage output. One of the outputs is 9v. I'm fairly sure this is the fast charge element.
Doesn't matter how high the mA rating is for the 5v chargers they will not trigger the fast charge process.
I'm gonna keep looking and post here when I find something!

Scroll to the bottom of this page and there are links to the Quick Charge 2.0 adapter manufacturers.
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/quick-charge

Currupt247 said:
Looking to purchase 2-3 of the charger that originally came with the Note 4 anyone have any idea where to find the genuine original charger??
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Step 1 - look at the charger that came with your Note 4. If you don't have one, ask someone who does.
Step 2 - locate part number printed on the charger.
Step 3 - Google said part number.

Is this not it?
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETA-U90JWEBXAR

Vancelot said:
Is this not it?
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETA-U90JWEBXAR
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Following. Can anyone confirm if this is it?

EP-TA20JWE
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Vancelot said:
Is this not it?
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETA-U90JWEBXAR
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Absolutely not. This is just a regular charger. Rapid charging is not the same thing as adaptive fast charging. Rapid charging is just a function of the 2amp output, vs 0.5amp on old school usb chargers. Rapid charging is 4+ years old technology, and is the standard charger you find almost everywhere.

Ah this really sucks, i had one nicked a few days ago in a hostel in Romania, i will settle for unoffical if anyone has found one?

I think these are both on backorder until November 4th, but it gives you a place to start.
https://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=512770&eventGroup=4&eventPage=1
http://www.nextwarehouse.com/item/?1632537_SAMSUNG_EP-TA20JWEUSTA_FAST_WALL_CHARGER
The Samsung part # is EP-TA20JWEUSTA

here are some compatible ones in stock
These should be compatible with Samsung's adaptive quick charging and are Qualcomm quick charge 2.0 compatible.
Extreme USB Wall Charger and Extreme USB Car Charger @ pure-gear dot com
$29.99 plus 25% off with coupon code Pure25 .

Currupt247 said:
Looking to purchase 2-3 of the charger that originally came with the Note 4 anyone have any idea where to find the genuine original charger??
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Register your Phone with Samsung.. they will send you a 50% off coupon. Use this to buy as many OEM batteries as you wish.. $20 is cheap for factory battery.
EDIT. Sry I was speaking about the battery rather than the charging cable. But you should also be able to gr the cable from Samsung as well with the coupon code

Are we able to use the Note 4 charger on other things like Bluetooth and such?
Wondering if it would damage them from charging too fast if it does.