I recently bought a new Moto G (Indian Version). But I noticed that it charges too slow. It takes about 3 hours to charge fully. Should I replace my charger?
Its normal, that charger has very low current rating. If you want to decrease the duration, use a charger with a higher rating, the phone can take upto 1.5A.
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Got my new moto g yesterday and its damn good but the thing that frustrates me is the charging, I got a charger with 550mA output and it takes about 4 hours to charge from scratch. I am thinking to buy a new charger and read somewhere that the max cap is of a 1.5A power supply, I need to know how much power supply should I have for maximum battery years. Should it be 1.5A or my current charger or something in between like 1200mA. Thanks in advance.
It really depends on the electronics circuit inside the moto g and also on the one in the battery.Motorola says max recommended is 1,5Ah.I`m using an HTC charger (the old ones) with 1Ah / 5V rating , its charging it for about 2hrs.Also tried with Sony 880 charger (1,5Ah, and it took ~1hr and 30 min.But what I can tell you is that if the charger is high quality one, they all follow the 2( 3 ) step charging in a nice parabola.
If I were you , I would have gotten something with higher amps, like at least 0,9-1,2 at least, cos waiting 4hrs for it to charge is a pain, otherwise it wont be a problem for the batter at all.
liveroy said:
It really depends on the electronics circuit inside the moto g and also on the one in the battery.Motorola says max recommended is 1,5Ah.I`m using an HTC charger (the old ones) with 1Ah / 5V rating , its charging it for about 2hrs.Also tried with Sony 880 charger (1,5Ah, and it took ~1hr and 30 min.But what I can tell you is that if the charger is high quality one, they all follow the 2( 3 ) step charging in a nice parabola.
If I were you , I would have gotten something with higher amps, like at least 0,9-1,2 at least, cos waiting 4hrs for it to charge is a pain, otherwise it wont be a problem for the batter at all.
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A slow charge is likely to be best for overall battery longevity so as a balance I'd go for something around the 1amp mark. I use a .75a Blackberry Charger - takes 3hrs to fully charge from empty.
Whenever I charge the phone THE CHARGER.. gets very very hot..
Is it normal nor I solid go for a replace as it is the original Motorola charger provided with moto G?(in the box)
there was no original charger provided with the moto g. I know that some stores sold the moto g with an additional charger but it they did it themselfs.
it is pretty normal that phones get hot while charging, because of the chemical reaction in the battery. If the phone is in use while charging it gets even hotter. When I charge the moto g in the car, while using maps on it, the battery reaches temperatures of around 45 °C, which is not good, but still acceptable for the circumstances.
In germany there was a recall because one company added a charger that could break the charging port. the charger was from the company "iProtect". I was affected by this and could easily exchange it, the store just sent me an original motorola charger that charged a little slower (around 850 ma compared to 1a of the first charger).
If you want your phone to get less hot while charging you can do the following:
1. don't charge it at a hot place (like on a window ledge where the sun is shining, in the sauna or near a heater)
2. don't use your phone while charging (the CPU and GPU also create heat when they get stressed)
3. use a charger with a lower ampere rating (the moto G support all chargers that output 5v and 0.5 - 1.5 a. I have a charger from a sony headset (MW600) that only outputs around 600 ma that I use when charging over night. in day to day situations I use the 850 ma charger from motorola and if I'm in a hurry I use the 1a charger from my HTC.
What is the current output of the charger? If it´s something like 500 mA (some Indian guys said that was the charger bundled with the phone in India), it really shouldn´t be hot, not even too warm. If it´s something like 2 A, the battery gets warm when charging, but not really hot.
Since the phone has battery temperature sensor (Antutu can read it for instance, just as many other programs), put it on the charger and tell us what the battery temperature is and what the charger output is. Only after that we can tell if it´s too hot.
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The charger gets tooo hot
Lol. Yeah, chargers can get hot. Nothing strange about that unless it starts melting
I have noticed this also. Both my Moto G's came with a Motorola branded charger. The charger gets pretty hot while in use. More than I'm used to seeing on any of my Samsung chargers.
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Hi,
I bought a device to measure USB current.
And I'm surprised about the slow charging rate of my moto G (XT1032, unlocked, unrooted).
I tried it in every USB power outlet I have, ranging from 1A to 2.1A.
(In the instructions I can read that it is recommended to use 2A usb outlets.)
and the amper meter shows me currents ranging from .33A to .49A when charging the moto G.
Is this normal ?
Thank you !
My xt1033 is charging slowly.. Takes 3 hrs to charge from 10% to 100%.
I have search about this issue and all says its normal.
But i have purchase mi power bank of 10400 mah in India of mi company.
And it takes 1.5 hrs only to charge from 10% to 100% ..... It has 5.2 v output
jusdecitron said:
Hi,
I bought a device to measure USB current.
And I'm surprised about the slow charging rate of my moto G (XT1032, unlocked, unrooted).
I tried it in every USB power outlet I have, ranging from 1A to 2.1A.
(In the instructions I can read that it is recommended to use 2A usb outlets.)
and the amper meter shows me currents ranging from .33A to .49A when charging the moto G.
Is this normal ?
Thank you !
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You're probably measuring it wrong or your amp meter has a high drain...
Also avoid measuring when the battery is 80% or higher.
Original wall charger, only the basic apps, not likely to be power hungry apps.
What could be the problem and how do i solve it? How much time it should usually take for the device to charge?
Thanks in advance
Get a different charger.
I use one that came with my kindle and it takes less than an hour from 5% to full
The charger that came with my moto is very weak
Yeah, stock charger is kinda garbage... if you need a cheap one, look for the ones that are OEM for the Blackberry Play, 1.8A output and I picked up 5 for about $20 shipped, they will charge almost anything. >10% to full in around an hour if left idle.
Note that some variants come with a 1.15A charger, but others have reported getting a lower rated charger. The Moto G will charge at a maximum rate of 1A regardless of the supply used ( I could never get the stock one to go over 700ma), Quick Charge is not supported.
Hi guys
I bought moto g 3rd gen (2015) and it came with very slow charger (550 ma) it charges my phone in about 4 : 5 hours which is very slow ...
My question is if I charge my phone with a faster charger like my 1.5a Sony charger will that make it deplete faster ?
I watched a reviewer on YouTube say that , he said charging moto g3 with a faster charger made it deplete faster ( down to 3 Hours screen on time from the average 5 hours he was getting)
I just want to know if that is true or not , thanks in advance
I don't think it's true, the maximum drain on my Moto g is 1.1 A that is only when reboots other than that it discharges around 450 to 700 mA and the charger given with device can charge upto 1300 mA which takes around 3 hrs to fully charged.
Using a higher capacity charger is not an issue... the stock charger is garbage, I use a Blackberry Playbook charger rated at 1.8A and it works just fine, it will go from <10% to full in around 2 hours and battery life is not compromised in any way. Many things can vary SOT, but for the most part your charger isn't one of them especially since this device does not support Quick Charge (which can and will kill a battery)