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Looking to replace my oem S4 charger, I realize the samsung one is high quality and charges at 1900mA, but I don't want to spend $40+ on a charger..anyone have any good and cheaper alternatives, what will charge at least at 1200mA, links please? I been looking around amazon and online but I'm scared to get some cheap chinese ones.
euklid said:
Looking to replace my oem S4 charger, I realize the samsung one is high quality and charges at 1900mA, but I don't want to spend $40+ on a charger..anyone have any good and cheaper alternatives, what will charge at least at 1200mA, links please? I been looking around amazon and online but I'm scared to get some cheap chinese ones.
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Any other charger will charge slower than the official Samsung one because of the way it implements a quickcharge spec. That said, I use this one and it works well - but definitely slower than the Samsung one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009RXU59C/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
nyonya said:
Any other charger will charge slower than the official Samsung one because of the way it implements a quickcharge spec. That said, I use this one and it works well - but definitely slower than the Samsung one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009RXU59C/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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also need the microusb cable..like the one on Samsung site for $39.99 which brings charger/cable..I know the quality of the cable matters too..sorry I didn't specify this in OP.
euklid said:
also need the microusb cable..like the one on Samsung site for $39.99 which brings charger/cable..I know the quality of the cable matters too..sorry I didn't specify this in OP.
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Any cable should be fine as long as it meets USB specs. I got a bunch on Monoprice that work great.
euklid said:
Looking to replace my oem S4 charger, I realize the samsung one is high quality and charges at 1900mA, but I don't want to spend $40+ on a charger..anyone have any good and cheaper alternatives, what will charge at least at 1200mA, links please? I been looking around amazon and online but I'm scared to get some cheap chinese ones.
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I bought this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CQS0S7E
It's probably NOT true OEM, but it does charge my S4 at 1900mA. However, the cable that came with it did not work. It won't even fit on the s4, or any other microUSB ports. It looked used/broken. I am using a regular USB cable from monoprice and it works fine.
btw, I ordered from BLUTEKUSA. I don't see them on the list of sellers right now, so it might be dangerous to buy these as there are a lot of negative reviews on the other sellers.
euklid said:
Looking to replace my oem S4 charger, I realize the samsung one is high quality and charges at 1900mA, but I don't want to spend $40+ on a charger..anyone have any good and cheaper alternatives, what will charge at least at 1200mA, links please? I been looking around amazon and online but I'm scared to get some cheap chinese ones.
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If you would have searched the titles of threads in this forum for the word "charger" then you would have found my thread. Please remember to search in the future, if you did not this time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2394003
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nyonya said:
Any other charger will charge slower than the official Samsung one because of the way it implements a quickcharge spec.
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Huh, what?!
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Bought a very cheap original Samsung Note2 charger here, does the job wonderfully.
Here's a small review of some charger I tested:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44651947&postcount=128
Seems like the blackberry playbook charger is all good, charges the phone perfectly and efficiently.
I am using the iGO Dual USB Wall Charger for Tablets. It has two 2.1Amp ports, comes with a 6 or 7 foot USB cable and the A97 tip for charging. Works wonderfully and found it on clearance at RadioShack for $8.98. I can charge my iPad and my S4 at the same time with no issues.
Right now im looking at these. Have y'all had any experience with it?
What nfc batteries have you guys bought and have liked? Which batteries should be avoided?
psm510 said:
Right now im looking at these. Have y'all had any experience with it?
What nfc batteries have you guys bought and have liked? Which batteries should be avoided?
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I use two of them, they are very good. I don't know if they are really 2800mah but they last about 16hrs with roughly 3hrs of on screen time. :good:
Edit: These do NOT have NFC.
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psm510 said:
Right now im looking at these. Have y'all had any experience with it?
What nfc batteries have you guys bought and have liked? Which batteries should be avoided?
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This is all I use, http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EB-KG900BWUSTA, comes with charger and spare battery, this gets me through whole day and then some with spare always charged! Battery comes with cool protective case too!!!
Thanks guys. Im going to get the ones i posted. They do have nfc, just not the ones that the link takes you to for some reason.
I bought the OEM battery charger, which came with a spare battery. The listed price is $99, but it's currently selling for $44 on Amazon, which I think is a decent deal for what you get. A nice external battery charger, battery, wire/cable (the only downside is that it's only .8 amp so I wouldn't charge the phone with it and the cable is not a separate one), and a plastic case to carry the spare battery around in.
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govtcheez said:
I bought the OEM battery charger, which came with a spare battery. The listed price is $99, but it's currently selling for $44 on Amazon, which I think is a decent deal for what you get. A nice external battery charger, battery, wire/cable (the only downside is that it's only .8 amp so I wouldn't charge the phone with it and the cable is not a separate one), and a plastic case to carry the spare battery around in.
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You my friend got a fake one! The official samsung direct from there site doesnt include charge cord, you use one came with phone!
Iceburn1 said:
You my friend got a fake one! The official samsung direct from there site doesnt include charge cord, you use one came with phone!
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Oh? I'll have to look into that. Paying $42 for a fake one when the real ones are just a little more (I saw some for about same price to $48ish) seems silly. I thought it had the official hologram seals and stuff, but could be wrong.
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You my friend got a fake one! The official samsung direct from there site doesnt include charge cord, you use one came with phone!
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I think I'm good. I just checked and both items are made in Korea (battery was assembled in Vietnam) and the battery is identical (other than a different S/N to the one that came with the phone. The charger also has the legit sticker with a unique S/N. The battery also has the water damage sticker as well as the little black QR-code like square, which all apparently adds up to being a legit/real deal OEM. Did you check the contents of your box carefully? The little charger that came with it was buried in the back. Like I mentioned, it's only .8amps so it takes longer to charge the battery than using the cable and charger that came with the phone, so I don't really use it.
Also just checked the box and it had the Samsung hologram sticker.
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I think I'm good. I just checked and both items are made in Korea (battery was assembled in Vietnam) and the battery is identical (other than a different S/N to the one that came with the phone. The charger also has the legit sticker with a unique S/N. The battery also has the water damage sticker as well as the little black QR-code like square, which all apparently adds up to being a legit/real deal OEM. Did you check the contents of your box carefully? The little charger that came with it was buried in the back. Like I mentioned, it's only .8amps so it takes longer to charge the battery than using the cable and charger that came with the phone, so I don't really use it.
Also just checked the box and it had the Samsung hologram sticker.
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All i know is mine comes with no cord direct from samsung site, i had bought one for s4 had holograms, serial #s all that but i found out the one i did get didnt have battery case to hold it, i contacted samsung and they said it should come with
I'll echo those who say to go with the OEM battery charger with the spare battery. It's definitely worth the money. I've used many different kinds of third party batteries over the years (including for the S5), and while some are decent, none come close to the quality of the OEM batteries. The charger is great to have, and it charges batteries much faster than third party chargers.
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You my friend got a fake one! The official samsung direct from there site doesnt include charge cord, you use one came with phone!
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All i know is mine comes with no cord direct from samsung site, i had bought one for s4 had holograms, serial #s all that but i found out the one i did get didnt have battery case to hold it, i contacted samsung and they said it should come with
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Mine came directly from Samsung, and it included the charging cord and plastic case for the spare battery.
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bsweetness said:
I'll echo those who say to go with the OEM battery charger with the spare battery. It's definitely worth the money. I've used many different kinds of third party batteries over the years (including for the S5), and while some are decent, none come close to the quality of the OEM batteries. The charger is great to have, and it charges batteries much faster than third party chargers.
Mine came directly from Samsung, and it included the charging cord and plastic case for the spare battery.
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I found mine lol didnt even realize they came with it, i musta been in a frenzy, all i was thinkin was usb 3.0 super fast charging
Iceburn1 said:
I found mine lol didnt even realize they came with it, i musta been in a frenzy, all i was thinkin was usb 3.0 super fast charging
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Yeah. I do wish the cord was USB 3.0 considering the charger itself has a USB 3.0 port.
govtcheez said:
Oh? I'll have to look into that. Paying $42 for a fake one when the real ones are just a little more (I saw some for about same price to $48ish) seems silly. I thought it had the official hologram seals and stuff, but could be wrong.
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I think I'm good. I just checked and both items are made in Korea (battery was assembled in Vietnam) and the battery is identical (other than a different S/N to the one that came with the phone. The charger also has the legit sticker with a unique S/N. The battery also has the water damage sticker as well as the little black QR-code like square, which all apparently adds up to being a legit/real deal OEM. Did you check the contents of your box carefully? The little charger that came with it was buried in the back. Like I mentioned, it's only .8amps so it takes longer to charge the battery than using the cable and charger that came with the phone, so I don't really use it.
Also just checked the box and it had the Samsung hologram sticker.
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Please post photo's, the original one only comes with three items, battery, battery case and battery charger unit.
You will have to use you USB cable that comes with the phone and plug it to the charger.
FYI not all samsung product comes with the water detection sticker and hologram sticker, before you say that mine are fake too, it's not, I get mine from a official samsung store.
kms108 said:
Please post photo's, the original one only comes with three items, battery, battery case and battery charger unit.
You will have to use you USB cable that comes with the phone and plug it to the charger.
FYI not all samsung product comes with the water detection sticker and hologram sticker, before you say that mine are fake too, it's not, I get mine from a official samsung store.
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Not true for me and for others. Mine from Samsung included four items: the battery, the batter case, the battery charging unit, and a charging cable/wall charger. I just stated that a few posts up:
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Mine came directly from Samsung, and it included the charging cord and plastic case for the spare battery.
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Iceburn1, who also received it from Samsung and thought it didn't come with a cord, checked again and found the cord:
Iceburn1 said:
I found mine lol didnt even realize they came with it, i musta been in a frenzy, all i was thinkin was usb 3.0 super fast charging
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Not true for me and for others. Mine from Samsung included four items: the battery, the batter case, the battery charging unit, and a charging cable/wall charger. I just stated that a few posts up:
Iceburn1, who also received it from Samsung and thought it didn't come with a cord, checked again and found the cord:
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may be it's a country thing.
kms108 said:
may be it's a country thing.
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Very possible. I'm in the U.S., and mine came from Samsung's U.S. site.
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Very possible. I'm in the U.S., and mine came from Samsung's U.S. site.
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in from hong kong.
kms108 said:
in from hong kong.
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Yeah, very likely a difference between countries/regions.
kms108 said:
FYI not all samsung product comes with the water detection sticker and hologram sticker, before you say that mine are fake too, it's not, I get mine from a official samsung store.
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whoa...simmadonna (might not get the SNL reference if you're not from the US).
I never claimed anyone's was "fake". I believe someone said that mine might be as it included the charger and his didn't, which turned out to be false as he later found out that it did include it. Who knows? Perhaps mine still is a fake as I didn't buy it directly from Samsung but if it is...they did a PHENOMENAL job of recreating all these OEM like things and appearance. Also looks, feels and performs as well as the original so I'm not bummed out if it is.
I'm in real need of a car charger for my S5. Does anyone know where I should buy one? Or what brand to look for? Thanks!
I almost always check on Amazon first. And boom, solution. Go for the one with the fewest negative reviews. I choose plemo for its reasonable price and so far has no complaints.
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I'm in real need of a car charger for my S5. Does anyone know where I should buy one? Or what brand to look for? Thanks!
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I am using maxboost car charger which I bought from amazon. This is by far one of the best chargers I ve had. Very compact and powerful.
A handful negative reviews said 2.4A port does not work with S5, but mine seems to be an updated version with so called smart port, both charges S5 fine. Currently, black color is out, and white one still available.
It can be found from here: http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Port-Maxboost-4-4A-Charger/dp/B00ISGCAJM/
I also recommend the brand plemo. I bought it on Amazon and have been using it for about four months now. Really chuffed about it. Charges my S5 really fast (definitely faster than the stock charger). Also charges my other devices including the Canon camera and the GPS.
ive got a belkin usb port and it works fine on uk gs5
hey, i am looking fo a charger OEM, since i have forgot mine in the hotel
so what is really concerning is that i have found a seller on ebay is selling OEM charger for $17!!!
i am asking if this can be true since in my opinion Aliexpress is more trusted than ebay " at least i can see the feedbacks"
This One
And this one
and what is your openion on this
SONEic - USB Type-C AMAZON
I know Amazon is safer since they have banned all uncertified type C cables....
Basically every charger is made in China and since Huawei is a chinese company and these ebay sellers are from China, it wouldn't surprise me that these chargers on eBay are legit although in my experience I would advise caution . As for the charger you have linked on Amazon, I haven't tried that one but I bought this one and haven't had any issues so far.
HueleSnaiL said:
Basically every charger is made in China and since Huawei is a chinese company and these ebay sellers are from China, it wouldn't surprise me that these chargers on eBay are legit although in my experience I would advise caution . As for the charger you have linked on Amazon, I haven't tried that one but I bought this one and haven't had any issues so far.
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I don't trust eBay either,,
As for your charger dose of give you the same charging speed?
eraser0 said:
I don't trust eBay either,,
As for your charger dose of give you the same charging speed?
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To be brutally honest with you, and this may seem a bit elitist and privileged to some, but I wouldn't trust my $600 phone with anything but an original charger or one bought directly from Google, and not Huawei, not ebay or amazon, and this goes for both chargers and cables.
ttminh1997 said:
To be brutally honest with you, and this may seem a bit elitist and privileged to some, but I wouldn't trust my $600 phone with anything but an original charger or one bought directly from Google, and not Huawei, not ebay or amazon, and this goes for both chargers and cables.
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Considering Google only makes 2 mediocre chargers (dual port 22W, and tethered 15W) I would rather get a 3rd party one. I have the Google dual port type C charger, but I also have ones from Choetech and Tronsmart that all work just as well as my OEM charger. I rarely use my OEM, in fact it's been in my drawer of chargers for a while now because other companies made better more versatile chargers. OEM chargers don't always use the best circuitry to control voltages, current etc, but with 3rd party chargers they have incentive to make better charges due to the intense competition. I witnesses this with my HTC 10 stock charger and Samsung one from my S7 Edge; OEM isn't always the best to say the least.
I've been very happy with the BlitzWolf charger
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ttminh1997 said:
To be brutally honest with you, and this may seem a bit elitist and privileged to some, but I wouldn't trust my $600 phone with anything but an original charger or one bought directly from Google, and not Huawei, not ebay or amazon, and this goes for both chargers and cables.
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The thing is google store isnt available in my country and there is no work around, although I have a us shipping address :/
I'm using a Choetech charging station that's reasonably priced (slightly higher than what your looking at) and I've got to say it charges in very similar times to the original OEM charger, it also has the added benefit of being able to charge my smart watch and tablet at the same time too. Perfect for people who don't want chargers plugged in all over the place.
Here's a link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charger-CHOETECH-Charging-Station-Samsung/dp/B01F6Y3TEI
Hope this helps.
Howdy!!
I am obsessed with USB chargers that have all of the following qualities:
Reputable vendor (preferably OEM)
Attached cord
High amperage
Long cord (1.5m-2m)
In the past, I did much research and found one adapter that I became obsessed with this thought, and did a lot of research. After buying dozens of chargers, I found this. So I bought about 10x of them, gave as gifts, and placed them everywhere, I even have a spare one still in the package. Now that I have this type-C phone, I need it's successor. I prefer the attached cable because when I move around at night, I don't want the cable to come out. I also don't want someone to steal the cable off of my charger.
This is what I found, but it's looks cheap, and the cord is too short. If I don't find anything better, I'll have to go for it.
as far as attached cables go, I think the one Google sells is your only reputable option
Cellet has been talked about: https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Adap...r=8-3&keywords=USB+Type+C+Wall+Charger+cellet
kellybrf said:
as far as attached cables go, I think the one Google sells is your only reputable option
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I didn't realize that this had the attached cord. At $25 + shipping it's a bit steep, but I might go for it. Thank you.
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Cellet has been talked about: https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Adap...r=8-3&keywords=USB+Type+C+Wall+Charger+cellet
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This looks great! I've put it on my wishlist but it's currently out of stock. Might have to go with the Google charger.