Hey XDA'ers.
A quick history of my situation:
Last week my Nexus 5 32GB (3.5 months old) died during the night whilst it was on charge. Phone KIA. Google sent me a refurb Neus 5 32GB phone which I have been using for 3 days now.
The Nexus 5 which died was getting a nightly charge from an official iPad charger and my original Nexus 5 USB cable with a QI charging pad http://www.qi-wireless-charging.com..._Pad/Wireless-Charger-Transmitter-Pad-T5.html. I think the iPad charger is rated at 2.1A.
Now my new Nexus 5 is here I decided the iPad charger working the QI charging pad may be stressing the battery so I have now gone back to the official Nexus 5 charger and QI charging pad. For the last 3 nights my phone has gone on charge around 10:30pm with about 20% battery remaining - I wake up at 7:00am and my phone is roughly 65% full. This has happened 3 times in a row so far.
So...................is it a case of the QI charging pad I have is rubbish, or is the Nexus 5 charger not giving it enough juice??
I have no idea why I am thinking the higher iPad charger killed my last phone - is this at all possible through a QI charging pad?
chrisgtl said:
Hey XDA'ers.
A quick history of my situation:
Last week my Nexus 5 32GB (3.5 months old) died during the night whilst it was on charge. Phone KIA. Google sent me a refurb Neus 5 32GB phone which I have been using for 3 days now.
The Nexus 5 which died was getting a nightly charge from an official iPad charger and my original Nexus 5 USB cable with a QI charging pad http://www.qi-wireless-charging.com..._Pad/Wireless-Charger-Transmitter-Pad-T5.html. I think the iPad charger is rated at 2.1A.
Now my new Nexus 5 is here I decided the iPad charger working the QI charging pad may be stressing the battery so I have now gone back to the official Nexus 5 charger and QI charging pad. For the last 3 nights my phone has gone on charge around 10:30pm with about 20% battery remaining - I wake up at 7:00am and my phone is roughly 65% full. This has happened 3 times in a row so far.
So...................is it a case of the QI charging pad I have is rubbish, or is the Nexus 5 charger not giving it enough juice??
I have no idea why I am thinking the higher iPad charger killed my last phone - is this at all possible through a QI charging pad?
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I can't say for sure that it wont damage the battery but I have been using my iPad charger (yes it is 2.1A) for 11 months without any problems. I've even enabled usb fast charge for the last few months again without any problems.
Check to see the power requirements of the charging pad, it's possible the N5 power supply isn't powerful enough. I think most qi pads require a 2 amp power supply. Also, the iPad's power supply didn't kill your old N5. It's the phone that regulates the charging amperage, not the power supply. You could use a 10 amp power supply and it still wouldn't damage your phone. All that matters is that it's the correct voltage.
Cheers guys.
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Is it 2a?
I pre-ordered it and wish to have backup wall/car chargers ready to go for next week.
Tnx
It's a 2A Quickcharge 1.0 unit. Quickcharge boosts the voltage (to ~9v from 5v) when the phone is less than 50%, so you can't get just ANY 2 amp charger and expect it to work as quickly.
If you care (or are willing to wait) Quickcharge 2.0 wall plugs should ship in ~2 months. That boosts the input to 15 volts (IIRC) and will supposedly charge from 0% to 100% in about 45 minutes.
yeah I guess I can wait. I can always keep an old 1a plug by the bed for long overnight charges.
Does samsung sell oem chargers at release date?
9V 1.67A and 5V 2A is what it says on the charger
9V 1.67A is the rapid charging part
it's a dual voltage charger. 5v @ 2.0A and 9v @ 1.67A
For some unknown reason, I have a 2.1 amp car charger and cheap 1 amp ac charger. My HTC One M7 charge slow but the Note 4 charge much faster using the same charging device. I dont know what it is, but I like it!
So the charger on Samsung's website is not the same one that came with the Note 4?
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETA-U90JWEBXAR
chong67 said:
For some unknown reason, I have a 2.1 amp car charger and cheap 1 amp ac charger. My HTC One M7 charge slow but the Note 4 charge much faster using the same charging device. I dont know what it is, but I like it!
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I think it's the Fast Charging 2.0 hardware in the Note 4?
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I think it's the Fast Charging 2.0 hardware in the Note 4?
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Not sure it has anything to do with the Fast Charging hardware. The Fast Charging works with the provided charger, which is a dual voltage one. I used my iPhone's/iPad's car charger with my Note 4 and didn't notice a speed-up in charging time.
On a tangential note: I can't find anyone who sells the Note's fast charger separately yet and I needed another one for use with the Note 4 at the office. So I used the Asus charger that came with my original 3G Nexus 7 (which remains forgotten on a shelf). It works pretty well. I noticed that the Asus charger charged all my handsets (HTC One M8, Nexus 5, Z2, Oppo Find 7) pretty reliably -- the M8 and Nexus 5 seemed to charge faster compared with their stock chargers.
Anyone who's held the Asus charger knows it's a little bit bulkier and a few ounces weightier than the usual chargers that come with smartphones these days so there may be a hardware component to it. Whatever it is, it's probably the best standalone charger I've had the cables connect via a USB port so you can use it with your iPhone too.
If you can find at a garage sale or some random tech shop, you should pick one up. Works great with everything.
matrix2004 said:
So the charger on Samsung's website is not the same one that came with the Note 4?
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETA-U90JWEBXAR
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it's different
jpbl1976 said:
So I used the Asus charger that came with my original 3G Nexus 7 (which remains forgotten on a shelf). It works pretty well. I noticed that the Asus charger charged all my handsets (HTC One M8, Nexus 5, Z2, Oppo Find 7) pretty reliably -- the M8 and Nexus 5 seemed to charge faster compared with their stock chargers.
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Dude how many phones do you own !
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Like this support for gala×y Note 4
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hey everyone, having a frustrating issue here!
I just got the Mate 7 yesterday (MT7-TL09) and I had it charge overnight...this morning I woke up and the phone read 80%, which is really weird, because it had been charging from around 25% last night for 6 hours. This was my first time charging it.
I tried to look up more information about 'breaking in' to batteries and letting it drain and recharge, but as I'm using it now the battery seems fine (great battery life, only dropped 12% in the past 5 hours of very light usage).
Also, I have been using an iPhone charger to charge it, does the 4100mAh battery require a higher power charger? I will try to charge it with the iPad charger tonight and see if it makes a difference. It's really weird because I have never had that happen to any device that I had (had the xperia Z Ultra previously and it charged fine, albeit a little slower on the iPhone charger).
I can provide any other information about this phone if needed, i'm a noob! I want to know if there is something wrong so I can address the seller and exchange for a new one in time!
Don't use any other non huawei chargers !
DISCHARGE phone to the FLAT and charge it OFF leave it BE at least 2-3 hours !
It comes with a three prong charger and I am in North America
I will give it a try first...
The provided charger is 5 volts 2 Amp. You can use any charger delivering this charge. The original charger can be used with adapter.
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It comes with a three prong charger and I am in North America
I will give it a try first...
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You must have adaptors in shops n? am using EU charger which is not UK plug and I've purchased UK adapter..
http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/72565...Plug_Adaptor_UK_Travel_Adaptor_UK_Adaptor.jpg
Hello,
I am using my Nexus 5 since almost 1.5 years, but 2 months ago I got a replacement. It all worked fine until one day I noticed that my Nexus would need significantly more time to charge from 0-100% where it once needed about 1.5 hours it now needed 2 or even more.
I tried different chargers an cables, here the results:
Default cable and charger: Charging via AC (about 3 hours from 0-100)
Default cable/every other cable + ipad 2 charger(2.1A): charging via usb(didn't wait how long it would take)
New charger (1A) and new cable: charging via AC (about 3h 0-100)
Lg g3 charger(1.8A)+ lg g 3 cable: charging via AC (about 1.5 houts 0-100)
Nexus charger(1.2A) + lg g3 cable : charging via AC ( ,about 2 hours 0-100)
Nexus charger + new cable: charging via AC (about 3 hours 0-100)
Does anybody have an idea what might be the problem here? The charger seems to work, but only with certain cables...
Thank you in advance!
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The cables are the problem it sounds. Poor quality cable can cause massive resistance resulting in awful charge output rates
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I think you are somewhat right, but it can't be in my case, the original cable combined with the original charger takes 3 hours, the original cable with the g3 charger takes 1.5-2 hours
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Ok, so I have my Nexus 5 for about 8 months, but the charger that came with it doesn't work properly anymore.
Just after I got it, and few months later, the charger worked pretty well, and I also have a small amp meter that is connected into charger's usb port to measure Volts, amps and mAh, and when new, it pushed about 1.7 amps of current (it is rated to 1.8), and charged the phone in about hour and a half from 5% to 100%. Right now, the charger gives only 0.4-0.5 ams of current and charging time varies from 3 to 3.5 hours!
Has anyone experienced this problem?
Is an LG G2 (2.2amp) or G3 charger safe to use, as I tried G2 before and it charged the battery in less than an hour, without heating the device.
Also, I frequently leave my charger plugged in wall socket all day long, and it's plugged in without using more than it is plugged out (just when carrying it somewhere). Maybe that's why it degraded over time...
Plugged my phone into a 2.0 charger from either b my s4 mini or my n3 before going to bed, woke up and phone wasnt fully charged. Didn't think anything of it, just went on my way. Now my phone just died completely went to use that same charger and didn't charge.
Downloaded a galaxy battery current charging app and it shows negative amperage when plugged into 2a charger. Also with the screen off it only shows one green dot instead of the trail leading to the battery.
Sounds like your 2 amp cable was defective. I've plugged mine into a 2 amp and it just takes a lot longer to charge
I thought so too, so I used the brand new cable that came with the n5, same result.
If the other cable was defective it could of damaged your usb port possibly. I use a 2 amp in my car sometimes then my 5 amp at home no ill effects
I use my note 3 charger every night because ive always heard a slower charge is better for battery longevity. I have had absolutely no problems and wake up with a full charge after a average 5 hour sleep every morning. I only use my note 5 charger for quick fill ups during the day. Im guessing your wall wart is bad. Try the 2amp cable on the note 5 charger then U will know its not the cable
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Same, no problems with the 2 amp here.
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