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[Q] Working replacement charger (normal or car) for Galaxy S with more than 500mA?

Does anybody know a really working replacement charger for the Galaxy S?
I have tried different models but all are not recognized as original charger so the Galaxy is only charging with 500mA.
The Galaxy S does somehow check if it is an original charger and only than switches into charging mode.
You can easily verify this. Just connect your phone with the charger, open the task list. If you see the USB choices menu the phone is in PC mode and only charges with 500mA.

2000 mAh (2A) charger
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25177
this if you like windshield mount
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.42602
or this if you like air vent mount (i tilt it horizontally, it's more secure and works better with SGS)
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37823
it actually can use both, vent and/or windshield
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So you use this charger and it switches the SGS to charging mode. That is good news. All chargers I tried only charged with 500mA alltough they were stated with 2000mA or 1200mA.
How long does it take to fully charge the SGS?

that's the one i use in my car, charging varies depending on use
on short drives it will keep your battery from draing (unlike the 500mAh ones)
on long drives like at least an hour or two can charge a few bars meanwhile keeping GPS on, Bluetooth On, 3G/H data On, Screen On
on long road trips the battery will be fully charged.
but if you were using a 500mAh your battery will be completely sucked dry, on 1000mAh it can keep everything running, but battery might not be at full

Does anyone know why the standard Samsung charger outputs so low? :S
I'm just wondering if they did that for a reason like the phone can't handle too much power

it's rather cost cutting, all phone chargers i've ever had from included items were always around 500mAh

The mains charger I use seems to work the same as my official one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300435855427
My car charger comes up with pc mode though which as you say probably means it isn't charging properly (I notice that the charge is about the same when I finish my journey as when I started if I use gps)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370391436219
Is there a way to tell how well it is charging? I'm guessing if it thinks it is connecting to pc then it won't charge properly

you can use a battery app to monitor the mAh in the battery
if it charges as you consume, then the mAh should keep going up
but if the mAh keeps going down, then the charger is obviously not providing enough power

badasschris said:
The mains charger I use seems to work the same as my official one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300435855427
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Thanks for the info.
What are the specifications of this charger (how many mA)?
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Is there a way to tell how well it is charging? I'm guessing if it thinks it is connecting to pc then it won't charge properly
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Unfortunately not really.
There is an widget (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723217), but it is not working for the Galaxy.

yes can someone post a decent charger and car charger (preferably on ebay) that charges at a faster rate, the supplied usb cable takes forever to charge my i9000!

I use a mUSB car charger made by Rocketfish (Best Buy brand). Works well, doesn't show "USB Plugged". Was charging pretty quickly even though I had GPS on and Navigation running, which drains battery pretty quickly normally.

TDO said:
Does anybody know a really working replacement charger for the Galaxy S?
I have tried different models but all are not recognized as original charger so the Galaxy is only charging with 500mA.
The Galaxy S does somehow check if it is an original charger and only than switches into charging mode.
You can easily verify this. Just connect your phone with the charger, open the task list. If you see the USB choices menu the phone is in PC mode and only charges with 500mA.
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I'm using the original charger on a US Vibrant (700mA) and I can still see the USB choices menu.
Is there any other way to check on how much current the Vibrant is using to charge? I have a 1A car and wall charger, but there is no way to tell if they are using 1A or not.

i'm using a max output:1.0A charger works fine. It is a power supply from my old phone which is an adapter with a USB port so i just plugin the galaxy's usb cable and charging happens very fast.

tommy34 said:
i'm using a max output:1.0A charger works fine. It is a power supply from my old phone which is an adapter with a USB port so i just plugin the galaxy's usb cable and charging happens very fast.
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Did you try this in your car with the screen on full brightness and running GPS software? Important to note because all of these chargers work fine when the phone is sleeping or even idling, but when you throw in full screen brightness, tax the cpu/gpu with software, and use the GPS and radios for triangulation for location data, thats when the power consumption overwhelms the charger.

There's some good information on measuring amperage usage of different chargers in this thread in the Vibrant forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7704900&postcount=15
Apparently you can read the current charge your phone is pulling by going to this file on your phone:
/sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_chg_current
So under the same load conditions (screen brightness, GPS enabled, GPS software running, approximately battery charge level) you should be able to compare how much amperage the phone is able to pull on any given charger.

AllGamer said:
that's the one i use in my car, charging varies depending on use
on short drives it will keep your battery from draing (unlike the 500mAh ones)
on long drives like at least an hour or two can charge a few bars meanwhile keeping GPS on, Bluetooth On, 3G/H data On, Screen On
on long road trips the battery will be fully charged.
but if you were using a 500mAh your battery will be completely sucked dry, on 1000mAh it can keep everything running, but battery might not be at full
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So is this with the 2000mah charger you linked?:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25177
Could you give us some measured numbers, that would be so helpful!
Does anyone know if our phones will stop charging when the battery is full? Do we need chargers with IC chips or will the phone take care of it? I mentioned this in the vibrant forum, but my old dumphones required smart chargers as dumb quick chargers would keep charging away killing the battery, but my Dell Axim PDA was smart enough to shut off charging when full itself.
I'm thinking of getting the 2000mah charger linked previously, but I'm concerned because I haven't been able to determine if it has an IC chip in it, but I don't know if we even need that with our phones.
If we need smart chargers im considering this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.40470
Someone in the reviews measured it at 1.1amps and noted it has a decent IC chip.

Android automatically stops charging if it THINKS the batter is full
see this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722862
it's more of a nuisance than a good safety feature
also in another topic we found that if your phone is bricked, it will not charge the battery, because there is no OS to handle the charging.

AllGamer said:
Android automatically stops charging if it THINKS the batter is full
see this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722862
it's more of a nuisance than a good safety feature
also in another topic we found that if your phone is bricked, it will not charge the battery, because there is no OS to handle the charging.
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Thanks! Looks like the phone regulates charging itself, and works well enough so long as it doesnt get out of calibration (by you flashing the phone when not at 100% =D) Do you happen to know if it will continue to regulate and stop charging even when the phone is completely turned off? I guess the question is if the android system in charge of this still runs when the main OS is turned off.
Otherwise, for the purposes of our thread, looks like using a 2000mah quick car charger without a verified IC chip should be fine!

As far as i know the 2000mAh charger that I'm using has a build in IC chip (most car chargers now in day has one) as well, but it's hard to tell, unless we can remove the auto safety feature of Android in the SGS.

AllGamer said:
As far as i know the 2000mAh charger that I'm using has a build in IC chip (most car chargers now in day has one) as well, but it's hard to tell, unless we can remove the auto safety feature of Android in the SGS.
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well you could crack it open and see whats inside =P but I don't that is necessary since we're covered either way, our phones can regulate the charge regardless.
Thanks!
btw i would still LOVE it if you had a chance to see what value you see in /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_chg_current when using the 2000 mah charger.

Extremely slow charging?

The other night I put my note pro on the charger with around 28% battery. After 8+ hours charging it was only at like 90%. I have been noticing pretty much every time it charges. Is there something that I am missing? I am rooted, but don't mess around with much on this tablet simply because it doesn't need much tweaking. I am using an official Samsung USB 3.0 charger with a 3ft cable. So no non-standard overly long aftermarket cable or anything either.
I am thinking of doing a factory wipe on it, maybe that could help. Hope there isn't a physical issue with it because I could see Samsung denying me because of tripped Knox...
Thanks.

Whats your standby battery drain like? If you're seeing significant drain while not charging this might be an indication of something running in the background that's reducing your charge rate too. Is charging speed improved if the tablet is powered down?
As a point of reference using GSAM Battery Monitor I see a charge rate of about 1200ma at idle with screen brightness low. You may want to try a battery monitor app such as this, perhaps it will help pinpoint the issue.
Could be the charger itself . . .

You can also go Settings - General - Bttery and tap that grey bar (where reads how long you have been running since last charge)
Then check Awake.. If there is blue bar even when your device has been longer time without any using, it tells that some app or something is not letting the device go to sleep --> which drains battery.

Have you tried your original USB cable? The stock cable is longer than 3ft
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Did you charge on Power Saving mode? I think, that option slow down charging

Did you turn off all running settings? (WiFi, GPS, Sync). Did you Greenify all Apps?

muzzy996 said:
Whats your standby battery drain like? If you're seeing significant drain while not charging this might be an indication of something running in the background that's reducing your charge rate too. Is charging speed improved if the tablet is powered down?
As a point of reference using GSAM Battery Monitor I see a charge rate of about 1200ma at idle with screen brightness low. You may want to try a battery monitor app such as this, perhaps it will help pinpoint the issue.
Could be the charger itself . . .
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dodo99x said:
Have you tried your original USB cable? The stock cable is longer than 3ft
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Thanks for pointing me to this app. I installed and will take a look at what my tablet is doing. Seems like I have been getting much lower "Screen on" times lately too. I don't recall installing anything that would do something to drain.
As for the charger, I bought the tablet from Amazon as open box. It was supposed to come with a charger but didn't. They gave me a partial refund and I bought a charger on ebay with the same model number as the stock one but it only came with a 3ft cable. I wouldn't think having a shorter cable would make a difference...
mozillaopera said:
Did you charge on Power Saving mode? I think, that option slow down charging
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Never use power saving...
ShadowLea said:
Did you turn off all running settings? (WiFi, GPS, Sync). Did you Greenify all Apps?
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I never turn off settings while charging. I don't feel that you should need to. I generally keep GPS off all the time anyway, I have a phone for Maps!
Thanks for the replies all! I will report back on what I find.

You likely have an application causing drain and GSAM should help you figure that out.
In addition I would suspect the charger; check the voltage and see if it's rated for 5.3V at 2.0 amps.

alias747 said:
I never turn off settings while charging. I don't feel that you should need to. I generally keep GPS off all the time anyway, I have a phone for Maps!
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Keep in mind that turning off WiFi speeds up the charging by about 70%. And since we're talking about a device with 9500mAh...
It's fine that you feel one should not be required to do so. To each their own. Physics, however, has no interest in 'feelings' and what people think should happen. Turning off a service that uses a lot of power means it'll stop draining a large percentage of the feeded charge. Elementary physics. (Just like how a cup is filled faster if you stop drinking from it whilst filling it.)

muzzy996 said:
You likely have an application causing drain and GSAM should help you figure that out.
In addition I would suspect the charger; check the voltage and see if it's rated for 5.3V at 2.0 amps.
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The charger that I have is model number: EP-TA10JWS
The output is rated for 5.3V and 2.0A.
I suppose there is a potential that I got a bum charger, or its a very sophisticated knock off. But the labeling all looks very legit and identical to my wifes Note 10.1 2014 charger.
ShadowLea said:
Keep in mind that turning off WiFi speeds up the charging by about 70%. And since we're talking about a device with 9500mAh...
It's fine that you feel one should not be required to do so. To each their own. Physics, however, has no interest in 'feelings' and what people think should happen. Turning off a service that uses a lot of power means it'll stop draining a large percentage of the feeded charge. Elementary physics. (Just like how a cup is filled faster if you stop drinking from it whilst filling it.)
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So last night I tested and I TURNED OFF my tablet completely to charge. I think I had about 18% left when I put it on the charger and when I woke up about 7 hours later and turned it back on, it was at 91%. Does this sound even remotely close?
I also tested last night plugging in my charger and turning everything on the tablet off, WiFi, screen brightness all the way down, closed all open apps etc... In GSAM Battery Monitor my input was only like +800 mA. @muzzy996 you have 1200mA??? Seems like the issue must be the charger in light of my testing...
Another thing I tested though was using my wife's Note 10.1 2014 charger this morning. I believe it has the same output (5.3V / 2.0A) but I used the USB 2.0 cable that is included with it. I was only at like 650mA when charging. I think I will have to track down another charger and see if it makes a difference...
Thanks again for all the replies.

I believe there is a defect in the charging software or hardware. I used several iPad 2 car chargers rated for at least 10 watts. (5.2Volts x 2Amps) They take 5x longer to charge than the iPad. Talk about proprietary hardware/software.
The OEM charger EP-TA10JBE is rated at 5.3Volts x 2Amps. The voltage loss in the 4Ft cable supplied must be at least .1 volts, so I do not understand that the voltage difference should cause the charging rate to slow to a trickle.

I'm going to try this.
I'm having the same problem and I read the following in another thread. I'll let you know if it works for me. My charging time is not quite as slow as yours, but it's still slower than it was when I first opened the box and I've only had it less than 2 weeks.
"had the same problem after updating to 4.4.2. It only charged when off. When the device was on, it mentioned 'not charging' in the battery status, but in fact it did charge very slowly when the device was not in use, about 5% per hour.
Also when used, the battery was draining more quickly than before the upgrade.
This solved it for me:
- reboot in recovery mode (hold volume up, button and power while booting)
- clear cache partition
- reboot.
Looks like something in the cache is causing the system to consume (almost) more power than is supplied by the adapter..."

Working better
After clearing the system cache, the charge speed went up to about 22% per hour with the tablet shut off. Seems to be huge improvement in my case. I used the cable that came in the box with tablet.

The standard note 12.2 charger: EP-TA10JWS, The output is rated for 5.3V and 2.0A.
My Galaxy Note Edge has fast charging and regular charging capability. 2 outputs; 9.0V - 1.67A or 5.0V - 2.0A
Has anyone tried this/a fast charger with the note 12.2 ? Will it work ?
Probably not as it doesn't have the fast charging capability, but worth asking the tech savvy people out there.
Besides for travelling purposes it would be great just to carry one charger instead of 2.

globalgpj said:
The standard note 12.2 charger: EP-TA10JWS, The output is rated for 5.3V and 2.0A.
My Galaxy Note Edge has fast charging and regular charging capability. 2 outputs; 9.0V - 1.67A or 5.0V - 2.0A
Has anyone tried this/a fast charger with the note 12.2 ? Will it work ?
Probably not as it doesn't have the fast charging capability, but worth asking the tech savvy people out there.
Besides for travelling purposes it would be great just to carry one charger instead of 2.
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Correct it will not fast charge, it needs both the fast charging supporting device and charger to work.

muzzy996 said:
Correct it will fast charge, it needs both the fast charging supporting device and charger to work.
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Did you mean, "will not"?

globalgpj said:
Did you mean, "will not"?
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Sorry yes, corrected.

Dont forget it has a 9500mAh battery. The Note 3 has 3200mAh and charges from 0 to 100 in 90 minutes. So you'll always be looking at at least 4-5 hours.
If you leave your connections(Wifi, gps, mobile data, etx), sync and apps running, don't complain that it takes ages to charge.
Fast Charge pre-S6 is Qualcomm tech. The new Exynos chips support their own Fast Charge, but that doesn't apply to the old Exynos devices.
The Snapdragon NotePro's have Qualcomm Fast charge. (Which is not the same as the one in the S6)
The Exynos devices do not. So the P900 will always be slower in charging than the P905.
If you have a p900 and it's slow to charge, that's why.
globalgpj said:
The standard note 12.2 charger: EP-TA10JWS, The output is rated for 5.3V and 2.0A.
My Galaxy Note Edge has fast charging and regular charging capability. 2 outputs; 9.0V - 1.67A or 5.0V - 2.0A
Has anyone tried this/a fast charger with the note 12.2 ? Will it work ?
Probably not as it doesn't have the fast charging capability, but worth asking the tech savvy people out there.
Besides for travelling purposes it would be great just to carry one charger instead of 2.
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I tried mine with a 15V charger from my TF700T, and it didn't make any difference.
You can use the Note Edge charger, it also supplies normal levels for ordinary charging. I often use my Note 3 charger.
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ShadowLea said:
You can use the Note Edge charger, it also supplies normal levels for ordinary charging. I often use my Note 3 charger.
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I don't know the output of your charger but the correct one should have 5.3 Volts, 2 Amps output. Using other chargers which has lower output such as 1 Amp will cause a longer time to charge.
In order to verify which one is at fault, everyone should have this tool, no more guessing when you can see the voltage and charging current .
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...TRS0&_nkw=usb+voltage+current+tester&_sacat=0
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You should swap one by one, using a known working charger and cable to verify which one is the source of problem. Start in order: charger, USB cable, USB port until problem solved.
If the reading is not 5.3 V, 1.7A, something is wrong with your charger, USB cable. or USB charging port ( new one is only around $12 ). When near full charged, current should be under 1 Amp.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...228?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234b3e01b4

Beut said:
I don't know the output of your charger but the correct one should have 5.3 Volts, 2 Amps output. Using other chargers which has lower output such as 1 Amp will cause a longer time to charge.
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The Note 3, TabPro and NotePro chargers are identical. They have literally the same EAN and product code. The only thing that varies is the cable.
I don't have any 1A chargers anymore, they're useless to me these days. Even all my car chargers are 2.1A.

Galaxy S6 Edge+ not charging with Samsung Wireless Charger

So, I picked up my Edge+ from BestBuy yesterday and along with it, I got one Samsung Wireless Charger (the old generation). I unpacked it, connected the cable to the dish shaped charger and put my phone on top of it and voila! It starts charging. But wait, withing minutes, the charging stops and the blue light of the dish charger starts blinking. Disconnected, reconnected, few minutes passed and again it starts blinking (only when phone is on top). Now, I've used all original accessories, I do not have any cases/covers put on. I can't understand why won't it charge. When I googled, I saw similar issues with blinking blue light but nobody had solution.
Here, look at this video I created : https://youtu.be/SfiGk6C3Yso
So, did any of you encounter this yet ?

I bought actually my charger from best buy and both my edge+ and my wife's did the same thing so I took the chargers back. I bought a stand up one a little more expensive but been using it since Wednesday with no issues!

Same issue...the phone displays "Wireless Charging Paused" and the charger light keeps flashing
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jjjohnson82282 said:
I bought actually my charger from best buy and both my edge+ and my wife's did the same thing so I took the chargers back. I bought a stand up one a little more expensive but been using it since Wednesday with no issues!
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Did they adjust the price of Samsung Charger with the new one ?
anaarkey said:
Same issue...the phone displays "Wireless Charging Paused" and the charger light keeps flashing
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I got it replaced from BestBuy but the new charger isn't different either. I've reported it to Samsung, lets see what reason they come up with..

Same thing Happened to me. I went to sleep and woke up to a dead phone.
Thanks Samsung. I'm glad I wasn't relying on my alarms on Saturday!

dumpyloser said:
Same thing Happened to me. I went to sleep and woke up to a dead phone.
Thanks Samsung. I'm glad I wasn't relying on my alarms on Saturday!
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Funny... but tragic!

I am using the TYLT charger, takes about 45 mins to charge 20%, so i assume its going to take about 5 hrs to charge 0 to 100.
Its beside my bed side, and its at about 45% each night before i go to sleep, midnight i wake up around 2.30'is or 3.30'is, and notice that my phone is already 100% charged.
Cant wait for the new 2.1Amp charger to arrive. i am gonna keep that at work, cos thats when the phone is in and out of the charging pad each time i go for meetings or coffee breaks, i guess i'll never be below 80%

I might have figured it out
This will sound insane but mine was not working correctly either. One thing I did was I turned the power cord that came with the wireless charger in the opposite direction of the outlet, in comparison to how I had it originally. I believe this now means that the USB cord is facing to the right of the power adapter. I know it sounds crazy, but mine worked perfect since then. And another thing I've done is I make sure mine is aligned with the camera in the back in such a way that sliding the phone down the pad and when I feel it hit the camera bump I know that I have it in place. I hope this helps someone. I would say I am very tech savvy but this is one of the most odd things I've seen, if it's truly why mine started working.

I have had no issues charging with my $10 eBay wireless chargers, I have 3 different ones and all have work. I did notice that I have to use a fast charge power supply.

DM3Droid said:
This will sound insane but mine was not working correctly either. One thing I did was I turned the power cord that came with the wireless charger in the opposite direction of the outlet, in comparison to how I had it originally. I believe this now means that the USB cord is facing to the right of the power adapter. I know it sounds crazy, but mine worked perfect since then. And another thing I've done is I make sure mine is aligned with the camera in the back in such a way that sliding the phone down the pad and when I feel it hit the camera bump I know that I have it in place. I hope this helps someone. I would say I am very tech savvy but this is one of the most odd things I've seen, if it's truly why mine started working.
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I'm not really sure what you meant by saying you turned the power cord in opposite direction o the outlet ? Is it like you plugged in your charger in the reverse way to the wall socket ? Care to explain ? Or may be an images speaks a thousand words... ?

Will post pics when home
Yes I think you understand what I'm saying, a wall outlet charger can only go in two ways, or sometimes because of the prongs on the power device you can't reverse it, but on this when you can, and)) I had mine where the USB cable was facing to the left I believe and the charger was working intermittently. Now I have the USB cable facing to the right which us the reverse way of plugging in the wall charger and it works.
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This is how it should look in your outlet. Hope it helps. Would be great if someone can also confirm if it fixed their problem.
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MANswers said:
I am using the TYLT charger, takes about 45 mins to charge 20%, so i assume its going to take about 5 hrs to charge 0 to 100.
Its beside my bed side, and its at about 45% each night before i go to sleep, midnight i wake up around 2.30'is or 3.30'is, and notice that my phone is already 100% charged.
Cant wait for the new 2.1Amp charger to arrive. i am gonna keep that at work, cos thats when the phone is in and out of the charging pad each time i go for meetings or coffee breaks, i guess i'll never be below 80%
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I have a wireless charger on my desk but I rarely use it. Constant charge, discharge won't be good for the battery in the long run. I've had my Note 4 for 1 year and I can feel like the battery is degraded. I'm very careful when it comes to charging. Will be extra careful with this S6e+'s battery.

tengtengvn said:
I have a wireless charger on my desk but I rarely use it. Constant charge, discharge won't be good for the battery in the long run. I've had my Note 4 for 1 year and I can feel like the battery is degraded. I'm very careful when it comes to charging. Will be extra careful with this S6e+'s battery.
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Agree that is a good point with non-removable batteries. But i never had any issue with my batteries with Note 3 where i had attahed a QI reciever and used to charge it wirelessly, and infact prior to this with the Iphone i used to have to dock almost 20 hrs daily.

MANswers said:
Agree that is a good point with non-removable batteries. But i never had any issue with my batteries with Note 3 where i had attahed a QI reciever and used to charge it wirelessly, and infact prior to this with the Iphone i used to have to dock almost 20 hrs daily.
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I have the Samsung wireless charging pad that stops charging after some time. Maybe at like 50% . To fix this I have to remove the phone from the pad and place it on again. I'll probably keep the pad in my living room and buy another usb charger for overnight charging so the battery won't degrade
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the only thing i dont get with wireless charging is, why does the phone get very hot while its charging. When the phone reaches 100%, the phone is back to normal temps.
I have to use the ccleaner's cool the cpu feature, which shows that android system is over heating.
I wonder wirless charging doesnt cause spark's or power leakage causing the phone to heat up.

MANswers said:
the only thing i dont get with wireless charging is, why does the phone get very hot while its charging. When the phone reaches 100%, the phone is back to normal temps.
I have to use the ccleaner's cool the cpu feature, which shows that android system is over heating.
I wonder wirless charging doesnt cause spark's or power leakage causing the phone to heat up.
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Wireless charger use induction for charging which heats up the coil inside the phone on back side. This is usual as long as its not very hot. This is the primary reason for battery degradation too. If the battery is in touch with the coil, the heat from the coil affects the battery adversely.

I spent 3 days with my new edge plus and the wireless charger blinking blue. Finally I called Samsung tech support and a supervisor informed me that the plus is not backwards compatible with the old charger. The plus needs the new charger which has not been released yet.
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Ibentit said:
I spent 3 days with my new edge plus and the wireless charger blinking blue. Finally I called Samsung tech support and a supervisor informed me that the plus is not backwards compatible with the old charger. The plus needs the new charger which has not been released yet.
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Good to know. I've spent a couple of hours on the phone and returned 2 Samsung wireless chargers and they (Sprint) won't admit that they dont work with the Edge+.

That's weird. If it's Qi charger, it should be compatible.

tengtengvn said:
That's weird. If it's Qi charger, it should be compatible.
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If you check the 'old' wireless charging box, all the new phones except the s6e+ are listed as compatible with it.
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Choetech wireless fast charger brief review

Can't spend too much time or effort right now, but I think a new thread dedicated to this charger is warranted. I found this charger through this board, but there's no explicit thread (as far as I can tell)
I received mine yesterday, cost $35 on Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015351THO ). Shipping time was estimated at over a month, in reality it took about 10 days for me to get it from China, nice little surprise. No fast charge brick was included, but one is available for an extra $11 from Choetech. I'm using the one that came with my phone. It is crucial that a fast charge brick is used for this charger to work right.
So far this charger works great with my VZW variant edge 6+. I tried it first without a fast charge brick and it worked fine. When I use the fast charge brick it indicated that it is wireless fast charging. It seems slightly slower than if I plug it in to the fast charger, but faster than a normal (non-fast) charger. No problems overnight, woke up with a fully charged phone. No overheating. The really nice thing about this charger is that the indicator light goes out when I turn the room lights off, so I can sleep with it by my bed no problem.
Of note I have a Spigen thin clear case on the phone, it charged right through this case, no issues.

rgrossie said:
Can't spend too much time or effort right now, but I think a new thread dedicated to this charger is warranted. I found this charger through this board, but there's no explicit thread (as far as I can tell)
I received mine yesterday, cost $35 on Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015351THO ). Shipping time was estimated at over a month, in reality it took about 10 days for me to get it from China, nice little surprise. No fast charge brick was included, but one is available for an extra $11 from Choetech. I'm using the one that came with my phone. It is crucial that a fast charge brick is used for this charger to work right.
So far this charger works great with my VZW variant edge 6+. I tried it first without a fast charge brick and it worked fine. When I use the fast charge brick it indicated that it is wireless fast charging. It seems slightly slower than if I plug it in to the fast charger, but faster than a normal (non-fast) charger. No problems overnight, woke up with a fully charged phone. No overheating. The really nice thing about this charger is that the indicator light goes out when I turn the room lights off, so I can sleep with it by my bed no problem.
Of note I have a Spigen thin clear case on the phone, it charged right through this case, no issues.
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Replied on the other thread, but figured it would be more appropriate here.
So it works on the VZW variant? I had to return the Samsung Fast Wireless charger since it wouldn't work properly. Would always stop charging after 5 seconds or so. Read that Sprint and AT&T variants got a firmware update to address wireless charging issues. But of course, no VZW yet.

Yes, worked fine on my vzw variant.

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Replied on the other thread, but figured it would be more appropriate here.
So it works on the VZW variant? I had to return the Samsung Fast Wireless charger since it wouldn't work properly. Would always stop charging after 5 seconds or so. Read that Sprint and AT&T variants got a firmware update to address wireless charging issues. But of course, no VZW yet.
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Are you sure it was Samsung Fast Wireless Charger ?

apurva.giri said:
Are you sure it was Samsung Fast Wireless Charger ? The problem was with the regular Samsung Wireless Charger. On the Samsung fast charger, "Fast Charger" is written on top surface and there is an exhaust system on bottom.
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Pretty sure I know the difference between the standard and fast charger. This is the item I purchased: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Fast-Charge-Wireless-Charging/dp/B012AWBN9C
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Yes, worked fine on my vzw variant.
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Great, thanks. Will try this out.

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Pretty sure I know the difference between the standard and fast charger. This is the item I purchased: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Fast-Charge-Wireless-Charging/dp/B012AWBN9C
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Great, thanks. Will try this out.
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Didn't mean to offend your intelligence really! It's just that many were not aware that the one they are getting free with the phone isn't the one to utilize Samsung's new fast wireless charging capability! And I wasn't aware that the new one also has this same issue! Got one CHOETECH fast wireless charger today. Will try it.

apurva.giri said:
Didn't mean to offend your intelligence really! It's just that many were not aware that the one they are getting free with the phone isn't the one to utilize Samsung's new fast wireless charging capability! And I wasn't aware that the new one also has this same issue! Got one CHOETECH fast wireless charger today. Will try it.
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No, I appreciate your post...know you were trying to be helpful. Just frustrated that Samsung's own charger doesn't work with my phone. Especially since their commercials are all over the TV touting the wireless charging capabilities of the N5 and S6 Edge+.
Will definitely try out the Choetech fast charger, especially since it's half the price of the Samsung charger.

The fast charging is working great so far.
Already got the white version of this Fast Wireless Charger at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015O4EZI4) . It's for 2-day shipping since I have Prime. I use it with the new Samsung Galaxy Note 5 & so far the fast charging is working great.

If u wanna actually see how much current your phones getting, download this free app, from the Play Store, Galaxy Charging.
You can use this info below that I'm going off memory, as a reference to see what you're getting
USB 1.0 or 2.0 (PC USB) = 500mA
USB 3.0 = 900 MA
USB 3.1 = 1500mA
Fast Charging = >1900mA
GALAXY CHARGING APP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free

Got this charger and the remaining time to fully charged is identical to what the original wall charger is showing that came with my s6 edge+

Im going to echo everybody else in here. Awesome device and saves you money in the long run. I have a video here
https://goo.gl/SHlM2Z
I have multiple wireless chargers. $3 cheapies, Samsung OEM, Spigen 3 coil wireless, and now this. This is by far the best one out of all of them. Just the fact that it has worked fast charging is great because you don't lose the charging speed that typically comes with wireless charging.
I tried this with a Note 5, S6, and a nexus 7. Worked well on all those devices with zero issues. The charger is heavier and feels sturdier than the other ones I have. I'm guessing whatever is inside to enable fast charging must be a pretty dense set of components.
Not sure if it's 3 coil but connects without issues every time. So far I haven't had an issue of having to mind it around to get it to connect. Tried with and without cases and haven't noticed a drop in charging time.
Definitely picking up a second one to leave at my office.

leggy said:
Got this charger and the remaining time to fully charged is identical to what the original wall charger is showing that came with my s6 edge+
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How fast does it charge up your S6 Edge+ anyway? It takes about 2h to 100% completely charge my Note 5. I always charge from about 10%.

st8chic said:
How fast does it charge up your S6 Edge+ anyway? It takes about 2h to 100% completely charge my Note 5. I always charge from about 10%.
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I got my edge+ to 10% and when I put it on the charger it said 1 hour and 38 minutes until full charge.

I just ordered mines, I have the samsung fast charger but you have to remove the case off the phone for it to charge. I have a minimal case.

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Just got this in the mail the other day. So far so good! Probably the best fast wireless charger you can get for the money. Performance seems very similar (pretty much identical or better) compared to the Samsung chargers, both normal and fast versions. Build quality seems sturdier than the Samsung oem ones. Love the auto-dimming light! No need to worry about a bright light emitting from the charger when the lights are low/off in your room. Works with both my Note 5 and S6 Edge+ without any issues. Also have been working with a few different cases on.
Would definitely recommend this Choetech charger for anyone looking to get great performance for a great price!
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Just got this in the mail the other day. So far so good! Probably the best fast wireless charger you can get for the money. Performance seems very similar (pretty much identical or better) compared to the Samsung chargers, both normal and fast versions. Build quality seems sturdier than the Samsung oem ones. Love the auto-dimming light! No need to worry about a bright light emitting from the charger when the lights are low/off in your room. Works with both my Note 5 and S6 Edge+ without any issues. Also have been working with a few different cases on.
Would definitely recommend this Choetech charger for anyone looking to get great performance for a great price!
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Has anyone else had heat issues while using this charger?
The past few nights I've noticed that my phone gets pretty hot while on the charger (with or w/out a case). When looking at the stats from my battery app, looks like the phone gets around 42-43 degrees Celsius. What's strange is that the temperature usually spikes after the phone has reached 100% charge and is still on the charger.

ucsdsig13 said:
Has anyone else had heat issues while using this charger?
The past few nights I've noticed that my phone gets pretty hot while on the charger (with or w/out a case). When looking at the stats from my battery app, looks like the phone gets around 42-43 degrees Celsius. What's strange is that the temperature usually spikes after the phone has reached 100% charge and is still on the charger.
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Actually did notice a little bit of a heat up, but nothing crazy hot or anything. It does say in their little pamphlet that it could get a little warmer than normal charging because it is inductive wireless charging.
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It's up to $45 now... I just cant bring myself to spend that much on a wireless charger... Sorry guys- I'll wait for the price to go down...

DK253 said:
Actually did notice a little bit of a heat up, but nothing crazy hot or anything. It does say in their little pamphlet that it could get a little warmer than normal charging because it is inductive wireless charging.
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I was concerned since my phone wasn't just warm, but hot to the touch. Seems that this only occurs once the phone has reached full charge and is trickle charging. Will keep an eye on it, don't want to damage my phone.
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It's up to $45 now... I just cant bring myself to spend that much on a wireless charger... Sorry guys- I'll wait for the price to go down...
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It's always been $45 with the quick charge adapter. $35 without the adapter. A whole lot cheaper than the $70 Samsung Fast Wireless Charger. I'm sure the prices will come down when more fast wireless charging products come to market...right now it's Samsung and Choetech.

leggy said:
I got my edge+ to 10% and when I put it on the charger it said 1 hour and 38 minutes until full charge.
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thats impressive mate do you have the link to where you purchased this

Samsung phone "Cable Charging" instead of "Fast Charging" after using defective charger.

Hello couple days ago I bought Samsung Galaxy A33 5G.
I've charged it with other fast chargers and there was not any problems.
Yesterday I bought original Samsung 25W Fast Charger. I've tried to charge my phone but after 2 minutes the phone stopped charging and started again after 1-2 seconds. It repeated at least over 50 times before I realized that.
Went to the store and changed the charger.
Everything worked but phone is not "Fast Charging". It Fast Charges for 5-10 seconds and then goes to "Cable Charging".
What should I do to make the phone to fast charge again? And yes, Fast Charge option is on in settings.
And sorry for my bad English.
Edit: I've noticed that when I shake the charger, there is something that is moving. (1st and 2nd charger). Is it built like that?

There should be no loose parts in the 25w brick, I have two.
Use the Samsung cable that came with the charger, make sure it's OEM and not a knock off.
Toggle fast charging on/off 3 times.
Clear system cache and try a hard reboot.
Try charging with phone power off.
Fast charging will not engage if the battery temperature is too low (>55-65F) or high (about >102F). Fast charging ramps down at 80% or so then again at 90% at which point it slow charges.
Erratic fast charging may indicate a battery failure, any swelling is a failure. Li's can fail at any time but normally it's the older degraded ones that fail.

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There should be no loose parts in the 25w brick, I have two.
Use the Samsung cable that came with the charger, make sure it's OEM and not a knock off.
Toggle fast charging on/off 3 times.
Clear system cache and try a hard reboot.
Try charging with phone power off.
Fast charging will not engage if the battery temperature is too low (>55-65F) or high (about >102F). Fast charging ramps down at 80% or so then again at 90% at which point it slow charges.
Erratic fast charging may indicate a battery failure, any swelling is a failure. Li's can fail at any time but normally it's the older degraded ones that fail.
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I think there should be no loose parts also, I also had 2 (returned one) but both of them had loose parts.
I tried with the Samsung's original cable and with other non original cable.
Tried the fast charging on/off even more than 3 times.
I will try hard reboot next time before I charge the phone.
Also I will try charging it while phone is off.
I just charged the phone with 18W charger, and it shows that is "Fast Charging". So is the Samsung charger faulty again?

Sounds like 2 defective bricks.
Should be made in Nam, not China.
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Sounds like 2 defective bricks.
Should be made in Nam, not China.
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Yes same charger but mine is with EU Plug, maybe that's why it says Made in China (but I'm not sure).
BTW thanks for helping.

MNiyazi said:
Yes same charger but mine is with EU Plug, maybe that's why it says Made in China (but I'm not sure).
BTW thanks for helping.
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Don't know but the made in China is suspicious.
Samsung's are made in Nam and India, not China to the best of my knowledge. SK knows who their enemies are...
Ask Samsung tech support.
There are knockoffs out there. Meh, one should have come with the phone like they use to do. Chintzy Samsung.

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Don't know but the made in China is suspicious.
Samsung's are made in Nam and India, not China to the best of my knowledge. SK knows who their enemies are...
Ask Samsung tech support.
There are knockoffs out there. Meh, one should have come with the phone like they use to do. Chintzy Samsung.
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BTW how am I going to know if phone is fast charging when powered off?
Edit: I guess it was charging slow because for 5 minutes it charged 4%. I think that is slow charge since it was charging faster with my 18W charger

MNiyazi said:
BTW how am I going to know if phone is fast charging when powered off?
Edit: I guess it was charging slow because for 5 minutes it charged 4%. I think that is slow charge since it was charging faster with my 18W charger
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It needs 25* or more watts to fast charge. Fast charging is about 2%@minute. That's pretty fast especially if you do midrange power cycling. Find another vendor... got my 2nd one from Walmart. ID originals as they are made in Nam, not China. The N10+'s come with one in the box.
They even will charge at 60VAC! Very reliable still using the orginal cable after 3 years. Leave it loose, don't roll it up for longer life.
Again ideal battery start temperature is 82-90F.
Enough temperature is needed for an Li to charge correctly as it is an electrochemical reaction. It's actually an endothermic reaction but the internal resistance of the plates and bus connectors turn it exothermic.
An original, not expensive either:
*a 45 watt brick doesn't shorten the fast charging time by much. 25 w is best. Always use the Samsung 3 foot cable included, other cables may not work. Deviating from OEM charge equipment makes troubleshooting much more difficult, not recommended.

Im using the Samsung OEM Fast Wireless pad and brick, my S21 ultra charges from 4 to 100 in about 1 hour 30 minutes.

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It needs 25* or more watts to fast charge. Fast charging is about 2%@minute. That's pretty fast especially if you do midrange power cycling. Find another vendor... got my 2nd one from Walmart. ID originals as they are made in Nam, not China. The N10+'s come with one in the box.
They even will charge at 60VAC! Very reliable still using the orginal cable after 3 years. Leave it loose, don't roll it up for longer life.
Again ideal battery start temperature is 82-90F.
Enough temperature is needed for an Li to charge correctly as it is an electrochemical reaction. It's actually an endothermic reaction but the internal resistance of the plates and bus connectors turn it exothermic.
An original, not expensive either:
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*a 45 watt brick doesn't shorten the fast charging time by much. 25 w is best. Always use the Samsung 3 foot cable included, other cables may not work. Deviating from OEM charge equipment makes troubleshooting much more difficult, not recommended.
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Just bought another charger. This time from a different store.
I checked the charger and it's made in Vietnam.
The charger works perfectly and it says that is super fast charging. The "fake" one was slow charging.