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Best car charger?

I jave an USB port in my car, but the output is not enough, it barely holds the charge on my G2x. Do you guys know any car charger that will charge the G2x relatively fast?
Thanks
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donatello88 said:
I jave an USB port in my car, but the output is not enough, it barely holds the charge on my G2x. Do you guys know any car charger that will charge the G2x relatively fast?
Thanks
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Try this for $3.64. Great value compared to cheap ebay products.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S5Q9CA

pbcal said:
Try this for $3.64. Great value compared to cheap ebay products.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S5Q9CA
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Agreed, I have one and it works great - charges just as fast as the stock travel charger. Just be sure to order directly from Amazon for the legit OEM charger

pbcal said:
Try this for $3.64. Great value compared to cheap ebay products.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S5Q9CA
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Nice thanks. Just ordered mine for $4.69 and free overnight shipping.
Being a Prime member pays off.

donatello88 said:
I jave an USB port in my car, but the output is not enough, it barely holds the charge on my G2x. Do you guys know any car charger that will charge the G2x relatively fast?
Thanks
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I use this one from Best Buy:
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=1114106&pid=1218221913668#product-overview-open
It doesn't say in the specs on Best Buy's site but it outputs a total of 2amps. Your phone will draw only what its capable of, but the 2amp output will allow your phone to draw at its maximum charge rate. It also has a USB port on the charger for charging a second device. If you 2 devices are charging at once then it splits the 2amps between the 2 devices for a max of 1amp each. If only one device is plugged in then the full 2amps is directed to that device.
The Motorola charger linked to above has an output of 950mah which is just shy of the stock wall charger that comes with the G2X. It will suffice and charge fine, but for max charge rate find a charger that is rated over 1amp. The one I linked you to works great. I've been using it since I got my G2X in April and have had no issues whatsoever.

I notice the one I linked to doesn't list the specs so I took a pic of the tag on mine to share
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I'd say this
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Micro-USB-CLA-Battery/dp/B001T9N4GS
very minimalist, charges twice as fast as the other chargers. Sadly, you had to get your own USB cable

lalahai said:
I'd say this
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Micro-USB-CLA-Battery/dp/B001T9N4GS
very minimalist, charges twice as fast as the other chargers. Sadly, you had to get your own USB cable
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Just curious if you know the charging specs on this one? Since its USB its gonna be 5V output, but I'm wondering the output amperage. Its the amps that makes it a faster or slower charge. Phones are designed to handle a certain max amperage when charging and will accept up to that amount. For instance if the phone can accept 1.5 amps charging, then a 2amp charger would allow you to charge at the max rate. It won't take the full 2amps but having a 2amp charger will ensure that there's enough juice flowing to let it pull the 1.5amps its designed for.
So I'm just wondering the output amps of this charger if you know it.

Quick Charge 2.0 / Turbo Charge enabled portable battery pack?

Has anyone seen a Quick Charge 2.0 certified portable battery pack /external battery for sale?
I've seen plenty that say "with quick charging capabilities" but none that actually seem to have the qc2.0 certification.
Can anyone point one out?
Thanks!

I don't think any currently exist, looking at Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 site. The Anker Astro E4 alleges that it can charge a device up to 5V/3A.
http://www.amazon.com/13000mAh-Exte...KHJW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417704114&sr=8-1
The Motorola Turbo Charger, from what I can see online, is a 5V/3A charger which is the "basic" implementation of QC2.0 (you can confirm if you have it). So the E4 should, in theory, get you the same charging speed. That said, even at 2A the Moto X should charge in just over an hour since it has a fairly small battery.

Yes in theory but I believe and read somewhere that it's not just the amps being output, that the charger and the device recognize the qc2.0 software.

Quick Charge 2.0 isn't just amps, and as far as I know, nothing pulls more than 2A over micro USB, maybe the One plus one, but that uses an entirely different quick charging method.
Quick Charge 2.0 instead changes the voltage to deliver more electrical power to the device. Instead of 5v-2A, it can switch to 9v-2A or 12v-1.5A.
I haven't seen any battery based chargers that use QC2.0 yet.

zgroten said:
Yes in theory but I believe and read somewhere that it's not just the amps being output, that the charger and the device recognize the qc2.0 software.
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Right, but like I said, according to Qualcomm's site there are no true QC2.0 batteries.
And yes, part of the QC2.0 spec is allowing for higher voltage charging, which gets around the voltage drop caused by pumping higher current through a wire. But there is also an allowance for standard 5V chargers at 3.0A.

Do we have a working charging meter app like current widget yet for this device? I have a 3.1A charger and have not experienced higher charging speeds.

If anyone finds one make sure to post it!

I'm just bumping this in case anyone has seen or heard of one.

zgroten said:
I'm just bumping this in case anyone has seen or heard of one.
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http://www.ape-battery.com/ljz/EnProductShow.asp?ID=221
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It's legit, as it's been certified by Qualcomm. Unfortunately, the only place I've seen it offered for order is on alibaba, where there's a minimum 1000 unit order.
Edit - had found this thread when searcdhing for the pack, and posted, then realized there was a more updated thread reflecting the same. Sorry for the necro.

I was able to obtain a small quantity of these MP5200Q from the manufacturer. I am keeping a couple and selling the rest for cost plus fees.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111584754987?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

looks interesting

zgroten said:
Hey! I'm the guy that started the thread. How much are you charging for the extras you imported. I hope that's not your eBay auction, that price is even more than the incipio 8000mAh that's out. Well id like one
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zgroten said:
zgroten said:
Hey! I'm the guy that started the thread. How much are you charging for the extras you imported. I hope that's not your eBay auction, that price is even more than the incipio 8000mAh that's out. Well id like one
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I only have one left. I'm selling them for $49 .
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Giuseppe1010 said:
zgroten said:
I only have one left. I'm selling them for $49 .
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Late to the thread, but do you by chance have this left? These packs are impossible to find anywhere
Thanks!
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I have E4 ... I can post some results. Getting my phone today from Moto
raptir said:
I don't think any currently exist, looking at Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 site. The Anker Astro E4 alleges that it can charge a device up to 5V/3A.
http://www.amazon.com/13000mAh-Exte...KHJW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417704114&sr=8-1
The Motorola Turbo Charger, from what I can see online, is a 5V/3A charger which is the "basic" implementation of QC2.0 (you can confirm if you have it). So the E4 should, in theory, get you the same charging speed. That said, even at 2A the Moto X should charge in just over an hour since it has a fairly small battery.
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I drained my battery to 3% and connected to Anker E4 2 Gen. I left it for 35 Min and went up to 16%.

E4 anker is NOT QC2.0. Only battery i've seen with QC2.0 OUTPUT and INPUT is this
http://www.incipio.com/ces-power/quick-charge-portable-backup-battery-6000-mah.html
i can't find it for sale anywhere, and can't find any other product that is similar as i wanted a larger version of it.

smirkis said:
E4 anker is NOT QC2.0. Only battery i've seen with QC2.0 OUTPUT and INPUT is this
http://www.incipio.com/ces-power/quick-charge-portable-backup-battery-6000-mah.html
i can't find it for sale anywhere, and can't find any other product that is similar as i wanted a larger version of it.
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I didn't say it was. It's not QC2.0, but it has the exact same output specs as the Turbo Charger. I've actually gotten a quicker charge out of my Anker PowerIQ wall charger (which is only up to 2.4A) than I do out of my Turbo Charger, probably because the Turbo Charger slows the charge as it gets closer to full. The Anker Astro E4 is also over twice the capacity of the Incipio.

http://www.incipio.com/ces-power/quick-charge-portable-backup-battery-6000-mah.html

Good find, but $90?! Holy moly. The battery is already portable. At that price, I'll just leave the phone plugged into the battery for a little bit longer while I'm carrying it around!

Poor performance of Choetech Adaptive Fast Charger, 5 port 60 watt

I've been a fan of Anker chargers (and other products) as they tend to be high quality and fairly affordable. I have several of the 5 port chargers floating around my home and office that I use to keep various gadgets juiced up throughout the day. I was hoping to find a multi-port charger that was also Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 capable so I could bring it with me when I travel. Choetech is the first company I've found on Amazon that advertises a multi-port charger with 2 QC 2.0 capable ports, so I picked one up.
Physically it's about the same size as every other multi-port charger on the market. What's immediately obvious as different though is how light the unit is. It weighs in 5.6 oz (158g) which is less than half the weight of the Anker 60W charger which competes head to head. In this case, I don't think that's a good thing. I haven't cut it open yet but I'm guessing it doesn't have the proper internals to handle power. The other weird physical attribute is that it has recessed USB ports. The actual ports are sunken in by a fifth of an inch (half a cm). I guess the cables can still make contact however, it's a puzzling design decision as you'd imagine that the more contact area the better for power transfer.
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Something odd I noticed right away is my Note 4 wouldn't consistently register the charger as fast charger. I swapped out cables, tried unplugging cables from the other ports, jumped and spun around a few times, etc. With my Anker QC 2.0 charger, it would register as a fast charger every single time. I first thought something was amiss after leaving my 2013 Nexus 7 attached to a "standard" port for several hours and then came back to find the battery percentage had only risen 16%. That's really really low.
I reached out to Choetech customer service and they sent me a replacement unit citing the original unit as faulty. It shipped directly from China and took a few weeks. Comparing the two chargers side by side it's clear they've been making small changes to the text on the unit, font size/weight, as well as changing the stated power output from the fast charge ports. At the end of the day it doesn't matter though.
So I tried to be fairly rigorous in my testing and tracked battery percentage over time as well as charge rate over time. A real QC 2.0 charger will hit a charge delta of 80% per hour during bulk charging and taper off as the battery nears full capacity. The Choetech charger comes in at a measly 10% per hour. I put it on at 40% battery and it took all night to get to 100%. You can see from the graph that the charger behavior is to switch on an off instead of providing a clean source of power.
I've attached the same graph (same phone, battery, cable, etc.) with the same axes and time scale but hooked up to a standard charger (non QC 2.0) and it hits a 50% charge rate easily before tapering off. I've verified across two units and two different devices that the Choetech charger is a complete sham when it comes to meeting its advertised specs. I ended up returning my original unit to Amazon and the 2nd unit to the seller in New Jersey.
Reading through the reviews on Amazon, either they're shill reviews or they're from people who haven't actually taken a hard look at what the charger is doing. I'll admit, it does seem to "charge" your devices, but at a snails pace.

I bought one of these units recently. Mainly to charge my non QC2 device.
I thought I'd get one, for when I get the Note 4 or S6.
Anyway, I returned it, it charged slower than my original plugs.
Hopefully another company will release a multi port charger with QC2 soon.

I'm waiting for these to become available. The 3 and 5 port models look enticing.

Yes, number 3 and 5 is what I'd be interested in too.
Hopefully Amazon UK or similar will stock them.
Thanks for posting.

taiguy said:
I'm waiting for these to become available. The 3 and 5 port models look enticing.
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The 5 port version is now available at Amazon US, but surprise surprise not a the UK site. F typical.
http://www.amazon.com/Aukey-Desktop-Charging-Station-Charger/dp/B00UV4HCL0

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The 5 port version is now available at Amazon US, but surprise surprise not a the UK site. F typical.
http://www.amazon.com/Aukey-Desktop-Charging-Station-Charger/dp/B00UV4HCL0
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I actually bought the 5 port model and I believe I'm the only review right now. Works as advertised.

taiguy said:
I actually bought the 5 port model and I believe I'm the only review right now. Works as advertised.
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Yes, I read your review and did wonder if you'd written it, as you mentioned Choetech.

Tronsmart quick charger 2.0

What do you think about this car/wall quick charger 2.0. Is this good quality brand?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=231591070533&alt=web

Yeap, got the same one from amazon, works flawless.

I am not sure which one is better tronsmart or HTC TC-P1000? I always prefer genuine products but in this case am not sure. Here is link of tcp1000:
http://m.ebay.de/itm?itemId=331514042214

For me, i prefer the tronsmart ones, because the price is lower, and the most important, i can find they are qualcomm certified on qualcomm webiste, which make me feel confidence
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All QC 2.0 are good except samsung. This one simply doesn't work well with m9.
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Got this charger yesterday and my M9 was full 40min from 34% to 100%, it is very good time now I just have to wait for Xiaomi power bank, and maybe I also buy this brand charger for my car

I bough the wall charger last week, but like a fool put my parents address on it so won't be able to pick it up until next weekend

i bough this charger yesterday, I wait at home but it will take a bit of time, it must come from Japan and are in Italy! when it arrives I will tell you my impressions!

I won an ebay auction and paid $15usd including shipping. Love it. Comes with a nice thick 6 foot charge cable and some green valcro cable tie as a bonus...
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$6.99 Tronsmart 2.0 Quick Chargers, if anyone needs one.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/11/03/deal-alert-tronsmart-quick-charge-2-0-wall-charger-6-99-after-8-off-coupon/

I have tronsmort 2.0 QC ...
It charges fast till 90% ...
After that the charging speed gets significantly low ...
Don't know it's Charger's issue or something wrong with my fone ...

I have that issue with the stock charger. Tronsmart 2.0 QC is the only way I can get to 100%. Very weird.

drmoeed said:
I have tronsmort 2.0 QC ...
It charges fast till 90% ...
After that the charging speed gets significantly low ...
Don't know it's Charger's issue or something wrong with my fone ...
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Thats how a QC charger works. There's nothing wrong with your devices.

xunus said:
Thats how a QC charger works. There's nothing wrong with your devices.
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I had Note 5 before ...
It got charged hell faster with the adaptive fast charger with it ...
Through 1-100% ...

xunus said:
Thats how a QC charger works. There's nothing wrong with your devices.
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Nah, I'm pretty sure the stock charger is supposed to get you up to 100%. I can leave it on the charger over night and wake up to 97-99%. Quick charger, though, goes up to 100% quickfast, and stays at 100% until I unplug it.

mcampos7 said:
Nah, I'm pretty sure the stock charger is supposed to get you up to 100%. I can leave it on the charger over night and wake up to 97-99%. Quick charger, though, goes up to 100% quickfast, and stays at 100% until I unplug it.
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And it did on my M9. Both stock and QC charger.
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I had Note 5 before ...
It got charged hell faster with the adaptive fast charger with it ...
Through 1-100% ...
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Note 5 is not using QC by Qualcomm tho. I would call it similar but different.

mcampos7 said:
$6.99 Tronsmart 2.0 Quick Chargers, if anyone needs one.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/11/03/deal-alert-tronsmart-quick-charge-2-0-wall-charger-6-99-after-8-off-coupon/
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Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered one, $13.09 with shipping, excellent price.

krogoth said:
All QC 2.0 are good except samsung. This one simply doesn't work well with m9.
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Samsung isn't "Quick Charge". It's their own knockoff/brand/flavor of the same concept.
So Samsung chargers won't work with any other brand phones, and you can't get a Quick Charge with a Samsung phone. Kind of annoying of them, but I guess they're free to do what they want.

$10 Tronsmart Quick Charge 2.0 4-Port Car Charger http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZF7XLJU?tag=androidpolice-20

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$10 Tronsmart Quick Charge 2.0 4-Port Car Charger http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZF7XLJU?tag=androidpolice-20
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$20 now. I'd buy it for $10. Even $12.
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Quick Charging with Aftermarket Chargers?

I'm sure this phone works fine with aftermarket chargers like the Anker PowerPort Atom PD 2, but will it charge the phone faster? While the 18W fast charger included with the phone is good, it is admittedly slow to charge the massive battery this thing has.. I don't really care about reducing the lifetime of the battery all that much given that i usually don't use a single phone for longer than an year so i'd be happy if an aftermarket charger can charge the phone faster without setting it on fire.. Any thoughts?

I currently use USB-PD 30W charger + type Cs cable, and it shown fast charging. But I am not sure which standard it use because it also support QC4+, MTK PumpCharging, VOOC, Samsung's adaptive charging and Huawei super charge XD

ScarletVeil said:
I currently use USB-PD 30W charger + type Cs cable, and it shown fast charging. But I am not sure which standard it use because it also support QC4+, MTK PumpCharging, VOOC, Samsung's adaptive charging and Huawei super charge XD
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Haha that sounds sketchy. Does it seem like it's charging the phone faster tho?

Helhound0 said:
Haha that sounds sketchy. Does it seem like it's charging the phone faster tho?
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Yes, it's faster AND cooler than stock QC3 charger, sometimes it shown
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Instead “quick charging“. I think my begonia begonning confused

ScarletVeil said:
I currently use USB-PD 30W charger + type Cs cable, and it shown fast charging. But I am not sure which standard it use because it also support QC4+, MTK PumpCharging, VOOC, Samsung's adaptive charging and Huawei super charge XD
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What charger is that? Mind sending me a link, sounds interesting... Weird though, TURBO CHARGE ?
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Yes, it's faster AND cooler than stock QC3 charger, sometimes it shown
Instead “quick charging“. I think my begonia begonning confused
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Sketchy as it is used for marking 30W wireless and 100W wired I believe. Mind using an app that checks the reall wattage speed? Maybe (Ampere)?

Redmi Note 8 Pro uses Type-C interface, and the data transmission standard is USB2.0. Supports Quick charge4 + fast charge protocol, USB Power Delivery (USB PD) fast charge protocol, MediaTek Pump Express 2.0, 4.0.

Give me link for charger Turbo plisss

For me the pixel 2xls charger is showing turbo charging screen as posted above.. charging at 3300 to 3500 mah on accubattery..
For the Stock charger it never went above 3000mah

On stock have 2400 max that way need New charger

I use "Baseus adapter 30W" its quick charge if you use usb cable to tpye c, but this charger use turbo charge if use type c to type c cable
i compare this adapter with stock adapter
this time im compare with app battrey log
fast charging Usb to tpye C (Stock cable)
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stock adapter
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start time : 17:27
percentage : 14%
Stop time : 19:24
Percentage : 97% .
Total Time : 1h 57m
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Baseus charger adapter 30W
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Start time : 09:24
Percentage 14%
Stop Time 11:11
Percentage : 97%
Total Time : 1h 47m
there is a difference of 10 minutes with a stock adapter

ScarletVeil said:
I currently use USB-PD 30W charger + type Cs cable, and it shown fast charging. But I am not sure which standard it use because it also support QC4+, MTK PumpCharging, VOOC, Samsung's adaptive charging and Huawei super charge XD
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What`s the brand/model number of this charger please.
Thanks.

Helhound0 said:
I'm sure this phone works fine with aftermarket chargers like the Anker PowerPort Atom PD 2, but will it charge the phone faster? While the 18W fast charger included with the phone is good, it is admittedly slow to charge the massive battery this thing has.. I don't really care about reducing the lifetime of the battery all that much given that i usually don't use a single phone for longer than an year so i'd be happy if an aftermarket charger can charge the phone faster without setting it on fire.. Any thoughts?
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My Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 charger shows quick charge. It's one from Hama I got a couple months ago for about 20-30 quid. I am pretty sure any QQC 3.0 charger will work

So is it beneficial to go for aftermarket chargers, specially while using custom roms?