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[MOD] Sero 7 Pro Inductive Charging Pad

Sero 7 Pro modded with a Verizon Wireless Inductive Charger pack from a HTC Thunderbolt.
Step 1:
Solder wires to the + and - of the back of the battery shell. Red is positive 5v and Black is Ground
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Step 2:
Remove the inductive module from the back shell
Step 3:
CAREFULLY PEAL BACK THE PCB AND INDUCTIVE COIL
SERIOUSLY BE CAREFUL IT IS STUCK WITH STICKY TAPE
YOU CAN BEND THE COIL PORTION BUT NOT THE PCB.
Step 4:
Solder the points for positive and negative to the points in the picture below
Final Step:
Position the module exactly like you see I did below. It will overhang onto the safe tape portion of the PCB and allow a nice flush mount of the back of the Sero 7 Shell when you put it back on. If it does not close flush your NFC may not work correctly because of the NFC push pins on the bottom left of the picture.

This is am awesome mod. Does the USB cable still work properly after this? Charging and syncing both?

isolated_epidemic said:
This is am awesome mod. Does the USB cable still work properly after this? Charging and syncing both?
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Yes just wouldn't try it while inductively charging. I have a old PC I don't care about I may try it later but I really don't have a need other than for educational purposes.

xboxexpert said:
Sero 7 Pro modded with a Verizon Wireless Inductive Charger pack from a HTC Thunderbolt.
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This inspired me to mod my Sero 7 Pro as well. I used a Palm Touchstone and Pixi coil. I need to beef up the attraction to get a better connection but it does charge.

silverD1980 said:
This inspired me to mod my Sero 7 Pro as well. I used a Pam Touchstone and Pixi coil. I need to beef up the attraction to get a better connection but it does charge.
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Nice!

Big deal, inductive charging blah blah blah !!!!!
Let me know when you get the microwave popcorn function to work properly.

Any issues with this mod interfering with other sensors?

Palm Inductive Charging
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Big deal, inductive charging blah blah blah !!!!!
Let me know when you get the microwave popcorn function to work properly.
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I'm interested in how this turned out. I use a Palm phone and the Touchstone charger is awsome, and cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/Palm-Touchsto...TF8&tag=abba-amznsearch-us-ff-20&tagbase=abba
Scroll down to "Frequently Bought Together"
Palm Touchstone Charging Dock for Palm Pre by Palm $10.16
Palm Pre Original Smart Phone AC USB Wall Adapter + Original Palm PRE Charging USB 2.0 Data Cable by Palm $5.99
Palm Computing Div. Pixi Touchstone Back Cover by Palm Computing Div. $4.00
All three for $20.15 us.

I bought the Touchstone at that price and the back cover when it was $2. I was able to use the Sero 7 Pro AC adapter and a USB cable with a narrow end to fit into the Touchstone. I pretty much followed the same positioning and wiring as xboxexpert. I get some odd touchscreen behavior when it charges. I didn't snap any pics of the process, but can try to get a video of it in action.

Just putting the video together now
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Here is a link to the video I made: youtube

Nice mod... anyone tried modding anything else like memory for this tab?

silverD1980 said:
I bought the Touchstone at that price and the back cover when it was $2. I was able to use the Sero 7 Pro AC adapter and a USB cable with a narrow end to fit into the Touchstone. I pretty much followed the same positioning and wiring as xboxexpert. I get some odd touchscreen behavior when it charges. I didn't snap any pics of the process, but can try to get a video of it in action.
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how long does it take the tablet to charge? do you charge with the tablet on or off?

silverD1980 said:
I bought the Touchstone at that price and the back cover when it was $2. I was able to use the Sero 7 Pro AC adapter and a USB cable with a narrow end to fit into the Touchstone. I pretty much followed the same positioning and wiring as xboxexpert. I get some odd touchscreen behavior when it charges. I didn't snap any pics of the process, but can try to get a video of it in action.
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I also get some strange touchscreen action while on the chargerer pad after doing this.

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how long does it take the tablet to charge? do you charge with the tablet on or off?
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I never really measured it, but it did seem to take a little longer than wired.
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ta79pr said:
I also get some strange touchscreen action while on the chargerer pad after doing this.
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I gave the tablet to my parents, so I haven't been able to do more testing. Although I did buy another refurbed one since they are so cheap. Have you had any success on resolving it?

silverD1980 said:
I never really measured it, but it did seem to take a little longer than wired.
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I gave the tablet to my parents, so I haven't been able to do more testing. Although I did buy another refurbed one since they are so cheap. Have you had any success on resolving it?
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I havent spent too much time on the goofy touchscreen action. But it is random screen touches that can actually wake it up.
I was thinking that maybe the solder point for the ground was the wrong path or needed to be duplicated to properly simulate the charging port.

Thanks for this tutorial. I didn't set it up for wireless charging, however it seems these piece of junk tablets have a tendency of having bad usb ports. My neice and nephew each had one and both failed to charge after a few months. I soldered a USB cable to the two points in the op and the tablet is now charging.

I did this with an eBay qi pad for a note 3. It's working great but I'm only able to pull max of 220-270mah (via the app ampere). It also says its connected via USB not ac. Perhaps a limit of these solder locations? Same setup in another tablet device got up to 700mah. Here is my setup... Any ideas why such low mah?

Nexus 5 USB cable

Hi guys,
I received my Nexus 5 today at work, then cycled home and took the phone with me without any accessories.
Come bed time I tried to plug in all micro-usb I had from previous phones/tablets/hdd but none of them really slips into the micro-usb slot. It appears to be bloody tight and obviously I don't want to force it. I'll try tomorrow with the original cable.
Has any of you experienced a similar problem?
Regards,
Marco

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Hi guys,
I received my Nexus 5 today at work, then cycled home and took the phone with me without any accessories.
Come bed time I tried to plug in all micro-usb I had from previous phones/tablets/hdd but none of them really slips into the micro-usb slot. It appears to be bloody tight and obviously I don't want to force it. I'll try tomorrow with the original cable.
Has any of you experienced a similar problem?
Regards,
Marco
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Nope - my old micro-USB cables connect fairly well. Though I did notice that older chargers charge the N5 really slow (even chargers that charged my previous Galaxy S4 quickly).
The N5's OEM charger and the S4's OEM charger can charge my phone up very quickly (about 2 hours to get fully charged from 30% or less)

Similar yes... but mine is the other way around. My N5 cable is really tight, where as all my others slide right in
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jj14 said:
Nope - my old micro-USB cables connect fairly well. Though I did notice that older chargers charge the N5 really slow (even chargers that charged my previous Galaxy S4 quickly).
The N5's OEM charger and the S4's OEM charger can charge my phone up very quickly (about 2 hours to get fully charged from 30% or less)
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I notice that too with the charging. I read everywhere on how the device charges so quickly, where as mine was taking ages. When I use the supplied kit, nice and fast

dannstarr said:
Similar yes... but mine is the other way around. My N5 cable is really tight, where as all my others slide right in
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I notice that too with the charging. I read everywhere on how the device charges so quickly, where as mine was taking ages. When I use the supplied kit, nice and fast
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take a look at the rating on the chargers you have. I have 3-4 that are 1amp, 2 that are pathetic at 0.5amp... and the Nex5 one it 1.2amp...

longer cable that is adaptive charging capable

Has anyone found an aftermarket cable that is 10 feet and can do adaptive charging for the note 4?

This one is a great sturdy cable, has a very snug connection to phone, and works with Adaptive charging: http://goo.gl/9i9AJd

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This one is a great sturdy cable, has a very snug connection to phone, and works with Adaptive charging: http://goo.gl/9i9AJd
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Just tested the three 10ft cables I have and they all work, as well as every other cable I tried. Its the adapter that does the charging. Two 10ft came from a convenience store, and one from Big Lots. also the short cables that came with various backup batteries work. Now if i could find a fast charge capable backup battery.
EDIT: After actually leaving one of the 10ft cables hooked to my phone, It does not fast charge it. The popup comes up, but after almost an hour the battery has only risen like 5%. I will actually have to thoroughly test the other cords over the next few days. But still, the adapter does the charging, I guess the resistance of the wire comes into play, cause the stock cable is way thicker than any other cable i have except for 2 short ones.
Is that one linked thick too, if it really does work with fast charging, I will buy it, but it looks just like the ones I have.
EDIT 2:unplugged it and plugged the other one in and the phone has risen 25% in 30 min, so I am at a loss.

jonrobertd said:
Just tested the three 10ft cables I have and they all work, as well as every other cable I tried. Its the adapter that does the charging. Two 10ft came from a convenience store, and one from Big Lots. also the short cables that came with various backup batteries work. Now if i could find a fast charge capable backup battery.
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Correct. It's the adapter that enables the fast charging when used with a phone that supports it. Any decent cable should work with it.

Yeah, and I have found out not all cables are made equal, the resistance on one cable was higher than the other of the same brand, the higher resistance one does not fast charge it even though it pops up.

Longer cables will almost always yield slower charge times. I have yet to find a cable that puts through as much power as stock cable. Anyone know where to get those?

TeamHackura said:
Longer cables will almost always yield slower charge times. I have yet to find a cable that puts through as much power as stock cable. Anyone know where to get those?
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Package of 3:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Charging-Cables-Galaxy-Universal/dp/B00PJAEBMO/ref=sr_1_3?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1420550746&sr=1-3&keywords=samsung+note+4+charger+cable

It is not only the length of the cable but the thickness of the cable. You also need to be aware which most of you are that some cables are for charging only. The charging only cables will not for for 'fast charge' from my experience

I use this 15' cable every day to charge, fast charging works great.
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5460&seq=1&format=2

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Package of 3:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Charg...&sr=1-3&keywords=samsung+note+4+charger+cable
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I was eyeing that set but for now just bought one of these. Should receive today.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GP0GUC6
FWIW I bought a bunch of top tier cables from MonoPrice and the tip doesn't fit in my case (bodyglove).
Nearly all 8 of them have broken at the tip also.
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Hockey37 said:
I use this 15' cable every day to charge, fast charging works great.
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5460&seq=1&format=2
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That's the same cables I bought. I just bought shorter lengths. The tip has fallen out of all of them after several months.

TeamHackura said:
I was eyeing that set but for now just bought one of these. Should receive today.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GP0GUC6
FWIW I bought a bunch of top tier cables from MonoPrice and the tip doesn't fit in my case (bodyglove).
Nearly all 8 of them have broken at the tip also.
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That's the same cables I bought. I just bought shorter lengths. The tip has fallen out of all of them after several months.
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UPDATE:
received cable and it doesn't work at all. Tried on note 4 and 8 on Anker charger and pc. Anyone try that 3 pack?
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sparksd said:
Package of 3:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Charg...&sr=1-3&keywords=samsung+note+4+charger+cable
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Have you tried these?

TeamHackura said:
UPDATE:
received cable and it doesn't work at all. Tried on note 4 and 8 on Anker charger and pc. Anyone try that 3 pack?
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Have you tried these?
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No - I came across those when looking for another OEM charger.

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No - I came across those when looking for another OEM charger.
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Thanks bud. Might buy those to see. Berry disappointed that this cable wouldn't work for ****

Decent charging cable?

I've been burned twice now by Aukey's cables. All of them became loose and stopped working after a couple of weeks. Some of them didn't even work out of the box! I look at their reviews and I see 4+ stars. How can I trust any reviews on Amazon after that? I know you guys are buying these things and I trust this community to know what's good, so does anyone have a good recommendation for charger cables that don't suck?
Edit: it's been about 3 months now, I went with the anker powerline cables and they've all held up so far. We have 4 phones and 2 tablets plus PS4 controllers and various other devices so they get a lot of use. Very pleased with these I bought some more just in case.
Thanks for everyone's suggestions! Keep them coming so other people can see what's good!

I've personally found Anker's cables (esp. their Powerline series) to be very good. They're a bit more expensive, though. I'm really hoping you wont buy one and get burned by it, but I honestly can't see how that could even happen. :/

i really like tronsmart TS-MUP4 6 pack 2*27cm 2*97cm 2*178cm

TwitchyEye said:
I've been burned twice now by Aukey's cables. All of them became loose and stopped working after a couple of weeks. Some of them didn't even work out of the box! I look at their reviews and I see 4+ stars. How can I trust any reviews on Amazon after that? I know you guys are buying these things and I trust this community to know what's good, so does anyone have a good recommendation for charger cables that don't suck?
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I hear ya, iv had this problem. Luckily most are cheap and you can just grab more. But I feel your pain, it sucks that most cables are trash.
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Here to recommend Anker cables. I've never had a problem with them.
Also you should check out thewirecutter.com. They just posted a review for best Micro-USB cables. Monoprice, AmazonBasics, and Anker cables came out on top.

I have used Anker Cables for awhile now, I just ordered a few more that are braided. They all have held up without any issues.
Chris

Never trust Amazon paid reviews, I'm using an old Motorola charging usd cable from my old Moto X 1st gen and works great but it take ages to charge

Anker braided cables matey. I also use my samsung tablet cable which takes a high ampage for the tab so the phone doesn't hurt it

I've gotta put another vote for Anker, love their cables.

Anker or bust!

anyone have any input on this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aukey-DUAL-...794669?hash=item5d6256806d:g:a9oAAOSwnipWUMki

Wow - I thought people were only kidding about the Aukey cables - I just got the Aukey PA-T2 42W charger and the included cable became all loose and unusable in just 2 days. I had a mini heart attack at first because I thought that the USB port on my phone had gone bad, and was dreading the whole warranty repair situation etc. but as I started using other chargers and cables it became apparent that it was only the Aukey cable that sucked. I bought an Aukey car charger too - that cable is still holding up, but I know now that it's just a matter of time.
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pl4life52 said:
anyone have any input on this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aukey-DUAL-...794669?hash=item5d6256806d:g:a9oAAOSwnipWUMki
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Good car charger. I got the same (see above), but I would imagine it's just a matter of time before the included cable fails. If that's not an issue for you, go ahead.

If its just the cable that sucks I think ill jump on it. I didnt notice it even came with a cable till the second time looking at the auction, main reason was for a fast car charger. Any one know of better one was for similar pricing?

pl4life52 said:
If its just the cable that sucks I think ill jump on it. I didnt notice it even came with a cable till the second time looking at the auction, main reason was for a fast car charger. Any one know of better one was for similar pricing?
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I paid another $8 and got the QC 3.0 version off Amazon. It's a beast. Best car charger I've ever had. Look at these numbers..
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Here is the 3.0 version...
AUKEY 36W Car Charger with Dual Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 ports for LG G5, HTC One A9, Nexus 6 - Includes 1 meter Micro USB cable - Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B2BMIMS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_3Sx4wbT9MZJ6J
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If I were to get a new charger and cable. What rating plug do I need? I've got an anker 2 M cable and the micro USB end has be one loose so doesn't hold it phone properly.
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PythonNut said:
I've personally found Anker's cables (esp. their Powerline series) to be very good. They're a bit more expensive, though. I'm really hoping you wont buy one and get burned by it, but I honestly can't see how that could even happen. :/
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I have used Anker Cables for awhile now, I just ordered a few more that are braided. They all have held up without any issues.
Chris
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Anker braided cables matey. I also use my samsung tablet cable which takes a high ampage for the tab so the phone doesn't hurt it
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Anker or bust!
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I must add to the excellence that is anker! Not just in cables, but in nearly everything they make! The customer service (should you ever need to use them, as I have) is fantastic as well!

I use the iOrange ones (http://www.amazon.com/iOrange-E-Rev...=1460143440&sr=8-1&keywords=iorange+micro+usb) and I've had 0 issues with them. The USB cable "can be inserted both ways" apparently (tested true) but the plug is in the middle and bends whichever way it needs to go, so not sure how long that will hold up if you keep switching directions. I bought 2 of them, very good build construction and good charge speed. Only had for about 3 months tho, so again be careful with the switching of which way you put your USB in.

aj_deuerling said:
I use the iOrange ones (http://www.amazon.com/iOrange-E-Rev...1460143440&sr=8-1&keywords=iorange+micro+usb) and I've had 0 issues with them. The USB cable "can be inserted both ways" apparently (tested true) but the plug is in the middle and bends whichever way it needs to go, so not sure how long that will hold up if you keep switching directions. I bought 2 of them, very good build construction and good charge speed. Only had for about 3 months tho, so again be careful with the switching of which way you put your USB in.
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how did these hold up over time?

I agree regarding Anker. Their 18 month warranty is superb and I've never had a problem getting replacements

i too can say I bought a two pack of red/black/gold tipped Anker cables and have had excellent results so far. the gold tips bend a little too easily, so my droid turbo gnawed one, but the cable quality and data/charging speeds are superb. im still wondering about reversible cables, specifically the above referenced ones if anyone else rolled the dice on them. the Anker cables have been great so far. i wonder about their power line + ones and whether they are worth the extra (roughly double) $$.
Also, as far as Aukey goes, im on the fence. my car qc 2.0 (T1 i think) i bought 13 months ago just failed out of the blue. wishing i had bought one that states 18 month warranty like the newer amazon listings do. Oh well. Anyone recommend a good car turbo charging option, preferably 2 QC 3.0? aside from aukey. lol.

Choetech QC 3.0 18W Wall Charger

Update 19/04/2016: This charger vastly outperforms the LG when screen on. See bottom of this post for details.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019Q67STY/
Quick review of this charger. I received it free of charge in exchange for honest feedback.
It has a USB-A connection & no cable is included but the LG one you get with the G5 works fine.
It seems well built, a little shorter than the original but lacks the retractable earth pin so a bit of give & take on portability.
One standout physical difference to any other charger I've had is simply genius, a reversible USB-A connection. Can't believe it isn't more common but great to have a key advantage of USB-C ported to USB-A.
Performance in comparison to the original is nigh on identical. Both charge at 3A until about 60% then start ramping down.
Here's the times Choetech / LG
10%-60% 25:04 / 24:31
60%-80% 13:45 / 14:00
80%-100% 31:07 / 31:19
100% to current dropped to 0mA 49:19/ 49:56
Yep, with both chargers there seems to be a long time from reporting 100% & trickle charge actually reaching 0mA.
I used 3C Toolbox for measurements.
A few pics. LG charger is white.
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Definitely better charging rate with QC3 when screen on. 1st 2 images are LG non QC 3.0, 3rd & 4th are the Choetech QC 3.0 charger
The former seems to pick up a little when temp goes below 35c but still not a patch on the latter.
(yellow marker indicates when screen on)

Thanks for the review.

Here's the times Choetech / LG
10%-60% 25:04 / 24:31
60%-80% 13:45 / 14:00
80%-100% 31:07 / 31:19
100% to current dropped to 0mA 49:19/ 49:56
Very good test! Thank you for the awesome review and test.
Does anyone have comparison times for quick charge 2.0 vs. quick charge 3.0 ??

So these numbers basically say they charged at almost the same rate?!
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Here's the times Choetech / LG
10%-60% 25:04 / 24:31
60%-80% 13:45 / 14:00
80%-100% 31:07 / 31:19
100% to current dropped to 0mA 49:19/ 49:56
Very good test! Thank you for the awesome review and test.
Does anyone have comparison times for quick charge 2.0 vs. quick charge 3.0 ??
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See my thread here for qc2.0 numbers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/g5-charging-data-using-qc2-0-t3358220

waylo said:
So these numbers basically say they charged at almost the same rate?!
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See my thread here for qc2.0 numbers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/g5-charging-data-using-qc2-0-t3358220
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Yep. The only potential difference might be lower temperature with the QC3 due to more voltages to choose from but effective charge rate was nigh on identical.
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Yep. The only potential difference might be lower temperature with the QC3 due to more voltages to choose from but effective charge rate was nigh on identical.
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Hmm, it's interesting the voltage/amperage ratings on your charger are exactly those printed on a QC2.0 charger... looking through Amazon, those are the same stats printed on other QC3 chargers too. If confirmed, this makes QC3 chargers not nearly as useful as advertised
The Anker QC3 I looked at on Amazon is touting 80% in 38 minutes, which would line up at ~70% with my QC2 charts. Meh.

@waylo Which kind of app did you use to test?

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@waylo Which kind of app did you use to test?
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Battery monitor widget Pro. Which is just the battery monitor portion of the 3c toolbox.

1st post update with new observations
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Amazing! The charging speed of QC 3.0 is really faster! Choetech seems work better and more stable than the g5 original brick. Thanks for sharing. @stuart0001

I just received the US version of this charger and will be putting my comparison/analysis on my thread as soon as I get some data collection.

I've been very pleased with mine since I got it. I haven't done any deep research like stuart but as a secondary charger in my living room it definitely seems to be at least as quick as the stock charger. I'm using a 6 foot cable so the fact that it still charges as quickly as the stock charger impresses me.
Overall I've been impressed but I think Choetech has done a good job at being some of the first 3rd party options you can trust recently. My outlet is in an awkward spot so I don't know if the brick heats up at all while it's charging or anything but it does the job.
I didn't get the charger for free but I think it's worth the money. I planned to take one of my 3.0 chargers to the office and use a 2.0 at my nightstand but I may end up just grabbing another one of these for the price.
Thanks for the review @stuart0001 it's nice to see the real data on this to know it's not just all in my head.