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[Q] How much time does your Nexus S take to be fully charged ? what charger you use ?

Hi
I am talking about the Nexus S I9020T (if it makes any difference),stock,unrooted and on Android 2.3.6 .
1.When your Nexus S battery is bone-dry : how much time to fully charge it to 100% ?
2.Do you use the stock (2-piece) OEM charger ? or you have another Samsung charger that is compatabile ? (from another experience with an LG phone , a very old LG charger was vastly faster than the charger that came with the newer LG phone ... Just a side note)
In my case , it took more than 4 hours to charger , with the OEM charger that came with my Nexus pack...
please post your experience here ...

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mahanddeem said:
Hi
I am talking about the Nexus S I9020T (if it makes any difference),stock,unrooted and on Android 2.3.6 .
1.When your Nexus S battery is bone-dry : how much time to fully charge it to 100% ?
2.Do you use the stock (2-piece) OEM charger ? or you have another Samsung charger that is compatabile ? (from another experience with an LG phone , a very old LG charger was vastly faster than the charger that came with the newer LG phone ... Just a side note)
In my case , it took more than 4 hours to charger , with the OEM charger that came with my Nexus pack...
please post your experience here ...
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well the last time I checked it took about 3 hours...

I don't use the stock charger, I've gotten some ipad 2 chargers (2 amps) for office, home and car, battery charges is less than 2 hours, i would have to measure it to know for sure. Heck, it even charges when using navigation.

3.5-4 hours

I usually leave mine overnight to charge. it takes about 3-4 hours to charge.

Around 3-4 hours. I rarely get to absolutely empty though.
I would advise against using a higher amperage charger. Not only can you permanently damage your Nexus S but even slightly higher can have adverse effect.
I tested mine with 1 amp charger (instead of 0.7 amp stock) and the touchscreen would react strangely when on the charge. As soon as I disconnected it, everything was back to normal.

[Q] Samsung Tab chargers cause slow charging? Or is it crappy JB?

Is it just me? Is anyone else getting bad charge time from their pre-packaged Samsung charger? We use our Tab 2 10.1 and Note 10.1 (original) with the same Samsung charger. But, it has begun to charge slower and slower until we actually have to leave it overnight just to charge it. And even then it isn't even fully charged! This is a recurring issue with many people here and i haven't been able to find a solution. Maybe it's the rom... or its the charger.

RenaldiDroidXDA said:
Is it just me? Is anyone else getting bad charge time from their pre-packaged Samsung charger? We use our Tab 2 10.1 and Note 10.1 (original) with the same Samsung charger. But, it has begun to charge slower and slower until we actually have to leave it overnight just to charge it. And even then it isn't even fully charged! This is a recurring issue with many people here and i haven't been able to find a solution. Maybe it's the rom... or its the charger.
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brother it is not at all a problem of rom
it is the charger it is really a crap my friend has changed the charger 3 times but again this same problem and i have also changed my charger one time

aditya rathee said:
brother it is not at all a problem of rom
it is the charger it is really a crap my friend has changed the charger 3 times but again this same problem and i have also changed my charger one time
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Oy. I was hoping it was just the ROM. Samsung is known for crappy Touchwiz....but that's why i got the Note in the first place, LOL. So, an official manufactuer of this charger, like Belkin, would make a charger that actually lets this thing work properly? Sam Tabs...do they have a history of a really crappy charger?

RenaldiDroidXDA said:
Oy. I was hoping it was just the ROM. Samsung is known for crappy Touchwiz....but that's why i got the Note in the first place, LOL. So, an official manufactuer of this charger, like Belkin, would make a charger that actually lets this thing work properly? Sam Tabs...do they have a history of a really crappy charger?
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yeah i agree with you and about history of crappy charger we have tab 2 and galaxy s 3 with faulty chargers

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 - 7" - charging slowly
RenaldiDroidXDA said:
Is it just me? Is anyone else getting bad charge time from their pre-packaged Samsung charger? We use our Tab 2 10.1 and Note 10.1 (original) with the same Samsung charger. But, it has begun to charge slower and slower until we actually have to leave it overnight just to charge it. And even then it isn't even fully charged! This is a recurring issue with many people here and i haven't been able to find a solution. Maybe it's the rom... or its the charger.
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I bought a new samsung galaxy tab 3 - and it takes all night to charge? Anyone knows why and how to fix it.

[email protected] said:
I bought a new samsung galaxy tab 3 - and it takes all night to charge? Anyone knows why and how to fix it.
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You mean wall charging through DC or USB charging ?

lokesh.3440 said:
You mean wall charging through DC or USB charging ?
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I only tried charging it through DC. It is brand new, bought it 5 days ago.

[email protected] said:
I only tried charging it through DC. It is brand new, bought it 5 days ago.
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Then there might be an issue with your Charging adapter.......it shouldn't take that much long..... Wall charging only takes 3-4 hours to fully charge the tablet for me...My tablet is almost similar to yours(4000 maH) and yours may be 4450 maH(if its tab 3 8.0),,,so you can consider 5-6 hours in worst case.

lokesh.3440 said:
Then there might be an issue with your Charging adapter.......it shouldn't take that much long..... Wall charging only takes 3-4 hours to fully charge the tablet for me...My tablet is almost similar to yours(4000 maH) and yours may be 4450 maH(if its tab 3 8.0),,,so you can consider 5-6 hours in worst case.
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It is Tab 3, 7". I thought the same thing. I tried charging it with my Samsung Galaxy 3 phone - charging adapter but still the same.
I bought it in Dubai. I won't be able to go there until May. It has 1 year warranty. Thanks lokesh

my tab had been charging 100% within 5-6 hrs in wall mount... later i tried many kitkat roms and due to problem in bluetooth now i back to stock based rom... i tried 8 different roms in 5 days time.. and started to facing the delay in charging from the second day itself... many times even i work in my tab with charging... but still charge was draining rather than charging... even after switching to my old rom i am facing the same problem... the battery drains instead of charge...even when i keep it untouched it takes a lot more time to chrge, say for 10 hrs .... does that mean the adapter is messy or the rom related issue

Reviving the dead
Came across this thread looking for a solution to an extremely slow charging Tab 3 8.0. I also have an S5 as a personal phone and an S3 as a work phone. The Tab charged at about 2-3% per hour on all of the chargers. I plugged it up to my wife's Motorola Moto G charger and went from 65% to 100% charge in about an hour.
It's insane that the manufacturer of the device can't make a charger that works properly, but whatever.
If you're having this issue, try a different (respected) third party charger.

Finally, I guess I found the solution
Yup, It's not the device, not charger, and not the ports
Well, it's the cables,
Loose/Bad/Thin cables generally aren't able to transfer high rates of Amps, thus, a infinite time to charge.
I noticed my Tablet is having the same issue, so I plugged the original charger with it's original cable into my phone, and measured the current, my phone usually charges at 700ma, however, I noticed the current going up to 700ma for few moments, and then down to 400, again to 700, and down to 400, this made me think that this was a bad cable
And you ask, why Galaxy S3 and other chargers weren't able to charge the tablet quickly, it's simple, because these cables are cheaper cables that can't transfer 2A for the tablet, use a better 2A designed cable, it will charge your tablet

My tip, buy the shortest cable you can and charge with that. I have compared charging times with so many devices and come to the conclusion the shorter the cable the shorter the charging time. Everytime! A 20cm cable will dramatically reduce charging time!

[Q] charger problem on galaxy tab s 8.4 (T 705)

recently I've bought a galaxy tab s 8.4 , but take too mach time (about 6 hours) to charging with it's stock charger (5.3 v , 2.0 A) , when i charged with note 4 charger (5 v , 2.0 A) , it charged normal (about 2.5 hours)
now i have two questions :
1. the note 4 charger is suitable for my device ? isn't bad for battery life ?
2.is it possible that the stock charger was fake !!!???

I only have the 10.5 and i dont really know the full charge time as i only ever charge to 80% so as to reduce the cumlative damage to the battery that is cause when you charge to 100%.
A slow charge is better as it produces less heat than a fast charge does, heat is the enemy of battery health.
Your tab s 8.4 has an 4900mah battery, your note 4 has only an 3220mah battery, I dont really know why one charger charges faster than the other.
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6435&idPhone2=6434
You should get yourself a "usb power meter" lots on ebay i have a couple that only cost me £3 each delivered they allow you to see how much power your usb devices are charging at in real time, they show my 10.5 charging at approx 2amp with the supplied 5.3v 2amp charger that came with my 10.5
John.

Try exchanging the cables. Sometimes broken cable can be the culprit.
It is the same MHL3 compatible charger, 2 Amps specified, at 5,2V which is approx 10 Watts.
Should take around 2 hours to charge the 18,6 Wh battery.

hamid2590 said:
recently I've bought a galaxy tab s 8.4 , but take too mach time (about 6 hours) to charging with it's stock charger (5.3 v , 2.0 A) , when i charged with note 4 charger (5 v , 2.0 A) , it charged normal (about 2.5 hours)
now i have two questions :
1. the note 4 charger is suitable for my device ? isn't bad for battery life ?
2.is it possible that the stock charger was fake !!!???
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1) The Note 4 charger is fine. You cannot overcharge because the kernel limits the charging speed.
2) Who knows, but my T705 arrived with a European charger with US adapter and it charges slower than I expected. Definitely slower than my Note 4 charges. I'll try charging the T705 with my Note 4. Never considered doing that.

I used the Tab S charger to charge my Note 4 today.
Using the Galaxy Charging app, I was seeing charge averages upwards of 1500MaH. So it's at least that fast, maybe faster.
The phone charged in about the time I expected it to, compared against the stock Note 4 charger.

hamid2590 said:
recently I've bought a galaxy tab s 8.4 , but take too mach time (about 6 hours) to charging with it's stock charger (5.3 v , 2.0 A) , when i charged with note 4 charger (5 v , 2.0 A) , it charged normal (about 2.5 hours)
now i have two questions :
1. the note 4 charger is suitable for my device ? isn't bad for battery life ?
2.is it possible that the stock charger was fake !!!???
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I have the same problem...needs about 7 hours to charge..

I know people are in a hurry, but slow charging is better for the battery, as when you charge the battery fast it gets hot and heat is bad for the battery, also try not to charge your battery when it is hot, left it cool down a bit first.
Try to charge overnight when you are sleeping, set an alarm to remind you to plug it in before you go to bed.
Have a read of the link below, it will give you some advice on how to make your battery live as long as possible, If you have lots of money don`t worry about it.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
John.
moviehunter2009 said:
I have the same problem...needs about 7 hours to charge..
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Tinderbox (UK) said:
I know people are in a hurry, but slow charging is better for the battery, as when you charge the battery fast it gets hot and heat is bad for the battery, also try not to charge your battery when it is hot, left it cool down a bit first.
Try to charge overnight when you are sleeping, set an alarm to remind you to plug it in before you go to bed.
Have a read of the link below, it will give you some advice on how to make your battery live as long as possible, If you have lots of money don`t worry about it.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
John.
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Thanks my friend for the info...

My note 5 fast charger isn't fast charging?

Seems like it's charging super slow for some reason. I'd do some troubleshooting maybe it's the power source or something if anyone having the same issue please let me know how you guys fix it.

Nvm. The Cable wasn't fully in lol

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TheUndertaker21 said:
Nvm. The Cable wasn't fully in lol
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Dooooh

Lol, well my S6 Edge charger seems to only do normal charging when connected to my Note 5. Not sure why but its exactly the same as the Note 5 charger.

TheUndertaker21 said:
Seems like it's charging super slow for some reason. I'd do some troubleshooting maybe it's the power source or something if anyone having the same issue please let me know how you guys fix it.
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Ok, so oddly enough, I noticed the exact same issue last night. I did a few searches online, and found something interesting. According to one of the sites I visited, the fast-charging only kicks in when the battery is below a certain level, 15% I believe. Then, as it's charging and the percentage rises, the charging slows down. Long story short: the lower your battery is, the faster it'll charge. I guess Sammy didn't want to burn out your Note 5 battery by fast-charging all the time. I'll try to find that article and post it here for you!
Note: I let my phone drop into the low teens last night, and sure enough, it began fast-charging as soon as I plugged it in. Maybe it's just coincidence though...who knows.
Edit: Here's the article: http://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/08/20/5-quick-chargers-for-the-galaxy-note-5-s6-edge-plus/

That's false, actually it will fast charge on any percentage level.
Right now I'm at 10% and it says cable charging, sometimes I'll be at 90% and it will say fast charging. No fix yet? I do know if you unplug and plug back in several times it will say fast charging. Sometimes one time, sometimes 4-6 times...

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That's false, actually it will fast charge on any percentage level.
Right now I'm at 10% and it says cable charging, sometimes I'll be at 90% and it will say fast charging. No fix yet? I do know if you unplug and plug back in several times it will say fast charging. Sometimes one time, sometimes 4-6 times...
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I have the same issue. Tried different kernels. Haven't tried switching roms though. I'm on breakdown v3. Rom isn't the issue though. No idea what is going on

Maybe it's the cable? I had to get a new one. Like I burned the old one up.

My cousins note 5 wouldn't fast charge, and I told him to swap out the cable, and boom it worked again.

So, seemingly, we have a sudden burst of people with this issue. I guess the OEM cable has a couple month life expectancy lol

Yup, cable

I've noticed this issue too. I just keep plugging it in until it fast charges (usually 5 or 6 times). Not a great workaround, but it works.

Mine has thus problem too , but if I use the same USB cable and the charger that came with my Note 3 it at least charges at regular speed, but with the fast charger and same cable I get less than that .

My indian note 5 has the same problem. Sometimes it fast chargesvand sometimes not. I went to Samsung service center and got the charger replaced. Now it is workinf fine.

I tried using the cable that came with my Note 4, and now it works fine. It's a longer cable, maybe that has something to do with it.

It's clearly not dependent on being at a certain percentage considering mine is fast charging right now and it's at 57 and will continue to fast charge until full or at least display a notification that it's fast charging until it's full.
In all my testing it's the cables. I have 4 power adaptive blocks that came with various models including N4, S6E, S6E+, and N5. All the blocks work with my N5 as long as I use the USB cable from my Note 4. If I use a cable from the S6E, S6E+, or the N5 it doesn't fast charge. The N4 cable is much beefier then the newer cables. Maybe they are just making cheaper cables nowadays. The N3 charger was beefier then the N4 charger although that's kind of expected being usb 3.0.
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Is it the cable or the adapter that determines the fast charging??? For instance can I use my longer thicker note 4 cord with the new note 5 base and get fast charging?

I think the USB cable that comes with the Samsung fast chargers is faulty. I have 2 fast chargers, 1 from the S6 edge and 1 from the Note 5 and neither one of them will fast charge with the supplied usb cable. I can use any other usb cable and fast charging will work, it just won't work with the Samsung cables.
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my galaxy s6 charger does not charge any other phone

The adaptive fast charger that came with my phone works well with my galaxy s6. Fast charging works well and I can get up to 50% charge in about 25 mins. But the problem is it doesn't charge any other phone apart from galaxy s6. If I plug my htc one or lg g3 or any other phone (even blackberry), it will indicate its charging but won't add any juice. I've tried charging other phones for up to 30 mins, rather than charging the battery % will either stay where it is or sometimes drain. It can't even charge simple things like a modem or even a ps4 controller. I once plugged a ps4 controller and the charging light indicated, but to my surprise after 1 hour of charging it still was not able to add one bar to the battery. In fact if I plug a phone with 2% battery , after 20 mins of charging the phone dies.
I want to know if anyone else have this problem and possible solution, or was this charger designed like this?

Same here. Doesn't charge my Nexus 5. Not a big deal for me though, as I have other chargers.
But sorry, no solution

Noticed it too long ago.
But using other cord with the s6 adapter charger works, atleast in my experience.

I haven't noticed this. I use the same charger and cable to charge my Nexus 5 and my ecig. No issues.