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damnit where are the spare batteries and wall chargers already

i like to have a spare battery always charged in my pocket ready to go.. why are they not out for the galaxy s already?

And where's the home dock and the active car holder?

Samsung should have had all this ready and being pushed out with the iphone 4g pending release.
I am disappointed, everyone here wants this to be a huge success. And after the delays initially and the lack of access.... *shrug*

Australian site techbuy appears to have them:
http://www.techbuy.com.au/search.as...L&srchSortBy=2&page=1&srchQuery=i9000&x=0&y=0
though maybe they are just listing them without having them yet.. says its 'order-in'

Just buy another micro usb cable and a usb to ac adapter wall charger. Shouldn't cost more than $7 on ebay.

DKYang said:
Just buy another micro usb cable and a usb to ac adapter wall charger. Shouldn't cost more than $7 on ebay.
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that is nothing like an external wall charger and batteries.. you can have 2 batteries charging at once and have spare batteries.. are you dense.. nothing like haveing to charge the battery IN THE PHONE!!!!

not sure if a lot of folks are just unaware, but every phone i've had charged fine from a usb port off my computer
since i started tethering my phone to my laptop (browse the web from family couch) december 2009, i haven't used the wall charger
even if i'm not tethering, i've got a spare usb cable on the desktop, that when i sit down at the desk, the phone or whatever device, gets connected to - far more convenient and fewer items occupying space on the desk
plus, i've got that Tmo car charger that just has a usb port on it's end - so the same cable that i use to tether to the laptop (when in the car), if i'm using the phone in the dock for nav, runs down to the charger - the charger, with no cable hanging off it when not in use, let's me leave the charger in the socket 24/7 - no looking for it in the glove box and untangling it etc
that charger is simply converting the 14V car voltage to 5 V the USB port normally delivers
2 - 3.5 hours seems to take my 1150mah battery from low charge to full
for what it's worth

Lack of available accessories and software bugs, seems to me that Samsung rushed this thing to beat the iphone4 deadline.
But since they sell this thing in so many countries and networks I expect they will have little choice but to support it properly.

dude ita all ther in korea the gmarket got all acessories already

I'm sure once the Galaxy S class family phones for the US are officially on sale, you'll start to see more accessories be available. Just hold the fort for now man. Be patient.

dakine said:
Lack of available accessories and software bugs, seems to me that Samsung rushed this thing to beat the iphone4 deadline.
But since they sell this thing in so many countries and networks I expect they will have little choice but to support it properly.
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Well I'm a happy user of the GS and regarding to the bugs.. I never had a smartphone which worked as flawless as the GS (and this isn't my first phone )

batteries and external battery wall chargers are fineally on ebay even though they show wrong battery a8 in the pict.. hopefully the are correct battery.

i've bought two batteries off ebay weren't that good on svc life -
one was complete junk - wouldn't fit unless i forced it and then the phone displayed an error msg
i've come to the conclusion electronic items (especially memory cards) are best not sourced on ebay
that review that engadget.com had about aftermarket batteries, really about the extra capacity batteries that ended up demonstrating that only the really oversized (ie double capacity batteries) even came close to their state mah rating, ended up suggesting the OEM batteries are the best way to go

lgkahn said:
that is nothing like an external wall charger and batteries.. you can have 2 batteries charging at once and have spare batteries.. are you dense.. nothing like haveing to charge the battery IN THE PHONE!!!!
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Dense? You said this on the title which I assume is your question, but can't tell cause of your grammar, "damnit where are the spare batteries and wall chargers already." How the hell was I suppose to know that you wanted a external battery charger from that writing. Learn to write so others can understand what you are saying. Nothing in your question indicated an external battery charger. Just spare batteries and a wall charger. Sorry for not being psychic.

i see a lot of 1500mAh batteries on ebay, but the feedbacks from the sellers sounds like they are dogdgy, also the wall chargers looks horrible it's supposed to be a universar charger, but darn, those thing looks scary, i don't want a battery to blow up mid charge.
anyone find a trusty spare battery and charger caddles yet?

rodh257 said:
Australian site techbuy appears to have them:
http://www.techbuy.com.au/search.as...L&srchSortBy=2&page=1&srchQuery=i9000&x=0&y=0
though maybe they are just listing them without having them yet.. says its 'order-in'
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i like this one
Samsung Desk Stand w. Battery Charger - To Suit Samsung Galaxy S i9000 - Black
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/146642/MOBILE_PHONES_ACCESSORIES_-_CHARGERS/Samsung/EBH973USBEBSTD.asp

Apparantly some accessories are in optus shops now (I haven't personally checked, but someone on whirlpool mentioned they got a case).
Online aswell, although techbuy seems a little cheaper and has more range.
http://store.optussolutions.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=i9000&x=62&y=21

looks like samsung USA heard you
they added some i9000 Tmobile vibrant accessories to their US webpage
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...one-accessories/index.idx?pagetype=accsubtype

Has anyone tried any of these? :
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-Battery-home...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa318baac
$15 for 2 batteries and a charger...

Cheap.... tempting, but do you get what you pay for? I've never had good experiences with fake/unoffiical batteries.

Samsung wireless charger sale

I have tried a few wireless chargers but the cheap ones have a small area that works. I have used samsungs mini qi wireless charger while it works same issue small area that the charger works. So I got the S6 wireless charger at best buy for 35.99 normal price is 59.99. The useable area is perfect I can just throw it on I dont have to fiddle with it to get it to charge.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...f727&ksprof_id=10&ksaffcode=pg7705&ksdevice=c

Thanks for sharing. Will order one for my S6 edge.

camillety226ty said:
Was worried about how quickly and efficiently it would charge, but it honestly might be better than plugging the phone in.
Love it!wireless charger
No more fumbling trying to plug in!
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I know that the cheaper chargers can work but its a $700 phone ill stick with the official Samsung charger personally. My friends uses a cheap 6 dollar wireless charger but I believe it charges at 500mah compared to the the official ones 1amp/1000mah.

Got my S6 a week ago. And got the White charging pad for free

spike.trickster said:
Got my S6 a week ago. And got the White charging pad for free
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Nice I missed out on that deal, this was the next best thing though. My fault for always getting a phone on release day.

Got one from ebay, although it's cheap, it works great with my edge, and it doesn't flash light, so you can put it in your bedroom.
For anyone who need one in bedroom.

S6 Wireless charger

Been looking for a spare charger for work and the s2 one is about £25.
Was in a retailer who had the s6 wireless charger £25 on a display stand tried my s7 which worked then thought try my s2 which worked perfectly soon as I dropped it on the charger.
In the past heard people say the s2 won't work with.
I bought one direction from Amazon works fine on everything except my s2, wondering if it's fake or the charger doesn't always work with the s2.
Anyone tried it on there s2 ?
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obsydian said:
Been looking for a spare charger for work and the s2 one is about £25.
Was in a retailer who had the s6 wireless charger £25 on a display stand tried my s7 which worked then thought try my s2 which worked perfectly soon as I dropped it on the charger.
In the past heard people say the s2 won't work with.
I bought one direction from Amazon works fine on everything except my s2, wondering if it's fake or the charger doesn't always work with the s2.
Anyone tried it on there s2 ?
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Mine doesn't work either. It keeps going charging and stopping no matter what position I place the s2 on the pad.

Was your a standard charger or fast charger (new desktop style) ?
I ordered and testing a new style fast charger, that does not work also.
Went into two Carphone Warehouse tested the display standard charger, 1 worked 1 did not.
Interestingly though the S2 always works on the Belkin Qi charger

There was a thread on this a year ago: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s2/help/gear-s2-charger-compatibility-t3221837
The bottom line is that standard Qi chargers can be made to sort-of-work with careful positioning, but they eventually overheat the watch or just stop charging. You can get yourself a little charge from some standard chargers in a pinch, but the S2 is basically not compatible with any but S2 specific chargers (and there are 3rd party S2 chargers that are pretty cheap).

obsydian said:
Was your a standard charger or fast charger (new desktop style) ?
I ordered and testing a new style fast charger, that does not work also.
Went into two Carphone Warehouse tested the display standard charger, 1 worked 1 did not.
Interestingly though the S2 always works on the Belkin Qi charger
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Mine is Samsung wireless fast charger (horizontal). I also tried the QiStone+ but same thing happened (nonstop charging and discharging right away) The watch got hot so I assume it may harm the battery life

Safest wireless charger?

Anyone knows of a reliable and safe wireless charger for the S10+?
Most claim to have overcharging, overheating and overcurrent protection and I would think the phone itself must have protection to stop the charge if the charger starts acting weird, however, a chinese wireless charger from amazon completely killed my phone.
I got one on Amazon of the brand "Pictek" and left my phone overnight and in the morning was extremely hot all day (average 45° C or 113° F), battery drained extremely fast in 4 hours then phone died completely with no way to turn it back on (I tried everything and didn't even go into recovery mode)
Also, the samsung ones don't have very good reviews either and I tried one of my samsung pads (one of the first generations, not fast charge) with my galaxy buds and they got extremely hot really quick and that doesn't happen with other wireless chargers so I discarded that one as well.
I'm temped to try something like anker or yootech but even those have a few one star reviews stating they melted or started producing smoke. I'm starting to get very paranoid with all these chinese electronics, just last year a car charger from an also "reputable" brand with a lot of reviews on amazon burned my passengers car seat when my car was like 2 months old

I use Samsung's fast wireless chargers (flat and angled) and they work great in my opinion. They have a fan located on the back to keep the temperatures down and are actually pretty quiet.

I use this charger and it's way small and works well with my Galaxy buds and S10+. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07H3QV49S/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdc

Outbreak444 said:
I use Samsung's fast wireless chargers (flat and angled) and they work great in my opinion. They have a fan located on the back to keep the temperatures down and are actually pretty quiet.
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do you have the galaxy buds by any chance? I was thinking on getting the newest samsung dual charger but $99 is too much plus I prefer the ones that are like a stand (angled) instead of flat. I feel is less effort trying to center the phone in the correct position
I was also thinking getting one of the previous generation duo chargers but there are some reviews on amazon having the same problem I had with the samsung pad and my galaxy buds but they are having the issue with the Gear S3 but I was wondering if the same would happen with the buds.
ShaneB 0 stars, either defective or a fire hazard waiting to happen. Really disappointed
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Okay so this is what I've been needing to charge my Gear S3 Frontier watch and my Note 9 instead of having 2 chargers on my bedside table.
The flat charger states it's fast charging; however, on my S8+, Note 8, and Note 9 it slow charged it, the fast wireless charging stand, however, did charge my devices with fast charging.
Onto the more concerning part of this review. My Gear S3 Frontier watch would overheat using the flat charger. My watch would throw an error in red to use the original charger - odd. In addition to the error, my watch would be so hot that the metal would burn my skin when putting the watch on after being "charged", which it took 4-5 hours to charge 85% up from 60%. Of course I thought it was my watch but when I used the charger that came with my watch it was fine. So in conclusion, the flat "fast" wireless charger over heats any Samsung device placed on it whereas the fast wireless charging stand worked great.
I purchase every S-line and a new Note every year, and this is an unacceptable 1st party charger.
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I have a stand at work in my office that works perfect with the phone and the buds without barely any heat on either but I don't remember the brand and it doesn't say anything, just the voltage and "fast charge"

vwite said:
do you have the galaxy buds by any chance? I was thinking on gettins the newest samsung dual charger but $99 is too much plus I prefer the ones that are like a stand (angled) instead of flat. I feel is less effort trying to center the phone in the correct position
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I do have the Galaxy buds and have not had any heating issues.
I hear you on the angled ones. I use the angled on my nightstand and flat on my computer stand. I'm waiting for the fast wireless 2.0 charger that stands up before I buy it.

Outbreak444 said:
I do have the Galaxy buds and have not had any heating issues.
I hear you on the angled ones. I use the angled on my nightstand and flat on my computer stand. I'm waiting for the fast wireless 2.0 charger that stands up before I buy it.
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Just to confirm, the one you have that works with both the phone and earbuds without any heating issues is this one?:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0797F2V5C/ref=emc_b_5_t

vwite said:
Just to confirm, the one you have that works with both the phone and earbuds without any heating issues is this one?:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0797F2V5C/ref=emc_b_5_t
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No, the flat one I use for the buds and my phone, and the stand for my phone only, for obvious reasons.
Flat:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075V234VL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_MjyKCbYQAGX1B
Stand:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BMDQ9U8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_flyKCbNQBJZJ4

I've been using anker ever since, no problems here.

Question Alternate chargers for Watch 4.

I just got the Watch 4 yesterday. The first thing I did was set it on my Watch 3 charger. It shows charging (as expected). After about 20 seconds, it says "Charging Paused" and stops charging. The dock continues to show the blue light, as if it is still charging. I have a Z Fold 2 and tried power share (used many times with my watch 3) and it does the exact same thing. Does anyone else have a charger to test it? If they have blocked charging, it is a deal breaker.

bishop0114 said:
I just got the Watch 4 yesterday. The first thing I did was set it on my Watch 3 charger. It shows charging (as expected). After about 20 seconds, it says "Charging Paused" and stops charging. The dock continues to show the blue light, as if it is still charging. I have a Z Fold 2 and tried power share (used many times with my watch 3) and it does the exact same thing. Does anyone else have a charger to test it? If they have blocked charging, it is a deal breaker.
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I tried mine on a non-Samsung wireless charger and it didn't work. I looked it up, and the watch 4 only works with Samsung chargers at the moment. Apparently, some new proprietary standard... There's a charging pad for $41 on Amazon that's Samsung and will work.

My Watch 4 arrived today, and after setting it up I placed it on my existing Watch 3 charger and it charged with no problem, though somewhat slowly.

The watch 4 has the same exact charger as the watch 3 and active 2.
flip it over and look at the model number.

My Watch 4 does the same thing. I place it where I charged my Watch 3 and after a bit it says charging paused. I place it on the Samsung charger and it charges normally.

It works with reverse wireless charging on my note 20 ultra which charges other qi devices so I wonder about any physical proprietary limitations as opposed to software...

my watch 4 doesnt charge on my previous watch 2 charger either. pauses after 20secs.

OK thanks for all of the replies. I have 2 Samsung Watch 3 Classic chargers and 1 aftermarket charger that looks just like the other two. I also have a note 10 and Z Fold 2. This watch will not charge on ANY of them. I have tried contacting Samsung several times and they either hang up on me as soon as I ask about the Watch 4 charging or put me back in the queue.

Just as a data point the Samsung Trio charger works perfectly with the GW4 (as you would expect).

I want to buy a charger compatible with the watch 4 classic 46 mm but I'm not sure if it will work.
Someone can give me a link from amazon with a really working charger.
Thank you

I have the Watch 4 Classic (46mm) and the charger from my Watch 3 LTE works just fine. When you flip it over, you will see that both the 3 and 4 chargers are exactly the same model number.
That said, I have a couple of third party chargers that have different results. I have an Intoval 3 in 1 charger I bought from Amazon. It charges a phone, watch and buds (specifically Samsung devices, not Apple). Worked great with the Watch 3, Note 20 Ultra and Galaxy Buds Live. If I put the Watch 4 on the charger by itself, it works. Put it on with either the phone or buds and it actually drains the battery.
I also have a third party puck that looks just like the Samsung and also worked great with the Watch 3. Doesn't work at all with the 4.
I guess we will have to wait for the third party market to catch up. Until then, it seems like - other than the large charging pads - it will be very difficult to find a genuine Samsung puck to have as a spare/travel charger.

bishop0114 said:
OK thanks for all of the replies. I have 2 Samsung Watch 3 Classic chargers and 1 aftermarket charger that looks just like the other two. I also have a note 10 and Z Fold 2. This watch will not charge on ANY of them. I have tried contacting Samsung several times and they either hang up on me as soon as I ask about the Watch 4 charging or put me back in the queue.
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Mine charges on a Watch 3 and a third party clone. I just tested it on my Fold 3 and it worked, also. I have a 46mm Classic LTE.