Hi
I was looking over the internet about news from MWC 2010 and I found very interesting video about powermat. They improved it and now is much better than was before. Watch the video (especially from 2:12) and tell me what do you think about it. Link - http://vimeo.com/9518999
Maybe they will do batteries for our HD2. I hope.
I am sorry for my English.
I would prefer the system the palm pre has over that.
What exactly is the powermat???
Pekolo said:
What exactly is the powermat???
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Wirelessly charge your phone
At the moment the power mat costs too much, if ever a battery is made for HD2 to use this, the battery cells will be smaller due to additional electronics that will be fitted within battery, so possible less battery life. Mat in present design (works on same principle as electric rechargeable toothbrush) does not fully charge batteries to prevent overcharge and heat.
You can buy an adapter that sticks to outside of phone/gadget so that powermat can be used with current phones/ipods etc., but expensive and will make a nice looking gadget ugly.
eaper and easier to buy spare battery.
Microsoft uPad looks lots better than the powermat, if Microsoft think and get it right they should include added features for windows mobile phones, this really would be the ideal charger for the new windows phone 7 handsets.
This thing is pretty ridiculous...
For the phones they have sleeves for the sleeve makes a very significant size increase, which doesnt make a lot of sense when you can just put the device on a cradle without any drawback in everyday life, and for the others you need to use the "universal adapter"... which does nothing but add totally useless stuff between the wall plug and device...
Why have wall plug -> mat-> "receiver" placed on mat-> cable -> phone when you can have wall plug -> phone?
And seeing the size of the "hump" at the back of the sleeve with the electronics in, it's actually larger than an HD2 battery, so no way to integrate it inside...
Huge WTF there. Anyway, there will still be people who buy it cause it's "cool" to charge wirelessly... with more wires than usual
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This thing is pretty ridiculous...
For the phones they have sleeves for the sleeve makes a very significant size increase, which doesnt make a lot of sense when you can just put the device on a cradle without any drawback in everyday life, and for the others you need to use the "universal adapter"... which does nothing but add totally useless stuff between the wall plug and device...
Why have wall plug -> mat-> "receiver" placed on mat-> cable -> phone when you can have wall plug -> phone?
And seeing the size of the "hump" at the back of the sleeve with the electronics in, it's actually larger than an HD2 battery, so no way to integrate it inside...
Huge WTF there. Anyway, there will still be people who buy it cause it's "cool" to charge wirelessly... with more wires than usual
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did you actually watch the video? somewhere in the middle they say that they will be producing batteries instead of all the other things soon. so the only thing you have to do is change the battery (still sleaves for the iphone) an put it on the mat.
It's brilliant technology, and it is still very very new. Hell, I remember being in a Physics lecture a few years ago and being told a proof of concept had been done, but the power transfer was negligible. I won't be buying one until they are cheaper / more efficient, but its a brilliant technique.
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did you actually watch the video? somewhere in the middle they say that they will be producing batteries instead of all the other things soon.
so the only thing you have to do is change the battery an put it on the mat.
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Yes, but being an electronics engineer a can tell you the coil and regulation electronics needed to capture the energy are nearly the size of the HD2's battery itself - so in the case of the HD2 if possible at all the battery would have a ridiculously low capacity.
So if they release self-contained batteries, that will be only for a few phones which have big enough batteries to put the electronics while keeping a decent capacity, which will obviously be reduced (and I really wouldn't want any smaller capacity on the HD2...)
And turn phone off, take battery out, put other one in, put empty one on a mat, reboot phone? Having to buy at least 2 batteries to be able to swap? Instead of just plugging a microusb plug? No thanks...
I seriously can't see a single advantage to this thing...
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Hi
I am looking for a way to charge HD2 without need to allways plug usb cable to mobile.
Inductive charging would be great, but we are not that far, but HD2 has power connector under his back cover, it is there for charging with car kit. Possible solution would be to use back cover with charging connectors and appropriate charging base. So I would just have to lay my phone on charging base without any connectors.
Is something like that on market?
Thanks
Martin
nope..........
There is in fact such a thing, but i do not know if it would work with the HD2.
I have seen something of that nature at cebit or something, really cant remember which computer convention it was, but it has been reviewed in various mag's
hxxp://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/30/gadget-of-the-week-powermat-wireless-charging-pad/
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I have seen an inductive charging pad system at Carpone Warehouse in UK.
Technically, i suppose it would be reasonably simple for a company like Powermat, or other inductive charging manufacturers to make a replacement battery cover for the HD2 that ties into the contacts on the back of the phone, which were originally going to be used with the car holder, before it got redesigned, and allow recharging of the battery.
Well... Inductive charging... Would be nice.. But:
There must be a coil build in in the back cover and some regulator hardware. That is making the back cover thicker. This might be no problem if they do it right.
An other posible problem is the induction itsef. It is close to the electronics of your phone. What will happen with the signals and even can it damige the electronics?
I would like to have it, but only when it is tested and no risk of dameging the phone and disturbing the signals.
Well Powermat make back covers for iPhone, Blackberry, Nintendo DS so it can't be doing that much damage
has anyone seen a power mat backplate yet ?
I believe from the CET and CeBIT 2009 and 2010 technology was shown for the integration of current wireless charging in mobile phones. I believe HTC has added a second charging connection just below the battery, behind the battery cover. Perhaps a flat coid can be placed at the back of the current cover. The coil can be connected to the secondary charging connection. It was previously inteded by HTC to be used with a special battery cover that connected to the first concept model of the HTC HD2 carkit.
I believe Duracell or another battery company demoed a wirless charging system that could be integrated with current mobile phones. Maybe it is a start to look there?
Even if it worked for hd2 it would charge the battery at very very slow rates (typically @ less than 80ma)
I never have my phone charging through usb...only into my pc when im copying files or flashing Roms
I just got a spare Battery & Desktop Charger, as i work 12hour shifts (listening to music) it comes handy having a spare battery
As long as inductive charging is in it´s childhood-state it´s another waste of valuable energy.
Not for the single phone or person but taken together the ever increasing billions of users it´s a massive waste of resources.
Did You know that the worldwide use of internet (PCs, Notebooks, Netbooks, Phones, Servers, transmission lines, amp-nodes etc.) consume already more energy than worldwide car-traffic ? Should make You think ...............
Hello,
Two quick notes: The Palm Pre battery cover coil has its terminals on the correct side and very close to the charging terminals in the chassis of the HD2, given the amount of room in the chassis. Unfortunately, it looks like the EVO has a larger battery cover, and from the pictures I doubt that the coil assembly would fit length-wise under the HD2 cover. I'm not sure if there are electronics in the "tail" of the assembly, but if that could be removed I think it would be easy enough to find terminal block that would fit in the indent of the HD2. If you look at the Palm assembly you can see the bulge for the coil, the four bulges for the stabilizing magnets (?) and the terminal, I can't see what would be in the tail besides maybe a diode.
Unfortunately, though, the cover of the HD2 is made of metal, which I think would cut down further the efficiency of the inductive coupling of the coils, maybe critically so. If they're using 1A 5V supplies for the base, it might push the supplied charging amperage low enough that it wouldn't be useful. So I think that until someone fabricates a plastic cover, adapting the Palm Touchstone might be difficult.
I do have to disagree that the use of the principles of induction is anything but mature; these inductive charging systems are basically loosely coupled one-to-one transformers, if I'm not mistaken. Engineers made excellent use of inductive coupling a long time ago, if nothing else those tube amps that some folks like so much sure did.
Regards
Any idea what the order is for the contacts below the battery?
I have my palm pixi cover and touchstone. I plan to remove the cover and attach everything to a hard plastic back cover. I just need to connect it to the right terminals.
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Any idea what the order is for the contacts below the battery?
I have my palm pixi cover and touchstone. I plan to remove the cover and attach everything to a hard plastic back cover. I just need to connect it to the right terminals.
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Unfortunately I have yet to find the pin-outs for these contacts. Please share them if you find the information.
You might get some information from this hack created by Derek Hughes. It looks like he has had a similar idea to yourself. Unfortunately he does not use the hidden contacts under the battery cover, instead he just re-routed the micro usb port, kinda messy and a bit impractical.
This hack was carried by many of the phone and tech blogs. But the links below are from Hackaday.
http://hackaday.com/2010/07/28/inductive-cellphone-charging-without-voiding-warranty/
http://hackaday.com/2010/08/01/update-custom-cellphone-induction-charging/
Good luck.
Can we combine or close this in favor of this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=762783&page=2
I received an e-mail from Powermat today and it looks like they have a receiver of some sort for various phones, HTC HD2 included. Unfortunately the unit is out of stock at the moment. Did anyone manage to snag one?
http://www.powermat.com/us/receivers/htc/receiver-door-for-htc-hd2.html
http://www.powermat.com/us/receivers/htc/receiver-door-for-htc-hd2.html
theres your solution
oh damit someone was before me well double means better! :>
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I received an e-mail from Powermat today and it looks like they have a receiver of some sort for various phones, HTC HD2 included. Unfortunately the unit is out of stock at the moment. Did anyone manage to snag one?
http://www.powermat.com/us/receivers/htc/receiver-door-for-htc-hd2.html
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I would get one
seems nice, whoever gets one
please do make a Video
http://www.powermat.com/us/pick-a-b...at-wireless-charging-station-for-htc-hd2.html
Many people complain about the short battery life of the HD2. Many complain about the bulkyness and uglyness of the extended batteries on offer. Many dream that a larger than stock capacity battery of the same size as stock will become a reality.
I am interested to know what is important for HD2 users, you cant have slimness with larger battery capacity, this is a law of physics. So tell me, if a solution came about that would significantly increase the battery capacity (beyond 2400mah), look good (not a lump on the back of the phone), provide a flat surface on the back of the phone, allow you to use your spare stock size batteries without the need to swap them all the time, with the only real compromise of doubling the thickness of the phone, would you buy it for a reasonable price (less that $50)?
I guess my basic question is, whats more important, slimness or capacity (lots of capacity I mean too, 3000mah+)?
I must say that I have never complained about the battery life when using Windows Mobile, even with heavy use I could get 2 days of life from it.
BUT since I'm now on a daily basis with Android, I must say that this is a problem, I can barely get to a full day with moderate to heavy use.
Now about you question, I WOULDN'T USE IT.
I like the size and feel of my HD2 (TMOUS one) and it happens that I have two extra batteries (bought because of android) even never having to use them yet I do change them and charge outside of the phone for easiness of not having to be near a wallplug everytime.
I just put those in the back of my phone to have an ideia of the size it would be with such an adapter. I would be inpratical to have this, so deep and big. It takes the easy and sleek feel of the HD2, to a bulky Kaiser (or more) stile.
Just buy a new battery, and if needed change it ONCE a day, ONE reboot in some sporadical day is better than a ALWAYS BIG phone wich is used to the full length of battery life rarely. .
My two cents.
Santroph
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I must say that I have never complained about the battery life when using Windows Mobile, even with heavy use I could get 2 days of life from it.
BUT since I'm now on a daily basis with Android, I must say that this is a problem, I can barely get to a full day with moderate to heavy use.
Now about you question, I WOULDN'T USE IT.
I like the size and feel of my HD2 (TMOUS one) and it happens that I have two extra batteries (bought because of android) even never having to use them yet I do change them and charge outside of the phone for easiness of not having to be near a wallplug everytime.
I just put those in the back of my phone to have an ideia of the size it would be with such an adapter. I would be inpratical to have this, so deep and big. It takes the easy and sleek feel of the HD2, to a bulky Kaiser (or more) stile.
Just buy a new battery, and if needed change it ONCE a day, ONE reboot in some sporadical day is better than a ALWAYS BIG phone wich is used to the full length of battery life rarely. .
My two cents.
Santroph
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You get nearly a full day with moderate to heavy use? Since I put android on I barely get a full day with little use
Interesting, considering the amount of complaining about the battery life, slimness is still more important. I can see why these fake 1600mah batteries are selling like hot cakes.
Thanks for the input! Keep it coming, id love to hear everyone's 2 cents on this issue.
Extended batteries make the beautiful Hd2 look like crap.
To give an example: If you could bring a bulky backpack of energy drinks with you all throughout the day to give you more energy BUT you had to wear that bulky backpack 24-7 (even at the office at work, while your going to the bathroom, EVERYWHERE) would you?
I sure wouldn't. I don't care how much more energy I would have throughout the day...
The only people who need extended batteries are people running Android since it sucks down the battery like crazy.
battery extender a better solution.
i have a gum pro 4400mAh battery extender. it can charge the hd2 2.5x from flat and since it can deliver 1A, you can use the hd2 while it's being charged. its small size and the fact you don't need to power the phone down to top it up make it a more practical solution for me than any extended battery.
I like the slimness of the HD2 and I intend to keep it that way.
the slimness is just perfect in pocket...the hd2 is huge, but thankfully slim. if it would be both, i couldnt take it with me
and for me the extented one looks horrible..and i'm just a WM-User, so i have no batterydrainproblem
DN41
Does anyone know if it is possible to power the HD2 from the micro USB supply while I swap batteries. I don't want to have to do a soft reset which loses what you are doing. But I'm worried that without the battery to absorb the power there is a risk of damaging the circuits?
I don't want to just try it because I already blew my main board by powering the USB through a cheep adapter and a Nokia charger that supplied too much power and had I to get it repaired/replaced. I'm hoping someone already knows. :???:
Sam
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You get nearly a full day with moderate to heavy use? Since I put android on I barely get a full day with little use
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Get SetCPU and Autokiller. Make profiles with setcpu, and set autokill on agressive mode. Your phone should last more than a day with little use.
I was using my original battery for normal everyday use
and the extended 2400 ah with kickstand for times when I knew I would have heavy or extended use. Next thing I knew I was just leaving the extended in all the time. It goes days on a charge and is not noticeably bulkier in my pocket and I am slim and wear jeans. Actually feels easier to hang on to. Fits the hand better and all that juice is there whenever I might need it.
i voted battery capacity :
BC if u ran outta battery then the slimness will become just overweight.
but if u have battery capacity then it worth it !
(Just a Point Of View)
I bought an extra battery off of ebay for $5.
The Hd2's battery is small enough to keep it in my wallet.
Why would anyone not keep a spare battery in their wallet/pocket and instead use a bulky battery case?
HD2 outdoor
I know, one can look crazy taking out HD2 somewhere out there in woods, but i do like wild hiking, and i do use GPS occasionally for getting directions. And My HD2 with Garmin well serves for that. For the battery - in my case i care about capacity, as my backpack and front pockets have enough space for "bulky" extension.
For "going green" - I have a wind charger (a device which charges itself when you bike using the power of wind, and can be used as a charger for mobiles), but it can charge the phone only up to 60%. So the spare battery for 3-4 days walk is a must have for my case.
My point is - It really depends on your needs. I am pretty sure extended thickness is somewhat a burden in everyday life.
Cheers
Correction: The wind charger sucks! Do not buy it. It has major flaws which render the device not worth the price.
So after looking at the teardown and assembly info online, I've started to percolate a notion in my head to double the battery capacity of the NC.
My thinking is that if you sacrifice a bit of structural reliability by cutting out the portion of the plate the battery is on, you could cram another NC battery, scavenged from the ruins of a dead one, into there and wire it in parallel. The end result would be a heavier, probably slightly girthier, NC, with 8000mAh of life. I don't care how bright your screen is or how many rooted roms you're using, that fool will last a looooooong time.
My question is primarily for electrical folks here: any pitfalls to watch out for? Do we know if there's any circuits in the battery itself that might interfere or is the battery unit just a collection of Li-Ion packs?
Of course if you think I'm a mad scientist who must be stopped at all costs, please feel free to chime in too. Just stand over there on the scorched X on the floor next to the death ray...
Hmmm if the kernel allows for a charge higher than the one its in now. Like the evo charging issue with extended battery
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Hmmm if the kernel allows for a charge higher than the one its in now. Like the evo charging issue with extended battery
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Don't believe I've heard of this. Whassat?
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Don't believe I've heard of this. Whassat?
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Like he said: Whaa? I had an EVO [fun] but couldn't stand the less than less-than-stellar battery life. I'm talking dead by 4pm crap. Bought an extended battery and noticed no improvement. Is that why? Finally downgraded to an EVO shi[f]t [less fun] but I'm not getting the kind of improvement I would've expected going from a 4.6 to 3.6 inch screen, after all aren't they the biggest battery sucks?
sounds too scary for me!!! I think I'd rather just replace the battery (if it is possible to purchase one...)
The main issues would be....
1. extra strain on the charging circuit.
2. the possibility of battery imbalance...leading to extra strain on charging circuits...possible overheat...boom
3. possibility of overheating due to combined heat from 2 batteries during heavy charging...boom.
make sure all of those are taken care of and you are golden. Personally, I would source a larger amperage battery with similar dimensions and wire it in.
I like the idea, carry on
Why not just charge thru USB? Car adapter or external power pack?
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Why not just charge thru USB? Car adapter or external power pack?
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Because that defeats the purpose of bringing it a long for camping ;p or being marooned on an island with a black fog monster and a bunch of other idiots.
Just get the Energizer XP8000 and a little duct tape and you can get about 10+ extra hours out of it.
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Just get the Energizer XP8000 and a little duct tape and you can get about 10+ extra hours out of it.
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Which model do you recommend?
Duck brand duct tape is pretty good
Gorilla works well too
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Just get the Energizer XP8000 and a little duct tape and you can get about 10+ extra hours out of it.
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I have one of those, and yes it will charge the Nook Color on the go.
Just a little heads up on the topic, android stores battery info in the boot partition I believe and that's what tells the kernal the status of the battery, I.e. a double capacity battery would report as fully charged when only half charged if you didn't Pachelhoffer the is/kernal and such to match the new capacity.
Correct me if I'm wrong!
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use external battery pack
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The main issues would be....
1. extra strain on the charging circuit.
2. the possibility of battery imbalance...leading to extra strain on charging circuits...possible overheat...boom
3. possibility of overheating due to combined heat from 2 batteries during heavy charging...boom.
make sure all of those are taken care of and you are golden. Personally, I would source a larger amperage battery with similar dimensions and wire it in.
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These are excellent points. I would avoid hacking the internal circuitry and instead get a hold of an external battery, design a circuit to drop the voltage to 5v and use the usb cable to charge up the battery. Trying to charge two batteries in parallel is asking for trouble because of the imbalance problem.
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Which model do you recommend?
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For the price, I got the XP1000 I think (its in my backpack which I left at work) I actually got it for my Epic to charge when I was out and about and moved around too much to use a wall charger. Works on the Nook too, but I haven't tried a real charge to see how much I get out of it. I would guess if I can charge my Epic 2-3 times that I could at least recharge the Nook once completely.
Warning - be careful screwing around with the internal LIPO battery and circuits. If something damages the single cell battery or voltage gets to low, and you try to add voltage and amps to it, it might puff up and if it does its flammable!
Its a single cell LIPO pack like used in rc airplanes and cars! They are very finicky to say the least when it comes to discharging and charging. Let alone if you want to hook up another one to it and do it wrongly! People have burnt down there whole house at night just over charging one and not babysitting the charging progress!
It is a lithium-polymer battery and not a lithium-ion!
They can catch fire when they puff instantly, many videos on youtube!
Correct me if im wrong, but the battery has a built in monitor and charge stopper so if you were to charge both the batterys via the micro usb slot you would need some sort of trickle charge/sbc kernel mod to overcome this which could be a real pain in the arse and not to mention dangerous considering trickle charge has been known to damage batteries on occasion and we do not have an easily replaceable battery.
I have this unit, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038VQET4. It will completely charge the battery of the nook.
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I have this unit, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038VQET4. It will completely charge the battery of the nook.
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And a lot of other things, I'd gather, judging by the number of "tips" it comes with.
Do you have any idea if it will charge an NC more than once?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8K3ipl8fI
It has a similar style to the GS3 desktop dock (which I have in black and use for my Note 1)
why didn't they have it charge the phone as well? seems like wasted opportunity. does the charger plugin into the wall? or usb?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8K3ipl8fI
It has a similar style to the GS3 desktop dock (which I have in black and use for my Note 1)
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Not worth it, there are many other cheaper options. This could have been a great device if they'd applied common sense and designed it such that it charged your phone at the same time. I think it's a stupid idea to remove your battery everyday to charge - that just greatly increases the chances that you'l break the phone.
Samsung needs to go back to the drawing board on this one. This is a really idiotic idea to put it kindly. I'll be getting the note, but I'll be avoiding this stupid dock at all costs!!!
This is not a dock. It is a battery charger that doubles as a stand. By not having a protruding USB connector, it allows the phone to be placed in landscape mode - great for movie watching.
The idea is not to remove the battery to charge it but rather to have a second battery ready and waiting, swapping them as needed I've been using this method with both my SG2s for about a year. The very flimsy plastic covers did withstand the abuse quite well.
I may or may not get this stand for the SGN2. The battery seems to last quite a long time, so I may not need to have a second one. Besides, the SG2 stand works well enough with the SGN2.
Having said this, not everyone will feel confortable with the constant removal of the cover and will prefer a "proper" phone charger/dock.
Yes, this setup is not for everyone, my main point was that it looks better than the external battery charger for the Note 1 battery, and for those that are familiar with it. It did the same thing, but looked cheaper and more like a generic no name unit you might buy off eBay.
If I had a spare battery, I'd rather charge it like this than have to use the phone.
If you want a dock, I use the GS3 one for my Note 1 and it works well.
There is no width restriction, so any phone with a usb port on the bottom should work. It even still works with the rubber gel case on my phone.
Audio out via the usb is handy too.
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Has anyone found this available online yet?
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That would annoy me for everyday use.
I actually like this a lot. Even though it would've been nice if they also designed it as a dock, this fits into my current daily habits with the Photon.
That was my setup with OG Note and plan to do the same with N2.
No more situations were you just don't want to grab your phone because it's charging. Or take second spare with you if you need etc.
Just brilliant imo.
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Has anyone found this available online yet?
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Here you go
http://www.mobilefun.com/36364-genu...le&referer=G&gclid=CO-w_cm_87ICFQXhQgod8SYA6w
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I just collected my Note II from the webshop and found that the 'old' (SGN) docking station can be used, applying some duck tape or other to compensate the slightly less wide & thinner design of the Note II.
The nice thing about the old docking station is that it charges the device and can be used on its side (movie watching) as well. There seems to be no similar docking station for the Note II available/planned so it really is the only way atm to charge in landscape mode (besides of course charging in portrait mode).
yep
mg35pt said:
This is not a dock. It is a battery charger that doubles as a stand. By not having a protruding USB connector, it allows the phone to be placed in landscape mode - great for movie watching.
The idea is not to remove the battery to charge it but rather to have a second battery ready and waiting, swapping them as needed I've been using this method with both my SG2s for about a year. The very flimsy plastic covers did withstand the abuse quite well.
I may or may not get this stand for the SGN2. The battery seems to last quite a long time, so I may not need to have a second one. Besides, the SG2 stand works well enough with the SGN2.
Having said this, not everyone will feel confortable with the constant removal of the cover and will prefer a "proper" phone charger/dock.
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I agree, I use my i9300 with an external charger and spare battery and it works great. Whenevef I drain my battery I just swap it out with my spare. I never have to plug my phone into a charger and wait for it to charge.
I have Anker Astro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmxnZqC5H8M
looks cumbersome to use, i would have to remove the note from the case, then remove the back. Id rather just use the wall charger.
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looks cumbersome to use, i would have to remove the note from the case, then remove the back. Id rather just use the wall charger.
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But, if you have a spare battery you will need to remove the case and back cover anyway...
The only reason you would buy this charger is if you have a spare battery...It would be pointless to buy it if you only have 1 battery that could stay in your phone the whole time
If I had a spare battery, I'd rather charge it outside of the phone, rather than have to have my phone tied to the charger whilst I charge up 2 batteries.
Or, have the ability to charge up one battery in the phone and another in the external charger at the same time eg. 2 dead (or almost dead) batteries at the end of the day, go to sleep with the phone charger and the spare in the external charger, wake up and the phone and spare are ready to go. Without an external charger, you need to either wake up in the middle of the night to swap the batteries in your phone, or allow a couple of hours in the morning before you leave to charge the 2nd battery.
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looks cumbersome to use, i would have to remove the note from the case, then remove the back. Id rather just use the wall charger.
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I have it by N7000. It is very simple with usb port. It is versatile with all smartphone, psp and compact camera. It has capacity of 5600 mAh and it is very small than large pack of gum.The full charge takes 6 hours
So I got one of these, doesn't come with wall plug or USB cable I am guessing it's designed to be used with the original note 2 wall charger? or will any USB wall charger work? Just worried about using a wall adaptor with the right amount of watts etc
From mobilefun's product description
Please note: The holder and battery charger doesn't come with a USB cable, in order to use the charging capabilities you would need to use the USB cable which comes with the phone.
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I got the one from Samsung's online US store and it comes with .7 amp usb charger. But the unit itself will suck the appropriate power it needs so using the same charger that comes with your phone (2 amp charger) is fine.
drexappeal said:
Here you go
http://www.mobilefun.com/36364-genu...le&referer=G&gclid=CO-w_cm_87ICFQXhQgod8SYA6w
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I've got this stand and it's really nice, but I'd prefer to have one that charged the phone and the battery at the same time. Anyone see one of those? I don't need the full smart dock with USB connections ... though that would be nice if it also charged a spare battery.
I'm switching from a Note 4 and swap out these super thin batteries almost daily.
All the batteries that are on Amazon that support quick charge seem to be mostly 10,000mAh and up. But I'm not looking for super big batteries.
I could work with a 4,000-6,000mAh battery pack that can recharge the phone at least one. If I go on a long trip, I'd rather carry only one in my pocket and then another in my backpack.
Is there a thin and short one that can fit comfortably in my jeans pocket?
I found this Auckey 6,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0, and while it is thin, it is longer than a phone. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0193B5VVY/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_JqRZwbG38AFCF
I would love something just as thin or shorter. Even a lipstick size one like this AUKEY Mini 5000mAh https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B1DJX02/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_hwRZwbVMC9J42 (but it's not Quick Charge compatible)
Anyone know of anything?
I was looking for the same a while ago and couldn't find any that size. Seems like the aukey 6Ah is the closest you'll get that's available now. For this phone I'm considering getting the Samsung battery backpack.
squallz506 said:
I was looking for the same a while ago and couldn't find any that size. Seems like the aukey 6Ah is the closest you'll get that's available now. For this phone I'm considering getting the Samsung battery backpack.
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http://phandroid.com/2016/02/23/the...arges-your-galaxy-s7-without-any-wires-video/
Hmm.. That's interesting. I wonder what is the speed of wireless charging.
I just hate having to carry a battery pack and making the phone thicker just to accommodate having extra battery during the day.
What would also be cool though, is a battery pack like the auckey, that could charge the phone wirelessly if they were both in your pocket together.
EvanWasHere said:
http://phandroid.com/2016/02/23/the...arges-your-galaxy-s7-without-any-wires-video/
Hmm.. That's interesting. I wonder what is the speed of wireless charging.
I just hate having to carry a battery pack and making the phone thicker just to accommodate having extra battery during the day.
What would also be cool though, is a battery pack like the auckey, that could charge the phone wirelessly if they were both in your pocket together.
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There's this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HY..._UL100_SR100,100_&refRID=1BXQ6Q13XKCE0GXC2S06
But no guarantee it'll work in your pocket. It only has one coil (to be able to charge anywhere on it you would need 3) and the output is low at [email protected]
Edit: the bulk doesn't bother me, it's less bulky than carrying another device.
squallz506 said:
There's this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HY..._UL100_SR100,100_&refRID=1BXQ6Q13XKCE0GXC2S06
But no guarantee it'll work in your pocket. It only has one coil (to be able to charge anywhere on it you would need 3) and the output is low at [email protected]
Edit: the bulk doesn't bother me, it's less bulky than carrying another device.
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A rubber band can keep them together.. but then I worry about the heat while charging. Plus it takes 3-6 hours to charge which is crazy.
I guess I have to wait for something better to come along. In the meantime, I ordered the silver S7 Edge.
I will also order the Auckey 6,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 I linked below and the Anker Astro E1 5200mAh Candy bar, which doesn't have Quick Charge, but supposedly does high speed charging and try them out.
It sucks that I will go from carrying an extra 3220mAh battery that weighs less than 45 grams and smaller than 3 credit cards to carrying something bigger than a candy bar and weighing 136 grams (and this doesnt even include the size of the cable when plugged in). But I guess that's progress??
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There's this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HYAZMU2/ref=pd_aw_sim_107_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=31KNTive9VL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL100_SR100%2C100_&refRID=1BXQ6Q13XKCE0GXC2S06
But no guarantee it'll work in your pocket. It only has one coil (to be able to charge anywhere on it you would need 3) and the output is low at [email protected]
Edit: the bulk doesn't bother me, it's less bulky than carrying another device.
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I had that for my Nexus 6 and it was okay, but very inefficient. I don't think it's worth the $$ unless it had a higher capacity.
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