Hey all!
Today I got the Official Samsung Craddle. This one to be precise. http://www.smartphoneshop.nl/product/199368/123781/5076/samsung-desktop-dock-for-sii-siii-note.html
However, I noticed it charges ultra slow. It goes like 1% per 5 minutes. Does anyone else have experience with this thing for the Note 2?
Should I return it?
And if so, which dock would u suggest?
Grtz,
Dancol
Anyone?
I can't comment on that product specifically, but I have 2 USB chargers in my car both with a 2 amp output, one's a Samsung product for charging my Tab, the other is a Griffin, both will charge my phone even when using the Sat nav, at about the same rate the actual wall charger works at, so there has got to be something wrong with your unit.
The only way of knowing for sure before passing judgment, is to get a normal car charger with the 2 amp output the phone needs and compare the charging time against it and the dock you have.
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RavenY2K3 said:
I can't comment on that product specifically, but I have 2 USB chargers in my car both with a 2 amp output, one's a Samsung product for charging my Tab, the other is a Griffin, both will charge my phone even when using the Sat nav, at about the same rate the actual wall charger works at, so there has got to be something wrong with your unit.
The only way of knowing for sure before passing judgment, is to get a normal car charger with the 2 amp output the phone needs and compare the charging time against it and the dock you have.
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The dock says on the bottom 500~1000mAH. That is not enough then?
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The dock says on the bottom 500~1000mAH. That is not enough then?
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1 amp will be enough to charge, but will charge much slower than a charger with a 2 amp output.
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That dock is for the s2 & s3
Both of which use a 1amp charger
Note will work with a 1amp charger but will take alot longer to charge
Get a 2amp charger and ya probelms are solved
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1 amp will be enough to charge, but will charge much slower than a charger with a 2 amp output.
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Ah oke! Thanks for the info!
Framedtrash said:
That dock is for the s2 & s3
Both of which use a 1amp charger
Note will work with a 1amp charger but will take alot longer to charge
Get a 2amp charger and ya probelms are solved
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Didn't know that would pretty much reduce my charge time to 20%. Normally it goes somewhere around 1% per min but with the dock it went 1% per 5 mins!
Framedtrash said:
That dock is for the s2 & s3
Both of which use a 1amp charger
Note will work with a 1amp charger but will take alot longer to charge
Get a 2amp charger and ya probelms are solved
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I have the same dock and it seems to be a limitation of the dock.
I use the charger and USB cake that came with the Note 2, but it still charges slowly (with the phone screen turned off)
If I pull the cable out of the back of the dock and plug it into the phone directly, it charges sit twice as fast.
I think the dock only puts out 1 amp, even with the 2 amp charger connected to it.
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Hi everyone.
Recently i lost my orginal charger that comes with GN.
And i decieded to buy a new one.it is samsung branded but for tablet and the output is 2A.
If im not wrong the orginal is 700mA.
Now when i put the phone into charge i feel a little lag and slow down while its charging.
My question is why such a thing happening.?
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Original one is 5v 1A
| message swifted from Note, travelled in the air to gateway and wi-maxed to [email protected] |
The original charger output rating is 5.0V 1.0A....well have charged my note many times through LG and nokia chargers but never faced any lags or slow performance..
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I am not sure with the note but I have experienced this with previous phones. using different charger of different diff rating damages the battery life
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I use both, 1 and 2 A
Anyway the charging current is controlled by kernel.
If I remember right it is limited to 2A
(been a while since i looked into the driver code)
Once i had issues where when my touch response was very jumpy I mean was unable to type a single correct word.. Later on i plugged the charger directly to the wall socket and it was fine. It was a problem with the spike buster, some grounding issues and the charger was original samsung note.. Was able to replicate the same with dellstreak on the same spike buster..
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So its safe to use 2A charger.
And is there any advantages to charge by higher amp?
I mean maybe faster charging time.
And the other question remains with lags and performance issue....!
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Yes it charges much faster. However as stated before, it might have a negative effect on battery life.
Then again the price of a new battery won't kill us
For now my battery is still ok and I bought my Note last year...
Ok i switched the wall AC plug to another one. And no lags anymore.
I think it was that grounding thing our friend said before.
Currently im using 3250 battery gold.china made. Hope new charger wont couse any problem to this battry.
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Just check in the beginning that it doesn't run hot while charging.
Acually it was hot with orginal charger while charging before.
But now its totally fine.
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Sadra.imam said:
Ok i switched the wall AC plug to another one. And no lags anymore.
I think it was that grounding thing our friend said before.
Currently im using 3250 battery gold.china made. Hope new charger wont couse any problem to this battry.
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Glad that it helped you... I thought that I broke the touchscreen digitizer cause when this happened to me I was unable to even unclock the screen at first few go's... :beer: cheers
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Cheers mate.:beer:
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My friend bought an SGN2 yesterday and I saw that the original charger that came with it was 5.0V2A.. I was surprised but i want to try it out.. for sure it would slash the charging time in half.. >
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My friend bought an SGN2 yesterday and I saw that the original charger that came with it was 5.0V2A.. I was surprised but i want to try it out.. for sure it would slash the charging time in half.. >
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And take the battery as well with it in half the time!!
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yes it mite damage the battery
Yes the more amps the better so long as the volts match . Better a more powerful, than weak.
The phone draws what it needs no more
It will not screw the batt. It draws what it needs .underpower is worse . The charger could blow...not that way
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In my experience using phone while its on charging progress will not effect the process and time with 2A charger.
In any case using 2A is best.
I bought an orginal samsung tablet charger which is match with other orginal accessory that comes with phone.nice....
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Following Ohm's law, assuming we have the same resistance (the battery/charging circuit), the AMPs (current) would not rise as long as the Voltage wont rise..
So as long as your charger is pumping out 5v, the charging circuit on the phone would take control of the current.. 2A on the charger simply means it can pump out 2A max when the charging circuit demands that much.. I have a 12V 30A power supply and I'm using it to light some LEDs.. They dont burn out.. They only take the current that they need...
Simply saying, even if you have a 5v Unlimited Amp charger, It wont kill your phone.. The charging circuit will take control of the current limit.. If it senses that there is an overcurrent in the system, it will cut it off.. If you have a charger that pumps out more than 5v (I'm sure that is a non standard USB charger) then thats the time you have to worry..
thats a lot explanatory
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so its safe to say 5V & any Amp is ok
Hi guys. I would like to know what to look out for when buying a 3rd party charger for the Galaxy Note 2. For wall and car. I am using a cheap usb car charger which i bought from ebay ard $2 for my old Galaxy S2 and it works great. But when I charge my new Note 2, it was very slow.
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The stock Note 2 charger is rated at 2A, so anything less will charge the Note 2 slower.
Soo ill just find a 2A usb adapter for my car or wall? will it make my battery faulty using a 3rd party 2A usb adapter?
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Soo ill just find a 2A usb adapter for my car or wall? will it make my battery faulty using a 3rd party 2A usb adapter?
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Depends on the quality of the charger. You get what you pay for. Cheap & nasty is usually exactly that.
If in doubt, put the thing on a multimeter and check its output.
i bought a 3rd party 2A Car charger and it still charge my Galaxy Note 2 slow. Anyone can recommend me a good charger which u guys are using right now?
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Very unlikely that will work if doing intensive stuff on the note as the charging is made for Apple products we have a long thread discussing car chargers in the Sprint forum
husain3d said:
i bought a 3rd party 2A Car charger and it still charge my Galaxy Note 2 slow. Anyone can recommend me a good charger which u guys are using right now?
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This is the charger that I use. I admit that I don't charge my Note II in the car very often, but the few times I've used it, it worked well.
+1 - I use this charger and it seems to charge just as fast as my AC adapter, although I've never used the phone simultaneously as its charging. Obviously i have it plugged in to the 2A side.
This is the charger that I use. I admit that I don't charge my Note II in the car very often, but the few times I've used it, it worked well.[/QUOTE]
Very hard to beat this charger. I have a few of them to take on trips and such, in case I forget it. Fast charging... at least double to triple what I saw trying to charge off a USB port (car or PC).
Plus you can't beat the price! Just make sure it's genuine (the one on amazon is).
Just bought one of THESE 3 days ago. Works fine here.
So do any of these actually charge at 2A? Does CurrentWidget report it as 2A?
Do they significantly increase battery life while in heavy use (using satnav with screen on)?
Thanks.
artnada said:
Just bought one of THESE 3 days ago. Works fine here.
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was thinking of getting one trough your link, turns out its a refferal link
I have read countless threads and looked at many chargers and I just can't seem to find a 2a car and a 2a home charger. I just ordered this charger and this cable and it just doesn't work above 700ma. When I use the stock cable I get to 1300mah for a sec and then about 900 steady. This is on both ports. Someone please help me before I lose it! The only one that works at 1500mah is the cable and charger that came with my phone.
Charger
Cable
Thanks in advance.
Well, I can say from repeated certainty that this 6' cable charges at the same rate as the stock cable but is actually nice.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004GF8TIK/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1357187762&sr=8-1&pi=SL75
Also, my Qmadix car charger with dual 2.1A ports does very near stock AC levels when charging 1 device. My results are in the mega 2A car charger thread, but that's a spendy charger.
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Well, I can say from repeated certainty that this 6' cable charges at the same rate as the stock cable but is actually nice.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004GF8TIK/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1357187762&sr=8-1&pi=SL75
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Thanks!
EDIT:Redundent
As far as home chargers, HP Touchpad charger is the winner easily. IME. Expensive but worth it.
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A quick search on the lowest priced "oem note 2 charger" on ebay got me these, both 2A:
Home
Car
I saw a cable at Best Buy which is pretty nice, it has El Wire that flashes quickly(battery at 0-65%), slow (battery at 66-99%) and turns off when the battery is full. Would that cable be okay to use to charge my phone?
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go on the google play store and buy the nexus 7 2A charger. im using that one for my note 2 and its working flawlessly.
I have a cheap gas station 2 port usb car charger rated at 2amp for one port and 1amp for the other. Works great and I think it cost maybe 10 bucks. My phone charges at well over 1300mah in the car using a cheap usb cable I got at walgreens or some ****
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I just went to Walgreens also. They have 2 usb port car chargers that charge one port at 2.1amp and the other at 1amp. It was only 10$. They also have a 2.1 amp wall charger as well.
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go on the google play store and buy the nexus 7 2A charger. im using that one for my note 2 and its working flawlessly.
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I'm also looking for 2A replacement... How's the charging time compare to the stock Note 2 charger?
how do you measure the output while the device is charging? Is there an app to test how much juice is coming in real time?
I use a 2A HP Touchpad charger in my living room and a T-Mobile branded 3A dual USB charger in my bedroom (see links below). The T-Mobile charger charges my Note2 from 9% to 100% in less than 2 hours when I only use 1 of the USB ports. I'm not sure what the rate is when both ports are used. I've had this for a couple years and use it to charge (individually and simultaneously) my phones and tablets without any problem.
Close-up of power info (ebay): http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/4/4/5/3/webimg/557630115_o.jpg
Description from T-Mobile: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/AddOns...85a-3de2fcaa1aa4&inCart=True&catCode=22&qty=1
T-Mobile is out of stock, but you can find it on ebay for $6 refurbished or $13 new.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Authent...403209?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43b68b7b49
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-T-M...191500?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4d07f83f8c
There's also the Blackberry Playbook Folding Blade charger that pushes 1.8A.
HKSpeed said:
how do you measure the output while the device is charging? Is there an app to test how much juice is coming in real time?
I use a 2A HP Touchpad charger in my living room and a T-Mobile branded 3A dual USB charger in my bedroom (see links below). The T-Mobile charger charges my Note2 from 9% to 100% in less than 2 hours when I only use 1 of the USB ports. I'm not sure what the rate is when both ports are used. I've had this for a couple years and use it to charge (individually and simultaneously) my phones and tablets without any problem.
Close-up of power info (ebay): http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/4/4/5/3/webimg/557630115_o.jpg
Description from T-Mobile: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/AddOns...85a-3de2fcaa1aa4&inCart=True&catCode=22&qty=1
T-Mobile is out of stock, but you can find it on ebay for $6 refurbished or $13 new.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Authent...403209?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43b68b7b49
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-T-M...191500?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4d07f83f8c
There's also the Blackberry Playbook Folding Blade charger that pushes 1.8A.
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I'm using "Battery Monitor Pro" not sure how accurate it is but most people I ran across seems to use that app.
This is the stock ac charger result
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34868700&postcount=121
desairs said:
When I use the stock cable I get to 1300mah for a sec and then about 900 steady. This is on both ports. Someone please help me before I lose it! The only one that works at 1500mah is the cable and charger that came with my phone.
Charger
Cable
Thanks in advance.
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Lol, I am on my third phone and third charger and they all acting same just within a week. Nonsense. This device has some charging problems.
I just wanted to say best of luck to you.
nmw407 said:
I just went to Walgreens also. They have 2 usb port car chargers that charge one port at 2.1amp and the other at 1amp. It was only 10$. They also have a 2.1 amp wall charger as well.
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Yep that sounds like the one I have. It has a little pull handle on it too
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2 Amps. Extra USB port. Fixed wire (so you don't lose it). Bought it in October and it works awesome.
$12.89. It's the best option out there, IMO (aside from the stock one).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005AWO8V0/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004X71HXU/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00
I have that one, super slim profile so it looks like its part of your car instead of something plugged into your cigarette lighter. Works like a charm.
Just thought I'd share something simple that helps if ur charging ur phone in the car. I've noticed a lot of chargers charge at 1 amp. Seems like it took for ever to charge my phone in the car. I recently bought a 2.1 amp charger for $10 and the charging difference is huge. 6-7 % in 10 minutes with full brightness and gps on. Just thought I'd pass this info on. Sometimes it's the simple things we overlook..
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Just thought I'd share something simple that helps if ur charging ur phone in the car. I've noticed a lot of chargers charge at 1 amp. Seems like it took for ever to charge my phone in the car. I recently bought a 2.1 amp charger for $10 and the charging difference is huge. 6-7 % in 10 minutes with full brightness and gps on. Just thought I'd pass this info on. Sometimes it's the simple things we overlook..
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There is a lot more to it than just that. Many actual 2 amp + battery chargers refuse to charge at the full 1.9 amp. Apparently the stock samsung charger gives off a certain resistance between the data terminals. Some cheap usb cables drop the resistance to where it will not charge at full 1.9 even with the correct adapter.
I ended up soldering some resistors in my car charger and replacing the 2 wire usb cable with a 4 wire usb cable that I had laying around. It now charges at the full 1.9 amps. It's rated for 2 amps.
Found all the info here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274321
Hey primo
Could u share the link for the charger you bought and where?
Thanks.
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Hey primo
Could u share the link for the charger you bought and where?
Thanks.
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i like this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088U4YAG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
thanks for pointing out the amps primo.. went and got 2 amp charger from biglots for 8$..much better.. was using a very old one and it was worthless.. also using factory cable instead of aftermarket made huge difference
I charge using external batteries...most of the time. I take it that using the correct cable would make a large difference as well
I use Monoprice PID 10239, works great
edit: scratch that, monoprice PID 10239 has a 3 amp fuse which blew when my gf tried to charge her iPhone at the same time as my GS4.
search TopG charger on Amazon for a more compact, fuseless 4.4A car charger. It's $9 and Prime eligible. Fuses in car chargers are pointless since the cigarette lighter receptacle is already fused to 10 or 15 amps in your car.
I bought a car charger from a Chinese eBay vendor and my phone charges from <5% to 50% in roughly 30 minutes.
I actually built my own charger that I hard wired into my car and I love it. I had a snap fish desk charger that crapped out on me, so I bought a lm2596 adjustable power supply for a couple bucks on eBay. Wired that up to the snap fish cable, adjusted the voltage and away I went. The module has a 3 amp capacity so it charges my phone or tablet quickly.
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I actually built my own charger that I hard wired into my car and I love it. I had a snap fish desk charger that crapped out on me, so I bought a lm2596 adjustable power supply for a couple bucks on eBay. Wired that up to the snap fish cable, adjusted the voltage and away I went. The module has a 3 amp capacity so it charges my phone or tablet quickly.
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i'm using one of these but the charging keeps cutting in and out. i think i may have fudged up the wiring, i wired it to an add-a-fuse but i may need to just wire it directly.
I would keep the fuse in there. You never know when these cheap electronics will crap out and could potentially start a fire. I would make sure your connections are secure. To me it sounds like loose worrying or a bad unit. I used one of those in girlfriends car, works great-I put a switch in there to cut power if not being used.
I have 4 of these. I love them. I use them with oem Samsung cables and get full charging power on 2 devices.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E1UWA4O