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Planning to buy a second battery for the HD2.
Certainly would be convenient to be able to charge the spare battery externally, and have it ready for use.
Anyone know of an external battery charger that is available? Anyone here actually tried one, and could tell us if it works well or not?
I see one on Ebay-
http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-AC-WALL...CH-HD2-T8585-/290466531133?pt=PDA_Accessories
Don't know if it is any good though.
Also, not sure if it is really for the HD2 battery. The ad says it is for the "HTC TOUCH HD2 T8585".
Is the HD2 ever called "Touch HD2"? Or do they have it confused with the Touch Pro? What is that number T8585?
Farther down I thought I recall it said something like "for Sprint HD2", although I don't see that now. Sprint doesn't have the HD2, does it?
Even at a cheap price like that, it would be kind of a drag to buy that, and it doesn't fit the HD2 battery at all, then you have to pay for return shipping. (At least it is shipped from the USA, unusual for that kind of thing.)
Anyone here tried one of these, or another one? It would certainly add to the convenience, if one has an extra battery, to be able to charge one externally? (This one says it can charge two, but I don't see how from the pic.)
I just bought a spare battery from this place.
http://www.obostore.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_45&products_id=189
I bought one and it cooks my batteries. We should start a thread dedicated to finding after market and OEM batteries online. I purchased several batteries from ebay vendors and IMMEDIATELY tested them using a Triton (RC Hobby Computer chargers) it is sophisticated and charges to max recommended voltage then MEASURES the wattage during a fixed drain cycle. I sent up the drain cycle assuming a 5 hour talk time. (MAH of batteries / 5). EBAY batteries consistently only gave 750-850 mah although they claimed over 1000. One seller (I tested 2 batteries) only had 450 and 465 mah.
I purchased cradle chargers, "OEM" Car chargers, as well as wall chargers. The bottom line is that Chinese produced items are prey to the lowest price regime that is the nature of the Chinese market. Quality is non existent, just the lowest price for an item that resembles a quality product.
Stick with verizon, sprint etc chargers that are proven and tested. That was the best solution for me. I tried to purchase an "OEM" HTC [email protected] charger ebay. It had a poor replica of an HTC logo and it also seems to overcharge and cook my batteries.
Anyone else have any experience or opinions?
Now you got me scared about buying one of the battery chargers.
By the way though, just about everything we buy here (certainly electronics) is made in China. But yes, if it is non brand name, or fake brand name, it might not (or might) have the same quality. (And if shipped from China, not worth returning if it is a dud.)
You say "stick with Verizon and Sprint chargers". Well, the HD2 is not sold by Sprint and Verizon. Are you saying they put out a charger for one of their phones, that uses the exact same batteries? Link to those chargers? Thanks.
chrisnia said:
I bought one and it cooks my batteries. We should start a thread dedicated to finding after market and OEM batteries online. I purchased several batteries from ebay vendors and IMMEDIATELY tested them using a Triton (RC Hobby Computer chargers) it is sophisticated and charges to max recommended voltage then MEASURES the wattage during a fixed drain cycle. I sent up the drain cycle assuming a 5 hour talk time. (MAH of batteries / 5). EBAY batteries consistently only gave 750-850 mah although they claimed over 1000. One seller (I tested 2 batteries) only had 450 and 465 mah.
I purchased cradle chargers, "OEM" Car chargers, as well as wall chargers. The bottom line is that Chinese produced items are prey to the lowest price regime that is the nature of the Chinese market. Quality is non existent, just the lowest price for an item that resembles a quality product.
Stick with verizon, sprint etc chargers that are proven and tested. That was the best solution for me. I tried to purchase an "OEM" HTC [email protected] charger ebay. It had a poor replica of an HTC logo and it also seems to overcharge and cook my batteries.
Anyone else have any experience or opinions?
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i got my battery and external charger here:
http://www.mobimega.com/momax-u-charger-battery-and-phone-charger.html
http://www.mobimega.com/momax-mobile-phone-replacement-battery.html
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i got my battery and external charger here:
http://www.mobimega.com/momax-u-charger-battery-and-phone-charger.html
http://www.mobimega.com/momax-mobile-phone-replacement-battery.html
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Thank you, but just telling us where you bought your battery and charger don't tell us much, without a review of them.
I also posted a link to a charger in the OP, and asked if anyone has tried it, and knows if it is any good.
The previous poster wrote that the no-name chargers can damage the batteries. I don't know if he or she is correct or not, but it scared me about buying one. The battery and charger you linked to are no-name. Have you tested them, the way the previous poster did?
Also, the products you linked to seem very expensive, but I don't know the relationship of Hong Kong dollars to US dollars. Anyone know?
Well, I just bought the one I mentioned in the second post, from Ebay.
At $5.99, free shipping, ships from the USA, I figure not much to lose.
I guess I'll be nervous whether the poster is correct about generic chargers "cooking" batteries. I don't know how I would know, if the charger is damaging to batteries or not. Would they be too hot after charging?
By the way, for those interested in a "cradle" for the HD2, which also has a space for charging an extra battery, I saw one on Amazon, about $20. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1FZ013TFV210J7ZAEDS6
(I have no need for a cradle though, and prefer the small charger only design.
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Thank you, but just telling us where you bought your battery and charger don't tell us much, without a review of them.
I also posted a link to a charger in the OP, and asked if anyone has tried it, and knows if it is any good.
The previous poster wrote that the no-name chargers can damage the batteries. I don't know if he or she is correct or not, but it scared me about buying one. The battery and charger you linked to are no-name. Have you tested them, the way the previous poster did?
Also, the products you linked to seem very expensive, but I don't know the relationship of Hong Kong dollars to US dollars. Anyone know?
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lol.. i am using the charger and battery as we speak... and its not some no-name charger and battery.. the brand is MOMAX.. they have a website momax.net which shows their items.. the battery is fit for use for HD2 original battery and the momax battery, which is why i bought it.. the charger has got 2 charging points, direct to hd2 like the normal charger, and external battery charging function, which is what i liked about it.. no need to switch between 2 chargers, 1 stop solution for the battery in my phone and the other spare battery, whether is it the original battery or their momax battery.
Well, having a name one never heard of like "Momax", doesn't mean the product is not "no name". By the latter I did not mean no name at all, but not a recognized brand name.
Not saying that all products without a recognized brand name are no good (I ended up ordering one, in fact), just that one is taking a chance. (And I think I would have taken just as much of a chance with "Momax" as with the one I ordered.) Besides, the one I ordered was shipped from the USA, much better for returns, quick shipping, etc., than something ordered from Hong Kong.
By the way, do you work for that company "Momax"?
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lol.. i am using the charger and battery as we speak... and its not some no-name charger and battery.. the brand is MOMAX.. they have a website momax.net which shows their items.. the battery is fit for use for HD2 original battery and the momax battery, which is why i bought it.. the charger has got 2 charging points, direct to hd2 like the normal charger, and external battery charging function, which is what i liked about it.. no need to switch between 2 chargers, 1 stop solution for the battery in my phone and the other spare battery, whether is it the original battery or their momax battery.
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Well, having a name one never heard of like "Momax", doesn't mean the product is not "no name". By the latter I did not mean no name at all, but not a recognized brand name.
Not saying that all products without a recognized brand name are no good (I ended up ordering one, in fact), just that one is taking a chance. (And I think I would have taken just as much of a chance with "Momax" as with the one I ordered.) Besides, the one I ordered was shipped from the USA, much better for returns, quick shipping, etc., than something ordered from Hong Kong.
By the way, do you work for that company "Momax"?
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Where did you get yours from? I ordered one off of Ebay for 5 bucks. Got it 3 weeks later and it worked for one charge, then died. I emailed them and they agreed to send me another one without question, but it's going to be another 3 weeks until I see it.
lol.. of course not rofl..
im from Singapore, not Hong Kong.. and besides, shipping from Hong Kong to where i live is cheaper than from europe and the states, not to mention currency conversion..
I really wish there was a cradle charger that worked with the Otterbox cases!
has anyone heard of this battery? the company is called powergen http://www.amazon.com/1200mAh-Power...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1284442457&sr=1-22
misterlim said:
has anyone heard of this battery? the company is called powergen http://www.amazon.com/1200mAh-Power...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1284442457&sr=1-22
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nope, not me..
I have the charger pictured in the 2nd post here, ive had it for over 2 months charging batteries in it daily and have had no problems with the charger or batteries.
The seller i bought it from was US based and they also shipped 2 additional batteries with it, so i now rotate my batteries. I have one in the phone, a spare that i carry in my wallet, and one in the charger at all times. When the phone battery dies it goes into the charger, the charged one goes to my wallet ,and the one in my wallet goes to the phone.
I started doing this ever since I had to return by HD2 due to a damaged USB port causing it to go into car kit mode. I think i have only used this new HD2's USB port twice for charging since i got it. I prefer to just swap the batteries.
This works out great because i never have to worry about carrying around a charger and finding a place to stop for awhile to charge up a bit
It does however seem the charger is incapable of charging a battery and phone via the usb port simultaneously. If i put a dead battery in it the charge light will light up red to indicate it is charging, as soon as i plug something into the usb port the light will go blue to indicate charging is done. Im guessing the internal power supply isnt beefy enough to simultaneously charge both
Just bought the same charger listed in the 2nd post. Seller informed me of delayed USPS pickup due to the snow storm in NY area
Oh well for $5 if it doesn't work as expected it won't hurt my wallet.
charger arrived last night, tested with the stock battery. Charged to full in 3 hours, so far so good.
Only complaint: the charger is slight narrower compared to the battery, so about 1/8 inch of the battery is sticking out during the charging process. It does look cheap but gets the job done. Besides, it's only $5.
Now I just swap batteries (I bought an extra battery elsewhere) and don't have to use the USB port to charge anymore, woohoo!
going to buy this charger from ebay..will review it later when it comes
http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-AC-WALL...ccessories&hash=item43a75dfaf5#ht_2065wt_1139
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charger arrived last night, tested with the stock battery. Charged to full in 3 hours, so far so good.
Only complaint: the charger is slight narrower compared to the battery, so about 1/8 inch of the battery is sticking out during the charging process. It does look cheap but gets the job done. Besides, it's only $5.
Now I just swap batteries (I bought an extra battery elsewhere) and don't have to use the USB port to charge anymore, woohoo!
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Busted USB port here, about 6 months ago, bought the same charger and a spare battery, and it hasn't failed me yet. The battery does stick out the one side a bit, but it works. Only problem I ever had was the one time I let my gf switch my batteries in it and she bent one of the charger's contact pins. I bent it back, and it's worked well since.
I actually prefer battery swapping now over charging.
Having looked at a number of UK websites, only one said a USB cable came with the charger. I had been planning on buying an OEM 2 amp charger. Then I saw Clove were saying it came with a spare USB cable so the price of £24.99 didn't seem so bad any more. Got it on Friday and, yes, it did have a USB cable in the pack.
Tried it in my car runing Co-Pilot sat nav and my battery indicator showed that the charge was still going up so I am very pleasedwith it.
Only slightly disappointing thing is that the charger has only one output whereas some of the OEM ones have two, one 2 amp and one 1 amp. However, I tried it with my charger splitter and it still showed the charge was going up.
most cheap usb car charges have a screwable top; just take out the glass fuse and replace it with a 2amp/2000mA fuse which you can get at autozone, radio shack,home depot....pretty much anywhere
Really? if i just change the glass fuse i can use any usb car charge?
Is not dangerous for the electric impiant of the car?
No You can't. It is not the fuse that decides how much current the charger can give.
The fuse just protects the charger from blowing if something fails.
The regulator used in the charger sets the charging current.
true you can buy a regulator at radio shack. i've seen the 7805 for about a buck 50.
Ok, tnx guy!
Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.
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Go to Best Buy or your local Apple store and pickup the Incase Ipad car charger. I've tested and works just fine with the Tab.
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There are generic 2A USB cigarette lighter / car chargers on eBay for a third of the price. Worth trying too
Would you mind posting a pic of the charger?
I just bought Samsungs Car Adapter kit (ECA-P10CBECSTD) from local store, 27.90€.
It comes with cigarette lighter 12/24V usb adapter, 2 Amps 5V output, and a proprietary Samsung Tab usb cable.
A little pricey, ok, but now I have a second usb cable and a car adapter with enough output amps without fuss.
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Here's the one from Clove.
Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.
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Or there's this one also on Amazon for 99p (+£4.50 delivery!) which apparently can charge the Tab. You still need to add in the cost of the proprietary Samsung USB cable though to match the official car charger features, so not much of a bargain really...
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Amazon UK are selling the Samsung car charger for £20.83. Pretty good deal with free delivery.
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My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.
Beards said:
My only concern is nowhere does it mention the cable actually comes with the charger.
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The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .
paulshields said:
The cable is in the picture so if it doesn't come with one then get on to trades description bods .
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That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.
No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.
If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.
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That's all fine and dandy Paul but will an individual be bothered contacting officials just for the sake of a few pounds.
No, what I'm saying is why is it not listed..... and if anyone is considering purchasing one I would recommend they save themselves any issues by first contacting the seller to ascertain if the cable is indeed part of the deal.
If you check the item model number it's listed as a charger, nothing further.
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OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .
Guys, just so you know, you can get very cheap 2A chargers on ebay. The cable problem is still impossible to solve, but I'm sure Hong Kong people are working on it, so it might be best to wait a month and order a cheap replacement cable, rather then paying ridiculous amount of money for Samsung's original cable.
I ordered one of these a couple weeks ago:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...b43hTuXib7JjWUKJhg%3D&viewitem=#ht_1776wt_959
Came in today, and I swear the sync cable it came with is identical to the one my Tab came with, right down to the Samsung logo.
Car charger itself is a 5.0v/2000mA, looks well built, fused, and comes in a very nice retail package.
Considering the cable alone is $29 from my carrier, it's a hell of a deal. I basically bought a cable for $23 and got a car charger for free.
Hey croak that cellet charger doesnt work. it has the charging symbol crossed out... I guess you need to do usb2usb soldering mod to use any 5v2A charger. I saw the thread on here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845844
paulshields said:
OK well I've just ordered one so we'll soon see . The picture on Amazon looks almost identical to the one on Clove. Here's hoping they're the same otherwise I've bought the world's most expensive charger .
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Paul,
Any luck with this item?
It the saying its too good to be true...it is...I bought one of theses Chargers for $20.59. it works and charges but then when it came time to the fan...I opened it and there was no fan inside...I went back to look at the box and the serial number was different on the Box and the unit..
I emailed the Seller and told her what Happened...I Immediately received a Refund and told to Keep the Charger...
Buyer Beware in XDA Land
http://www.ebay.com/itm/32188979637...49&var=510836497917&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Half price chargers being sold from China. Go figure. Maybe it's because I grew up jaded in NYC, but if I see something like this, it SCREAMS counterfeit.
Thanks for the head up
I have no idea why someone would risk spending $30 on this product.
Amazon sells the Samsung Fast Wireless Charger for $49.99 which includes the fast charge power adapter (the Ebay version does not).
Of course its fake lol, mostly anything off ebay that comes from China is a knockoff.
The Q? - does it charge faster than normal wireless charger?
The Dash Charge Car Charger is in stock now @ the EU Oneplus website
Order my Dash car charger.. estimated delivery 17 aug.
Congrats!
Availability: Out of stock for Canada store.
shows instock but at checkout "not in stock in your local warehouse" ._.
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shows instock but at checkout "not in stock in your local warehouse" ._.
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i am getting the same in U.S
I ordered mine on Wednesday I think. Came yesterday. Got it in the US.
I love that it lights up blue. Super pretty at night.
Finally got my DCC's ordered about 20-30 minutes ago. I have been waiting for stock for over a month now. I know they have been stocked a couple times now, but must be limited quantity as I kept missing out.
as of a few minutes ago, they still had them, so whomever needs em' better go get em'
EDIT: I'm in the US by the way
Mine said expected delivery Aug. 10th, will have to see once I get shipping confirmation
Ordered from the UK this morning. They were out of stock yesterday when I ordered the phone.
ETA 17th August
Ordered mine right now, USA, ETA: August 14
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Mine arrived today (UK)... It came cracked on the front panel glass around the usb port
http://i.imgur.com/FDfhBKK.jpg
Wow, OPO are working really fast. They ship my charger in just 4 hours!
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Ordered mine on the 27th July in UK. It came today and it's for the old model with the green tab in the USB port. Not the new model with the red tab.
Does anyone know if the green model is faulty by design. Should I send it back?
Just ordered mine! Thanks for heads up. I had all but given up on it.
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not cool at all! 1+ is so annoying!
I had originally planned on ordering this when I purchased my 1+3 but it was out of stock. My original order would have allowed me to have this shipped for free as well. If I order now, it's $4.99USD for shipping. As if the charger and cable weren't expensive enough.
This is just total BS! 1+ is pulling an Apple with their stupid proprietary cable and chargers. They just want to make a killing on the accessories.
They're not pulling an apple. You can use other charging cables and accessories you just won't charge as fast as dash charge unless you have their accessories.
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I received mine yesterday, finally got to test it today and I am very impressed it's as fast as the mains charger; £25 well spent and worth every penny. Best in car charging experience I've ever had.
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not cool at all! 1+ is so annoying!
I had originally planned on ordering this when I purchased my 1+3 but it was out of stock. My original order would have allowed me to have this shipped for free as well. If I order now, it's $4.99USD for shipping. As if the charger and cable weren't expensive enough.
This is just total BS! 1+ is pulling an Apple with their stupid proprietary cable and chargers. They just want to make a killing on the accessories.
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Seriously, dash charging is incredible who gives a **** if it's proprietary? FYI OnePlus can't have much margin on the +3 so I'm not gonna begrudge them making money on accessories (which are still reasonably priced). It's also worth pointing out that by definition anything that is not standard will invariably be proprietary, the difference between Apple and OnePlus is that OnePlus did it for sound technical reasons. I'm also pretty sure OPPO's VOOC chargers will work with the +3.
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They're not pulling an apple. You can use other charging cables and accessories you just won't charge as fast as dash charge unless you have their accessories.
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BS! I don't let Apple get away with it, I certainly ain't going to let 1+ get away with it. There are plenty of generic 3rd party cables and accessories available for iphone/ipads. Apple tried to make their cables proprietary but plenty of 3rd parties are making cables and chargers that are compatible with iphone/ipads. That's not the case with 1+ DASH tech. Hope some 3rd party can make some cheap DASH compatible car charger and compatible charging cables. I like the Android side because they don't do proprietary sh&t! If some brand does -- like Samsung -- then I'm going to call them out on it!
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I received mine yesterday, finally got to test it today and I am very impressed it's as fast as the mains charger; £25 well spent and worth every penny. Best in car charging experience I've ever had.
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Seriously, dash charging is incredible who gives a **** if it's proprietary? FYI OnePlus can't have much margin on the +3 so I'm not gonna begrudge them making money on accessories (which are still reasonably priced). It's also worth pointing out that by definition anything that is not standard will invariably be proprietary, the difference between Apple and OnePlus is that OnePlus did it for sound technical reasons. I'm also pretty sure OPPO's VOOC chargers will work with the +3.
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My point is not that DASH is bad tech. On the contrary, I think DASH is quite good. So good that I wanted a DASH car charger at the time I purchased my 1+3 so that I don't have to pay extra shipping like I do now.
I'm not going to let 1+ slide on this. They've made a good phone in the 1+3 and DASH tech looks quite good but their limited supply of DASH car chargers for sale at 1+3 introduction was total BS! Hardly anyone got one when they first purchased their 1+3.
What happened to 'Don't Settle'? I'm always having to settle with 1+!
Then don't buy it. Not trying to be rude but who cares 1+ isn't.
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I'm not happy that I have to pay €7 (~$10) for shipping as well. Wanted to order it with my +3 but it was not released by then. They were in stock one day after I receive my +3. Wanted to start a discussion with them and if they'd be willing to send me a coupon that would cover the cost (alternative: send back the phone and order another one with the charger. But then, they are low on phones as well. That would have been a too high risk ) . While I was preparing my mail for them they ran out of chargers again. That was pissing me off even more. As they are available since yesterday again I just ordered. **** those 25% shipping costs in comparison to the product itself. Charger was sent out a couple of hours later so I will at least have it fast. In the end it's by far not the cheapest charger but it's not completely overpriced with the €37 (~$41) I've to pay now as well.
I'm very satisfied with the phone so let them make some money. Prefer them to release a few more models than them selling everything for cheap and run out of business.
Hi, I am looking for a spare charger to take on holiday.
Ideally I don't want to buy from amazon marketplace or ebay as I am worried about buying fake items.
Does anyone know where I can buy the official UK charger from?
Cheers
Stores currently don't stock the official charger, and after a quick search on Amazon I can only find official chargers for the last generation of Huawei phones.
I'd recommend (if possible) contacting Huawei and ask for a replacement from them.
Good luck with asking Huawei. I spent a week discussing this exact problem with Huawei Australia Support - basically their (pat) response is that they do not sell them as an spare part but welcomed feedback. Well I gave them some of that.
Being able to buy a replacement charger because we lost it or some other mishap is a completely normal consumer expectation. What other manufacturer refuses to sell their AC adaptors as a spare part?
Before Fast/Quick/Supercharge you could use any AC adaptor if it had enough current, but the Supercharger + Cable are the only things that will enable Supercharging on these things, so lose it and you're stuck with normal charging speeds.
Pretty bad form on Huawei's part. We bought the P20 Pro for the Mrs and she does love the phone. I'm very impressed too and before this AC Adaptor debacle I was going to plonk down for one later in the year as a BD present. Now I am having second thoughts after they pulled the unlock code site and won't sell AC adaptors.
I also refuse to buy ones advertised on-line - there seem to be plenty of "original" chargers but several bad experiences buying "genuine Samsung" batteries and chargers for our S4s & S5s taught me to buy only real ones from the local Samsung service centre.
A few years back I had an interesting conversation with a fireman. When they examine the premises to report on how the fire started a large proportion of domestic fires are started by faulty/fake phone chargers.
We should all get up Huawei for not supplying aftermarket demand with the correct charger. If our house burn down maybe they'll pay for the rebuild when the insurance refuses to pay because we were forced to use a non-genuine charger?
And reinstate the unlock code site ...