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Anyone know of a good quality usb charging cable that will charge the phone at full power, isn't super expensive, and is longer than the stock one? The one that comes with this phone is just too short for me. I even tried my galaxy nexus usb cable, but it the phone says it is charging at a slower rate.
I'm using my Charge's cable with the LG adapter and the charging is quick as heck. BTW, I went from the Charge to GNex to G2 as well lol. Loved each upgrade!!
nismology said:
I'm using my Charge's cable with the LG adapter and the charging is quick as heck. BTW, I went from the Charge to GNex to G2 as well lol. Loved each upgrade!!
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I use these:
http://www.amazon.com/Palm-3403WW-M...DRCHT3E/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1380823539&sr
Quality is awesome and they are about 1.5m long. Stable for data and charging. :good:
I'm just using a cheap USB extension cable inbetween the LG charger and stock usb cable. Works fine, charges fast, doesn't give the "slow charge" notification.
I agree with the USB extension cable. I really dislike the durablity of micro USB, so I would rather use the stock cable with an extension than a cheaper built long cable.
Ploxorz said:
Anyone know of a good quality usb charging cable that will charge the phone at full power, isn't super expensive, and is longer than the stock one? The one that comes with this phone is just too short for me. I even tried my galaxy nexus usb cable, but it the phone says it is charging at a slower rate.
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I believe you need a usb 3.0 cable to not get the slow charge notification.
Doesn't work
MasK said:
I use these:
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Quality is awesome and they are about 1.5m long. Stable for data and charging. :good:
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I have an HP Touchpad, and it comes with a cable that looks identical to this. When I try to charge my phone with it, I get the "not compatible" message and charging is disabled to prevent damage... The cable may be different on the inside, but I would think the tablet cable would allow faster charging than the phone.
Alright... so far I have come across 3 different charging scenarios.
Charging with fading red LED - fast charge
Charging with white LED - medium charge
Charging with white LED + message "slow charge" - slow charge
I hope my interpretation is correct. So far I'm using my 2A original Asus charger from transformer prime and USB2.0 Palm-pre cable (which I posted above) and I'm getting fast charge (red glows, super speed). Now I only have this setup at work.. so I'm bearing with medium charge at home.
Trying not to use the original charger/cable, so I can have high resell value
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mouf32 said:
I believe you need a usb 3.0 cable to not get the slow charge notification.
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I would disagree with this.
USB3.0 cable have extra pins and connector is bigger (Note3 has this). The cables I have are USB2 and I don't see this message.
MasK said:
Alright... so far I have come across 3 different charging scenarios.
Charging with fading red LED - fast charge
Charging with white LED - medium charge
Charging with white LED + message "slow charge" - slow charge
I hope my interpretation is correct. So far I'm using my 2A original Asus charger from transformer prime and USB2.0 Palm-pre cable (which I posted above) and I'm getting fast charge (red glows, super speed). Now I only have this setup at work.. so I'm bearing with medium charge at home.
Trying not to use the original charger/cable, so I can have high resell value
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I would disagree with this.
USB3.0 cable have extra pins and connector is bigger (Note3 has this). The cables I have are USB2 and I don't see this message.
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Yeah seems like usb 3.0 cables have an extra connector that is not compatible with the G2. Can you possibly confirm that the cable you recommend will charge at full speed with the OEM LG charger? I'm wondering if it's either the charger itself that needs a certain cable or if there is something specific to the cable itself like the gauge of wire that is affecting charging speed.
I think you have to use the charger> 1.5A with good cable
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Yeah seems like usb 3.0 cables have an extra connector that is not compatible with the G2. Can you possibly confirm that the cable you recommend will charge at full speed with the OEM LG charger? I'm wondering if it's either the charger itself that needs a certain cable or if there is something specific to the cable itself like the gauge of wire that is affecting charging speed.
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Alright.. one thing I can confirm is that the charging speed depends on the charger.. not the cable.
I tried my fave Palm pre cable which I recommend into a slow charger and the message "slow charging" did come up.
And I also used this cable to the port that gives me medium speed.. and true enough, it was charging with white light, without the "slow charging" message. It is clearly following the charger, not the cable.
Electrically I don't see how cable should affect this. I know Samsung devices charges faster if the data+ and data- pins are shorted. Not sure about these LG ones. However, charging happens simply on the +/-5V lines.. it can't get any more complex than this.
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I just tested my McKal 2.1A charger, S3 original charger 1A and HTC original 1A charger.
All of these did not say slow charging, but they didn't have the glowing red LED (fast charging) either.
I guess I'm lucky I have my Asus transformer prime charger to get fast charging..
I know this Asus charger is a USB3 one, BUT only Asus propriety cable for the Prime tablet uses the USB3 pins. I'm sure that my cable is not a USB3 one.
I would like to know specifically a charger I can buy on Amazon prime preferably, that will fast charge... (car charger) I don't want to guess... so who has one that works- that you own and use and KNOW works.
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Alright.. one thing I can confirm is that the charging speed depends on the charger.. not the cable.
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I hate to argue with you, but that's not what I am seeing here.
Using the LG charger and cable, I get fast charge.
Using the LG charger and any other cable, it immediately gives me slow charge. I've tried about five different USB cables. A BlackBerry branded one, a Duracell one, the white Amazon Kindle one, an old HTC one, and my old GNex cable. The only one that gives me fast charge is the LG supplied cable.
I bought a USB power dongle that has selectable modes of operation (Samsung charge, Apple charge, and "data pass-through") and will deliver 2.1 amps from a standard USB port. It's Chinese made so I know there might be danger of blowing the power on a USB port, but it's what I've got to test with. I can't get this phone to fast charge in any mode at all. With the GNex, it charges fast. With my iPad, no sweat.
I can confirm this. Charging speed definitely depends on the cable. Here it's the same as with you - the only cable that delivers full charging speed (approx. 1600mAh according to BMW) is the supplied LG cable. The worst one (100mAh) is an old Kindle cable. All other cables I have are somewhere between that. None is "faster" than 1000mAh. The main visible difference between the LG cable and the other cables is the thickness. The LG cable is the most thickest. From my other cables, the ones that reaches approx. 1000mAh are also quite thick (but not as thick as the LG cable).
Then I received my free LG PD233 Photo Printer today (amazon preorder offering). It comes with a 1200mAh charger (the G2's charger has 1800mAh) and a very similar looking cable. It's a bit shorter and white. With this cable I have the same full charging performance.
So obviously LG spend some more cents on better-quality cables. However, given that there are plenty of high-power wall and car chargers (with 2000mAh and up) available on the market, one should assume that there should also be cables available that can be used with this chargers. I just didn't managed to find one yet.
I use a USB extension cable to charge the phone battery takes 5 hours, while normal rechargeable battery takes only 2 hours
BigBlue007 said:
I can confirm this. Charging speed definitely depends on the cable. Here it's the same as with you - the only cable that delivers full charging speed (approx. 1600mAh according to BMW) is the supplied LG cable. The worst one (100mAh) is an old Kindle cable. All other cables I have are somewhere between that. None is "faster" than 1000mAh. The main visible difference between the LG cable and the other cables is the thickness. The LG cable is the most thickest. From my other cables, the ones that reaches approx. 1000mAh are also quite thick (but not as thick as the LG cable).
Then I received my free LG PD233 Photo Printer today (amazon preorder offering). It comes with a 1200mAh charger (the G2's charger has 1800mAh) and a very similar looking cable. It's a bit shorter and white. With this cable I have the same full charging performance.
So obviously LG spend some more cents on better-quality cables. However, given that there are plenty of high-power wall and car chargers (with 2000mAh and up) available on the market, one should assume that there should also be cables available that can be used with this chargers. I just didn't managed to find one yet.
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I completely agree, I've also noticed is that the LG supplied cable is unusually thick gauge wire compared to other micro usb cables. It's 20 gauge wiring and fairly short, which means that it has extremely low resistance to current. I mean unusual, in that I literally cannot find any micro usb cables that thick for sale and I have been searching online. Part of the problem is that cables are usually not listed online in terms of the gauge of wire, which combines with the fact that micro usb cables that thick aren't common, yet. That's probably the reason that no cables that people are trying are working with the stock lg charger at full charge.
If anyone can find or knows where to buy 20 AWG micro usb cables or thicker, please post the source here.
The cable for the G2 is a lower gauge because of the higher amperage charge rate. Which is why the GNex (what i upgraded from too) cable charges slower, its only guaged to be sufficient enough to carry a .15A charge rate. The G2 charge rate is .3A, hence the reason why they used a larger cable.
So, the G2 can recognize the resistance and slow down charging on lower-gauge cables it seems? How very UA-approved of them...
Now, the hunt is on to find heavy gauge micro USB cable...
Perhaps this?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=8639&seq=1&format=2
I've been looking for a 24/20 AWG micro USB cable for a while now. I haven't been able to find one.
Interesting find you guys..
Guess I was wrong after all. Also something to note is that with my fast charging cable directly connected to the phone, all is well. When I run it through my Samsung S4 charging dock, it slows down.
Perhaps it's time to email LG about this? Would be a valuable question..
Also, I still stand by the fact that my palm-Pre cable is capable of fast charging, at least with my Asus transformer prime charger. I haven't even started using the original charger/cable..
This is the exact package which I ordered:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ITKQKU/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've managed to find some chargers (both car and wall) that will charge with 1800mA (according to Galaxy Charging Lite app).
I have not managed to find an aftermarket cable that will charge at more than 1amp. Anyone know of an aftermarket cable that actually is capable of 1800mA? I've tried nGear and monoprice, and while they are very well constructed cables, they will only charge at 1amp or less with the n7100
Thanks for the help in advance, but please only respond to this if you've actually tested the cable with with the Galaxy Charging app or a current meter of some sort. I'm not interested in cables that only work anecdotally.
-PW
I'm breaking your rules (gasp) but as far as I'm aware, it's not the cable that manages the charge, it's the power adapter that feeds the usb, right? I've used all sorts of random cables on my travels for work, but always sticking to my 2+ amp output charger, and they've always worked.
pacificwing said:
I've managed to find some chargers (both car and wall) that will charge with 1800mA (according to Galaxy Charging Lite app).
I have not managed to find an aftermarket cable that will charge at more than 1amp. Anyone know of an aftermarket cable that actually is capable of 1800mA? I've tried nGear and monoprice, and while they are very well constructed cables, they will only charge at 1amp or less with the n7100
Thanks for the help in advance, but please only respond to this if you've actually tested the cable with with the Galaxy Charging app or a current meter of some sort. I'm not interested in cables that only work anecdotally.
-PW
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Find a very short cable and you'll see rates up to 2100 ma (as measure by battery monitor widget). I use the short usb cable that came with my jambox combined with the the phones stock charger. The charger gets so hot due to the high current that I worry if it might burn out. The cable is very short, like 6 inches. I use this one when i need a quick bump before going out.
At this low of voltage plus high current, the shielding on most cables is not enough to protect against the voltage fluctuations caused by the high magnetic field. The longer the cable the more shielding is needed. Additionally, the cable shielding gets less effective as the cable gets older due to general wear. My original usb cable can only due around 740 - 1250ma, where it used to do 1800ma when new nearly 2 years ago.
If you could find a cable where there the positive and negative wires are separated in parallel strands like traditional AC power cords, it would also help. I have a cheap charger with built in cord like this and it charges consistently fast.
Jarm3r said:
I'm breaking your rules (gasp) but as far as I'm aware, it's not the cable that manages the charge, it's the power adapter that feeds the usb, right? I've used all sorts of random cables on my travels for work, but always sticking to my 2+ amp output charger, and they've always worked.
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Most USB cables will work with the charger, but some cables (usually longer or smaller gauge wires) will restrict the charge to a lower amperage. I still haven't quite figured out how the phone knows what cable is being used, because, realistically, in a simple DC circuit, the consequence of using a cable that is too small is heating up or burning out. A cable that is too small alone will not prevent too much amperage from going through itself. This is why they invented fuses. Somehow the phone detects the gauge/length of cable being used and restricts the amperage being pulled from the charger by changing its own resistance on the circuit.
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Find a very short cable and you'll see rates up to 2100 ma (as measure by battery monitor widget). I use the short usb cable that came with my jambox combined with the the phones stock charger. The charger gets so hot due to the high current that I worry if it might burn out. The cable is very short, like 6 inches. I use this one when i need a quick bump before going out.
At this low of voltage plus high current, the shielding on most cables is not enough to protect against the voltage fluctuations caused by the high magnetic field. The longer the cable the more shielding is needed. Additionally, the cable shielding gets less effective as the cable gets older due to general wear. My original usb cable can only due around 740 - 1250ma, where it used to do 1800ma when new nearly 2 years ago.
If you could find a cable where there the positive and negative wires are separated in parallel strands like traditional AC power cords, it would also help. I have a cheap charger with built in cord like this and it charges consistently fast.
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I suspect you're right. The impedance of a cable is the only thing that would change over a period of time that would result in a cable that could once pull 2A to start pulling less than that. Still, it would be nice to have a list of chargers/cables that consistently pull 2A before dropping $15-$30 on one of them. There exists such a list on this forum, but it is filled with comments like "It's good enough for me", without any real data as to what performance they are getting. Hence my rules above.
The charge rate depends on your kernal not the cable. I use Agni and get over 2 amp charges from a USB cable I paid 12 cents shipped for on eBay.
I purchased this cable about two weeks ago and it delivers!! I can charge my 9300mah Zero Lemon battery from 0-100 in just under 4 hours. Stock battery in about 1.5-2hrs. Of course I'm using a 2.1 amp charger, but NONE of my other cables come close. I'm averaging 1800-1900mah charge rate with it. Next highest rate cord only gets about 1200 max. I plan on ordering 2-3 more. $5 and change with PRIME.
2.1A Micro USB Sync & Charging Cable (1M) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009Z94PV2/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_7MD2tb08CY1N7R0J
carlz28 said:
I purchased this cable about two weeks ago and it delivers!! I can charge my 9300mah Zero Lemon battery from 0-100 in just under 4 hours. Stock battery in about 1.5-2hrs. Of course I'm using a 2.1 amp charger, but NONE of my other cables come close. I'm averaging 1800-1900mah charge rate with it. Next highest rate cord only gets about 1200 max. I plan on ordering 2-3 more. $5 and change with PRIME.
2.1A Micro USB Sync & Charging Cable (1M) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009Z94PV2/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_7MD2tb08CY1N7R0J
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Thank you! This is exactly the type of review I was looking for!
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Check this out. http://voyager8.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-to-choose-good-usb-data-and.htmlI found it while looking for the 6ft cable I used to use until it shorted from heavy use (bending a lot) and I got a pack of 10 short flat wire style 3ft cables. My 6ft one has a ferrite end and printed on it: 28agw/1p and 26awg/2c. It could handle 2A just fine, but this requires any wall outlet adapter that can output that amperage. The oem outlet adapter that comes with the phone says 2.0A output, but you can fine any 'reliable' one that has 2.0A output.
if the original cable is not 1800mA, there must be a reason
Get one of these
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5457&seq=1&format=2
anyone have this cable... or know if it is a 28AWG/1P + 24AWG/2C (i.e., 24AWG/2C for charging)
http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-U.../B004GF8TIK/ref=pd_cp_e_1/186-6092214-7798820
Hi
Hard to get something original for samsung nowadays
I have those monoprice cables but get different results every time I plug in (1698ma, 1300ma, 600ma, 460ma, etc...)
carlz28 said:
I purchased this cable about two weeks ago and it delivers!! I can charge my 9300mah Zero Lemon battery from 0-100 in just under 4 hours. Stock battery in about 1.5-2hrs. Of course I'm using a 2.1 amp charger, but NONE of my other cables come close. I'm averaging 1800-1900mah charge rate with it. Next highest rate cord only gets about 1200 max. I plan on ordering 2-3 more. $5 and change with PRIME.
2.1A Micro USB Sync & Charging Cable (1M) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009Z94PV2/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_7MD2tb08CY1N7R0J
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Which 2.1 amp charger are you using? I have one for my car, looking for one for home use. I also have the 9300mah ZeroLemon battery in my T-Mobile Note 2. Thanks!
Asquared said:
Which 2.1 amp charger are you using? I have one for my car, looking for one for home use. I also have the 9300mah ZeroLemon battery in my T-Mobile Note 2. Thanks!
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I was using the 2A charger that came with my Nexus tablet. But I bought an additional one for work.
iXCC ® Dual USB 4.2 Amp (20 Watt) SMART High Capacity [High Power] ... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HPTU0OU/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_PR7.tb01EM5CB
$11.99 thru PRIME.
Had this one for almost 3 months now and it works VERY well. I get a full 1900-2000mah charge rate on the Note2 and can charge my tablet at quick speeds simultaneously.
ElDuez said:
The charge rate depends on your kernal not the cable. I use Agni and get over 2 amp charges from a USB cable I paid 12 cents shipped for on eBay.
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some fake cable limit current.
Got similar problems as the OP. I wanted to charge my phone in my car and using the phone as a navigation device without depleting the battery (which occured a few time).
Tried several usb cables, even did some mods like shorting the white and green data wire in the cabel at the phone side, but that all didn't help.
Then i came to Kopi who sells usb cables which can deliver a full current.
http://kopi-d.com/?recent_works=553
Bought a few for 6 dollar each and am now a happy camper.
shizuku said:
Got similar problems as the OP. I wanted to charge my phone in my car and using the phone as a navigation device without depleting the battery (which occured a few time).
Tried several usb cables, even did some mods like shorting the white and green data wire in the cabel at the phone side, but that all didn't help.
Then i came to Kopi who sells usb cables which can deliver a full current.
http://kopi-d.com/?recent_works=553
Bought a few for 6 dollar each and am now a happy camper.
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We're sorry, but there are no items available in the Micro USB (Android) category lol on the web site
linkhunter said:
We're sorry, but there are no items available in the Micro USB (Android) category lol on the web site
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I just saw it. Why don't you email them and ask about availability? I had contact with Victor Leung ([email protected]).
Dies anyone use the Anker 5-Port USB C as a charger for their phone? Is it capable of charging rapidly? As fast as the original LG charger?
Sent from my Nexus 5x
I actually have one of these and the PowerCore+ 20100 USB-C, which I highly recommend. I feel like the 5-port charger charges the phone a few minutes slower than the LG, but the rapid charge still works. If you need a battery pack the PowerCore+ can charge my phone at least 5 times on one charge. I charged my Nexus and 2 iPhones the other day and it only used 30% of the battery.
I use the 5 port charger to charge my phone, my Nook HD+, my 3DS, Microsoft Band, and my battery pack, and it still does rapid charge.
I finally bought the Anker 5 Port USB C charger and I can definitely recommend this one as it charges my 5X at almost the same speed as the LG charger. Plus,I can charge my other usb devices simultaneosly
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I don't have the version with the C port, but I do have a couple of the Anker 5-port chargers. Using a in-spec USB C to A cable, I get 2.35 amps out of the 5-port charger hooked to my 5X. The OEM charger is rated 3.0 amps, but I don't have a tester for USB C. I would assume it is close to that 3.0 rating. Either way the Anker is pretty close so charge time will only be slightly longer.
I have some more test results in my Slow charger thread.
Overall I'd say you can't go wrong with Anker products. I've now used their chargers, hubs, and card reader. All their products have been quality pieces.
Anker is great.However I do not need a charger like that as all my devices will be scattered on the desktop.I bought a great 4-port USB Charging Station from "ipely" on Amazon. .My honey 6P,iPad3,Kindle,bluetooth headphone could be charged at the same time and everything organized.That is great I think.
Brady0123 said:
Anker is great.However I do not need a charger like that as all my devices will be scattered on the desktop.I bought a great 4-port USB Charging Station from "ipely" on Amazon. .My honey 6P,iPad3,Kindle,bluetooth headphone could be charged at the same time and everything organized.That is great I think.
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I have bought a 5x screen protector from this store,really great! Ready to try the station you recommended.
Are you referring to this charger from anker?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01D8C6ULO?vs=1
I have this I've and my Nexus 5x definitely charges at max speed with it
Yes it is this one
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TurboPower charger that comes with it is the only thing that will give it a fast charge.
I have no idea how or why Quick Charge tech was left out.
Mine does indeed say "TurboPower Connected" and charges super-fast when I use the USB C Quick Charge 3.0 AUKEY Amp Type-C Dual-Port Wall Charger and the USB C Quick Charge 3.0 AUKEY Car Charger with Dual AiPower Ports. I can't seem to find it now, but I remember reading somewhere that the Moto Z does use QC 3.0, otherwise I wouldn't have bought the above products. NOTE: I am going USB-C to USB-C.
Does not use 3.0.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z-force/help/moto-z-forces-turbopower-quickcharge-t3429607
In short QC 2.0 and 3.0 don't follow usb c spec according to a top Google engineer. According to Usb c spec the vbus voltage should not exceed 5v. QC tech exceeds this by using 9v and 12v to achieve more power. Motorola built the Moto Z according to spec which allows you to ramp up the current (amps) to achieve more power which is why our stock charger outputs at 5.7amps. You don't need QC to charge fast with Usb c. Usb c with power delivery is actually better . Either way the QC chargers put out 15 watts total. Our turbo charger does 28.5 watts using 5v at 5.7 amps and is actually faster than what's out now. QC chargers use higher voltage to achieve this at 9v 1.7 amps 15 watts, a charger doing 5v 3a does the same 15 watts. So to turbo charge your phone don't use QC chargers unless it also outputs at least 5v at 3a that's the key. Anything less than 3a won't turbo charge. It needs to be a usb C to usb C cable so the charger should have a usb C port not a usb a port like most of you are trying to use. No other charger out now does more than 3amps besides the turbo charger until then use chargers that do 5v 3a. Verizon has a fast charger that supports this and all other fast charging tech.
Here is some info I have been updating on another thread. Here are some 5V/3A Type-C options:
Wall chargers:
http://www.choetech.com/CHOE-3A-USB-C-Charger/
http://www.tronsmart.com/tronsmart-w2pte-type-c-quick-charger-3.0-dual-ports-rapid-wall-charger
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DVH7Q8M
Batteries:
http://www.tronsmart.com/products/tronsmart-presto
http://www.ravpower.com/20100mah-external-battery-charger-QC3.0-type-c.html
https://www.anker.com/products/A1371012
Car chargers:
http://www.tronsmart.com/product-ccta-quick-charge-3.0-car-charger
http://www.tronsmart.com/product-c2pe-car-charger
http://www.blitzwolf.com/BlitzWolf-Qualcomm-Certified-Quick-Charger-QC-3.0-33W-USB-Type-C-BW-C8-Car-Charger-with-Micro-Cable-p-85.html
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E764DXM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018TGGH4E
I know these are not as nice as having some other 5V/5.7A charging options but at least they should charge better than QC 3.0 chargers.
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Here is some info I have been updating on another thread. Here are some 5V/3A Type-C options:
Wall chargers:
http://www.choetech.com/CHOE-3A-USB-C-Charger/
http://www.tronsmart.com/tronsmart-w2pte-type-c-quick-charger-3.0-dual-ports-rapid-wall-charger
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DVH7Q8M
Batteries:
http://www.tronsmart.com/products/tronsmart-presto
http://www.ravpower.com/20100mah-external-battery-charger-QC3.0-type-c.html
https://www.anker.com/products/A1371012
Car chargers:
http://www.tronsmart.com/product-ccta-quick-charge-3.0-car-charger
http://www.tronsmart.com/product-c2pe-car-charger
http://www.blitzwolf.com/BlitzWolf-...-BW-C8-Car-Charger-with-Micro-Cable-p-85.html
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E764DXM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018TGGH4E
I know these are not as nice as having some other 5V/5.7A charging options but at least they should charge better than QC 3.0 chargers.
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Will these charge as fast as the stock charger out of the box? And with a USB C cable does it need to support quick charge, or do all USB C cables support quick charge as long as you have it plugged into a USB C quick charge adapter like you linked to?
Nothing charges as fast as the stock charger as far as I know.
I looked around on Amazon to try to find a spare charger with the same speed as the OEM, but there are none as far as I know. QC actually goes against usb-c standard, so whoever has a phone that supports both is technically being shorted on charge speed. I will be waiting for the verified brands (ex. Anker/Aukey) to release a legitimate charger because there have been instances where wall chargers have completely destroyed devices. For the fastest charge, you'll want usb-c cables end to end, but since usb-c is not the standard yet, I would be very careful when buying lesser-known usb-c accessories. Z owners will have to wait for the market to catch up at this point.
Total side note but I wonder if the problems Samsung is having is because of their bastardized quick charge/type setup.
I'm happy we don't have QC.
fliptwister said:
Here is some info I have been updating on another thread. Here are some 5V/3A Type-C options:
Wall chargers:
http://www.choetech.com/CHOE-3A-USB-C-Charger/
http://www.tronsmart.com/tronsmart-w2pte-type-c-quick-charger-3.0-dual-ports-rapid-wall-charger
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DVH7Q8M
Batteries:
http://www.tronsmart.com/products/tronsmart-presto
http://www.ravpower.com/20100mah-external-battery-charger-QC3.0-type-c.html
https://www.anker.com/products/A1371012
Car chargers:
http://www.tronsmart.com/product-ccta-quick-charge-3.0-car-charger
http://www.tronsmart.com/product-c2pe-car-charger
http://www.blitzwolf.com/BlitzWolf-Qualcomm-Certified-Quick-Charger-QC-3.0-33W-USB-Type-C-BW-C8-Car-Charger-with-Micro-Cable-p-85.html
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E764DXM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018TGGH4E
I know these are not as nice as having some other 5V/5.7A charging options but at least they should charge better than QC 3.0 chargers.
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I bought the Choetech charger from amazon and it works great on my Z Force. no where near the OEM charger but still charges the phone dead to full in a little over an hour and a half. from my limited testing.
fr4nk1yn said:
Total side note but I wonder if the problems Samsung is having is because of their bastardized quick charge/type setup.
I'm happy we don't have QC.
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Ha! I was thinking the same when I heard about battery fire from the Note 7.
I just bought another oem charger from amazon and called it a day.
squidder said:
I just bought another oem charger from amazon and called it a day.
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But car charger?
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But car charger?
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The car charger that Verizon sells turbo charges the phone, but not as quickly as the stock home charger. I don't think any charger will charge as fast as the stock home charger, since it's optimized for the phone. But the Verizon USB-C charger charges the phone plenty fast.
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The car charger that Verizon sells turbo charges the phone, but not as quickly as the stock home charger. I don't think any charger will charge as fast as the stock home charger, since it's optimized for the phone. But the Verizon USB-C charger charges the phone plenty fast.
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I can confirm this. I just got this phone on an upgrade after insisting to the Verizon sales representative that I did NOT want a Galaxy S8, that I was absolutely sure I didn't want the S8, and that I think the Z Force is a much better device than the S8. After seeing the genuine shock on his face that I slighted his phone, I bought the OtterBox case and the Verizon branded USB-C car charger with it.
The car charger definitely charges faster than my non quick charge USB-C cable, but not as fast as the stock charger. The stock charger will take me from ~5% to full in an hour. The Verizon car charger takes about an hour and twenty minutes to go from ~5% to full.
All in all, it was worth the money spent on the charger. It is definitely better than the 8 hour charge my standard USB-C usually takes.
So I have a 45W charger, thinking about purchasing a 65W charger. I know The Tab S8 Plus only goes to 45W.
My question: are there any advantages to using an emark enabled cable?
I'm getting super fast charge notice with a 60W cable, no emark.
In my google searches, someone mentioned you can get "super fact charging 2.0" if you use an emark cable. Other pages said you only need emark above 60W. I found this comment on one site "... the Samsung Note 10+ or S20 Ultra which supports 45W fast charging. With these devices, the maximum electrical current is 4A, therefore it also requires a 5A cable with E-Mark. "
Does anyone know the ins and outs of this?
Thanks,
Joe
Get the recommended Samsung OEM brick and use the cable that comes with it. For the N10+ the 25w brick/cable fast charges fine and lasts for years if you don't roll up the cable.
Charging issues are hard to troubleshoot and non OEM bricks/cables only add to that burden.
At $20 a pop the 25w brick/cable is a no brainer.
So I have managed to answer my own question:
With a normal 3.1A US0b-C to USB-C cable, my 45W power supply is throttled back to 25W. It is reported as "Superfast Charge" mode by the tablet. Using Ampere, it reports that the battery is being charged at 5A at 4.2V --~ 21W
I bought a 100W E-Mark cable, and it now reports "Superfast Charge 2.0" -- and now Ampere reports it has bumped up to 7.5A at 4.36 V. So it is bumped up to 32W. Still not seeing 45W, though.
So it would seem to be charging 50% faster with the new cable.
Joe
I ues this combo for my s8+:
Anker PowerPort III 65W
Anker PowerLine III-Flow
It gives me 28W which is plenty fast for me. I can also use same charger for all of my devices, my laptop included