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Does anyone know why does my phone always overheat when I charge it? My wifi is off, and basically killed all my running apps.
This doesn't happen on my friend's nexus one.
By the way, I'm on FRF91 at&t. Anyone mind helping me with this? It would be greatly appreciated.
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What do you mean by overheating? Like turns off, bursts into flame, "feels hot"?
There's greater heat if you charge via USB as opposed to the wall charger. Did you both use the same charging methods?
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There's greater heat if you charge via USB as opposed to the wall charger. Did you both use the same charging methods?
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Why does a usb cable heat up more than a "rapid charger" i thought the usb charged half as fast.
It would be logical to assume that less energy would produce less heat,
Please explain
Mine was also cooking on the charger. But after I switched to undervolted kernel the heat is not as high anymore.
android01 said:
Why does a usb cable heat up more than a "rapid charger" i thought the usb charged half as fast.
It would be logical to assume that less energy would produce less heat,
Please explain
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I believe that the reason would be that USB has constant current, while rapid charger "pulses" the current, making the charging much more effective.
Sindroid said:
Mine was also cooking on the charger. But after I switched to undervolted kernel the heat is not as high anymore.
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How do you undervolted the phone?
The temperature of my phone can go up as hot as 41C when I'm using the wall charger. But I charged it using the USB cable, it does not get hot at all.
So, is it possible that my wall charger is broken?
Only 41C? Don't worry about it then.
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How do you undervolted the phone?
The temperature of my phone can go up as hot as 41C when I'm using the wall charger. But I charged it using the USB cable, it does not get hot at all.
So, is it possible that my wall charger is broken?
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41C is nothing to worry about really. You should only be concerned if it went over 60C and even then it's mostly the battery that's paying the price.
Ah well... All my previous phone never reached that hot when it's charged.
I'm relieved that it's normal to reach 41C when charging then.
Thanks guys.
Quelltextfabrik said:
There's greater heat if you charge via USB as opposed to the wall charger. Did you both use the same charging methods?
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No, there's not............ Sheesh.
khaytsus said:
No, there's not............ Sheesh.
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Yes, there is a difference. Since the capacity charge is definitely different (5 V @ 500 mA vs. 5 V @ 1 A) there needs to be some sort of transformation in the power supply of the Nexus One. And transformation always releases heat.
Since the Nexus One and the Desktop Dock ship with a charger, this seems to be the preferred charging method and it makes sense that the phones power supply was designed to reflect that.
From my own experience I can say that my Nexus One get's very hot when charged via USB and almost no heat increase occurs when I charge it with the wall charger. But there might be a difference for users with 110 V ~ in their sockets.
Also check out the Li-Ion Battery guide, krad1992.
I also noticed that the phone gets a little hot when charging it. But I think that is natural. Also, it wasn't as extreme as you put it, where it would "overheat," instead I could notice that the phone was warmer when placed in the hand, especially in the lower bottom corner. But it never overheats...
If the heat worries you, you could always installed SetCPU (on a rooted device, of course) and set a profile to scale the processor speed down when charging, and I believe the newer versions of that app even let you set a different profile for charging via USB versus AC.
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Yes, there is a difference. Since the capacity charge is definitely different (5 V @ 500 mA vs. 5 V @ 1 A) there needs to be some sort of transformation in the power supply of the Nexus One. And transformation always releases heat.
Since the Nexus One and the Desktop Dock ship with a charger, this seems to be the preferred charging method and it makes sense that the phones power supply was designed to reflect that.
From my own experience I can say that my Nexus One get's very hot when charged via USB and almost no heat increase occurs when I charge it with the wall charger. But there might be a difference for users with 110 V ~ in their sockets.
Also check out the Li-Ion Battery guide, krad1992.
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OMFG, nonsense FUD. 5V is 5V. The phone only draws 500mAh when a 'USB' charge is detected, vs drawing 1Ah when an 'AC' charge is detected. The power supply is not pushing power into the device.
I'm not disagreeing that your phone gets hot when charging with a slow charge, but your assumptions are total nonsense and it's not normal.
Maybe you have some software doing something weird when USB is plugged in charging.. Ever tried shutting the phone down and plugging it on USB and seeing if it also gets hot?
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OMFG, nonsense FUD. 5V is 5V. The phone only draws 500mAh when a 'USB' charge is detected, vs drawing 1Ah when an 'AC' charge is detected. The power supply is not pushing power into the device.
I'm not disagreeing that your phone gets hot when charging with a slow charge, but your assumptions are total nonsense and it's not normal.
Maybe you have some software doing something weird when USB is plugged in charging.. Ever tried shutting the phone down and plugging it on USB and seeing if it also gets hot?
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That might be a little harsh...
My phone ALWAYS gets hotter charging from USB (and especially from a USB cable plugged into a non-HTC 1, 1.6 or 2A wall charger).
The phone detects whether it should be in AC or in USB mode based on whether it a couple of the pins are shorted in the cable (this has been confirmed by people taking hotknives to their chargers). If it detects USB mode, it only draws about 450mA. In AC mode (thus, if it sees shorted pins, like in the stock HTC chargers), it'll draw somewhat (slightly) less than 1A.
I think that imperfect quality control or imperfect engineering on the phone might cause some drawn current to escape as heat when in USB mode, but not to while in AC mode.
This does not (at least for me) seem to be a software issue, because I have seen the EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR on CM 5.0.5, CM 5.0.6, CM 5.0.7(.x), CM 5.0.8, FRF50, FRF83, FRF85b, FRF91 and CM6 (both nightly and RC1). I've tried out dozens of kernels, and the problem seems to be a LITTLE better on more fiercely UC'd versions.
Plugging into USB and charging ALWAYS causes my phone to become warm or hot to the touch (after 30min to 1Hr, of course). After a good while, temps go on up to 34-39 on USB, with very little user activity or screen use, versus 29-32 when in AC mode. I have never had the slightest PROBLEM linked with this issue - that level of heat just isn't bad for something designed to work in the sun, sit in your pocket all day, etc.
I can confirm that this is also a problem on an HTC Desire - both the IDIOTIC self-limiting AC/USB regulator and the heat-while-charging-USB issue.
The AC/USB logic used by the phone is the most user-unfriendly thing I've ever seen on a phone, because it is MUCH too strict. It is solely designed to get you to buy "official" HTC fast chargers, rather than letting you use third party gear.
My Milestone would charge (and draw) fast from any old wall bump that could feed enough juice. iPhones do it. My BlackBerry Bold would draw well over 1A and fully charge in less than an hour off of anything that fed enough juice. But my fantastic "superphone" can't do this? That is really the ONLY thing I don't like about the N1 - and it will probably stop me from ever buying an HTC phone again, since I have confirmed exactly the same behavior on other models. Here's why:
If my wife and I travel with our kids, with multiple USB-charged and powered devices, I either have to bring both my US-only N1 charger AND an adapter (we live in France) PLUS another USB source (like a 2-in-1 or a 4-in-1) and cables, OR I can just bring the other source and count on 7 hours a day with my phone plugged into the wall, since 450mA is crap. And all of this is because HTC wants me to buy and use their chargers - which do not accept USB plugs like Moto's, Apple's, third-party, etc.
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Yes, there is a difference. Since the capacity charge is definitely different (5 V @ 500 mA vs. 5 V @ 1 A) there needs to be some sort of transformation in the power supply of the Nexus One. And transformation always releases heat.
Since the Nexus One and the Desktop Dock ship with a charger, this seems to be the preferred charging method and it makes sense that the phones power supply was designed to reflect that.
From my own experience I can say that my Nexus One get's very hot when charged via USB and almost no heat increase occurs when I charge it with the wall charger. But there might be a difference for users with 110 V ~ in their sockets.
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Well. Mine is the other way round. When I charged it with my USB cable, it doesn't get hot at all. But, it gets very hot when I charge with the wall charger.
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There's greater heat if you charge via USB as opposed to the wall charger. Did you both use the same charging methods?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=727067
You voted yet? My results from today are even lower than that of yesterday, but my house is colder than my office.. Wife likes it frigid.. 27C charging on USB today.
Maybe you are using the phone while it's being charged, thus using the processor and producing heat?
I can leave mine on all day, and it doesn't get any hotter than a regular phone being charged. But if I have the OLED on and using processor, then it gets a little warmer.
The hottest I've seen mine get of 47 c, and that was because I was outside at the pool and the sun was killing it lol.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=727067
You voted yet? My results from today are even lower than that of yesterday, but my house is colder than my office.. Wife likes it frigid.. 27C charging on USB today.
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I avoid charging via USB because the phone get's too hot for my taste. But I tried just now and it's around 39 °C in an ambient temp of around 23 °C.
khaytsus said:
OMFG, nonsense FUD. 5V is 5V. The phone only draws 500mAh when a 'USB' charge is detected, vs drawing 1Ah when an 'AC' charge is detected. The power supply is not pushing power into the device.
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Though your slightly unkind post was answered sufficiently by big_adventure, I'd like to add something.
I suspect we both don't know how the input circuit of the Nexus One is designed, so it's pure speculation when we talk about how the power input is handled. HTC can be quiet fast with their hardware iterations, so we might even have different revisions.
But, the Nexus Ones Li-Ion needs a current of 1.4 A (1 C) until 4.2 V cell voltage are reached, ideally. The power the AC wall charger delivers fits in quiet well with almost no transformation. The maximum current the USB port can deliver is way out of the ideal range so there's the need for some more sweet magic in the circuits. And sweet electronic magic is connected to releasing heat.
However the input circuit is designed, there are definitely differences how the input of both charging methods is handled, causing varying levels of heat increase. Depending on what the engineers chose as their bias point. Tolerances have impact, of course and hardware revisions might have changed things. I'd like to be more specific but I have never designed a mobile phone charging circuit nor do I intend to disembowel my N1 for the sake of an argument
Caution: You may find speculation and assumptions but no FUD
Take care.
I've had the Droid 3 for about 10 days now, and I've been encountering an intermittent problem with charging the phone.
Last night, I plugged in my phone so that it would charge overnight. I made sure that the connections to both the phone and the outlet were firm, and upon plugging it in, my phone's battery icon and lock screen both indicated that it was charging. However, when I woke up this morning, I discovered that the battery had actually continued to discharge overnight. Despite this, the battery icon and lock screen both continued to say that the battery was charging.
I've run into this problem three times this past week. It's entirely possible that I just have a defective device, but I wanted to check and make sure that nobody else was experiencing this issue before taking it back to Verizon.
Check the task manager for programs using lots of cpu. I've found that using google maps nav in the car dock while charging still in fact uses more power than it could charge. Your issue is with the screen off though so check for background apps.
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I have had this problem 2 times and I have had the phone for about the same time. I plugged it in at like 40% watched a movie screen never came on till the movie was over I looked at my screen and the battery was at 11%. I was thinking maybe just a bad connection untill I looked at the notification bar and it said it was charging!
I just got my Droid 3 yesterday and last night, the first night of use, it did the same thing. Even if I go into battery usage and look at the graph it'll say charging but the power level will be going down. Very frustrating.
A Verizon rep I spoke with recommended trying a different charger. Sounds reasonable enough, so I'll give that a shot and post back after a few nights of use.
What is the current rating of the chargers you guys are using? (i.e. 850 mA, 1 A, etc). A good rule of thumb is not use anything less than 1 A (1000 mA).
The Motorola-supplied charger is 850mA.
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A Verizon rep I spoke with recommended trying a different charger. Sounds reasonable enough, so I'll give that a shot and post back after a few nights of use.
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This sounds logical. I had this same problem two phones that happened to have a slide-out keyboard (Shift, G2) and the problem vanished when I used a different charger. I just read today that 100s of people were having this problem today in a news feed.
I was having the issue too, so I used a 2A charger that came with my Huawei tablet...no more issues! (Charge time is about 1.5 hours too!)
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I was having the issue too, so I used a 2A charger that came with my Huawei tablet...no more issues! (Charge time is about 1.5 hours too!)
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I'd be careful about using higher amperage chargers. Don't want to be burning out the charging circuitry. Not saying you will.. just be careful using a charger not designed specifically for the device.
Apparently the new Moto LiPo batteries have another level of overcharge protection. To be safe, I'm going to use an ohm-meter about once a week or so to check the internal contacts (a higher ohm rating would suggest damage).
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Apparently the new Moto LiPo batteries have another level of overcharge protection. To be safe, I'm going to use an ohm-meter about once a week or so to check the internal contacts (a higher ohm rating would suggest damage).
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Good to know. I found one of those chargers for $6, I'm considering getting one now.
http://www.bargaincell.com/huaweiid...e-p-509461.html?cPath=58893_59091_59092_59093
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Good to know. I found one of those chargers for $6, I'm considering getting one now.
http://www.bargaincell.com/huaweiid...e-p-509461.html?cPath=58893_59091_59092_59093
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That's not the one I have, I'm using the USB-output charger from the S7 SLIM, then the Moto supplied USB cable.
Well, it's been a few days, and I haven't experienced the problem since switching to a different charger. Granted, the problem was intermittent, so it's difficult to know for certain if the charger was in fact the issue, but I'm content with this solution.
I've been using my iPad's 5.1V 2.1A charger without issues for a few days. It charges the extended battery from 10% to full in a little over an hour.
That's the dual-core proc for ya. Wonder why the Xoom uses a proprietary charger? dual-core devices nom battery.
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That's the dual-core proc for ya. Wonder why the Xoom uses a proprietary charger? dual-core devices nom battery.
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No? Dual core is more efficient, it shuts down one of the processors when it's not in use. Dual core means nothing about power efficiency. As a matter of fact, it can have an advantage. Each core uses less power, and combined, they can use less power than a similarly powerful chipset.
I've also run into some issues on my 5 day old Droid 3. It seems to be when disconnected from the charger. I have two regular Moto chargers for this, and tried a 1A HTC charger, which this thing will not charge from.
I tried using different micro USB cables, which didn't help, either. I was trying to move the phone around while charging, and seemed to encounter the issue. Either it's a connector issue for the mUSB, or the (especially short and stiff) charging cables have broken conductors inside, and we're getting a bad batch of cords.
Possibly the D3 has its own issue with charging, but I didn't have a problem until this morning. regular mUSB cords won't work for me at all, as I've tried all I have.
Given this issue, I'm wondering how widespread this is, and if it's something to take the phone back for. I took me a few hours (over 3) of waiting and fiddling with it, but it's at least charging now.
I had this issue to. I used a different charger and cord to charge my phone at night woke up the next day no charge. I went to work pluged in to my wall charger and still no charge. I did a factory reset thinking that might work but it did not. I was going to take it to a verizon store after work so on the way there I pluged in to my car charger an it started to charge so I skipped the store. When I got home I used a different cord and wall charger and it also worked. I did notice that when I plugged in the night before that a small little white light was lit up for a second in between the charging port and hdmi. I know there is a light there but never seen it light up before. So maybe that was behind all of this. Not had a problem sense.
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The amperage you see stated PS units has no effect on your phone. That's not how many amps leaves the unit to charge your battery. That's how much the PS unit can handle as a draw. In reality the reason the stock ones are only 850 only means that the manufacture used spec parts for the PS unit. i would think that Motorola's minimum spec was 850 and so that's what the PS units manufacture used.
The higher the number means nothing other than you can bet the 1AMP one is going to out last the 850.
Of course the last statement is highly speculative because i have no idea what the amp rating for the phone is. But what i do know is that all the parts are made in china and you can bet they are not going to overbuild anything.
If the amp range is 675-832, which is the number I would expect then if the phone draws more than 850 for an extended period of time the units internal fuse could blow. Unless of course you purchased a third party unit that has an external fuse. Then you can jsut replace the fuse and not have to worry about going out to buy Chinese garbage. lolz
but then again i bet this Droid 3 is made in china, oh well. I like it anyway
Hey guys so lately there's been a lot of discussion about the pogo charger.
I've checked all the threads and more than the value of the charger, the forums are filled with shipping complaints.
I can't seem to sort out the opinions and real comments on the pogo.
As such, for those really on the fence about getting a charger (like me) I made this poll, since there was one on screen protectors to help people choose.
Any comments made, please make constructive opinions on if you have a pogo charger, if it's worth it, etc. (not on your shipping problems please)
Thanks!
I only bought it because I thought it would be able to charge my tablet while under heavy usage (1.7GHz performance gov + full brightness), and sadly it doesn't even seem capable of doing this.
espionage724 said:
I only bought it because I thought it would be able to charge my tablet while under heavy usage (1.7GHz performance gov + full brightness), and sadly it doesn't even seem capable of doing this.
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I seem to remember somebody stating that under heavy usage they've saw a current drain over 3A. If your situation is the same, nothing is going to keep up with that which is over the max of the charging circuit. It's simple to test for that.
The POGO cord charges faster but stops during OTG usage, no ROM/kernel Dev's have tried to solve this issue so far. There may be another issue with cigarette lighter type power supply also.
Shipping just took time from Korea, now they have a US shipping source through Amazon.
I really like it, saves wear and tear on the USB. I charge at night, and never have enough time to use it that I run the battery in a day. The OTG complication is annoying, but liveable, and hopefully likely to be solved.
I like the reduced wear on the micro usb connection and additional safety of quicker disconnect if cord is yanked from tripping. I charge the tablet at night, so not too concerned whether charging is quicker. I would love to see some ideas on how to improvise a charging dock using this cable!
I think whether it's worth it totally depends on the reason you want it. If you want to use OTG while charging or to do data transfer, it's obviously a bust.
These are the reasons I'm very happy with it, in order of priority:
1) Saves stress on the USB jack, especially if dropped or banged against something.
2) Easy to click onto the N10 when I'm done reading an ebook in bed at night and I'm sleepy.
3) Charges a bit faster than USB.
If you're looking for a miraculously shorter charge time then it's not worth getting.
Definitely worthwhile ... it is one of the nicest accessories I've purchased in a while. I purchased it only for the convenience of not having to mess with the mUSB charging. It delivered. My charging graphs indicate that it charges at a faster rate than the mUSB ... just a small extra bonus.
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I like the reduced wear on the micro usb connection and additional safety of quicker disconnect if cord is yanked from tripping. I charge the tablet at night, so not too concerned whether charging is quicker.
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^^ this.
I bought it because I've had occasions where others in the house have messed up micro-usb connections on phones due to using them while still plugged in - with this, there's no way of easily damaging it
And so far, so good! Would really recommend it.
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I only bought it because I thought it would be able to charge my tablet while under heavy usage (1.7GHz performance gov + full brightness), and sadly it doesn't even seem capable of doing this.
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Wow, max brightness ? I find the lowest setting really bright.
I did general usage on lowest brightness and it charged pretty good, IMO.
It was worth every penny and when they come back in stock at Amazon I will order another.
I use my tablet heavily throughout the day and found myself unable to charge it completely while I slept. Now using the stock wall wart and pogo it charges in a fraction of the time. Like I said, worth every penny.
Charges faster, but was it worth it for me? Still undecided. The main reason for me getting it was to plug a HD into an OTG cable and still get power to the device via the POGO. Unfortunately that will not work. The POGO will not charge when running OTG. Shame.
Back in stock on Amazon... Just ordered one tonight. I'm interested for two reasons. Slightly faster charging (not a big deal for me, as I generally plug it in at night, and use it much of the day), and I also like the idea of the pogo connector instead of using the USB socket every day. Should have it in 3 to 5 business days.
... beamed from my Nexus 10 to your planet
Just ordered one off eBay, should have it by the 20th at the latest. I spend a lot of time driving so carry the Nexus 10 around with me in the car and I've bent the USB plug on the cable so though I'm better off getting the pogo charger incase I damage the USB port on the tablet
Answer- Yes it is but...
Just got the pogo cable on Friday and did some testing over the weekend and have some results and observations.
I ran my N10 down to 10% Saturday and plugged in via the pogo cable at about 11:30pm. . When I checked Battery Monitor Widget the following morning it showed fully charged at 4am. Total time 4.5 hours. Max charging rate was at 1916mA and tapered to 415mA.
Sunday I did the same, (11% and 11:30pm) and used the USB cable. A check of BMW showed the N10 fully charged by 5am. Total time 5.5 hours. Max rate was 1559mA and a taper to 420mA.
So, an hour faster. Not huge, but significant. Overall I think the important thing with the pogo cable is that it will charge as you use it. When I plugged in with it before I turned the screen off I was showing a net charge, while with USB it continued to discharge, albeit slower.
Both of these (admittedly unscientific) tests were done with the OEM charger and USB cable.
The pogo charger is a great way to save the USB port of the Nexus 10 if you have young kids. Since the pogo charger is magnetic, there no way to damage the tablet when a toddler yanks it off a desk while its charging. I am very happy with my pogo cable. Bought it off amazon and got it in 2 days.
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Does anyone else have this issue with their note 5 where sometimes it says fast charging and sometimes it's just regular charging?
Not using the OEM charger, are you using a different one?
you have to use the charger designed for the Note 5. The Galaxy S6 wont fast charge my note 5. also you need to have the device (and the wall plug part too if you can) under a fan. It gets hot, and when its hot the charge gets slower
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Not using the OEM charger, are you using a different one?
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you have to use the charger designed for the Note 5. The Galaxy S6 wont fast charge my note 5. also you need to have the device (and the wall plug part too if you can) under a fan. It gets hot, and when its hot the charge gets slower
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Yes I am using the original charger that came with the phone, the cord and wall.
I know sometimes I'll plug in the OEM charger and it starts just regular charging. If I unplug it and plug right back it starts fast charging. Weird but it happens half the time.
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Quick charge 2.0 chargers work too.
I would try using a different cord just to see if it makes a difference. I have seen it talked about before where the issue was a cord, even when they are brand new.
I have seen this same behavior as well so sometimes with my one charger cord combo, it takes a few tries to get fast charging to kick in. With my new charger and cord I haven't noticed it happen yet.
And yes the previous fast chargers all work fine. I haven't even used the charger and cord that came with my Note 5 yet.
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Does anyone else have this issue with their note 5 where sometimes it says fast charging and sometimes it's just regular charging?
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Any Fast charging Charger should work, because it is a standard. (Qualcomm's patent: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/features/quick-charge )
I've been using a Chinese but functional Fast charger that was veeeery close to be a original one. In fact, I believe the internals are the same you'll find in the original Samsung charge. It was fine for 11 months until some solder points broke and I was getting regular charger, sometimes fast and sometimes nothing at all.
I thought it was lint or dirt buildup in the cable or the phone itself, so every time I needed fast charge I used to blow on the charger, the cable and the phone; basically giving it the Nintendo NES cartridge treatment! LOL After a while that didn't work and soon enough It stopped working.
I disassembled the charger to check for broken solder joints and yes, the GND joints were broken and also the transformer but I guess that was my fault. Chargers and other gadgets are made not to last. It is called PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE so it was a PITA to disassemble. In the end the white plastic housing was FUBAR, I couldn't get the internals out. (The housing is made from a chewy plastic, It won't break like it was made of bubble gum) So I had to take a pair of pliers and rip the plug connectors. The charger is made to never be taken apart, It is disposable.
After a half hour battle I could resolder everything and I took apart an old DVD player and used its power cord to power the charger. It is nothing more than the PCB and a long power cord but it works again.
So long story short:
-Any good quality fast charger SHOULD work
-Any good quality USB cable should work
-Murphy's Law: If you need to charge your phone because it only has 5% battery, the charger will fail
-Some gadgets are not meant to be repaired, they are disposable
On the attached photos, the one with red arrows is where I had to resolder.
I had that problem too, is the cable, mine took 1 year to broke and i bought some news cables and they always work with fast charging
Hey guys,
A few weeks ago I made a thread about my Mi Mix NOT detecting on any PC despite trying different Type C usb cords and the factory one.
I've never really timed how long it takes to charge my phone and recently I downloaded this Ampere app that measures the voltage and mah.
My Mix was at 40% and I plugged it in and left it in for 20 min and checked the app. It said something like 3.7 voltage and charging at 120mah minimum and 190mah maximum.
From what I'm reading, thats really bad.
So I plugged my phone in with an Anker Type C usb and a charging block from an LG 5.
Phone was now charging at 1600mah ish.
I'm assuming there is an issue with either my charging equipment AND / OR the charging port of my Mix. I've already ordered a new charging port from aliexpress 3+ weeks ago because of my PC unrecognized issue.
Anyway I just want to confirm that getting 120mah- 190mah on the stock charger is NOT normal?
I've ordered this https://www.amazon.ca/AUKEY-Charger-Samsung-Qualcomm-Certified/dp/B00RJO6AHM
and another Anker Type C cord to replace.
CanadaMix said:
Hey guys,
A few weeks ago I made a thread about my Mi Mix NOT detecting on any PC despite trying different Type C usb cords and the factory one.
I've never really timed how long it takes to charge my phone and recently I downloaded this Ampere app that measures the voltage and mah.
My Mix was at 40% and I plugged it in and left it in for 20 min and checked the app. It said something like 3.7 voltage and charging at 120mah minimum and 190mah maximum.
From what I'm reading, thats really bad.
So I plugged my phone in with an Anker Type C usb and a charging block from an LG 5.
Phone was now charging at 1600mah ish.
I'm assuming there is an issue with either my charging equipment AND / OR the charging port of my Mix. I've already ordered a new charging port from aliexpress 3+ weeks ago because of my PC unrecognized issue.
Anyway I just want to confirm that getting 120mah- 190mah on the stock charger is NOT normal?
I've ordered this https://www.amazon.ca/AUKEY-Charger-Samsung-Qualcomm-Certified/dp/B00RJO6AHM
and another Anker Type C cord to replace.
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I don't have it with me, but I think the original Chinese charger that comes with the Mix is a 2.5A/5V one.
I've never used it, don't trust the Chinese chargers, rather have used an original Xiaomi EU approved (CE marked) charger that came with a Redmi Note 4.
That charger is "only" 2.0A/5V, so you don't get any "fast charging". But the Mix will still get fully charged in max 3 hours, which is fine for me.
And I figure the battery will last longer, it gets quite hot when charging at higher rates.
I know because I tested on a Mi Note 2 which came with a 3.0A EU approved charger. That charger works fine, really fast, and I trust it from a safety point of view - much heavier and thicker than the Chinese one.
But I charge the Note 2 with the 2.0A charger also, to spare the battery.
Normal charging current is 1500mA and up, depending on the chargers capacity. It will be less towards the end of the charging cycle, when the battery is nearly full, and sometimes also in the beginning, for some reason.
Don't understand why, never figured that out.
cobben said:
I don't have it with me, but I think the original Chinese charger that comes with the Mix is a 2.5A/5V one.
I've never used it, don't trust the Chinese chargers, rather have used an original Xiaomi EU approved (CE marked) charger that came with a Redmi Note 4.
That charger is "only" 2.0A/5V, so you don't get any "fast charging". But the Mix will still get fully charged in max 3 hours, which is fine for me.
And I figure the battery will last longer, it gets quite hot when charging at higher rates.
I know because I tested on a Mi Note 2 which came with a 3.0A EU approved charger. That charger works fine, really fast, and I trust it from a safety point of view - much heavier and thicker than the Chinese one.
But I charge the Note 2 with the 2.0 charger also, to spare the battery.
Normal charging current is 1500mA and up, depending on the chargers capacity. It will be less towards the end of the charging cycle, when the battery is nearly full, and sometimes also in the beginning, for some reason.
Don't understand why, never figured that out.
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well it sounds like my factory charger is messed. 190ma when it should be getting at least 1000ma. I hope that the Aukey charger I ordered is safe for it, I've done some reading with other xiaomi phone owners and they've purchased it but I haven't seen a Mi mix owner review it. It says its CE approved.
CanadaMix said:
well it sounds like my factory charger is messed. 190ma when it should be getting at least 1000ma. I hope that the Aukey charger I ordered is safe for it, I've done some reading with other xiaomi phone owners and they've purchased it but I haven't seen a Mi mix owner review it.
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Aukey has a good reputation, but I prefer the Xiaomi original EU approved chargers, just because they are "Xiaomi". (and I am located in the EU, of course.)
There "might" be some sort of intelligent interface built in that especially suits the Xiaomi phones.
No particular reason to believe so, just color me superstitious.
cobben said:
Aukey has a good reputation, but I prefer the Xiaomi original EU approved chargers, just because they are "Xiaomi". (and I am located in the EU, of course.)
There "might" be some sort of intelligent interface built in that especially suits the Xiaomi phones.
No particular reason to believe so, just color me superstitious.
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i understand you. It is typically safer to always go with factory rather than aftermarket. But in my case, my phone is not charging correctly as I'm only seeing 190ma on the amp meter.:crying:
CanadaMix said:
i understand you. It is typically safer to always go with factory rather than aftermarket. But in my case, my phone is not charging correctly as I'm only seeing 190ma on the amp meter.:crying:
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That can and does happen on certain custom ROMs and rapid charge doesn't kick in all the time. I can also say I had this issue on lg g5 and the charger proved to faulty on this occasion. So try the new port with old charger see how it goes. If no improvement try a different charger, the ones that come with the phone are very good. IMO
james1089 said:
That can and does happen on certain custom ROMs and rapid charge doesn't kick in all the time. I can also say I had this issue on lg g5 and the charger proved to faulty on this occasion. So try the new port with old charger see how it goes. If no improvement try a different charger, the ones that come with the phone are very good. IMO
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the new charger and cord are getting me fast charge now!
Bought a CHOETECH 50W 6-Port Desktop Charger last year and attached it to my bedside table; one of the best purchases I've ever made; quickcharge 3 on two ports and one power adapter in place of the 3 or 4 individual chargers I used to have. Bargain.