Im looking into getting a wireless charger receiver for my Dads 5a. Has anyone had any experience with them?
This is the one Im looks at getting
Amazon.com: 2000 Mah Qi Receiver Type C for Samsung Galaxy A Series A72 A71 A70 A60 A52 A51 A50 - Google Pixel - Qi Wireless Charging Receiver - Qi Receiver for Samsung - Wireless Charging Adapter Module USB-c
Amazon.com: 2000 Mah Qi Receiver Type C for Samsung Galaxy A Series A72 A71 A70 A60 A52 A51 A50 - Google Pixel - Qi Wireless Charging Receiver - Qi Receiver for Samsung - Wireless Charging Adapter Module USB-c
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Looks to me like it would add bulk to the phone even though they say it's 'ultra thin'. The 5a is big enough as is. I didn't even know you could use these. Not sure what value they'd add TBH. If that was a check box (QI/Wireless charging) that needed to be checked, not sure why a QI/Wireless compatible phone wasn't purchased. The ones I've had in the past have always been hit or miss.
Not trying to be snarky here, not at all. Just trying to understand why it would be needed or why a phone wasn't bought with wireless charging.
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I'm going to be picking up the s7e in the next week and was wondering if anyone can recommend wireless chargers they currently use or have used in the past. All other Qi chargers are so much cheaper than the Samsung branded counterparts.
Also is there a big enough difference between the wireless fast charger from Samsung and any other Qi wireless charger that makes it worth buying?
Currently looking at the following:
Samsung Wireless Fast Charger
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/accessories/power/EP-PN920BBEGWW
Samsung Normal Wireless Charger
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3918223.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59158|cid:200290250|agid:12504931370|tidla-150550852610|crid:66128552690|nw:g|rnd:15510439506286302678|dvc:c|adp:1o1&gclid=CjwKEAiAx--2BRDO6q2T84_a52YSJABWAbfrQcO4SV5EDgIGcLBK3l4nHM_zdny0fpj0WVH4uaMc9xoCGEnw_wcB
Anker PowerPort Qi
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Compatible-Anker-PowerPort-Protection-Qi-Enabled/dp/B010SS8424/ref=sr_1_17?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1457262810&sr=1-17&keywords=wireless+charger
CHOE QI Wireless Charging Pad
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Upgraded-Wireless-Charger-Slide-Terminator-Black/dp/B00C40OG22/ref=zg_bs_431408031_1
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Well th normal Samsung charger is free in the Samsung Pay promo (I don't think it applies to the UK), but it will charge slowly compared to a fast wireless one. I will have mine soon to test out I reviewed the Choetech 10W fast wireless charger below and graphed the charging speed compared to the stock quick charger. Samsungs fast wireless charger is only 10W from all accounts not 15W the phone supports. 10W wireless charging is still fast (see my link below), but any qi charger will work. I wouldn't bother with 1st party ones unless you get a good deal on one since wireless chargers from 3rd parties are just as good or sometimes better.
Choetech 10W Fast wireless charger review
Sent from my Nexus 6P using XDA Labs
Does the galaxy s7 edge support the older Samsung Fast Charging Wireless Charging Pad EP-PN920BBEGWW ?
abhigupta7 said:
Does the galaxy s7 edge support the older Samsung Fast Charging Wireless Charging Pad EP-PN920BBEGWW ?
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Yes. Any Fast Charge 2.0 charger will work.
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Does the galaxy s7 edge support the older Samsung Fast Charging Wireless Charging Pad EP-PN920BBEGWW ?
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Yes it does, if you want to see how fast it charges with QC 2.0, Standard wall charger, fast qi, and regular qi you can read my charging test here.
Hi guys,
I've noticed Samsung S21 ultra supports 15w wireless charging - I was just wondering if all 15w wireless chargers were compatible? Or whether they specifically have to support "Samsung fast charge 2.0" - like the official chargers?
Wondering what others have bought? Let me know! Thanks!
I've been doing some research, I know that Samsung devices are supported by QC 3.0... but just wondered if this is true for wireless charging? Will generic 15w wireless chargers work? Would be much cheaper!
While generic 15w chargers will work, there are other factors that needs to be considered. Such as what kind of brick you are using with the charger and things like how thick the case you are using.
Sammy only have one 15w charger and that is OG stand. The other sammy fast wireless charger is 9w (input still requires 15w though)
Can't comment whether which 15w is reliable or not as they are 3rd party and varies from company to company.
A fair point. I guess if you use a QC 3.0 brick with at least 15w output - with a 15w wireless charging pad it should theoretically work then?
Be interesting to see which ones people find works for them!
hltbest said:
A fair point. I guess if you use a QC 3.0 brick with at least 15w output - with a 15w wireless charging pad it should theoretically work then?
Be interesting to see which ones people find works for them!
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Probably works but wireless charging is inefficient and needlessly raises the battery temp which is detrimental to its longevity in the long run.
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Probably works but wireless charging is inefficient and needlessly raises the battery temp which is detrimental to its longevity in the long run.
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An 8 W Samsung wireless charger does not heat up the S21 ultra more than the 15 W charger I have (this cames with my Note 9). I would think a 25 Watt charger would heat it up more. The reason I bought the wireless charger was for my Note 9 and now the S21 ultra is that my Note 9, despite considerable babying, is showing some issues with the socket (it often will show cable charging instead of fast charging and despite changing cables, cleaning out the socket with compressed air and a toothbrush etc). So yes, in general you are correct but socket wear must not be discounted.
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An 8 W Samsung wireless charger does not heat up the S21 ultra more than the 15 W charger I have (this cames with my Note 9). I would think a 25 Watt charger would heat it up more. The reason I bought the wireless charger was for my Note 9 and now the S21 ultra is that my Note 9, despite considerable babying, is showing some issues with the socket (it often will show cable charging instead of fast charging and despite changing cables, cleaning out the socket with compressed air and a toothbrush etc). So yes, in general you are correct but socket wear must not be discounted.
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I hear what you're saying about the port. I do a lot of partial midrange charges so 3-4 times a day isn't uncommon.
The biggest thing is not to hit/drop it when a cable is connected.
Battery or port assembly the phone needs to come apart...
I have a couple of these wireless chargers. Mine are an older version that don't have a USB plug at the charging pad (mine has a non-removable wire from the pad). I can't seem to find specs on their site now, but when I bought mine they claimed they were 15w. I only bought them for how they look. I personally don't care how fast they charge, I prefer slow charging for better battey life, I'll use wired chaging when I need something faster. I have fast wireless charging disabled on my phone. But I just checked it, if I enable it, it does say "fast wieless charging" on the sceen when I place it on the pad, and the time to full charge is a little quicker than with fast wireless charging disabled. Still not as fast as wired though.
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I have a couple of these wireless chargers. Mine are an older version that don't have a USB plug at the charging pad (mine has a non-removable wire from the pad). I can't seem to find specs on their site now, but when I bought mine they claimed they were 15w. I only bought them for how they look. I personally don't care how fast they charge, I prefer slow charging for better battey life, I'll use wired chaging when I need something faster. I have fast wireless charging disabled on my phone. But I just checked it, if I enable it, it does say "fast wieless charging" on the sceen when I place it on the pad, and the time to full charge is a little quicker than with fast wireless charging disabled. Still not as fast as wired though.
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So the best way to check this is to download Ampere!
Grab it from Google play store, install it, and then open it while you are charging the phone on different wireless pads.
You work out the Watts by using;
Amps x Voltage
Let me know how it goes!
Hello
As the USB in my car is type A port, which cable should I get for a max of compatibility with my S21 Ultra?
Any recommendations in Amazon?
3.1 A-C
This is the cable you are looking for.
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Wow I'm glad you found a cable. I find android auto via the cable notoriously unreliable. Didn't matter if it's the original cable or 3rd party, braided, unbraided, short, long.. whatever. At some point for no apparent reason the cable seems tonfsil, and if you are using gps it stops going through to the car, and yes I have missed a junction or two! My car is new, and I believe the problem is unrelated to either the s21 or the car or the cable. It's a software issue.
FWIW, we've had good luck with cables that convert to a magnetic connector (we've used WSKEN branded stuff from a couple vendors via amazon since our Galaxy S8, for years. Currently working fine with our S21+. I'd give a link but the ones we have are old enough they've been replaced on the market. The magnetic breakaway is nice to have to ensure we never stress the usb-c connector on the phone.
i actually managed to work one in to the D-Dock I got for my GTI such that I can just slide my phone in and the magnets pull the connector on, and it all works. My wife has a RAM mount for her phone and the cable hangs off the bottom and never drops off - the magnet is just about string enough to pick up the phone by itself so holding the cable on is easy.
See:
Samsung officially reveals new Galaxy Tab A8 budget tablet
www.xda-developers.com
The SM-X200 spec says it will charge at 9V, but took me a while to get that to work. The charger that comes with it only does 5V. I tried one QC 3.0 charger, and also only 5V. Another QC 3.0 charger will charge the SM-X200 at 9V and 1.5A.
Digging deeper, the tablet needs Samsung Active Fast Charge (AFC) 9V. Few chargers support AFC 9V.
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The SM-X200 spec says it will charge at 9V, but took me a while to get that to work. The charger that comes with it only does 5V. I tried one QC 3.0 charger, and also only 5V. Another QC 3.0 charger will charge the SM-X200 at 9V and 1.5A.
Digging deeper, the tablet needs Samsung Active Fast Charge (AFC) 9V. Few chargers support AFC 9V.
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I was just going to post the same thing, most of my non Samsung chargers won't charge at qc speed, but, interestingly pd chargers charge at 15 watt and ankerp iq2 chargers charge at 14w not sure if this is a unisoc thing or a Samsung non Qualcomm thing.
With the sharp corners, restricted chargers, no flash, and tft instead of ips, I'm not sure if I'd have chosen this tab over my 2018 tab a, but it was a present from work.
It is 128/4gb model and it's faster than my old tab a. So I can't really complain too much.
Looks like Samsung got their specs wrong as well as shipped with the wrong wall charger for the Tab A8. The AFC in my package is a 9V 1.67A brick, which is 15W, and it cannot power the device. Can't even power it from 0 to power-on. So I got in touch with the tech dept and they cited the same figures: AFC 5v+9v is the correct charger. So I figured I had a bad brick and bought another. Nope, same result.
Tab A8 requires the 25W 9v Fast Charger, same as the S20 S21 and S22. It has sufficient amperage to provide the 9V needed.
For reference, Samsung's Fast Charger is also adaptive, and is rated:
25W / 2.77A = 9V
and
15W / 3.0A = 5V
Is worth to buy the 2022 version now?
Not really. It runs slow on Tiger T618. Maybe it will improve when it gets Android 12, supposedly next month.
Can anyone else confirm that the Tab A8 (SM-X205) does not register as having any Proximity Sensor in it at all
according to the apps KinScreen and IntellicCover which states no sensor found
All despite the claims that this model does in fact have one according to:
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) - Full tablet specifications
www.gsmarena.com
Im on Android 13
App Device HW Info also sais i dont have a proximity sensor as well
I want to have the screen turn on/off when i open/close my cover
The Magnetometor sensor does in fact change in value when i bring the cover flap over the top as the end of the flap has a small
magnet which is detected when its against the cover
Does anyone have any suggestions for such as an i can use with either the light sensor or the magnetometor sensor ?
Yes the A8 Tab has a geomagnetic sensor and the Hall sensor. I'm running Android 13 on this Tab as well, so I'm wondering if the device's settings in Smart Unlock are in conflict with your attempts to turn screen on/off when using a cover.
Settings > Lock Screen > Smart Lock
Also check Settings > Lock Screen > Screen Lock Type
I bought a HEYMIX 45W GaN PD Wall Charger, 30W USB C Fast Charger, Max48W Dual-Port Quick Charger AU Plug, Compatible with Galaxy S21/S20/10, iPhone 13/12 Pro Ma (thats a mouthful) for this tablet but i have an annoying issue since I started using it. I have constant popups showing the charge %
I have tried a couple different cords. I thought it might have been Gauge Battery Widget so I installed Battery Reborn and no difference
Is there anyone else with this issue that can help please.
Many thanks in advance
Same thing used to happen to me on my Tab S7+ when connecting to a non Samsung charger. Try the original charger or a high wattage charger. On my Tab S8 Ultra I have no issues when charging with a 65watt Oneplus charger.
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Same thing used to happen to me on my Tab S7+ when connecting to a non Samsung charger. Try the original charger or a high wattage charger. On my Tab S8 Ultra I have no issues when charging with a 65watt Oneplus charger.
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To clarify - there is no "original charger". Samsung doesn't include chargers anymore. I suppose you could mean one that Samsung sells that's aimed at using with this tablet, but wow they're expensive and limited (one USB-C port) for what they are. Looks like Samsung is out of stock of both colors - no idea if you can find them elsewhere.
I haven't been actively using my Tab S8 Ultra enough at the same time as charging it so I don't know if I would experience the same thing. I do have the recent Anker 3-port 100-watt charger for when I have to charge fast (at 45-watts), but I haven't had a need to do that yet.
Thanks for that, the company I bought my charger from sent out a 65w charger and it works great