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Anyone else have any experiences they'd like to share using non-OEM chargers?
I use my HP TouchPad charger in my living room, as my HP Touchstone plugs into it usually. It charges the N7 at exactly the same rate as the OEM charger.
Just curious about others' experiences.
Oh....and is anyone else w/the HP TouchPad just completely spoiled regarding tablet prices? $250 seemed like a lot of money to pay, LOL.
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I use this, it charges my iphone, ipad, ipod touch, samsung, and now my nexus. I have one for the car as well that is 1A/2.1A.
the blackberry playbook 1.8a charger works really well. indistinguishable from the supplied OEM. available for $16 bucks or so in retail packaging.
I've used the same charger for my Galaxy SII. Seemed to do the job well and just as quickly!
I have a few blackberry chargers one is a playbook one and some other android chargers.. they all work just fine.
I'd love to know if there are any portable chargers that will charge the Nexus 7 without being plugged into the wall, so, I can charge it when I'm laying in bed or something, I have portable USB chargers that I don't thing would work with the 7 The Duracell Powerhouse USB charger and the Sony Media CP-ELS USB Portable Charger with 2,000 mAh Li-Ion Battery, I use them interchangeably with my iPhone 4S and Playstation Vita.
Okay, I went through my "wall wart" drawer and tried 8 chargers and 9 cables. I can't find any pattern to the results
There was one cable (skinny black generic USB) that didn't work with charger, and one charger (from a Kingston Wi-Drive) that wouldn't work with any cable.
The best cable was a white mini-usb (that I used with a mini-micro dongle) that had come with my generic 5000 mAH backup battery; it worked with *everything* except the Wi-Drive charger. The best chargers were the OEM ASUS charger, and a generic small black cube (1A) labelled "KIN"; those worked with every cable except the skinny black dud.
The worst of the working chargers were an "Innergie" dual laptop/USB power supply, and the generic battery backup. Those only worked with that white cable.
Honorable mentions go to an old Motorola RAZR charger (used with a mini-micro dongle) and a small Samsung phone charger. Those have permanent cables, and both worked.
I couldn't pick up any pattern in terms of amp rating (obviously, the lower amp chargers will take longer). It seems to be "luck of the draw".
I've tried probably 4-5 different chargers including a Motorola wall charger plugged in the wall, and also plugged into a power inverter in my truck, a motorola car charger and an oem wall charger and have no issues with any of them.
iPad 3 charger compatibility
Can anyone confirm if N7 charges using the new iPad 10W charger? Mine only supports the charger that came with it. Does that mean that the usb port is broken and I need to replace it or is it the way all the units behave?
Other XDA threads with similar topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780211
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781680
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784322
dmalovic said:
Can anyone confirm if N7 charges using the new iPad 10W charger? Mine only supports the charger that came with it. Does that mean that the usb port is broken and I need to replace it or is it the way all the units behave?
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It charges using my iPad2 charger, which I think is the same charger as the new iPad?
The Nexus 7 does not show charging when plugged into any of my OEM/aftermarket Apple chargers.
It does not appear to matter whether I use the USB cable supplied by Asus, or a standard commodity micro USB cable.
There is evidence from other users that the tablet may be charging at the 1A rate even though the charge indicator stays off.
I have not personally confirmed this yet.
Im using the charger of my BlackBerry playbook! 5volts 2amp!
From 0% to 100% in less than 3 hours!
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I bought 10 of the HP Touchpad chargers for $5 shipped a few weeks ago. They work perfect for the Nexus 7, same plug, 2AH charging..
I think you can still find them for $5 shipped @ hp.com
All my micro USB chargers work , from Nokia to BlackBerry to HTC all fab all charge the n7 OK
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The Nexus 7 does not show charging when plugged into any of my OEM/aftermarket Apple chargers.
It does not appear to matter whether I use the USB cable supplied by Asus, or a standard commodity micro USB cable.
There is evidence from other users that the tablet may be charging at the 1A rate even though the charge indicator stays off.
I have not personally confirmed this yet.
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I've had one of those OEM/aftermarket Apple charges blow up on me (not shrapnel, it stayed in the plastic casing), so I wouldn't expect much from those anyway. Have you tried with any standard micro USB phone charger?
Chargers that work:
- Motorola Droid Pro (hard-wired micro USB). Rated at 800 mA but seems to charge almost as fast as the OEM.
- Kin One (Uses any USB cable). Rated at 1A, works with every USB cable I have (almost; there were a couple that didn't work with anything). These are available on-line for less than 10 bucks:
http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Standard-Wall-Charger-CNR1002/dp/B005IY428Y
http://www.aftermarketcellular.com/ic/CNR1002.html
This is nice and compact; I'm going to order a couple of more to have as spares.
- Motoroloa RAZR (hard-wired mini-USB, used with mini-to-micro adapter). Rated at 500 mA. Works, but probably pretty slow.
- Samsung (from unknown phone; hard-wired micro-USB) rated at 750 mA. Didn't test charge time.
As an aside, I have a 5000 mAh backup battery that I've used with phones and my Nook color (http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-External-Motorola-Blackberry-Nintendo/dp/B004P8E612). It works with the Nexus, but ONLY with the mini-USB cable that the Power Bank shipped with. Every other cable I've tried chokes. It's intended for an iPhone and puts 6.5V across the power pins (with no load; this is about the same as the Kin) and pulls the data pins to 3.4V. What's weird is that I can connect a 2-conductor (charge only) extension in series with the working cable, so that the data signal never reaches the Nexus. If I use a 2-conductor cable by itself, the Nexus doesn't charge.
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Chargers that work:
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When you say they work, are they showing as AC charging when you use them or are they just charging.
Go-to battery stats and it will say either
Charging (USB)
Or
Charging (AC)
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Compatable car charger
It's really disappointing to know N7 is so picky about chargers. Can anyone report on a working small/short car USB charger that is compatible?
You might want to check that your vehicle can provide 2amps from its cigarette lighter plug. Normal only utility plugs can do that.
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I just noticed today, that my HTC phone basically has the same setup. The same charger, then the USB to micro-USB cable. So would it be the same thing to charge with either cable?
I was shuffling with the 2 chargers today.. but if I only need to use one, then that's even better! And I can travel with just 1 charger for my 2 devices too!
Shouldn't be a problem i hardly ever use the correct usb charger for my devices apart from tablets that need the higher power output.
The nexus may not work on the phone charger but the phone should work fine on the nexus charger.
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The Nexus7 charger is 5v 2A, look at the HTC amp output if it is 1A it will take longer to charge the Nexus7, if it can even keep up if the unit is on.
I would use the Nexus7 charger for the phone and tablet if you want to cut down on taking chargers while going on trips.
I use the Nexus7 charger on my ET4 and it goes to full charge pretty quick....lol
Unknown Zone said:
The Nexus7 charger is 5v 2A, look at the HTC amp output if it is 1A it will take longer to charge the Nexus7, if it can even keep up if the unit is on.
I would use the Nexus7 charger for the phone and tablet if you want to cut down on taking chargers while going on trips.
I use the Nexus7 charger on my ET4 and it goes to full charge pretty quick....lol
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Yeap you are correct, my phone charger is 1A.
Will using Nexus 7's 2A output charger harm my phone? Or will it just charge my phone faster? (which sounds like a great deal btw:laugh
thunder9111 said:
Yeap you are correct, my phone charger is 1A.
Will using Nexus 7's 2A output charger harm my phone? Or will it just charge my phone faster? (which sounds like a great deal btw:laugh
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Edit: In short..no it won't damage your phone
i use my kfire charger because the cord is longer lol. google skimped on the charger cord it's !!short!!
t_007_v2 said:
i use my kfire charger because the cord is longer lol. google skimped on the charger cord it's !!short!!
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Another good idea! My HTC's charger cable is longer..
I guess I'll use the Nexus 7's charger with the HTC cable = win
I prefer the Kindle Fire charger or the Playbook or HP touchpad charges took the OEM charger that comes with the Nexus 7
I just got another Playbook charger just for that purpose, it is 6 ft long, much longer than the Nexus charger.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29603728
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As long as the charger puts out 5v you'll be fine.
Also, stories on xda suggest not gaming on the n7 on low battery while plugged into a charger other the packaged one.
I just found out that My old Galaxy S charger has only 0.7A while the N4 charger is 1.2A
If I use the old charger for N4, it should be slower..
But is it okay to use this new charger for my old phone or bluetooth earpiece?
I don't want to bring two charger out but I may need to charge different devices
Also, is the USB cable came with N4 a special one that can deal with 1.2A,
or every USB cable is fine for that?
Emama said:
I just found out that My old Galaxy S charger has only 0.7A while the N4 charger is 1.2A
If I use the old charger for N4, it should be slower..
But is it okay to use this new charger for my old phone or bluetooth earpiece?
I don't want to bring two charger out but I may need to charge different devices
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Not sure if it's recommended, but I've done it without issue.
Slightly off-topic: If anyone has a lead on some cheap 1.2A chargers, please post a link. Bought some low amperage ones off DX but I'll be dead before they finish charging the phone.
Emama said:
I just found out that My old Galaxy S charger has only 0.7A while the N4 charger is 1.2A
If I use the old charger for N4, it should be slower..
But is it okay to use this new charger for my old phone or bluetooth earpiece?
I don't want to bring two charger out but I may need to charge different devices
Also, is the USB cable came with N4 a special one that can deal with 1.2A,
or every USB cable is fine for that?
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As long as the voltages are the same, which they probably are (5V is standard for cell phone chargers), you'll be perfectly fine using the 1.2A charger on the 0.7A phone. Your old phone will only pull the amount of amps that it can use - it won't pull more than that. What you want to be careful of is charging a phone with a charger that puts out more volts than the phone can handle - this is where you can fry your phone.
As for your second point, I'm pretty sure that any USB cable will be fine.
I charge my new Nexus 4 off my laptop overnight. Once in a while, the phone will stop charging. Sometimes, it only stops for a few minutes but, last night, it stopped around 4am and I woke up to 15% battery. This is using the stock microUSB cable that came with the phone and a Macbook Pro.
did the mackbook go into sleep or was it on all the whole night
try a wall charger instead
Your macbook only supplies 500mA, whereas the wall charger supplies 1.2A, so over twice of that. It's not enough to charge the phone when in use (however, if you turn it off, it will be enough, but it will also charge much slower).
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Your macbook only supplies 500mA, whereas the wall charger supplies 1.2A, so over twice of that. It's not enough to charge the phone when in use (however, if you turn it off, it will be enough, but it will also charge much slower).
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I know my macbook only supplies 500mA but it doesn't even do that. When charging, Battery Monitor shows it's drawing about 260 mA. When it doesn't, Battery Monitor shows it's "Discharging" even though it's plugged in. It happens with my phone on & phone off, with my laptop on & laptop off.
munchy_cool said:
did the mackbook go into sleep or was it on all the whole night
try a wall charger instead
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The reason I prefer USB over a wall charger is my power outlet is far away from my bed. My macbook has a long power cord so I can just have a single power cord running along the floor.
You never answered if the macbook went into sleep or not
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munchy_cool said:
You never answered if the macbook went into sleep or not
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It happens both with the macbook awake and asleep.
Ok first of all this is freaking terrible, I was using a cheap charger instead of my expensive charger and I had my hotspot on and the charger couldnt handle it so the phone just turned off, now it doesn't charge with any cable but it does indicate that is charging but its not, its draining. Yes I took the battery and swapped it with another s4 but the battery still works. I was litterally hustling but now I have to spend money to fix this. What is going on?
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Ok first of all this is freaking terrible, I was using a cheap charger instead of my expensive charger and I had my hotspot on and the charger couldnt handle it so the just turned off now it doesn't charge with any cable but it does indicate that is charging but is not is draining. Yes I took the battery and swapped it with another s4 but the battery still works. I was litterally hustling but now I have to spend money to fix this. What is going on?
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Try replacing the battery or charger check if it works.. And battery does drain while charging if u continue using the phone.. Keep the phone idle with data/hotspot off.. If its charging then ur phone is normal and you don't need to replace anything.. And yeah use a proper charger.. Don't try to charge it from laptop/pc USB.. It won't give proper results to come to a conclusion.
Hit thanks if I helped!
eltexmexalex said:
Ok first of all this is freaking terrible, I was using a cheap charger instead of my expensive charger and I had my hotspot on and the charger couldnt handle it so the just turned off now it doesn't charge with any cable but it does indicate that is charging but is not is draining. Yes I took the battery and swapped it with another s4 but the battery still works. I was litterally hustling but now I have to spend money to fix this. What is going on?
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It's interesting how can people even do this ? we buy 500-600$ phone and then charge with a ****ty 3-4$ , from what i've heard it's so wrong to charge with a cheap charger as it can screw up the whole mainboard due to it's quality and low power output (lower than original charger)
bharathreddii said:
Try replacing the battery or charger check if it works.. And battery does drain while charging if u continue using the phone.. Keep the phone idle with data/hotspot off.. If its charging then ur phone is normal and you don't need to replace anything.. And yeah use a proper charger.. Don't try to charge it from laptop/pc USB.. It won't give proper results to come to a conclusion.
Hit thanks if I helped!
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Actually now I tried a different usb PORT not cable and left it charging over night and the phine was charging but it only charged about half way.
eltexmexalex said:
Actually now I tried a different usb PORT not cable and left it charging over night and the phine was charging but it only charged about half way.
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Charging the phone thru a computer USB port is slower based on the output (500 mA) compared to the original charger that came with the phone (2.0 A)