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[Q] Slow Charge?

Had my Nexus 7 about a week now, had some system restarts at random times (when not even using the device) which is a bit of a concern, but read it could be the 4.2 update. But as hasn't happened while using so far it's not annoyed me. However charging is becoming a bit annoying. It's taking forever!
I have a battery widget installed and its stats tell the story. Battery is usually fully charge in: 6 hours 59 minutes.
It's plugged into the wall, with the cable and charger it came with, tried using an Apple charger block to see if it was that, no luck. Not tried another Micro USB cable yet, but may do if anyone thinks it could be that?
Also according to the stats it charges 1% every 7 minutes and I put it on charge at 9:45am this morning at 35% and it currently on 66% and it is now 2:55pm. It also says it will finish charging at 7:00pm tonight.
The app/widget is Battery Widget? Reborn! Does this have anything to do with the slow charging?
But this is a bit of a joke to be honest. Is my device faulty?

Mine charged from 1% to full in 2h10m today. Stock charger.
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Foggy79 said:
Mine charged from 1% to full in 2h10m today. Stock charger.
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Hmm, you think mine is faulty?

craiigman said:
Hmm, you think mine is faulty?
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You are using the original 2A charger right? Have you tried with an other USB cable on it (might be broken?)
Also try to monitor your charging without the app, just write down what time you plugged it in at what percent and check it that way. (the app might show wrong readings).
If you have an other 2A charger you can borrow, you can try to eliminate that to. Not sure how long it takes via a regular USB port on the PC.
If it keeps charging that slow, your battery might be defect..
Good luck anyway

[Q] Nexus 4 Charging Very Slow

I am not sure if anyone else is experiencing this but I am seeing that i'll charge my phone for somewhere between 5-8 hours using the original wall charger and cable but it will not fully charge. It gets to about 70-80%. Is this happening to anyone else?

Any other details? Rooted? ROM?
My phone fully charges from 10% to 100% in about 2 hours or less
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5-8 hours is definitely not normal. It fully charges from 0 to 100% in 3h 45min Max and even that is a little bit of a stretch. For me its more like 3hours.
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Check your chaging status. If it says USB, thats your problem. Without further knowledge of your setup, I cannot advise you any further

Just happened to me, plugged into original charger before going to sleep, woke up and it shows only 80%. Plugged into Samsung charger, now up to 90% in 20 minutes.

fuego77 said:
Any other details? Rooted? ROM?
My phone fully charges from 10% to 100% in about 2 hours or less
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Stock everything. It's happened about 4 nights now.

I find that sometimes my stock charger detects as USB instead of AC. You can see if it is charging that way in the battery details in the settings. When it is stuck on USB it is way slower.
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Yeah and if you want it to charge a little bit more faster you turn off the device

Check about phone, make sure it says Charging (AC) and not Charging (USB). If it's USB then thats the reason why, use another charger.
My stock charger that came with N4 went to USB but then for some reason, after I replugged it, it went to AC and has been AC ever since.

zephiK said:
Check about phone, make sure it says Charging (AC) and not Charging (USB). If it's USB then thats the reason why, use another charger.
My stock charger that came with N4 went to USB but then for some reason, after I replugged it, it went to AC and has been AC ever since.
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+1 and don't trust these USB adaptor that come with the phone now. Get a straight across wall charger.. I just received my LG wall charger and it's perfect! Doesn't switch to usb and all.. I suggect getting this.. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=150959459340 beautiful charger! No USB ****!
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Genestealer said:
Just happened to me, plugged into original charger before going to sleep, woke up and it shows only 80%. Plugged into Samsung charger, now up to 90% in 20 minutes.
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Something happen to me
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noodles2224 said:
+1 and don't trust these USB adaptor that come with the phone now. Get a straight across wall charger.. I just received my LG wall charger and it's perfect! Doesn't switch to usb and all.. I suggect getting this.. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=150959459340 beautiful charger! No USB ****!
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Trust me, this works perfect! None of that USB-AC jumping.. always order a straight AC Wall Charger. Dont trust the USB adaptor that comes with phones no a days. in 2 1/2 hour fully charged. thats a normal charge.

noodles2224 said:
Trust me, this works perfect! None of that USB-AC jumping.. always order a straight AC Wall Charger. Dont trust the USB adaptor that comes with phones no a days. in 2 1/2 hour fully charged. thats a normal charge.
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Thank u I just bought one. +10 maybe this will solve my charging wake lock problem.
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Jefferyrbrown1983 said:
Thank u I just bought one. +10 maybe this will solve my charging wake lock problem.
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youre welcome. fast shipping too! it was supposedly be here monday, i got it today.. beautiful charge. AC all the way. Good use for the USB cord is ADB and updates
cant seem to spread the word enough because youre the only one that replied about it. couple threads that ive mentioned it but nope, they think its phone related problem or the cord.. cord, yes, because its a USB cord to an AC adaptor, duhhh!!! nothings perfect

I was having a problem where mine, with the charger that came with it would charge very slowly, once overnight only got to 80% in ~8 he's i watched it and sometimes would not even show charging on the lock screen. I switched to my HTC one s charger and it is charging with great speed. Issue with these chargers?
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n82k said:
I was having a problem where mine, with the charger that came with it would charge very slowly, once overnight only got to 80% in ~8 he's i watched it and sometimes would not even show charging on the lock screen. I switched to my HTC one s charger and it is charging with great speed. Issue with these chargers?
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did your HTC One S have an adaptor like the Nexus 4 or any other phone now a days... I think thats the probllem. having an adaptor from USB to AC PLUG messes with these phones. Like I said before, above post.. buy an LG AC Wall Charger.. works great.
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noodles2224 said:
n82k said:
I was having a problem where mine, with the charger that came with it would charge very slowly, once overnight only got to 80% in ~8 he's i watched it and sometimes would not even show charging on the lock screen. I switched to my HTC one s charger and it is charging with great speed. Issue with these chargers?
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did your HTC One S have an adaptor like the Nexus 4 or any other phone now a days... I think thats the probllem. having an adaptor from USB to AC PLUG messes with these phones. Like I said before, above post.. buy an LG AC Wall Charger.. works great.
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Same thing.... AC -> USB adapter, http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6wI_F-SRlio#t=182s
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Just noticed this as well. Plugged my wife's one s charger and it returned to normal.

Genestealer said:
Just happened to me, plugged into original charger before going to sleep, woke up and it shows only 80%. Plugged into Samsung charger, now up to 90% in 20 minutes.
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Sorry to jump on a thread and go completely off topic but love the screen name
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Wow, glad I found this thread. I was wondering what the cause of this was, as well. I've been using my GNex charger since it switched over.

[Q] 3 Hours of Charging = 30% Battery

I'm unsure what's wrong!!!
My phone has been fine, until it died today. I practice a 1 charge a day rule and I let my battery drain completely before I even think about putting it back on the charger.
Today, my phone died a littler earlier than expected, but that's okay because I was using my iPhone for most of the day. I got home at about 11PM and put my phone on the charger at 11:15PM. Here it is, 2:25AM and my phone only has 30% charge.
I've never noticed it charging this slowly before because I typically put it on the charger before I go to sleep and take it off when I wake up. This doesn't seem normal from ANY phone that I've ever used or troubleshooted in my life.
Why so slow? Is everyone's phone just as slow or should I be concerned?
Edit: I am using the charger that came with my phone in the same wall outlet that I've used since I got the phone. Nothing else is plugged into that outlet, either.

It would seem sensible to try a different charger and power outlet.
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Your should be at 100% in that 3 hours. Try using a tablet wall charger.

With my phone, sometimes it charges in a flash, and sometimes it's charging for hours, idk why they do this.

drpepe said:
It would seem sensible to try a different charger and power outlet.
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I don't have another charger. All I own is Apple products, unfortunately.
I've done other other outlets throughout the house before posting, but I wouldn't see why the one I'm using is compromised in the slightest. It's charged the phone fine since I've gotten it.

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Your should be at 100% in that 3 hours. Try using a tablet wall charger.
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The only Tablet I have is my iPad. I was thinking about just using the A/C adapter, but I was worried that that might mess something up with my luck. LOL.

You can't use the iPhone\iPad chargers as most of them don't comply with the USB charging standard (It will only charge at 500ma, the limit of USB charging).
You said it died quicker than usual as well? Sure nothing is running that drains the battery? Check the battery usage in settings after leaving it unplugged a while and see if you see anything that's using a ridiculous amount of battery.

I've had the same problem. Sometimes I plug mine into a wall charger and it reads Charging (USB) which may be your problem. Other times it reads Charging (AC).
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xrsxj said:
You can't use the iPhone\iPad chargers as most of them don't comply with the USB charging standard (It will only charge at 500ma, the limit of USB charging).
You said it died quicker than usual as well? Sure nothing is running that drains the battery? Check the battery usage in settings after leaving it unplugged a while and see if you see anything that's using a ridiculous amount of battery.
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It's been off of the charger for about an an hour and a half and nothing out of the norm is draining the battery. Screen on time is at 40%, but that's because I was reading all of my sports news and stuff from my device.
Interesting thing to note: I'm at 79% on my Nexus 4 after about an hour and a half unplugged and doing regular browsing. I'm at 98% on my 4s with doing just about the same things as I've done on my Nexus 4, and even watching a YouTube video on my 4s. I've also had a great deal of voice calls and texts this morning to my iPhone. They were neck and neck when I first got my N4 on December 10th. Now, it's dying faster. The only difference is that I've installed Spotify on my Nexus 4 since then... Which isn't running.

Chinese281 said:
I've had the same problem. Sometimes I plug mine into a wall charger and it reads Charging (USB) which may be your problem. Other times it reads Charging (AC).
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It was reading USB last night! I thought that was normal, lmao... Thinking it meant "there is a USB cable charging it and not wireless charging."
Hm... The plot thickens, I guess.

Yeah it sometimes reads USB but if you unplug then plug it back in, it will change to AC. Not sure how to fix it but that's your problem right there.
Question: are you stock, rooted stock, or different ROM?
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nexus 7 charging awfully slowly !

My nexus 7 has been plugged in since 7 hours and still is just 70 % . using official asus wall charger rated 2.1 A . stock rom rooted device
Problem has been persisting since many days now . usually charges at this rate only ! While at 4.1 it used to be fine but now at 4.2.2 charges this slowly . please help..!

Here you go.

Please correct me if I'm wrong... I've had a quick look through a few of those threads and it seems as if there is no real solution? The charger that the tablet comes with takes many hours to charge the device fully?
Ridiculous! I hate that while I am using the tablet when its charging the battery still goes down (despite being plugged in)!
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- you could have a bad battery
- you could have a bad charger
- you could have a bad cable
- you could have a variable amount of power drawn by an active device - which depends on what apps you have installed, your screen settings, kernels used etc cetera. (read : VARIABLE)
- you could be trying to charge the device via a USB port, which provides only 500mA of current - less power than the device uses in certain screen-on scenarios (esp. the 3G model)
Until you run tests which are meant to discriminate between these different scenarios, you will be just wandering around in the dark.
So try this - run the battery down through normal usage (not too far though) - say to 10%.
Then, turn the tablet off (not just the screen, I mean powered completely off).
Then charge it (on the 2A AC charger!) for about 75 minutes. Boot it up and see what the battery charge state is. Then, power it off completely again and charge it more (on the 2A AC charger!) for another 75 minutes. The first 75 minutes should bring it to somewhere around 50% charge, and the 2nd should be enough to bring it to 100% charge.
My (December '12) N7 charges from about 4% to 100% in 150 minutes (2.5 hrs) when it is on the A/C charger. That seems pretty reasonable, as 4.325 A-h / 2.5 hrs = 1.73 Amps.
By the same simple maths, a 500-mA current limit (e.g. USB hub/computer port) should take 8.7 hours to charge the N7 - even when it is completely turned off! And if you are using the device in this scenario, it might not charge at all!
This will at least tell you if there is a problem with the battery, charger, or cable. If it takes too long to charge when there's no software running, then the problem can not be software, right? (There's no software running with the device powered off.)
If it turns out that the battery/charger/cable seems OK in the above test, then the next thing to do is to determine what you have done to the stock configuration (in the way of adding apps, whatever). It's easy to say "4.2.x did this to me" or "4.1.x was so much better", but there does not seem to really be any compelling evidence coming from a majority of users that this is true.
I don't deny that people experience battery troubles; otoh, I'd wager that the root-cause of 95% of the trouble falls into two basic classes: defective hardware (incl. worn-out batteries and/or loose battery terminals), and user-caused software additions/changes.
good luck

I've had experience with 3 models that all three had power issues. Reconnecting the battery cable solved it for me, but in my case the N7 went 'dead' on me, didnt notice slow charging times. Disconnecting the battery cable for 30s then reconnecting and powering up solved the problem for me. Left me thinking their battery hardware assembly is very flawed. Or my local store has had a bad batch.
I found this movie helpful with the unhooking of the connector (at around 3:30)
http://youtu.be/bjh0H6SZHRM?t=3m23s

Many thanks for that response. I will try out for sure.
My nexus device has stock ROM (not rooted) so I hope its a charger issue. Then the issue will go away quickly by replacing the charger.
Thanks again.
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Repoman123 said:
Many thanks for that response. I will try out for sure.
My nexus device has stock ROM (not rooted) so I hope its a charger issue. Then the issue will go away quickly by replacing the charger.
Thanks again.
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if you have a phone or other deive that has the same usb connection try that, my samsung charger charges my nexus in 3hrs :laugh:

chismay said:
if you have a phone or other deive that has the same usb connection try that, my samsung charger charges my nexus in 3hrs :laugh:
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Yeh it occurred to me today that I can use my HTC phone charger or my wife's blackberry charger and see how I get on.
Am I correct in saying that if the tablet still takes long to charge with those chargers then its an issue with the tablet?
Many thanks
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bftb0 said:
- you could have a bad battery
- you could have a bad charger
- you could have a bad cable
- you could have a variable amount of power drawn by an active device - which depends on what apps you have installed, your screen settings, kernels used etc cetera. (read : VARIABLE)
- you could be trying to charge the device via a USB port, which provides only 500mA of current - less power than the device uses in certain screen-on scenarios (esp. the 3G model)
Until you run tests which are meant to discriminate between these different scenarios, you will be just wandering around in the dark.
So try this - run the battery down through normal usage (not too far though) - say to 10%.
Then, turn the tablet off (not just the screen, I mean powered completely off).
Then charge it (on the 2A AC charger!) for about 75 minutes. Boot it up and see what the battery charge state is. Then, power it off completely again and charge it more (on the 2A AC charger!) for another 75 minutes. The first 75 minutes should bring it to somewhere around 50% charge, and the 2nd should be enough to bring it to 100% charge.
My (December '12) N7 charges from about 4% to 100% in 150 minutes (2.5 hrs) when it is on the A/C charger. That seems pretty reasonable, as 4.325 A-h / 2.5 hrs = 1.73 Amps.
By the same simple maths, a 500-mA current limit (e.g. USB hub/computer port) should take 8.7 hours to charge the N7 - even when it is completely turned off! And if you are using the device in this scenario, it might not charge at all!
This will at least tell you if there is a problem with the battery, charger, or cable. If it takes too long to charge when there's no software running, then the problem can not be software, right? (There's no software running with the device powered off.)
If it turns out that the battery/charger/cable seems OK in the above test, then the next thing to do is to determine what you have done to the stock configuration (in the way of adding apps, whatever). It's easy to say "4.2.x did this to me" or "4.1.x was so much better", but there does not seem to really be any compelling evidence coming from a majority of users that this is true.
I don't deny that people experience battery troubles; otoh, I'd wager that the root-cause of 95% of the trouble falls into two basic classes: defective hardware (incl. worn-out batteries and/or loose battery terminals), and user-caused software additions/changes.
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tried out charging it up from 10 % to 50 % .. took around 3 hours !
similar observations while charging till 100% ..
It turns out that the charger may be faulty . I'll have try out other chargers. The problem is that I am here in india and made my relative bring it for me from the U.S. . I can't find any trusted chargers here . I'll try charging it with the other Sony charger I have (rated at 850 mah ) and compare the relative results . Thanks for the info anyways !

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I'll try charging it with the other Sony charger I have (rated at 850 mah ) and compare the relative results.
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850 mA is going to charge pretty slowly also. Appearances (simple maths, A-h = Amps * hours) are that to get a 2.5-hour charge (4% to 100%) you are going to need a 2000 mA (2 A) charger.
As I said before, not accounting for losses the 4.325 A-h capacity of the battery works out to 1.73 Amps for 150 minutes. But probably due to losses the current is in fact higher - perhaps very close to the 2A limit of the US OEM A/C charger.
good luck

AW: nexus 7 charging awfully slowly !
This could be the solution:
It seems that the charger marked as 2amp is only 1amp: see this[first result googling <nexus7 battery charge slow>]:
plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z12pjzqhrnvbcjvhs04cd5gbiz3wg5eqqjg
(Sorry, but im not yet allowed to post URLs, so copy the link into your Browser)
Otherwise, i have the prob that my n7 needs about 20 hours to get fully charged via AC and the charge even decreases if i use the tablet. Has anyone an idea what to do?
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OK I've tried different chargers and different locations but still no luck. My n7 takes about 8 hours for a full charge and if I use it while its charging the battery still decreases. Bizarre!
I'm concluding that this is an issue with my tablet? Do u guys agree? Should my next step be to contact Google?
Thanks again in advance
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Same problem here ! Apparently it seems like there's no solution of it .

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I have tried to find a worked solution for slow charging but no hope.
I have posted a thread to post my case: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2126185
After posting that thread, no help worked! So i came to ASUS to replace the mainboard and it charged normaly again (3 hours to 100%) but no for long, now with turning-off Nexus 7, it takes me sometimes 6 hours, 7 hours, 17 hours to charge....
It happened not only on my device, but a lot of devices of tinhte.vn members.
Hardware issues? I hope I don't need to change my mainboard again...

Get a new charger at amazon....the one with the most highest reviews....now my nexus charges blazing fast....the oem one is garbage
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I would agree.. charging is very slow for me thru the oem charger. Utter bull crap. Battery % decreases when I use it while charging.
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I would agree.. charging is very slow for me thru the oem charger. Utter bull crap. Battery % decreases when I use it while charging.
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I use an OEM charger - no problems.
I suppose that Asus could be multi-sourcing them from a variety of suppliers though, and that could account for different experience.
(Either that or something worse - funny business in Asus' supply chain or in the retail sales chain. There seems to no limit the amount of counterfeit electronics from the pacific rim and batteries & charger hardware seem like a likely place for that kind of activity).

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Get a new charger at amazon....the one with the most highest reviews....now my nexus charges blazing fast....the oem one is garbage
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Did you have the same issue before you got that new charger off amazon then?
Can you please share the link to the charger?
Many thanks!
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Go to battery menu and make sure it's actually charging in AC mode, I don't like the USB port on this tablet
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STLset said:
Go to battery menu and make sure it's actually charging in AC mode, I don't like the USB port on this tablet
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How exactly do I do this? Many thanks.
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Charging your Nexus 4 with an iPhone wallplug?

I've had the Nexus 4 for about 2 months now and it's really the best phone I've ever owned. But switching from an iPhone 4S, I can't help but realize how long charging takes. It's about 2 hours to a complete charge on an iPhone and almost 4 hours on a Nexus 4. I know the Nexus 4 has a battery that's a third bigger, but it shouldn't mean that it will take twice as long to charge.
I still have my iPhone wall plug lying around. Has anyone been brave enough to combine their Nexus 4 USB cable with an iPhone wall plug to see if it would charge faster? Or is there any charger that'll speed up the process (Samsung or HTC)? I haven't tried it yet I know Google and LG advise against using other chargers but I think it's worth a try especially if I need a quick charge before I go somewhere.
Side note: Previously, I did charge my iPhone using a iPad charger connected to a MacBook Pro extension. It would fully charge in about 90 minutes which was 30 minutes quick than usual and I did it often for almost a year without any problems.

Doesn't the iPhone wall charger have a rating of 1 Amp? The N4 charger has a higher rating of 1.2 Amps. Check and see.

Yeah, I've read that somewhere. But like always, numbers don't always reflect world world performance.
My N4's at full charge right now but I might give it a go tonight when it's empty. If anything, I would just expect the N4 to detect it as a USB source instead of an AC source.

rolemodel4kids said:
Yeah, I've read that somewhere. But like always, numbers don't always reflect world world performance.
My N4's at full charge right now but I might give it a go tonight when it's empty. If anything, I would just expect the N4 to detect it as a USB source instead of an AC source.
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It'll charge. That's not an issue. I'm just thinking it won't be any faster.

I've plugged my nexus into an iphone plug every day since I got it back in December (it takes up less space). The phone is fine, however, I wouldn't have a clue is it's faster or slower to load.

How long would you say it takes you to completely charge from 10% battery?

Yeah ive noticed it takes longer to charge then an iphone but im not to fussed.

I wouldn't do it... your phone might turn into an iPhone

I've been charging with iPhone charger and had no dramas either.
Any electrical appliance will try draw what it needs regardless of what's powering it.
eg. It's supply and demand - you've got a tap designed to fill a 2 litre bucket of water in 4 hrs filling a 3 litre bucket.
If you want good charge times grab a 10 watt/ 2amp charger.
But there isn't a problem with what you've got if the time issue isn't a factor for you.
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The N4 only pulls about 700-800mA max. So a 1A charger is more than enough. But as has been said, it won't make it charge any faster unless there is something wrong with your stock charger.
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Install Elixir and charge your device with iphone charger and then stock charger. In elixir you can see at what rate your battery charges(mA). compare both and you be the judge of it.
Peace.

4 hours? I'm lucky if mine takes 2. It only takes 4 on the cheap wireless charger I have.
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Has anyone been brave enough to combine their Nexus 4 USB cable with an iPhone wall plug
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I've always wondered, why do people get so concerned about using different wall plugs? Surely it's the phone that controls how fast it charges and how much it takes in? My family has 4 different ones (LG/Nexus, HTC, Samsung and iPad) and I've just used whichever one was free without issues. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I've just never actually worried about this and it worries me that so many people worry about it
Anyway to see which charges fastest use something like CurrentWidget which displays battery drain and charge in mA.

Nigeldg said:
I've always wondered, why do people get so concerned about using different wall plugs? Surely it's the phone that controls how fast it charges and how much it takes in?
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Yes, exactly.
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I tried it out. Makes no difference at all.
Actually, it might be a little slower than the LG charger.

the service manual states 950mah to 90% then uses tickle charge, i use my sony camera charger at 1.5amps since its smaller, it takes like 2.30 hours to charge,

Nigeldg said:
I've always wondered, why do people get so concerned about using different wall plugs? Surely it's the phone that controls how fast it charges and how much it takes in? My family has 4 different ones (LG/Nexus, HTC, Samsung and iPad) and I've just used whichever one was free without issues. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I've just never actually worried about this and it worries me that so many people worry about it
Anyway to see which charges fastest use something like CurrentWidget which displays battery drain and charge in mA.
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You are right, no worries with any usb charger. I've been charging my phone (N1, NS, GN, N4, Note 2) all using my old Sony Ericsson 700mA charger without any problem. Plug in before I go to sleep, then next morning it's full. Ready for whole day usage. Have been doing that for ages.

The iDevice chargers actually cut their output when charging a non iDevice. If you plug your phone in, sometimes you'll see Charging - USB instead of Charging - AC

I use my ipad charger, no issues but obviously I can't give input on charge time.
I stayed away from the stock charger since so many people had problems with it.

What about getting a higher amp wall plug say 2.1 amp at 5 watts and using FAST CHARGE?
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