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(Q) Using Samsung Galaxy S2 charger with the Nexus 4?

Is it safe to use the charger from the Samsung Galaxy S2 with my Nexus 4? It fits perfectly. Will it deplete the batteries health or anything? Thanks!
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okmijnlp said:
Is it safe to use the charger from the Samsung Galaxy S2 with my Nexus 4? It fits perfectly. Will it deplete the batteries health or anything? Thanks!
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That's the whole point of making a standard charger. Of course it's safe, any micro USB charger is safe.
I'm charging my Sony Ericsson with Samsung charger in one room, and Nexus 7 charger in other room, and my SE charger is in my backpack to carry around.

It's safe and it's better you use the Samsung one rather than stock nexus 4, since it has deep problems! (red light of death)

I've used the charger of my Samsung Galaxy S2 a couple of times. Works fine.
So do other chargers, like my old Nokia 1.2A charger. And charging via Qi (Philips pad) and USB port of a PC works fine too.
Just make sure you use good quality chargers, and not fakes.
And yes sometimes it's hard to differentiate between the two...

I'm sure any micro usb charger is fine. I use different chargers all the time. If it fits, it'll charge.

calanizzle said:
It's safe and it's better you use the Samsung one rather than stock nexus 4, since it has deep problems! (red light of death)
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The charger has nothing to do with causing the "red light of death".

joshnichols189 said:
The charger has nothing to do with causing the "red light of death".
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I'm glad someone's not easily impressionable.

Hi, noob here, what's 'red light of death ' sound scary to me -_-||

berry safe

thongkh said:
Hi, noob here, what's 'red light of death ' sound scary to me -_-||
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If you'll look through Q&A there are several threads about it. People panic and create them instead of looking for others with the same problem. The phone shuts off and gives a blinking red led. Most of the time it's fixable

Charging

Hello, i have a question.. Can i charge my gs4 with my old gs2 charger? or is there any risk to break my new phone?. The new charger cable that came with the new gs4 is really short compared to my old charger and i'm not able to use it in my bed while charging :/

You can use it but charging times will definitely be slower.
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you can use the charger from your SGS2 or change the cable from your SGS4-Charger.
I use the charger of my wife, it´s a Nokia-Charger .....This cable is long enough.

S3 Chargers work on S4? What about docking station?

Just went from an S3 to S4 and have a bunch of leftover accessories. Is it safe to charge the S4 with the S3 cables and docking station? I have the EZOPower docking station and it only seemed to connect okay, but not perfect. Not sure if it will fit better with a case.
Just want to make sure there is no harm in using the S3 cables on the S4, i.e. is the S4 and S3 USB port identical?

tuffluck said:
Just went from an S3 to S4 and have a bunch of leftover accessories. Is it safe to charge the S4 with the S3 cables and docking station? I have the EZOPower docking station and it only seemed to connect okay, but not perfect. Not sure if it will fit better with a case.
Just want to make sure there is no harm in using the S3 cables on the S4, i.e. is the S4 and S3 USB port identical?
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If you can plug it in then yes, shouldn't be a problem. Just check the output and voltage of the 2 chargers is the same (e.g. 5V 1A). As for the docking station, my S4 hasn't arrived yet and I have seen an S3 briefly but I would think that you probably need to get some kind of adapter or chop it a bit, hope this helps

tuffluck said:
Just went from an S3 to S4 and have a bunch of leftover accessories. Is it safe to charge the S4 with the S3 cables and docking station? I have the EZOPower docking station and it only seemed to connect okay, but not perfect. Not sure if it will fit better with a case.
Just want to make sure there is no harm in using the S3 cables on the S4, i.e. is the S4 and S3 USB port identical?
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Using S3 cable for S4 is OK but not the charger. Cause S3 charger is 5V-1A when S4 charger is 5V-2A. Using S3 charger for your S4 will take much more time to fill the battery, that's all, no harm. But never use S4 charger for S3, it will cause problem to S3 battery, touchscreen...
The same for docking station, it will be ok if you use S4 charger for that dock

trinhtunglc said:
Using S3 cable for S4 is OK but not the charger. Cause S3 charger is 5V-1A when S4 charger is 5V-2A. Using S3 charger for your S4 will take much more time to fill the battery, that's all, no harm. But never use S4 charger for S3, it will cause problem to S3 battery, touchscreen...
The same for docking station, it will be ok if you use S4 charger for that dock
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so if you look at the s3 and s4 micro usb, they look like two totally different sizes if you ask me. anyone noticed this?

tuffluck said:
so if you look at the s3 and s4 micro usb, they look like two totally different sizes if you ask me. anyone noticed this?
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I don't know what you mean. I've used my father S3 cable few times and it completely fit on my S4, I also used cables from Galaxy Nexus and even Palm Pre, no problem

Agree with this. S3 charger on s4 is fine but slow. The other way round will damage the phone.
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trinhtunglc said:
I don't know what you mean. I've used my father S3 cable few times and it completely fit on my S4, I also used cables from Galaxy Nexus and even Palm Pre, no problem
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Yes, it fits, but look at the two side by side and you will see one is clearly bigger than the other.
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S4 charger will damage your s3 & in s4 s3 charger works but take long to charge and drys fast because of low ampere
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nibil.pn said:
S4 charger will damage your s3 & in s4 s3 charger works but take long to charge and drys fast because of low ampere,changing cables don't matter.:thumbup:
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samsung charger without adapter lags when use

Hi when i charge my phone using this new charger that i bought, this new charger has no adapter, it has a built in connector to plug directly without the need of adapter. When im using this my samsung screen works slowly than when not charging..
But when I use my old samsung charger with a need of adapter, the screen acts fast.
Any help? Is the new charger works to be this way?

There is a reason why everybody recommends using an original charger.
Using one of those cheap chargers can cause problems.
Try to get an original Samsung Galaxy S4 charger.

Can I use any wireless charger without damaging the battery?

Hi
I got the Samsung S-Pad charger which the shop states it's for S6 and Samsung states it's for S5, but it's charging my S7 just fine. Using the original charger for my S7 for it. Could it damage the battery or are most of the wireless chargers identical?
Thanks in advance

You can't damage the battery. It's a myth. Use any qi charger you want. As long as your phone charges then you're good.
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You can use any qi charger you like, it will not hurt your phone.

I'm using my Samsung charger I bought with my S6... It works fine... But takes almost 3 hours from a low battery... Really want the new Samsung fast charge wireless charger