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[Q] does this support fast charging and come with a 2 Amp wall charger?

i ask because the Galaxy Note II charges really fast with the included 2 Amp charger despite the huge battery. so does it?

It will support 2 amp charger but it will not come with a 2 amp wall charger.

I had read it does come with the so called rapid charge charger, where did you read that it would not?

Anandtech said it came with the same wall charger as the Note 2,which is 2 amp.
"This signaling is essentially Samsung's proprietary tablet charging signaling which they've employed on the Galaxy Note 2 and now SGS4, in fact the two use the same exact charger, so it's worth tossing out your old ones and getting the appropriate one to take advantage of the faster charging."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6914/samsung-galaxy-s-4-review/2
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jev3gs said:
Anandtech said it came with the same wall charger as the Note 2,which is 2 amp.
"This signaling is essentially Samsung's proprietary tablet charging signaling which they've employed on the Galaxy Note 2 and now SGS4, in fact the two use the same exact charger, so it's worth tossing out your old ones and getting the appropriate one to take advantage of the faster charging."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6914/samsung-galaxy-s-4-review/2
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so even tho it has quick charge, its still slower than the s3? oo wut? it should charge twice as fast with a 2A charger vs 1A. i know the battery is a bit bigger, but it should still be significantly faster than the S3
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Quick charge to my knowledge is strictly for usb charging. Wall charging is unaffected by this tech. 2 amp charger for a phone is damn fast, trust me.
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The included 2 amp charger seems pretty quick to me. I never owned an S3, so I can't compare to that.
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jev3gs said:
Anandtech said it came with the same wall charger as the Note 2,which is 2 amp.
"This signaling is essentially Samsung's proprietary tablet charging signaling which they've employed on the Galaxy Note 2 and now SGS4, in fact the two use the same exact charger, so it's worth tossing out your old ones and getting the appropriate one to take advantage of the faster charging."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6914/samsung-galaxy-s-4-review/2
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thanks for the reply!

I'd be interested in seeing if the phone actually draws 2 amps while charging or if it limits itself to a 1 amp rate of charge.
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got the i9505 today, it comes with a 2A charger and it definitely charges up rapidly. I used the galaxy app from this forum to check charge current and it is flagged as 1900 mA.

For me it is not charging trough the PC's USB:crying:

jokeeman said:
For me it is not charging trough the PC's USB:crying:
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If the phone's normal current draw is 1900mA, I wouldn't expect much of anything when plugged into a 500mA USB port
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Can confirm it comes with 2amp charger and charges fast (Can only compare it to my S2 but I would say its charges quicker than that). Phone does charge via USB but very slow.

It is realy weird, that it is no possible charging from pc!
SOLVED: It was blocked by Battery Monitor Widget

So does or it doesn't support quick charger the samsung galaxy s4 i9505 android 5.0.1?

Fast Charge?

Is there a way to fast charge the Galaxy S4?

I believe that feature needs to be built into the kernel for it to work. The "secure settings" app in the market lists fast charge as a custom rom option, but I could be wrong.
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Mine charges at a little over 1% a minute as it is. How fast do you expect it to charge?

damon20r said:
Mine charges at a little over 1% a minute as it is. How fast do you expect it to charge?
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That's what I was going to say. I'm amazed at how fast it charges.

Qualcomm has what it calls quickcharge built into their snapdragon chips. The s800 is supposed to charge faster than the s600 too!
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willdeng said:
Is there a way to fast charge the Galaxy S4?
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Are you using the included charger? Should charge just fine...
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Takes my gnote 2 1:30 to full charge from 15% with the fast charge kernel
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damon20r said:
Mine charges at a little over 1% a minute as it is. How fast do you expect it to charge?
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I have the original stock charger but I was charging the S4 with my computer and I noticed that the rate was much slower.

cell128 said:
Qualcomm has what it calls quickcharge built into their snapdragon chips. The s800 is supposed to charge faster than the s600 too!
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http://www.qualcomm.com/chipsets/quick-charge

Computer chargers are only rated to deliver 500 ma of current while the Samsung charger that comes with the phone will deliver over 2 amps. Basically the wall charger outputs out over 4 times as much power vs. computer usb ports.

My s4 with stock wall charger (2.1a) charges insanely fast. Much more so than my s3.
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i was amazed at the battery charge rate its wicked fast

[Q] Stock charger only charging at 1A

Hey all,
The stock charger that I got with my S5 (Australian) says it's a 2A charger.
But when I plug it into the wall, it only charges at 1A.
Also happens when I use my 2A car charger.
Anyone else experience this issue?

Possibly only the cable can handle 1A have you tried a different usb cable?
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johnnyb33 said:
Possibly only the cable can handle 1A have you tried a different usb cable?
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Yeah, have tried a few genuine samsung cables

adizz131 said:
Yeah, have tried a few genuine samsung cables
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ive had a s4, a note 3, and now the s5, have never seen it go over 1.2 amps using various cables and chargers.
using the galaxy charging current app to display the charge rate

markymarkis said:
ive had a s4, a note 3, and now the s5, have never seen it go over 1.2 amps using various cables and chargers.
using the galaxy charging current app to display the charge rate
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Using the same app, used it on the S4 and now S5 and got the same result. About 1-1.2 amps

Ive had the same phones aswell and with the original usb 2.0 and usb 3.0 cables I get a consistant 1800mah through galaxy charging current app
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Stock rom and kernel will only charge at 1200ma max if the screen is on. It goes up to 1800ma with the screen off. The charge rate is still dependent upon having a good or a bad cable though
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May be silly to ask - can I use quick chargers?

I know Qualcomm quick charging isn't supported but any harm in using the chargers. I don't expect it to be any quicker than a regular charger but I just want to be able to charge at work while I'm waiting on getting another charger
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You can use QuickCharge charges for any phone, even if it doesn't support QuickCharge, it will just charge at the normal rate.

OK thanks! I forgot that I also have to get cables. The other included cable is way too short
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Samsung 2A charger head degrade?

Hi, is it possible for a charger head to get degraded?
My s5 charger used to to able charge at 2A, but now It can only charger less than 1A using my note 4 ogrinal cables
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yea.. wear and tear condition.. try replacing the USB cable (high quality).. and test it again with USB volt meter...

I've had both the adapter and the cable go bad, so you'll have to check both.
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krobar77 said:
yea.. wear and tear condition.. try replacing the USB cable (high quality).. and test it again with USB volt meter...
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I checked using charger doctor which tells me about the amount of A my charging is giving
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rcobourn said:
I've had both the adapter and the cable go bad, so you'll have to check both.
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What do u meant by 'go bad' ? Do the refused to charge or charge at a very slow rate?
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One adapter that would not charge at all, two cables that stopped doing fast charge but would still slow charge.
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See after using galaxy charging current app.