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Smartphone Battery Chargers

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by jrbiz, Sep 9, 2015.

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    I was recently forced to upgrade my smartphone from an HTC to a Samsung (long, miserable story.) I have multiple home and car chargers for my HTC and now only one for the new Samsung. I looked at the specs on both chargers (HTC and Samsung) and they are remarkably similar except for amperages. Here are the charger specs:

    HTC
    Input: 100-240V 50/60MHz 0.5A
    Output: 5V 2.4A

    Samsung
    Input: 100-240V 50/60MHz 0.35A
    Output: 5V 2.0A

    So, the HTC charger has slightly higher Amperages for both Input and Output.

    My question is: Can I continue to use the HTC chargers without damaging the Samsung battery or do I need to go out and buy all new chargers for cars, etc.? TIA for any advice on this.
     
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    jrbiz Acclaimed Member

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    Update: the issue was rendered moot today. My wife found a combination home plug/car plug charger cable for the Samsung and bought two for a total of $11 with free shipping on eBay. At that price, it was not worth exploring saving the old chargers and risking the new phone.
     
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    Yes mate dont try anything higher than the stock charger.. I learned it the hard way... Once I accidentally plugged the tab charger to my phone and left it overnight... Next day the phone had some issues with the LCD.. whole screen became like a black and white tv with no signal.
     
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    Thanks, yes chargers are so cheap that it is not worth the potential damage. I just hated to throw away perfectly good electronics, but that seems to be the only option these days.
     
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    Hmm. I dont really pay to much attention to charger specs for as long as they have the same tip :) We have several brands of phone at home and I use first the charger that I see when I recharge my phone.
    Which I think is why I have to change my battery every 2-3 months. Or buy a new phone every 6 months. LOL.
    Im a samsung fanboy actually have a collection of galaxy s series most have battery problems but are still fully functional.
     
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    I'll have to remember this next time I have a question about my S4. :)
     
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    Better you buy a multi charger.

    A multi charger is useful for many gadgets. You can use it in a car also
     
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