Is there a down side to this charger? All of the newer chargers charge at half the current rate (1.5A vs 3A).
999439
No but take care when inserting and taking the battery out- it's best to plug in the charger after placement of the battery.
1515559
do you have anything that has more amps? im more sorta looking for a faster charger
549069
I have the galaxy S4 and it charges really fast with a 2A charger, fast with a 1.5A charger and realllly slow with a 1A charger. The charger actually shipped with the S4 is 2A.
1005391
No, don't waste your money and time. Hope that helps. I have 2 chargers that don't work now. I only spent $6 but I feel like these guys are selling obsolete hardware that they purchase for pennies per piece and they charge $6. And its not worth to fight that amount.
1984263
Don't know what you've looked into so far, but some initial thoughts: 1) although the charger provided may be 2 or 2.1 amps, is the GS4 itself actually rated to charge at that speed, or does it perhaps max out at a lower rate? 2) good you tried different cables, those are always a likely bottleneck - btw, the original samsung cable isn't particularly good for charging, I got higher charging amps out of monoprice and other 3rd party cables. 3) if battery is near full charge, most phones will step down to a lower charging rate - try with a fairly empty (eg 50% or less) battery to see what happens. 4) if you have another device, ideally a power-hungry tablet, see how many amps those will pull on the same chargers and cables.
317523
Judy, I do not know what the previous chargers are like. I suggest you look up the battery and compare it to the current battery charger you have now.
2081910
I don't really know. This is my 2nd one and I haven't had a charger that even comes close. They got it right.
1549932
Not 100% sure, but my bet is the higher charging rate. This one is rated at 600mA to 1000mA, where the one you reference is rated only at 500mA.
32716
I have the same problem, 2 out of 4 chargers have failed. I'm trying to rotate the phones to keep 3 or 4 charged but come on, that's ridiculous isn't it? And buying the charger new for $20? the full unit is $38.99 right now...
1364747
No no no no. NO AGAIN. Dont listen to ANY of these people. If you go to walmart or anywhere else but eBay you are going to pay more than you need to for a charger. Everytime any of my computers ever needed a charger I went to ebay and ordered a very modestly priced $8 charger and they work just fine. Have fun paying 14+, 20+ or even 40+ dollars for a charger at bestbuy.
113990
Mine uses the same charger as my phone. It seems to be the most common connection at present.
1784705
I have charged a device that requires 2.1A, and several that required 1A. They all charged fine. Are you charging with USB 2, USB 3, or using an AC adapter?
275755
Well, all I can say is that I use it with an Anker battery pack, which says 1.5A input current.As far as I know these new chargers, which output via a USB connector, establish sort of connection with a device being charged. And the device itself will only take whatever it is capable of.So it's not like the charger will shove those 2Amps down the device's USB connector.Your device is supposed to support whatever current is listed on the device. Otherwise it will just use as much as it is capable of.That's what I've been told.Hope this helps.
807833
Stock charger sucks and it charges slowly. Buy an after market charger, the X1 is a good cheap charger.
771940
Just compare the amp output on both if one is higher it should charge faster. But I do believe they are the same.
1529917
Both the chargers are self regulating depending on the battery voltage so the 5amp charger will charge faster if the battery voltage is low. If you discharge the battery to a low level the 5amp charger is the best solution if you don't discharge the battery to a low voltage condition the two amp charger is fine. To cover all conditions the 5amp is best. Make sure your battery and connector are compatible. Hope this helps
644040
I think this was 5V/1A output. Its a little slower than plugging it into Wall. Yes it will take longer for phone to charge on 0.5A than a 1A. There are a few chargers like Alpatronix which have 2.1A output as well.