Touchpad Charger

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Is it safe to charge my Android phone with a Touchpad charger?

Originally Posted by steventrannn

Is it safe to charge my Android phone with a Touchpad charger?

Well, it would charge your phone as any other charger, and at twice the speed (at first!) but the battery would stop lasting as long after a few cycles of using the touchpad charger.

Most Android phones seem of use ~ 800ma to 1ma current input, whereas the touchpad uses ~ 2ma of current input for charging.

So, in short - Don't

The phone will draw the current it needs and no more, the charger does not force current down to the phone. So in short - go for it

I've heard it was fine. But I'm still scared to mess something up. lol

Been charging my phone with the touchpad charger and had no significant battery deterioration. It seems like the phone does not charge as fast as it would using its own charger, but it could be my impatience getting the best of me.

I've been charging my Evo 3D with the Touchpad charger for about a year, with no ill effects. Probably a placebo effect, but it seems to charge faster than the standard HTC charger.

like others mentioned there is should be no ill effects as long as charger is working correctly, it only pulls as much as the phone will let it (in my case with the sensation its 1amp) and the tp (and subsequently the charger) goes into fast charging mode when it detects the right amount of resistance...