2A charger

So I download that app, and no matter what I do with my settings, I cannot get my phone to charger faster than about 550mAh. I am currently running at 384MHz CPU, 200MHz GPU, and Force Charge (On/Off), and 50mV undervolt. With the phone just laying there (screen on 65% battery), as I stare it currently saying +529mA (+23.00% /h).

I just tried playing a game, with those same exact settings and it stated charging at +217mah.

Download the Ampere app from Google Play and see it for yourself how much current your drawing from your wall charger during the charge.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere

This thread is driving me absolutely crazy. Group one claims the M7 can't charge at more than 1A, because its configured in the kernel. Group two claims significan faster charger with use of 1.5A or 2.0A chargers (from different brands). I don't know what to believe. Is it so hard to organize a good test with rational approach and ban one of the two camps forever to the shame corner?

I own a M7 myself, and I really want it to charge faster, but it don't know what to think of all the different opinions here. I certainly don't want to buy the 10 dollar costing M8 adapter or the 30 dollar costing M8 Rapid Charger adapter if my phone still hangs at 1A.

EDIT: Also, I'm wondering what role the cable plays. Is charging with a micro usb 3 cable faster than with a usb 2 cable? Some people seem to suggest so, but wouldn't they still be limited by what the ports can offer (500 MAh for USB 2.0)??

im_high_tech said:

So I download that app, and no matter what I do with my settings, I cannot get my phone to charger faster than about 550mAh. I am currently running at 384MHz CPU, 200MHz GPU, and Force Charge (On/Off), and 50mV undervolt. With the phone just laying there (screen on 65% battery), as I stare it currently saying +529mA (+23.00% /h).

I just tried playing a game, with those same exact settings and it stated charging at +217mah.

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

That isn't very strange, since your phone probably draws around 400 MAh current. That makes it a total of 1A.

mpc007 said:

This thread is driving me absolutely crazy. Group one claims the M7 can't charge at more than 1A, because its configured in the kernel. Group two claims significan faster charger with use of 1.5A or 2.0A chargers (from different brands). I don't know what to believe. Is it so hard to organize a good test with rational approach and ban one of the two camps forever to the shame corner?

I own a M7 myself, and I really want it to charge faster, but it don't know what to think of all the different opinions here. I certainly don't want to buy the 10 dollar costing M8 adapter or the 30 dollar costing M8 Rapid Charger adapter if my phone still hangs at 1A.

EDIT: Also, I'm wondering what role the cable plays. Is charging with a micro usb 3 cable faster than with a usb 2 cable? Some people seem to suggest so, but wouldn't they still be limited by what the ports can offer (500 MAh for USB 2.0)??

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

Officialpl htc brand rapid charger is guaranteed by htc to charge m7 up to 45% faster than stock & I can vouch for that. After buying 1 off Amazon n seeing the difference I immediately ordered 2 more

mpc007 said:

That isn't very strange, since your phone probably draws around 400 MAh current. That makes it a total of 1A.

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

You sure you aren't confused with the M8? Because the Rapid Charger 2.0 was originally invented for that model

Hi

Could anyone send a link to get the HTC fast charger from the uk

Sent from my HTC One using XDA Free mobile app

I don't know wether if it's just my standard HTC's charger beeing a defect, or if charging with higher current charger may charge my phone charger.

I've a HTC M7's stock charger, in 1 A. And it charge quite slow, like expect 3 hour of charge.
Using a 2A and 2.1A charger (from samsung's note line and apple's ipad respectively) charge it faster, and it take only around 2 hour to charge.

Definitely it's not a placebo effect as mentioned before, although i never timed the 2A and 2.1A and compare each of them, but definitely charging with a 2A charger charge faster than the 1A charger provided by HTC.

Please note, that I don't have another 1A or 1.5A charger so i cant really do a comparison with another 1A charger here.

Btw, i dont know wether if it's just my phone, but I believe that my M7 tend to get hot while charging (turned on). It happen with 0.7A (or 0.8 from Blackberry) charger and the HTC 1A charger. And if it get hot, it charge even slower. Anyone experiencing the same problem?

mpc007 said:

You sure you aren't confused with the M8? Because the Rapid Charger 2.0 was originally invented for that model

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

It's not the m8's 2a rapid. It's m7 1.5a rapid charger designed to take advantage of the original Qualcomm quick charge, which the m7 does support, NOT QC 2.0, which the m7 does not.

mpc007 said:

This thread is driving me absolutely crazy. Group one claims the M7 can't charge at more than 1A, because its configured in the kernel. Group two claims significan faster charger with use of 1.5A or 2.0A chargers (from different brands). I don't know what to believe. Is it so hard to organize a good test with rational approach and ban one of the two camps forever to the shame corner?

I own a M7 myself, and I really want it to charge faster, but it don't know what to think of all the different opinions here. I certainly don't want to buy the 10 dollar costing M8 adapter or the 30 dollar costing M8 Rapid Charger adapter if my phone still hangs at 1A.

EDIT: Also, I'm wondering what role the cable plays. Is charging with a micro usb 3 cable faster than with a usb 2 cable? Some people seem to suggest so, but wouldn't they still be limited by what the ports can offer (500 MAh for USB 2.0)??

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

There is an option to enable/disable fast charging in many custom ROMs/Kernels.
There is HTC original m7 charger which is 1.5A, it is on Amazon its TC-P900, 1.5A.
Cable does make a difference because if you use cheap/thin cable, current will be limited. I bought a usb current/voltage meter just to try and test my different usb cables accumulated over years and throw away those that caused fall back to low current.

Recently I bought a charger that has VoltIQ ports as well as 1 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 port, but I didn't test it yet. Maybe one of the ports will give me 1.5A just like on original charger, but I don't care. I prefer battery to stay cool rather than boil.

never use the touchpad charger
why? because it 5.3V and i dont think thats healty for a phone who is 5V
the ampere 2.4A doesnt mather the phone wont take more then it can.

Really

OK you all seem to miss the vital thing
Here is the explanation

The best way I have ever heard it put is like this

Where current is water

Imagine a water barrel that is being filled up at a rate of 1 liter an hour

The barrel has a over flow pipe aka battery if this pipe is only wide enough for half a litre an hour and you turn the tap filling the barrel to 10 litre an hour how much is the over flow receiving still half a litre


So here is the big if and but

If you are using a 2.1a 5.1v ipad charger
Whilst gaming you have the CPU GPU and battery making heat and thus degrading Battery life and performance

If you turn the m7 off or have all apps closed and phone idle then this is far better than gaming with the stock m7 charger

As for comments about voltage of other chargers are irrelevant as the circuit in the phone limits voltage with a simple I/0 circuit if voltage is either under or over pre set parameters it will do nothing as it won't allow any flow of current at all

Unless lots bigger

How is the current limited
Self explanatory as the charger states what it is built to supply

Conclusion is simple amps are limited by the charger plug or USB port
Voltage is not limited but safe gaurded so if your phone registers a charge with a 5.3v plug then it is fine as long as you use it sensibly

Apps are highly unreliable as they are a close prediction at best

And don't correctly include what is used by the phone

Also some current will be being stored all the time in capacitors
Fact the m7 charges quicker with higher ampage application measuring ampage will not be accurate

The only accurate way is to time it from empty turned off

And blind people who say HTC know best do not understand the workings of any multinational corporation

By holding the fast charge back widens the gap between the m7 and m8 meaning more people will go and buy the m8 fast charger or even better the m8

Standard charger VS 2A

Ok guys after reading the thread, I've realized that using a 2amp charger will charge my HTC one (m7) faster but at the same time reduce battery life.

I'm using HTC ONE (M7) since 2 yrs now and my problem is that using the stock 1A charger, my phone charges very very very slowly....like really really really slow. Even the screen displays..."full charge in 20 hours" or so. I thought maybe the charger is faulty and bought a new stock charger but the problem stays.

If I charge at 20% battery...in six hours it goes to max 50 or 60% on Extreme Power Saving mode. However using a 2A charger lessens the charging time to around 3.5 hours. I have tried resetting the charging logic but to no avail. Is it a poor battery? After fully charged, the battery lasts for almost 18 to 20 hrs though. Please help!

Ayune said:

Ok guys after reading the thread, I've realized that using a 2amp charger will charge my HTC one (m7) faster but at the same time reduce battery life.

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

It is kinda bs for me.
I own two M7's. Also a few chargers, from 1A up to 4A
Max current M7 consumes during charge is 1A no matter which charger I use. It is defined by phone charging circuit not the charger.

The key is good cable. Stock usb cable is garbage.
@1A load voltage drops from 5V to 4.53V and max current flow is 0.8A - that is a reason of slow charge.
On "good" USB cable I have 4.95V and 1A constant.
Mike

Problem solved

I found an old cable lying in my car, used it with the standard (stock) charger and bingo! The phone charges right! Thanks for the advice.

sp5it said:

It is kinda bs for me.
I own two M7's. Also a few chargers, from 1A up to 4A
Max current M7 consumes during charge is 1A no matter which charger I use. It is defined by phone charging circuit not the charger.

The key is good cable. Stock usb cable is garbage.
@1A load voltage drops from 5V to 4.53V and max current flow is 0.8A - that is a reason of slow charge.
On "good" USB cable I have 4.95V and 1A constant.
Mike

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

I have a 2ft Juicebitz cable which is quite thick and charges good i wouldnt say fast because i still need to replace my battery soon.

Sent from my HTC One using XDA-Developers mobile app