Can you use a regular micro usb charger in place of a 3.0 cable?
Thank you for the help
Thank you for the help
Can you use a regular USB charger?
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Yes, no problem. In fact with my S5 there is only a usb 2 cable supplied.
Yup, you sure can.
Just an FYI: The USB3 cable is in fact micro USB as well. It's just the USB3 version of microUSB. The USB3 port on the phone is backward compatible, so a USB2 cable will work just fine in there. :good:
So which will charge quicker the stock charger or my nexus 7 charger?
I think they are both 2 amp chargers. What is the advantage of the extra plug on the charger?
I think they are both 2 amp chargers. What is the advantage of the extra plug on the charger?
It's USB 3.0. You'll get faster data transfer speeds when plugged into a USB 3.0 port on a computer.
OK thanks.
So the charging rate is the same depending on the "block" amps?
So the charging rate is the same depending on the "block" amps?
I think the USB 3.0 charges faster even if it's still the same 2A charger
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It would seem so, yes. In re: max charging amps, it seems that the S5, much like the Note 3, will charge only at 1200mA while the screen is on and 1800mA otherwise. See discussion here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...48184-galaxy-note-3-max-charging-current.html
To the OP, thanks for starting the thread... I hadn't even realized that the new Micro USB 3.0 connector actually was backwards compatible with the older MicroUSB 2.0 for charging!
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