[Q] DHD Micro-USB Charging question

[nickkyw]

So my DHD arrives tomorrow.

After reading about battery life, I want access to as many chargers as possible.

Can you tell me: Will my existing Micro-USB Chargers (Blackberry) be compatible with the DHD? I'm not sure if each unit will require a specific voltage / wattage?

Or can I just plug & play with which ever Micro-USB charger I come across?

Thank you & sorry if it's a dumb question...

 

[LtdEdFred]

Any cable will do fine. Definitely if you're charging through a PC since I've never heard of a phone/battery that can't handle the 5V it outputs (max for USB charging). A mains charger you can never be too sure with since it may have higher current/watt output, but I've really never let this stop me except that I'd avoid using cheap Chinese knockoffs.

 

[faugusztin]

It depends... microUSB connected to computer will be of course good, as it is hardware limited to 0,5A. External chargers are good question, but in my experience the phone/battery usually have a charge limiter so even if the charger does allow you to use higher current, the phone doesn't have to use all the power it can get.

For example i used the Nokia AC-10E charger for my Motorola Milestone since i bough the phone, and had no problems with it. And will use it for DHD too.

 

[AnvarSilver]

The official HTC chargers have an outpur of 5V/1A, so as long as your charger has the same output you should be good.

 

[faugusztin]

Nokia AC-10E has 1.2A, but as i said - that is the maximum it can give to the phone, batteries/phones have a current regulators so even if you connect a charger which can give you 2A @ 5V, nothing will happen - the phone will regulate the current which is used to charge the battery.