Charging issue with my S3 -- need to know what you guys are experiencing

[ustav]

When I try to charge while using it, it slowly creeps up. When I put it down and don't mess with it, it's quicker.

Again, maybe see if a store can do the exchange.

When I was charging mine it was off for the 4ish hrs it took to fully charge 50-100

 

[DroooiiidX]

So far I have charged mine a few times. It seems like it is pretty darn slow.

But a MAJOR precaution. You MUST use the cable that came with your S3 to charge it. If not, you might be waiting for a loooong time. Also, I would use the wall adapter that comes with the phone.

I tried using a variety of cables I had used in the past to charge my DX and all of them resulted in extremely slow charging.

Also, using the S3's cable with my old motorola wall adapter resulted in slower charging (not suprising since it has lower output)

I am curious if the new pin arrangement in the usb port that makes the S3 require a different MHL adapter is to blame for my old cables not working as well to charge the phone. If anyone knows I would love to hear.

 

[legalkill]

I use an old LG charger at home (1000 mA output) and a old generic verizon wireless charger in office (800 mA output). I use my old Droid 1 usb to connect to my computer for transfer.

It definitely depends on the output of the charger. direct corded wall chargers usually have higher output, likewise direct corded car chargers. USB chargers that plug in to adapters for car and wall usually are a little lower (my Motorola 2 port usb car charger does 700 mA, and my old motorola usb wall adapter from my droid is 850 mA), and plugging into PC is the lowest (100 mA to 500 mA on usb 2.0). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus

do the math: if your usb is only giving out 100 mA per hour (guessing the phone is actually on and using some of the max to power the device) to charger your phone which has a 2100 mA capacity battery.

My old car usb adapter i got only had output of only 400 mA and using my doid 1 with navigation on, it would not keep up and the phone would actually drain while plugged in while running nav.

 

[Beka27]

I've been using a variety of wall chargers, both corded and USB. I'm not sure of the output on any of these, but they all seem to charge.

I'm interested when you mention the car charger output. When I use navigation for any length of time (we've gone on two trips this summer: one 3 hours, one 4 hours), the charger keeps the charge somewhat stable, but doesn't give any additional charge. Maybe we need to look into stronger car chargers?

 

[freakintoddles]

I went in and exchanged my original s3 today @ the vzw store -- here's hoping the new one charges normally.

Beka -- I'm interested, when you have yours plugged in to the charger and you're actually using the device, will it charge, stay neutral, or lose charge slowly?

 

[JRParsons]

Fyi, with the stock charger, mine takes about 75 minutes from 20%. If the phone is being used it goes up about 1% every 2-3 minutes. Hope this helps.

 

[squeekybigfoot]

My first charge seemed to be about average quickness, but right now I'm charging it and it's been on for about an hour, started at 29% now its at 43%.

 

[gtrockwell]

Same Issue

I bought by SIII Friday (7/13) and am having the same issue. If I use the stock USB/Wall charger, I get out 2% charge an hour, without using it. Sometimes it doesn't charge at all. If I plug into the computer, then it charges, but still takes a REALLY long time, like 3 hours. But if I use the stock car charger from Verizon then it charges relatively well.

I'm going to try and charge my SIII with my old Blackberry charger, they have the same shape. We'll see if that works better because it's not a USB connection.

 

[wcjeep]

No problem with the wife's S3. It charges quickly when plugged into the stock charger or my old DX charger.

 

[tdperry]

No problem with the wife's S3. It charges quickly when plugged into the stock charger or my old DX charger.

Try a RAZR MAXX charger. It has a higher output because of the larger battery.

Tapped from my Verizon locked bootloader S III

 

[FoxKat]

Actually most cell phone chargers that are designed for Lithium Ion batteries are charging at about the same output. For example, the charger for the Droid RAZR which is a 1,780mAh battery has an output of 850mAh, and the charger for the Droid RAZR MAXX which has a 3,300mAh battery (nearly twice the size), has an output of 750mAh. In other words, it doesn't really matter what the battery size is, nor does the battery size dictate the charger output.

What does dictate the charger output is what the manufacturer feels is the best charging rate to both give a charge in a reasonable timeframe, and yet not severely reduce the battery's usable lifespan. Charging LI batteries, and namely the batteries in our phones too fast causes stress to the batteries that shortens the number of charges they can take over time and that can mean a battery that doesn't last as long as the phone's targeted lifespan.

In short, use the charger that came with the phone if you want the battery to last the expected 2 years for the phone. If you do charge with an adapter that puts out more current, you will find that your phone will not last as long with each charge as the phone starts getting older.

Here's 5 different chargers, two Moto wall chargers and one Blackberry, and an Apple iPhone charger. The iPhone charger puts out 1,000mAh (1 Amp), the Moto charger for the RAZR (Not the MAXX) puts out 850mAh, the MAXX charger puts out 750mAh, the Blackberry charger puts out 750mAh, and the car adapter (Motorola Rapid Charger Auto Adapter) puts out 750mAh, same as the RAZR MAXX and Blackberry chargers. You might ask why the RAZR charger puts out 850mAh and the MAXX charger actually puts out LESS. Well the answer is that Motorola wanted the battery to last longer in the MAXX, probably figuring the phone will likely be a longer lasting product, meaning people will tend to keep it longer, so the battery needs to remain serviceable for at least 2 years, possibly longer.

 

[FoxKat]

If we're talking Droid RAZR, the recommended charging time is 3 hours to a fully saturated battery. If its the RAZR MAXX, its 5.5 hours. That means although the meter may say 100%, since the charger may still be active there can still be some "topping off" that can occur. There is no added risk to leaving it on after charge is completed.

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