Nexus 4 charging question

[Hungerdunger]

I own a Nexus 4; my wife recently bought a Samsung S3.

The adapter for charging the Nexus says "Output 5.0v 1.2A"; the S3 charger says "Output 5.0v 1.0A".

We'd like to share the same charger, but as I know very little about electrical matters I don't know whether the difference between 1.2 and 1.0 is significant.

Can anyone tell me: 1) Is it OK to share the same charger? 2) If so, does it matter which one we use?

 

[Darrkman]

You can share the same charger. The Samsung charger pushes slightly less Max power than the Nexus one.

Sent from my Nexus 4

 

[Darrkman]

I use some of my old Blackberry wall chargers for my Nexus. Charges faster than any USB charger I've had.

Sent from my Nexus 4

 

[Captainbob767]

The charger with the lower current rating will take longer to charge the Nexus 4. Use the Nexus charger on both phones.

 

[wasi99]

Use s3 charger for both phones to be on the safer side.

Sent from my Nexus 4

 

[ohyeahar]

A device will only draw as much power as it needs. If your phone is capable of charging at 1A, it will draw only 1A even if you plug it into a 2A charger.
So use either one. But the 1.2A charger would be the smart choice.
(FYI, I use a 2A charger on my N4)