Decent charger for the phone?

[anon(5527120)]

Hey I have a moto G 2nd gen and live in India. I find that the stock charger that came with the phone is quite slow (550 mA output).

Could you please suggest a charger I could buy that is available here?

 

[B. Diddy]

You should be able to use any charger from a decent manufacturer. If you want it to charge faster, get one that is at least 1.5 A (most universal chargers out there are 2.0 A, which is the highest amperage that's useful in most phones).

 

[anon(5527120)]

Does it matter whether it's a 1.5 A wall charger or a travel charger? Which type of charger would you suggest?

Edit: So I could use a Samsung charger and it wouldn't matter?

 

[Rukbat]

Chargers are almost universal now (I believe there's a Chinese phone, and a few off-brand tablets, that use different plugs), so any phone or tablet charger will charge any phone or tablet. As B.Diddy said, a 2 Amp Samsung charger will charge your phone as fast as the phone will accept a charge. (Of course, if your phone won't accept more than 550mA, a larger charger won't charge it any faster.)

Wall or travel? You mean the folding plugs? Your choice. I have some of each, and really don't care which one I use if I'm looking for a charger (except for Samsung phones, which need a couple of pins shorted in the charger to charge at the full mains rate. otherwise they charge at the much slower USB rate).

 

[B. Diddy]

"Travel" charger usually means it's smaller in size, and it may also be a quick charger (which means it's 2.0 A, as opposed to 0.5 A). But there are also non-travel chargers that are 2.0 A as well. It's usually just a term to get you to buy an extra charger.

 

[anon(5527120)]

Chargers are almost universal now (I believe there's a Chinese phone, and a few off-brand tablets, that use different plugs), so any phone or tablet charger will charge any phone or tablet. As B.Diddy said, a 2 Amp Samsung charger will charge your phone as fast as the phone will accept a charge. (Of course, if your phone won't accept more than 550mA, a larger charger won't charge it any faster.)

How do I find the max amount of charge my phone can accept?

 

[B. Diddy]

I think it's essentially the same as the mAh rating of the battery. So theoretically, if you had a 3000 mAh battery, it could draw as high as 3 A. But most universal quick chargers supply a maximum of 2 A (and you won't find a phone that has a battery under 2000 mAh).

 

[anon(5527120)]

Ohkk.. thanks guys

 

[anon(5527120)]

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[B. Diddy]

It should work fine, but it's hard to comment on the build quality.