N4/N7 chargers interchangeable?

[brynj]

It would be one less thing to pack if I could use the same charger and cable for my N4 and N7. Would that be OK?

 

[mdcraig]

You'll be fine with just one.

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[greydarrah]

I use chargers from all kinds of phones (different manufacturers) on mine and have no problems.

 

[wildmangk]

I use an LG charger for both my Nexus devices and its been perfectly fine


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[dsneedmd]

I use my N7 charger to charge my N4 all the time. Since it is more powerful it will charge it faster, but I worry that it will damage the battery in the long run. The N7 won't charge on the N4 charger, to weak I guess.

 

[Aquila]

They are more or less one way interchangeable in that the N7 one should have no problem charging your N4 (not the other way around). The N7 charger delivers 2.1A and seems to really need that kind of draw to charge quickly. The actual USB piece on the N7 charger is slightly longer than typical phone USB chargers, so there is a risk to damaging that end when using it with other devices (the stock charger).

The charger linked below solved that for me for about $8:
Amazon.com: CrazyOnDigital Home Wall Charger For Google Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD 7" 8.9"(Black): Kindle Store

The other thing; a splitter such as the one that comes with the link below, does charge my phone or spare battery charger on my GNex and the Nexus 7 no problem, however it doesn't charge as fast as when the splitter is not present, even if nothing is attached to the other end. I'm pretty sure it's capped at 1.0A.
Samsung Spare Battery Charging System for Sprint Galaxy Nexus, Verizon Galaxy Nexus - Android Battery Chargers - ShopAndroid

 

[brynj]

Thanks for the replies. Just tried the N4 charger on the N7. No sparks or smoke and successfully put 20% into the N7 in 50 minutes so I'm happy with that.