N8 with Pixel Charger...

[billykac]

I have a Google Pixel wall charger that will provide 5v @ 3a (15 watts) and 9 volts @ 2a (18 watts. The OEM N8 charger provides 5v @ 2a and 9v @ 1.67a.

I believe the N8 will negotiate a safe, lower power draw if I were to use the Pixel charger, but I wanted to confirm that. Is there any benefit at all to use the OEM over the Pixel charger??

 

[anon(9602380)]

You could use the Pixel charger without any issue. Is there any benefit to using the OEM over the Pixel. No other than it is OEM and is specifically designed to work with your phone.

 

[billykac]

Thanks for that quick response!

 

[revtech]

I find it ironic that the first responder to a question about charging a galaxy note has a firedept screen name ;-)

 

[billykac]

Funny!!

 

[billykac]

OK, where can you buy a real OEM Note 8 charger? Amazon is filled with knock-offs, pretending to be OEM. Some have cables that don't work with N8's. Ebay is worse. I looked at Samsung's site, but had some difficulty actually finding the exact charger we have.