Note 4 Fast Charging

[mg2380]

So I have the Note 4. I've only fully charged it twice so far. But both times it did not charge as fast as advertised. I did this while the device was powered off, and the screen confirmed the fast charging by saying just that, "Fast Charging." So last night I powered the device on during the charge. GSam battery monitor showed the battery charging at 1120 ma. Wow, really? My old S4 charged faster than that. I know there is only certain conditions that allow a battery to be charged quickly. But what are they? At the time of charging, the battery was 84 degrees. That's pretty normal for any battery. Are there other things besides temp that the phone and charger are taking into account when charging the device?

Try swapping USB cables from another device. My fast charging stopped working a couple of days ago. I read a post on XDA about some Note 4 USB cables going bad. After reading that, I swapped cables from my Nexus 7. That fixed my issue.

 

[prodigeek]

In my case, It takes only 1 hour or less to full charge Note 4 this days with its fast charging design. Just don't keep using it while charging and you'll see.

 

[chuco35]

I agree. 40 minutes faster is a lot to reduce it by. It's all about perspective.

If it were 40 minutes SLOWER than the Note 3, we would be all up in arms saying:
-"that's terrible!"
-"it takes SO much longer to charge now!"
-"How could Samsung do this!?"

But, cut 40 minutes off of the Note 3 charging time and people say -
-"40 min faster? That's it? That's not much."
-" 40 min faster? I thought it was going to be much faster!"
-" 40 min faster? eh, just another Samsung gimmick. No big deal."
-"Fast charging? Only 40 min faster? Really Samsung?! - eh... Just marketing spin. "

Here's a test as to whether we might think fast charging is such a big deal. If we lost our fast charger, but had plenty of the plain charges around the house and office, would we pony-up $50 to replace it just to have the fast charging capacity?

 

[anon(5719825)]

Here's a test as to whether we might think fast charging is such a big deal. If we lost our fast charger, but had plenty of the plain charges around the house and office, would we pony-up $50 to replace it just to have the fast charging capacity?

I would. Now that I have both a Note 4 and a Note Edge, I can keep one charger upstairs and the other one here in my room. I usually don't have to charge both phones at the same time though.

Because I can charge either phone much faster and knowing that I can also replace the batteries, I find myself using them much more than I did my previous phones.

 

[sparksd]

Here's a test as to whether we might think fast charging is such a big deal. If we lost our fast charger, but had plenty of the plain charges around the house and office, would we pony-up $50 to replace it just to have the fast charging capacity?

Ask me the day I got the phone: Probably not.

Ask me now that I have had it for a while: Absolutely would.

Good news is that replacements are available at less than half that price.

 

[dpham00]

Here's a test as to whether we might think fast charging is such a big deal. If we lost our fast charger, but had plenty of the plain charges around the house and office, would we pony-up $50 to replace it just to have the fast charging capacity?

I picked up a few spares when att had them for $15 a pop a while back. If you are not in a hurry, wait for a sale

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 4

 

[doohsun]

The Fast charging is only noticeable when it's below 20% you'll see a huge difference if it's higher it does take a bit longer. That's what i noticed myself.

 

[zkyevolved]

I have to say I'm quite pleased with the quick charge feature. I have a hub next to the bed that we use to charge tablets phones etc at a normal pace but it supports many devices. But there are some days I finish off the day with 65% battery life and I see no need to charge it over night. The following day I might use the fast charger for 30 minutes to jump from 30% to 70% or something like that. Fantastic implementation. I can easily go a day with a 30 minute charge. Thx Sammy.