question on chargers

[droid747]

What is the best charger to use. I need a second charger for work and I read somewhere that Qualcomm quick chargers will not charge this phone at the quick charge rates on this phone as it uses a different standard. Any truth to that?

 

[worldspy99]

Please see output ratings on the charger that came with the phone in the box and see if you can find something on Amazon or eBay that matches that output.
Good luck.

 

[modifier]

There's no magic inside a charger. They only output power. The original one from Essential is rated 27W / 3A @ 9V. If you find another charger that can output 25~30W / 3A (or 3000mA) at 9V/5V USB then it will charge your phone at the same rate as the original.

You can also use a slower charger and potentially prolong the life of your battery. Overnight I use one rated at 800mA and it takes roughly 4X longer than a fast charger, which is fine with me since even a battery at 20% will charge fully by the time I wake up. Worse case it takes about 3 to 3.5 hours depending on the charge protection mode in the phone.

 

[andrew_ackley]

Can u post where you saw or read this about prolonging battery life by not quick charging?

 

[modifier]

Can u post where you saw or read this about prolonging battery life by not quick charging?

For me it's an old habit. I slow-charged my last BlackBerry at half the normal input rate for 4 years and its battery still holds close to its original runtime. Even if my method doesn't prolong my Essential's battery, it isn't doing a bit of harm to charge slowly.

Modern phones have protection circuits to prevent over-charging but manufacturers won't say if a year or two of fast-charging accelerates the degradation of a phone battery. They hope you'll move onto a new device by then.

Regarding a Quick Charge source, here's one article: https://www.androidcentral.com/what-qualcomm-quick-charge

As a general rule, slower charging keeps your battery functioning as intended for longer than rapidly charging the battery. (A side-effect of the higher charge rate is heat. And heat, generally speaking, is the enemy of electronics.) That said, there's no evidence to support the notion that users would notice any negative effects associated with constantly using Quick Charge over the average life span of a smartphone, which is a little over two years. As long as we're all still using lithium-ion batteries in smartphones, the potential for anything negative to happen with your battery is no different with Quick Charge than it is through any other charger, which is to say next to zero as long as the battery isn't being abused.

 

[shashankmittal]

Qualcomm Quick Charge compatible chargers will charge, but not at maximum speed the Essential phone supports.

Whichever charger you buy, make sure it support Power Delivery 3.0, which is the USB-C standard. The Essential charger is 27W, which means it outputs 9V at 3A. Check these chargers that output the same wattage:

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-Charge...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6079748