USB C to USB C phone to phone charge?

[kirksucks]

Does this work with note 8? Has anyone tried it? My girlfriend has an s5 just curious if we could share power in a pinch.

 

[srvctec]

Not sure but when I plug in anything that's not a charger into the USB-C charge port, for example, OTG adapter or my Note 4 when I was trying to set up Smart Switch, the USB options were listed with charge at the top. Seems like it would work but I wasn't looking for the charge symbol while doing it, so not sure. Not going to set it up again since I've already got my data from my old phone.

 

[KupKrazy]

Does this work with note 8? Has anyone tried it? My girlfriend has an s5 just curious if we could share power in a pinch.

Yes. I just decided to give it a try after reading your message. I connected my Note 8 to my GS8+ using the supplied USB-C cable. The USB-C plugged into the Note 8 and the other end I used the included USB-A to USB-C adaptor and plugged it into my GS8+ and the Note 8 started to charge. There are other options to choose for the USB port and you can choose the phone that should be charged.

That being said, I notice you said S5 and since the S5 has a micro USB port, I decided to try it between my Note 8 and GS7e, which has a micro USB port. I used a micro USB cable and inserted it into my GS7e and the other end I used the USB-A to USB-C adaptor and plugged it into my Note 8. The Note 8 started to charge the GS7e. That is, the GS7e was receiving the charge. There is no way for the Note 8 to receive a charge from the GS7e.

So to answer your question - Your Note 8 can charge your girlfriend's S5 but not vice versa.

 

[kirksucks]

I meant s8. She had a 5 for so long it's habit lol.

 

[Sedp23]

Yes. I just decided to give it a try after reading your message. I connected my Note 8 to my GS8+ using the supplied USB-C cable. The USB-C plugged into the Note 8 and the other end I used the included USB-A to USB-C adaptor and plugged it into my GS8+ and the Note 8 started to charge. There are other options to choose for the USB port and you can choose the phone that should be charged.

That being said, I notice you said S5 and since the S5 has a micro USB port, I decided to try it between my Note 8 and GS7e, which has a micro USB port. I used a micro USB cable and inserted it into my GS7e and the other end I used the USB-A to USB-C adaptor and plugged it into my Note 8. The Note 8 started to charge the GS7e. That is, the GS7e was receiving the charge. There is no way for the Note 8 to receive a charge from the GS7e.

So to answer your question - Your Note 8 can charge your girlfriend's S5 but not vice versa.

Is this limited to just the note phones or is it a feature tied to the processor? Can SD 820 phones do this?

 

[Soundman72]

it should be limited to the note phones in fact you should be able to charge most phones or tablets

 

[KupKrazy]

Is this limited to just the note phones or is it a feature tied to the processor? Can SD 820 phones do this?

Actually, I thought it was a capability of USB-C and it's really just up to the manufacturer to allow it?

 

[shaimere]

Actually, I thought it was a capability of USB-C and it's really just up to the manufacturer to allow it?

It is. I can do it with my LG g6 and HTC 10