BigDaveinNJ
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I know it's been said that you should always use the charger that comes with your device to charge it however sometimes circumstances can dictate the need to use other means to charge your device.
I have a few questions in regards to this.
1 --- Sometimes my phone will say CHARGING USB and other times it will say CHARGING AC. Is this a certain voltage that is needed to reach the phone which accounts for this distinction? I know when I use different cables (even with the same charger) it will display USB at times even when I'm not charging it via USB.
2 --- How much longer (in general) will the charge take if it says charging USB compared to AC? Will it take twice as long? Longer? I've always been curious about this.
3 --- Do they make "higher end" cables, perhaps like a "monster" type cable with maybe gold plated connectors or a cable with lower "loss" characteristics? Is it worth the extra investment because I get most of my cables on the cheap.
Thank you
DAVID
I have a few questions in regards to this.
1 --- Sometimes my phone will say CHARGING USB and other times it will say CHARGING AC. Is this a certain voltage that is needed to reach the phone which accounts for this distinction? I know when I use different cables (even with the same charger) it will display USB at times even when I'm not charging it via USB.
2 --- How much longer (in general) will the charge take if it says charging USB compared to AC? Will it take twice as long? Longer? I've always been curious about this.
3 --- Do they make "higher end" cables, perhaps like a "monster" type cable with maybe gold plated connectors or a cable with lower "loss" characteristics? Is it worth the extra investment because I get most of my cables on the cheap.
Thank you
DAVID