Dual ANDROID car charger and usb cables

[Insomniator]

I'd like to purchase a dual usb car charger that can charge Android tablets and phones (and anything else really) at full speed/current.

I see plenty of chargers that have one Apple port and one Android port and I do not completely understand why there has to be a difference (besides the spec of the devices). I just want two max power usb ports that will power everything without me thinking about it.

I also see that for android the data pins must be shorted for full/AC charging to occur? Right now I have a mishmash of cheap/old/random cables but does anyone have a BEST micro usb charging cable they use?

I'm just tired of researching something that should be so much simpler than it is... thanks!

This is the best I've found so far: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...2/thewire06-20

 

[bonkers325]

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...sb+car+charger

i use this one:
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-high.../ref=de_a_smtd

as far as micro-usb cables go, buy a few from monoprice

 

[MD90]

For Monoprice cables buy the 24/28awg cable (it's about 30 cents more per cable than the cheaper 28/28awg). The quality is much, much better. The cable also has less resistance so it should charge faster.

 

[shortylickens]

I go this one:
http://www.amazon.com/USAMS-Compact-...dp/B007BJCV6E/

Long time ago. High output for larger devices. I run a camera all the time and like to charge my Note 2 quicker than normal.

 

[Bateluer]

I'm curious, will the vehicles alternator have an effect on the ability to charge? My Fit has an extremely small battery compared to even other econobox cars.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

id be careful about those chargers. non oem chargers can do funky things to your devices. my motorola phone do phreaky things when plugged in to non motorola chargers, so i stopped using them. also it might not be safe for your batteries or devices to use super fast charging chargers that deliver too much current

 

[MD90]

id be careful about those chargers. non oem chargers can do funky things to your devices. my motorola phone do phreaky things when plugged in to non motorola chargers, so i stopped using them.

Are you using genuine HTC/Apple/Samsung/Amazon/etc. chargers or some cheap $2 Ebay charger? You get what you pay for with a $2 Ebay charger

devices to use super fast charging chargers that deliver too much current

This is not how electricity works. A phone will only pull as much current as its charging circuitry determines. You can plug your phone into a 5V 1000A charger and it will only pull 1A off it. Actually, a 5V 1A charger is rated to deliver up to 1A, but it doesn't mean the phone will always draw 1A from it.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

No one mentioned Anker?

http://www.amazon.com/Anker%C2%AE-Du.../dp/B00B8M4IMK

18 month warranty too!

 

[sweenish]

Long enough to cover the necro period!

 

[Sattern]

No one mentioned Anker?

http://www.amazon.com/Anker%C2%AE-Du.../dp/B00B8M4IMK

18 month warranty too!

That would be the best one, you beat me to it .

 

[Trombe]

No one mentioned Anker?

http://www.amazon.com/Anker%C2%AE-Du.../dp/B00B8M4IMK

18 month warranty too!

This. The PowerIQ stuff they make actually works to give just about any device the amount of power it wants. IIRC the exceptions are HP Touchpad and iPod classic due to how they're internally wired but other devices should all charge fine on it.

 

[paperwastage]

I'm curious, will the vehicles alternator have an effect on the ability to charge? My Fit has an extremely small battery compared to even other econobox cars.

it might... I wouldn't recommend charging any device when your engine is turned off

I recall someone modding their Honda Fit to get a full-size car battery to fit...

or just get a 15000 mAh battery pack in your car just in case... better than dealing with a dead car battery

 

[r4sh1d]

I've been using this for little over a year and it's been great, got one for my brother and he's happy. Very small, and provides a total of 4.2a:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-USBC20...sb+car+charger

You can find it cheaper if you shop around, got mine for $9.98 @ ebay.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

This. The PowerIQ stuff they make actually works to give just about any device the amount of power it wants. IIRC the exceptions are HP Touchpad and iPod classic due to how they're internally wired but other devices should all charge fine on it.

So what does the PowerIQ actually do? I thought its just marketing junk. I have the previous generation charger which doesn't have PowerIQ. I thought devices already pull as much power as they need?

If the TouchPad doesn't work, then I'm guessing the OnePlus One won't charge at 2A either. I've only gotten my OPO to charge at 2A through the TouchPad charger but not my 4 port Anker.

 

[Trombe]

This might not be completely accurate but my understanding is that iDevices look for different amount of resistance across the shorted data pins compared to Android devices or something like that to identify if it's plugged into an Apple compatible charger to request full amperage. It's why they don't charge at full speed off of an Android charger and vice versa, though I think some newer Android devices will work off an Apple charger at full speed now. The PowerIQ moniker is just a naming thing that states that charger has an extra chipset to detect which device is connected and adjust the resistance over the USB port to match what the plugged in device is looking for so that it knows it can draw full amperage.

I don't own a OPO, did it not come with its own 2A charger?

 

[lucifermax]

I found one car charger, It is so awesome. it can charge four gadgets at once.
http://www.cnet.com/products/aukey-aipower-quad-port-usb-car-charger/