Phone dies while charging...

IFlyEm · March 22nd, 2012, 05:54 PM

So evidently you can't use the phone while it's charging without draining the battery with the stock 1 amp charger.

It's even worse if you are trying to use the GPS. Glad I wasted the money buying a car dock.

Why they would supply a charger that wont even MAINTAIN it's charge while being used is beyond me. Garbage.

Anyone find a higher amp charger that works?

Thanks!

MrB206 · March 22nd, 2012, 09:03 PM

FWIW, we have a Verizon car charger and it seems to charge evenly with the drain.

coderaz · March 22nd, 2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by IFlyEm

So evidently you can't use the phone while it's charging without draining the battery with the stock 1 amp charger.

It's even worse if you are trying to use the GPS. Glad I wasted the money buying a car dock.

Why they would supply a charger that wont even MAINTAIN it's charge while being used is beyond me. Garbage.

Anyone find a higher amp charger that works?

Thanks!

Like the battery, the stock charger sucks. I have a 1.5 amp charger that I use in the car and 5 amp (from an old Dell Streak 7) that I use in the house. The 1.5 does maintain a charge while using GPS, Bluetooth, and 4G in the car. It won't charge quickly, but at least it keeps me going.