Charger and External Battery

Szadzik · Nov 7, 2011

All,

I was reading the reviews posted in one of the thread and two things jumped out at me:

1. The charger was shown in one photo and it looked like it had two USB ports - do we know why that would be the case?
2. One of reviews mentioned a Motorola branded external battery. Has anyone heard about it before? Is that why the charger has two USB ports? To charge the phone and the external battery at the same time?

Martimus · Nov 7, 2011

Motorola does sell an external battery pack

motorola-p793-charging-pod-external-battery-pack_pdi.gif

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/H...+Accessories/Chargers+and+Adapters/P793-HK-EN

Whether or not this is why there might be two USB ports is another matter...

Szadzik · Nov 7, 2011

Martimus said:
Motorola does sell an external battery pack

MOTOROLA P793 Universal Portable Power Pack - Overview - Motorola Mobility Hong Kong Limited

Whether or not this is why there might be two USB ports is another matter...

Thanks for the link. The device looks slilck, but not as usable as other battery packs with just a USB port that allows to charge anything with an appropriate USB cable.

Ninjak · Nov 7, 2011

Motorola announced a newer P893 model coming out as a RAZR accessory which may look different.

Szadzik · Nov 7, 2011

Ninjak said:
Motorola announced a newer P893 model coming out as a RAZR accessory which may look different.

And hopefully has more juice. The predecessor only had 1420mAh, which in toda's world is nada.

Martimus · Nov 7, 2011

New model or not I'm sticking with my Anker Astro power pack. It has 5600mAh which should be more than enough capacity for most any smartphone.

Szadzik · Nov 7, 2011

Martimus said:
New model or not I'm sticking with my Anker Astro power pack. It has 5600mAh which should be more than enough capacity for most any smartphone.

Same here. I have a Sanyo one with dual USB ports, USB and AC charging - what better can I find.

The only better thing is the XPal 18000 which as the name implies has 18000mAh capacity :eek:

pm1066 · Nov 7, 2011

Any higher and you risk accidentally frying yourself.

Anyone have any experience with New Trent brand externals?

Szadzik · Nov 7, 2011

pm1066 said:
Any higher and you risk accidentally frying yourself.

Anyone have any experience with New Trent brand externals?

I have seen Trent on Amazon with a lot of positive reviews. I prefer well known brands like Sanyo or Energizer.

budwizer · Nov 7, 2011

I bought the Seidio Charging Vault and while it has 2200mAh it does feel a little cheaply made as well as being costly. That said one nice thing about it is that it has the wall plug built into it so I also use it as a normal wall charger and take it with me when I think I may need it.

melgrant · Dec 16, 2011

Anyone having trouble charging while in the office dock? Mine charges well in the car but not at home in the docking station.

edstewbob · Dec 20, 2011

Martimus said:
Motorola does sell an external battery pack

MOTOROLA P793 Universal Portable Power Pack - Overview - Motorola Mobility Hong Kong Limited

Whether or not this is why there might be two USB ports is another matter...

This is the one that comes with the free Costco accessories pack. I just got mine in the mail today.

FragDroidX · Dec 20, 2011

And hopefully has more juice. The predecessor only had 1420mAh, which in toda's world is nada.

I have the P893 and it has a USB port for universal charging in addition to the micro USB tail. It is 1860 mAh. It will get you an additional 6-8 hours but not much more. It is very compact though and I like it very much. If you only need something for quick backup it cant be beat.

NOMster · Dec 21, 2011

I've never used one of these so my question is, what do u do with it when you're using the phone?

Szadzik · Dec 21, 2011

NOMster said:
I've never used one of these so my question is, what do u do with it when you're using the phone?

Your options:

1. Charge the phone and then use it.
2. Use the phone while the power pak is connected the phone.

NOMster · Dec 21, 2011

So if u use it connected to the phone then its just Hanging there?

Gravytrain · Dec 21, 2011

NOMster said:
So if u use it connected to the phone then its just Hanging there?

Hah You're thinking way too hard, bro.

MobileRob · Dec 21, 2011

edstewbob said:
This is the one that comes with the free Costco accessories pack. I just got mine in the mail today.

I use one and it does the job. It essentially gives you a second Razr battery in terms of use time. It is slim and light, so can be carried in a pocket easily. It also can work on two devices at the same time if needed.

Rob.

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