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Old May 10th 18, 04:06 PM posted to comp.mobile.android,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,nl.comp.hardware,nl.telecom
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Op 8-5-2018 om 19:18 schreef Linea Recta:
"John McGaw" schreef in bericht
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On 5/8/2018 8:52 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
This is about the phone Samsung Galaxy S4 mini.
I got it second hand.
It came with a small mains plug shaped adaptor which connects to the
phone with a USB cable.
This cable has a "normal" USB plug on one side and a mini plug on the
other side.
This cable is very short.
I have a longer cable with the same plugs which seem to fit physically.

- Can I use the other cable safely to connect to the PC and/or to the
mains adaptor?

- Can I connect this phone to my (TomTom) USB car adaptor?

In other words: how universal is USB?

The phone manual warns not to use non-original accessories...



In theory _Universal_ Serial Bus is universal. That said, sometimes
manufacturers don't always follow the rules and quite often the
hardware is pure crap. A high-quality mains charger or car adapter and
a decent cable (Anker braided is my favorite) won't do you wrong. I
would never trust the cheap clone adapter and thin cable picked up at
the local discount store with any of my equipment. You should be aware
that not every charger will support every proprietary quick-charge
scheme that a randomly-chosen phone maker dreams up but that only
means that charging will take longer -- no damage should ever ensue if
a proper but non-original USB charger is used.




OK, the main thing is that I don't risk blowing up anything.
One of these days I'll try out testing these in practice.


Try Galaxy Charging Current from Abmantis. App will show differences (if
any) in loading current using different usb cables.