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I bought one of these recently, based on Benson's endorsement, for my Nexus 5X: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B018F8BGLA http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B018F8BGLA It

I bought one of these recently, based on Benson's endorsement, for my Nexus 5X: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B018F8BGLA http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B018F8BGLA It's worth noting that the Nexus 5x doesn't do USB 3.1, so even if you get a fancy Super Speed cable like this one, you are still suck with slow charging from your computer's USB A port.

kstenerud 11y ago
The Nexus 5X supports the new 15W fast charging USB-C standard . It takes about 15-20m for my phone to go from empty to full from the wall charger, and considerably longer from a USB A port.
- eklavya 11y ago
  I think something is broken on mine then. It takes an hour and five ten minutes to go from 15% to full from a wall charger. Are you sure it only takes 15-20 mins?
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  - bmelton 11y ago
    Second data point. Mine takes about 35 minutes to go from near empty to full if I use the supplied wall charger, and is substantially slower if I use most other things (though oddly, my Anker DC->AC 2-port USB-A charger is able to support rapid charging). When you plug it in, turn it off, then back on. Down at the bottom, near the fingerprint, it should indicate the type of charging you're getting. I've seen three modes, and I apologize for not knowing the distinctions, but they're "charging slowly", "charging" and "charging rapidly". Times are commensurate to the charge mode, and rapid charging is unsurprisingly quite fast. Another thing that might be the case is if the OP is going from actual empty to full without turning it on, which should (to some extent) expedite charging as there is no discharge happening at the same time, maybe.
    - eklavya 11y ago
      It's on while charging (screen off). It shows rapidly charging and it always takes more than an hour to fully charge with supplied charger :(
- bsimpson 11y ago
  It does, from a USB C cable. Unfortunately, the fast-charging protocol for USB A (USB Battery Charging 1.2) needs a USB 3.1 controller, which the Nexus 5x doesn't support; hence, the slow charging with an A -> C cable, even if it's a 3.1 SuperSpeed cable.

kstenerud 11y ago

The Nexus 5X supports the new 15W fast charging USB-C standard . It takes about 15-20m for my phone to go from empty to full from the wall charger, and considerably longer from a USB A port.

eklavya 11y ago
I think something is broken on mine then. It takes an hour and five ten minutes to go from 15% to full from a wall charger. Are you sure it only takes 15-20 mins?
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- bmelton 11y ago
  Second data point. Mine takes about 35 minutes to go from near empty to full if I use the supplied wall charger, and is substantially slower if I use most other things (though oddly, my Anker DC->AC 2-port USB-A charger is able to support rapid charging). When you plug it in, turn it off, then back on. Down at the bottom, near the fingerprint, it should indicate the type of charging you're getting. I've seen three modes, and I apologize for not knowing the distinctions, but they're "charging slowly", "charging" and "charging rapidly". Times are commensurate to the charge mode, and rapid charging is unsurprisingly quite fast. Another thing that might be the case is if the OP is going from actual empty to full without turning it on, which should (to some extent) expedite charging as there is no discharge happening at the same time, maybe.
  - eklavya 11y ago
    It's on while charging (screen off). It shows rapidly charging and it always takes more than an hour to fully charge with supplied charger :(
bsimpson 11y ago
It does, from a USB C cable. Unfortunately, the fast-charging protocol for USB A (USB Battery Charging 1.2) needs a USB 3.1 controller, which the Nexus 5x doesn't support; hence, the slow charging with an A -> C cable, even if it's a 3.1 SuperSpeed cable.