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apple $20, 0.5Amp samsung $8, 0.5Amp HP, $15, 2Amp, plus interchangeable plugs for several countries in 1.4x size of apple's Google, no option to buy extra p
by gcb 14y ago
apple $20, 0.5Amp
samsung $8, 0.5Amp
HP, $15, 2Amp, plus interchangeable plugs for several countries in 1.4x size of apple's
Google, no option to buy extra power cords for nexus one, but who would? it's 1Amp and cheap components. with the cable permanently attached.
- Terretta 14y agoThis tear down is the < 1" cube. You sure HP's is 1/4 the size? And when I add a generic 2 prong Euro adapter, Apple's is still the smallest brand name charger I've seen. Finally, the iPhone 4 charger torn down here is labeled 1A, not 0.5A, and certainly charges iPhone 4 in a fraction of the time of lesser chargers. I'm amazed how much less time it takes to fully recharge from 10% - 100% the iPhone 4s versus the Samsung (Google) Galaxy Nexus. Granted, thats not just the charger.
- candeira 14y agoRead again. "1.4 the size" is 40% larger, not one fourth the size.
- LeonidasXIV 14y agoThe Nexus One (european) charger that I have here is by Phihong and at least has CE and PCT labels on it, so it is not downright awful.
- mbell 14y agoCE stamp is self certifying. Any manufacturer can self declare they are in compliance and affix the label, it doesn't mean any third party testing was done at all. UL on the other hand requires third party testing but isn't a mandated government label, it is just a quasi requirement as virtually all fire inspectors in the US accept it as a safety standard.
- ingenium 14y agoApple's is actually 1A (5W at 5V http://goo.gl/Fw4FB http://goo.gl/Fw4FB), as is Samsung's as listed on the linked Amazon page.
- gcb 14y agoI stand corrected. it's 1A when used with the proprietary cable. when used with a regular miniUSB cable , i only get 0.5A. or the one i have from a 3Gs box is only 0.5A.