topic Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge? in M Series

Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Alvyibnferoz — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:35:51 GMT

Charging time with the charge that was in the box (5V 850mA) is very slow and takes almost 4 hours which is very annoying. So if i use a charger with 5V 2A will the device charge faster? It is supported?

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

_alexdon_ — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:42:16 GMT

Yes, you can use a charger that delivers a higher amperage and it should charge faster. Remember to try and use original sony chargers for best charging experience.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Alvyibnferoz — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:59:35 GMT

Thanks for your reply but i know that it should charge faster with higher ampere charger but i wanted to be confirmed that will it actually work or not.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Zizolec — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMT

I don't think so . Sony phone itself have a circuit to regulate the input amperage. normal AMP for Xperia is 850mA, maby it will charge with max 1A.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Alvyibnferoz — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:04:24 GMT

If so then it really. It's too low for a phone at this price.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Zizolec — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:02:52 GMT

I have Xperia M5, in my observation huge difference in charging depends on cable. If i use normal usb cable 80% takes up to 6-7H, on orginal cable it kaes about 2 H.

Yo can try app'k like

Ampere or Charger Tester (ampere meter)

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

_alexdon_ — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:26:55 GMT

@Zizolec But where did you get the information about xperias being limited to 1A at charging? EP880 and EP881 have 1500 mA output and work with all xperias.

@Alvyibnferoz You can safely use another charger, with higher amperage.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Alvyibnferoz — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:15:24 GMT

Thanks @alexon so if i use 2A charger phone will charge approximate 2x faster right?

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

_alexdon_ — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:28:38 GMT

Approximately, as the phone reaches full charge, the current is reduced. You can't force a battery once it's almost charged.
But I would recommend you to use sony chargers only, which have an output of 1500 mA.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Alvyibnferoz — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:31:58 GMT

@alexdon Ok bro thanks. Another issue is that sometimes video won't play. Even YouTube app or Facebook app cant play video it stucks. Only fix i found is restart. Then all ok but after sometimes Same problem, no app can play any video and gif. Any solution to that?

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

icstm — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:39:13 GMT

I am never sure why there is so much uncertainty about these things:

CURRENT - MAX defined by the charger ACTUAL defined by device
VOLTAGE - MAX & ACTUAL defined by the charger

With some devices, the most common being Snapdragon phones, they can request the charger supply a higher voltage for quicker charging, but BOTH THE PHONE AND CHARGER NEED TO BE COMPATIBLE.

In this case the charger changes its voltage.

In any case, with a 5V charger, your phone will pull what it can.

There is no spec given, however from my experience of different chargers, I would say about 1A is the max for our phones.

Remember that if your phone is ON it is probably pulling 100-200mA so it has a material effect on charging speed.

As others have said, branded chargers are best.

Not because they are faster, but they provide a much cleaner 5V signal. Cheap chargers can damage your device as their voltage variation can be huge, even on a small 800mA load.

How can I make my battery charge faster?

JasonNath — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:12:25 GMT

Hi how can I make my battery charge faster? It usually takes 2 hours from the charger & 4 hours from a pc usb port. The battery drains fast when using wifi or mobile data. Is it safe to use an iPad charger?

Re: How can I make my battery charge faster?

icstm — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:00:05 GMT

You probably cannot use a iPad charge, as it is not USB so will not fit, even with an adapter, and the voltage will be different.

HOWEVER FOR FASTER CHARGING WE HAVE HOPE:

Our MediaTek X10 chip supports their equivilant of FastCharging by Qualcomm:

http://www.mediatek.com/en/features/power-management/pump-express/

Re: How can I make my battery charge faster?

JasonNath — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:40:08 GMT

Hi I have tried charging with an iPad 12W USB Power Adapter & it works!, charge time is only around 1 Hour! so far I have no issues with the phone at all.

Re: How can I make my battery charge faster?

icstm — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:20:39 GMT

Sorry I see what you mean, a charger but with a standard USB port which happens to be supplied by apple.

Yes, that charger is 5V (well 5.2V) so yes it would work fine.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

Alvyibnferoz — Sun, 01 May 2016 07:31:44 GMT

Looks like it does charge a lot faster with 5v 2A charger. Even my old xpera P had 1.5A charger. Why sony included only 850mA charger with this phone? Using old xperia P charger, charges the phone a lot faster

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

icstm — Mon, 02 May 2016 17:26:39 GMT

technically the faster you charge, the fewer charges the phone battery will maintain full capacity.

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

msquare — Thu, 05 May 2016 06:02:13 GMT

I have sony M5.. it takes 4 hours to full charge.. If I'll apply high ampearage charger.. will it harm my phone's battery or my device?

Re: Will charge faster if i use a 5v 2A charge?

icstm — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:22:19 GMT

The supplied charger is very underpowered. You should have no worries using a 1A charger and the odd charge on a 2A model is also ok.