Are there actually different charger tips for Android? I was trying to use one of those with a removable block in order to plug the phone into the PC, but it didn't work. When I compared the tips, I noticed that one was relatively broad and flat while the other was narrower but thicker back to front. Is there some kind of standard for this? How do I make sure to get exactly the right kind of tip on a charger cord?
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Charger tips dilemma
- Thread starter Rgarner
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It's either USB-C or Micro-USB unless you've got a T-Mobile G1. USB-C let's you use Quick Charge 3.0 but you can get an Micro-USB to USB-C adapter tip if you still have a Micro-USB cable but didn't get a cable when you bought your new phone. You don't get Quick Charge 3.0 unless you got a wall wart that supports it though.
It's a Coolpad Canvas and I had trouble with the charger from the get go. In fact, I'm not even sure which charger I'm using now. I've got a bunch of them and thank goodness. I need the kind that's relatively broad and flat. Which one is that? Also, is a wall wart that removable block?
Yup.
Wall warts initiate your charge iteration. The cables are designed to transfer current for the charge.
Too much current transferred is really bad.
Wall warts initiate your charge iteration. The cables are designed to transfer current for the charge.
Too much current transferred is really bad.
How do I know how much current? Is it mentioned somewhere on the wart? The packaging probably has that, but I don't necessarily have access to it. This charger is not the modular kind. The wart is not removable. I still have to find a modular one with the right, i. e. broad, flat tip.
You can't use a USB-C tip (the wide one) on a Coolpad Canvas. Get a Micro-USB cable instead.
Zigman66
Android Enthusiast
Only way to tell if the cable you are using will do that is the packaging. My bluetooth headset has a "power only" micro-usb cord but my phones micro-usb cord will work for power AND data transfer. Since that can't be printed on the cable itself it is usually mentioned in the packaging. And as far as I have been able to determine, I have not been able to see any physical difference between the cords