Gone are the days when chargers used to come along with the phone. Nowadays either you have to buy a charger separately, or the charger you have is not giving an optimum speed of charging to your phone. These kinds of issues will be solved once to know how to choose the best Android phone charger. Keep reading to know how?
Criteria to decide the best charger for your mobile
Before picking a charger for your mobile, you should ask these questions to yourself
Is this charger complimenting the socket of my mobileIs this charger brand specific or just third party (this one won’t last long)Can this charger give as much power my battery needs to charge at its appropriate speed (it should not be more or less than requirement)Do this charger meets the charging Standard of my phone.
All of these are basic questions are explained in detail in the following article. Keep reading to know how to meet all the criteria.
Identify the type of USB connector you need
This is very basic which do not require any professional knowledge but an eye for the details. You have to look for if your android has requirement of micro-b USB connector or mini USB or 8 pin lightning or USB Type-c (which is currently trending among android phones). Making it simple for you, check the product specifications online, so you will know what kind of charging socket your phone has.
Identify if the power of battery charger matches the phone’s requirements.
Power is the product of current (miliamperes) and voltage. So if you want to know the power, check the voltage and Milliampere/hour given on the specifications of phone as well as charger. Usual ranges of power voltage and current for phones are as follows: Power: 18-65W Voltage: 5.0 volts Current: 1 Ampere/hour Note: If any of voltage or Milliamperes exceeds the maximum limit of battery it’ll ruin the battery whereas if any of the voltage or Milliamperes is below the battery’s limit that will result in slow charging. How to check your phone’s power: Nowadays there are apps which can give you accurate information about battery charging. For example: Accubattery, Ampere and Inware. They calculate the current and voltage, and Inware even calculates the power. So this way you know how much power you want from your charger. Note: These applications rely on the calculation of battery software, so it’ll be only a round about idea not the 100% accurate calculation of your phone’s power.
Identify the correct charging standard
Knowing the correct charging standard will help you identify the right protocol for your phone’s battery. These days there are 3 types of charging standards in the market. Proprietary standard: It means phone’s company is using OEM-specific charging standards. They give higher charging speeds than USB PD. So ni third party chargers can be used. For example: OnePlus’ Warp charge, Huawei’s superfast charge, Oppos’s VOOC Universal standard: It includes USB-C connectors. Which are currently most widely used in the market. But the disadvantage is, its universality opens the options for third party chargers. For which you will need to be aware of those fake chargers who claim to be from original brand. Legacy standard: These are the pre-USB-C standards which are used in lower powered gadgets and older phones. Although currently, they are not seen much in the market but are still in use occasionally. For example: Samsung adaptive fast charging, Apple 2.4A, Quick Charge 3. The best place to identify the right charging standard is specifications sheet of your phone.
Identify the type of charger you need
Usually there are four types of charger.
Wall Chargers
This is the basic type of charger which usually comes with the device. But nowadays most of the manufacturers have this scheme of selling the phone without charger.
Portable Chargers
Portable chargers or the battery banks which are used to boost your phone’s charging.
Battery-only Chargers
These chargers are used to charge the extra battery, which later can be replaced with the other one that is in use.
Car Socket Chargers
These chargers are used in most of the vehicles, that comes with a very high amperes/hour. Which as a result, provides a fast charging. Make sure it’ll not damge your phone’s battery.
Reviews
Even after calculating everything, just check the reviews online for the best Android phone chargers. Sometimes even third party brand has excellent reviews and product reputation. Which is a green signal. On the other hand even with OEM manufacturer-brand chargers, there are chances or fake propagates from unauthorised sources. So before buying check for the reviews. Additional Tip: If you are buying a charger to use on multiple devices, then check for its power capacity for all it’s ports. So that it can support all your gadgets. Wrap-Up Buying the best Android phone chargers is not difficult, provided if take some pain to go into certain details. And become an aware consumer. Rather than just buying anything in a rush. Hopefully this article will guide you step by step throughout the process.
