[Nexus 5 Accessories] mmmmBACON:
Hehe, that was part of the joke in my post! The endless search for a "good USB cable." Sorry. :laugh:

The biggest problem I found with the Samsung style chargers were that a ton of them are fakes... They look exactly the same, but don't put out anywhere near the advertised 2A. I got burned a while back ordering a bunch that only turned out to have an output of 300 - 400mA. That was using my beastly ECOMOTO cable... That's why I really like these Blackberry chargers, you don't need to worry about if it's a good cable or not, or if it's a good AC Adapter or not, it's just 1 high quality charger combo with it's guaranteed output, for pretty cheap.

By the way, where did you order it from? It probably wasn't from Samsung right? You would think they would provide a cable that supports the maximum output of their own chargers.

As for the cable though, I couldn't really tell you good sources if you are outside the US. I am in Canada and it is difficult enough, and I'm just next door. If you're in the US the Monoprice Premium Cables are the cheapest that support a high current. They ship outside the US but it's not as good of a deal because of shipping. Even shipping here to Canada kind of made it not worth it.

By far the best cable I have ever used (and still use), is the Motorola ECOMOTO cable. If you can find that cable, on ebay or something, you're golden. It's thick, rugged, supports high current, and will probably survive the apocalypse.

Have you tried adding in multiples? Shipping kind of sucked to Canada as well ($13.20US) but when I added in another 3 it was only $0.50 more. So $13.20 shipping for 3 or $13.70 shipping for 6. I then sold 2 for $15 each and basically kept the other 4 for free.

I'm sure you would be able to sell off a couple of them locally and make the cost back. It might be worth it that way.

Sure, it's built really well and provides a high current to charge quickly. If you're in the US, the price is the biggest draw though! They're so cheap. The 1.8A output is exactly the same as the LG G2 AC Adapter. It did provide a sustained current of roughly 1700mA, so it has >90% efficiency.

One of the good things about these chargers is that they have a nice long cable. It's 6.5feet long I believe. So even if you have it plugged in behind a desk or something, the cable will pretty much reach wherever you need it to.

A drawback of the USB AC Adapters is that even if it provides a high output current, the current provided to the phone is also heavily reliant on not just the quality of the USB cable, but the length as well. Most cables are limited to 3ft and below. There are some longer ones out there, but the majority are relatively short.

I usually don't charge in airplane mode either. But when you are doing a test (for me anyway), you want to ensure as best you can, that there is no interference or the test isn't really being genuine. I've used these chargers in normal circumstances and there is pretty much no difference in charge rate. It is still roughly 1700mA. I just want to be sure when I'm testing maximums.

By the way, if you look at the screenshots I provided:

12:00 - 12:15 = 19%

12:15 - 12:30 = 20%

12:30 - 12:45 = 20%

12:45 - 01:00 = 13%

01:00 - 01:15 = 12%

01:15 - 01:19 = 02%

Overall for the 86% charge, and the usual slowdown at the top end, it took 79 minutes, so >1% per minute.

If you could provide the name of your charger/cable combo, as well as mA photos like I have it would be good information for comparison. I'm not going to go and say that these speeds can't be beaten, but nobody else is really providing detailed information on their chargers/currents, availability, or prices.

I generally like to find the best deals I can, and when I do, I like to share them. If there are better deals out there, by all means share them here so everyone can benefit! I just don't believe that (for US residents) 2 for $5 or 3 for $6 for high quality, and fast chargers can be beaten. And you avoid the headache of searching for USB cables which just add more cost on top of the chargers. To Canada for 6 it came to about $5 a charger for me. That I still believe is a better deal than what you can find for most AC Adapters or Cables by themselves, let alone both together.

It's called CurrentWidget. It's free on the Play Store.