New Samsung phones (A51) not charging with 3rd party type C cords

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#273041 31-Jul-2020 21:40

Hi Guys,

I had an interesting occurrence at work a colleague received his new phone Samsung A51 minus Charge Cord from IT Dept, not a problem I said as he needed it in a hurry just pop into PBTech and grab a replacement Type C cable he bought 2 one for the car once for normal charging.

Two days later I caught up with him and he said they didn't bloody work the phone would not charge, at this point I scratched my head and he showed me yes he was right two different cables connected to the Samsung charger not charging on the A51. So I swapped it out for my Note 8 it worked fine and tried on an A30 again charged fine.

Then I found my Original Samsung Cable and connected it to the charger and the A51 started charging ??.

Has Samsung started some kind of cable recognition requiring you to only by genuine cables ?? what are your thoughts.

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#2532542 1-Aug-2020 07:22

most cheap cables have little to no conducting metal wires. i have given up on 3rd party cabbles.

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#2532569 1-Aug-2020 09:49

If he disables fast charging, does the cable then work? (Can't confirm the A51 has fast charging sorry)

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#2533015 2-Aug-2020 11:12

Fair call @Batman but both those cables work well on a Note 8 and an A30 so something has changed. Also @tehgerbil I havent got the phone so can't check.

Basically just seems weird, I posted this as more of a curiosity / FYI for anyone getting one of these phones they may want to take their charger with them when they go out to get a cable to test first before getting home and finding it does not work.

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#2533019 2-Aug-2020 11:40

I find some 3rd party cables, USB-C especially, don't fit snugly in my Note 10+ port. So in the car, for example, if I plug in while idle it's fine but as soon as I hit a pothole or something it disconnects which is super annoying while driving and listening to something via Android Auto. So I've gone back to just using trusted brand cables.

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#2533033 2-Aug-2020 12:40

Don't use 3rd party cables then :P

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#2533066 2-Aug-2020 13:46

I use Blitzwolf braided cables (2x 6ft) from bangg**d with wifes s10e and my s8. Very durable and cheap as chips. Worth a look.

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#2533343 2-Aug-2020 20:46

I usually recommend samsung cables, but my less than one year old s10e USB-c cable has been playing up recently. Finicky things it seems. I've been having better luck with Baseus branded ones off Aliexpress. They seem to be good quality and support fast charging etc.

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#2533349 2-Aug-2020 21:24

1eStar: I usually recommend samsung cables, but my less than one year old s10e USB-c cable has been playing up recently. Finicky things it seems. I've been having better luck with Baseus branded ones off Aliexpress. They seem to be good quality and support fast charging etc.

not sure about good quality but if it works it works. i have ordered a couple of the Baseus and will report back in a few months if it arrives whether it works on my galaxy s10+ ....

i'm not holding my breath but worth a try

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#2534253 4-Aug-2020 09:22

The only cable/charger combination that seems to work to "fast charge" on all assorted devices in this house and fast data transfer is a type C->type C "Cygnett" brand braided cable, plugged in to the type C port on an Intel Nuc. Samsung chargers that fast-charge Samsung phones won't fast charge a Pixel, the OEM Samsung OEM type A - type C cables have slow data transfer with a USB-C external SSD. To figure it all out, I'd need to put sticky labels on all cables and adapters with a list of which devices work plugged in to what.

I had such high hopes for USB-C.

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#2534309 4-Aug-2020 10:41

The supercharge cables for my Mate 20 are quite thick and have "5A" moulded into the strain relief at one end. I have one unbranded thick cable that also fast charges, but I normally use a long Tech Inc (Warehouse) cable and slow charge overnight with an old Samsung charger. I see no sense in cooking the battery unnecessarily.

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#2534317 4-Aug-2020 10:57

I purchased a Moki type C cable from JB - it was hopeless, my Galaxy S10e would give notification that charge was insufficient. Swapped out for Belkin braided cable - works great.

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#2547236 21-Aug-2020 18:07

This may not be helpful, but my A30 has never charged with a more industrial 3rd party braided cable from work or other sources. It only likes its short little cable, nawwww, too bad if it was to do an apple on me and wear out.

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#2551934 29-Aug-2020 14:50

1eStar: I usually recommend samsung cables, but my less than one year old s10e USB-c cable has been playing up recently. Finicky things it seems. I've been having better luck with Baseus branded ones off Aliexpress. They seem to be good quality and support fast charging etc.

~~So I bought a couple of Baseus cables (2m length) ... and drumroll - no they don't support fast charging on my Galaxy S10.~~

~~I didn't expect much, and I'm not disappointed. The outside finish looks a million dollars though. But the inside is rubbish? Or is it missing a chip to work with the S10 I will never know.~~

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#2551941 29-Aug-2020 15:09

You need to buy a cable that has PD support (USB-C Power Delivery) to get faster charging speeds on devices that support it.

E.g. https://www.belkin.com/us/resource-center/power-delivery/

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#2551946 29-Aug-2020 15:18

i don't think my device is PD but i'll check

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