Improve Charge Times For Your Smart Phone With uCharge

For those of us who charge our mobile devices via the USB port, you know that not all USB ports are created equal. Some seem to charge faster than others. So, the question of what can you do to improve the charge speed of your smart phone when charging it through a USB port comes to mind. Using a charger plugged into an electrical outlet is going to be faster than using USB, but it is so much easier to just plug it in to your laptop to get it charged. And that is especially true at work. What if there was a device you could use which would improve the charge times for your smartphone when plugged into a USB port? Would you consider buying it? Well there is one and it is called the uCharge and it is reasonably priced to meet your needs.

The uCharge from Satechi is a small device which plugs into your USB port which you then plug your smart phone USB cable into. And with that, you are able to improve your smart phones or tablet charge times. Unfortunately, it does not work with all smart phone or tablets, so you will have to check it out to see if it will work with yours. With most things, Apple products are supported along with the newer Samsung Galaxy line which is great. There are also some HTC, Motorola and Blackberry products which you can use the uCharger with to improve your charge times.

The chart below from Satechi is interesting if you take a look at it for the uCharge amd compare times. The improvement for the listed smartphones with the uCharge shows almost a 50% reduction in charge times as compared to ordinary USB charge times. And what is more impressive is the reduction in time for tablets as compared to charging using an electrical outlet. Seems almost unbelievable.



In looking at this, I saw the warning "Do not use with a USB hub" in multiple places, so there is obviously an issue there and probably comes from how they are enhancing the charge to get the battery fully charged much faster. The uCharge is available for $15.99, though you can probably find it for a cheaper price if you look around.