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★★★★★
EP-NG930
After doing a lot of research and reading about the amount of faked Samsung chargers, I specifically ordered one directly from Amazon and not a 3rd party seller. Not that Amazon itself wouldn't have already sold products by mistake as well (such as phone batteries according to the German magazine c't) but I guess the chances in getting a genuine product are way higher with Amazon in this case. This degress is necessary as I think most people who rate the Samsung charger not that great, most probably got nailed and received a fake.
The original, at least the one for the US market, comes with a fast charger (typ A socket, but accepting voltages from 100 to 240) and a micro USB <-> USB type A cable and weighs 167g according to Samsung's description on their website. Most fakes I've read about are told to be more lightweight and also lack the built-in fan.
When it comes to functionality, the charger works for me just as I expected: depending on the phone's setting (using it with a Samsung Galaxy S7 G930FD), while fast charging, the integrated fan of the charger be barely hearable whereas in the slower charging mode, one can only hear a slight ticking sound, but both only when really getting close. Furthermore, when having reached 100% charge level, the charger's normally blue LED becomes green, signalling the "charge hold" status. Opposed to cheaper and fake chargers, the phone thus isn't recharged again and again but simply stays at 100% then, even when used simultanously, so effectively it's just as if hooked up to the cable directly minus the wear of USB port by plugging it every day.
The price Samsung calls for, isn't exactly cheap and if you can relinquish the fast charge functionality, I'm pretty sure that other cheaper options will get the job done equally good at least over night, but if you want to make use of the fully phone's charging capabilities, this one directly from Amazon saves a lot of hassle and is my recommended way to go.
January 2017 · Cell Phones and Accessories · verified purchase