Micro USB Port Dead (S3)

Joppsta · July 21, 2014

So, this for me is the final straw. I think the only realistic option on Android for charging reliably is wireless judging from my past couple years of life with this damn S3.

Are the HTC's also as much of a pain as S3?

To put this into perspective.. one of my mUSB wires won't charge (these 3m aftermarket ones I bought), got some random mUSB wire lying around and threw that in and it's done 2% in the last couple hours.

Got a wireless charging set coming tomorrow but 20% battery for the rest of today while I am at work so pretty much absolutely raging. Never thought I would be complaining about the charging port on a phone in 2014 (fair enough the phone is from 2012 but my point still stands).

Am I the only one that is this sick of mUSB? Mini would've been a much better choice IMO.

antoainb · July 21, 2014

That's not a Samsung only problem, micro USB in general fails quite often. Mini would be MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better, especially on tablets, I don't get it, it's not like they don't have space on a 10" tablet.

Nomelas · July 21, 2014

The connection on the S3 is also very flimsy and doesn't hold it in well, I've gone through like 5 cables on my S3. On the plus side, the OnePlus One holds the cable in really well

Joppsta · July 21, 2014

Well, no idea what the thing's beef was but a mUSB charger at my work seemed to charge it.. and apparently it's working with the exact same cables that it wasn't charging at all with now.

To say the least... I am going to rely on Wireless Charging and backup battery from now on. I suppose the only real big plus of going Samsung over HTC.

Planning on picking up whatever's the latest and greatest HTC when I am due for upgrade (September time).

Mew · July 22, 2014

Why don't you just buy a phone that doesn't use microusb to save you the headache down the road. Linus m7 also ran into microusb problems around the time he reviewed the m8.