I usually have more than one battery for my phone because I need a back-up when travelling in case my battery dies. One really nice thing to have is a separate charger for the extra battery, which then eliminates the need to have your phone plugged in at any time. so… …is there a battery charger th…

Have you thought about external battery packs/power banks? Since they are micro USB they should all be compatible with the FP.

Yes, I have though of external battery packs. Aren’t they more bulky? and probably costs more then a spare battery? I would prefer the solution where I charge batteries when I’m home and just carry them with me.

[image] afrisk: …is there a battery charger that fits the Fairphone battery? Has anybody tested this? I second this. The ext. charger doesn’t need to be Fairphone-branded, but just ‘something that works’; any info would be welcome…

This one maybe? [image] PATONA Akku-Ladegerät Universal für: Amazon.de: Elektronik Das PATONA Universal Ladegerät für Digitalkamera-, Camcorder- und Handy-Akkus ist passend für fast alle am Markt befindlichen Li-Ion sowie Ni-MH Akkus + AA und AAA. Mit diesem Gerät werden weniger Lad ...…

In my case, the idea is rather to have this charger with my second battery plugged simply on my desk, ready to be taken instantly when I’m leaving for a couple of days… I’d go away just with the second battery, and an USB cable just in case…

Exactly Herve, that’s what I find most appealing about an extra battery. In terms of energy usage, transferring on to an external battery pack like Xaedil suggested, and then onto your phone, seems like an unnecessary extra energy transfer (resulting in a waste of energy, assuming energy storage it…

I use a Brunton Metal 4400 and it works good for 1,5 charges. The power-pack needs to be used a couple of times to achieve optimal charge.

Hey Guys :), just for your information: I have bought the suggested charger by Universal and it is - ok - . It is a little bit to small for the fairphone battery, so you really have to use some force to put the battery in, but it works… As my fairphone has a defective contact and the battery won’…

FP Folks, I use my FP1U very heavily at work. My first battery is knackered so got a replacement yesterday through the post. Very efficient service by the way. Given how easy it is to swap the battery could you develop a separate charger platform as an accessory, or suggest a supplier for such a…

I’ve moved your post to this topic, as it basically deals with the same question. Also, there is some discussion of external battery chargers in another topic from this post onwards .

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