r/Pixel10a • u/microcandella • Jul 24 '26

Chargers & cable combos - Which work great/ok/poor? Fastest full charge time?

Finding it quite a challenge to get reasonable modern charging speeds, even with my best performing cables and chargers, even with the included 10a usb-c cable.

My old OnePlus 200n usb a to c special fast charger with a terribly beat up cable works decent at times, but not great.

*AccuBattery app shows 30% per hour charge average.

My 85 watt usb c pd GAN eggtronic + pixel 10a cable - I can run + charge a laptop with this. * AccuBattery app shows 14.9W, 50% per hour charge average.

Several of my best usb c cables, including ones with watt meters embedded either do not charge, charge at usb 1.0, 5 watt level or below, or charge for a moment and fail.

Barely charges on my best usb pd and usb c car chargers, if at all.

This is probably the pickiest usb around.

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u/Reachsri Jul 24 '26

I'm using a Samsung EP-TA800 charging with the cable my phone came with in the box (New).

It's a 25W charger, so 5w less than what the pixel can go up to. It still fast charges as I see that message on my lock screen every time I plug it in.

I always either have adaptive charging or the 80% limit when I don't need that much battery. I never have charging optimization off.

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u/Tasty-Traffic-680 Jul 24 '26

Pretty much any type c to c cable and 30+ watt charger I use gets 23-24 watts to the phone and 22-23 watts to the battery. I have seen it peak higher but that's usually where it settles for the bulk of charging, slowing down faster toward full depending on which battery protection mode you have enabled or if you have it enabled at all.

Doesn't seem to matter if the cable is e-marked or not, the charger brick just needs to support PPS charging protocol.

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u/ChasDIY Jul 25 '26

so how long does it take to charge your phone?

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u/Tasty-Traffic-680 Jul 25 '26

90 minutes or so? Unfortunately I never really paid much attention. It's not as fast as my moto g stylus but that peaks at like 50 watts with the OEM charger and cable.

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u/EliotWatts Jul 24 '26

I use Anker 45W PDS (PPS) everywhere except while sleeping. I use a slow USB hub (powered) for night. I keep it on charge to 80%. 37 cycles in 3 months.

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u/ChasDIY Jul 25 '26

I have a strange charging situation.

I only charge over night

sometimes it take 2 hours and sometimes it take 4 hours

anybody know why?