charger

[FullyAlive]

Okay this is a bit random but basically I have a Samsung galaxy W, I've had it since last October but i've gone through two chargers already. Both of them seem to have had a loose wire you have to sit there playing around for ages to get it to charge. Fortunately both my dad and my brother have Samsung galaxy phones the ace and the S3 so I can borrow their chargers. Obviously I'm buying a new charger, but I'd rather it didn't break again so does anyone know what I might have been doing to break it and what I can do to try and make sure this new charger lasts?

[Rayquaza]

If you're buying 'compatible' chargers, that might be the case, as compatible chargers aren't the official product, they are just ones that work, and are pretty weak, usually. Try buying an official charger this time, and also, does your charger work as a USB cable as well as a charger with an adapter, or it is just a charger? My HTC charger is pretty weak as it doubles as the USB.

Have you been wrapping the wire around the plug? That weakens the wire. The best way to pack wires is in a 'snake' formation and then using and elastic band to keep them together.

[FullyAlive]

I've not got an 'official' one partly because the O2 store doesn't stock them and because they're rather expensive. The one I do have is labeled a travel charger, but no it doesn't double as a usb its just a charger. My first two chargers were official chargers however, and they didn't last.
I don't wrap the wire around the plug no, I just kinda leave it on the floor if I start snaking it do you think that will help?

[Rayquaza]

Well, actually, leaving it the floor shouldn't really make any difference to the wire, so I'm not sure what it is that's making them break. I mean, how much was the cheapest one you've bought?

[FullyAlive]

The first one came with the phone, the second one came with my dads phone and the one i've just bought was £7.
Idk maybe i've just been really unlucky with chargers.

[Rayquaza]

The first one came with the phone, the second one came with my dads phone and the one i've just bought was £7.
Idk maybe i've just been really unlucky with chargers.

Haha, yeah probably. The charger is the same as the blackberry charger btw, and if you've got a small amount of cash to spare, you could always get a USB cable and charge through that :)