Cubemonkey
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Any thoughts? The OG Droid charger would be used for keeping charge at work. I'd rather not burn out this battery somehow.
More than likely.
Why not just give it a try and see if it works?
Theoretical speaking, you should be safe with either charger. The increase in amps will not damage the battery - the device will only pull as much current as its rated for. Now voltage on the other hand is a different story. If you use a charger with a much higher voltage rating, it could destroy the battery. However, the 5.0v vs 5.1v difference here shouldn't really matter - USB ports are rated up to 5.25V (I think) and modern phones like these should sufficient voltage regulation anyways.
That being said, I know some OEM's love to add their own tweaks to the circuit so that only specifically rated chargers (their own) will work, but that shouldn't be a problem here.
Theoretical speaking, you should be safe with either charger. The increase in amps will not damage the battery - the device will only pull as much current as its rated for. Now voltage on the other hand is a different story. If you use a charger with a much higher voltage rating, it could destroy the battery. However, the 5.0v vs 5.1v difference here shouldn't really matter - USB ports are rated up to 5.25V (I think) and modern phones like these should sufficient voltage regulation anyways.
That being said, I know some OEM's love to add their own tweaks to the circuit so that only specifically rated chargers (their own) will work, but that shouldn't be a problem here.