Originally Posted by
cordelli
If a samsung phone detects that the data pins are shorted (either in the charger or in the cable) it will draw much more power from the charger. If the pins are not shorted, it will only draw 350 or 450 ma. It's their way to get people not to purchase generic chargers
Hilarious. When Apple makes a proprietary cable many people complain about it. Samsung does it and "meh, who cares". Nope, no double standard there.
