Nexus 5X Chargers

Many of us have bought the Nexus 5X in the various recent deals. I bought my black 5X in the recent JB deal after they ran out of blue stock and I must say that I'm loving it as a phone. However, I am also incredibly demanding on the battery - a few hours of Ingress with the screen and GPS on continuously, lots of data etc means that I'd love to have a charger at work and one at home.

Locally, type-C chargers, especially 3W ones, seem to be hard to come by or expensive. I have also looked around for USB-type A to type C cables to use with my existing charger bricks. However, the best I can find is cables such as these: Belkin USB 3.1 cable for $38 and Belkin USB 2.0 for $28.

The alternative is to order a $40 charger from the Google Play store (doesn't seem to let me use carrier billing or Google Rewards credit) and wait for a charger from overseas.

Has anyone found better value available locally? Alternatively, is anyone selling discounted JB gift cards at the moment?

Comments

  • +1

    I got the USB2 Belkin one, its good. Both charge at 3A so no value getting the USB3 one for me.

  • This is not locally but I ordered this USB Type C to USB Type A cable.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/238617

  • stop playing ingress

  • Akner or Nillkin cables on Aliexpress are cheaper ($5 - $10) however you will need to wait up to 3 weeks to get them delivered.

  • I'm using a generic fast charger at work and also a Samsung Note 4 charger with some cheapo adapters for micro usb from ebay. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brand-New-MicroUSB-Female-To-USB-…. I'm putting these on old cables I have from S5, S4, Note 4 or Nexus 4.

    Charging speeds a little slower, but charging to full in about an hour. Buy a few of these, you'll lose them sometimes.

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