Because it will take forever and a day to charge. Actually, even if it's a legit charger that properly fast charges according to USB rules, it may not work.

A Rosenblatt analyst also has words about some charging components coming from different places and being more powerful than ever before.

HTC has argued that the wireless charging experience is far from convenient enough to include on the U12+. Wires should get things done quicker.

Previously, designs have popped up for American plugs with USB-C connectors. All together, this will make charging speeds of up to more than three times faster than the current adapter possible.

More importantly, when the phone tells you that it's "charging rapidly" in cold temperatures, it just isn't. And that just won't do.

Users of smartphones without headphone jacks have complained about not being able to charge and listen to music at the same time. Sony may finally give a damn about their concerns.

Best to keep a power bank around your Note 8 if it's still alive. Some owners let their device run to zero and have found that a charge couldn't turn it back on.

A 7.5W wireless charge session will generate 20 perccent more power than a 5W charge. A 12W wire will get just under double a 5W charge can to an iPhone X.

The median top rate for this phablet, as measured by one researcher, is 10.5 watts. And it's even worse if you leave the screen on.

If you have a Power Delivery-compliant 27W charging block, you can use it with your Pixel 2 XL, even. Just don't expect those speeds.

We may see new third-party accessories — especially USB-C accessories — follow a new guideline that will be set by Google shortly.

Rumors have said that the new iPhones charge at a rate of 10 watts. So, why go overkill with MacBook chargers and a new cable?

Apple's newest iPhones may just want to charge slowly, whether via pure Lightning, USB-C or, in this case, Qi wireless charging.

"If you love Type-C, it means you love dongles [...] We're giving a dongle to people who love dongles," said the Surface hardware VP.

For some reason, it took Samsung almost six whole months to realize preventing the Galaxy Note 7 in Korea from charging altogether is for the best.

Smart Stamina mode reminds us of a good feature that HTC included in its Sense Companion AI engine: it delivers power info and lets you act quickly on it.

The owners of the recalled phone number in the thousands. And after such a drawn out take-in process, the network has decided to play tough with them.

One Galaxy Note 7 on US Cellular received a message telling about an update from Samsung that will prevent the device from charging at all.

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Dash Charge, Super VOOC and all those other standards might have to be abandoned. Or Android Nougat, who knows?

With your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus comes a 5W charger. Because these phones have the largest batteries we've seen on an iPhone, they take a while to fill.

T-Mobile is offering free unlimited data for a year? Sprint stores have free lures, charging stations and experts to help you out. Who's gonna catch you?

It's a feature that's been introduced into a beta version of the latest Marshmallow AOSP. And it'll help the battery not destroy itself quickly.