Cellet Cradle Charger with Data Cable For Samsung Vibrant - Galaxy S

Ordered this for my niece to go with her new phone and she makes great use of it. Have had no problems with it.

UPDATE: Today when I inserted the battery, I heard a "click" and it would not charge. After opening it up, I saw one of the contacts has snapped off making it useless as a spare battery charger.

I received this dock as a gift after asking for the OEM Desktop Charging Dock. Although initially disappointed, I am quite happy with this product.

Pros:

1 I prefer the vertical placement of the phone. I think it makes it easier to use since some applications do not properly support horizontal display.

2 The quality of the build seems pretty good although there is the feeling that if you pushed HARD toward the top of the phone, you might snap the bracket. It flexes a bit which at first was disconcerting but after a day I got used to it. I want to stress again that I think you would have to push hard to break it.

3 I love the extra battery charger since smartphones are not exactly power misers.

Cons:

There is not too much here but a couple small things.

1 The implementation of the usb connector is the biggest one for me. I love how it stores when you are not using it, but when you are using it, it seems just a touch too short unless you smooth all the kinks out (from the storage channel). A smaller or right-angled connector head would have been a nice touch as the standard one they used sticks up and looks ungainly.

2 According to the booklet, you can't charge the phone and the battery at the same time when connected to a PC via usb, you have to use the AC adapter. I am sure this is a limitation of the usb port's power profile but it'd be nice to know that going in.

3 When plugged in with no spare battery in the charger, the charging light flashes red/green. This is distracting when the dock is sitting in line of sight. I have to position it so either the phone is blocking my view of the LED or something is covering it.

Overall I am pleased with this product and would recommending to other Vibrant users out there.

One other note. This dock does not auto launch the Samsung Desk Home application (typical of 3rd party docks).

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