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andreyf
on Aug 23, 2014
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If all they need to do is signal requesting higher amperage, why are there different ones for different devices?
rahimnathwani
on Aug 24, 2014
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Different manufacturers' devices expect different voltages on the data pins. A voltage which says "yeah, draw 2 amps" to an iPad may not indicates the same thing to a Samsung device.
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