Customer Reviews

Belkin F8Z446 Micro Auto Charger with Charge Sync Cable for iPhone and iPod

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Pros-
It is tiny, simple and does the job. I snapped it out of the box and been using it all the time. I love the Sync Cable. I will add it to my travel pack list.

Cons-
It is tiny, dark- and easy to forget or misplace. It is so small that is difficult to label! The name tag label I made for it is bigger than the Micro USB Charger unit. My old one was so large it stood out, I never had to look for it! I am going to have to give myself a reminder when traveling to pull it out of the Rental Car.

USES: Why I'd buy it- I used it on my first edition iPhone and the latest one, it works reliably. I tried the sync cable to connect my iPhones to my G4, and did Syncing. It is interchangeable with my Apple sync cable.

The USB Auto Charger fits snug, flush in my lighter on my Ford Explorer. This looks so much a part of the car I forget it is there. I am pleased. It charges just as fast as the Apple charger that came with my iPhones. It replaces 2 cables and one charger that is 8x it's size. Sometimes accessories for charging don't fit or work well when the weather goes sour. This thing works, rain or shine. Highly recommended.

Looks great. Charges just like it promises. But like a couple other reviewers wrote, it causes some radio interference in my car when it's plugged in. For two days, I was convinced that my favorite FM station had closed down and gone off the air. But after a little fumbling around, it turned out it was this charger ... plug it in, no FM reception; unplug, good reception; plug it back in, no reception. I'll probably keep this as a backup, but for now I'm using my old, bulkier charger

I have a Toyota 4 Runner and the micro charger protrudes out slightly but have zero problems charging my iPhone 3Gs. I also have a BMW and you can replace the cigarette lighter, keep the micro charger plugged in and still close the lid. It hides really well on my BMW because it is micro and unobtrusive. Highly recommended.

I was using a lower current USB car charger on my iPhone and couldn't figure out why after a couple hours of driving and using the TomTom GPS app, that the iPhone was discharging faster then it could charge. After researching it online, I discovered that I need a higher rating charger [1A]. This micro charger from Belkin is affordable and fits nicely into the cigarette power plug. I now just leave it plugged in at all times. So lessson? Not all USB car chargers are the same!

modified it with a corded belkin cord but other than that, this is excellent! works fine with my iphone 4 also

Works great. Fits Subaru lighter socket fine. More importantly, the sync cable fits in the dock port of the iPhone while it is in an Otterbox Defender case without any mods needed! Aftermarket cables notoriously don't fit these cases.

I have Iphone 3gs and otterbox defender case. None of the chargers (except original iphone charger) would squeeze through the small space provided by this case. However, this one works perfectly. Its a quality Belkin product too. Recommended!

The small design is perfect, almost looks unnoticed. Fast and reliable charging as it complies with iphone original 5W charger.

The cable is rather annoying, it's rather thick and doesnt fit easily with an iphone bumper or cover. A retractable cable would be a much better option.

Bought this a year ago, and it's worked decently. Doesn't seem like it charges at 1 amp like other chargers because it barely keeps the battery the same percent charges when running GPS. Also, the reason I haven't been using it the last 6 months or so is because it makes my stereo give off this nice high-pitched whine whenever it's plugged into my iPhone. I plug my phone into the stereo's AUX in (headphone jack-style) from a dock connector which gives me audio from the dock port. Even if the iPhone isn't connected to the stereo it still emits this whine until I unplug the USB cable from this charger. Some sort of interference, and it's pretty intolerable. Two stars only because it does actually charge (slowly), so I guess it has that going for it.

After doing a lot of research I decided upon this charger. There where many off brand choices but I wanted to stay with a name I know and trust. I have now had this for several months and am 100% satisfied. Never had an issue and charges fast. It is currently being used with both iphone 4 and iphone 3gs units. At this price I would definitely recommend this charger.