Samsung Verizon DROID CHARGE SCH-i510 Desktop Dock [ECR-D994BEGSTA]

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 3 x 4 inches ; 8.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B004WOBMIE
• Item model number: ECR-D994BEGSTA
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,505 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
  • #46 in Cell Phones & Accessories > Accessories > Chargers > Desktop Chargers

Product Description

You can turn your DROID CHARGE into a desktop multimedia powerhouse with this innovative Samsung multimedia desktop solution. The handset automatically switches to landscape dock mode when placed in the dock. Once docked you can truly unleash the capabilities of Android and the CHARGE. Watch videos, run Android apps, or turn your handset into a desktop stereo sound system.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Use it to make my Charge into a nightstand clock., June 18, 2011

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Jumper - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung Verizon DROID CHARGE SCH-i510 Desktop Dock [ECR-D994BEGSTA] (Wireless Phone Accessory)

What this does is stands your phone up as shown and opens the Desk Dock app. The app is lacking features and cannot be customized which sucks. However, you can just close the app to use the programs you want. It also overrides your home button to return to the dock app. The app doesn't do much but what it does great is darkens the phone on night mode and will start a screen saver of just the clock after a few minutes. It is easily readable and thanks to AMOLED screen does not throw anymore light than a standard alarm clock. I like to sleep in pitch black and it doesn't bother me.

As far as features it hides an extra battery charging enclosure behind the phone (No extra battery included). It has a speaker out in the rear. It also has two volume control buttons in the front. That is all the dock does. It should include more for the price but I am happy with what it does do.

The phone will not fit in the dock with a case on.

Edit: Upon getting an extra battery I learned there is a charging indicator light for the spare battery on the front of the dock next to the volume control.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does include a spare battery!, June 24, 2011

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John - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung Verizon DROID CHARGE SCH-i510 Desktop Dock [ECR-D994BEGSTA] (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Yes, it included the spare battery (standard). If you click on the link '... new from ...' which is in below the price, you can see the same dock sold by Amazon directly. Its price is a little more expensive ($37.49, shipping is free if you're prime member), but it includes the extra battery which itself costs about $20!

One thing I'm not sure is whether the dock can charge extended battery (2600mah) as well.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Dock - with Significant Shortcomings..., July 20, 2011

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J. W. Bosworth (Amelia, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung Verizon DROID CHARGE SCH-i510 Desktop Dock [ECR-D994BEGSTA] (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I don't want to reiterate what others have said as to the cons of this dock - they are all true. It does look good and fits the Charge nicely - as long as you don't mind taking off the protector that is required for the belt holster every time you want to use the dock. I like that it came with a spare battery (I bought it from Verizon at a discount online). Why they didn't allow for a USB connection is beyond me. To copy any files from my PC to the phone I have to remove it from the dock and plug in the USB cable. As someone else said - REALLY DUMB. Access the the HDMI port would have been nice, too. But no. So how can they call it a true multimedia device when it just has a tiny little mini-plug I/O?

My biggest complaint is that when the phone is sitting in this dock it seems to open and close apps at random, sometimes even rebooting the phone for no apparent reason. The amount of activity (screens opening and closing, display turning on and off) is sometimes astounding. I bought a new car with SYNC voice command via the cellphone's Bluetooth connection and could not get the phone to maintain Bluetooth pairing with the car's SYNC - UNTIL I stopped using the dock overnight. Some weird things go on with the phone when docked that do not happen when it's just plugged into the AC adapter provided by Samsung. I haven't had the time to document them, it is just an observation sitting at my desk while the phone is in the dock. It is messing with the Bluetooth settings of the phone to the point that the phone can't seem to remember the car connection. I don't want to have to re-pair the phone with my car every single day so I've had to give up the otherwise neat little desk clock app the dock triggers. No biggy, but disappointing since the dock I had for my Motorola Droid was very functional and did nothing like this one does. So now I have a docking cradle that is only good for charging the spare battery. I guess it might just be my next EBay sale...