Car Charger for Motorola W385 cell phone works as advertised
Written: Jul 11 '08 (Updated Jul 11 '08)
Product Rating:
Pros: Easy to use, Charges quickly, Can't overcharge, Can use phone while charging
Cons: None really
The Bottom Line: This charger works as advertised to charge your cell phone quickly and easily and lets you use your cell phone in the car while it's charging
jps246's Full Review: Car Charger For Motorola W315, W370, W385, W490
Did you forget to charge your phone at home and now you need to charge your Motorola W385 cellular phone while you’re in the car?
If that’s the case, you should get yourself this car charger. It plugs into your cigarette lighter socket and it powers up your phone and lets you charge your phone while you are driving around.
Basics
There’s really not too much to this charger and it’s like most others. The adapter portion plugs into your car’s cigarette lighter socket, there’s a bit of curled wire to allow some stretch and the other end consists of the charger plug for the W385 (along with the W315, W370, and W490 cell phones from Motorola). The charger works quickly and you can’t overcharge your phone with it.
You'll know the adapter is fully plugged in to the cigarette lighter socket and ready to charge because a small red light will illuminate when its powered up.
There’s enough play in the charger’s wire that you can use the phone while it’s still plugged in throughout the two front seats of the car. It won’t reach into the back though.
Why did I get this?
My partner either: a) can’t find his cell phone charger at home; or b) just forgets to charge his cell phone constantly. That’s why I got him this charger. He keeps it in his car, plugged in to the cigarette lighter socket and that way he can’t lose it or forget about it.
When he gets into his car to go to work, he just plugs his phone in and lets it charge while he is driving. The half an hour to 45 minutes gives the phone a good charge. In about that time you can charge about a third of the battery or so, which is good enough to give you about a day’s worth of usage.
The charger is also good because he talks a lot while he is driving and this way, the phone isn’t losing its charge or running off the batteries while he is using it.
On longer trips I’ve noticed that this charger can fully charge the phone after about 2 hours at the most. However, the shorter chargers are usually more than enough to keep him going with his phone.
Final Thoughts
If you have a cell phone and a car, it stands to reason you should have a car charger.
In the case of the W385 cell phone from Motorola, this charger is a good choice. It works as advertised to charge your cell phone quickly and easily. Not only that, it lets you use your cell phone in your car while it is still charging.
Based on our experiences with this charger, I’d say recommend getting it if you have any of the Motorola cell phones it works with.
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