Spigen's support has confirmed this "third-party seller" (Powerarc [amazon.com]) is one of Spigen's official seller accounts.
Re:[## 583226 ##] Is this an official Spigen authorized reseller?
Spigen Support Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 6:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Hi me,
Thank you for contacting Spigen!
PowerArc is one of our official sellers on Amazon.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Thank you for choosing Spigen.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Best Regards,
Lauryn
Spigen Customer Support
Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/conKz96.png [imgur.com]
Further, the official Spigen US page has also launched: Car Charger Arc.SA - Spigen.com Official Site – Spigen Inc [spigen.com]
Finally, the actual delivered product exactly matches Spigen's own barcodes:
Imgur: The magic of the Internet [imgur.com]
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I suggest caution approaching this post, as OP only appears to be presenting supporting information. What has been left out is this: visiting this 'subsidiary' website gives a security error, which is generally not a great sign. The Amazon seller account being used to sell this item is brand new, which also isn't a good sign. The reviews so far appear to be paid ones, which is a bad sign. Oddly, Spigen themselves do have an Amazon account that they use to sell their products, however they've not listed this product themselves.
For comparison sake, Spigen's other car charger that's sold on Amazon is also listed on Spigen's own website (not some subsidiary.) It is also sold directly by Spigen's own Amazon seller account. It has been listed on Amazon for a long time now, and it routinely has lightning sales. If this newer version is legitimate, I would expect the same behavior, meaning that this price is likely to be available many times in the future.
I would encourage others who prefer to be cautious with their expensive electronics to let others be early adopters, because this deal is filled with red flags. If it's real, you'll probably be able to access this price again in the future anyway.
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This model isn't yet featured on Spigen's US site [spigen.com], so perhaps this is a grey market item from their domestic market [spigen.co.kr]? Alternately, it could be counterfeit. I'm not willing to roll the dice with the devices I'd plug into this charger. I include the specs below with the note that only the 45W ports supports sufficiently high current draw to properly support Samsung's 25W or 45W Super Fast Charge modes. Otherwise it should be considered more impressive that in addition to PPS both ports also support voltage modes typical for laptops. Were Samsung putting out something like this for an even higher price (and they've come close [samsung.com]) i'd probably be in. For now I'm stuck waiting though this would otherwise check all the boxes for what I've been waiting for...
USB-C Port 1Total 45W Max (5V/3A, 9V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/2.25A, 3.3-11.0V/4.05A, 3.3-16.0V/2.8A, 3.3-21.0V/2.1A)
USB-C Port 2Total 30W Max (5.0V/3.0A, 9.0V/3.0A, 15.0V/2.0A, 20.0V/1.5A, 3.3-5.9V/3.0A, 3.3-11.0V/2.25A)
Good luck!
Jon
EDIT: Found my answer. This is a third party seller, relatively new but with high ratings this year.
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I bought an Acer with a thunderbolt 4 usb C port. The wall power supply that it came with is a delta ac/dc adapter with output 19V - 3.42A 65W.
Some of these car chargers specs in watts are based on 20V found in trucks and RV, but in a 12V car, would yield less than advertised watts.
This post makes me sound like a boomer, but trust me, I'm not, and I'm just a millennial trying to think more about this. I love fast charging, and sometimes it really is needed, but I often wonder if there's a way to toggle slower charging when our phones don't need it to preserve the battery of the phone better and in this case to prevent draining the heck out of your 12V car battery.
Major phone brands fast charging is actually not that fast. iPhone 20W and Samsung 45W. Meanwhile OnePlus is at 150W and Xiaomi is at 210W. I would be more concerned about wireless charging than cabled quick charging.
This post makes me sound like a boomer, but trust me, I'm not, and I'm just a millennial trying to think more about this. I love fast charging, and sometimes it really is needed, but I often wonder if there's a way to toggle slower charging when our phones don't need it to preserve the battery of the phone better and in this case to prevent draining the heck out of your 12V car battery.
Automotive batteries are generally 100ah (amp hours) which is 1200wh (watt hours).
So 16 hours at 75w.
But clearly you can pull the battery down to empty, so safely a couple a hours and still be able to start your car and recharge your car's battery properly.
Automotive batteries are generally 100ah (amp hours) which is 1200wh (watt hours).
So 16 hours at 75w.
But clearly you can pull the battery down to empty, so safely a couple a hours and still be able to start your car and recharge your car's battery properly.
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Doesn't mean they are necessarily a scam, but working SSL/TLS is a MUST in todays web. Especially since you can get free certificates...
I bought an Acer with a thunderbolt 4 usb C port. The wall power supply that it came with is a delta ac/dc adapter with output 19V - 3.42A 65W.
Some of these car chargers specs in watts are based on 20V found in trucks and RV, but in a 12V car, would yield less than advertised watts.
It feels well constructed - I've bought a lot of car chargers cuz I used to forget them in rental cars, and this feels a lot more solid than the $10-15 chargers I've bought in the past.
I don't understand PD well enough but my phone was pulling about 25W according to a little USB energy monitor I have.
I'd be surprised if it was not authentic.
Doesn't mean they are necessarily a scam, but working SSL/TLS is a MUST in todays web. Especially since you can get free certificates...
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This post makes me sound like a boomer, but trust me, I'm not, and I'm just a millennial trying to think more about this. I love fast charging, and sometimes it really is needed, but I often wonder if there's a way to toggle slower charging when our phones don't need it to preserve the battery of the phone better and in this case to prevent draining the heck out of your 12V car battery.
This also highlights the real use case for this kind of charger, which is less phones but also targets laptops and other higher-power USB-C devices.
Note that the limiting factor for most responsibly designed auto chargers is how efficiently they convert the auto's voltage into USB power and, more importantly, how well they get rid of the waste heat (more efficiency means less waste heat). For this reason most commodity chargers these days top out around the 40W range with a few examples pushing 60W. Anything too far beyond back has been the domain of back-alley sellers/brands.
The easiest way for most any user to toggle slow charging is to own and use slower chargers when appropriate. Keeping a 5W charger is great for the bedside table if you're still overnight charging, and could be good for the car if you're also needing a similar solution.
Good luck!
Jon
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