Mini review: Nokia Wall Charger Dock

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You may remember my rave review of the Momax mains charger a couple of years ago? This still sees weekly use, charging assorted Nokia batteries outside my Symbian phones (just about all of them are compatible) and Windows Phones (the 710's BP-3L/BP-4L and, in the future, the Lumia 820's BP-5T). It's terrifically convenient and I'd recommend it to you all still, but there's a snag. You can't buy it anymore, which is why I'd been looking out for a suitable replacement, something that others could buy and enjoy. And I found one - and at a fraction of the price. Some caveats below, but otherwise this may be just the gadget for you too!

First impressions aren't good - in that the box is absolutely covered in Chinese writing, with just a few words of English here and there. I pressed on though - it was only £5 or so, after all, even if the accessory proved to be rubbish then I hadn't lost much....

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The box was also very light, somewhat suspiciously so. However, it turns out that you shouldn't judge on first appearances!

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In the box are the prongs for USA use, plus slide-on adapters for EU and UK use - nice to have the choice, especially at this price!

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Although ostensibly just for the BP-4L (the battery I use in the Nokia E6 and Lumia 710), don't pay much attention to this, since this is just Nokia's largest battery in terms of plan size - all the others fit the pin configuration and I was able to charge all eight of my spare batteries (of various sizes) without problem.

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When charging a battery, the (normally blue) light glows red - nice and clear. Note also the additional USB port - the charger is happy to charge another generic device using this port while also charging a battery 'up top' - I was able to fill an Android phone's battery over USB at the same time.

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Above the charger in these photos is the original Momax unit - this smaller, cheaper (and available) unit seems to be the Momoax replacement I was looking for.

You can find this charger here, though the same item is also available from many other sellers - you'll find them!

Source / Credit: eBay