I don't know the amperage, but it definitely seems like it's less than 2 amps, because my phone charges pretty slowly and has even gone down while streaming Spotify and using Waze at the same time
They weren't designed to charge a phone, Mazda in there wisdom designed them to be just for media so they only output 190ma.
Correct. For what ever reason, Mazda has decided to place 1amp ports in the centre console of their vehicles (CX-5 is the same) and 2.1A in the rear.
Hence charging phones via front ports is always going to be slower.
Didn't their engineers know that the probability of having devices being charged in the front is a lot higher than in the back?
I just got this for my wife's car and it seems to be working great. Not sure of exact times but she said her phone is charging much faster.
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I was noticing the same thing. I have several USB ports to choose from but have ended up using an Anker cigarette-lighter charger with the cord dangling down in the passenger compartment.
Why wouldn't all the USB ports in a vehicle like this be full powered? For devices like my iPhone and iPad this makes the difference between able to go into a meeting with everything fully charged versus barely having any power left. Pretty important for someone who is actually depending on charging their device during a drive.
Thanks for the recommendation! I did not even know something like this existed before I read your post, so I thought I was resigned to never being able to more quickly charge my phone in the armrest or having to get a separate lighter outlet charger and have a cord hanging out. I've been using it for the past couple of weeks and it works great in the car. I keep one plugged in with my micro usb cable all the time and also keep the 2nd unit in the armrest for car trips when my wife may need to charge her phone from the front seat.I just got this for my wife's car and it seems to be working great. Not sure of exact times but she said her phone is charging much faster.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
this aint even the biggest complaint i have about this issue... they should have a wireless charger like my brother's 17 tacoma!!!