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Originally Posted by latepaul
I've found that whilst the cables are generally interchangeable (see caveat re Kobo in my previous post) that chargers are not. The voltage is always the same - well it would be that's part of the USB standard - but what matters is the amperage. My nexus 7 charger is 2amps and I think my phone one is 1amp but some of the other devices have 500mA chargers.
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Yes, it's certainly true that, generally speaking, tablets have 10W chargers, and readers 5W chargers. I can charge my Kindle from my iPad charger, but not vice versa.