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Will Samsung power a USB Hard Drive?

Started Nov 12, 2019 | Discussions thread
sarah11918
sarah11918 Regular Member • Posts: 267
Re: Will Samsung power a USB Hard Drive?

Just a heads up, (and, sorry if you knew this already) make sure you buy a hub with USB-C "power delivery" (PD). I do exactly what you do when I'm on the road - use my phone with a USB C hub to copy stuff from camera SD card to the portable SSD drive.

BUT, in order to have enough power, my USB C hub requires that a power source be plugged into the USB C hub, and I think many are like that when you use them with a phone (vs say a laptop, which can give the hub more power).

Basically, all it means is that when the hub is plugged into your Galaxy phone's one port, your phone can't be plugged in as normal, so you then just need to plug your regular power cable for the phone into the hub so the power can pass through and continue to power the phone, and all the things on the hub.

And the great thing is, it works whether your phone (the hub, actually) is plugged in to the wall, or a portable battery pack. However you can charge your phone, you can use that same set up just plugging the power into the hub, then the hub into your phone.

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