I bought this for my wife's Note 8, our first Note product, so this whole area is quite confusing for me as an iPhone user. During my research I found this item and it ticked all the items I need in the list. 1) Needs to be charged during use. (Done, just plug it in and start charging right away.) 2) It had to be easy to hook up to the TV for my wife or kids to hook up their phone, and it was as easy as can be. (I plugged in the HDMI cable, turned on the TV, plugged in the charging cable, and then plugged in my wife's phone. It started playing Netflix right away. Best adapter for Note 8 in my opinion.