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I had a phone w/ Qi for a couple years. It was finicky, requiring I develop the habit of aligning the phone on the charger. But once I got used to it, it was s
by ip26 8y ago
I had a phone w/ Qi for a couple years. It was finicky, requiring I develop the habit of aligning the phone on the charger.
But once I got used to it, it was subtly very nice. No fiddling with cables at all. Nothing to wear out. Pick the phone up and go.
It feels a little like a technology of ten or twenty years from now that is not technically necessary but will be nice & convenient. Think of WiFi compared to Ethernet. Right now we can see the future & taste it just a little, but we haven't quite got there yet.
- misterprime 8y agoBut what about USING the device while it's charging? You have to keep it flat on the charger. The plug in cable still has merit. Lemme know when we construct additional pylons and can charge things remotely (without cancer).
- ThatPlayer 8y agoThat's why it depends on your use case and lifestyle. But if you're sitting at a desk for hours, with a wireless charger it becomes second nature to just put your phone on the charger when you sit down and take it out of your pocket. So when you do pick it up again, it's fully charged and good to go. Yes, if you're a hardcore user who is on the phone for hours at a time, or are always moving out and about, then this isn't for you. As an analogy it's like slow charging an electric car at home. If I'm using 100 miles a day, then I'd have to visit a faster charging station at some point. But if I do not drive more than 20 miles a day, I have the convenience of being able to just charge it at home without going out of my way to a charging station.