4 ms·

They are moving towards wireless charging which will solve that issue.

laurent92 6y ago
Wireless loses 1/3 of the energy. It requires 47% more energy, and even more when misaligned. https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-48afdde70ed9 https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-...
- _huayra_ 6y ago
  The last time I had a wireless chargeable phone, the charger would get uncomfortably hot, which I assume degrades the battery as well. I understand wireless charging for my toothbrush (charging port = less waterproof), but it's such a "solution searching for a problem" for phones. Plugging in a cable just isn't that hard.
  - stingraycharles 6y ago
    I have an Anker wireless charging station, have not experienced any excessive heat. I have it on my desk so that I continuously charge my phone during the day, but am still able to pick it up all the time. It’s pretty nice but I agree it’s a gimmick, not a necessary problem to solve.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > I understand wireless charging for my toothbrush (charging port = less waterproof), but it’s such a “solution searching for a problem” for phones. The one awesome use case for phones is where the phone itself is a wireless charger, so you can do phone-to-phone charging when someone has a well charged phone and someone else has one about to die, without additional gear.
zakki 6y ago
Isn't the volume of the wireless charger bigger than the wired one? It may solve the cable issue, but not the environment one.
deleted 6y ago
[deleted]
freeone3000 6y ago
Most devices charge with USB-B, not wirelessly. If they wanted to skip to USB-C, sure, that's fine. Including wireless would have been a good idea five years ago, when it started becoming popular. It's still popular today, but it's way too slow for modern phone battery capacities.
- ksec 6y ago
  >Most devices charge with USB-B Do you mean USB- A?
  - freeone3000 6y ago
    No. A is the host port. B is the side that connects to the device, with micro-B being the most common.
    - ksec 6y ago
      >micro-B being the most common. I guess that is me sticking to Apple for long. I thought most Android devices has been on USB-C for 5 years?
      - freeone3000 6y ago
        It really depends on the price level of the phone. Non-flagship phones, like the Moto G9 and the Samsung A11, use micro-B and were released in 2019. USB-C is common in the $500+ market.
  - ce4 6y ago
    I guess, micro USB.
- google234123 6y ago
  Apple's one does 15W which is plenty.
  - freeone3000 6y ago

Wireless loses 1/3 of the energy. It requires 47% more energy, and even more when misaligned. https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-48afdde70ed9 https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-...

_huayra_ 6y ago
The last time I had a wireless chargeable phone, the charger would get uncomfortably hot, which I assume degrades the battery as well. I understand wireless charging for my toothbrush (charging port = less waterproof), but it's such a "solution searching for a problem" for phones. Plugging in a cable just isn't that hard.
- stingraycharles 6y ago
  I have an Anker wireless charging station, have not experienced any excessive heat. I have it on my desk so that I continuously charge my phone during the day, but am still able to pick it up all the time. It’s pretty nice but I agree it’s a gimmick, not a necessary problem to solve.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > I understand wireless charging for my toothbrush (charging port = less waterproof), but it’s such a “solution searching for a problem” for phones. The one awesome use case for phones is where the phone itself is a wireless charger, so you can do phone-to-phone charging when someone has a well charged phone and someone else has one about to die, without additional gear.

zakki 6y ago

Isn't the volume of the wireless charger bigger than the wired one? It may solve the cable issue, but not the environment one.

deleted 6y ago

[deleted]

freeone3000 6y ago

Most devices charge with USB-B, not wirelessly. If they wanted to skip to USB-C, sure, that's fine. Including wireless would have been a good idea five years ago, when it started becoming popular. It's still popular today, but it's way too slow for modern phone battery capacities.

ksec 6y ago
>Most devices charge with USB-B Do you mean USB- A?
- freeone3000 6y ago
  No. A is the host port. B is the side that connects to the device, with micro-B being the most common.
  - ksec 6y ago
    >micro-B being the most common. I guess that is me sticking to Apple for long. I thought most Android devices has been on USB-C for 5 years?
    - freeone3000 6y ago
      It really depends on the price level of the phone. Non-flagship phones, like the Moto G9 and the Samsung A11, use micro-B and were released in 2019. USB-C is common in the $500+ market.
- ce4 6y ago
  I guess, micro USB.
google234123 6y ago
Apple's one does 15W which is plenty.
- freeone3000 6y ago