This is a 4-fold design improvement: 1) Seeing the time without any phone present. 2) An independent time display also would be a tiny load, so the trickle va

This is a 4-fold design improvement: 1) Seeing the time without any phone present. 2) An independent time display also would be a tiny load, so the trickle vampire energy isn't being wasted. 3)Removing the only moving part also simplifies using the phone immediately. Do you want to be fumbling with an eject spring latch when someone is having a heart attack? 4)Compatibility: Now it works for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, or whatever other devices already use wireless charging.