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The lightning connector is pretty cool isn't it? No. It's not. I haven't plugged my phone in since I originally bought it and I don't understand thinking tha

by 300bps 12y ago

The lightning connector is pretty cool isn't it? No. It's not. I haven't plugged my phone in since I originally bought it and I don't understand thinking that a connector is cool. For charging, every major mobile phone company except Apple supports Qi wireless charging. Source: http://www.qinside.biz/en/support/qi-enabled-phones http://www.qinside.biz/en/support/qi-enabled-phones For connectivity, every major mobile phone company supports wireless connectivity via Bluetooth or WiFi. I had an iPhone for 6 years (3g, 4, 4s) and saw all the competition fly ahead of Apple in terms of real features and screen size. My next phone may be an iPhone 6, but really Apple has a ton of catching up to do.

jmgrosen 12y ago
My phone has wireless charging; I used to use it, but I eventually switched back to wired charging. Why? Two reasons, which I think are the biggest ones that explain why wireless hasn't completely taken over wired: efficiency and reliability. Especially the latter.
freehunter 12y ago
I used the wireless charging on my Nokia Lumia for two years, every night. Loved it. Problem is, it's dog slow compared to how fast my iPhone 5s charges. And when I tried to charge my Nexus 4 on the same charger as the Nokia (they use the same technology, why not?) it would go haywire and never actually charge. Apple may be behind their competitors in some way, but they have a way of not pushing out technology until they're sure it's going to work the way the mass market expects it to (which is how the general public lets them get away with calling everything "magic". To a non-technical audience, it might as well be). My Nokia is full of cool features that don't work. If the battery dies, it takes half an hour before you can turn the phone on again. My Nexus 4 has a big screen but the camera is shit and it can't hold a charge through the day. My iPhone doesn't have a single "wow" feature to me, but then again there are no features that make me think "this would be so cool if only it worked". The last non-iPhone I didn't truly hate was my Palm Pre+.
lttlrck 12y ago
Yet every phone still has a power/data cable... cool or not.

by 300bps 12y ago

jmgrosen 12y ago

My phone has wireless charging; I used to use it, but I eventually switched back to wired charging. Why? Two reasons, which I think are the biggest ones that explain why wireless hasn't completely taken over wired: efficiency and reliability. Especially the latter.

freehunter 12y ago

I used the wireless charging on my Nokia Lumia for two years, every night. Loved it. Problem is, it's dog slow compared to how fast my iPhone 5s charges. And when I tried to charge my Nexus 4 on the same charger as the Nokia (they use the same technology, why not?) it would go haywire and never actually charge. Apple may be behind their competitors in some way, but they have a way of not pushing out technology until they're sure it's going to work the way the mass market expects it to (which is how the general public lets them get away with calling everything "magic". To a non-technical audience, it might as well be). My Nokia is full of cool features that don't work. If the battery dies, it takes half an hour before you can turn the phone on again. My Nexus 4 has a big screen but the camera is shit and it can't hold a charge through the day. My iPhone doesn't have a single "wow" feature to me, but then again there are no features that make me think "this would be so cool if only it worked". The last non-iPhone I didn't truly hate was my Palm Pre+.

lttlrck 12y ago

Yet every phone still has a power/data cable... cool or not.