wireless rechargers

Moved from Tech Issues forum.

"I have people who do that for me"

OK Don
now i understand, $15 vs $200+
extend the useful live of the phone

dave17352 wrote:
I was told you have to remove any case each time you want to charge. I use just the rubber backed case on mine but having to remove it would be a deal breaker for me.

Totally false. I have an otterbox and charge it every night. It is rubber and plastic

Chris

Hi Mr. Wizard,

I'm starting to have problems with the charging port on my Galaxy S4. The account is grandfathered in as unlimited data. A replacement reconditioned phone is $200.

MrWizard wrote:
its induction.. therefore, it uses more input power for any given recharge than a wired charger, and its slower
for me, there are NO advantages over using the oem or after market wired chargers

Knowing how power conscious you are, i'm surprised you are considering this

I was told you have to remove any case each time you want to charge. I use just the rubber backed case on mine but having to remove it would be a deal breaker for me.

Kid and I both have them for our Droids. Love them! Just drop it on the pad at night and charged in the morning.

Chris

its induction.. therefore, it uses more input power for any given recharge than a wired charger, and its slower
for me, there are NO advantages over using the oem or after market wired chargers

Knowing how power conscious you are, i'm surprised you are considering this

Perhaps a mirror under the charger, reflective side up, that is larger than the phone will allow you to see the reflection of the led that indicates charging in progress.

I have three similar Qi chargers for my Galaxy S6Edge phone. One is the OEM Galaxy charger, the other two are less expensive after market units similar to your links.

I see no difference in my three one to another. They are slower then the direct wired plug.

also, all three suffer from the same "problem!" That is, when you set the phone down on the charger the only way to tell if they have paired up is to look at a small light on the stand. The problem s, the light is on the edge of the stand and is entirely covered by the larger phone.

I cannot count the number of times I've put the phone on the stand to charge only to return and find the phone has less charge then it started with.

I get it. My bad! Note that I have not gone back to the wire and plug method. lol