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Fastest way to wirelessly charge iPhone X?
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700-Grizz
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Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
The receiving device (iPhone) has a max wireless charging capability of 4.8W now and 7.5w later when they update it via firmware update.
So it doesnt matter if the FastCharge wireless mat is at 10W or 15W it will not make the phone charge any faster than its capable of receiving.
Hoosier317
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You shouldn’t even worry about 15w. The iPhone 8/8 Plus and the X will max out at 7.5w even after a planned software update. 5w until then.
700-Grizz
macrumors 6502
Ok that makes sense, I was thinking the software update would allow the iphone to charge at the 15W like the samsung. Guess Ill do the White one then.
Hoosier317
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I got the white Samsung one. My thinking is that it’s going to be in my bedroom. Most of time when I’ll be charging wirelessly, I’ll be sleeping and therefore not in a rush. Where I want the fastest charging possible is in my car. Often times, when my battery is low, I find that I’m in my car. I want to get the most juice I can from point A to point B.
cannono
macrumors 65816
It matters if we don’t want the charger outdated next year by the next iPhone improvements
boltjames
macrumors 601
Do any of the wireless chargers:
1. Not have an LED light?
2. Not make a confirming sound?
If I get a wireless charger it will lie on my nightstand and I enter the room each night with the wife already asleep, so I cannot have any sound. As for me, the screen lighting up for a second upon contact is fine but I cannot have any persistent light in the room.
Any of these things completely silent and completely dark?
1. Not have an LED light?
2. Not make a confirming sound?
If I get a wireless charger it will lie on my nightstand and I enter the room each night with the wife already asleep, so I cannot have any sound. As for me, the screen lighting up for a second upon contact is fine but I cannot have any persistent light in the room.
Any of these things completely silent and completely dark?
Hoosier317
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TrueBlou
macrumors 601
You do get them certainly, shop around a little there’s plenty to choose from.
While I’m generally one of the first people to prattle on about getting a decent (not necessarily expensive) brand, I actually have a little no-name cheap Qi charger (£25 at the time, about $34) that I was sent to evaluate a while back.
It supports charging up to 15W, and it’s a lovely looking little thing, crafted from real wood. No annoying lights, no beeps nothing. It just looks like a really nice curved edge beech wood coaster (and yes, I have used it as one 😀)
If I hadn’t been given it by the manufacturer to give them my opinion on it, I would have skimmed past it as one to avoid and gone straight to Anker or RavPower.
But y’know what, I love it. It performs like a champ, it’s been completely reliable and that’s about 8 months now.
As a brand it would have been outside of my comfort zone. But as a product I’m certainly glad I have it.
So definitely shop around, you’re bound to find what you want.
boltjames
macrumors 601
Sounds great. Can you post a link to the wood coaster without sound and without lights you reference?
Now where do you hear that the next iPhone will be able to wirelessly charge faster than 7.5W?
cannono
macrumors 65816
? What do you mean? Qi standard is a continuously increasing charge speed, so phones continue to increase their wireless charge power draw gradually. It’s no accident that fast chargers mostly now support 10W or higher and Samsung phones can charge at 9W. They’ve gotten faster than their 5W starting point. Why would they not update it just as they continuously update Bluetooth to the newer quality levels?
What about the amps? What does that do for charging? I connected my phone to my friend’s car charger and it charged fast. He said because it was a 3.0 amp cigarette lighter charger. Was that really the case?
Depends on the port, if it's USB 2.0 I believe it's around 500-750mW. So very very slowly.
They all charge at 5V, so the amperage is what determines the wattage. A 3A car charger would mean 15W, so similar to the 12W iPad charger.
Yes, the Qi standard may be getting faster but that doesn't mean Apple will increase the speed in their 2018 iPhones. This is Apple we are talking here, they make their own rule, just like they are still keeping the iPhone 6 design for 4 years now. Unless you are reading an official announcement from Apple, everything is just rumor.
TrueBlou
macrumors 601
Wish I could, well here’s the link but there’s a caveat. Since I got my original one there has been three little lights added to the front of the device.
But, I have one of the newer ones with the lights and the good news is they only come on for about 3 seconds when you drop your device on.
Seems to be just an indication that you’ve got the position right. After that I’ve not noticed any, I’ve got it at my bedside and it’s never been an issue, even for the overly fussy wife 😀
That’s the cheap and cheerful.
The, Jesus is that the price for a charger, one is absolutely gorgeous, available in wood or marble. But does cost 10 times the price of the cheap one. You can find that one here if you’re interested.
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Yeah, trouble is that although Apple are adopting the Qi standard, they don’t seem to be adopting their newer, faster protocols.
For whatever reason they have, battery safety, heat, a reason to get the iPhone 11. Apple are limiting the maximum charging rate on this years models. Mores the pity.