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iOS 11.2 Supports Faster 7.5W Charging on iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X From Qi-Based Wireless Charging Accessories
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Whoops. The regular Samsung QI charger is 10W. 5V @ 2.0 A. The Fast Charger version of the Samsung Qi Charger is 15W, 9V @ 1.67 A.
I just so happen to have both. I just assumed the Fast Charger was 10W and the other was 5W
Thank you for clearing that up. It did baffle me a bit lol
So Apple releases a new fast charge and wireless charging feature, but neither the charger or cable required is included?! Haha, how does anyone applaud this??
Wireless charging is important if your lightning port stops working. Or you feel like preserving your lightning port. Now the iPhone's only have 1 port. Plugging in headphones and charging on a day to day basis will wear the port out. Especially if your going to have your phone for 2-5 years.
It's not really essential I suppose. I am disappointed they don't supply a bigger charger but then again knowing our luck they'd up the price even more lol
I’m not saying this will be the case for you, but I personally love my wireless charger stand in my car, I just put my phone in there when I get in the car and it automatically charges, no need to fondle for cables. As for at home, I just got a charging pad for my nightstand and I must say it feels pretty great to just roll over in bed and place it on there without having to look under my bed for the cable when I’m half asleep already. But that’s just me.
Right. Which is where the wireless charger will be most useful for me but probably not until Apple releases their mat. At the office I’d rather use a cord not just for the faster charging but for the ability to hold/use the phone while it’s charging. To each their own.
I’m wondering if this charger from RavPower also supports the 7.5 standard:
https://www.ravpower.com/RAVPower-2-coils-wireless-charger-quick-charger.html
It’s not the one this story links to. This is their upright charging stand. I have two of them and would love if they’d also support this. Anyone know?
https://www.ravpower.com/RAVPower-2-coils-wireless-charger-quick-charger.html
It’s not the one this story links to. This is their upright charging stand. I have two of them and would love if they’d also support this. Anyone know?
They will have limited it to 7.5W because of heat. So I doubt they will up it to 15W as it will require a better thermal design for the phone.
Considering the price I would say no. Seems like only the newer Qi chargers priced around $50-60 have the 7.5 charging.
I would suggest reading the article more carefully:
It's not just two chargers. 7.5W mode is one of the official Qi charging profile and as the article mentions, many other chargers do support it. It's just that not all of them do. Knee-jerk "Apple Proprietary!" reaction does not help.
I guess that is an advantage of wired charging. And also when travelling.
I haven't plugged a cable not even a single time on my iPhone X since I bought it.
Makes me wonder how long will it take Apple to remove the port... which undoubtedly will happen and when it does it will cause another shock-wave like the headphone jack.
Nope. But you can get this one that does support it for $32 with coupon code iDBsDeal
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075FHY8MB?tag=ravwireless034-20&keywords=wireless+charger
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Absolutely, due to the increased thermal coefficient the atoms move at a much faster rate, enabling charging rates almost 10 times that of before. Honest.
......... Do not try this at home kiddies
Jeff from 9to5mac already done something like this, without wireless tho. iPad 12W charger is definitely a best buy for now.
Not true, any Qi Fast charger that outputs 10W or 15W will work. There is nothing special or proprietary about those "official" chargers.
Thats why we want one done with wireless charging now its enabled.
Why was the 12W the best buy? because of price or?
I like my bedside charger being wireless, instead of the TwelveSouth stand I was using before.
At least now I can pick my phone up during the night to look at whatever and plop it back onto the charger without fumbling for the bloody Lightning port or putting the light on and waking the missus up (a dangerous thing to do, I assure you
)Other than that, there’s emmm, well, oh I don’t know something probably.