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iPhone 8+ takes 4 hours to wirelessly charge from 1-100%

OneMike said:
As Mlrollin91 said, I was just stating that both wireless charge options are slow compared to using a cable.
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Ok, I misunderstood what you were getting at and I agree that wireless charging in general tends to be slower. However, there are fast wireless chargers out there as well and I wonder how the test might go using one.
 
Wireless charging isn’t fast charging. People need to understand that it’s not and never has been about the speed. Even on Samsung with their “fast” wireless charging it’s still fairly slow.
 
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I'm getting an iPhone X but have no plans for any wireless charger same with the S8 i had. Its just easier to plug it in and be done with it.

Why spend more money on a very pointless peripheral.
 
CasuallyDressed said:
Except its not, is it? How could picking the cable up, finding the Lightning socket on your phone and plugging it in possibly be easier than just placing your phone down?
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It's easier as in the wire comes with your phone and you don't need to fork out extra money to order one separately.
 
Bane-Thunder said:
I'm getting an iPhone X but have no plans for any wireless charger same with the S8 i had. Its just easier to plug it in and be done with it.

Why spend more money on a very pointless peripheral.
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To reduce wear and tear on the lightning port, which is a common point of failure. Though fast charging using a wall charger is *extremely* convenient and once you have it it's hard to go back to the old sluggish speeds.

Outside the home, wireless charging is bigger deal, since you can set your phone down on the counter in many places and your phone tops off while you eat or drink. It's by no means common, but the iPhone will drive adoption and make it standard in places like coffee shops and trendy bars even.
 
barkomatic said:
Outside the home, wireless charging is bigger deal, since you can set your phone down on the counter in many places and your phone tops off while you eat or drink. It's by no means common, but the iPhone will drive adoption and make it standard in places like coffee shops and trendy bars even.
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Ahh see that sounds nice. However where i live in the UK (Or maybe its just the places i visit?) there aren't any wireless charge points that im aware of. Maybe i'm missing something... who knows lol

But that sounds good, and in that case I would use wireless charging.
 
Bane-Thunder said:
It's easier as in the wire comes with your phone and you don't need to fork out extra money to order one separately.
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It’s not easier then, is it. It’s cheaper. You pay for the convenience. If its a convenience that you’re not interested in, then fair enough. Nobody is making you buy a wireless charger.
 
DaveOP said:
People are subjective. Not everybody is you. For some, the video may not concern them

Wireless charging is more convenient (IN MY OPINION) for overnight charging. I have an 8+, so I never need charge during the day. The Samsung wireless charger was $30 on Amazon, including the power brick. Cheaper than an extra Apple charger, if someone is buying a new one. I have my USB-C/29W combo if I need a faster charge (never been an issue on my iPhone).
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Don't know why you're quoting me, but ok.
 
My Belkin wireless charger already quit I guess. It shows a red might when I place my 8plus on there and won’t charge.
 
Since I plan on putting the phone on a charging mat on my bedside table every night I'm perfectly happy with this. I shouldn't need to charge during the day but if I do I'll use the 27w adaptor & USC-C to lighting cable.
 
tarsins said:
Since I plan on putting the phone on a charging mat on my bedside table every night I'm perfectly happy with this. I shouldn't need to charge during the day but if I do I'll use the 27w adaptor & USC-C to lighting cable.
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You realise fast charging = additional heat and heat = quicker battery degradation?

You should really only use fast charging when absolutely necessary...
 
edfoo said:
How can a 7.5W charger charge as fast as a 12W charger?
If the 7.5W is 50% faster than the 5W, shouldn't the 12W be 60% faster then the 7.5W?
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Thought I went crazy when I saw that lol
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d123 said:
You realise fast charging = additional heat and heat = quicker battery degradation?

You should really only use fast charging when absolutely necessary...
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No evidence of this, unless you can back that up
 
dominiongamma said:
No evidence of this, unless you can back that up
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You’ve seriously never heard that heat is bad for batteries?

As you’re apparently unaware of a newish site called Google I’ll help with a few links for you.

Temperature is known to have a significant impact on the performance, safety, and cycle lifetime of lithium-ion batteries (LiB). However, the comprehensive effects of temperature on the cyclic aging rate of LiB have yet to be found. We use an electrochemistry-based model (ECBE) here to measure the effects on the aging behavior of cycled LiB operating within the temperature range of 25 °C to 55 °C. The increasing degradation rate of the maximum charge storage of LiB during cycling at elevated temperature is found to relate mainly to the degradations at the electrodes, and that the degradation of LCO cathode is larger than graphite anode at elevated temperature.

The operating temperature of LiB must be well controlled, as its performance, health, and safety depends on the temperature. Catastrophic failures due to excessive temperature variations especially high temperatures can cause a thermal runaway reaction that ignites a fire and consequently cause an explosion2,3. Different operating temperatures will also affect the performance of LiB over time at different rates and therefore reduce its lifetime accordingly.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/srep12967

According to our research, lithium ion batteries perform optimally, and will last longer, if they are kept at temperatures between -10°C and +30°C. This range is consistent with findings by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).

As the accompanying EERE graphic shows, batteries exposed to hotter average temperatures lose their ability to store energy; the hotter the temperature the faster they lose their storing ability.
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http://www.plugincars.com/lithium-ion-batteries-can’t-stand-heat-122447.html

All batteries achieve optimum service life if used at 20°C (68°F) or slightly below. If, for example, a battery operates at 30°C (86°F) instead of a more moderate lower room temperature, the cycle life is reduced by 20 percent. At 40°C (104°F), the loss jumps to a whopping 40 percent, and if charged and discharged at 45°C (113°F), the cycle life is only half of what can be expected if used at 20°C (68°F). (See also BU-808: How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries.)
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http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/discharging_at_high_and_low_temperatures

  • Avoid heat, which degrades the batteries.
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http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/lithium-ion-battery2.htm

Chemical reactions internal to the battery are driven either by voltage or temperature. The hotter the battery, the faster chemical reactions will occur. High temperatures can thus provide increased performance, but at the same time the rate of the unwanted chemical reactions will increase resulting in a corresponding loss of battery life. The shelf life and charge retention depend on the self discharge rate and self discharge is the result of an unwanted chemical reaction in the cell. Similarly adverse chemical reactions such as passivation of the electrodes, corrosion and gassing are common causes of reduced cycle life. Temperature therefore affects both the shelf life and the cycle life as well as charge retention since they are all due to chemical reactions. Even batteries which are specifically designed around high temperature chemical reactions, (such as Zebra batteries) are not immune to heat induced failures which are the result of parasitic reactions within the cells.
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http://www.mpoweruk.com/life.htm


That’s only from a single page of results from that new site called Google :rolleyes:

Feel free to try it yourself sometime, it’s available 24/7 at www.google.com
 
Defective Qi charger, Apple will launch their product in the next few months. Stay tuned.
 
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ssrij said:
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Biased video, reviwer not using any case on note 8 but using it on iphone. Case makes charging slow. Also for note 8 the thug using newest samsung charger but for iphone the lame quality one. I am using samsung 1st gen fast charger with iphone 8 without case and the iphone 8 is charging rapidly.
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Juan007 said:
Defective Qi charger, Apple will launch their product in the next few months. Stay tuned.
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Biased video also poster need to up his standards
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tarsins said:
Since I plan on putting the phone on a charging mat on my bedside table every night I'm perfectly happy with this. I shouldn't need to charge during the day but if I do I'll use the 27w adaptor & USC-C to lighting cable.
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As per my experience don’t buy the mat buy the stand you can watch clock or media. Plus its more convenient, but if you really want iphone to lay next to you than mat is okay.
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rockitdog said:
Wireless charging isn’t fast charging. People need to understand that it’s not and never has been about the speed. Even on Samsung with their “fast” wireless charging it’s still fairly slow.
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This video is total fruitcake, it is made to look iphone bad. Cheap tactics used by the YouTube reviewer
 
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