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Truly can't see the point in having to put a device on a mat to charge as really no more convenient than plugging it in to an cable in the same location.

I still don’t get it why the hell would you want to wirelessly charge your iPhone.

There’s more to this world than just your little use guys.

Picking it up and putting it down on a mat is extremely convenient when having to get up from your desk a dozen or two times a day.

What is inconvenient is it’s flat so I have to pick it up or awkwardly hover over it to use Face ID.
 
Wireless chargers are really suited for people that follow the 'vote early, vote often' principle. To exaggerate slightly, you don't put the phone on the charger because you intentionally want to charge it. You put it on the charging mat because the charging mat sits where you would put down your phone frequently anyway. It's when you put down your phone on your desk dozens of times a day (or reversely, pick it up from your desk dozens of times per day), that plugging it in every time becomes a chore you're unlikely to follow through with. If it just means, putting your phone down on the right space on your desk, then that is much more likely to actually happen. At home you might expand this to having charging mats in multiple spots, on your bedside table, your desk, your coffee table, your kitchen countertop. The end result is that if you spend enough time close to those charging mats, your phone will stay closed to fully charged a lot of the time.

I understand your rationale, but multiple $130 charging mats because plugging a cable in is too much effort ? I know this is a tech site, but I really think we need to stop and think what a fad like this costs, not just in $'s but also emissions .....
 
I understand your rationale, but multiple $130 charging mats because plugging a cable in is too much effort ? I know this is a tech site, but I really think we need to stop and think what a fad like this costs, not just in $'s but also emissions .....
How many people have multiple chargers, multiple cables, placed in multiple locations (desk, nightstand, travel bag, etc.)? Charging mats are just an extension of that. And you can get charging mats for much less than $130.

We all have things we think are a bridge too far, cost-wise, be it financial or ecological. They can be based on absolute size, relative size (in regard to the benefits) or simply providing a benefit too marginal. Sometimes the benefits can be quantified easily, eg, in regard to time saved. But often they are measured in joy or lack of hassle which are very hard to quantify.

BTW, I don't own any charging mats yet (unless you count the 2018 iPad Pro and its pencil ...). But I've considered them given that I have four devices I plug in daily to charge and do charge my iPhone and BeatsX headphones usually more than once every day.
 
Call me pedantic, but both these mats have wires. Truly can't see the point in having to put a device on a mat to charge as really no more convenient than plugging it in to an cable in the same location. Only place I can see a use is in a car, place it in a compartment in the centre console and have it charge while you drive.

I have a different charging mat that can do 3 devices. On my bedside table it's generally only my watch and phone. My watch would get knocked off occasionally when my morning alarm went in the pitch black, always because the cables would snag. It's not happened in the 6 months since I got the mat and I have removed the multiplug given I've got another socket back. When I travel, I now just take the mat.
 
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I bought, and have been using one of their wireless charging units a few weeks back. A bit pricey, but still worked out to be cheaper than Belkin.

Liking it so far. I use it to charge my Apple watch and iPhone every night, and my AirPods every few days. Build quality is great as well.

One issue I noticed is that the coil on the left seemed to charge way more slowly than the one on the right. Okay for AirPods, but I was surprised when my iPhone wasn’t at 100% the following morning.

But yeah, that’s that.
 
I bought, and have been using one of their wireless charging units a few weeks back. A bit pricey, but still worked out to be cheaper than Belkin.

Liking it so far. I use it to charge my Apple watch and iPhone every night, and my AirPods every few days. Build quality is great as well.

One issue I noticed is that the coil on the left seemed to charge way more slowly than the one on the right. Okay for AirPods, but I was surprised when my iPhone wasn’t at 100% the following morning.

But yeah, that’s that.
What do you mean by the coil on the left and right, doesn’t it have 16 coils so you can place the devices anywhere?
 
What do you mean by the coil on the left and right, doesn’t it have 16 coils so you can place the devices anywhere?

I don’t think the version I got was the 16-coil one. It requires you to place your device on either the right half or left half for it to charge. Putting it on the middle most definitely doesn’t work.

Just checked the box and yup, mine is essentially two wireless chargers plus an additional Apple Watch charger.

The one in the article is definitely a little too pricey, plus it doesn’t charge the Apple Watch either.

Apologies if I confused anyone, but I do think this manufacturer does sell some fairly high-quality stuff and it’s worth checking out.
 
I don’t think the version I got was the 16-coil one. It requires you to place your device on either the right half or left half for it to charge. Putting it on the middle most definitely doesn’t work.

Just checked the box and yup, mine is essentially two wireless chargers plus an additional Apple Watch charger.

The one in the article is definitely a little too pricey, plus it doesn’t charge the Apple Watch either.

Apologies if I confused anyone, but I do think this manufacturer does sell some fairly high-quality stuff and it’s worth checking out.
Oh ok, gotcha. The manufacturer does seem to have been around for quite a long time.

But maybe it doesn’t bode well that their two coil charger appears to have an issue. It seems like it should be able to fully charge overnight. I guess we’ll see how the “AirPower” charge-anywhere mat works if/when it is released later in the month :)
 
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