I have the wireless Samsung changer. It's awesome, it really eliminates the hassle of one looking for wire behind my night stand... And two prolong wear and tear on the wire it self as I'm not constantly tugging on the cord.
Am I the only one who really appreciates the magnetic fixation of the Nexus wireless charger. I put the Nexus charger (which comes with a self adhesive back) on a tilted stand on the night desk so it works as an alarm clock while charging during the night. I also put a Nexus charger on the dashboard of my car in a 60 degree angle. In this way I can charge my phone while navigating. The 4 strong magnets of the Nexus charger easily holds my Nexus 5 safely in place. Unfortunately this seems to be the only smart solution on the marked, so I don't know what to do when I have to get a new phone eventually.
Yes, I have two wireless Charging Pads. They are both for the only device I currently have which supports Wireless Charging and that is a Google's Nexus 7 (2013) as my old HTC M7 does not. For the Nexus 7, I am using Google's Nexus Wireless Charger which is fast becoming rare these days as Google have stopped making and selling them.I do love the Nexus charging pad as it is a small 3"x3" glass tile that has built in magnets which effectively lock the tablet into position so that it can charge the device.The only problem with it is, if you break or lose the micro USB cable that comes in the box with the charger, you might as well throw it all away and buy another Wireless Charger as the small rectangular tile will only use the original cable and no other. The only result if you do use any other micro USB cable is that the glass tile will illuminate a small red light and not charge anything.The other I have is an ASUS PW200F WL Charging Stand which is a stand with built in charger and status light at the bottom. The device can stand in it in either landscape or portrait orientation as the holder can slide uip to hold larger devices. The light at the bottom is the whole width of the stand and flashes green while flashing and turns a steady orange when the device is fully charged.Both chargers do take longer than the original wired chargers but only an extra 45mins.Jamie
Samsung is a mainstream brand and it has implemented wireless charging technology already. So I agreed that one more option should be considered along with cord charging.
hey there, G-man! thanks for the cool video n after all I saw, I'd prefer chargers with wires instead of these pads who r slowers...point is,I require speed!
I got a wireless charger from ebay for 3$... It's smaller than all of these but it's working and charging at a decent speed for a wireless charger (I guess :P ), so I'm happy with it :D
It was a very nice and well done video comparing the 3 chargers. I would like to have a wireless charger but it seems that different chargers are compatible for different phones or you need extra accessories. For example I have a Edge 6 and my Wife has Galaxy Note 2 & 1 charger would not suffice.
Informative video but I feel like you missed something vital. The fact that the pads need a 1.5-2A input to achieve the Qi standard 1A output. I tried using my RavPower with an old 1A wall plug and it had problems connecting to my S6. This is in due to the efficiency rating of wireless chargers (I think Samsung rate theirs at 73% efficiency), as the total input current is not the same as the output. This can also lead to slower charge times if the pad is plugged into a computer USB port. Also the RavPower comes with its own 1.5A charger in the box :)
i don't see what's big tech here? you still have to wire connect the dock to an power outlet, then rest the phone on the dock and you call it wireless charging? no a wireless charging by definition is the charger dock shouldn't need to be wire connected to the wall. therefore it should comes with a wireless dongle that is connect onto the power outlet would somehow transmit current (electricity) onto the dock which can transfer power onto any device that rests on it.
How about the heat on the pads? I've tested a few, but all of them tend to get warm... do any of those pads tested stayed cool during the charging process?
I got the wireless charger with my Galaxy S6 2015. It worked fine the first year, then it became hard to make the phone to connect. I had to slide it back and forth several times for the phone to find the charger. At some point in the second year I just stopped using it. Now the micro USB port is a bit rickety and it's a problem to transfer things to my computer. Time for a new phone I guess.
very very very useful and informative.Big thumbsup!! And can the new samsung fast wireless charger be used with the galaxy s6??will it charge the s6 faster wirelessly?
What I want to know is what cases will work with Qi wireless and what more than likely will not. For instance, I have a Supcase Unicorn Beetle Pro on a Nexus 6 with Verizon upright charger (kind of leans the phone at a bit of an angle upright). It happens to work effectively, no idea how long it takes just use it at bedtime. Say I wanted a device with an Otterbox Defender, as I need a belt clip holster at work, will it work or not? Haven't found much information on the subject.
i wish oneplus 2 had this. and quick charge. but hey! the nly smart device i have ever used is an ipod and that doesnt have any of those features either! so im not losing anything and in he long run i gain a lot.
It will be nice to mention that, during wireless charging, the phone will get hot, much hotter than wired charging due to heat generated from the coils. This will affect eventually the battery.
+matrix86 That's why I am using an Alpha 1.55A charger on my S6 now and i'm fine with ~2 hr charging time but no heat. I also have the wireless charger but I prefer not to use it.
I have the samsung circular pad and have been having issues charging my note 5 on it, I place the phone on the pad and everything is fine and dandy for about two to 5 minutes then I get the blinking blue light. samsung says its the placement of the phone but I have tried every which way possible....I have seen other with similar issues with the S6 edge+ and their note 5s so im guessing something is wrong with them because they gave them away for free
Gary, I have a thicker armored sort of case that I don't want to have to take off every time I set the phone on the charger, is there one that you can recommend and would work, for info unit is galaxy note 5.
@androdi authority! I have a samsung S7 is it compatible? I bought a charging pad called vibrant and cant find anything on that brand. Please help Cheers!
Roy Parker It completely depends on the phone because they all have different battery sizes, but the point is that for the same phone each pad performs the same. Other phones won't take 2 hours 40 minutes to charge, only the S6 Edge.
Janice Jackson because the phone itself isnt plugged , basically the pad is constantly on your desk and when you want to charge your phone just put it on the charging pad without having to plug it to a charger through the usb port ...
reading all the comments Am in the same boat that the wireless technology at the moment is not there. but saying that I would love to have a wireless pad in my car, so all I have to do is throw my phone into the glove compartment and, then allow it to charge, was I am driving.
Brian Alban Regardless, I want to know more about it. Is it truly 'faster' or is it just marketing garbage? And would you need their charging pad to have that functionality?
ahumpedgoblin I got the Note 5 with the basic wireless charging pad, not the fast one, & when I put it on for the first time last night, it said it would finish in 2 hours..?? So I was confused, because that's how long the fast charging wireless charger is supposed to take- the basic charger should take longer. ..It didn't matter anyway though, cuz when I woke up, the charger was blinking blue & it had stopped charging my Note 5 at 82%, lol. Basically, I have no idea what the hell its deal is & wired fast charging is still a-okay. But I also wanna know more about it!
+ARAM RECON As a 4th year physics undergrad student, this felt nothing like that. It was missing the *massive* amounts of confusion and self-doubt that comes along with a higher level physics course, although I see what you mean :)
I'm confused about wireless chargers. They still have wire, they take up extra space, and they use more electricity than a conventional charger. They take longer to charge. So you're willing to pay more money in your electric bill for the laziness of laying your phone on iPad. I can't even want the new iPhone X because it's thicker and heavier because of this BS.
one question, is it okay to place magnet back of the phone (S6 edge+) when i use wireless charge and also everyday use? i am planning to use magnet so i can stand or place my phone any metal(or magnet) surface.
Great video, I really think it's important to get a subtle feedback from your charger because I don't want a huge glowing thing next to my head when I try to sleep. I got my brother this RAVpower charger for his birthday because his Nexus 5 already supports it and I think he's happy with it. Really miss this feature in my G4
the wireless charger also has a wire. so what's the point of using this then? plus you can't play your phone while charing on the wireless charger anymore
so basically the wired chareger is faster, right? but i think the wireless charging is fun and so practical since u don't have to deal with any cables specially only few devices use type-c port. great video man..l hope you guys keep making such videos.
RAVPOWER: I noticed moving the phone ever so slightly changes the mAh drawn. I used a USB volt tester for this. Sitting the phone totally central to the pad longways pulls 0.80mAh. But I pushed the phone lengthways closer to the edge where the usb cable is and it drawn as high as 1.41mAh. However it would often totally drop connection. So pushing it back centrally by mm by mm till I noticed 1.30mAh which it stayed at.
Not an exactly correct explanation, a magnetic field by itself doesn't create currents in a coil, you need to *_change_* the magnetic flux going through the coil, you either create a *_changing_* magnetic field (by moving the coil or magnet) or you change the area of the coil (which is mostly possible theoretically when talking about coils.)
brilliant video. still a sort of a gadget technology. more uselful and in a car compartment then on desktop where you have to plug in the wireless charger. what if wireless chargers come built in into the laptop? i guess the magnetism would interfere with the functionality of the computer system.
Yes, put the RAV power sticker in my Galaxy Note 3 and got a RAV power dock. Works great, but causes the phone & battery to warm up more than charging with a cord. Heat is the enemy to Lithium Ion batteries used in phones (LiCo-C) so I imagine daily Qi charging will very slightly increase the rate at which the battery losses charge holding capacity over time, not a big deal. Lithium Ion batteries are damaged by camping on a charger once fully charged, so the slower Qi charging can be helpful for timing a charge in order to remove the phone at %85-95% before a full saturation charge is performed. This helps to offset the batt damage caused by the added heat of Qi charging. More recently I got a Kyocera Brigadier and it has built in wireless charging. I picked up a much nicer looking Belkin Qi charger and it works with the Brigadier, although this phone will only QI charge if it is on. If I put the phone on the Qi dock with the phone turned off, it just heats up the phone without charging it.
Gary, I have a Samsung Note 5 and the official pad. It for some reason only works once in a while. Many times I will put my phone on the charger and come back to find a drained phone! Now, after watching your video, I will just use it for a place to put my phone as it charges straight from the USB! There's $70 out the window. Thanks for the video and God bless!
I have to wonder about your comment of it helping against cable nests as you put it.....seems to me that if you charge directly to the phone it needs a cable to power it. If you use a wireless charger you still need the cable to run and power it. Either way, in the place that you choose to charge the phone you have that cable there. Your suggestion of why wireless chargers are worthwhile seems somewhat flawed, leaving one thinking, well no use listening to this guy when right from the start of the video you open with something that is obviously incorrect.
will it have any impact on the battery life span? i just bought galaxy note 5 and i got a fast wireless charger for free. but i'm not dare to use it. pls answer
*Also posted in Android Authority Website forums* How to fix wireless charging? Nexus 7 2013. Is it the back cover? The internal hardware? It worked twice, and once it did after 30 seconds i lift it off and tried to see if it would still work but it didn't . I'm using the: "Anker Wireless Charger PowerPort Qi Wireless Charging Pad". What i tried to do to fix it: 1. I tried to clean it with a link free cloth that didn't work. There is some fingerprints on it that i don't know how to clean off. 2. tried with NFC on and off 3. Tried with case on and off 4. tried landscape and portrait even though it's a circular charging pad. Side note: Can someone confirm that size of the pad matters? I only have one.
My Galaxy S5 heats up very good when I use my wireless charger (Samsung "long version" wireless charger). Then again, I got an aftermarket wireless charging receiver (www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K7VOCGA). But I like the 2 hour charge (from a almost dead battery, quicker if I charge it, say from 20%) with a wired charging, so I'll just continue to plug in my phone at night instead of buying a new battery .
If you find your S7 will not charge while in its case, on the Samsung pad remove the soft rubbery ring on the lid, undo the four screws and remove the transparent lid. Place phone in its case directly on the pad and you should find it works. If you use Samsung LED view case you will find charging is interrupted when the case LED lights up, wait about twenty seconds after case LED extinguishes and charging should resume.
They are making a mockery out of us! I just got a Fantasy wireless & limitless charger worthless it will not charge my S7 Galaxy at all! Even though they said it would, can't believe everything you hear! I paid 23.00 for this garbage that won't charge my phone!
For those who are saying you have to take the case off before charging it....not true...I have the samsung galaxy s7 edge n I don't take the case off and it still charges🤔🙈🙊😋
A PAD that is easy to align usually means it has more COILS inside the pad. Samsung has a NEW Qi FAST CHARGING pad which is a different model number, so for those S6 Edge+ users remember this. It should also work with the S6.
