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andrewbrocklesby t1_ir8io9w wrote

I dont understand why this is a big deal, I've not used a plug in charger for a very long time now and never intent to, I couldnt care less if the charge port was removed from my iphone.

Doesnt everyone use wireless charging now?

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Gorgeous-Gorgon t1_ircdcxn wrote

My phone ha Qi charging but it is annoying for a few reasons:

  • i can not charge an use the phone at the same time because it has to lie flat
  • phone gets hotter than regular cable charging, probably detrimental to battery
  • it is slower to charge
  • it wastes electricity because it’s only like 50% effective
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andrewbrocklesby t1_ircdu2w wrote

OK fair enough, I am not sure if you or I are the edge case though :-D

The only time that I ever need to charge the phone while using it is in the car, and i have a Qi charger mount.

The use difference is that I have bluetooth hearing aids, so phone can sit wherever on my desk, and that could be in a charger if I needed to, but I never need to.My iPhone is an 11Pro, so it is now 3 years old and despite using it for hours a day for calls, I easily get the full day from 5am to 11pm out of it and charge is only at about 50-60% when I put on the charger when I go to bed.

Maybe I am the edge case though.

Also, I have had phones fail due to crap in the charge port before, so I'll do anything to not charge via cable these days.

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