TEKC0R t1_j1z45a9 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Reply to comment by Horizon96 in LG Innotek is ready to put true optical zoom lenses in the next wave of flagship phones by thebelsnickle1991

Supposedly the iPhone 14 can’t charge on most qi chargers because the bump keeps the coils too far away. It’ll work with a small puck or MagSafe, but bigger mats like you’d find in a car or those built into a table are just useless for the latest iPhones.

I am so done with the “bigger bump” fad. Rumors are the next iPhone will use a periscope design, where the camera lenses face the side of the phone, but use a mirror to see out the back. I hope this will solve the bump problem, but I have my doubts. It needs to end.

ChristopherLXD t1_j1z87kz wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Nah. Flat surfaces like cars and built-in chargers work fine. Where I have the most issues is with mid-sized tabletop chargers. The distance between the phone and the charging pad isn’t the problem, the problem is that the camera bump tends to catch on the sides of the charger or falls over the side (depending on the design), leaving the phone too far out of alignment to charge effectively or even to be detected properly to start charging.

TEKC0R t1_j1z8qvd wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:37 PM

I know with my 13 I can barely get a connection with the flat surface charger in my car. I’ve heard other drivers complain about it being impossible with the 14.

But regardless, the core issue in every scenario is the bump.

rewardsthroway t1_j1zo8wu wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:29 PM

I use those over the top thick OtterBox cases and it charges just fine. That being said I haven't used a phone without a case since flip phones.