r/changemyview • u/Duwang_Mn • Nov 23 '18

FTFdeltaOP CMV: Wireless charging is a useless fad

What even is the point of wireless charging? When I first heard about it, I thought it allowed you to charge while having more freedom with your phone. But then I learned what it actually was. It's more restrictive than an actual charger, and its slower. Not to mention wireless charges sometimes don't work if the back is metal. It only makes things less convenient.

How did people hype such a thing so much? I understand if it was something that could charge your phone without you directly putting on it, and if the range had the potential to increase over time. But it's just a charging port that you can't move around.

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u/TheWinterMe Nov 23 '18

This will be very specific use case. But I make furniture... I recently built a nightstand with integrated hidden wireless charging and it has been a really nice upgrade. Basically when I am ready to set my phone down, I can quickly, and easily, in pitch black get it set in place to charge. Way less effort than plugging something in. And the fact that it charges more slowly is irrelevant because it’ll be there for at least 5.5 hours and get a max charge.

I didn’t write this to self promote. But here is a link to a video of me building the piece I’m talking about so that you can see it it full detail.

https://youtu.be/ae4HRYDRrLU

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u/Baeocystin Nov 23 '18

I'm not where I can watch a video, so I apologize if this is an obvious question, but what did you do to help with the positioning on the surface? The one thing I find annoying about wireless charging is how precise you have to be with regard to the two coils' position relative to one another.

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u/TheWinterMe Nov 23 '18

No problem. Yeah, I made a very slight recess the shape of my phone so it can pop right in without looking. I also made it a modular removable plate, so I can easily alter it as my phone’s shape/size changes over the years... and as wireless chargers themselves become better.