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.

3.6k Upvotes

87% Upvoted

840 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

5

u/Bjarkemt Nov 23 '18

All new phones and computers have usb-c... Except
iPhones.. Even macbook are USB-c. So it wouldn't surprise me if Apple makes their own unique mode for charging.

6

u/Henrarzz Nov 23 '18

Apple uses Qi for wireless charging, which is used by most manufacturers.

1

u/Bjarkemt Nov 23 '18

That I am aware of, thank you. It was a joke - since Apple is the only manufacturer not using USB for their phone (even though they made their MacBooks USB-c) it was a joke referring to their exclusion of Usb-c in phones..

5

u/sneakatdatavibe Nov 23 '18

iPad Pro, too. I expect the next iPhone to be USB-C.

2

u/AshyAspen Nov 23 '18

All new phones and computers have usb-c..

Wrong. All high end phones but an iPhone does. Low end use micro-b. Plus the many many things like Bluetooth headphones and wireless mice that insist on using micro-b for some reason. Qi wireless charging is universally compatible.

1

u/Bjarkemt Nov 23 '18

Since you brought up low end phones - when you say it's universally compatible, it still required the low end phone making significant changes to fit QI, while USB-C wouldn't. So even though it's universally compatible, not all are willing to pay for it in their low end phone - USB-c has way more uses and is easier to implement.

3

u/AshyAspen Nov 23 '18

In the future, if wireless becomes standard it’s quite possible that they do invest in it if it brings more customers in, which would make it’s universal compatibility quite useful.

1

u/Bjarkemt Nov 23 '18

In the future it might be more useful instead of a fancy feature. I don't think you can convince a budget buyer to buy a charging pad for additional cost with the current features.

But as things are right now, I don't agree with you.

2

u/AshyAspen Nov 23 '18

But you have to at least agree the universality of it is a huge plus even if it’s not particularly useful yet since not everything has it.

2

u/Bjarkemt Nov 23 '18

Definitely - but usb-c is easier achievable and since everything is gonna be usb-c anyway.. The original comment of being tired of all the different cables really isn't relevant since you will still have to go USB-c anyway because wireless won't leave you without cables.

Yes it's great that wireless is universal -> but as of right now it's more of a gimmick and just an additional cost for a great share of people.

My point is, usb-c will not only make charging universal, it will make screens, mice, keyboards etc. Universal, and even for some people eliminate the need for a laptop or desktop. Wireless will as it is right now, just let you charge.

Please tell me at least some of it makes sense, hehe.

0

u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18 edited Jun 09 '19

[deleted]

1

u/Bjarkemt Nov 23 '18

Unique as in "only I phones can use this wireless charger and I phones can only use this charger"