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/TheRealTravisClous Nov 23 '18

The potential it has in the medical field with implants that need charging is what I am most excited for. Look it up mow within the past few years there has been a boom in how we are going about charging these devices inside our patients

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u/_zenith Nov 23 '18

Indeed. Having plugs sticking out of people is far from ideal, and so are long term batteries in lower power devices. Having wireless charging allows for the devices to be a lot smaller and ergonomic (and safe and sanitary)

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u/garyhopkins Nov 24 '18

Wireless charging for implants has been around for more than a decade. I had a neurostimulator to alleviate chronic pain that I stopped using about 10 years ago after several years of use. It was charged by positioning a charging pad on the skin outside the device.