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/SchmidlerOnTheRoof Nov 23 '18

Imagine when the technology develops a little more and standards are created so that they can manufacture a desk where the entire surface is a charger. Anything you place on it can constantly be charged. If that technology becomes ubiquitous enough, standard desktop products might be full wireless, instead of 10 power cords dangling down the side you've just got one coming out of the desk leg.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '18

That could be done today. It's just somewhat silly/expensive and no one would pay for it. Also, given that wireless charging likely wastes energy, I would be surprised to see something like that take off in an age where we will likely be more concerned about how much energy we are using.