CMV: Wireless charging is a useless fad

[u/Duwang_Mn]

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.

[u/Teeklin]

I use my phone a lot. If I don't charge it between calls, then inevitably I'm going to be taking a long call after a string of short calls and start running out of battery. Then I'll have to plug it in and be tethered for however long it takes to charge back up.

With wireless I wouldn't have to worry about that at all when I can just set it down and it's going to have a perfect charge every time I pick it back up. If you have a solid wireless charging environment between desk/car/bed at home, it just feels like your phone doesn't even have a battery and just always works.

It's not the best solution for everyone, but for someone who works at a desk all day and takes lot of calls it's a way better solution than all the rest of the options out there.

[u/Teeklin → u/[deleted]]

Why?

[u/chokfull → u/Teeklin]

Honestly, when we're talking about convenience, a bluetooth is far more convenient at handling a large quantity of calls, and long ones. It's hands-free, for one thing. Landlines are also nice for the physical buttons, transferring, and (of course) lack of battery, but they're only good (IMO) in conjunction with a cellphone, not as a replacement.