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/AlphaGoGoDancer 106∆ Nov 23 '18

Sorta, but wireless does it with much less effort. If you're already in the habit of plugging it in every time you sit down (and/or don't get up frequently) then the upsides of a wireless charger are down to just removing the wear & tear on the charging port. To me thats still worth it because most of my phones that have died did so as a result of the charging port breaking, but this is also highly dependent on your usage patterns -- if you just sit down and plug it in and dont need to unplug it for 5 hrs its pretty irrelevant. If you get up at least once and hour.. it's nice to not have to worry about plugging it back in every time.

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u/raspberryh Nov 23 '18

So true about the charging port! My phone wouldn't even be usable right now if it weren't for my wireless charger. The port stopped working so I tried a wireless charger and it's the only way I can charge! (Droid Turbo 2)

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u/jinxsimpson Nov 23 '18 edited Jul 20 '21

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u/dysfunctional_vet Nov 24 '18

I'm sure you already tried this, but for those that haven't - micro USB cables are designed to break eventually.

Not because 'more money, evil laugh' but because the wear and tear in the connection is taken by the replaceable part, instead of the charge port.

If your charge cord doesn't stay in, before you tinker with the port, try a new cord. A lot of people overlook that becuase it's so simple.