Wireless Chargers

This one from Anker


Its the disc type which I prefer . I bought this with out the supadooper plug and get fully charged in 3hours. You dont have to find the perfect point for charging and has a very small LED to show its charging .

I have since been given an Apple one that seems to take much longer even with the official Apple plug. The Anker seems to do a much better job than the Apple version and runs cooler when charging
I have an Iphone 8 and believe that you need the hi spec plug for 11 and above for optimum charging speed.
 
Harlequin565 said:
I got this one for my desk in 2019 and it's still going strong. I like how it props up the phone so I can see alerts & stuff without having to reach for it. It charges fine through a metal backed case too.


(I got an older version)
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Thanks, that one is on my list although I'm torn as far as getting one like that or the disc type as it would become annoying if I kept having to move it if I need to access the landline or lamp behind it
 
AgentOrange76 said:
This one from Anker


Its the disc type which I prefer . I bought this with out the supadooper plug and get fully charged in 3hours. You dont have to find the perfect point for charging and has a very small LED to show its charging .

I have since been given an Apple one that seems to take much longer even with the official Apple plug. The Anker seems to do a much better job than the Apple version and runs cooler when charging
I have an Iphone 8 and believe that you need the hi spec plug for 11 and above for optimum charging speed.
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Thanks, I'll add that one to my list. I have a touch lamp that has a usb port at the back which is handy for a charger
 
Harlequin565 said:
I got this one for my desk in 2019 and it's still going strong. I like how it props up the phone so I can see alerts & stuff without having to reach for it. It charges fine through a metal backed case too.


(I got an older version)
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I have 2 of those exact chargers - one on my desk and one (with the blue light taped up) next to my bed. Work a treat.

I've also tried (and returned) the disk version. For me, standing a phone in a stand has a far higher success rate of finding the right point than balancing it on a disk.
 
The Anker disc is the width of an Iphone 8 so no issue with balancing the phone and it doesnt require being perfectly centred like the iphone version
 
Anker also, I have bought lots of their stuff and all have been good. I got both the round and the upright one in an offer and keep the round one in my ’travel’ bag to use in eg hospital recently where the upright would be inconvenient.

I use it with iPhone 11 — the phone does not do overnight ’smart charging’ (where it charges less than 100% and then tops up in am) with it. I just charge to 80/90%.

The upright one charges the AirPods mag case (if you place it vertically) - prob the round one does too but I haven’t tried it.
 
just a question, why?
wireless chargers are terribly inefficient compared to plug chargers is it laziness?
 
Mr Bump said:
just a question, why?
wireless chargers are terribly inefficient compared to plug chargers is it laziness?
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Is it laziness that stops you thinking of some reasons for yourself?

The can be easier to operate for some with bad hands or eyesight. May be tidier with no loose leads lying about. The stand type is a … stand which can be convenient. There I’ve done a few for you, see if you can think of some more ;).
 
Mr Bump said:
just a question, why?
wireless chargers are terribly inefficient compared to plug chargers is it laziness?
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Could you clarify what you mean by "laziness"?
sphexx said:
Is it laziness that stops you thinking of some reasons for yourself?

The can be easier to operate for some with bad hands or eyesight. May be tidier with no loose leads lying about. The stand type is a … stand which can be convenient. There I’ve done a few for you, see if you can think of some more ;).
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Exactly. I have Multiple Sclerosis and I have a lack of sensation in my hands which means I find ables fiddly and difficult to even get a hold of, let alone plug them into the device. Also, it would get rid of a cable trailing over my desk.
 
Marc said:
Could you clarify what you mean by "laziness"?

Exactly. I have Multiple Sclerosis and I have a lack of sensation in my hands which means I find ables fiddly and difficult to even get a hold of, let alone plug them into the device. Also, it would get rid of a cable trailing over my desk.
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yeah for you i see that but why in general the craze for wireless in a world of energy awareness?
 
Mr Bump said:
yeah for you i see that but why in general the craze for wireless in a world of energy awareness?
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Uh, convenience....? It doesn't seem particularly crazy to me. I have to put my phone down somewhere on my desk. If I have to run a cable to it then (1) it will be untidy and (2) I probably won't. Put it on a stand and it's out of the way and charging.

I bet you're about to tell me how much electricity I'm wasting per year this way.
 
JonathanRyan said:
Uh, convenience....? It doesn't seem particularly crazy to me. I have to put my phone down somewhere on my desk. If I have to run a cable to it then (1) it will be untidy and (2) I probably won't. Put it on a stand and it's out of the way and charging.

I bet you're about to tell me how much electricity I'm wasting per year this way.
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around 47% more power than a cable according to google
multiply that by umpteen million then yes.
 
Mr Bump said:
around 47% more power than a cable according to google
multiply that by umpteen million then yes.
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Can you multiply that by the actual power consumption pls?

I mean 47% more power on an electric fire would be a concern but I suspect they draw rather less power than that. I'm reasonably confident that the energy used in making a new charger and shipping it to me would be far more than using the one I have.

I'm also unclear why it would be "so much" more since quick chargers seem to waste a lot of power in heating up the battery.
 
Mr Bump said:
yeah for you i see that but why in general the craze for wireless in a world of energy awareness?
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Me band many others but I started this thread to get recommendations, not for you to continue your little enviro-crusade but I will say this. My wireless charger will do a hell of a lot less damage to the environment than your flights tp your holiday home.
 
IF positioning on a base is critical (Mrs Nod's old Samsung was very fussy on the disc type charger she had), a couple of strips of wood double-sided-taped to the base will help keep the device in the right place.
 
Nod said:
IF positioning on a base is critical (Mrs Nod's old Samsung was very fussy on the disc type charger she had), a couple of strips of wood double-sided-taped to the base will help keep the device in the right place.
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I've seen some examples of people online cutting them into desks. It looks really cool but I decided it was beyond my skills.
 
I have a Belkin disk type charger I bought when I got my iPhone 8 nearly 4 years ago. Apparently a 'quick' charger but I find the cable as fast.

Advantage as mentioned above is 'neatness'
 
JonathanRyan said:
Uh, convenience....? It doesn't seem particularly crazy to me. I have to put my phone down somewhere on my desk. If I have to run a cable to it then (1) it will be untidy and (2) I probably won't. Put it on a stand and it's out of the way and charging.

I bet you're about to tell me how much electricity I'm wasting per year this way.
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@Mr Bump hasnt come back with any other use cases but yours is an obvious one for someone who uses phone a lot at a desk — keeping it wired to maintain charge would be returning to wired phones ;(.
 
JonathanRyan said:
I've seen some examples of people online cutting them into desks. It looks really cool but I decided it was beyond my skills.
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I just built my own desk and considered it, but the flexibility of being able to move it around vs a hole cut in won out. It would have been cool, but impractical for me.
 
Marc said:
I'm planning on putting it where the toy Aston is so that the cable runs behind and plugs into the back of the lamp. If I get a stand one, it means I have difficulty getting to the lamp/phone.

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For that specific use case I'd go with a flat pad - I would also try fastening it to the underneath of the table. I bet it's thin enough for the Qi signal to get through. The rolled edge of the table will almost completely hide it.

(BTW I Googled it - it definitely *may* work :) - depends how thick the table is and exactly what it's made of. It may of course slow down charging.)
 
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