Wired is more efficient, you can pick it up and use it while charging, and the cable usually comes free with the phone. What is the point of wireless charging pads?

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    3 months ago

    I have one scenario where it’s useful. When in the car and entering a parking lot and you have to scan a qr/bar code on your phone, you can easily pick it up and get it out the window. That said, wireless chargers on cars are terrible.

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      3 months ago

      That said, wireless chargers on cars are terrible.

      How so? I wired one into my center console and it works like a charm.

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        3 months ago

        I’ve heard lots of complaints from people owning various brands that the built-in wireless charging pads are useless. Regularly cut off, phones don’t stay in place, etc. These are for the regular Toyotas, Hondas, etc., not the high end models.

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          3 months ago

          I’d never trust built in ones. They are almost surely the cheapest possible to implement just to tick a checkbox for marketing

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      3 months ago

      I have a 6.5 foot cable for the car so I can yoyo that bitch out the window if I wanted to and have it still charging at high rate at all times