Not accurate - I use the Logitech Base stand at my day job and when I leave work both my 10.5 and 12.9 are fully charged. It’s damn awesome and don’t want to upgrade to the 3rd gen pro because I’d lose this amazing feature.
It’s as much as wireless charging as the Qi pads are - you simply set it down and it inductively charges through the SmartConnector without you plugging in a wire which is what we are talking about here. Different tech from iPhone 8 and newer, but still the same endpoint.
No it isn’t, it is not at all the same. It isn’t inductively charging at all, it is simply making physical contact with the smart connector to pass power to it hence how it is able to supply enough charge. Try covering the smart connector with something thin that isn’t conductive like a sheet of plastic, I guarantee it won’t charge like it would if it was really inductive charging.
IN ACTUAL USE IT IS THE SAME FREAKING THING AS WHAT EVERYONE IS CALLING WIRELESS - I DON’T HAVE TO PLUG IN A FREAKING CABLE TO CHARGE MY IPAD THAT IS ALL I CARE ABOUT - WHO GIVES A CRAP IF IT IS QI OR THROUGH METAL CONTACTS BUILT INTO A STAND - THE FUNCTIONALITY OF PLACING THE IPAD ON A STAND AND IT CHARGING WITHOUT YOU PLUGGING ANYTHING IN IS THE SAME AS IF I GOT A QI CHARGER STAND FOR IPHONE - THIS FEATURE IS GONE WITH THE 3RD GEN - THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS THREAD - WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT TO CALL IT ITS NOT THE SAME AS PLUGGING IN A CABLE
It actually isn’t:
The advantage of wireless charging is that you have a certain degree of freedom when placing it on the charger. Charging it using the smart connector always requires magnets to make sure the iPad is aligned to the accessory. Whether this method is more convenient compared to attaching a cable is questionable. Even the convenience of Qi charging is questionable since the degree of freedom is low.
In practice no - Qi has a sweet spot (until AirPower rolls out ...) - you have to line it up just right for Qi to work - the stand magnetically sucks it into place without you worrying about anything lining up - both have sweet spots, I’d argue the Logitech Base Stand is actually easier in practice to use than making sure you don’t bump your phone or dont line up your phone when you place it on that sweet spot.
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Actually you are right about the Logitech stand. It looks quite convenient although I’ve never used it and I hope charging isn’t too slow. The new placement of the smart connector is quite annoying though and limits the design of the accessories.In practice no - Qi has a sweet spot (until AirPower rolls out ...) - you have to line it up just right for Qi to work - the stand magnetically sucks it into place without you worrying about anything lining up - both have sweet spots, I’d argue the Logitech Base Stand is actually easier in practice to use than making sure you don’t bump your phone or dont line up your phone when you place it on that sweet spot.
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Yea speed wise it is much faster on the 10.5 since its a smaller battery, for how I use my iPads (8 hours a day behind a desk at my day job) - I find that they do the trick of me never having to worry about charging and that I’m leaving the day fully charged.
The Logitech Base is pretty awesome. I miss using it already with the new iPad. It was convenient to just drop the iPad on the base and know it was charging vs pulling a cable out every time and plugging it into the outlet. First world problems for sure.
I think expectations are everything - I use the Base stands everyday on my 10.5” and 12.9” Pros and I’m not using it to get them charged up as quickly as possible, but by the end of an 8 hour work day that I’m leaving with iPads fully charged and not once during my entire working day worrying about plugging them in - if I’m doing heavy video encoding sure during those periods the chargers will simply prevent the iPad from loosing charge and doesn’t give you much gains, but over the course of a day it is a great experience and one I’ll miss when I do eventually upgrade to new hardware.
You keep giving theoretical reasons it shouldn't work. But I have this things sitting on my desk that damn well does work. Care to explain why?
