What 3rd party wireless charger will you get? [MERGED]

[Mlrollin91]

I have the same one and it works perfectly

I picked this one up too just over a week ago. Was slightly cheaper then at £14. Sleek little unit.

I have the same charger sitting next to me .

To get the faster charging, do you have to use the Anker charger, or can you use an iPad 12W brick?

 

[BigMcGuire]

@Mlrollin91 - I have yet to receive my 8+ in the mail (supposed to come Tuesday). When you say faster charging, you mean the 7.5w? The Anker box says to get 7.5w I have to use a 2a charger. So yeah, an iPad brick (10-12w) or any Anker plugin charger should work.

Looking forward to seeing the draw on my Kill-a-watt when I get my 8+ this week (been a long... long wait (ordered Friday the 15th)).

 

[Mlrollin91]

@Mlrollin91 - I have yet to receive my 8+ in the mail (supposed to come Tuesday). When you say faster charging, you mean the 7.5w? The Anker box says to get 7.5w I have to use a 2a charger. So yeah, an iPad brick (10-12w) or any Anker plugin charger should work.

Looking forward to seeing the draw on my Kill-a-watt when I get my 8+ this week (been a long... long wait (ordered Friday the 15th)).

Okay sounds good. Thanks for the information. I'm using an Aukey charger and its terrible. Using a 5W v. 12W doesn't seem to make a difference.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Okay sounds good. Thanks for the information. I'm using an Aukey charger and its terrible. Using a 5W v. 12W doesn't seem to make a difference.

The Specifications on the Anker Wireless charger says this:

Input: 5V = 2A, 9V = 1.8A
Output: 5V = 1A, 9V = 1.1A

Am I correct in assuming that the 8/8+ needs a software update to use the faster wireless charging?

Edit: Darn, I'm not certain if this is for my slower Anker wireless charger that I bought for my bed or the faster QI one linked here. (I bought both) but only have 1 paper at my desk.

Edit2: Found the paper, the above is for the Anker Wireless charger linked above. All good.

 

[Mlrollin91]

The Specifications on the Anker Wireless charger says this:

Input: 5V = 2A, 9V = 1.8A
Output: 5V = 1A, 9V = 1.1A

Am I correct in assuming that the 8/8+ needs a software update to use the faster wireless charging?

I've been seeing that around the forums today, but I have no issue getting faster charging with my 29W brick vs my 12W brick. Its about 5-8% higher after 30 minutes when comparing the 2.

The Aukey I have is 5V=2A input and 5V=1A output.

 

[BigMcGuire]

I've been seeing that around the forums today, but I have no issue getting faster charging with my 29W brick vs my 12W brick. Its about 5-8% higher after 30 minutes when comparing the 2.

I can't wait to try this myself - Thanks for the info!

 

[michael9891]

I bought this last week when it was £8.99.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074QGFDMM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[acorntoy]

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DO7E2RM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

^
$13 and working perfectly. ( I actually got mine for $9 but they slightly raised the price)

Last time I bought a wireless charger it was in 2014 and cost $40 times have changed

 

[Dave1075]

I bought this one for my iPhone 8, and it seems to work fine with the Apple case on the phone. I did not check to see how long it took to charge, but it does charge the phone:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C40OG22/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Mlrollin91]

Edit: Darn, I'm not certain if this is for my slower Anker wireless charger that I bought for my bed or the faster QI one linked here. (I bought both) but only have 1 paper at my desk.

Edit2: Found the paper, the above is for the Anker Wireless charger linked above. All good.

Lol thanks. I will wait to hear your feedback next week before I proceed.

 

[acorntoy]

+ come on people add smile to your Amazon life! It really isn’t difficult.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_aas_redirect?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

 

[rwings01]

I bought this Anker one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KJL4XNY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Can you please post a picture when you have a minute? Link is not working for me

Thanks

 

[BigMcGuire]

Can you please post a picture when you have a minute? Link is not working for me

Thanks

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...ilpage_o03_s01?tag=macrumors-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product...ilpage_o03_s01?tag=macrumors-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[BeeGood]

I got this one on Thursday:

YTech Wireless Charger for iPhone 7 7Plus + 6 6S (for apple devices need YTech QI Receiver) Samsung Galaxy S8+ Plus S7 Edge S6 Edge All Qi Devices, Sl https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073S5WJBR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_PxXdloUySjJ99

$15.97. There is a blue light that turns on while charging that I wish wasn’t there, but other than that, it’s good.

 

[4ppleg1rl]

Get any ****** cheapish one now and wait a few months - there will be LOADS more on the market in the upcoming months! I'm using a ****** old one that I used for my S7 and it works perfectly fine but it's ugly so I'm definitely gonna upgrade it when more companies come out with them!

 

[SteveJobs2.0]

Do these chargers produce coil whine? I need extreme quiet to fall sleep.

 

[bgdrew]

I picked this one up: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06ZZQ9F4M/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1 with this power brick: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01ES0EDVY/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I’ll be using this as my charger for when I’m asleep, so it was important to not have some obnoxious light stay on all night. I had read that some of the cheaper chargers made with rubber had melting issue so I wanted to go with a harder plastic.

~$23 total for a fast charger.

 

[burntomaro]

My 8 Plus will be here in 2 days and am looking to order a wireless charger soon. Anybody pick one up yet or have your eye on one? I really like the stands over the pads. May buy both, stand for home and pad for trips/car use.

These are the ones I’m looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Wireless-Charging-Galaxy-Devices/dp/B00Y839YMU

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H76NIAS/ref=psdc_12557639011_t3_B00Y839YMU

 

[The Game 161]

I will be buying the samsung fast charge wireless charger. I don’t want a wireless pad that is just flat. At night I will want to have it standing up while charging.

 

[Darkashnet]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01EUD6VF0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Love this one. Light up ring around the edge to know when its charging when you put your phone on, then dims.

I was going to get a stand up one, but not really sure it's any benefit.

 

[DaveOP]

My 8 Plus will be here in 2 days and am looking to order a wireless charger soon. Anybody pick one up yet or have your eye on one? I really like the stands over the pads. May buy both, stand for home and pad for trips/car use.

These are the ones I’m looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Wireless-Charging-Galaxy-Devices/dp/B00Y839YMU

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H76NIAS/ref=psdc_12557639011_t3_B00Y839YMU

I have the Anker one in your first link, works very well for me.

 

[Stevies3]

Will the wireless charger for the Apple Watch work with the iPhone?

 

[SteveoGa]

My 8 Plus will be here in 2 days and am looking to order a wireless charger soon. Anybody pick one up yet or have your eye on one? I really like the stands over the pads. May buy both, stand for home and pad for trips/car use.

These are the ones I’m looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Wireless-Charging-Galaxy-Devices/dp/B00Y839YMU

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H76NIAS/ref=psdc_12557639011_t3_B00Y839YMU

My GMC truck already has a wireless charger in the front console:

http://www.gmc.com/gmc-life/technology/how-gmcs-wireless-charging-works.html

 

[chrisconfessed]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KWXXI12/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought this and it works like a charm.

 

[TravisPNW]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010B6PSMC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Works great.