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

[puckhead193]

It seems you can order the mophie from best buy now. Might buy it from Best Buy to get the reward points. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/mophie-wireless-charging-base-black/6083574.p?skuId=6083574

 

[omegis83]

I am a bit confused.

I read that wireless fast charge will be enabled in iOS 11.2 or something. But will it only support Apple's certified wireless chargers or any 3rd Party Wireless chargers as well?

I saw this wireless charger from Spigen at a store and it looks nice. It has 2 coils and supports fast charging at 9V.

https://www.spigen.com/collections/qi-charging/products/f303w-wireless-fast-charger

Will it be supported after the new iOS update?

As of the current beta, it supports third party fast wireless chargers.

 

[SactoGuy18]

In my case, no thank you. I can get a real Apple 12 W 2.4 A charger for under US$20 and it will still charge my upcoming iPhone 8 (256 GB Silver) way faster than trying to charge it on a Qi charging pad.

 

[deleder2k]

I wouldn't pay a dime for 5W versus 7.5. One can get okay looking wireless chargers for $2-10. I agree with many others; if you need fast charging then buy a 12W or a 29W charger.

I'll buy a cheap one, and then I'll reconsider it when Apple is doing 15 watts.

 

[omegis83]

In my case, no thank you. I can get a real Apple 12 W 2.4 A charger for under US$20 and it will still charge my upcoming iPhone 8 (256 GB Silver) way faster than trying to charge it on a Qi charging pad.

Ya but that’s not what this discussion is about, even though that keeps getting repeated in this thread. Most of us get it, if I need a real fast charge, I’ll hook up my iPad charger. The focus on this thread is fast wireless charging, even though 5w to 7.5w isn’t a huge leap.

For me, it’s the convenience factor. It’s easier for me to set my phone down in the same, habitual locations on top of a wireless charger. Reduces the amount of times I have to go, “ahhh I’m low on battery and now I have to connect my iPad charger up.” At work or at home, I’m usually above 80% thanks to the wireless chargers.

 

[Kisey]

Best Buy is doing 25% off 3 or more select mobile accessories for those looking to purchase multiple chargers (or a combo of chargers and cases).

They have the blue Samsung Wireless Charging pad on sale for $25. 3 comes out to 56.25 (18.75 each) plus tax. Unfortunately they limited it to 1 per customer online. Not sure if the same limit applies in store.

 

[cydeweyz]

Tapatalk thought I’d be interested in this discussion. Reading the last few posts, I can say this wireless charger is the best of both worlds. I connect an Apple 12w charger to it and a lightning cable to the extra USB port. I’ve charged both my iPhone X wirelessly and my other iOS devices at the same time with no issue. You can have both options at an inexpensive price-
Woodeey Qi Fast Wireless Charging Stand with Extra USB Charging Port
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QD135M

 

[BDoggPrelude]

Best Buy is doing 25% off 3 or more select mobile accessories for those looking to purchase multiple chargers (or a combo of chargers and cases).

They have the blue Samsung Wireless Charging pad on sale for $25. 3 comes out to 56.25 (18.75 each) plus tax. Unfortunately they limited it to 1 per customer online. Not sure if the same limit applies in store.

It is not limited in the store. We picked up our X's at BB tonight as well as a case, 2 screen protectors and 2 Samsung wireless charging pads. With all accessories 25% off, we ended up paying a little under $19 each for the charging pads.

 

[edfoo]

I'll buy a cheap one, and then I'll reconsider it when Apple is doing 15 watts.

Where did you hear that Apple is going to increase wireless charging to 15W?

 

[SactoGuy18]

I might consider a Qi wireless charger for my upcoming iPhone 8, but I want one that that looks like a stand, just just a pad I put a phone on top of.

 

[TruBleu]

Does anyone have the Baseus wireless charger: https://www.amazon.com/Baseus-Wirel...076DBMHJS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Any thoughts or comments? Is it 7.5W compatible?

There's one comment on there that the charger melted when charging overnight (!?)

I got this delivered earlier today from Amazon. It's quite strange....when I plugged it in with my 5W iPhone adapter, the charging was going on and off and on and off every 10 seconds or so. I thought something was wrong with the adapter and so used it with another 5W iPhone adapter...the same thing happened. Then I plugged it in to my laptop and it charged fine. Then I tried it with the 12W iPad adapter and it charges fine.

I'm draining my iPhone battery to zero right now. I'll use the 12W adapter later and see whether fast-charging works.

Note: All the adapters are original Apple ones.

 

[RS232]

Tried my Nokia DT-601 charger yesterday. £10 from Amazon UK and it includes the AC adapter too. Only 5W but very small and discreet - went for the white one.

Charged my phone fine overnight, and I was using Sleep Cycle as well with the screen turned off. I only noticed this morning that the charger has a tiny white LED but it is very dim and didn't disturb me at all (I like my room really dark when sleeping).

For that price I might get one for the office too, but honestly the battery life is good enough so far that I might not need it.

I got a Nokia DT-601 in white too for my iPhone X and works a treat on my bedside table. As mentioned, I liked the 'very small and discreet' design and it's well made. Have a look on eBay and you can grab a new one for £6.99!

 

[cydeweyz]

I got this delivered earlier today from Amazon. It's quite strange....when I plugged it in with my 5W iPhone adapter, the charging was going on and off and on and off every 10 seconds or so. I thought something was wrong with the adapter and so used it with another 5W iPhone adapter...the same thing happened. Then I plugged it in to my laptop and it charged fine. Then I tried it with the 12W iPad adapter and it charges fine.

I'm draining my iPhone battery to zero right now. I'll use the 12W adapter later and see whether fast-charging works.

Note: All the adapters are original Apple ones.

You should not use the 5w adapters.

 

[TruBleu]

You should not use the 5w adapters.

Ah, ok! May I ask the reason? The accompanying manuals were all in Chinese....So I couldn't read about this anywhere. But for what it's worth, it took the same amount of time to charge the phone from 0 to 100 as it took with a 5W adapter with another wireless charger I have (around 3 hrs)

 

[Boardiesboi]

Just received the Baseus charger and it’s a pretty solid build.

I’ve tried both flat and vertical orientations and both charged wirelessly without problems.

Will test it overnight and report back if there are issues.

So far I’m pretty happy with it.

Re instructions, the one I got had English translated instructions, even though the grammar is off you could still understand what they meant.

 

[cydeweyz]

Ah, ok! May I ask the reason? The accompanying manuals were all in Chinese....So I couldn't read about this anywhere. But for what it's worth, it took the same amount of time to charge the phone from 0 to 100 as it took with a 5W adapter with another wireless charger I have (around 3 hrs)

Because Apple’s 5W adapters only provide 1A and you need at least 2A for these Qi wireless pads, which the iPad 10W and 12W adapters have.

 

[MBHockey]

Does anyone know if this Anker Qi charger is capable of delivering 7.5W to the iPhone X?

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Wireless-Charging-Provides-Fast-Charging/dp/B01KJL4XNY

Edit: Just saw this at the bottom, and i'm not sure if this "Fast Charge Mode" refers to 7.5W or 10W:

Fast Charge Mode compatible devices Include: Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Note 7, S7／S7edge, and S6 edge＋

Can anyone clarify?

 

[Abbsta]

Does anyone know if this Anker Qi charger is capable of delivering 7.5W to the iPhone X?

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Wireless-Charging-Provides-Fast-Charging/dp/B01KJL4XNY)

According to the spec sheet, yes.

This depends on:
Apple update
Wall charger with 2.0A min output

 

[MBHockey]

According to the spec sheet, yes.

This depends on:
Apple update
Wall charger with 2.0A min output

Where is this spec sheet?

That's great news!

I already have 10W (2.1A) and 12W (2.4A) iPad chargers that I can use since the little plug that comes with the X is only 5W (1A)

 

[Abbsta]

Where is this spec sheet?

That's great news!

I already have 10W (2.1A) and 12W (2.4A) iPad chargers that I can use since the little plug that comes with the X is only 5W (1A)

From the description in the link. It says 10W output.

Your iPad chargers are good!

 

[Nick11Mac]

The Mophie has worked well for me. Got a couple of them.

 

[MBHockey]

From the description in the link. It says 10W output.

Your iPad chargers are good!

Gotcha, thanks! So when it says Fast Charge is only available on those non-iPhones, that is talking about 10W correct? Since the max wireless iPhone charge is going to be 7.5W with the next update

 

[Abbsta]

Gotcha, thanks! So when it says Fast Charge is only available on those non-iPhones, that is talking about 10W correct? Since the max wireless iPhone charge is going to be 7.5W with the next update

Simply speaking, correct.

I think It’s better for the battery (long term anyway) if one does multiple ‘slow’ charges here and there throughout the day.

 

[Cyroceon]

I think the most important thing we can all learn from this thread, if confirmed, is that the iPad 10W and 12W chargers, i.e., all iPad Chargers, can be the AC adapters for ANY Fast Charge QI wireless charger. We likely do NOT have to run out buying these inexpensive, or potentially not reputable, AC adapters just to fit the bill.

 

[TVreporter]

I think the most important thing we can all learn from this thread, if confirmed, is that the iPad 10W and 12W chargers, i.e., all iPad Chargers, can be the AC adapters for ANY Fast Charge QI wireless charger. We likely do NOT have to run out buying these inexpensive, or potentially not reputable, AC adapters just to fit the bill.

For those who don't own iPad chargers, can someone recommend a good one to pair with a charger?