Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone
by wlesieutre on Thursday June 27, 2019 @11:42AM
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How's wireless charging work with one of those?
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Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone
by OMGTehAwsome on Thursday June 27, 2019 @01:42PM
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Not great. The new models (PopGrips) advertise themselves as supporting it, because they're easy to remove with a twist (which defeats the convenience of wireless charging.) I still use it but 1) my popsocket is mounted flush with the bottom of my case, 2) it only works conveniently on a vertical charger[1], as they're narrower than flat pads[2] and 3) the phone has to lie horizontal so the PopSocket hangs off the back.
I did just test it vertically and it seemed to work if the PopSocket itself hung onto the lip of the charger. I think this might affect the charge rate, though, due to the distance from the coils.
[1] https://www.anker.com/products/variant/qicertified-powerport... [2] https://www.anker.com/products/variant/wireless-charger/A251...