Re:Next-generation Qi2 wireless charging standard embraces A...
by vlovich123 on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @04:29PM
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POGO pins wouldn’t really impact waterproofing unless I’m missing something (similar to how you can have a USBC / lightning port on a waterproof phone).
Is super the real reason is this would have limited value because:
A) you have this already through cable charging
B) it’s not clear it would meaningfully change the charging speed since you’d also need a communication standard (eg USB-PD) to negotiate the charge rate
C) all of this is made moot by the fact that most people have a case on and don’t take their phone out of their case to put it on a Qi charger which negates the benefit.
So basically cost and complexity for limited to no value. Of course maybe C is solvable by extending the pin through the case but I would think it would add cost to the case + maybe create some structural challenges negating the shock absorption.
Is super the real reason is this would have limited value because:
A) you have this already through cable charging
B) it’s not clear it would meaningfully change the charging speed since you’d also need a communication standard (eg USB-PD) to negotiate the charge rate
C) all of this is made moot by the fact that most people have a case on and don’t take their phone out of their case to put it on a Qi charger which negates the benefit.
So basically cost and complexity for limited to no value. Of course maybe C is solvable by extending the pin through the case but I would think it would add cost to the case + maybe create some structural challenges negating the shock absorption.