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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by 1000angstroms(m): 5:39pm On Apr 20, 2019
abumeinben:
I see.

Dear TechCapon,

You missed it this time. Just because there is no Instagram ruse or tecno and infinix aren't crazy about it in Nigeria doesn't make it any failure. Techs got phases. They haven't given it the required push, most probably. Imagine rolling out 5G smart phones to Africa, would you call it a failure?

Remember the era when USB cable was solely for data transfer? Now it does a 2-in-1 function.


Your point no 4 is completely ridiculous.


I think say you be tech guru. By your argument, there are no wireless microphone, even telecoms base stations aren't wireless. angry

Mark my words, when they're ready, the same WiFi that you use for data communication would serve double purpose, just like the USB. Just calm down.
I can't pinpoint your base in this argument, if you've checked wifi technology and other peripherals well, you'll see it's most going to be impossible to invent an efficient network with such technology, except there is another innovation in the pipeline, remember when we do all these, we also put protection and radiation problems into account, immagine the frequency of the radio wave that will be sufficient enough to induce electricity in a solenoid to charge phones, to me wired chargers are still the best.

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by Nobody: 5:43pm On Apr 20, 2019
PhenomenalMorgan:

He is constructively critical of the usefulness of the tech, nothing wrong with that...
It makes those who build such tech put more effort and do better!!

Yeah, by all means criticize what you can't invent, as if the first phone were so slim like today's phone.

Wireless charging is a new tech that will definately get better in the future, thanks to whites and Asians. But by all means, contribute with your critisism. Easier to nag than to build.
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by slimmoney(m): 5:44pm On Apr 20, 2019
The same motor carry us
jom28gy:
your in my shoe,besides, it make phones looks bad,you wouldn't see the beauty of the phone
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by Nobody: 6:18pm On Apr 20, 2019
1000angstroms:

I can't pinpoint your base in this argument, if you've checked wifi technology and other peripherals well, you'll see it's most going to be impossible to invent an efficient network with such technology, except there is another innovation in the pipeline, remember when we do all these, we also put protection and radiation problems into account, immagine the frequency of the radio wave that will be sufficient enough to induce electricity in a solenoid to charge phones, to me wired chargers are still the best.


Wired are generally better in many things. Headphone Jack, internet, phone charging etc but the convenience of wireless cant be overemphasized.
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by Nobody: 6:27pm On Apr 20, 2019
Uyi168:
.. Actor nor de die for film.
But this world is a movie
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by 1000angstroms(m): 7:07pm On Apr 20, 2019
ollah1:



Wired are generally better in many things. Headphone Jack, internet, phone charging etc but the convenience of wireless cant be overemphasized.
That wireless ain't convenient in any way, how is it convenient please? You can't use your phone when charging with wireless charger like we do when using wired, wired are tremendously faster. How are wireless convenient please?
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by chiefobdk(m): 8:21pm On Apr 20, 2019
Uyi168:
..
Actor nor de die for film.

Some peeps life na movie

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by shogsman(m): 8:26pm On Apr 20, 2019
For now wireless charging is as useless as the H inside GHANA, maybe if they improve on it in future and we start synchronizing the phone with the charger within a considerable distance it will make more sense.

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by wman(m): 8:33pm On Apr 20, 2019
The sad thing is that lots of people will read this and get misinformed.

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by abumeinben(m): 8:38pm On Apr 20, 2019
1000angstroms:

I can't pinpoint your base in this argument, if you've checked wifi technology and other peripherals well, you'll see it's most going to be impossible to invent an efficient network with such technology, except there is another innovation in the pipeline, remember when we do all these, we also put protection and radiation problems into account, immagine the frequency of the radio wave that will be sufficient enough to induce electricity in a solenoid to charge phones, to me wired chargers are still the best.


Like I advised him, just calm down eh.

Same stories were told before Marconi shot a radio wave across a river.

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by Nobody: 8:48pm On Apr 20, 2019
1000angstroms:

That wireless ain't convenient in any way, how is it convenient please? You can't use your phone when charging with wireless charger like we do when using wired, wired are tremendously faster. How are wireless convenient please?

You related your comment to wireless charging and not wireless as a whole. What is called "wireless charging" isnt completely wireless?

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by timifakay(m): 9:38pm On Apr 20, 2019
TechCapon:
TechCapon



EVERYTHING WRONG WITH WIRELESS CHARGERS AND WHY THE TECHNOLOGY HAS FAILED TO IMPRESS USERS.

The idea of wireless chargers sound great right? The idea of charging smartphones wirelessly without having to carry wires around. Actually there are smartphones with these capabilities, in fact, there’s hardly any new high-end smartphone that doesn’t come with this functionality. The problem is, no one seems to be using it. So the big question is, why hasn’t it taken off?



Wireless charging is not exactly a new concept and has been around for many years now but while smartphones are evolving and becoming better every year, the wireless chargers have failed woefully to enjoy the same attention both from the phone makers and the users.



Recently Smartphone giant Apple admitted defeat when it cancelled a product they’ve been working on since 2017. The product is called “Air Power” and what it does is simple, just a wireless charging pad that is very flat and can charge all Apple devices wirelessly at the same time. That is, if the product had succeeded, Apple users would have been able to use it to charge their iPhone, Air Pods and Apple Watch all at the same time. Rather, the project failed and was cancelled completely because Apple engineers just couldn’t get it right!

We’ve seen a lot of folks who use expensive smartphones with wireless charging capabilities but rather prefer to use the good old plug-in chargers. In this post, TechCapon will take out time to explain why this product is such a big failure and why it is not impressing anyone even though the concept is great.



NUMBER ONE: YOU NEED A SMARTPHONE CASE THAT IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING WIRELESS CHARGING.


One of the ways to charge your phone wirelessly is by using a smartphone case charger and only a few people actually have it. Apple released its own wireless charging case late last year and users complained it doesn’t charge their batteries full before running out. Also, not every smartphone maker has such a product. I haven’t heard of Sony, LG and other high-end companies producing such for their buyers. So it’s not only expensive, but it’s also difficult to find in the market.




No they are not useless, maybe yet to reach full potential, but not useless.
Once went to swim with a friend who has a waterproof phone which has wireless charging capability, that's how he charged it when we got out of the water and couldn't charge with USB port yet...

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by jhalakghkhan: 10:56pm On Apr 20, 2019
TechCapon:
TechCapon



EVERYTHING WRONG WITH WIRELESS CHARGERS AND WHY THE TECHNOLOGY HAS FAILED TO IMPRESS USERS.

The idea of wireless chargers sound great right? The idea of charging smartphones wirelessly without having to carry wires around. Actually there are smartphones with these capabilities, in fact, there’s hardly any new high-end smartphone that doesn’t come with this functionality. The problem is, no one seems to be using it. So the big question is, why hasn’t it taken off?



Wireless charging is not exactly a new concept and has been around for many years now but while smartphones are evolving and becoming better every year, the wireless chargers have failed woefully to enjoy the same attention both from the phone makers and the users.



Recently Smartphone giant Apple admitted defeat when it cancelled a product they’ve been working on since 2017. The product is called “Air Power” and what it does is simple, just a wireless charging pad that is very flat and can charge all Apple devices wirelessly at the same time. That is, if the product had succeeded, Apple users would have been able to use it to charge their iPhone, Air Pods and Apple Watch all at the same time. Rather, the project failed and was cancelled completely because Apple engineers just couldn’t get it right!

We’ve seen a lot of folks who use expensive smartphones with wireless charging capabilities but rather prefer to use the good old plug-in chargers. In this post, TechCapon will take out time to explain why this product is such a big failure and why it is not impressing anyone even though the concept is great.



NUMBER ONE: YOU NEED A SMARTPHONE [url]CASE [/url]THAT IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING WIRELESS CHARGING.


One of the ways to charge your phone wirelessly is by using a smartphone case charger and only a few people actually have it. Apple released its own wireless charging case late last year and users complained it doesn’t charge their batteries full before running out. Also, not every smartphone maker has such a product. I haven’t heard of Sony, LG and other high-end companies producing such for their buyers. So it’s not only expensive, but it’s also difficult to find in the market. To know more you can visit this site, https://techt20.com.

Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by bravesoul247(m): 11:14pm On Apr 20, 2019
PhenomenalMorgan:
Someone said that while the likes the of Samsung and Huawei is being innovative with Triple cameras with 50× zoom, indisplay ultrasonic fingerprint scanners, reverse wireless charging and the likes...
Apple is still struggling to make a wireless charger gringringringrin....
But TechCapon you should know that slow wireless chargers are gradually being phased out...
Xiaomi has released a 27 watt wireless charger... That's faster than many normal chargers...
Xiaomi marketers. I greet una o
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by bravesoul247(m): 11:16pm On Apr 20, 2019
TechCapon:

TechCapon



NUMBER TWO: WIRELESS CHARGERS ARE SLOWER THAN WIRED CHARGERS.

The weird thing about charging is that it uses something called electromagnetic induction. What that means is to transfer energy from one place (e.g wireless charge) to another (e.g smartphone). This concept uses two physical coils, the induction coil in the charger and the receiver coil in the phone. If the phone is placed on the charger but the two coils are not well aligned with each other the phone will not charge correctly.



This method of charging is much slower than plugging your phone using a wired charger which lets the power flow directly from the socket, through the wire and into the phone. Most wired chargers have a rating of 12W while most wireless chargers have a rating of between 7.5W to 10W. If you use a case or smartphone cover, the wireless charger may not even work at all until you remove the cover.



Some of may be wondering, what about wireless chargers with fast charge capabilities. Yeah, there are such wireless chargers no doubt but the thing is it only works with a phone from the same manufacturer. That means a Samsung wireless charger with fast charge will not work well with LG smartphone and vice versa. So if you don’t need a fast charger or you’re only charging your phone at night while you sleep, then a wireless charge might be okay for you.



NUMBER 3: YOU CAN’T USE YOUR PHONE CONVENIENTLY WHILE YOU’RE CHARGING IT WITH WIRELESS CHARGERS


Since a wireless charger requires you to place your phone on it for it to work, how are you going to use it while charging? The only way to use it is to remove it from the charger but it’s not that way with a wired charger. With a normal charger, you can answer a phone call, play games, use Instagram and so on while the phone is charging.



NUMBER 4: WIRELESS CHARGERS ARE NOT WIRELESS grin


wireless charging ?

Yeah, it sounds funny but it’s true. Wireless chargers are not wireless because the also have wires of their own which you still have to plug into the sockets for them to work. The only thing wireless about it is eliminating the wire between your phone and the charger. So if you still need to plug it in every time you use it, why call it a wireless charger?



NUMBER 5: WIRELESS CHARGERS ARE SO EXPENSIVE


wireless charging


Despite the fact that these wireless chargers are not as effective as the normal chargers, they’re still very expensive. The low budget ones cost between $15 to $30 while the fancy ones cost between $60 to $100



Notwithstanding, despite all these disadvantages, that doesn’t stop the smartphone companies from producing smartphones with wireless charging capabilities. If wireless chargers are to impress users, the companies will have to figure out a way to make these chargers work wireless just like Wi-Fi. Yes, so that if the charger is plugged in, the smartphone can be anywhere in the room and still receive charging signals from it. A few companies like OSSIO are already working on a true wireless charging product.

They claim that their products can charge devices within a short range, just like how WIFI works. This sounds cool but none of these companies has released such charger yet. Its just talk and no action but we hope technology advance fast enough so we can get it.

So that’s it until the technology can improve to the extent where wireless chargers can work wirelessly like WIFI and charge smartphones from a safe distance, it remains a USELESS FEATURE IN ANY SMARTPHONE.

SOURCE:https://techcapon.com/wireless-charging-a-useless-feature-in-the-smartphone-industry/
I don't think it's useless, it's innovative
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by AgreatMan: 2:19am On Apr 21, 2019
abumeinben:


Nothing is wrong with wireless charging.. For example, I choose not to use Bluetooth earpiece just because it makes me look childish, and when dem move your phone, the earpiece go still dey play songs dey go, until the thief is out of sight. grin

No Sir, Bluetooth earphones r not childish. You just don't have access to varieties. But wired headphones produce better sounds.

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by AgreatMan: 2:22am On Apr 21, 2019
AkpaMgbor:

The faceid on my device is very convenient..I was a bit skeptical initially when buying it..but I found that it was more accurate with less failure than touchid...I go to the gym a lot and I had troubles with a sweaty finger on my touchid..

No Sir, I just soaked my finger in water n try to unlock my device and it works perfectly. I tried it 10 times, it worked 9 times cheesy

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by Kingkun69(m): 2:26am On Apr 21, 2019
stupidity:
I just realized by the year 2050 I will be a grand father. cry


And I’m not happy about it. I want to go back. Back to running around naqed
adulthood na scam

Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by remi4ever(m): 6:30am On Apr 21, 2019
Redoil:
Your headache
We the money bag will buy anything thrown at us
Sir, please throw me small money sir. 0235015160 Remilekun Gtb
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by chuksbenin: 12:05pm On Apr 21, 2019
I got mine for 20 pounds and it's very fast.
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by abumeinben(m): 12:54pm On Apr 21, 2019
AgreatMan:


No Sir, Bluetooth earphones r not childish. You just don't have access to varieties. But wired headphones produce better sounds.

Really?
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by PhenomenalMorgan(m): 7:21am On Apr 22, 2019
bravesoul247:
Xiaomi marketers. I greet una o
Lol, I use Nokia, I've never used a Xiaomi device...
What I said was absolutely correct, check it yourself...
Those are companies that give good and innovative features, unlike the likes of Tecno gringringrin

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by samsard(m): 8:08am On Apr 22, 2019
PhenomenalMorgan:

Go and see how fast the Face ID of OnePlus 6 and 6t is...
Then Compare it to your beloved iPhone X...
FaceID is still A LOT more accurate and advanced. Every reviewer will tell you not to rely on face recognition on android as security.
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by PhenomenalMorgan(m): 8:30am On Apr 22, 2019
samsard:
FaceID is still A LOT more accurate and advanced. Every reviewer will tell you not to rely on face recognition on android as security.
lol, which reviewer said so
Every other Android flagship device which a rectangular notch uses ir light and flood illuminators found in iPhones to make face recognition secure...
Watch MKBHD's review of Oppo find X where he compared there face recognition to face ID...
Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by Codedboy95(m): 2:30am On Apr 28, 2019
PhenomenalMorgan:

lol, which reviewer said so
Every other Android flagship device which a rectangular notch uses ir light and flood illuminators found in iPhones to make face recognition secure...
Watch MKBHD's review of Oppo find X where he compared there face recognition to face ID...
.
PhenomenalMorgan:

lol, which reviewer said so
Every other Android flagship device which a rectangular notch uses ir light and flood illuminators found in iPhones to make face recognition secure, the face unlock on the 6t is very fast but doesn't compare to iphone's face ID
Watch MKBHD's review of Oppo find X where he compared there face recognition to face ID...
old post but I had to comment, I use oneplus 6t and sadly my Friend who looks a little like me is able to face unlock my phone not just once but several times. The face unlock on the 6t is very fast but doesn't compare to iPhone face ID in terms of security

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Re: Wireless Charging: A Useless Feature In The Smartphone Industry by tck2000(m): 11:51am On Sep 08, 2019
stupidity:
what are you zooming with 50x camera lens? You want to zoom in your future ni? All these innovations to me are bullshits. Left to me, 2018 phones can serve well till 2020 - 2025. I don’t see the needs introducing new phones with unneeded hardware.

By the way, if you have used iPhones Face ID, believe me, you will not bother use fingerprint scanner again, be it indisplay or whatever
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