Why Apple hasn’t picked up Wireless Charging yet (and why you shouldn’t either)

For the last year, people have been hotly debating whether the iPhone 7 release was going to have wireless charging. And now we know – it doesn’t.

So why hasn’t Apple jumped onto the bandwagon yet? We’re speculating it’s pretty similar to the reasons why we don’t like wireless charging either:

The technology is unstable
Wireless charging as it currently is, is quite simply, unstable. After the release of wireless charging in devices such as the Nexus 6 and Samsung S7, plenty of people have taken online to complain about how their devices continually disconnect from being charged. Who wants to put their phone down for an hour to charge, only to come back to find that it hasn’t  charged at all?

Wireless charging isn’t even that useful in its wirelessness
While being wireless, the benefits of being truly wireless haven’t been totally developed yet. Phones need to be placed directly on the charging mat in order for it to charge wirelessly. Which makes me wonder- why not just plug it in? If I’m lying in bed looking at my phone, when it’s plugged in, I can at least charge it up while I scroll through my various feeds. With wireless charging I would not be able to charge and browse at the same time. Sure, you don’t need to have an AC adaptor handy, which could be useful at times, but this brings me to the next point.

Wireless charging is much slower than plugging in
If you’re going to be forced to place your phone on a charging, you’d want it to at least charge at the same rate as a standard USB plug – but it doesn’t. It charges much slower than when it’s plugged  in and still needs to be left stationary. Google even famously retracted the capability to wirelessly charge on its later devices, citing difficulties with phone thickness, charging speeds and sheer efficiency of charging via cables (and USB-C).

It heats up your phone, and some phone cases must be removed in order to charge
Not only do I need to keep my phone stationary and flat on a charging mat, but the charging also will heat my phone up in the process. Moreover,  it doesn’t accommodate for every phone case, so some users may find themselves having to constantly remove their cases in order to wirelessly charge. A bit more effort than it’s worth perhaps?

All in all, wireless charging is on its way. And when it does become commonplace for all of our devices to charge wirelessly, it will undoubtedly be amazing. But for now, wireless charging is simply a fancy gimmick that manufacturers are using to sell their phones.

I’m pretty sure Apple sees right through this, and are waiting until the technology is just right before they release it to the masses.

(Yet). Plus, if Regina George thinks it’s true – it’s got to be true.

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