Wireless Charging
Wireless charging in the iPhone 8 would be nice, but this feature from Android phones would be better
Antonio Villas-Boas 22h 26,252
Rumors about wireless charging coming to Apple's upcoming iPhones were thrown into the limelight again this week when Slashleaks posted an alleged photo of a wireless charging module designed for the "iPhone 8."
Wireless charging would be a new feature for Apple's iPhone, and it's certainly futuristic. It's charging... without a wired connection. Except, there is a wired connection for the wireless charging dock to get the power in the first place.
Wireless charging is only an OK feature to have. The only problem it solves is fumbling around the floor for a charging cable. Sure, it's nice to simply place your phone on a wireless charging dock or pad on your nightstand so it charges overnight, or while you're at work so your phone's battery is continuously topped up. Otherwise, wireless charging has proven to be slower than wired charging in most phones. And because wireless charging requires your phone to stay in contact with a wireless charging dock, you can't pick it up and use it while it's charging wirelessly.
So, wireless charging gives you slower charging speeds and your phone needs to stay on the wireless charging dock. That doesn't seem very useful.
Quick charging, on the other hand, is far more useful. You plug your phone into a quick charger, and it gets hours of battery life from just a few minutes of charging. And you can keep using your phone while it's quick charging. It's something that Android phones have featured over the last couple of years while iPhone users have been stuck with regular, comparatively slow charging.