Phones only have glass backs to let wireless charging work so I don’t see aluminium making a come back any time soon.
Wireless charging isn't all that needed IMO. It's kind of old technology, my phone had it 10 years ago but none of my phones have had it since and I haven't really missed it because USB C charging is fast enough where wireless charging isn't really necessary.
It's also a gimmick afaic, it's not "Wireless" to me until it can charge contactless from a distance. This not-really-wireless wireless crap just moved the connection and made it magnetic instead of a plug. It's a glorified magsafe lmao
Hell yeah, dont understand why people are big about this while it just contact charging. It doesnt even charge phone fast nor efficient. Funny people keep bragging about waste while they use inefficient charging method which waste more energy.
It's inefficient, but it doesn't depend on a finnicky-ass charging port so that's nice.
When Apple goes USB-C on iPhones, I will unfortunately have to start using wireless charging, because USB-C ports are so annoying to clean compared to Lightning, I don't plan on having a functional one after a year of owning a USB-C phone.
I'd never want to get rid of wired charging, but wireless is a really nice option. I'm never able to find a good angle/spot for my phone in my car with a wire sticking out of it. Even with a dashboard mount, I would prefer the mount itself be powered to avoid having the cable just hanging with the pull of gravity on it.
I hate wireless charging too, though. It's inherently less efficient than wired, and you have less range of motion while charging. With a wire, I can still use my phone while it's plugged in. Wireless charging needs to go away imo.
Couldn't disagree more. Wireless charging with magnetic attachment like magsafe is a godsend for using my phone as a GPS. Just slap it onto it's magnetic wireless charger and go. Pull it off when done. A million times better than the old chargers that grip the phone and then also having to plug it in every time I need to drive somewhere, then undo it all when I get there.
Jesus Christ
I'm pretty glad to have both options. I take your point about using it while charging, but I also find myself having to jump up from my desk quite a bit, and it's nice to be able to just pick up my phone without first unplugging it. And I imagine all of that plugging and unplugging is reducing the durability of the port over time.
I really like the magnetic charging port plug adaptors for situations like that, but personally, if I'm jumping up and down from my desk at work or something and have my phone plugged in, I'll just leave it on my desk while I'm away. And if I'm not coming back to it for a good bit, the extra half second it takes to unplug my phone is more than worth the more efficient power transfer, imo.
But to each their own.
Each to their own indeed!
I interested in how your hate for wireless charging has anything to do with this thread?
We've had wireless charging in every single material back and it's absolutely wonderful QOL improvement.
It can't be done through metal backs, for what it's worth.
WTF? Just don't use wireless charging ffs. What a dumb opinion.
Considering it comes at the cost of your phone being more fragile, the argument is not without merit
And the extra costs to support a feature I never use.
What does wireless charging has to do with phones being more fragile?
The glass backs that this conversation started with
I hate wireless charging too, though. It's inherently less efficient than wired, and you have less range of motion while charging. With a wire, can still use my phone while it's plugged in. Wireless charging needs to go away imo.
Glass isn't mentioned nowhere in this comment which started this conversation.
That comment did not start the conversation, it was a response to the comment above it, which directly mentions glass.
That's why I deleted my comment almost immediately after posting it. Now I'm wondering how were you able to reply to it few hours later. Guess this Lemmy thing is still buggy.
Ah, makes sense. Yeah it still exists on my instance. Hopefully the underlying bug gets resolved, since it's now wasted both of our time :)
Metal backs are incompatible with wireless charging.
So that leaves ceramic, plastic and glass. Plastic isn't "premium" enough apparently so that leaves ceramic and glass both of which are fragile
Plastic also works, and is far more durable
Phone manufacturers: "Man this glass stuff likes to shatter a lot no matter what we try to make it stronger. I know, let's wrap the whole phone in it that'll solve everything!!!! 111"
We had phones with glass backs before wireless charging was widespread (see sony xperia z phones from 8+ years ago for example)
Phones only have glass backs to let wireless charging work so I don’t see aluminium making a come back any time soon.
Wireless charging isn't all that needed IMO. It's kind of old technology, my phone had it 10 years ago but none of my phones have had it since and I haven't really missed it because USB C charging is fast enough where wireless charging isn't really necessary.
It's also a gimmick afaic, it's not "Wireless" to me until it can charge contactless from a distance. This not-really-wireless wireless crap just moved the connection and made it magnetic instead of a plug. It's a glorified magsafe lmao
Hell yeah, dont understand why people are big about this while it just contact charging. It doesnt even charge phone fast nor efficient. Funny people keep bragging about waste while they use inefficient charging method which waste more energy.
It's inefficient, but it doesn't depend on a finnicky-ass charging port so that's nice.
When Apple goes USB-C on iPhones, I will unfortunately have to start using wireless charging, because USB-C ports are so annoying to clean compared to Lightning, I don't plan on having a functional one after a year of owning a USB-C phone.
I'd never want to get rid of wired charging, but wireless is a really nice option. I'm never able to find a good angle/spot for my phone in my car with a wire sticking out of it. Even with a dashboard mount, I would prefer the mount itself be powered to avoid having the cable just hanging with the pull of gravity on it.
I hate wireless charging too, though. It's inherently less efficient than wired, and you have less range of motion while charging. With a wire, I can still use my phone while it's plugged in. Wireless charging needs to go away imo.
Couldn't disagree more. Wireless charging with magnetic attachment like magsafe is a godsend for using my phone as a GPS. Just slap it onto it's magnetic wireless charger and go. Pull it off when done. A million times better than the old chargers that grip the phone and then also having to plug it in every time I need to drive somewhere, then undo it all when I get there.
Jesus Christ
I'm pretty glad to have both options. I take your point about using it while charging, but I also find myself having to jump up from my desk quite a bit, and it's nice to be able to just pick up my phone without first unplugging it. And I imagine all of that plugging and unplugging is reducing the durability of the port over time.
I really like the magnetic charging port plug adaptors for situations like that, but personally, if I'm jumping up and down from my desk at work or something and have my phone plugged in, I'll just leave it on my desk while I'm away. And if I'm not coming back to it for a good bit, the extra half second it takes to unplug my phone is more than worth the more efficient power transfer, imo.
But to each their own.
Each to their own indeed!
I interested in how your hate for wireless charging has anything to do with this thread?
We've had wireless charging in every single material back and it's absolutely wonderful QOL improvement.
It can't be done through metal backs, for what it's worth.
WTF? Just don't use wireless charging ffs. What a dumb opinion.
Considering it comes at the cost of your phone being more fragile, the argument is not without merit
And the extra costs to support a feature I never use.
What does wireless charging has to do with phones being more fragile?
The glass backs that this conversation started with
Glass isn't mentioned nowhere in this comment which started this conversation.
That comment did not start the conversation, it was a response to the comment above it, which directly mentions glass.
That's why I deleted my comment almost immediately after posting it. Now I'm wondering how were you able to reply to it few hours later. Guess this Lemmy thing is still buggy.
Ah, makes sense. Yeah it still exists on my instance. Hopefully the underlying bug gets resolved, since it's now wasted both of our time :)
Metal backs are incompatible with wireless charging.
So that leaves ceramic, plastic and glass. Plastic isn't "premium" enough apparently so that leaves ceramic and glass both of which are fragile
Plastic also works, and is far more durable
Phone manufacturers: "Man this glass stuff likes to shatter a lot no matter what we try to make it stronger. I know, let's wrap the whole phone in it that'll solve everything!!!! 111"
We had phones with glass backs before wireless charging was widespread (see sony xperia z phones from 8+ years ago for example)