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> Wireless charging: not new

It irritates me that this has been a feature off and on since the Palm Pre or before, and that phone makers alternately trot it out as new shiny and then silently take it away again at random times. Every device should have it, IMO, for the convenience.



I liked the Pixel 1's metal backing which is my understanding why Wireless Charging was not possible. All things considered, the tradeoff of metal phone vs. wireless is a pretty good choice to have depending on how you use your phones.

Not to mention the pixel 4's glass design makes it heavy.


Personally I hate Qi charging because it's bad for battery health due to heat and it increases weight by coil and surface material like glass.

I like to have Qi for ear buds, watch or something like smaller battery devices, but not for phones that has big batteries.




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