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| Apple has been doing that for a while. WOOT! has USB chargers on sale frequently, almost daily.
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| I just buy Anker chargers that have one USB-A and two USB-C ports. Also a qi wireless charger for the phone, watch, and AirPods. I guess I play for the San Diego chargers.
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| quote: Originally posted by V-Tail: Apple has been doing that for a while.
WOOT! has USB chargers on sale frequently, almost daily.
Same with my latest Samsung. |
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| Many things are soon to be going to USB-C so you might as well just get on board.☺️
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| quote: Originally posted by V-Tail: I prefer the wireless chargers. Just set the phone down on it, and Bob's your uncle. Nothing to plug in. No wear and tear on cables, connectors, phone parts.
Well there IS wear and tear on the battery though. Wireless charging is inefficient (vs wired charging), resulting excess temperature, which can affect the lifespan of the battery. While it's certainly convenient, if you only charge your phone a with a wireless charger, it's possible you'll end up with a shorter lifespan as a result. https://www.androidauthority.c...tery-health-3198991/
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| quote: Originally posted by sjtill: I just buy Anker chargers that have one USB-A and two USB-C ports. Also a qi wireless charger for the phone, watch, and AirPods. I guess I play for the San Diego chargers.
Anker is my go-to, I’ve got a bunch of them through the house. Good quality and good price. The dumb little Apple cube chargers are slow anyway.
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| A lot of things have chargers built in. For example, our chairs, our couch , my daughter’s bed frame, our laptops, our desktop, our power strips, the TVs, cars, etc. Slow charging increases a battery’s lifespan. |
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| And, of course, there’s a hefty USB-C charger in every MacBook package.
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| Freaking Apple. I'm not sure why people put up with their crap.
On our Alaska trip, I brought a cigarette-lighter adapter with 2 USB-A ports, because I knew we'd be in the car most of the days, and likely wouldn't have access to grid power most places. If figured with a 2-port adapter we could easily take turns and keep everybody's stuff charged up. Our Motorola phones are USB-C and come with a USB-A to USB-C charging cord, so they work with pretty much every device ever made. The car even had a built-in USB-A port in the console, as did the airplane seats.
The two other guys that came with us had Apple phones, which apparently come with cords that use some goofy connector other than a standard USB-A plug. They also didn't think to bring a 12v power adapter with their proprietary plug on it. As a result, they could only charge at a wall outlet and were SOL with dead batteries most of the trip.
Apple makes nice stuff, but their insistence on doing everything their own way instead of complying with industry standards does a disservice to their customers. |
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| quote: Originally posted by 92fstech: Freaking Apple. I'm not sure why people put up with their crap.
You can hate on Apple all you want, but this isn't an Apple issue and USB-C isn't "proprietary" as you've indicated. quote: USB-C is undeniably the superior connection type due to its higher data transfer rates, ability to charge large electronics and symmetrical connection port. This is why it's becoming the industry standard and will become ubiquitous in the near future. tom's Guide; USB-C vs. USB-A: What’s the difference?In other news, there are clouds outside today needing a good scolding! ![Razz](http://sigforum.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif)
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| quote: Slow charging increases a battery’s lifespan.
Almost. It's more like slow charging doesn't shorten the life of the battery nearly as stupidly fast as fast charging does. It's as if fast chargers are the insidious means to compel people into considering buying a new phone more often than they otherwise would need to by quietly deteriorating the existing phone's Li-based battery faster than it normally would. As if companies like Anker are actually in cahoots with phone makers to be their unforeseen enablers...after all, it's not Apple, Samsung, Google and all the rest who are the ones supplying those fast charging wall warts, right? Nah, it couldn't be so nefarious as to device makers having active obsolescence strategies...right?
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