Review of the samsung wireless charger

For the past few years I have been an anti Samsung person mainly due to them stealing design intellectual property and bluntly copying their fruit flavored competitors and have been called an anti android person thus I decided to try more of their products from their mobility division (smart phones, tablets and accessories).

This time it was Samsung’s new qi/chi technology based 1^st generation wireless chargers meant for the galaxy s6 and the galaxy s6 edge, these are not to be mistaken for the 2^nd gen fast wireless charge which cost slightly more than the 1^st generation chargers.

The wireless charger can and should be considered one of the coolest techs of 2015/2016 only because of its consistent design with the s6 and note 5 series smartphones and this can be said about most the accessories out with the 2015/2016 lineup and a good example of this can the new and slightly expensive level headphones lineup although the wireless charger has a few flaws.

Firstly, the fact that it is advertised as a cord free solution but requires you to connect the fast charger from your galaxy device into it which needs to be a 5v/2A charger approved by Samsung for their claim of “optimal use “.

Secondly the device costs north of 50 $ or 200 Emirati dirhams and does not come with a cable or cord to plug it into the wall and most users would have to use the cable that came with their smartphones or purchase another one but it works with the Usb 2.0 micro standard so a cable wont set you back that much.

Thirdly due to it being a relatively new technology it takes about 1 hour to charge 10% of my Samsung galaxy’s battery which is pretty slow for technology of the 21^st century and is best suited to be left by your bedside table to charge over time but take causation to your device heating up considerably over time.

 Fourthly, the device may not provide its core function if your case is too thick ex – shock resistant or water proof cases by third party manufacturers although Samsung claims otherwise but there is some good new too ! , the wireless charger definitely works with Samsung’s cases which would only set you back another 50 $ or so .

Lastly, the wireless charger disconnects if it is not kept on a flat surface this can cause an inconvenience to most but there is a quick fix for it which is to activate the day dream mode that for some strange enough reason solves most problems with the charges.

To conclude, the Samsung wireless charger from Samsung is a great device but is not worth the price tag of 50$ mainly due to the drawbacks of using a wireless charger though it is a pretty cool gadget to have .