Best Qi Chargers for the money (Nexus 5)

Silenus · Nov 6, 2013

I definitely want a Qi charger (or two) for both my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. I really like the Tylt Vu...but I just can't bring myself to drop $70 on a wireless charger. I need some suggestions, preferably from your own experience, on what chargers are actually decent for the money (and cheaper than the Tylt Vu).

There are a ton on Amazon, some of which seem a bit janky. What all are you using?

Chrono · Nov 6, 2013

Go to ATT.com. Find the Nokia Lumia wireless charger. Buy for $30. Done.

poofyhairguy · Nov 6, 2013

Or if you don't mind waiting buy one for half that price straight from China:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141041328532?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Silenus · Nov 6, 2013

Chrono said:
Go to ATT.com. Find the Nokia Lumia wireless charger. Buy for $30. Done.

I stumbled across this very thing on XDA after I posted this. Great deal on those!

I may just wait to see how much the "new" Google wireless charger is going to be, though I don't hold much hope in it being significantly less than the old orb charger.

code65536 · Nov 6, 2013

poofyhairguy said:
Or if you don't mind waiting buy one for half that price straight from China:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141041328532?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Wow, I didn't realize that they were so inexpensive. Have you used that model? Is it reliable? What about this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/331057994551 ($12.36 shipped)

zerogear · Nov 6, 2013

I actually grabbed this a while ago, it's a nice big pad, and if you throw the stuff on there, a motor will move the inductive coil to the position of the Qi-enabled device.

One nice thing is that if you have multiple devices on the pad, while it can only charge one at a time, it will move to the 2nd device once the first one is fully charged.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Panason...802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2b92d93a

poofyhairguy · Nov 6, 2013

code65536 said:
Wow, I didn't realize that they were so inexpensive. Have you used that model? Is it reliable? What about this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/331057994551 ($12.36 shipped)

I have only had it for a little while but it works for me. That other one looks like the same thing.

Capt Caveman · Nov 6, 2013

I use this - http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/lg-wireless-charging-pad/

It's $40 but it's super portable and I was able to get one from a Verizon store close by.

Graze · Nov 6, 2013

code65536 said:
Wow, I didn't realize that they were so inexpensive. Have you used that model? Is it reliable? What about this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/331057994551 ($12.36 shipped)

I think I will get this!!!

RossMAN · Nov 6, 2013

Do any of these have the additional capability to charge USB or iPad devices (via standard USB charging)?

vshah · Nov 7, 2013

i really like the orb with the nexus 5. soft touch back means no slipping issues (although I didn't have issues with the n4 either). love how it is propped up at an angle, makes it very easy to use at my desk while it is charging.

Suspicious-Teach8788 · Nov 7, 2013

vshah said:
i really like the orb with the nexus 5. soft touch back means no slipping issues (although I didn't have issues with the n4 either). love how it is propped up at an angle, makes it very easy to use at my desk while it is charging.

My N5 with a TPU case slips right off, but it stops sliding once it hits the table, so that's fine.

The orb idea unfortunately wasn't the brightest still. How do you expect N7 users to use it? Aesthetically it looks nice, but it probably needs clips on the side to be effective.

JoeMcJoe · Nov 7, 2013

I got 4 of these for $80. No beeping on these, which a lot of others do.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1pzvzk/nokia_qi_charger_25_per_item_at_att/

RossMAN · Nov 7, 2013

Now I'm really confused on which model to buy.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C40OG22/

JoeMcJoe · Nov 8, 2013

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517469

Chocu1a · Nov 8, 2013

Do these work with a case on the phone?

zerogear · Nov 8, 2013

Chocu1a said:
Do these work with a case on the phone?

Usually yes, unless you have a really thick case.

Uppsala9496 · Nov 8, 2013

The nokia one from AT&T is nice and the cheapest of the good ones.
Problem is I get wakelocks on my N4 so it is useless. Nothing like waking up in the morning to see my phone at a 30% charge.

JoeMcJoe · Nov 8, 2013

Uppsala9496 said:
The nokia one from AT&T is nice and the cheapest of the good ones.
Problem is I get wakelocks on my N4 so it is useless. Nothing like waking up in the morning to see my phone at a 30% charge.

What do you mean?

dbk · Nov 9, 2013

JoeMcJoe said:
What do you mean?

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/PowerManager.WakeLock.html

There are plenty of apps to control that though

code65536 · Dec 17, 2013

code65536 said:
Wow, I didn't realize that they were so inexpensive. Have you used that model? Is it reliable? What about this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/331057994551 ($12.36 shipped)

I just want to say that I ended up buying the charger in the link quoted above. I've been using it for about a month. Works surprisingly well for both my Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 (I say "surprisingly" because for a cheap no-name eBay thing from China, I kinda expected it to either not work or work poorly).

Wireless charging is one of those things that I didn't think I'll ever need, but once I've gotten used to it, I can't go without it.

Aaaaanyway, the reason I'm bringing all this up is that I decided that I wanted a second one, and when I went to look at the item that I bought (same URL as above), I saw that the price has now dropped to just $10.73 shipped.

Tebor0 · Dec 17, 2013

code65536 said:
I just want to say that I ended up buying the charger in the link quoted above. I've been using it for about a month. Works surprisingly well for both my Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 (I say "surprisingly" because for a cheap no-name eBay thing from China, I kinda expected it to either not work or work poorly).

Wireless charging is one of those things that I didn't think I'll ever need, but once I've gotten used to it, I can't go without it.

Aaaaanyway, the reason I'm bringing all this up is that I decided that I wanted a second one, and when I went to look at the item that I bought (same URL as above), I saw that the price has now dropped to just $10.73 shipped.

What's the charge time like for your Nexus 4? Do you charge through a case?

paperwastage · Dec 17, 2013

Uppsala9496 said:
The nokia one from AT&T is nice and the cheapest of the good ones.
Problem is I get wakelocks on my N4 so it is useless. Nothing like waking up in the morning to see my phone at a 30% charge.

there are some Qi chargers that keep topping up even when full

some of them that detects when the phone is charged and stops (might need a phone that "behaves" in a way that the QI charger understands)

i might get one, eventually, for the office.... move around quite a lot, sometimes need to take my phone, easier to use wireless charging than unplugging

Ravynmagi · Dec 17, 2013

After seeing this thread bumped it reminded I should just go ahead and get one. So I ordered the official Nexus charger from Google Play.

code65536 · Dec 18, 2013

Tebor0 said:
What's the charge time like for your Nexus 4? Do you charge through a case?

Sorry, I never timed it. I use it with my Nexus 5 these days, and it doesn't seem drastically slower than wired charging. It's fast enough that it doesn't bother me.

And yes, I have a TPU case and it charges fine through that.

And this is the kind that keeps topping off the device, because my phone's always full when I pick it up in the morning.

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