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Best Qi Chargers for the money (Nexus 5)

Silenus

Silenus

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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 said:
Go to ATT.com. Find the Nokia Lumia wireless charger. Buy for $30. Done.
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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.
 
Do any of these have the additional capability to charge USB or iPad devices (via standard USB charging)?
 
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.
 
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
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)
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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.
 
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.
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What's the charge time like for your Nexus 4? Do you charge through a case?
 
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.
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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
 
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.
 
Tebor0 said:
What's the charge time like for your Nexus 4? Do you charge through a case?
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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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