Official Samsung Galaxy Wireless Fast Charger Convertible

[Dadekovski]

Hello people,

please be so kind and tell me is this charger something neccessarry to be bought or people (we) can live without and charge our Note 8 with the included wired fast charger?
I really do not know whether to buy it or not.
It looks so cool, and to charge phone fast looks interesting.

For example, I have charged my phone via wired charger from 19-20% to 100%, in about 90 minutes.

Edit - what are the pros/cons?

Thank you in advance for your advice.

 

[Hagbard57]

I got one free as part of the launch promo and I love it. I think the thing I like the most is the convertible part combined with the always on display. As my phone is my alarm clock I can have it charging at night with the always on display visible and when I grab it in the morning I am not pulling cables out of chargers or knocking things off of the headboard.
tldr: I love it.

 

[cac9478]

I wouldn't say that it is necessary to have. It does look cool especially on my desk at work. The only downside is that even with wireless fast charging it still does not charge anywhere near as fast as with the cable. The "fast" only implies that it is faster than the original wireless charger. I had one next to my bed but eventually stop using it as I found that more often than not I would want to still use my phone while it was on the charger or I wanted to get a faster charge when I was getting ready to leave the house.

 

[smarcin]

I, too, got one as part of the free bundle from Samsung. I just set it up. It does look cool, but if it is set up to use it as a dock, it won't charge my Note 8 with my Otterbox Defender case on it. So sad. It will charge if you have the charger flat with the Otterbox on. I believe the problem is that the charger surface is slightly curved. The phone has to touch it in just the right spot to charge. It probably would work better without the case. I was hoping since the box says, "up to 9 Watt wireless Fast charge" it might be faster than my last generation flat Samsung wireless Fast charger, but it's not. I put my phone at 30% on both. Both say 2 hr 2 min to charge. If you take the cable out of the convertible wireless fast charger and plug it directly into your phone, it says 1 hr 15 min to charge. The good thing is, this convertible charger comes with a USB C cable and the standard Samsung Fast charger, so it can be used as a spare. The last generation flat wireless charger came with a microUSB cable and standard Fast charger. My final conclusion is, since mine was free, I might keep it. I personally wouldn't buy one that won't charge my Note 8 with my Otterbox on in the upright position. As a side note, the convertible charger won't charge my Note 8 in the landscape position either with the Defender case on it.

 

[Shuthefrontdoor]

If mines didn't come free with promo, I would of end up buying it.

 

[Limeybastard]

Never use it, waste of space. Generates heat, but cable slow charging does not.

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[myechophone]

Never use it, waste of space. Generates heat, but cable slow charging does not.

Weird. My pho ne does not get warm on the official wireless charger

 

[oneandroidnut]

Weird. My pho ne does not get warm on the official wireless charger

Mine either and OP it is great! I got mine for free with phone and was like I will never use this thing, well i haven't plugged my phone in at home! Goes right on there and convenient! Love having mine after months!

 

[Limeybastard]

Rubbish. All the wireless charging naturally causes heat. It's the nature of the beast.

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[Shuthefrontdoor]

It failed me! I placed my phone on it last night and woke up to a non charged phone! Way to ruin my day ?

 

[oneandroidnut]

Rubbish. All the wireless charging naturally causes heat. It's the nature of the beast.

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I bet it's cooler then fast charging plugged in

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[Limeybastard]

I bet it's cooler then fast charging plugged in

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Might be. I don't fast charge cable either LOL

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[KruseLudsMobile]

Wireless not necessary but what is very handy is having a couple 10 foot long cables...

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA

 

[Limeybastard]

Wireless not necessary but what is very handy is having a couple 10 foot long cables...

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA

True it's handy for some. , I agree.

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[oneandroidnut]

Might be. I don't fast charge cable either LOL

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LOL so it has same amount of heat as wireless charging!

 

[Limeybastard]

LOL so it has same amount of heat as wireless charging!

Wouldn't know never tried it

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[oneandroidnut]

Wouldn't know never tried it

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LOL trust me then it is

 

[vndnguyen]

LOL trust me then it is

It is the fact as the performance/efficiency of wireless charging is always less the than cable charging.

 

[iliadis_babis]

In mine the fan is constantly on! I mean all the f time!! I cannot wirelessly charge at night because is so annoying! Also I think is too flimsy and I don't like the leather like texture , feels like the plastic on a ps3 controller analog cap.

 

[senectus]

I find it perfect for next to the bed charging..