How to charge your phone without wires? Wireless charging the example of Galaxy S5 – iXBT.com

All modern gadgets are good, except for wired charging. Not only that, most of the devices have to charge every day, so more and each device may require a specific wire and zaryadchik! It took a smart phone while charging, first disconnect the charger cable, then connect it again. Add to this the presence of the port plugs from waterproof devices or inconvenience connection connectors that connect the blind (without visual control) is practically impossible. The best option is seen coming home work cafe enough to put the phone laptop headphones watches, etc. on the table and they immediately begin to charge, but today it is more science fiction. The first steps towards giving up wires have already been made and it is time to take advantage of their results. Next, I will describe an attempt to give up on the example of solutions from Samsung to the best of my presence in the smartphone SamsungGalaxu S5.
On the online auction site Ebay I have ordered a replacement back cover for SamsungGalaxy S5 with wireless charging standard Qi «SChargerCover» and wireless charging cover Samsung «SChargerPad».

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Both devices are available in small white cardboard packages that bear the names of the devices, their photos and information on the certification of devices for compliance with QI.

Included with each unit comes with instruction, and that’s the whole kit.



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Useful of the operating instructions

What has been interesting to gather from the instructions on the back cover is the antenna NFC and a ban put «SChargerCover» in the charging panel separate from your smartphone. In turn, the instruction to the wireless charging panel recommends the use of mains charger with a current of 2A, warning of possible problems with the reception of cellular signal smartphone while charging in areas with a weak signal network, and includes a table with a description of the light indicating the charging of the device

The indicator light >	Device status
Red →  Green →  Orange →	When connected to a wall outlet
Flashing orange	If charging is not performed correctly
Green	If charging is performed correctly
Flashing green	If you use the charger with a current 2A
Off	From the stand

The back cover with wireless charging «SChargerCover»

Now about the features of wireless charging is SamsungGalaxyS5, and it is that the phone is not receiving antenna that is, charge the phone via a wireless charging, you can not! To do this you need to buy back cover with built-in antennas, wireless charging and NFC. The disadvantage of this solution is that the phone is a few millimeters thick and covers the majority of use becomes impossible. Plus it follows from minus, due to the greater thickness of the back cover with the wireless charging your phone’s camera does not protrude beyond the edges of the body and less likely to scratch the protective glass chamber, in addition it is possible to use NFC with third-party batteries (Samsung builds NFC antenna in batteries).

Wireless Charger «SChargerPad»

SChargerPadпредставляет of itself a square with sides of 72 mm and a height of 9 mm. On 2 adjacent sides of which is microUSB connector for connecting the power adapter and LED charging status. The device is very easy and does not take up much space on the table.

Width «SChargerPad» smaller than the width of the smartphone, and while charging the device is completely blocked phone, see the status of the indicator light is nearly impossible, although special need in this, smart phone itself will notify the start charging a beep and a message on the screen. In the first few days, the small size «SChargerPad» caused inconvenience, the phone does not always fit properly and strive to slip away from the filling panel in the habit later rescued and the smartphone was always located on the panel properly. And have it relative to the wireless charging pad should be centers combining devices relative to each other because it is there is reception antenna in the rear cover S ChargerCover.

How does it work?

charging process is simple, smart enough to put on the charger, you hear a beep and the screen will display the start charging a smartphone, on the charging panel indicator light shows the status of the charging process. Everything!

Operating experience

on the table« SChargerPad »looks pretty well, and it is made in the same style as the smartphone itself, so that the appearance of the claims nor any. Before purchasing a wireless charging pad smartphone is charged by the computer, «S ChargerPad» and connect to it. Time to full charge did not measure, but it feels no different from a wired version! Returning for lunch with the discharged phone, time to recharge it at 25-30% over the lunch time (about an hour). Before the advent of wireless charging was too lazy to bother with wires, so went the rest of the day with a reminder of the need to charge your phone or change the batteries.

Result

To refuse wires may with some reservations, but possible. Now it is enough to put the phone on the charging pad, and it is being charged. So it should be charged portable device: a gadget you use them in the hands, the wire does not prevent or limit, on the table is charged! No need to constantly disconnect the cable for the device and connect it again. The optimum would be immediate synchronization with the computer when connected. For example, I put the camera to charge it once connected to a computer, and you can view the captured photo video. Only it happened, probably some of the fourth version of the protocol Qi similar to the USB typeC.

Be with you life without wires! )))