I was so confused by the name “Nothing”. Really not a great idea to use a pronoun for a company name.
It’s better than nothing.
Also blame the author for putting “Nothing” as the first word which is confusing with the capitalization. Even better they could throw “manufacturer” or “phone maker” in there first so you know exactly what they mean.
surely a licensing fee would be a lot less
A license fee for using a magnet to hold something? Really?
How is this any different than using refrigerator magnets?You’re using fridge magnets without paying royalties?!?
I’m sure there’s a patent troll that will be sending you a sternly worded letter soon.
did you know almost all electricity is generated by a patented apple technology, magnets?
I swear the Nexus 5 had magnets long before apple even had wireless charging.
Palm Pre did it first. Apple copied.
Yes, they did. I still have that somewhere. Best phone ever made.
Nexus 5 had magnets?
I have one and I don’t see any magnets? Only a coil…
I can’t find any official documentation right now, but there are some references to it.
Maybe the magnets were in the charger and the phone just had some ferrous material?
And like that other guy said, the palm was another 4 years before that.
My folding phone has magnets, but they’re not used for charging. I assume they’re used to detect if the phone is folded or not.
I genuinely don’t understand how this is a feature that anyone even needs. I can see the convenience of wireless charging even though I don’t personallt need that either but the magnetic part of it doesn’t add any apparent value to me.
It allows for a lot of cool accessories such as battery packs. No user swappable batteries so that’s the next best thing
Case would seem to do that just fine too. Especially in the case of battery packs considering how inefficient wireless charging is.
Makes for a good way to mount in a car.
As opposed to what we’ve been using for 30 years?
This works better I would argue. No moving parts, so it’s durable. The magnetic mount aligns the wireless charging coils so you can deliver more power and you don’t need a cable that wears out. Along with that it’s quick to snap in place. Just set it against the mount and grab it off when you’re done.
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You lack imagination.
Says the AI.
The magnetic thing aligns the charging coils perfectly for increased efficiency.
The hilarious thing are the wireless charging battery banks. Like, yes, let’s add giant battery banks that do nothing but make the phone super hot and overheat and only actually transmit like 50% of their energy anyway.
My wife and I both use them for wireless charging, car mounting, and to hold phone grips. Not everyone needs magnets on their phone, but we use them all the time.
