I'm hoping it has Qi Charging without having to change the back. I have the S4 and had to change the back to get the Qi charging working. I like the idea of the faux leather back...I think it's smart..less slippery, and unique. I just hope that over time with the oil from your hand that it doesn't get "smooth" and lose its texture.
I still don't see the attraction for wireless charging? From what I read the phone charges slower. Why wouldn't you just want to plug it in? Especially since the N3 has Quick charge 2.0. 75% faster charging sounds better then the convenience of not having to plug it in.
I'm think of something like this but with wireless charging:
iMagnet Mount for Smartphones | iMagnet
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I like that idea, but does anyone make these for Android phones? Also do any of them support wireless charging? The one shown holds the phone, but it need needs to be plugged in. If your going to attempt to hack one together i'd be interested in the results, but the base would still need power and require me to run a wire. Once again I personally would still favor plugging it in for faster charging. I see where your coming from though.
Looks like we definitely have wireless charging judging by one of the pictures here:
Eyes on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 official cases | Android Central
Also, judging by the way the charging pad looks - it's likely Qi-compatible since this looks identical to Samsung's current pad. There's even a wireless-charging S-View Cover. Let's hope Verizon doesn't gimp this up though!
Anyone notice the three pins in the charging area? There are two up top for NFC that you can see are by the two nobs on the cover, but the what I would assume is the wireless pins is a row pf three contacts. I hope they didn't decide to move to another standard and not tell anyone.
Look at around 20 seconds into the video
Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 is bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter, but is it any better? | The Verge
The two pins at top look to line up with nubs that should be nfc on the back cover though it might not be in this prerelease cover
That leaves three pins to the left of the battery