Moto X (2nd Generation) Qi charging and Moto Maker. A pipe dream?

[Duncan J]

I like 5" phones, 5.2" most likely wont be a 'stretch' for me, but Qi charging is a MUST feature for me. My whole android experience from the beside, home office, car to work office have been transformed by Qi.

I'll go out on a limb and say I will not own another phone that doesn't support some sort of wireless charging (preferable Qi for teh near future considering my current investment).

To my question/ discussion is there any chance a Qi charging back could make it to Moto maker? Obviously not wood, perhaps not even leather but even just a plain old black or white plastic? Baring some fantastic nexus release in October November that would make the X2 (sick of typing second generation) my next phone.

In short this is my dream is it yours?

 

[b_slow1]

I don't have a crystal ball, so I have no way of telling you the future, but I suppose anything is possible.

I am curious though how Qi Charging could have possibly changed your life that much. It's a stand, connected to a cord, that is plugged into a wall. How different is that really from having a cord plugged into your phone that goes to the wall?

 

[b_slow1]

I don't have a crystal ball, so I have no way of telling you the future, but I suppose anything is possible.

I am curious though how Qi Charging could have possibly changed your life that much. It's a stand, connected to a cord, that is plugged into a wall. How different is that really from having a cord plugged into your phone that goes to the wall?

 

[Citizen Coyote]

I love wireless charging as well, so the fact that it's absent from the new Moto X is disappointing to me. It may be possible to add it to one of the backs in the future, but that would depend on how the innards of the phone are engineered. More likely will be a case that allows for wireless charging.

Despite all this, so far the pros of the new X far outweigh the cons in my eyes. I'm not 100% sold yet, but I'm pretty damn close. Playing with Moto Maker once it goes live will likely seal the deal for me.

 

[someguy01234]

With the AirDock you can have a phone holder in your car that also acts as wireless charger, it's super convenient. And the wireless charger I use by LuguLake is also a battery pack. Lacking of qi charging is very disappointing.

 

[Bora777]

I was hoping for the Moto X to be the phone to tempt me back to Android, but the lack of wireless charging has me considering the LG G3 more seriously. As a Lumia user I already have two wireless chargers in my house and it's become very natural for me to absent-mindedly drop my phone down for a boost.

It's a shame because I do prefer most other aspects about the Moto X over the G3.

 

[YAYTech]

I wouldn't expect it, as it needed to be designed in. I'm a bit surprised they didn't include it, but I would expect to see it again on at least part of a refreshed Droid lineup, as they included Qi in the Droid MAXX last year.

 

[Puzzlegal]

I don't have a crystal ball, so I have no way of telling you the future, but I suppose anything is possible.

I am curious though how Qi Charging could have possibly changed your life that much. It's a stand, connected to a cord, that is plugged into a wall. How different is that really from having a cord plugged into your phone that goes to the wall?

It's one of those things that's hard to describe, but I had wireless charging with the Palm pre, and have missed it badly ever since. It's just so easy to drop the phone on the dock, without fussing to get the connection just right, and never think about charging it. Every time I remove the Moto X from its charger, I worry just a tiny bit that I will bend the delicate connector or scratch the case. Same when I plug it in. (And I've had to throw out several usb charging cables because I _did_ bend them imperceptibly, so I'm not just being paranoid.) I never once wired about that with the Palm. It just worked.

Wireless charging is lower on my list than "fits in my hand", and most of the new phones are too large for me, so my next phone may not have that feature. But it's definitely on the "I might during for an upgrade I don't need to get that" list.

 

[ScottMGS]

This:

It's one of those things that's hard to describe, but I had wireless charging with the Palm pre, and have missed it badly ever since. It's just so easy to drop the phone on the dock, without fussing to get the connection just right, and never think about charging it.

Also, this:

Wireless charging is lower on my list than "fits in my hand"...

 

[b_slow1]

It's one of those things that's hard to describe, but I had wireless charging with the Palm pre, and have missed it badly ever since. It's just so easy to drop the phone on the dock, without fussing to get the connection just right, and never think about charging it. Every time I remove the Moto X from its charger, I worry just a tiny bit that I will bend the delicate connector or scratch the case. Same when I plug it in. (And I've had to throw out several usb charging cables because I _did_ bend them imperceptibly, so I'm not just being paranoid.) I never once wired about that with the Palm. It just worked.

Yeah, I did break a micro USB charging cable once, but it was really my fault, and I was fortunate that I only broke the cable and not the connector on my tablet.

But way back in the day, in 2004, I had an LG VX3100 from VZW. It came with a charging cradle. (picture below). All you had to do was plop the phone into the cradle, and the metal pins connected and presto! You could do it with one hand, and it took a second. Sure, it didn't have "inductive charging" or whatever, but its the same "ease of use" idea. No one celebrated it back then; in fact, companies eliminated it because making and packaging those extras together was costing them money.

 

[Puzzlegal]

Yeah, I did break a micro USB charging cable once, but it was really my fault, and I was fortunate that I only broke the cable and not the connector on my tablet.

But way back in the day, in 2004, I had an LG VX3100 from VZW. It came with a charging cradle. (picture below). All you had to do was plop the phone into the cradle, and the metal pins connected and presto! You could do it with one hand, and it took a second. Sure, it didn't have "inductive charging" or whatever, but its the same "ease of use" idea. No one celebrated it back then; in fact, companies eliminated it because making and packaging those extras together was costing them money.

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I find that usb cables stop working after a while. I assume it's from tiny damage done plugging and unplugging them. They get flaky before they completely stop working. Maybe I am just clumsy.

If the charging cradles were an industry standard, and esthetically pleasing, and you could easily mount one by your bed and another at the office and maybe another few here or there, I think people would miss them, too.