Hey Guys! It is me the Before You Buy Guy
In today's video: We are taking a look at the Samsung Wireless Charger
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Whenever you buy a wireless charger:
You are usually faced with a problem. Do you buy a charger that is flat
You can place your phone straight down on the flat surface.
OR do you buy a phone charger that is going to be able to sit up
So that you can look at notifications on your phone
While your charger is charging.
Its a hard choice: but now - you don't have to choose.
With this Samsung Charger
You can charge your phone if it is flat
Or upright
Ive been doing the product research - and checking out all the latest reviews
For this samsung wireless charger - stick around.
Well here it is guys: the Samsung Wireless Fast Charger
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any device that supports Qi charging
Will be able to be charged by this charger
Which is really convenient - most of the modern phones
from Apple and Samsung do support this.
So if you've got one of these in your house
And your friends come over - they can plonk their phone on there
and charge the device
Now this phone charger
is meant to be fast charging:I do think thats a bit misleading
wireless charging, is not as fast as wired charging
Im sure the technology is advancing
But we definitely are not yet at the point where its faster to charge
or as fast to charge your phone wirelessly
As it is to charge it by plugging it in.
Having the convenience of being able to charge your product wirelessly
The sacrifice that you are making
Is that is is going to be a slower charge. Now it says right there on the charging pad
it say: "fast charge"
When you think about fast charging and how fast fast charging can be -
Wireless charging does not really compare
Being plugged into the power is almost always provide you with a faster charge
Especially if you use the manufacturers own charging cable
I love wireless charging - I use it all the time
its just so convenient
You are sitting there at your desk - you plonk your phone down
starts charging - you can pick it up and start using it again
Now - lets have a look at some of the features of this device.
So this device is around about 12cm by 12cm
its a circle
And it sits around 3cm high - so it is a lot larger
than many other
fast charging wireless charging pad that you can buy
They are quite thin. And they don't take up a lot of space
With this charger - you are getting a convertible charger
So you can sit it up as a stand or down as a flat charger
The sacrifice for that is - it is thicker
Let me know if the comments if you think its worth
having that extra thickness to allow you
to convert from being flat to being upright charging
Ill show you now what it looks like
to charge this device flat or upright
Now you can charge phone through your case
But not a thick case. So if you have one
of the default cases that comes with a Samsung phone - it probably will work
With this charger - but if you get a thick case
that is aftermarket or like a phone wallet
its just not going to work
its going to be way to thick - you wont be able to charge your phone
One of the things that I really do like about this Samsung charger
Is the material that
is around the edge of the device
And it looks very much like PU leather
but in reality its not - I dont think it is leather
but it certainly has that appearance
And I think its very stylish
I really like the way it looks and um
that was one of the main reasons I purchased this
Now sometimes it can be difficult to get your phone to charge in the exact right spot with this charger.
You have to plonk your phone - pretty much in the middle
in order to initiate the charging
Now in addition to having a nice grippy surface at the top of this device
It also has rubbery grip at the bottom of the charger
This rubber texture will help this
stay in the one place - even if you have a slippery desk.
To plug this in you are going to need a USB type C cable
You can use the one that comes with your phone
Its worth mentioning that this does not come with a USB C cable
You do either have to use the one that came with your phone OR buy a separate cable
There's a blue indicator light here on the charger
that will show you once your charging your phone
it has a slightly different color depending on whether you are getting
the fast charge or not - and when i say "fast charge"
again I am talking about "wireless fast charging"
Lets take a look
at what some of the reviewers had to say about this device
Having a look at the google reviews:
3.8 out of 5 stars - 34 reviews
This first review had me confused
hes given it 5 stars and then gone on to complain
about the product
Im not sure where that 5 star review came from
Another 5 star review: Works amazingly well
Stunning to boot
2 stars :unreliable
5 Stars :perfect hmmm
This review here, this one star review - looks more like a complaint for Best Buy
2 Stars - Does not charge well.
2 Stars - not really impressed
Works well with the LG G6
1 star - poor quality
I mean these reviews - they certainly are a mixed bag.
You have got some positive
and negative reviews
Given how many mixed reviews this has
I think its fair to say
You probably could find a better wireless charger than this one
And it may even come at a cheaper price. The main benefits
and positive attributes - It does have a unique look
The versatility of being able to charge
on a wireless pad or
standing upright - its definitely a big plus here
Ultimately - this is a functional
and well made wireless Qi charger
If you like the look of it and you just want to have
an option to charge your phone in different ways - this could be
A good device for you
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