Before You Buy Guy here.
These days there's a lot that can compete for the space that's on your bedside table.
It could be a bedside lamp. It could be a book.
A wireless charger for your phone and a wireless charger for your smart watch.
What if I told you there was a way that you can save space?
By combining a wireless charger with your bedside lamp.
In this video, we're taking a look at a device that does exactly that from Xiaomi, the wireless charging bedside lamp.
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So in the box with this device,
you are going to get 1 Yeelight wireless charging pad. 1 Yeelight detachable light and 1 instruction manual.
There's one micro USB cable that comes with this device and it's around 1 meter in length.
You can use any micro USB cable to charge this device.
You don't have to use the one that comes in the box.
The product dimensions for this charging base are around 22.5 centimetres by 8 centimetres.
The detachable nightlight is 7 centimetres by 3 centimetres.
And the top of the light is just under 4 centimetres.
Now let's take a look at this fast charging pad.
So depending on what type of Qi charging your phone supports,
you should be able to get quite fast wireless charging with this pad.
This wireless fast charger has a maximum output of 15 watts.
It's faster than other wireless charges that are branded as fast charges.
It's still much slower than just charging your phone with a cable. But in my opinion it is fast enough.
This is designed to go on your bedside table.
So I'm not sure you'd put this anywhere else in your house.
If you're charging your phone, most likely you're going to be charging it overnight.
It takes this charger between 4 and 5 hours to charge my S9 plus from zero charge to a hundred percent.
And this is plenty of time if you're charging your phone overnight. You're not going to have an issue,
it's always going to be fully charged in the morning.
One of my complaints when I first got this charger,
is my phone didn't seem to fit comfortably over the entire charging area.
As you can see, there's not really enough space to comfortably accommodate my entire phone,
but it is still charging.
This might be a problem if you do have a large phone.
This is the galaxy S9 plus and for comparison, here is an iPhone 8 which is much smaller and fits on here very easily.
But both of the phones were able to be charged easily and conveniently.
By the charging pad, there is a small indicator light at the end of the charging pad here.
When you have power to the device, there will be a small green light that lights up here.
This light will change to a blue light indicating that the phone is now being charged.
I really like this feature as you can quickly and easily determine that your phone is being charged.
It's so easy to tell with that blue light,
once your phone is in the right spot and it's actually getting that wireless charge that it needs.
You wouldn't want to plonk your phone on the pad and not have it quite in the right spot,
and then wake up in the morning with a flat battery.
I found it best to charge my phone in this direction,
as when it's facing this way, it's not that easy to find the right spot to activate the charge.
It's worth noting you can charge your phone in either direction
and you can also charge your phone when you've got a case on.
Just make sure the case is not too thick. It needs to be less than 4 millimetres.
Both of these cases that I tested worked absolutely fine.
Depending on the phone you have, this device is going to always intelligently provide the maximum amount of power
to ensure your phone is getting charged as fast as it can, using the hardware that it has.
This is great because some phones support faster charging.
If your phone supports that faster, 15 watt charging,
this device is going to be able to charge your phone at that speed.
I love this feature guys, you can actually use this wireless charging pad even when it's not plugged into the power using a portable power bank.
I read this online and I had to test it to make sure it was true, and it works perfectly!
Using a power bank, I was able to wirelessly charge my phone,
and also recharge the light here as well at the same time.
This would be fantastic if you're on a road trip, or camping
or going anywhere that doesn't have a power outlet for an extended period of time.
You could take this wireless charger with you.
You'll have a device that can charge any compatible phones and also,
you get the added bonus of having this light here as well which could be really handy if you're camping in a tent or caravan.
Other smart tech included is overshoot protection and foreign object protection,
that will detect objects like scissors and this ensures the safest possible operation of this device.
At the back of the wireless charging pad, you have some detailed product information and two rubber Anti-slip feet.
These feet do a great job of keeping this in place and stop it from slipping around even on a smooth, slippery surface.
The three metal pins here are used to power and charge the detachable nightlight.
Now this light uses the magnet to stay firmly gripped in place on the wireless charging pad.
It's very well designed and the magnet does a great job of keeping this in place.
It's quite easy to detach the light if you need to.
The magnet is so strong that the entire device can actually be picked up using the lights.
You can have the light attached with the 'On' buttons facing front ways or back ways.
It will still charge and be functional.
Now because this detachable light uses a magnet,
you can actually attach this to any metal surface that you could normally attach a magnet, like a fridge or a car.
I love this extra feature and I think it adds a lot of value to how you can use this detachable light.
There's a very small, dim red light that will help you find where to press the one button that you can use to control this little lamp.
I was instantly impressed by how much light is produced by this little lamp.
It easily provides enough light to use as a basic torch.
It does seem to provide more light than what you'd get from a typical mobile phone torch.
It's super convenient to have this charged and ready to go anytime you need a torch.
In fact, I can't think of a better place to have a torch than your bedside table.
With regular torches like this,
I find it so annoying because I'm always losing them.
I can never seem to find a torch when I need it.
And this has solved that problem for me because anytime I need a torch, I know exactly where to go,
it's on my bedside table with my wireless charger.
Because of the built-in battery, this night light will work in a blackout
This light will operate continuously for up to 11 hours after just a 4 hour charge.
There are two different color modes that you can easily switch between;
cool lights at 5000K and a warm yellow 2700K.
For me, the white light did seem a lot brighter than the yellow light.
If I'm using this light as a torch to see where I'm going, I'll usually use the white light.
When I'm using this as a bedside lamp and I just want a little bit of light to see where I'm going,
I normally use the yellow light which is much warmer as a nightlight for me.
The white light is a little bit too bright,
so it's great to have that option to use the warm yellow light, which is much less bright.
It does add a nice warmth to your bedroom.
I love that I can save space on my bedside table by having a wireless charger and a bedside lamp all in the one device.
If you liked this video,
you might be interested in another video that I did just here taking a look at another light from Xiaomi,
which is the motion sensor light.
I hope you got some value from today's video.
I've got a lot more tech reviews planned and I can't wait to share them with you.
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