Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?

On 2025-06-25 11:16, Chris wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

On 2025-06-25 00:20, Chris wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

On 2025-06-24 16:01, Chris wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

On 2025-06-23 10:43, Chris wrote:

Paul Goodman <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
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...along with a cool nightstand for the phone that uses Magsafe and
let's me make the phone into my bedside clock.
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:-)

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I have one of those too and I love that feature.

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FWIW you don't need a specific stand. Just pop your phone on its side while
charging (even wired charging) and you activate the feature. I prefer not
to use wireless charging.
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Oh, I'm aware.
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It's just that simply putting your phone on its side and having it
reliably stay there isn't always easy. If you want it to actually stay
put, you probably need a stand. So why not one that charges it too?
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Why don't you like wireless charging?

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It's inefficient and may reduce the life of the battery.
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OK, it's inefficient.
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By how much?

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Not sure. I think I've seen figures of 10%.
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Put it into concrete terms how much more electricity it uses and what
that costs you.

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It's not the personal cost, but the global increase in demand when we
should be doing literally everything we can do reduce our energy use.

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Again: what percentage of global energy use is charging smartphones?
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But how can it possibly reduce the life of the battery?

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Wireless charging induces increased heat in the battery which we know can
reduce the lifetime of batteries. It may be minimal, but I do find that the
phone struggles to reliably last a day. So any loss in capacity should be
avoided.

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Sorry, but you're going to have to produce a citation for that.

 https://uk.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/146275/mobile-myth-does-fast-charging-ruin-your-phone-battery
 I agree, however, the conclusion of the article is not to worry.

That article is about "fast charging"...
...and doesn't say a THING about wireless charging.

 

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Regardless of whether the source is the coil of the wireless charger, or
from a charging port, the current and voltage that are delivered to the
battery are still controlled by the charging circuit.

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It's a personal choice.

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Great.
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Don't try to justify personal choices with bullshit statistics and
unsupported claims.

 I haven't.

You just did... ...again.