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

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?

 It's inefficient and may reduce the life of the battery.
 

OK, it's inefficient.
By how much?
Put it into concrete terms how much more electricity it uses and what that costs you.
But how can it possibly reduce the life of the battery?
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.