What is best wireless charger for iphone 8
Best Wireless Chargers for iPhone 8 and iPhone X - Mophie Base vs. Belkin Boost Up
what's going on guys my name is Wade
with tech daily so one of the most
long-awaited new features launched with
the iPhone 8 the iPhone 8 plus and
upcoming iPhone 10 is wireless charging
the iPhone 4 the last few years has had
an aluminum housing which doesn't
exactly support wireless charging
abilities but with the new glass backed
iPhones wireless charging is finally
possible from Apple yes
Android phones have had this features
since something like 2013 so
congratulations Apple welcome to the
past I will say though that I'm so happy
Apple decided to just adopt the Qi
standard which is the most widely used
form of wireless charging for mobile
devices right now instead of doing
something proprietary and unique like
they always do because of this there are
countless Qi wireless charging pads on
the market that are fully compatible and
ready to use for the iPhone if you walk
into an Apple Store right now though
these two charging bases from Belkin and
Mophie are what you'll find for sale
the Mophie wireless charging base and
the Belkin boost up wireless charging
pad the Belkin retails for 60 bucks
which is quite a lot of money so let's
go ahead and see what it's all about
pulling open a box you can see the
fairly large Belkin sharding pad in a
really clean white color and on top of
the base you'll see the rubber strip
that obviously helps keep the phone from
sliding off the base and a rubber foot
on the bottom that keeps the base nice
and secure on the table the Belkin comes
with its own AC power adapter included
in the box with a long enough cable for
plugging in from a distance but the
larger plug end might take up a bit of
space on whatever outlet this thing gets
plugged into which is a little annoying
while the smaller 4.7 inch iPhone 8 fits
pretty comfortably on this one I would
say that since this charging pad is a
bit bigger it might be better suited for
the iPhone 8 plus but either way both
phones sit well on it the rubber keeps
the phone in place and it does exactly
what it's supposed to do which is charge
the phone obviously pretty much as
simple as it gets
there's also a small green LED indicator
that lets you know the base is plugged
in and charging the phone the other
option is Muffy's wireless charging base
which also retails for 60 bucks and
comes in that matte black color and
right off the bat you'll notice that
this charging base is quite a bit
smaller than the Belkin one but fairly
similar with a bunch of rubber on the
top to keep the phone in place and make
sure that the back doesn't get scratched
and a full rubber bottom to keep from
sliding around on the table
once again no fees charger also uses AC
power with an included
and the brick on the end of this one is
smaller ish but just kind of a different
shape so it doesn't take up any less
space really than belkin's the smaller
charging surface on this one I think
it's a smaller iPhone 8 better but the
A+ still works perfectly fine and sits
on it really well mo fees base also has
an LED indicator which for some reason
is on the bottom underneath everything
which seems like it defeats the purpose
side by side you can really see the size
difference mo fees base is three point
eight inches in diameter while belkin's
is four point seven inches but like I
said no matter how large the surface
area is both phones fit comfortably on
both bases and both of these bases do
come in either black or white so if you
want the smaller Mophie one in white for
example you can get that option
generally speaking these guys are
relatively small and compact and don't
take up too much space on the table or
desk and while some people might debate
the necessity and having wireless
charging at all I will say that in my
own experience it's nice to just have
the ability to pop my iphone on the base
without having to worry about messing
with a cable and also lightning cables
aren't the most durable things in the
world so if you get one of these you
really won't have to deal with lightning
cables again I think one of the most
common questions people ask in regards
to wireless charging is whether or not a
case on your phone affects anything and
the answer to that is no I have yet to
find a case that interferes with
wireless charging I've tried a couple
UAG cases otterbox lifeproof different
materials different thickness and all
the cases work perfectly fine so between
a Mophie and the Belkin they're both
great options they're simple they're
high-quality they do what they're
supposed to do since they are the same
price and do the exact same thing namely
charge at 7.5 watts really the only
differentiating factor between the two
is the size of them personally I might
go with a smaller Mophie one but that's
just my thought however also say that
with these two charging bases while good
options in general I wouldn't exactly
recommend either of them and here's why
at 60 bucks they're expensive that's no
secret and you can buy countless other
Qi charging pads for way cheaper like
ten to twenty dollars even the Qi
standard has been around for a while and
every accessory manufacturer big and
small probably offers a charging base so
you have countless options and seriously
I would just go with one of the cheaper
ones you might see because they're all
basically going to be the same with that
being said though I have one more
recommendation the current Qi standard
is 7.5 watts but soon the newest Qi 1.2
standard will be more widespread
15 watts and apple says that through a
firmware update they'll probably be able
to support G 1.2 so be on the lookout
for that in the coming months so
hopefully you guys enjoyed this video
let me know what wireless charging base
you're using if you have one also be
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