Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 days agoNothing blames Apple patents for the lack of more phones with magnets for wireless chargingwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down11
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkNothing blames Apple patents for the lack of more phones with magnets for wireless chargingwww.androidauthority.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoI swear the Nexus 5 had magnets long before apple even had wireless charging.
minus-squareTOR-anon1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoNexus 5 had magnets? I have one and I don’t see any magnets? Only a coil…
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-221 hours agoI can’t find any official documentation right now, but there are some references to it. Maybe the magnets were in the charger and the phone just had some ferrous material? https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5051354/google-launches-new-wireless-charging-pad-for-nexus-5-and-nexus-7 https://gearhack.com/myink/ViewPage.php?file=docs%2FWireless+Mobile+Phone%2FNexus+Wireless+Charger+Review And like that other guy said, the palm was another 4 years before that.
minus-squareskuzz@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoPalm Pre did it first. Apple copied.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYes, they did. I still have that somewhere. Best phone ever made.
I swear the Nexus 5 had magnets long before apple even had wireless charging.
Nexus 5 had magnets?
I have one and I don’t see any magnets? Only a coil…
I can’t find any official documentation right now, but there are some references to it.
Maybe the magnets were in the charger and the phone just had some ferrous material?
https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5051354/google-launches-new-wireless-charging-pad-for-nexus-5-and-nexus-7
https://gearhack.com/myink/ViewPage.php?file=docs%2FWireless+Mobile+Phone%2FNexus+Wireless+Charger+Review
And like that other guy said, the palm was another 4 years before that.
Palm Pre did it first. Apple copied.
Yes, they did. I still have that somewhere. Best phone ever made.