Samsung - 9W Fast Charge Wireless Charger - Black

I love this wireless charger. I use it with my iPhone X at work on my desk. I also bought this charger as a gift for two other people who use Samsung phones. Here are some random thoughts about the charger: -The convenience in these wireless chargers are what i value the most. Being able to sit at my desk, not having to fumble with unplugging and replugging cables in every time i want to look at my phone is a great value add to me. -Although I am an iPhone user, I am also a Samsung fanboy, especially since (in my experience) they make very well made and reliable products. This follows suit. As I said, i purchased 3 of these. I have had no issues, and i have not been notified of any issues with their wireless chargers. -It charges faster than my other wireless charger, but does not match the speed of a wired fast charger (such as lightning or USB-C). Fortunately, if you are a Samsung user, you could always unplug the cable running into the wireless charger and get a better speed that way. If you are looking for speed and you are an iPhone user, i would suggest purchasing the Apple 29w USB C brick as well as the USB C to lightning cable. -One downside to this product (and all wireless chargers) is it is not extremely portable. I would not purchase this to be used as a main charger --- it functions way better as a charger you leave at work or next to your bedside table. -Another downside to this product is you need to be aware of how you set the phone down on the chargers. The better lined up the phone is on the wireless charger, the better it will charge. i have heard that the wireless chargers with the vertical stand eliminate part of the guesswork in centering your phone, but honestly, as soon as i was made aware of how to line it up, it has been a non-issue for me. Overall, I would recommend this product to someone who was trying to simply their charging experience

I bought this on kind of an impulse in order to take advantage of a sale, so I hadn't had a chance to read reviews beforehand, and now I'm on the fence about returning it. It looks good, works well, charges fairly quickly, and doesn't run hot or cause my phone to heat up like some other wireless chargers do. However, getting it to make a solid connection on the first try is a bit like playing nickle slots at the casino. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try... oh, there it goes. Never mind. Try, try, there, got it! I'm not sure if the problem is with the charger, my phone (Galaxy S9+), or the thick case I have on for protection (Otterbox Defender series), but I think that in the two weeks I've been using this charger, I've gotten a first time connection all of twice. Way more often than not I havce to pick the phone up and set it down three, four, or sometimes seven times, slightly repositioning it each time, until the charging light stays lit for more than 15 seconds before flashing at me and my phone stating, "Wireless charging paused." I really, really do like this charger. And if it made a good connection on the first attempt even 80% of the time I'd probably not have a bad thing to say about it. But the fact that it's maybe only about 5% of the time that I'm connecting on the first try that is making me think this isn't working out. As a comparison, even with my big ol' Otterbox case on, my wife's Mophie wireless charger connected with my phone and charged it on the first attempt on all three attempts. The downside was that the back of the case was warm to the touch when I removed it from the charger, so I definitely feel safer using the Samsung charger. So... choose your battles carefully, I guess. 3 stars out of 5.

This was my first ever experience with a wireless charger. Not too long after I tried it, I understood why this piece in particular was an open box. (Meaning it had been previously returned.) For me, this piece only selectively worked. That’s NOT the way it’s supposed to work (and why I gave this one 3 stars). I have since experienced how amazing the technology COULD be. Ironically, when I was returning this device, another customer asked if I knew why using a wireless charger is so great? No. So she explained to me that the phone’s battery is made up of quadrants. When only charged by a plug, the upper quadrants don’t receive as good of a charge as the lower quadrants. “This is why a battery charge doesn’t last very long.” When you place your phone flat on a charger, all of the battery is being charged at once. Meaning, the whole battery is able to fully charge. (This is flat in relation to the device. It can be charging at an angle, if that is how the charger is designed.) Sure enough, I used the new charger I replaced this piece with for the first time. And then I went for two days without needing to recharge. Honestly, my phone’s battery wasn’t nearly out at that point, so I could have gone for longer. But coming from a daily charging mentality, two days was huge for me. I’m going to see how long I can go next time. If your device supports it, I highly recommend wireless charging. The higher the amp output, the better. However, if you have a pop socket (or other handling supportive device) on the back of your phone, it won’t work through that device. It puts your phone too far away from the charger for them to connect.

F A S T ! Yes, it really really is much faster than USB charging. For this reason alone it is worth buying it. (You must have a newer phone that can support rapid recharge.) The weakest points on Samsung phones: thin glass & the power jack. Too much force on the jack & it snaps, breaking inside the phone - no more recharging. Dead $800 brick. This wireless hockey puck solves this problem by recharging without physical connections. Just set your phone CENTERED on top of the device, the phone chimes a sound, displays a "spash" effect of graphics, & the charging base lights up and the phone begins rapidly recharging. Two things: 1. It really has to be centered to work. But after practicing a few times you will get the hang of it & it becomes super easy to use. 2. I would have liked the whole base station to light up, or a ring of light light up and pulse, 'breathing' fade in, fade out lighting: white light while charging, & a steady green light when full. The base only has a small light on it & you basically have to go over to the phone & look at the screen to see if it is full yet. I use the app: "Battery HD Pro" which displays all your battery's information, run time, and you can tell it to speak to you when the phone is done recharging. A female voice chimes in & speaks aloud and says, "The Battery is Fully Charged" once it reaches 100% power full. The base charges right through even thick armored cases, you do Not have to remove your phone from its protective case, and that is wonderful ! :-) A HUGE thank you to the BestBuy staff members who saved me from buying the older, slower model. THANK YOU ! :-D The slower model still works great with all compatible Samsung phones, but only this newer model can do the faster rapid recharge with the newer Samsung phones. I am happy with this purchase.

I bought this for myself for Christmas. I'll admit that I encountered issues almost immediately. First problem was how dreadfully slow it charged my S8. I'm talking HOURS for a measly 20-30%. The next problem was my phone not being charged at all! I'd sit my phone on the charger, go to bed, and wake up expecting to see a fully charged phone only to see it practically dead and that stupid blue light blinking indicating that it the phone hadn't been placed correctly on the unit. I was ready to return the thing because it seemed like more of a problem than a solution. But before I threw in the towel, on a whim I decided to remove my screen saver and charge my phone. I don't know if removing the screen saver had anything to do with it, but ever since then I haven't had any problems with charging! LOL. My phone charges up much faster and because I don't have the screen saver, I can see if it is actually connected to the charger (by looking at the battery icon). I've gotten much better at placing the phone on the unit properly too. It seems to work when it is aligned north/south with the USB plug and dead center on the circle. But if I put the phone at a slight angle, or too high or low on the circle, the blue light will blink letting me know it's not connected to the charger. Anyway, I'm glad I gave it some more time because now I love the charger and it's providing all the convenience I imagined it would.

I bought this Samsung Fast Charge wireless charger to use with the iPhone X, after being pleasantly surprised while demoing it in-store. It works perfectly fine through the Apple leather case, and begins charging before I even set the phone down. Wasn't expecting that degree of success! I also didn't intend on buying a wireless charger, but have found it to be a worthwhile convenience, especially during the day when you don't plan on using your phone for a little while and want to recharge your battery with ease - just set it on the pad, no fishing out cables and plugging them in. Does require the phone to be decently centered on the charger's surface, but the LED indicator will blink to let you know if you've misplaced it. I don't find it to be troublesome to correctly place the phone, but it's not exactly something you can do without paying attention to. Speaking of the LED indicator, it's a little bright in a dark room, but only occupies the front of the charger, so it can be angled away from you if used while sleeping at night. Can't comment on whether or not this particular charger will fast charge the iPhone X, as Apple has not yet implemented this functionality into iOS. I feel like it may not work, as Apple likes to restrict perks like this to approved hardware (MFi.) This is purely speculation; time will tell. In the meanwhile, the standard charge of 5W is equivalent to what is included in the box with any new iPhone, and I'm happy with that for the time being.

I love being able to use the wireless charger next to my bed so that i don't have to mess with stupid cables and such. Simple to just put on the charger and fall asleep. I use the Samsung Galaxy S7 with no issues. Light is blue when charging, green when done. I found the light to be a little too bright for the bedroom, but it is what it is. Though they do not advertise it, I found that this also works on LG optimus that have the technology built into them, as well as the moto 360 watch (i haven't tested anything further) The moto 360 caps out at 80% when charging and the LG does fully charge. Pricing is steep on this, but in the end that is the price of convenience. As for the case, I recommend using the testing unit in store to see if your case is compatible with the wireless charging. I had an issue with the Platinum cases that caused hardware issues to the phone (the home buttons no longer worked unless you took it out of the case and they wouldn't light up if you restarted the phone). I currently use the Otterbox symmetry case which has no issues on the wireless charging capabilities.

The chargers work as advertised, even with a case on the phone. The wireless charger I purchased from Verizon would not work with the case on it. I tested my Droid Turbo 2 with a demo charger at the store, and it worked. I purchased two of these for the headboard of our bed, which positions the chargers about 6-8 inches from our heads. Discovered the first night that the "fast" version of the charger generates some heat and the Samsung incorporated a cooling fan inside the unit to dissipate the heat, which it appears to do, but it does generate a little bit of noise. I decided that since I only charge my Turbo 2 at night and the non-fast version of this charger would easily charge the phone overnight, I returned the two "fast" chargers and purchased to of the non-fast versions instead. The non-fast version doesn't generate nearly as much heat as the fast version. Just thought someone else might like to know about the fan...