I’ve been digging into this whole wireless charging thing for Android phones lately. It’s kinda cool, but also a bit confusing, so I figured I’d share what I’ve learned so far.
First off, I had to figure out if my own phone could even do wireless charging. I poked around the settings, but couldn’t find anything. So, I went to the manufacturer’s website. After some digging, I finally found the specs page for my phone. Turns out, mine doesn’t support it. Bummer!
But that got me curious, so I started looking into which Android phones actually do support wireless charging. I found out that you can usually tell by checking if the phone has the Qi wireless charging logo. It’s like a little symbol that means it’s compatible with those wireless charging pads.
Here’s what I did to find out more:
- Checked my phone’s manual: I dug out the little booklet that came with my phone and skimmed through it. No mention of wireless charging anywhere.
- Searched online: I spent a good chunk of time googling “Android phones with wireless charging” and reading through articles and forums.
- Looked at phone packaging: I remembered that some phones have that Qi logo on the box, so I checked out some pictures of phone boxes online.
I found out that lots of newer phones, especially the fancy flagship ones, have wireless charging built-in. I saw that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is like, the top-of-the-line phone, has it. It’s got a price tag that makes my eyes water – $1,199! It also has that cool S Pen stylus and a crazy 200MP camera.
I also found a few lists of phones that are compatible with wireless chargers. It seems like most of the big brands like Samsung, Google, and even Nokia have models that can do it.
So, yeah, that’s my little adventure into the world of wireless charging for Android phones. I found some good stuff, but it is not working for my phone. I still have some more digging to do, but I hope this was helpful for those of you who are also curious about it!