QUOTE(andrewtho @ Nov 29 2020, 11:38 AM)
Wow that’s pretty cool, DIY?
Yes wireless charging does make your phone warmer, hence it is recommended to do so in an AC room. In terms of battery wise, I think it will be more or less the same, just make sure that it’s a MFI certified charger then you’re good to go.
It’s not a gimmick, it’s more or less addressing the issues with most Qi chargers, which is placement. Unless you have a charger with AIRA (Nomad Base Station Pro), you will often miss out on the ‘sweet’ charging spot when using conventional wireless chargers.
I wouldn’t say that Magsafe is the best wireless charger, it’s not even ‘wireless’ to begin with, but it’s one of the few 1st party Apple products available in the market. Technology is still new, perhaps later we will see OEMs start to develop Magsafe into their repertoire and we will be blessed with a plethora of Magsafe certified chargers, hopefully way better than Apple’s.
Looking forward to Nomad’s update, was so keen on getting the Base Station Pro, then Magsafe happened.

Nahhhh. Its still a gimmick for the time being which only to address minor issue in the name of (loosely based) of innovation with intention to prep the fans and milking the cow. When it move to 2nd phase it will be better because or removal of the port (which indirectly forcing the customer to use it/adapt in typical apple fashion way)
For the records i dont recall having any issue with phone placement or miss-charge when using those wireless chargers be it on iPhone or Android phones. perhaps it apple intention to limit wireless charger potential and focus on this proprietary approach so that they can gain more $$$.
Wireless charger also start with some weightage tend towards gimmick aeons time ago (as that time it was pretty slow) but progressively improve while magsafe just putting the cherry on top of the cake and make it “huu-haa” as the best innovation in years. If its require human to unplug the magsafe charger hence not much different with the current port while traditional wireless charger u can just lift the phone up effortlessly.
Anyway like
attw mentioned, some may think it’s useful and some may not. For me its a nope.