Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 months agoNothing blames Apple patents for the lack of more phones with magnets for wireless chargingwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down11cross-posted to: nothing@lemdro.id
arrow-up1130arrow-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 months agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: nothing@lemdro.id
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoI swear the Nexus 5 had magnets long before apple even had wireless charging.
minus-squareskuzz@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoPalm Pre did it first. Apple copied.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYes, they did. I still have that somewhere. Best phone ever made.
minus-squareTOR-anon1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNexus 5 had magnets? I have one and I don’t see any magnets? Only a coil…
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months 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.
I swear the Nexus 5 had magnets long before apple even had wireless charging.
Palm Pre did it first. Apple copied.
Yes, they did. I still have that somewhere. Best phone ever made.
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.