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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:39:02 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> On 2025-06-25 11:16, Chris wrote:
>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>> On 2025-06-25 00:20, Chris wrote:
>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2025-06-24 16:01, Chris wrote:
>>>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2025-06-23 10:43, Chris wrote:
>>>>>>>> Paul Goodman <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> [Snip]
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> ...along with a cool nightstand for the phone that uses Magsafe and
>>>>>>>>>> let's me make the phone into my bedside clock.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I have one of those too and I love that feature.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> FWIW you don't need a specific stand. Just pop your phone on its side while
>>>>>>>> charging (even wired charging) and you activate the feature. I prefer not
>>>>>>>> to use wireless charging.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Oh, I'm aware.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It's just that simply putting your phone on its side and having it
>>>>>>> reliably stay there isn't always easy. If you want it to actually stay
>>>>>>> put, you probably need a stand. So why not one that charges it too?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Why don't you like wireless charging?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It's inefficient and may reduce the life of the battery.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> OK, it's inefficient.
>>>>> 
>>>>> By how much?
>>>> 
>>>> Not sure. I think I've seen figures of 10%.
>>>> 
>>>>> Put it into concrete terms how much more electricity it uses and what
>>>>> that costs you.
>>>> 
>>>> It's not the personal cost, but the global increase in demand when we
>>>> should be doing literally everything we can do reduce our energy use.
>>> 
>>> Again: what percentage of global energy use is charging smartphones?
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> But how can it possibly reduce the life of the battery?
>>>> 
>>>> Wireless charging induces increased heat in the battery which we know can
>>>> reduce the lifetime of batteries. It may be minimal, but I do find that the
>>>> phone struggles to reliably last a day. So any loss in capacity should be
>>>> avoided.
>>> 
>>> Sorry, but you're going to have to produce a citation for that.
>> 
>> https://uk.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/146275/mobile-myth-does-fast-charging-ruin-your-phone-battery
>> 
>> I agree, however, the conclusion of the article is not to worry.
> 
> That article is about "fast charging"...

Correct. My concern is about heat. Fast charging is known to generate heat
either wirelessly or not. 

Looks like my concern is minor, so <shrug>.