09-11-2019, 02:47 PM
RAMd®d wrote:
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Wear and tear in the Lightning port is silly.
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A friend has a Tacoma with a built in charging pad, part of some package. He has a 7 'Phone so it doesn't help him yet, but just drop a compatible phone in the tray, and it's charging.
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Wear and tear really depends on the end user. You 5+ years no problems vs my FIL 1.5 - 2 years.
If I hadn’t seen and tried the port myself I would have agreed with you about wear and tear. It was the springs on the side that hold the head in place, they got worn/damaged. Found out my FIL would charge every chance he gets. So he would charge at night, in his car, after work, during work (in and out of truck), in car again if he went out, back at home, walk around house, then charge again. 5 plus times a day charging. He lives by his phone for business and pleasure. Tried to tell him he doesn’t need to charge so often, but people do what they want.
As I’ve said before the Qi pad in a car is a joke unless you travel long distances or a last resort. But even as a last resort, a dead phone won’t come back to life anytime soon on a Qi pad vs plugged in.
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