The charging stands are much better. I also find that having a case does not make any difference my phone charges perfectly with the Samsung chargers
Sent from my Verizon iPhone 10R!!! > On Feb 6, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Wayne Merritt <[email protected]> wrote: > > While we're talking charging pads, I have two and have trouble getting > them to work. I can put my iPhone 8 Plus on the pad, but often > experienced issues where the phone would not completely charge through > the night. After a few times of trying, I gave up and went back to the > Belkin Rock Star and wired charger during the week. I have put my > phone in the center of the pad like you're supposed to do, but > something happens over night, perhaps the phone is getting bumped on > my side table, and I wake up and find that it is still at 25% or 37%, > or whatever it was when I put it on the charger the night before. > > Wayne > >> On 2/6/19, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> I would recommend you move away from the splitters, a splitter, especially >> If you buy the Belkin Rockstar, costs just as much or more than a good >> charging pad and it will serve you better in the long run. >> Just keep the splitter you have and try a charging pad which also lets you >> use a wired lightning headset while the phone is lying on the pad charging. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Penny >> Reeder >> Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 10:04 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: A few Iphone xr questions >> >> I upgraded from a 6 to the xR a couple days ago. I thought about the 8, but >> the XR was only $50 more, so i took the plunge. So far, i am happy with my >> choice. The XR is noticeably faster, it’s not hard to learn the new >> gestures, and although i worried its larger size would make it uncomfortable >> to hold, it is still quite comfortable to use. I have >> Not yet bought bluetooth earbuds or a charging pad, but the splitter gismo >> which accomodates charging & wired earbuds is working fine for me, and i’ll >> probably buy a second one of these before i invest in the charging pad or >> the bluetooth earbuds or headphones. The help i got at the Apple store was >> wonderful. >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 6, 2019, at 12:36 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Probably an OK investment although the SE is still a pretty darn good >>> phone and when Apple recently brought it back for $249 for 32Gb and $299 >>> for 128Gb people jumped all over it. >>> Anyhow, did you upgrade sight unseen so to speak? I mean did you not try >>> to go to an Apple Store and check out the XR? >>> I guess what you are asking with respect how comfortable it is to hold >>> only you can answer, it will definitely feel a lot larger than what you >>> are used to if you had an SE before. >>> Adding on a battery case will make it even that much bigger and mostly >>> thicker. The XR is reported to have great battery life so I would >>> certainly not spend a bunch of money for a battery case for a phone which >>> already has good battery life. >>> Of course I don't know what you do, if you are out and about using GPS for >>> hours on end it is probably a good idea, if not you may as well just >>> recharge the phone when it needs recharging. The XR supports wireless >>> charging and you may have been better off spending the money you spend on >>> a battery case for 2 or 3 decent charging pads which you put in the places >>> where you are the most, then simply putting the phone down on a pad will >>> top up the battery. I recently upgraded from a 6S Plus to an iPhone 8 and >>> I find it much easier to keep it charged with the wireless charging >>> compared to before when I had to plug in a cable. >>> As for sound it will definitely sound a bit richer. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >>> Yohandy Rodriguez >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:18 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: A few Iphone xr questions >>> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> So I just upgraded to an Iphone XR from the Iphone SE. Do you guys think >>> that was a worthwhile investment for a totally blind user? I know there >>> are speed improvements, better bionic chip etc, but is it really >>> noticeable? I also got Apple's Smart battery case. That, in combination >>> with the phone's increased battery life, hopefully means the phone won't >>> be running out of juice anytime soon! some other questions: how >>> comfortable is the phone to hold compared to the SE? That worries me a >>> little as the phone is much larger. are the stereo speakers good? that is, >>> does it have decent stereo separation, and are the speakers noticeably >>> louder than the SE's single speaker? One final thing: since this phone >>> lacks a home button, there are probably a few new gestures I must learn. >>> no home button is also something I'm not too thrilled about but nothing I >>> can do about this. Can you guys point those out to me? If there are any >>> other awesome things I should know about I'd appreciate it if you guys >>> point them out to me. 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