[Moto Maxx General] ChazzMatt:
I know you are somewhat joking but I'll give you a serious answer.

1) reduces the stress on the charging port. Less plug/unplug/plug/unplug. Don't know how it is with type-C, but besides cracked displays the most common repair is the charging port.

2) I use it as a supplement to plug in charging. I still plug in when I have to. No reason you can't have both. It's not either/or. See headset jack vs Bluetooth argument. I know YOU know this, but some tech writers apparently don't. When Apple announced Qi wireless in their new phone, one writer asked in an article what if you were traveling and couldn't find a Qi wireless charging pad at an airport? :rolleyes: Like he thought it would ONLY use that to charge the phone.

When I mention Qi wireless in some forums, some people who never used it get all bent out of shape. As if I am trying to FORCE them to use it. NO, just the opposite. I am trying to give them CHOICE. See headset jack vs Bluetooth argument. :p Having Qi wireless in their phones does NOT hurt them in any way. But it's a useful extra feature, like FM radio on a phone. I've never used an FM radio on a phone, while I do use Qi wireless everyday.

3) It's convenient. I can see notifications at a nice angle while my phone is charging. I can grab my phone and go. When I get home, I just walk in, place it on the charger.

3) It's cool. I have friends with iPhones over the years who really envied the 3-coil tilt chargers I have around the house. One friend who does an LG Qi wireless phone placed his phone on my living room charger while he was here for a celebration at our house, and a friend with an iPhone tried it on the other charger -- and of course it didn't work. "Why doesn't it charge my phone, too?" :confused: Because you have a tech laggard iPhone.

Now, Apple is finally adding Qi wireless charging -- after FIVE YEARS of Androids having them -- so I expect other Android OEMs will start adding it. You know, the Chinese OEMs who try to copy the look of Apple (cough -- OnePlus?).

It would be ironic if Google after making fun of Apple for removing the headset jack last year and now they've done it, for them to add back Qi wireless charging next year in the Pixel 3 phones. Only because Apple has done it. Ironic because Google promoted Qi wireless in the gen4 and gen5 LG Nexus phones, then dropped it. And when they dropped it a couple of years ago, Google said it was because plugging in charged so much faster. Idiots. No one said you can't plug in! See point #2.

4) It's a litmus test for my money. Like QHD (1440p). I know 1080p on a 6" display would be technically acceptable. I have 1080p on a 60" HD TV in my living room. I have 1080p on a 32" TV in my office. I have 1080p on a 27" monitor on my PC. But I've had 1440p on my phone since 2014, and all top tier Android OEMs have produced QHD displays for flagship phones since end of 2014. (Apple apparently still doesn't know how, but they did finally cross the 1080p line with the iPhone X. Maybe next year? Took them 5 years to figure out Qi wireless charging.)

But people a few years ago said 1080p was overkill. What's wrong with 720p? "You can't tell the difference!" I actually can tell the difference, but even if 720p was acceptable, 1080p was the higher spec. The more premium spec. 1440p is the same category.

If an Android OEM can't produce a QHD display phone, then they don't get my money. Qi wireless charging is the same.

Samsung never dropped it, for a reason. LG has added it back, for a reason. Apple has finally added it for a reason. Motorola lets you add it back on mods, for a reason.

That reason is there's something about it that adds value for the user. Some usefulness, some convenience.

No, it's not NECESSARY. But like QHD display, if it's not there, I won't buy it. Front facing stereo speakers are another item on that list, but for some reason I can't seem to find a phone with ALL THREE. :rolleyes: Now, I'm having to add headset jack to that list as OEMs remove it, for no logical reason.

QHD

Qi wireless

front facing stereo speakers

3.5mm headset jack

LG V30 has 3 of the 4. Pixel XL 2 has only 2 of the 4. LG V30 wins.

There's also easily unlocked bootloader/root, etc on my list but you get the idea.