LG Electronics WCP-300 Wireless Charging Pad - Retail Packaging - Black

Granted this isn't LG's first stab at a Qi charger, but this and other similar chargers on the market right now all feel like first generation devices in that none of them I've tried really feel "there" yet. This device excels past some of its competition in having a larger, less-sensitive "sweet spot" and omits that awful beep used by other chargers to indicate status (your phone may still beep separately). The charge strength is decent, meaning most cases shouldn't cause any problems and it charges about 1:1 when compared to traditional methods, giving about even rates per method (eg. if your phone takes 1 hour to charge when connected through PC-USB, expect about the same rate from the pad when connected that way).But still, not perfect. While losing the "beep" is a welcome relief, I'm not a big fan of anything flashing on my desk or bedside table unless there's something wrong, and this thing flashes all the time, whether charging or charged. Sometimes if I fiddle with the phone on the pad I can get a solid LED vs. a flashing one, but it usually reverts itself to flashing after a while. Another curious thing I noticed, and this is probably specific to the NEXUS 4 (which is also manufactured by LG), is that wireless charging can sometimes cause the phone to rotate by itself on the pad. No joke! We tested several level surfaces, and most of the time it would immediately start to slowly rotate counter-clockwise. Slow enough that the movement was barely perceptible, but you certainly notice when you come back 10 minutes later and your phone's rotated itself 90 degrees. This is sometimes an issue when the phone rotates itself off of the charging area entirely. I ended up just putting something next to the pad to hold the phone in place, but that strikes me as very much a "first generation" problem in that later models will likely have this issue worked out.Lastly, it bears mentioning that I received my order from Amazon in a bubble envelope with the product enclosed in essentially a Ziploc bag with a micro-USB cable, a USB-AC adapter, and some warranty information. It wasn't damaged or anything, but for the price I expected more.

I have used a few wireless chargers before with my HTC Droid DNA, my favorite being the Google Nexus Orb which I have on my desk at work. I wanted to pick up a few wireless chargers for home, so that I never needed to plug the USB cable into my phone ever again. (The Droid DNA has a small USB port cover that is notorious for falling off and mine was getting close, so I wanted to save it before it was too late.)I picked up two of these while they were on sale ($10 off MSRP). I keep one on next to my bed and the other on my desk at home.Pros:-small size- LED charging indicator light- standard microUSB cableCons:- may not fit all USB cables- charging light does not indicate 100% charged- flat, hard to see notificationsOverall I'm very happy with these chargers. They're well made and work well. I was worried that the LED would be too bright and distracting when I'm in bed, but my room has a lot of ambient street light so I don't notice it. The small size of the charger is convenient, but requires you to line the phone up properly to charge. On a larger pad, you can just drop the phone anywhere and it'll go, but with this, you do need to line up the coils more closely. It's not really an issue though.I would have purchased the Nexus Orb, as it's sticky angled surface makes it ideal for desk use, but the $70 price tag is hard to justify, especially considering I spent less and got 2 of these. They're both made by LG and use the same coil so the performance is identical.I'm surprised at the number of questions on this product asking "will this work with X phone?" It's really simple. If you're phone has a built in Qi charger, or there is an optional Qi charger replacement battery door available, than it will. If not, then it will not. It takes 2 seconds to google that.Yes your phone will get hot while charging, but not abnormally so, and no, it won't damage your phone or decrease it's lifespan.

First, I'm going to say, NOT retail packaging. Two plastic bags is not retail packaging. I was quite disappointed in that, I even pondered if I had been given a used one.That aside, the device works mostly as advertised. It charges both my Galaxy s3 ( i have the little adapter) and new nexus 7. The device has a light on it that is yellow when not in use, flashing green when charging, and solid green when charged. Never have I seen solid green on either of my devices. It permanently stays in the flashing green.The other two minor complaints I have is that it doesn't always make that 'ding' noise when first placed on the charger. Whether that is an Android issue or a plate issue doesn't matter, it hinders the overall experience. Second, along with the ding, it stops charging and starts charging throughout the night, so sometimes it dings several times in the night, and it's loud enough that it can be heard and/or wake you up. This can be fixed by turning notification volume off at night, but, once again, it's about hindering the overall experience. (Just for reference I ended up making a Tasker setting that fixed the problem)In the end it comes down to do I regret my purchase? No. But I won't be buying pads for my whole house. Wireless charging isn't exactly wireless, inductive charging is the better term. Sure it's nice to just lay things down, but then again you have to be pretty exact with your placement. When furniture or cars start to come with built in charging pads, then this will have a lot more tangible value.