Full Specification

Samsung Galaxy S5 Wireless Charging Cover White-The particular daily chore of charging our telephones is one we are all familiar with. With regards to the Samsung Galaxy S5, this process is a little more fiddly than almost all, due to the actual plastic flap safeguarding the phone's ports from water damage and mold. Fortunately Samsung's getting ready to launch a instant charging back for that GS5 — formally dubbed the "S Charger Cover" — which enables you to place the phone on a Qi-compatible wireless asking for mat and impose it without fooling around with USB cables. And we've today managed to get hold of one to give it the complete hands-on treatment.

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In the style of previous Samsung instant charging kits, the Galaxy S5 instant charging back replaces the actual GS5's standard again panel and connects for the phone through silver contacts, letting this charge the power supply through magnetic induction. That means all you should do to keep the product charging is plop it on a Qi — evident "chee" — instant charging pad. (There really are a bunch available via ShopAndroid. com. )

Samsung will sell its very own Qi charging station designed for the GS5, but we have been using it with the Galaxy S4's instant charging pad without issue.

As with the GS4 and Note 3, the Galaxy S5 instant charging back adds a bit heft to the product — we scored it at all-around 10mm, compared to help 7. 6 with the standard plastic again panel. It's a noticeable change in form, but somehow it won't feel quite as bulky because the GS4 did with its wireless charging equipment.

The charging back features the identical dimpled pattern because the regular one, though there are several design differences to notice besides the added in thickness. If you've gotten an unlocked or European/Asian Galaxy S5, you'll spot the change from a embossed metallic Samsung company logo to printed branding within the S Charger cover. And the slope down towards camera and flash modules is a little different as well, on account in the thicker back section. The camera lens itself is currently ever so slightly recessed in the battery door.

The GS5's public wireless charging again charges at 760mA — a little more than charging over USB2 from your computer, but lower than full 2 amps offered by the phone's wall charger. So if it is a quick impose you're after, you'll still desire to reach for that microUSB cable, nevertheless the main purpose of wireless charging is actually convenience, not pace.

When the GS5 is attached to a wireless asking for pad, it'll pop up a simple message to inform you it's charging.

Just like other wireless asking for accessories, the question of whether to use the Samsung Galaxy S5's regular battery door or the charging back passes down to what kind of user you tend to be. The only true trade-off here is a small amount of additional bulk, and while it won't really affect usability by any means, it's true the actual GS5 feels a bit less sleek with the wireless charging cover. On the different hand, it's a small price to repay to avoid coping with the fiddly plastic about the phone's USB port on a regular basis, as well as always which has a fully-charged phone prepared.