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I bought the adapter to work with a Qi wireless charger for my Galaxy s3. As a clumsy person, I use cases for my phone of the *ahem* industrial variety. I break phones, I drop them, I drown them. I use strong protective cases.
The adapter slipped under my stock backplate of my phone. It was very easy to put in place, but the "sticky" strip on the adapter wasn't sticky. Doesn't matter with how tight it is under the backplate of my phone. The problem is that it makes the back bow out slightly, so it's not as sleek as without it. Since I keep my phone in a case, it didn't matter at the time.
The phone fit wonderfully in my Otterbox Defender case that I have for my phone. The added bulk didn't affect the fit of the case at all. The problem that I found was with my new LifeProof case. The LifeProof cases have a clear back to show off the color. The added bulk under the backplate caused the clear portion to rub on the back of the phone, creating a grey area. PURELY cosmetic, but this case didn't fit as well as it could have because of the extra bulk.
Pro:
-WIRELESS CHARGING!!! YAY!
Con:
-Bulky under stock backplate
-May cause certain cases to not fit
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The product is exactly as advertised. It will take your S3 and make it compatible with wireless charging.It takes about 5 minutes to set it in correctly and snap the cover back on. As stated, the factory cover will fit perfectly on the back. However, while most people have said they don't notice the hump, I do. It's not a game stopper by any means. But it's clearly there. I used to rest my phone on speaker on my keyboard and now it won't sit there anymore. It slides away. Kind of annoying, but not the end of the world.
The phone can get hot while charging, but I'm not concerned about it at all.
My major gripes are that it doesn't always make that 'ding' noise when first placed on the charger. Whether that is an Android issue or a device 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, do I like my purchase? Yes, the product does what it claims to do and the price was really good. However, understand that 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.
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