PowerHolic OWC-300T Black Qi Wireless Charging Pad for Mobile Phones - Retail Packaging - Black

I bought this device for the main reason that I wanted to not have to worry about exactly lining up the phone with the "square" found on most other wireless charging pads. This one, and the Nexus 4 "orb" charger I have also purchased, do not care about the orientation of the phone as long as the induction "area" of the phone rests roughly on the center of this pad. Easy enough! The only reasons why I did not give this product 5 stars are two-fold:1. It gets a little warmer while charging than the Nexus 4 "orb" does. It is by no means alarming or possibly damaging the phone, but merely an area for improvement (despite the grooves that supposedly help dissipate heat).2. The charging pad takes about 2-3 seconds to "sync" with the phone and start charging. The first time I used it I thought I was doing something wrong, or that it wasn't going to work through my HTC Droid DNA and Samsung Galaxy S4's cases, but I then found out I just need to be patient.Aside from those two minor gripes, I love this charging pad and recommend it for any Qi-compatible device!

This is really a great charger, it works on both of our Droid DNAs while in their Otterbox Defender cases perfectly.What I really like is the size of the charger, we have a Nokia chargers on the night stands on each side of the bed but those are small and it's very easy to bump the phone and have it slide off the charger. This one is a little over 4.5" in diameter and you don't have to worry about the phone slipping off this one.There's no sound when charging the phone but there are three leds on the top that pulse while charging.Also the heat is about the same as the Nokia chargers, the phones do get warm but not too hot after sitting on it for about an hour, and it seems to charge just as fast at the Nokia ones we have.And if you have a case on the phone, no worries, we both have Otter Box Defender cases on ours and they charge just fine.

Pairing is definitely slower on this than other Qi chargers I have. You set your phone down (no matter how close to center position) and it always takes 5-10 secs for either of our Qi phones (both an HTC and LG) to actually start charging and this unit's LEDs to start flashing indicating the pair. This is likely due to this mfr electing a longer polling time to detect a phone - which probably saves some energy somewhere I suppose.

I'm not sure if it's my device or the charging pad, but I have to fiddle with how I place my phone (Google Nexus 4) on the pad. Usually it will start charging, but it can take a few "placements" before it starts working. Placing the phone and letting it just sit there doesn't work - it's definitely not a delay before charging. The best position is with the bottom of my phone aligned with the bottom edge of the charging pad. I bought this expecting I could have the charge pad on my desk and just place my phone on the pad when not in use, but I pick up my phone too many times to be bothered with the fiddling. The charge pad is on my bedside now and works well. I've been known to forget to unplug my phone in the morning when picking it up, so the charge pad solves that problem.

This charging pad is a bit temperamental. The phone has to be in a specific spot each time or else it won't communicate with this charging pad and initiate the charge. When it's in the right spot, it works great.

Pros: 1) Works great with my Nexus 7. Pairs easily and is big enough that you can see the blinking green indicator peeking out from beneath the 7" tablet. 2) Reasonably good looking and well constructed.Cons: Doesn't pair easily with my Nexus 4. I can always get it to pair but this entails a minute or so of pushing it around on the pad trying to line it up to just the right spot.

The pad is fairly specific in terms of where you place your phone you have to be pretty much in the center and off center up just a bit

I have been using this for over a year. Still works great. Its the perfect size for a phone or tablet.