[dmix]

Exactly charging by cable is basically out of date now. There's so many wireless charging options for nothing on Amazon, using a cable is the back up option.

The only place I could see this not being the case is in older cars which require plug-in for some features like CarPlay.

But eh, it's an expensive device. An extra cord (also for cheap on Amazon) isn't a big deal.

[TylerE]

The one area where cables still win is speed. My 11 can be charged by 50% in seemingly about 20-30 minutes from a high output (i.e. iPad) charger.

On my wireless pad that much charge will take a couple hours.

That's fine overnight, but sometimes you need a lot battery ASAP

[bredren]

This is a good point. Though the battery management seems to have gotten good enough that these speed charges are less necessary.

Funny thing is the only time I run out of juice now is if I did not place my iPhone on the wireless charger straight enough. Apple spoke specifically to this pain so it must be widespread.

[TylerE]

Yeah, that's the main cause.

Also occasionally when traveling, so combination of long days + higher than normal usage. I've got a battery case for those days that more or less doubles the built in capacity (at the cost of also basically doubling the weight)

[bredren]

Ya travel batteries are a good fill in for those circumstances.

I suspect Covid has had a big nerf on battery use overall.

[Daniel_sk]

There is wireless Carplay, my previous BMW had it like 2 years ago? I hope it will get more common. No cable required. There is also wireless charging on the middle console. Worked quite well.

[can16358p]

The problem is that people don't upgrade their cars every few years like they upgrade their iPhones. There are many people out there who still don't have a wireless connectivity system whether just for Bluetooth music or CarPlay.