It was my first time to Shanghai, China, for a business trip, and I decided to pop by the Mi Store (å°ç±³ä¹å®¶) at Pearl of the Orient (ä¸æ¹æç ).
I bought the Xiaomi High Speed Wireless Charger Set for CN¥149 (S$30). It includes the 27W USB-A to USB-C charger and 20W Wireless Charger.
AirPods was refreshed earlier this year in March 2019. There are two variants of it AirPods with Wireless Charging Case and AirPods with Charging Case.
AirPods with Wireless Charging Case retails for S$299 and AirPods with Charging Case retails for S$239. So to be able to charge your AirPods case wirelessly via Qi, it cost an extra S$60.
The Choetech 5 Coils Dual Fast Wireless Charging Pad retails for S$39.90 on Lazada.
Choetech is no newcomer to dual wireless charging pads. I have been using the Choetech USB-C Dual 5W Wireless Charging Pad in the office, and it is still serving well.
There are two variants of the Nomad Base Station. Hub Edition and Apple Watch Edition.
The difference between the Hub Edition and the Apple Watch Edition is the former includes a 7.5W USB-A port and an 18W USB-C PD port to charge an additional two devices, while the later, only consists of an Apple Watch charger.
As the product name sounds, Choetech USB-C Dual 5W Wireless Charging Pad is a dual 5W wireless charging pad powered by USB-C.
It is two wireless chargers put together and powered by a single USB-C port. The charging pad measures 220 x 90 x 14 (mm) and weighs 150 g.
Funxim X8 is a 10W Qi wireless charging pad that allows your iPhone or Android phone together with your Apple Watch.
Funxim X8 started out on Kickstarter on November 2017 where it raised a total of US$448,097 out of their initial goal of US$10,000 from 10,983 backers. They started shipping to their backers from January 2018.
Belkin Boost Up Bold 10W Wireless Charging Pad was announced back in January 2018 and was released in Singapore in September 2018 at a recommended retail price of S$99.
Belkin Boost Up Bold is a 10W Qi wireless charging pad. It charges your device at 5W, 7.5W, 9W, or 10W. For iPhones, it will be at 7.5W (including the newer iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max). For newer Android phones that support wireless charging, it will be at 10W.
The HyperDrive 7.5W Wireless Charger USB-C Hub was born out of a Kickstarter project on 16th January 2018.
It was fully funded on 20th February 2018 where it raised a total of US$657,117 from 4,902 backers out of their initial goal of US$100,000.
Mophie Wireless Charging Base is one of two Apple endorsed wireless chargers that can fast charge your iPhone 8/8 Plus/X at 7.5W.
Having benchmark third-party aka non-Apple endorsed wireless chargers, I can confirm that those does not fast charge your iPhones at 7.5W.
Bought the Anker PowerPort Qi 10W from Amazon for US$19.49 (S$27).
The original retail price was US$25.99 (S$35), but they have an exclusive discount with Kinja Deals using the coupon code KINJA593. That coupon code gives you US$6.50 discount, making the final price to be US$19.49.
