How it Works
Rather than plugging in your phone owners can just drop it on a wireless charging pad. Once the two surfaces touch it instantly starts charging. The charger is plugged in though, there’s just no wires going into your phone.
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Drop it on the wireless charging pad and it recharges, then grab it and go with a full battery. Wireless charging used to be slow and takes nearly 3-4 hours to fully charge a device. A regular wired charger (like the charger included in the box) will completely charge your device to 100% in less than 95 minutes. However, the new Fast Wireless Charging pads makes it extremely quick.
Samsung Fast Wireless Charging
With the Galaxy Note 5 Samsung introduced fast wireless charging. This increased the power and speed by 1.4x and now Qi Wireless charging pads will output 15w of juice, rather than 10w. Making wireless charging faster than ever before.
Using a “fast” charger the Galaxy S8 will recharge 50 minutes faster than old wireless charging methods. It takes longer than the charger in the box, but not by much. Below is a video showing this feature on the Galaxy Note 5 from a few years back, which works the same way on the new Galaxy S8 and S8+.
It’s safe, simple and easy. All you do is walk up and drop an S8 on the charger and that’s it. Fast Wireless charging kicks on and starts wirelessly charging your smartphone.
Samsung has released a few Fast Wireless Charging Pads, and the newest option is the best. It’s convertible and works laying down or as a stand. Perfect for traveling or at the office. Or at the bedside table. This will charge any Qi capable device, and is backwards compatible with older devices.
When it comes to recharging our smartphones everyone wants the fastest way possible. The S8 series has a new USB Type-C port that’s reversible and plugs in both ways, making it easier than ever to plug in and recharge. Adding fast wireless charging is just a bonus. This is one of many awesome features of the Galaxy S8. Get one today, or even consider last years model at a discount.
Kevin
04/19/2017 at 6:55 pm
I just got my s8 and I have the fast wireless charger cradle from last year. I’m not happy because it won’t work with the s8 it keeps starting and pausing, I tried without a case and even sideways. It works on my even older flat regular wireless charger so it’s not the phone. I think it’s because the s8 is too narrow to hit the conductors right.
Rob
04/23/2017 at 6:46 am
I ran into the same thing, went online with Samsung support and they confirmed that it will NOT work; you have to buy the new wireless charger. Thanks for sharing that the flat charger DOES work.
Neville Hotz
04/26/2017 at 7:16 am
I have currently got a Samsung s6 ,that came with a wireless charger.I am about to get the Samsung s8. I just want to know if the wireless charger I am using for the s6 will work on the s8.
Thank you,
Neville Hotz
Kris
05/05/2017 at 12:19 pm
I would like to know if the charger works while the case is on the phone. If so, is there a limitation to what type of case? Do all of the Samsung-approved cases shown on their website work with the wireless charger. Thanks so much!
Stuazt
07/24/2017 at 2:37 am
“Qi Wireless charging pads will output 15w of juice, rather than 10w”.
Where do you get this message? According to Samsung’s website, this device’s output is 5V-9V/1000mA. I would say this means that the maximum output power of this device is 9w.