Fret not, wireless charging aficionados. Even though fewer phones support it out of the box, you do have options for adding wireless charging to your high-end phone—though admittedly, maybe not as many options as you’d like.
For a few years, every single high-end smartphone (with one notable, iPhone-shaped exception) came with wireless charging included.
That seems to have changed. The 2016 flagship phones from Google, HTC, Motorola, Lenovo, Sony, and even the fan-favorite OnePlus lack both Qi and PMA charging. It seems Samsung is the only major player still interested in the feature.Wireless Charging Phone Cases
When wireless charging first started appearing on phones running Android and other operating systems, iPhone fans were understandably miffed that their top-of-the-line gadgets didn’t have the option. Third parties rushed to fill the consumer void, and the answer they came up with was a phone case that combined basic protection with a wireless charging induction coil and an integrated charging port attachment. Voila—wireless charging for iPhones.
Mophie is probably the best known of these gadgets, offering its Charge Force cases ($60 for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus) and Juice Pack Air with an integrated external battery ($100, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus). That doesn’t include a charging pad, but the company’s technology supports both Qi and PMA standards. It sells wireless cases for the Samsung Galaxy series too, but since those phones already support wireless charging, they only come with the external battery option. Mophie doesn’t support any other phone brands.
Mophie is pretty much the only game in town when it comes to major vendors. The big drawbacks to this approach are a high price tag and a bulky design. And, you might be able to find a much cheaper wireless charging case—for a much wider variety of smartphones—by…
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