Duracell Powermat2x PowerMat for 2 Devices (PMA compatible) - White

My wife could never keep her phone charged. It didn't matter if we had a cord by the door and a cord in her car and maybe a third in the bedroom, she just never got around to plugging it in. When we got new smartphones I knew it was only going to get worse, so when I heard about a cordless charging system it seemed like it might be worth a try.When combined with the phone specific charging sleeve/case, this charger is really easy to use. There is no fumbling with a micro-usb cord, worrying about breaking a connector, or trying to find the cord end from where it has dropped behind a dresser. How many times have you turned over the connected 3 times before The small pad (4"x4") sits on your counter and you set the phone on it to charge.One thing that was surprising is that the pad is actually magnetic. When you place the phone the last 1/4 inch is pulled down and centered quite firmly by the magnet. When the phone is placed correctly the pad makes a cool little chirping noise to tell you that it is correctly placed. The phone then usually makes a noise just after. When you remove the phone later the pad makes a "reverse chirping noise" to let you know it's no longer connected.I did actually get a bit of grief from friends and family when I asked about this product on Facebook. No one seemed to understand why I would spend $50 to save 5 seconds . . . I'll have to say, though, it really worked for my wife. It makes it just convenient enough that her phone always gets charged. It makes it easy to form a habit for charging the phone because it's a place to put the phone, not just a place to charge it. If the phone is on the pad it's charging . . if it's not, it's not.Overall I am very pleased with this product.

Bought the Powermat to wirelessly charge my LG G3 and save wear and tear on the micro USB port. The pad is a bit tricky to use and if the phone is not placed precisely in the correct spot, one may wake up in the morning with a phone that has less charge on the battery than when it was placed on the mat the night before. And unlike charging with a cord, the Powermat does not keep the battery topped off at 100%. From what I have observed, the Powermat will allow the battery to drop to about 95%, at which time it will charge again. So in the morning, your phone's battery could be somewhere between 100% and 95%.UPDATE: 2/16/15 The update to Lollipop somehow messed up the charging with the Powermat. I no longer get an icon on the screen of the phone to indicate the magnetic connection with the mat is successful. The Powermat quits charging for no apparent reason, at 80% to 90%. Attempts to reposition phone still won't provide a 100% charge.I've given up on the Powermat and back to using a reliable corded charger.If the pricing of the Powermat is any indication, the list price is $49.99, in November '14 it sold for $37.00, in December '14 it was $15 and now it is under $10. Not selling well? AT&T abandoning their effort to push PMA technology?Dropped my rating from 4 stars to one star. The Powermat's inability to reliably provide a 100% charge overnight and the hassle of trying to position the phone exactly right makes it useless.Update 6/5/15 While not acknowledging any fault, the software update that AT&T provided for my LG G3, D85020f, was the cause of the wireless charger no longer working. Around May 8, 2015, AT&T pushed another software update to some LG G3s, D85021l (21L?), which, according to some wireless charger users, fixed the wireless charging issue.If you are determined to use a wireless charger for an AT&T phone that requires a PMA charger, I guess the issue has been fixed. However, after using the wireless charger for a while and then being forced back to use a plug in charger, I find the reliability of plugging in the charger cord much better than trying to find the sweet spot for the wireless charger and would never go back to wireless charging and its foibles.

It is easy to match the phone's charging area to charger.But it takes a really long time to charge when compared to charging via USB port. Because of that, I do not rely solely on the Powermat to do most of the charging.For a major charge, I still have to rely on the USB port, which I hook up after dinner, because it's way faster.I use my phone between dinner and bedtime. So I top it off on the Powermat, and leave it there until morning, because even with 80% battery life, it still takes a couple of hours at least to recharge. But the Powermat turns itself off when 100% battery is reached, and I like that feature.So while not as powerful and as fast in charging as I would like it to be, all in all, I like it, and I've adapted a plan as to when to use it, and when not to use it.All in all, it works as intended.ADDENDUM:The one thing I did not want to do was constantly remove any protective back case that I have on my phone in order to charge.My Kyocera Duraforce Pro already has the charging points on the back of the phone. I use a rubber-type back case on the phone so those charging points are not in direct contact with the Powermat.This Powermat definitely does work with that protective case on my phone. I never have to remove the case. The particular back case I use (purchased on Amazon) states that it will work with wireless chargers, and the two play really nice with each other.So if you use a protective back case and the case's description states it will work with wireless charging, you may also find that to be true when using the Powermat. For me, that is a definite plus to kind of offset the slow charging.