mophie 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad

So I waited a bit for this review. When I see negative reviews for a product I become very skeptical. There are enough negative reviews here to warrant hesitation in purchasing such a pricey product. I held off and did some research. Not just on the product, but the brand and wireless charging in general. A few things stood out. Most people don’t understand how wireless charging works. They assume you can just plop your phone down however which way on the mat and it should charge without fail. No ma’am / sir. In a nutshell you have two small discs, one in your phone and one in the charger. The discs must be close enough together in order for wireless charging to work. If your phone/watch/air pods are too far they won’t charge. Simple. Right? Apparently not for many. Almost every charger on here and other stores have piss poor ratings. And the ones that actually reviewed the products show their lack of understanding on how the product is supposed to work. You wouldn’t buy a bicycle and expect it to take you places on its own would you? Same goes for this. Like any charger it needs to be plugged into a wall socket for power. I only say that because there was a review that didn’t realized it needs to be plugged in. (face palm). And they gave it one star for it! With that out of the way this particular charger was everything I was looking for. It can charge a phone, Apple Watch, AirPods and yes AirPods Pro. Keep in mind it will charge an “Apple” watch, not other brands. And AirPods with the wireless charging case. Seems redundant but it has to be said. This charge follows the Qi (chi?) standard, so any phone that uses the same standard will charge on it. Different phones have the aforementioned “disc” in different spots, so how the phone needs to be placed on the charger will vary. Also understand wireless charging generates heat. Your phone will become warm. The more power is transferred the hotter it gets. It’s one of the reasons iPhones are capped to 7.5 watts on wireless charging. Apple is being cautious here, and rightfully so. Heat does things to batteries (*cough*samsung). Also electronics can and do fail. So if you’ve legitimately received a defective unit. Just return it and stop whining.