The Peel Super Thin Wireless Charger — A beautifully simple wireless charger for iPhone and Android
The Peel Wireless Charger was engineered to be visually simple and incredibly thin. It charges both iPhone and Android devices at their fastest wireless charging speeds (7.5w and 10w). The extra long cable can reach your outlet from a distance (wall plug not included). It's available in black or white for $49.
First I though it was DOA. As it didn't charge my iPhone X, Airpods and Apple Watch. There is no status light feedback so difficult to tell. After trying again the next day, my iPhone charged, but the charging stopt after about 10 minutes or less. After this it wouldn't charge anymore. I've used a 12W Apple power plug with it. When connecting the charger to my MacBook Pro, I got an error message that the USB accessory was using to much power...
Gave up on it and am requesting a return and refund. Wonder about their QA process...
Pros:Looks nice
Cons:Doesn't work
purchased 3 of these around december 2018 to stash in the kitchen and bedroom. in short, none of them work if you want to charge an iphone X. tried one iphone X with a thick case and it wont charge that phone at all. also tried my phone using a “super thin peel case” and it charges for about 5-10 minutes and then stops. tech support told me i was using the wrong wall adapter (which doesn’t come with the product) but that never solved the problem. finally, peel’s marketing communications strategy is based on personal letters from the CEO to customers. when i replied to one of the CEO emails explaining my issues i got a snotty reply from a guy in tech support saying that the CEO is too busy to deal with these low level customer service issues. bummer.
Pros:doubles as a coaster
Cons:wont charge an iphone X
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UPDATE: Received a replacement product and experienced the charging issues. Got the Morphie wireless charger base and it works 10x better.
I just received my order today and the packaging was beautiful.
The problem is if you don't place it exactly in a certain way on the pad, it charges for a second and then stops. So while I had it on the charger for over 1.5 hours, when I came back to it, it still showed ~15% charge because wasn't it placed down properly (a certain amount of the phone surface area needs to stick out on both sides).
Even after I tried re-placing my iPhone, I had to move it around a couple of times in order ensure it remains in charging mode.
This hasn't happened to me yet, but imagine leaving your phone on the charging pad at night only to wake up to a low battery phone right before heading out.
Bottom line: So far it looks like its actually just easier to charge it the traditional way. Assuming that I didn't get a defect product, I'm going to reach out to peel to request a refund, as this charging experience creates more stress than making it easier.
Pros:Product looks and feels great
Cons:Doesn't always charge (iPhone X)