Phone charging - wired or wireless?

[Tacoma Enjoyer]

With the lack of infotainment inside the truck relying on your phone for everything will there be a charging port to charge phone inside the truck ? Cant seem to find a way to charge your phone inside the truck unless the phone holder also doubles as a wireless charger. If thats the case I would assume the only way you can charge your phone would be to carry power banks which would be quite annoying .

 

[TRP]

With the lack of infotainment inside the truck relying on your phone for everything will there be a charging port to charge phone inside the truck ? Cant seem to find a way to charge your phone inside the truck unless the phone holder also doubles as a wireless charger. If thats the case I would assume the only way you can charge your phone would be to carry power banks which would be quite annoying .

There was a close up in a video I watched that shows a charger built into the phone holder

 

[<3 Crank Windows]

There was a close up in a video I watched that shows a charger built into the phone holder

Yep, there's a wired phone charger built into the factory phone / tablet holder:

And a wire leads from it to a power plug behind the dash panels (seen here).

 

[zipn]

Not a fan of the hardwire. My iPhone case may skew the socket location.

 

[Letas]

I believe Slate stated that most users have a mobile power bank, so charging ports will not be standard. They will happily sell you one though!

 

[sodamo]

Numerous charging pads available that will plug in USB. Doubt it will be an issue.

 

[lgerger]

Not a fan of the hardwire. My iPhone case may skew the socket location.

I'm sure there will be aftermarket items that will say, plug into the phone holder and have MagSafe...I know I'd love that.

 

[The Weatherman]

I hope they Do Not include a wireless charging pad in the Slate. Unnecessary added expense IMHO. The ones I have in my other vehicles don’t work very well and heat my phone up to the point it stops charging.

 

[slateya]

I hope they Do Not include a wireless charging pad in the Slate. Unnecessary added expense IMHO. The ones I have in my other vehicles don’t work very well and heat my phone up to the point it stops charging.

Wireless charging is completely unneeded. The universal phone mount that comes in the slate includes a usb charging port at the bottom. No extra cable no wireless charging loss and heat gain.

 

[lgerger]

I hope they Do Not include a wireless charging pad in the Slate.

I agree. The one in my Tesla (Qi) is flaky at best and charges way too slow.

 

[cvollers]

I hope they Do Not include a wireless charging pad in the Slate. Unnecessary added expense IMHO. The ones I have in my other vehicles don’t work very well and heat my phone up to the point it stops charging.

Agreed. Most don’t work.

 

[MontesDesigns]

Am going to see how i can utilize the quad lock mounting system and wireless charger.

https://www.quadlockcase.com/

 

[thespacecowboy]

Wireless charging in a lot of scenarios is great. A car really isn’t one of them. Current MagSafe and Qi2 charging can do like 25W of charging but that requires a phone that can handle it, a charger that can handle it, and cooling to sustain it because it generates a lot of heat. I have a great desk wireless charger that does 25W but it has a built in cooler.

Having your phone on a magnetic dock is convenient for things like drive thrus where you might need to pull something up to be scanned or pay, or for handing your phone to a passenger to change music. But the charging is slower and can heat up your phone due to the already hot method of charging and the solar energy.

 

[MontesDesigns]

Honestly, in my 2020 Chevy Malibu I been using the quad lock wireless charger occasionally, but I just use it for the mount mostly, I usually plug my phone into a fast charger if I need it and plug in a wireless android auto adapter. But for the slate am looking at a raspberry pi solution and touchscreen.

 

[Ronnie]

I am hoping for at least two usb ports. One for my phone and one for my wife. Do modern cars have the cigarette lighter style outlets? That would be great too.