As someone who commutes to and from work by car every single day, I spend a lot of time in my car. So, it only makes sense to me to charge my phone while I drive almost 45 to 50 minutes to work every morning. As a result, I’ve used way too many car chargers (both wired and wireless) and car charging mounts over the years. Lately, I had gone back to using a regular charger for my iPhone with a USB to Lightning cable in my car. So, when we purchased Xiaomi’s Wireless Car Charger in the office, I was really excited to check it out. So I did, and it’s by far the best one I’ve used.
First things first, the design and build here are really impressive. Since it’s a phone mount that’s also a Qi-compatible wireless charger, it should be good looking because it literally sits there staring at your face when you’re driving, and this one looks really good.
Not that I need this in the winter we’re having here in Delhi right now, but the Xiaomi Wireless Car Charger comes with a fan to ensure that things remain cool.
It does need that, though. Wireless charging produces a lot of heat, that’s something I used to notice with my Galaxy S10 as well, and with the iPhone it’s no different. However, this wireless charger comes with a fan and a metal heat sink as well.
You know that scene in Harry Potter where Harry accidentally makes the glass at the reptile house vanish, making his cousin fall into a Boa Constrictor’s cage? Harry later says to his Uncle “It was like magic” — that’s kind of the feeling you get when you bring your phone close to the Xiaomi Wireless Car Charger and see the arms open up automatically. Except it isn’t magic, it’s just sensors and motors doing their thing.
The Xiaomi Car Charger also comes with support for 20W fast wireless charging for supported smartphones, which means if you have a phone that supports fast wireless charging at 20W, this will fast charge it with ease. What’s more, it can wirelessly charge your phone through most phone cases as well, which is also really great,
Perfectly Well Priced
Lastly, let’s talk about the price. Xiaomi sells this wireless car charger for 169 Yuan in China, which is almost equivalent to around Rs. 1700, and that’s a solid price for everything it offers. Fast wireless charging, great design, excellent build, it has got it all. The only problem is that it’s not available in India, and to get it you’ll have to order it from a website like Banggood where it will not only be priced much higher, but also take around a month to get delivered. Still, if you’re looking for one of the best, decently priced wireless car chargers out there, I’d suggest you buy this one.
