Belkin – Boost Charge Wireless Charging Pad 15W – Black – Black

The Belkin Boost promises to charge at 15W, compared to the current Belkin I have, Boost Charge 10W. Appearance wise, they look very similar, the new 15W charger is slightly thicker and has a sturdier look to it. The charger comes with a USB-C cable and charging block.
On the inside of my cell phone case, I have a metal disc used to mount my phone magnetically to my car mount. With the 10W charger, I always had a difficult time finding the right spot to get it to charge. I found the new 15W charger to be much more “forgiving” in that sense. Every time I put the phone down, the white light would appear and it would charge properly! I was very surprised! While I don’t have an iphone 12 to take advantage of the 15W charging, it does seem to charge quicker than my 10W charger. I then tried charging my AirPod Pro’s wirelessly, I have a Native Union leather case over the Airpods, it seemed to have a difficult time charging, I moved it around until the light came one, a but off center near the USB-C cable seems to be the sweet spot for the Airpods. Without a case, it wasn’t an issue at all.
If you’re looking for a Qi charger, I’d recommend you taking a look at the Belkin. I found the new 15W charger to be much better than the 10W version. The only con is the USB block it came with, it sticks out of the wall about 2”, I wanted to place this charger on my dresser, but I can’t since the plug is behind the wall.

I had the previous Belkin Wireless Charger (I don’t recall the model, but it was white) and it worked great for wireless phone charging. However, that charger was made prior to the Airpods Gen 2 and the Airpods Pro and their wireless charging features. I tried my Airpods on it and it never worked or charged correctly. So, I now have it in the living room as a spare charger for guests and such to use.
I seen that Belkin had released this new and improved charger and of course, I much preferred the black color over my old white one, so I figured I’d give it a try. To be honest, it’s more or less the same.
Included in the packaging is the round charger itself, a wall adapter and a USB-A to USB-C cable. The A end of the cable plugs into the wall adapter and the C end plugs into the back of charger itself. Charging works as it should for my iPhone 11 Pro Max and my wife’s iPhone XS Max. While charging and in use, there is a white LED light on the front that comes on and then goes off when the device is removed.
Next up, I was excited to try my Airpod Pros on the new charging pad, since I didn’t have much luck on the old one. I sat them down and this new one actually shows it as charging (the old one didn’t) with the white LED light on the front lighting up. However, it didn’t do much. I left it on charge for about an hour and the battery of the case went up by maybe…3%? I laughed and just put the case on my lightning charge cable and went about my day… I tried it with and without the case, with no difference.
So, in conclusion, I’m giving this one a 4 out of 5 stars. It has a solid build quality and charging is great for phones. Just don’t expect much in the way of accessory charging for AirPods and such. Additionally, given the bare-bones functionality of this item and with the new MagSafe charging feature that is out now for the new iPhone 12’s…since this is backwards compatible, I honestly may wind up using that more than this Belkin charging pad once I get my new iPhone 12 Pro Max. We will see…the put-down and pick-up simplicity of this is nice, without having to worry about pulling off a magnet from the back of my phone. MagSafe may just go in the bedroom and this Belkin may go in my work room for mid-day top-offs.

I have been interested in a wireless charger to reduce as much wires/cables as possible so I finally decided to get 1 & I purchased this Belkan for my iPhone 12 max pro it works great even with a good case on my phone I’m not sure if it charges as fast as a wired charger but charges good enough

Very happy with this Belkin Wireless Qi charging pad. The pad itself connects to a powerblock via a USB type-C to USB type-A cable. The USB type-C end connects to the pad and the USB type-A end connects to the power block. I’ve been using this for a couple weeks now placed on my night stand and has worked without a hiccup. It fully charges my Galaxy note 9 in less than an hour. The front LED shows red if your phone isnt charging, green if it’s charging, and amber if it detects some type of foreign object.
One thing to note is that it wont work with really thick cases. I tried it on my ultra heavy duty otter-like Samsung case and it would not charge. I won’t dock a star for this as Belkin transparently mentions this on their site that it’s been “engineered to work with lightweight plastic cases up to 3mm.” It worked with all of my other cases. I also appreciate that you can use different orientations when placing your phone on the pad to charge (i.e. horizontal or vertical). It also has rubber grips to prevent on your phone from sliding. This is a very straight forward product that just works. Been using Belkin for over 15 years and they’ve never let me down.