Qi delivers a great user experience, not only in theory but also in real life. Read what these reporters experienced:
"I will admit to believing it was a gimmick at first. 6 months later, it is a necessity. I love the wireless features, and would never buy another phone without it." - Mikado_Wu commenting on an article about the JBL Power Up
"If you've got a couple of Qi chargers you really, really do appreciate the convenience. And the Qi standard is now winning critical support, Samsung will support it in the S4, and so it looks like being the VHS rather than the Betamax of the wireless charging wars." - Andrew Orlowski, The Register
"To be honest plugging a cord into a phone once every day or two isn't exactly a trying task so at a glance wireless charging sounded more of a novelty than a necessary technology but how wrong could I be! The action of just putting your phone down on to the charging plate as you would put your phone on the coffee table/kitchen bench/desk is a no brainer, it's not some sci-fi mumbo jumbo, it is a logical solution to an existing problem." - Wade, TelecomTech blog (geekzone.co.nz)
"I’m becoming a huge fan. Getting the micro-USB plug into most phones is a pain particularly when I’m tired and just want to go to bed. The number of times I’ve awakened to a dead phone because I didn’t push the plug in all the way is embarrassingly large as a result. With inductive charging [...] you just set the phone down on the charger and walk away finding the phone fully charged when you wake up. It may seem like a little thing but it was a nightly annoyance to get that damned plug in the right way in a dark room and not having to do that is almost worth this phone alone." - Rob Enderle, TG Daily
"The [HTC Droid] DNA features Qi wireless charging technology. The phone began charging within a couple of seconds after being placed on the Nokia Lumia 920's charging pad." - Sherri L. Smith, Laptop Mag
"Once you have a wireless charger around, then using it becomes second nature, you top-up more often than you would. It’s one tiny hassle removed from the day. The phone doesn’t need to be carefully aligned with the plate, so you just plunk it down and let it charge. Which it does fairly rapidly; there is a speed penalty to wireless charging but it’s surprisingly light: wireless power-ups are around 10 to 20 per cent slower than direct charging, I found." - Andrew Orlowski, The Register
"[Wireless charging] is not a must have, but once you have it, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it." Michelle Maisto, eWeek
"We're big fans of the wireless charging ability, as it puts an end to fumbling around in the dark for a cable and then taking 20 attempts to finally get it plugged in – popping the Lumia 920 down on its plate is just a more pleasing experience." John McCann, Tech Radar
“The [Google] Nexus 4 also fully supports the Qi wireless charging standard, which means you can use any Qi-capable charging pad to refill your battery -- we even took it for a spin on the Fatboy recharging pillow sold by Nokia, and it worked like a charm.” - Brad Molen, Engadget
“The convenience of simply dropping the Nokia Lumia 920 on the Fatboy pillow is great. I have it sitting on my desk so when I am there the Lumia 920 is charging up which can lead to it being charged up more often.” Mattew Miller, ZDNet
"We managed to hold the Nokia Lumia 820 a good inch off the charging plate and for it to still be getting a charge through, which shows how efficient the charging plate is.” Mike Brown, NokNok