Last updated: May 12th, 2020 at 15:14 UTC+02:00
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Wireless charging has never been seen on a non-flagship Galaxy smartphone. Samsung's Galaxy A smartphones did offer water and dust resistance, a feature that's usually reserved for flagships as well, at one point, but wireless charging has always been exclusive to the top-end Galaxies. Even water and dust resistance was scrapped once Samsung started focusing on more important specs to keep its Galaxy A series relevant when Chinese manufacturers started eating away at its market share.
The lack of wireless charging on Samsung's mid-range and budget smartphones hasn't really affected their sales. But with Apple's $400 iPhone SE 2 recently announced with wireless charging as one of its key features, we have been wondering: Should Samsung also start offering wireless charging on more affordable devices? Is it an important feature in your eyes, or is it a novelty that you can live without, especially if it means a device can offer better specs in other areas?
We'd love to know what you think, so cast a vote in the poll below, then expand on your answer down in the comments section!
Poll Results: Our poll results are in, and it turns out that the majority of our voters (47%) wouldn't sacrifice the affordability of their mid-range and budget phones for the comforts of wireless charging. It'd be cool if the feature was there, but it's not a necessity. Meanwhile, 25% of our voters think it's better if Samsung would focus on improving other specs rather than adding wireless charging to these device categories. Trailing not too far behind, 20% of voters would definitely want wireless charging on budget/mid-range phones, while 7% don't really care either way.