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Taptes new wireless charging pad
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CrazyCoconut
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It's more that they clearly stole Nomad's original design. But if you don't care about such things, then it's definitely a cheaper choice!
Just want to point out that one of the posts you pulled is for the Nomad, not the TapTes.
I ordered one that isn’t supposed to ship until 1/15. Guess I won’t count on that. May have to go Taptes as well.
... to be integrated as a stock component in a future revision of the Model 3? Or as a stand-alone product we can add after the fact? Hopefully both. They should offer wired and wireless charging right out of the box.
FloridaGary
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Good decision. They are basically the same charger and you will save some money. #Stern
Pretty sure it’s a stand-alone product. Whether they will include it in future revision I do not know. Most likely it’ll remain in the Tesla shop for purchase for people who want it.
I too agree with this. Only need it to give a quick top up every now and then. Will likely even leave one side unplugged so I can still rest my phone on that side for the times I don't want charging.
SoundDaTrumpet
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I sense TapTes is a design house in HK that sends out to a manufacturing house. They offer options to put different brand names to their designs. Perhaps agreements between the Nomad and TapTes expired after a year or after X amount of units, and no agreements were signed. I would not be surprised if Tesla is using TapTes like how the cargo mats appear to be made by WeatherTech.
Same. And hope that the Tesla one has either a lower or bigger coil/charge area as the Nomad I ordered is too high up and doesn't charge my phone.
CrazyCoconut
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I thought the Nomad came with a spacer for smaller phones?
I changed my order to the matte version after latest email and got the shipping confirmation today.
GuyDude
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I love my Nomad! Works so well!! Can not believe this wasn’t standard with the car. Using it with iPhone XS
My Taptes charger was delivered today. I ordered the V1 matte version. Quality seems pretty good. The matte surface is slightly rubberized and I think is more than enough in terms of it's anti-slip characteristics. It's not weighted like the Nomad and I don't think it is an exact copy, but is pretty similar (I have not seen a Nomad in person). I haven't had enough time to test out the charging speed, but below are some photos. They also included a free adhesive backed holder for the Tesla key card.
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Eno Deb
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From the pictures it seems to be a bit thinner than the Nomad (not too surprising, given that it wasn't designed to hold a battery like the first version of the Nomad). Reasonable price too. I think I'm going to order one.
Can you say something about the fit? Does it wiggle in the bay, and is it mounted using the adhesive pads shown in one of the photos?
Can you say something about the fit? Does it wiggle in the bay, and is it mounted using the adhesive pads shown in one of the photos?
FloridaGary
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Nice touch regarding letter from Lenn Stan. Not surprised its not weighted like the Nomad. I assume it does not have the metal block that was used to replace the battery in the Nomad.
Runebane
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Rflail, that looks like a small USB hub you're using in the pic. How is that doing for you with the 2 thumb drives and the charger?
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