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Nexus 4 bumper

Thanks for the video. Wish I had remembered to order one when the device went on sale. Still don't have the device, but need a case of some sort for it.

Cheers for taking the time to do this.
 
Shotlimesalt said:
Yes. I have used Google wallet with the bumper on and see no reason why wireless charging would not work.
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One assumes that was the intended purpose of the "bumper", so that people could go bumping it on transaction terminals, others phones etc.

The wireless charging though ... since it's an electromagnetic field, the "inverse-square law" still applies, so manufacturers have used "resonant inductive coupling" to counteract the i-sl and improve efficiency between the sending and receiving coils, the primary limiting factor being the coil diameters in both components of the system.

So near-proximity yes (the "N" in NFC) but the additional bumper case distance is negligible compared to the coil diameters. As an experiment though, given a battery charge state of say 25%, it would be interesting to see how the presence of a bumper might increase charge times.

Might be an idea for an app if it doesn't already exist ... initial charge state, time to 100% and some sort of graphical comparison of events.
 
hstroph said:
The wireless charging though ... since it's an electromagnetic field, the "inverse-square law" still applies, so manufacturers have used "resonant inductive coupling" to counteract the i-sl and improve efficiency between the sending and receiving coils, the primary limiting factor being the coil diameters in both components of the system.
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Say what?:D
 
Bob Loblaw1 said:
You mentioned in your review that it took a little extra effort to get your auxiliary cord to seat all the way. I had this problem with my last case as the auxiliary cord going in to my car stereo is pretty fat at the end. It didn't matter too much b/c my car dock wouldn't work w/ my case on but it was a PITA to keep taking off the case every time I wanted to dock the phone and I ended up hardly ever using it. Won't make that mistake again. Any dock I get is going to have to work with the bumper on and I'm hoping my auxiliary cord will fit or I can modify the size of the hole w/o making it look awful.
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My auxiliary cord is pretty thin at the end, and it still won't work with this bumper. There's only about a millimeter of extra space for the cord grip. I find it hard to believe that any cord could work with it, given the poor design.

I'll look for some sort of adapter first, but I'll probably ditch the bumper once some better options come out anyway, as it doesn't feel like it would absorb much impact in a fall. The only purpose it serves it to lift the glass off the table and to keep it from sliding off of things.
 
Maltheus said:
My auxiliary cord is pretty thin at the end, and it still won't work with this bumper. There's only about a millimeter of extra space for the cord grip. I find it hard to believe that any cord could work with it, given the poor design.
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Sorry to hear that. I was worried about this too but my cord fits perfectly. It's not thin either, it's a thick Monster cable. Are you sure you are pushing it in all the way. The OP is right, you've really got to give it a good push for it to seat all the way.
 
I have no problems with my charging cord either. Im actually still using my old blackberry charging cord. Fits fine with the bumper.
 
So the Nexus 4 is available for order again and the people who were on backorder are getting their phones this week (me included), however the bumpers are still on backorder. I ordered mine on the 13th and never got an email or update about it. It still says pending in Google Wallet and on Google Play they are still listed as sold out.

Now I can understand a phone taking a while to get caught up because of all the technology inside, but how hard is it to manufacture a rubber bumper?
 
Banished Angel said:
So the Nexus 4 is available for order again and the people who were on backorder are getting their phones this week (me included), however the bumpers are still on backorder. I ordered mine on the 13th and never got an email or update about it. It still says pending in Google Wallet and on Google Play they are still listed as sold out.

Now I can understand a phone taking a while to get caught up because of all the technology inside, but how hard is it to manufacture a rubber bumper?
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Have you looked around on ebay or anything? I would imagine some have ditched their bumpers for cases by now or got duplicate orders like the OP. Or worse yet, got bumpers but gave up on ever getting the phone.
 
Bumpers are going anywhere from 30 - 100 on ebay. I'll just wait it out for one from Google. I don't want a full case for it, just a bumper. I'm careful with my phones and I don't want to cover up the back. I mainly just want the bumper so I don't have to worry about my phone sliding around when I set it down.
 
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