Following the discovery of the new Nexus 6P and 5X devices two days ago, everyone wondered why Google chose to abandon wireless charge support, as it was a widely accepted feature on previous NEXUS devices, such as LG's NEXUS 4, which was released almost three years ago.
In a "Ask me anything” on Reddit, several Google engineers responsible for building the devices answered questions from redditors, enlightening us about the theme.
The development team reports that it was the company's desire to keep it device as thin as possible, while also mentioning the benefits of USB Type-C that will make wired charging more attractive than it has been in the past.
You wonder, why not both? Obviously the extra thickness was the reason. One of the team members said:
"Charging is incredibly fast: from 1% to 100% in 97 minutes at 6P for example (in the first ~ 45 minutes charging is very fast).
Meanwhile, wireless charging adds z (thickness) and so, the ease of connection and fast charging as well as the optimization for finesse made us choose Type-C instead of wireless! ”
Now about the naming of the devices, to put it simply, “P” is from Premium (no it's not from the phablet) and the X is supposed to represent the “Nexus core” but also because it “sounds Cool!.”
