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range of features. Some of the most common accessories that people want for

their mobile device, particularly smartphones and tablets, include devices that

wirelessly connect to them, typically using Bluetooth technologies. It’s not

unusual to find Bluetooth headsets and high-quality external speakers for

users to listen to music and chat with friends.

Game controllers, including gamepads and other accessories that plug into

tablets via a USB port or connect via Bluetooth, are also common, effectively

turning tablets into full-scale gaming platforms. Additionally, there are

specialized tablets that are outfitted with game controllers built in and used

specifically as gaming platforms. The NVIDIA SHIELD is a specialized

Android device used as a gaming platform, and it can perform the same

functions as other Android tablets.

One feature that Android and some Microsoft mobile devices offer is the

ability to use removable external storage, such as miniSD or microSD

memory cards, effectively upgrading the storage capacity of the device. This

is something Apple hasn’t quite embraced with its devices.

There are also accessories no mobile device user should be without,

including extra battery packs (if your mobile device supports battery removal

and replacement; many don’t) or a phone or device charger. To recharge

mobile devices, device chargers either plug into a wall outlet and the mobile

device, or plug into a computer and the mobile device.

Some chargers don’t require connection to the device at all; they simply

require you to lay the device on top of a special pad that recharges the battery

wirelessly. Specifics differ a little depending on whether the device was

designed for wireless charging or the capability is being added with an

aftermarket kit—but in either case the pad creates an electromagnetic field

for transmitting power to an antenna in the device. Despite being a wireless

technology, the range is measured in centimeters and charging works best

when the mobile device is on the pad.

The marketplace has settled on the Qi (pronounced “chee”) standard from

the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) as the wireless charging standard of

choice. Apple’s 2017 decision to adopt the Qi standard and become a

member of that consortium sealed the fate of early rival standards.

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