My Ranger has Sync 3 which requires corded connection, and no wireless charger. Our Mazda CX-90 has Sync 4 and a wireless charger, but my wife's Jurassic-era i-Phone SE won't charge at all, as it is not compatible. There is probably something to what you said about poor contact; my iPhone 12 Mini has an Otterbox Defender case, so the little electrons have a tough journey.  We solved the problem with an old school 12v charger plugged in to the console. and turned off the charge pad in Settings. The phones charge just fine and they don't need to be plugged into the system for Apple Car Play.

Actually, my Lenovo experience is less than stellar compared to the Dell machines I swear by.   I've never been in a Volvo.  But, I don't think those are available on Amazon yet.  Oh wait, I did see you can buy used vehicles on Amazon now, so maybe they are.

Must be Christmastime!     I don't blame you.  

The hybrid got some notable improvements too (towing, AWD).  We got a non hybrid for my wife due to both of those things. Today we’d consider the hybrid. 

New facia, new infotainment screen, new Powertrain combos, new packages.  Mid cycle refreshes usually qualify. Then again it's Motortrend so everything is made up anyway.

I have no idea.  New iPad.  I've turned off every keyboard setting I could find.  Only seems to do it when I quote someone.  I was deleting it but got tired of that.

Like Lenovo and Volvo?

Ford's product decisions are usually confusing, but they've been getting increasingly head scratching lol.

'twas the tick before the post!

I'm surprised that it qualified?   I thought there had to be a more significant update to qualify?