I don't think Apple was the first to use the magnets to align the phone to the charger. I think I had a nexus 5 that had the magnets in the phone and google Qi charger -- that would perfectly align the phone and charger.
Pretty sure magnet alignment was part of wireless charging with the Palm Pre, and I'm not even a Palm person (I did have an IBM branded Palm Pilot, but it was very outdated when I got it for almost no money, and it didn't call to me)
Pretty sure magnet alignment was part of wireless charging with the Palm Pre, and I'm not even a Palm person (I did have an IBM branded Palm Pilot, but it was very outdated when I got it for almost no money, and it didn't call to me)