Apple One-Ups 15W Qi2 Charging With 25W MagSafe Charging in iPhone 16 lineup

[MacRumors]

Third-party accessory makers just started releasing next-generation 15W Qi2 charging devices in the last few months, but Apple raised the wireless charging speed bar again with the iPhone 16 models.

With Apple's newly updated MagSafe charger and a 30W power adapter, the iPhone 16 models can charge at up to 25W wirelessly over MagSafe, which is 10W faster than Qi2.

Qi2 is great because it's an open standard that doesn't require accessory makers to pay Apple to license its technology, but companies that want to offer the fastest wireless charging speeds for the new iPhone 16 models will once again need to turn to MagSafe.

When MagSafe was first introduced in the iPhone 12, it was a proprietary Apple charging standard that accessory makers could license. It was able to charge iPhones at up to 15W. The alternative was Qi charging, which was limited to 7.5W, but it didn't require using Apple technology.

Qi2 brought 15W charging speeds that were on par with MagSafe, giving us charging speed parity for a short time. Accessory makers could design magnetic chargers that offered 15W charging without paying Apple a fee. That's over now, and we're back in the exact same situation we had when it was original MagSafe vs. original Qi.

Qi2 chargers will only charge iPhone 16 models at up to 15W, and 25W charging will be limited to MagSafe. This time around, it's a wider difference because 25W charging is fast charging and can provide up to 50 percent power in 30 minutes.

Apple released a new version of the MagSafe Charger alongside the iPhone 16 models, so it doesn't look like existing MagSafe chargers are going to provide 25W. Apple says the 25W charging requires a "new" MagSafe charger, which means accessory makers and customers alike will need new charging accessories to get the updated MagSafe speeds. Note that the new MagSafe charger still charges older iPhones at 15W.

While it's just the iPhone 16 models that support 25W charging now, this is a new baseline that will be added to future iPhones, and 15W Qi2 charging will soon be antiquated.

Article Link: Apple One-Ups 15W Qi2 Charging With 25W MagSafe Charging in iPhone 16 lineup

 

[rmiller065]

I ordered mine yesterday and it came today … also received my iPhone 16 Pro case

 

[Remy149]

I ordered mine yesterday and it came today … also received my iPhone 16 Pro case

I’m going to get one and my case from the Apple Store near my job Friday

 

[GDF]

I think it is so odd that other magsafe manufacturers were not ready for this. Seems like they usually know. So, all we have is Apple’s standard puck, which is a lame solution compared to all the cool 3/1 chargers that will also do nightstand mode, like Anker Cube, Belkin 3/1, etc….

Even if they had know heads-up, all they had to do was follow Macrumors and they would have known this was coming! Lol. 🤣

 

[Brent0n]

I ordered mine yesterday and it came today … also received my iPhone 16 Pro case

Is it a clear case by any chance?

 

[CrysisDeu]

Meanwhile it’s limited to 7.5 watts in China

 

[1BadManVan]

I assume their new cooling solution helped enable this faster charging speed? Obviously creates more heat with that much wattage

 

[Belisama]

Whatever the phone, I never use wireless charging. But I guess Apple & Friends will get rid of USB C soon and force consumers to buy wireless accessories, a juicy market 🤑. USB C cables are too cheap for them.

 

[sw1tcher]

I think it is so odd that other magsafe manufacturers were not ready for this. Seems like they usually know. So, all we have is Apple’s standard puck, which is a lame solution compared to all the cool 3/1 chargers that will also do nightstand mode, like Anker Cube, Belkin 3/1, etc….

Even if they had know heads-up, all they had to do was follow Macrumors and they would have known this was coming! Lol. 🤣

When did MR report on rumors of 25W MagSafe charging for iPhone 16?

The closest thing was 20W MagSafe charging

iPhone 16 Pro Rumored to Support 40W Fast Charging and 20W MagSafe

Apple's forthcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will support 40W wired fast charging and 20W MagSafe charging, claims a rumor currently...

www.macrumors.com

 

[UliBaer]

Nice, now you can ruin the battery even faster! 👍🤣

 

[Belisama]

I assume their new cooling solution helped enable this faster charging speed? Obviously creates more heat with that much wattage

More heat = more wasted energy... And Apple BS us with their "carbon neutral" products... So pathetic.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Whoop-di-do. OnePlus has a 50W wireless charger.

 

[greenbreadmmm]

I can not imagine how warm these phone will get charging this way

 

[xmach]

Whoop-di-do. OnePlus has a 50W wireless charger.

How long does their battery last when it's continuously recharged at that rate?

 

[Belisama]

I can not imagine how warm these phone will get charging this way

Nice. This planet clearly needs more wasted warmth and energy...

 

[jbattan]

Will Qi3 come soon to provide open support for 25W?

 

[Belisama]

Will Qi3 come soon to provide open support for 25W?

Qi30 will provide support for EV wireless charging (nuclear power plant and cooling tower not included).

 

[RichTF]

More heat = more wasted energy... And Apple BS us with their "carbon neutral" products... So pathetic.

More efficiency is always great to have, but a little bit of context and perspective is useful here.

If a 30W power supply gives 25W of MagSafe charging, it’s reasonable to guess that there’s around 5W of wasted energy there. A full charge will take an hour, so that’s around 5 watt-hours of wasted energy per day, for most people.

So in 1 year it’ll waste around 2000 total watt-hours of electricity, which costs around 40p (at average UK energy prices).

Your iPhone really is an incredibly energy-efficient technical marvel, no matter how you charge it, and isn’t anywhere near the top of the list of climate-change problems.

(But yes, even more efficiency would still be great.)

 

[sppunk]

IMO all wireless chargers should include a fan. My years-old Anker bedside has it and it works well and has my 13 Pro battery still at 91% - with charging to full every night since launch day.

 

[JapanApple]

No thank you, I’ll take genuine Apple products. Not third-party types.

 

[F23]

now we have to wait a million years for new 3/2 in 1 charging stands to come out that support 25W magsafe.

just when a bunch of nice Qi2 options became available. Sith Lord Tim strikes again

 

[seek3r]

Whoop-di-do. OnePlus has a 50W wireless charger.

And pretty much zero third party chargers in actually useful shapes to use it. Nice thing about magsafe is that over the next few weeks and months you’ll see a lot of 3 in ones, nightstand chargers, chargers built into power strips, magnetic batteries, etc licensing magsafe to deliver 25w

 

[jimthing]

now we have to wait a million years for new 3/2 in 1 charging stands to come out that support 25W magsafe.

just when a bunch of nice Qi2 options became available. Sith Lord Tim strikes again

Yeah, this is such bad timing all round, lol.

Is there going to be MagSafe 25W devices soon or yet another 9-12 months for them to arrive, just in time for MagSafe 50W to arrive withe iPhones 17 and make them semi obsolete! 🤦

 

[tongxinshe]

Meanwhile it’s limited to 7.5 watts in China

meanwhile all other phones in China can wirelessly charge at 65W+ speed.

 

[TheBuffather]

Does anyone know if the new MagSafe puck is the same size as previous pucks? I have a weighted base that the Apple MagSafe puck fits into and I’m hoping to not have to buy a new one.