I don’t care about the 3W difference, but I agree that MagSafe just isn’t appealing.
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Apple Says MagSafe Charger Limited to 12W for iPhone 12 Mini
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Every day I become more confused about why anyone would want to use this charger 🤔
In spite of the almost daily stories about minor downsides to MagSafe, I'm loving mine. Stuck in place with double sided tape, it makes the perfect charging/storage solution in my car. I just tuck the phone under the arm rest, and rely on wireless CarPlay for the trip knowing my battery will be in a good state on arrival.
Imagine the energy savings if we stuck to wired internet and land lines! We should all be ashamed of ourselves.
smaller battery needs less power, that makes sense.
and finally Apple spells out what a USBC PD brick needs to deliver in order to achieve 12 or 15W charging power
and finally Apple spells out what a USBC PD brick needs to deliver in order to achieve 12 or 15W charging power
my interest level for it started at zero
Just stop with this trite nonsense. You can't demonstrate materially how that is bad for "the environment", just this vague concept that anything other than peak efficiency is somehow translated to "bad". Just stop. You have no idea what you're talking about, and neither does anyone else that belabors this empty talking point.
It is pretty shocking to me the number of people who feel the need to tell everyone that they don't care about MagSafe in the comment section of MagSafe articles.
wrong, wireless charing is ~75-80% efficient compared to wired
Can you plug in your phone with one hand? No? I can by laying it on the wireless charger, and I do this regularly. There is literally no hassle, it's a nice feature that comes at a cost for a different charger. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
Lucky for you, but for those of us with wired CarPlay (like my Audi A4), wireless charging is worthless in the car (unless you have wireless CarPlay like some newer cars).
Same. I charge overnight and if I need a quick charge I use an iPad charger and Lightning cable.
It is prior to pre-sale, does that count? People can't be angry about it if they havent even had the chance to order it yet.
Using both hands for a total of 2 seconds is just way too much effort.
To be fair, this is probably the only useful purpose for the magsafe. I can imagine in time there will be a number of third parties car attachments putting this to good use.
At the end of the day wireless charging went from 7.5w max in previous versions of the iPhones to 12-15w in the iPhone 12's and people are angry 🤣
Or my other hand isn't available....
MagSafe for iPhone is the least convincing technology from Apple in years.
So you're saying millions of phones that require upwards of 50% more energy to charge is not materially bad for the environment?
as a lover of Apple an investor ill finally say it. Apple is full of hypocrites. The whole charging adapter thing is a lie. no one has 20w blocks in all over the place. Will the new Macs not come with power blocks because we all have 87w blocks stuffed in boxes in our basements? Apple doesn't give a crap about the environment. The new iPhones are designed to be throw away items. Yes throw away copper and aluminum and buy new one. all you geek fans should call apple out every chance you get. question them in person. apple is messing with us just like politicians. how far can we push it before the lemmings will push back. People we are talking about $1000 phones. you can buy a MacBook for that and keep it for years. we are getting jerked around. would you throw away your MacBook every 2 years?
Do you only have one hand? And unless your MagSafe charger is stationary, facing up, you're still going to have to pick it up or turn it over and attach it -- requiring two hands. And I said I wasn't buying it in my post, because it's isn't worth it to me. If you want to buy it, by all means do it. I'm not gonna stop you.
Please cite a real-world test that demonstrates 80% efficiency for wireless phone charging.
I'll get the ball rolling:
Wireless charging has an efficiency issue
On paper, wireless charging has its benefits. Being able to simply plop your phone down on a mat to recharge eliminates the potential for wear and tear...
www.techspot.com