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Apple's New MagSafe Charger Offers 15W Charging, Qi Still Limited to 7.5W
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Is it the mmwave antenna so only on US phones?
Wow! Wait wait wait! 7.5W on third party chargers??? iPhone 11 Pro supports 10W!!! I hope that the info is somewhat wrong, otherwise is a very lame decision!
That rounded rectangle below the power button is a 5G antenna cut-out, I believe. It was discussed a few months ago when someone leaked a photo of it.
Best used integrated in a stand, same as AW. I'd still use a 20W wired, faster and probably still better for battery life.
Yeah, one time on a trip I pulled out what I thought was my Apple Watch charger and it was an Oreo cookie with a string stuck to the delicious creamy center ...
Surprisingly, it still charged my phone.
That's interesting, it looks like the same material as the antenna breaks, maybe it's some kind of non-conductive/non-blocking "signal window".
Nice catch. I'm positive that's what it is. I compared the iPhone 12 images from the Apple US and Apple AU websites. Only those on Apple US have that little pad thing under the power button.
I can tell you what's useful about it easily. My Belkin wireless charger (thankfully comp'd by Apple for my troubles) requires me to get the right "G-spot" to activate charging on my iPhone 11. Very frustrating. Now it just sits on my table doing nothing because I don't have the patience to deal with it. I thought it would be simple as sitting the iPhone on it and charging begins. Nope.
I came here to make or look for this exact comment. It really is no different than unplugging the cable from the port. In that sense, i still prefer 'regular' wireless chargers. I suppose a crude workaround is to put some double sided tape underneath the charger...
I think that will be version 2 in 6 months. Of course you'll need a magic iBracket sold separately for $399.
I just love all the negative comments. Had this MagSafe charger been put out by Microsoft or Samsung then the naysayers would be like, "Hey Good Job Microsoft" "Excellent work Samsung" "Apple take notice!!" So obvious people here are purposely being hateful simply because it's Apple. It's just another charging option. Get over yourselves.
15w will be great. And magsafe built into a table on a train could be really neat. No more phone sliding around everywhere!
separate of course! don't you have 5,000 laying around your house you can use??
I doubt many people have the right charger lying around; the MagSafe has a USB-C connector only. All the old Apple chargers use USB-A.separate of course! don't you have 5,000 laying around your house you can use??
So now I'm wondering if we're going to have another antenna-gate. Isn't that the spot where most people would hold the phone? I wonder why they didn't place that antenna notch on the top.
Not sure if this question has already been answered, but can anyone confirm if the iPhone 12 is compatible with the generic wireless charging pads like the Mophie.
The Mophie Charging Pad, Belkin Boost and Native Union pads that Apple sell don‘t list the iPhone 12 as compatible. Thought this might be an oversight, but the Lightning Dock for example does say that dock is compatible.
The Mophie Charging Pad, Belkin Boost and Native Union pads that Apple sell don‘t list the iPhone 12 as compatible. Thought this might be an oversight, but the Lightning Dock for example does say that dock is compatible.