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Ifti

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Ive never really used wireless charging very much with my 11 Pro Max - I feel it heats the handset up even more etc, and its just as easy to plug in the cable then it is to seat the phone down correctly on a wireless charger - however I'm considering the iPhone 13 Pro Max this year, and my wife has an iPhone 12, so I'm tempted to pick up a MagSafe charger or two....

Do you use one regularly and have there been any issues??
Being honest, is it actually worth the cost??
 
I used almost exclusively MagSafe on my iPhone 12 PM. To be honest, I don’t think that it saves me that much time compared to plug a cable, but it’s definitely more convenient over standard Qi charging, as I don’t have to look at the alignement of the magnet. I don’t have any issue with MagSafe. I recommend you to buy a real magsafe stand and not the standalone puck, as you can pick up your iPhone without having the puck following, making it faster to connect and disconnect. I use the Belkin 3 in 1 but you can find similar products with a better pricing.

I would say it’s worth the cost if you want to go wireless. But I wouldn’t say it’s better or worse than wired charging
 
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Pretty much magsafe only unless I am traveling. I have a magsafe stand on my work desk and magsafe charger mounts in my car and on my nightstand. I love being able to just grab my phone off the charger and go. If you just want pucks, try these Spigen products, the first two of which have an adhesive so they can stick to surfaces and keep the charger in place when you grab your phone. Like the poster above, on my work desk I use the (overly) expensive Belkin 3 in 1 so I can charge my watch, phone, and airpods at the same time.

Stand

MagSafe Puck "Case"

Car vent mount

I've not had any issues. Maybe the phone gets a bit warmer during wireless charging, but honestly, it gets pretty warm with wired charging as well, so....
 
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