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iPhone 16 Pro Rumored to Support 40W Fast Charging and 20W MagSafe
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Precisely. Unfortunately, customer's inattention to these details does nothing to improve our position as consumers. Quality goes down, prices go up. We all end up paying more for subpar features. Demand more for your money.
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Remove any case that you may have on your phone, don’t use while charging, place your phone on a cool countertop whilst charging.
At this point, I care a lot more about software than hardware. The hardware has been good enough for a while now, but software is lagging.
The only hardware bits I care about, that my 13 Pro doesn't have, is satellite messaging. I'd like to be able to get rid of my inReach subscription as I spend a decent chunk of time away from civilization, but I don't trust the iPhone to replace it, yet..
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It's very basic sience. Charging a battery faster generates more heat, which degrades the life of the battery faster.
Even your N=1 one "experiment" can't countradict that.
I have been using magsafe on my 14PM since I received the phone on launch day, and the battery capacity is now already down to 90%. The 12PM I had before that I was charging with a wired connection, and that never dropped that low in the same amount of time. I think for the 16 I'll switch back to the wired way of charging.
It can, when the device is owned less than one year. So, super fast charge on!
What is not ‘basic science’ is whether this degradation (which may or may not exist) is big enough to be noticeable or even measurable.
MagSafe is great for the battery attachments you can put on while out and about and not have to carry a cable with you. That’s about the most I use MagSafe for.
I have a wireless 3 way charger stand on my bedside table, so it gets charged wirelessly every night, so I can use nightstand mode.
I thought existing MagSafe chargers maxed out at 15-18W ? Also, what about qi2 chargers, would they provide 20W as well ?
That's right, I have been charging my past 5 iPhones (1 13 PM, 2 14 PM and other 2 15 PM) when connected to my work PC or my MacBook and the batteries haven't seen major degratation, maybe 3-4% a year.
First 15 PM with 8 months of usage, 99%.
Thanks guys for all the answers regarding wireless charging.
I only use wired charging which is faster and better for the longevity of the battery and I could get the impression that almost everyone is doing the same, but it's good to get a different perspective. Most people seem to use wireless charging, so it has already become a key feature of the phone.
I only use wired charging which is faster and better for the longevity of the battery and I could get the impression that almost everyone is doing the same, but it's good to get a different perspective. Most people seem to use wireless charging, so it has already become a key feature of the phone.
You are most interested in a larger battery. I'm more interested in just slapping my phone on the charger and using as a clock when I go to bed.
Progress at least won’t complain
however given I have phones with 100w and 80w it’s so good to have
however given I have phones with 100w and 80w it’s so good to have