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MagSafe Charges 2x Slower Than Wired 20W USB-C Charger
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One would expect MagSafe to charge at 75% the speed of a 20W wired charger. Not half the speed.
You mean like chiding complete strangers who hadn’t said a word to you?
‘cuz most folks out in public would consider that to be completely rude behavior as well.
Just something for you to think about. Cheers.
Exactly. I don't put much thought into charging, because my phone is charging most places I naturally set it down. I've no idea how long my phone takes to charge. I don't know how long the battery lasts. It is midnight for me, and my phone is at 82%. In a minute, I'll set my phone down for that night, and it will be fully charged when I pick it up on the morning.
Magsafe has the slower charging of a wireless connection, without the convenience of a wireless setup. This is not to say there are no advantages to Magsafe, but I think they are niche at this point. Maybe it is the first step to something great though. Or maybe not. Who knows.
I actually half-expected a comment like this. I don’t believe they’re equivalent. I wasn’t being snotty, snide, or sarcastic at all. And if you read back you’ll see that their nastiness was unprovoked. Addressing meanness isn’t meanness itself. I’m sure you won’t have to try hard to think of examples. What would you do if you saw a bully picking on someone? Or watched someone cut someone in a line you were on? Or saw someone drop their garbage on the ground? Or park in a disabled space when they weren’t disabled? We’re all part of a culture. Is saying something bad manners by definition? Should we just be nasty and wait for the authorities to notice and do something about it? If those two “community members” pause next time before posting an unprovoked nasty comment, I’ll be happy. And I try not to speak for “most folks” when I don’t know what most folks think, even though claiming I do can make my point seem stronger. Have a good day.
Apple can't compete with Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 if there is no USB-C port and MagSafe only support up to 15watt. 🤣
Obviously the writer studied 3 times less mathematics than you did, and 2 times less English grammar.
Well, I didn’t expect a 7.5W Qi to perform better than Apple’s 15W MagSafe on everything not called iPhone 12.
Yes many...15w vs 20w not sure who would think it would be as quick.
older phones it is a gimmick i guess when it only charges 7.5w but for the new phones it will still be a good improvement.
for most over night 7.5w is more than enough
So let's call the things by the right numbers
There are 3.5 billion smartphones in use (statista 2020) world wide
Each one requires roughly 9.25Wh to charge (estimate) - so that would be about 11.82 Terawatt hours (TWh) with no "leakage" per year for all smartphones. With DC from Socket to Phone loss it would be roughly 12.7 TWh.
If you charge wirelessly - that would then increase to 16.25 TWh - so a loss of 4.43 TWh! That is not peanuts that are lost. That is MORE than one WHOLE 500 megaton Coal plant generates (3.5TWh per year) - just for you to skip the cable....
Get a solar charger and plug the MagSafe charger into that!
so generate more CO2 ? to create a solar panel and parts? Mining for raw materials etc?
No - wireless charging is just plain waste like leaving your tap on while you are not at home.
I'm not particularly green or obsessed. But I do find it sad that so many who claim to be "green" are only green on the outside - and not about their own consumption.
I do use it but if I had a choice of ~50% more battery or wireless charging I’d go for more battery every single time.
Not having wireless charging in 2021, would give Apple a bigger PR headache than people complaining about battery size and/or battery life. I don't think it's an either/or proposition if you look at the tear-down and see how the coil is situated on these phones.
Hehe I will do that to charge my phone overnightGet a solar charger and plug the MagSafe charger into that!
My thoughts exactly. What’s the point of a charger that isn’t in fact “safe” like the original MagSafe was and most of all why would Apple think we want to carry around a LARGER device than a lightning or USB-C cable everywhere we go so we can keep our phones charged?
While yes, it may be safer than a plugged in charging cable when it comes to yanking the phone off a table but chances are huge it’s still gonna fly off since it’s magnetized. Nothing like the MagSafe for Macs were. Basically it’s a smaller, slower wireless charger that only works decent with the new phones that may help break your phone.
At least we now know another real reason why Apple didn’t include a charging brick with the 12 series. I’m a huge fan of Apple products but this is just a silly gimmick. They should’ve put that energy into developing the dual wireless charging mat they promised years ago.
Ya really! Stupid plebeians I guess. When my phone dies I just buy a new one.