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Rumor: iPhone 13 to Feature Larger Wireless Charging Coils, Possibly for Reverse Wireless Charging
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Not necessarily. Depends on the design of the coils and layout of the magnets in both devices?
Reverse wireless charging is such a niche category, I would highly bet against that being a feature Apple pushes. I would bet that a larger coil is more related to higher energy transfer and/or reduced heat. It could also be a preview of a charger that ends up getting implemented in the iPad or maybe even the MBA, both of which would require better energy transfer.
It’s not great.
But imagine when Apple remove the port how much waste is going to be saved in the manufacture of that part.
Hope it doesn't break compatibility with third-party wireless chargers...Happened with the of MagSafe charging...
The current MagSafe ring is quite large, right? Maybe the case will have 2 arcs at the sides, instead of a full ring?
I use my ultra for work calls and lately I have been taking both with me everywhere. Handful in the pockets though
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I honestly don’t care about reverse wireless charging. I do care about under display Touch ID.
Which won't stop you from placing an order.
Do you think previous gen non-Pro's are increasingly eating into current gen non-Pro's sales? It feels like the main growth is coming from Pro models, %-wise.
I don't think there's ever been a time where I wished I had reverse charging. That always seemed like a Samsung marketing thing that few people would actually use in the real world.
Probably not worth it for 12 owners, big jump however for XS and 11 owners. Upgrade cycles are usually on the 2-3 year range nowadays.
How could this possibly happen? Surely the size of the coils is limited because they have to fit inside the MagSafe magnets? There’s 0 chance they’ll be changing the MagSafe standard after one year, so how could this work?
Unless the current coils don’t fill the space within the magnets, but why would that be true?
Unless the current coils don’t fill the space within the magnets, but why would that be true?
Will be interesting to see how they price the regular 12 when the 13 line-up is released. $699 ($100 off from release year), $599 (directly replacing the 11), or something else.
$699 will mean a lack of $599 price point (assuming the 11 drops to $499), $599 might be too competitive against the $799 iPhone 13.
$699 will mean a lack of $599 price point (assuming the 11 drops to $499), $599 might be too competitive against the $799 iPhone 13.
The non pro models are very hard to justify each year thats for sure. People buying non pros aren’t upgrading every year thats for sure
What does anyone really NEED besides some basic shelter, food and water? Our economy has moved way past basic needs for a while now if you havent noticed.
To provide shelter, food & water to your family or to yourself you probably need a job & a bank account (to be able to rent and to get payed & be able to pay for certain services), in which case you also need a smartphone where you can be reached at (for housing and job applications) and that can at least run email, messaging (whatsapp in some countries) and your bank's app, so, at the very least a 2 year old Android or a second hand iPhone SE.
It's not like shelter, food and drinkable water come automatically even in the developed world, otherwise you wouldn't see the army of homeless & sick that plague some US cities downtowns.