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They put out a $130 (!) charger that charges both phones (or anything else on Qi, including some of their wireless headphones) and watches[0], yet that uses the
by ascagnel_ 5y ago
They put out a $130 (!) charger that charges both phones (or anything else on Qi, including some of their wireless headphones) and watches[0], yet that uses their proprietary Lightning cable, not USB-C, so if you bring a tablet/laptop, you're still stuck needing to bring a second cable and possibly a second charger with you.
[0] https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MHXF3AM/A/magsafe-duo-charger https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MHXF3AM/A/magsafe-duo-cha...
- CydeWeys 5y agoMeanwhile, over here in non-Apple land, I bring a single high wattage USB-C charger with me when I travel, which is sufficient to charge my laptop, phone, and headphones. Then I have tiny 1' USB-A bridge cables that I use to charge my other devices through my laptop (Kindle, battery pack, smartwatch). All pretty simple, all dirt cheap cables, no dongles.
- sangnoir 5y agoWhich is why Apple captures the most "profit share" and goes to extreme lengths to maintain "Apple families"[1] to dissuade compatibility/inter-op as much as possible. 1. As evidenced by Apple's internal arguments against iMessage on Android during the Epic hearings
- matwood 5y agoAnd in apple world, add a usbc->lightening cable and it's exactly the same. This whole dongle complaint has reached comic level proportions.