2 ms·

Wireless magsafe is like half the speed of wired (peak 18w, nominal 11w vs 20w)

enkrs 4y ago
I’m not in a hurry, I can charge slowly during the night. Remember when people said they’d never use an phone that needs to be charged every 2 days? Now we all charge our phones every day. Habbits change with technology.
- dzhiurgis 4y ago
  Personally fast charging changed everything. Plug phone at random occasion (few minutes before leaving home or during short ride) and never have to think of overnight charging. I've mounted magsafe thing on my car dashboard and it was somewhat of disappointment. Sure it's convenient but slower charge was def noticeable. But the whole point is being able to depend on a cable that just about everyone has. All of your gear has USB-C. Apple just being cocky.
  - dlqx 4y ago
    Like this you waste charging cycle. I doubt this "few minutes before leaving home" can charge your phone up to 100%. Every cycle you do not charge from 0% up to 100% can be considered a wasted cycle. And in wasting things we are good ;)
    - dzhiurgis 4y ago
      I don’t need anywhere near 100%. Mere 20% with low battery mode will last me the evening.
    - FabHK 4y ago
      That is not accurate, as far as I understand. The opposite might even be the case. From what I understand, the battery is damaged most when close to 0% or close to 100%. So, if a phone could do, say, 1000 full cycles until the battery reaches a certain stage of degradation, and now you used an identical phone, but with shorter cycles only down to 20%, then charge to 80%, you could not only do 1000 of those short cycles, but even 1000/60% = 1667, and still have the battery in a better shape than the one with 1000 full cycles. I am not certain about this, though.
thedrbrian 4y ago
wireless charging efficiency isn't too great either https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-48afdde70ed9 https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-...
cynix 4y ago
Fast charging is bad for the battery. I’d actually be happier if the wireless MagSafe charger was slower, say around 5-8W. I have all the time in the world while asleep, why would I care if it finished charging in 1 hour vs 3 hours?
- dzhiurgis 4y ago
  Few percent of capacity over incredible convenience easily wins. IPhone batteries are trivial to replace these days too. For you it’s easy - there are Tons of crappy chargers and weak power supplies you can use.
duffyjp 4y ago
I have the MagSafe battery and if your iPhone is hot it won't charge wirelessly at all. It was frustrating to come prepared with a 100% phone and 100% battery pack, and leave an event with a dead phone and 60% still in the battery pack.

I’m not in a hurry, I can charge slowly during the night. Remember when people said they’d never use an phone that needs to be charged every 2 days? Now we all charge our phones every day. Habbits change with technology.

dzhiurgis 4y ago
Personally fast charging changed everything. Plug phone at random occasion (few minutes before leaving home or during short ride) and never have to think of overnight charging. I've mounted magsafe thing on my car dashboard and it was somewhat of disappointment. Sure it's convenient but slower charge was def noticeable. But the whole point is being able to depend on a cable that just about everyone has. All of your gear has USB-C. Apple just being cocky.
- dlqx 4y ago
  Like this you waste charging cycle. I doubt this "few minutes before leaving home" can charge your phone up to 100%. Every cycle you do not charge from 0% up to 100% can be considered a wasted cycle. And in wasting things we are good ;)
  - dzhiurgis 4y ago
    I don’t need anywhere near 100%. Mere 20% with low battery mode will last me the evening.
  - FabHK 4y ago
    That is not accurate, as far as I understand. The opposite might even be the case. From what I understand, the battery is damaged most when close to 0% or close to 100%. So, if a phone could do, say, 1000 full cycles until the battery reaches a certain stage of degradation, and now you used an identical phone, but with shorter cycles only down to 20%, then charge to 80%, you could not only do 1000 of those short cycles, but even 1000/60% = 1667, and still have the battery in a better shape than the one with 1000 full cycles. I am not certain about this, though.

thedrbrian 4y ago

wireless charging efficiency isn't too great either https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-48afdde70ed9 https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-...

cynix 4y ago

Fast charging is bad for the battery. I’d actually be happier if the wireless MagSafe charger was slower, say around 5-8W. I have all the time in the world while asleep, why would I care if it finished charging in 1 hour vs 3 hours?

dzhiurgis 4y ago
Few percent of capacity over incredible convenience easily wins. IPhone batteries are trivial to replace these days too. For you it’s easy - there are Tons of crappy chargers and weak power supplies you can use.

duffyjp 4y ago

I have the MagSafe battery and if your iPhone is hot it won't charge wirelessly at all. It was frustrating to come prepared with a 100% phone and 100% battery pack, and leave an event with a dead phone and 60% still in the battery pack.