Adam Kos Apple introduced wireless charging with the iPhone 8 and has been adding it to every new model since then. This is quite logical, as users quickly got used to this convenient style of charging. MagSafe technology came with the iPhone 12, and even if you have a magnetic charger, it definitely does not mean that you will charge the iPhone at 15 W.
iPhones with the ability to charge wirelessly support Qi certification, which you can find not only on chargers as such, but also in cars, cafes, hotels, airports, etc. This is an open universal standard developed by the Wireless Power Consortium. This technology can charge at different speeds, but the most common is currently the 15 W speed in the iPhone range of competing smartphones. The problem is that Apple officially "releases" only 7,5 W.
If you want to charge iPhones using wireless technology at higher speeds, there are two conditions. One is that you must have an iPhone 12 (Pro) or 13 (Pro), i.e. those models that already include MagSafe technology. With that, Apple has already enabled 15W wireless charging, but again – as part of the certification, it is necessary for accessory manufacturers to buy a license, otherwise even if their solution offers magnets to accurately position iPhones, they will still only charge at 7,5W. The second condition is to have the ideal charger with a powerful adapter (at least 20W).
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Magnets are what distinguish iPhone 12 and 13 from the rest, as well as wireless chargers with the presence of magnets, on which you can ideally place iPhones. But you often come across two designations for such chargers. One is MagSafe compatible and the other Made for MagSafe. The first is nothing more than a Qi charger with magnets of such a diameter that you can attach iPhones 12/13 to them, the second designation already uses all the advantages of MagSafe technology. In the first case, it will still only charge 7,5 W, while in the second it will charge 15 W.
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Apple can't prevent manufacturers from implementing magnets in their solutions, as it has them deployed in iPhones, and they have an open world here for different covers, holders, wallets and more. However, it can already limit them by software. "Do you want to use the full potential of MagSafe? Buy a license and I'll give you a full 15 W. Won't you buy? So you will only drive on 7,5 W magnets and non-magnets." So with MagSafe compatible accessories you only buy bare Qi with a charging speed of 7,5 W and added magnets, with Made for Magsafe you can actually buy the same thing, only you can charge your latest iPhones wirelessly at 15 W. Here, typically, your iPhone is also connected to the NFC antenna. which will allow the phone to identify the connected device. But the result is usually nothing more than a fancy animation symbolizing MagSafe charging in progress.
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