The phone industry is undergoing massive revolutions every day. These revolutions and innovations are shaping our devices and how we use them. And the most notable innovation is how we get to charge or power our devices with less, and safer energy.
This wonderful innovation makes it easy and convenient for us to use our phones every now and then without wasting much time or waiting till we power-full our phones. This means that we can charge our phones on the go.
Apple, as a big game player in the industry, has been massively significant. We’ve seen the movement from the regular charging USB-A charger to USB-C charger to lightning, and now to MagSafe. All these renovations make it convenient for the end-users to use their phones.
Still, most people, especially consumers, are seeing the MagSafe as nothing but a gimmick. Contrary to popular opinion, MagSafe is a real technology from Apple. It’s not a trick and if you are interested in knowing the facts, continue reading this article as we explain them to you.
What is MagSafe?
Before we tell you whether MagSafe is just a trick or a gimmick, we should, first hand, tell you what MagSafe is and how it works.
Magsafe is a new technology designed by Apple for iPhone 12 and newer models. This technology already existed on MacBook models.
Apple aims to use this technology to enable precise alignment to increase charging power. The wireless charging that comes with MagSafe is up to 15W.
The MagSafe magnet suction that comes with the iPhone is only sufficient for precise wireless charging alignment.
The main purpose of the MagSafe is to ensure swift wireless charging. Apple aligned a number of magnets on iPhone 12, 13, and 14. These magnets make the charging faster within a snap.
How does it work?
How the MagSafe charger works are pretty simple. The MagSafe charger comes with a USB-C connector.
- Connect the USB-C connector with the recommended USB-C adapter. It is advisable that you use the Apple 20W USB-C adapter or any adapter with greater watts. You can also connect using the USB-C port on the MacBook
- Place the MagSafe charger on a flat surface with the face-up. The face of the MagSafe charger should be free of any foreign materials or metals and related materials.
- After plugging into a power source, place your iPhone on the MagSafe with your phone facing up.
The MagSafe charger is designed to give your iPhone a fast and safe wireless charge. The charger’s system intelligently recognizes its environment and blends with it just to charge your iPhone optimally. This will enable your iPhone to charge and reach a power peak of up to 15W.
The main energy that will be delivered to our iPhone depends on different conditions including the wattage of the adapter, the condition of the system, the system’s activity, and temperature.
Adapters can also affect the power of your charge since they have different ratings. Their rate of delivering power is also different. As such, consumers might find it difficult to pick out the best adapter for their iPhones.
We recommend the usage of the following adapters as the MagSafe charger requires the following ratings to deliver faster and safer wireless charging.
- Use the USB-C connector. The charger does not support USB-A.
- It only support 9V/2.22A or 9V/2.56A and/or higher
- Smaller versions such as iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 12 mini can get about 12W for faster wireless charging with at least 9V/2.03A
Bear in mind that power will be reduced to 7.5W when lightning accessories such as headphones are in use. The consumer should not worry about this as it is just to comply with regulatory stands.
Why you should use MagSafe?
MagSafe is more than just a new technology to speed up charging. It has more to offer aside from fast and safe charging.
MagSafe, just like lightning, can be used to connect other accessories such as Headphones or AirPods. Below are some of the reasons why you should use MagSafe:
- Convenience: Unlike other accessories and technology like the USB-C cable and earpiece that are wired, MagSafe provides a convenient means for you to connect your accessories wirelessly without bothering about the cables being twisted or not. Most consumers are of the opinion that the main idea behind the MagSafe is to avoid stepping on other people’s cables and sending their laptops and iPhones flying.
- Ease of Connection: MagSafe being a wireless technology brings you a safe and easy way to connect your accessories. You don’t have to worry about interrupted connection and cable damage. And this is the best thing out there to give your customers. A product that will make their lives easy.
- Multipurpose: MagSafe serves a lot of purposes. Ranging from faster, and safer charging of up to 15W to connecting your accessories wirelessly to putting your phone on a car holder.
Moreover, MagSafe benefits did not stop at that. It goes beyond. If you like to operate your iPhone while you drive or you’re a business person that can’t do without operating their phone behind the wheel, then you need to get yourself a MagSafe phone holder.
The MagSafe phone holder will not hold your phone like other traditional car phone holders. The MagSafe works differently. It uses the magnets behind the iPhone and the magnets on the MagSafe phone holder to provide enough suction to hold the phone with less friction.
The MagSafe phone holder will not give your phone scratches, unlike the Traditional car phone holder.
In addition to holding your phone with care and caution, your iPhone will also get charged while it’s on the MagSafe phone holder.
This is more than what you can get from gimmicks. Gimmicks are short-lived and might end up damaging your iPhone. Apple knew what it invented before it sent it out to the market. MagSafe is here to make you’re charging fast, safe, and easy.
