Subj : The iPhone 16 has a major wireless charging boost that Apple bare
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Sep 10 2024 12:00:06

The iPhone 16 has a major wireless charging boost that Apple barely mentioned

Date:
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:45:02 +0000

Description:
The iPhone 16 range can charge up to 50% within 30 minutes thanks to a new 
25W MagSafe upgrade.

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Apples Its Glowtime event was jam-packed with new announcements, with the 
iPhone 16 range making its debut alongside the Apple Watch Series 10 , new 
AirPods models , and a whole lot more . With so much being unveiled, it would 
have been easy to miss that Apple is bringing a major charging upgrade to the 
iPhone 16 lineup. 

Skimming through the specs pages for the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Pro , 
youll find a small but important change coming to the charging and battery 
life of these devices. Thats because these products now support MagSafe 
wireless charging up to 25W (providing you have a 30W power adapter or 
better), almost double the previous 15W limit. And it will work with the Qi2 
standard for better compatibility, too, although this only goes up to 15W. 

The new 25W MagSafe limit could make a major difference to your devices 
charging times. According to Apples own figures, youll now be able to power 
up your iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro to 50% within 30 minutes. This is true for 
both wireless MagSafe and wired USB-C charging, providing you use a 30W or 
20W adapter for each, respectively. 

Compare that to the iPhone 15 range, which were capable of fast charging up 
to 50% within 30 minutes, but only using a cable. On those devices, MagSafe 
charging was limited to 15W, the same power output limit MagSafe has had 
since it was introduced in 2020. Flying under the radar (Image credit: 
Future/Jacob Krol) 

Apple barely mentioned this charging speed boost during its event keynote, 
with company marketing chief Greg Joswiak simply saying that the iPhone 16 
range will come with a new MagSafe charger for even faster wireless charging. 
Joswiak didnt mention any specific power output or charging time figures, 
while Apples press releases buried the detail in their footnotes. 

That means it would be very easy to miss this significant update. If you want 
your iPhone to juice up as quickly as possible, it could be a tempting reason 
to upgrade. 

Phones have offered fast charging for some time now, with many of the best 
Android phones coming with extremely rapid charging times  the Realme GT 3 , 
for instance, boasts 240W fast charging. Yet that requires a cable (the 
Realme GT 3 doesnt offer wireless charging at all, in fact), and wireless 
charging hasnt managed to offer anything near the same speeds. While Apples 
25W MagSafe upgrade is far below the best wired charging speeds, its still a 
welcome improvement. 

There were plenty of other upgrades announced with the iPhone 16 range, 
including a new Camera Control button , faster chips , improved cameras, and 
more. While the charging uptick didnt get as much time in the sun as some of 
the other new features, it could prove to be just as important. 

For our first impressions of one of the new iPhones, do read our hands-on 
iPhone 16 Pro review . You might also like Apple iPhone 16 event  everything 
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you need to know



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/the-iphone-16-has-a-major-wireless-charging-b
oost-that-apple-barely-mentioned


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