[HN Gopher] Apple just launched an official $99 MagSafe battery ...
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Apple just launched an official $99 MagSafe battery pack for iPhone
12 lineup
Author : behnamoh
Score : 8 points
Date : 2021-07-13 21:41 UTC (1 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.theverge.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.theverge.com)
| PostThisTooFast wrote:
| Wireless charging is a dumb gimmick. You still have to put the
| device on the charger, so what's the point? They could just as
| well have put flat contacts on the back of the phone and
| dispensed with the inefficient induction parts that are wasting
| space, time, and energy.
| justusthane wrote:
| Flat contacts would eventually get dirty and you'd have to line
| them up properly. Also, they wouldn't work through a case.
| Maybe wireless charging is slightly less efficient, but I don't
| really care when I just set my phone on the charger overnight.
|
| The reasons I like wireless charging are that it keeps things
| neat, and I don't have to fish around for the cable--I always
| know exactly where to set my phone down to charge.
|
| I also appreciate the wireless charging mount on my motorcycle,
| I suppose for similar reasons.
|
| It's not a necessity, but I appreciate having it.
|
| _Edit_ : As an aside, I vouched for this comment. Looking over
| your comment history and seeing that almost every single one of
| your comments is dead, you may want to consider your tone.
| jnieminen wrote:
| The phone gets hotter more easily so you get a slower charging
| time compared to just plugging the cable in.
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