MagSafe

A similarity between Apple’s iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro is their battery life or lack thereof. The phones provide adequate battery performance, but represent a rung down from 2019’s iPhones. I’ve typically been getting about 4.5 hours of usage for each full charge on a mix of 4G, 5G as well as WiFi. Now, this is barely a full day of usage, and a small buffer amount of charge. For example, I could easily get nearly a day and a half from both the iPhone 11 and also from the iPhone XR. A full day per charge is good, yet could be good if there was more of a safety net especially on those days where you go extreme.

Speaking of charging, the company has made a rather interesting policy of stopping providing power adaptors & earbuds with the phones because of environmental concerns. So all you will see included in their box – other than your iPhone 12 itself, is a USB Type C to Lightning cable. Personally, I do not believe it’s a big deal. EarPods are terrible, and most people have a power adaptor already. The problematic part is the company’s choice of cable. You’ll be needing a charging adaptor with a USB_C port to use the cable (or a computer) but if you are coming from an iPhone 11 Pro Max, your iPhone charger will use a USB connector.
However you can utilise an older cable & charger, but you’ll not get the fast charging abilities your iPhone 12 can achieve. And if you desire to buy a USB Type C brick, you will be outlaying $39 in order to purchase one of these.

MagSafe Utilises Magnets

Remember also, Apple also now has a new wireless charging standard . This system is a circular shaped wireless charger that magnetically snaps onto the rear of your MagSafe compatible iPhone. This gives perfect connection to get the fastest wireless charge, this means that you can still use the iPhone while it’s being wirelessly charged and you can’t do with a standard charger. You’ll able to have a faster charge with a normal charger, however MagSafe is able to take the iPhone 12 from zero up to about 40% over about half an hour.
Additionally purchasing MagSafe is going to cost you extra. You will need to drop $64.99 just for the charger itself, as well as $28.99 if you need to buy a USB C charging adaptor. And if you want to buy the magnets to snap to your cover, you will need to buy a MagSafe compatible cover. A MagSafe charger will charge through most cases, but it just won’t stick to it. MagSafe cases start at around the $80 price point.
Yes there are aspects of Apple’s MagSafe that are OEM, it will charge as a QI wireless charger and will be compatible with any device that supports it. Charging time is will not be as fast as MagSafe charging. Right now, MagSafe is a new, fun and expensive option, but I’m interested to see where the system will end up.
Because many of us don’t need a MagSafe charger at their disposal, there sure is a lot of potential when it comes to accessories such as car cradles where this will save time.

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