iPhone 12/13 Wireless Chargers?

WasifHasan wrote: ↑ Hey guys!

Looking for a decent inexpensive 15W wireless charger for the iPhone 12/13.

Anyone have any good recommendations with any on Amazon?

Also is it true that any brand that isn’t authorized by Apple will not be able to wireless charge at 15W?

Thanks in advance!

Only "Made for MagSafe" certified wireless chargers do 15W wireless charging.




Apple Starts 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging Certification

Buyer beware: ‘MagSafe compatible’ is not the same as ‘Made for MagSafe’
Anybody can throw a ring of magnets on a charger, but real MagSafe is more than that.

You missed out on the Apple MagSafe charger sale on Amazon

[Amazon.ca] Apple MagSafe Charger for $38.99 (Usually $54)

If you are charging overnight, just get a 7.5W wireless charger. This will be better for the battery longevity since less heat is produced

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ Only "Made for MagSafe" certified wireless chargers do 15W wireless charging.




Apple Starts 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging Certification

Buyer beware: ‘MagSafe compatible’ is not the same as ‘Made for MagSafe’
Anybody can throw a ring of magnets on a charger, but real MagSafe is more than that.

You missed out on the Apple MagSafe charger sale on Amazon

[Amazon.ca] Apple MagSafe Charger for $38.99 (Usually $54)

If you are charging overnight, just get a 7.5W wireless charger. This will be better for the battery longevity since less heat is produced

Yah I was actually thinking maybe I should just grab 7.5W to keep the battery healthy longer and it would still be faster than the regular 5V Apple used to include.

So does that mean even though something like this says 15W in the title and description, it would only charge at 5W?
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B08PVVBGH ... psc=1&th=1

Thanks.

WasifHasan wrote: ↑ Yah I was actually thinking maybe I should just grab 7.5W to keep the battery healthy longer and it would still be faster than the regular 5V Apple used to include.

So does that mean even though something like this says 15W in the title and description, it would only charge at 5W?
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B08PVVBGH ... psc=1&th=1

Thanks.

Read the first review for the answer
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-revie ... 0TN8VEQLN/

"Con’s: Unless you get the OEM Apple MagSafe charger with 20w plug, that’s the only way your can charge at 15w. All 3rd party chargers like this one charge at 7.5w because Apple restricts 3rd party mag safe and Qi charging to only 7.5w. There’s a printout in the box which promises you gifts if you leave a positive review on here about this product, they ask you to send proof you left a good review."

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ Read the first review for the answer
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-revie ... 0TN8VEQLN/

"Con’s: Unless you get the OEM Apple MagSafe charger with 20w plug, that’s the only way your can charge at 15w. All 3rd party chargers like this one charge at 7.5w because Apple restricts 3rd party mag safe and Qi charging to only 7.5w. There’s a printout in the box which promises you gifts if you leave a positive review on here about this product, they ask you to send proof you left a good review."

Lol yah I saw both reviews haha. There are other reviews saying that it does charge at 15W so was a bit confused, I think one of them even had an app pic showing charging at 15W.

Just interested in this cause it seems like a good deal including the adapter as well. Not interested in the 15W charge really, but would be good to have it as an option for other family members or if I needed a quick charge.

I'm still skeptical that these wireless chargers are great for the battery. Even the 10W Belkin I use gets quite warm, and heats up the back of the phone a lot. Even the Magsafe charger gets very hot (so much so that people on various forums returned theirs, thinking that it was defective)

If you really want fast emergency charging, just go with a wired charger with 20W or greater. I think the 12 and 13 will charge even faster with a 30W charger. You basically lose half the charging speed going wireless.

warpdrive wrote: ↑ I'm still skeptical that these wireless chargers are great for the battery. Even the 10W Belkin I use gets quite warm, and heats up the back of the phone a lot. Even the Magsafe charger gets very hot (so much so that people on various forums returned theirs, thinking that it was defective)

If you really want fast emergency charging, just go with a wired charger with 20W or greater. I think the 12 and 13 will charge even faster with a 30W charger. You basically lose half the charging speed going wireless.

Yah it’s definitely not good for the battery if the wireless chargers are overheating. I thought some of them are supposed to monitor and control the temperature but I dunno. I just want it for the convenience.

The phones charge pretty decent with these new cables.....not really necessary to buy these new gadgets....why get involved with "overheating" issues anyway for such expensive phones

I will have an iPhone 13 Pro Max at the end of october. I would like to plug it in permanently like my 6 Plus. What I like about magsafe is that you can orient the cable to the side. It would plug into a 12w charger. To read the comments, the magsafe gives off more heat so not very good for the battery. If I plug it into a slow charger, is that recommended?

SergeDufort wrote: ↑ I will have an iPhone 13 Pro Max at the end of october. I would like to plug it in permanently like my 6 Plus. What I like about magsafe is that you can orient the cable to the side. It would plug into a 12w charger. To read the comments, the magsafe gives off more heat so not very good for the battery. If I plug it into a slow charger, is that recommended?

The wireless chargers give off a lot of heat and consequently will heat up the back of the phone. If you're not in a rush, just use a slow wired charger. Even going down to a 5W charger might not be a bad idea (after all, it was the default charger that came in the box for my XS Max phone)

There are a few wireless chargers that have fans built-in to help regulate the temperature. A lot of the Samsung ones do for example like their 15W charger, it has fans that spin up to keep the charger cooler. https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mobil ... 200tbegus/

The Magsafe charger is supposed to get really HOT so I would avoid it on that principle.

If you are the type to wake up the same time every day, just religiously plug in the phone every night into a wired slow charger. No excessive heat. I actually have mine on an electrical wall timer, it turns on the charger at 10pm and turns it off at 6:30 AM. iOS has a "Optimized Charging" feature and it will make sure it's charged to 100% by 6:30 after it learns your pattern. Don't charge during the day and let it learn the pattern.

This is the easiest way to take care of your battery without micro managing it.

I think there is a conflict of interest with these manufacturers. They don't really care that your battery degrades over 3-4 years as they really just want you to buy a whole new device. So while Magsafe is really cool, there are no featuers built-in to help you stretch the lifetime of it. The fact that heat is known to be an enemy of Lithium Ion batteries and these chargers get so hot....makes me wonder if they are looking out for us for the long term. Only because Apple got red-handed for throttling the devices forced them to show battery health in the iPhones. They could have easily done the same for the iPads but they don't show battery health at all because they don't have to.

warpdrive wrote: ↑ The wireless chargers give off a lot of heat and consequently will heat up the back of the phone. If you're not in a rush, just use a slow wired charger. Even going down to a 5W charger might not be a bad idea (after all, it was the default charger that came in the box for my XS Max phone)

There are a few wireless chargers that have fans built-in to help regulate the temperature. A lot of the Samsung ones do for example like their 15W charger, it has fans that spin up to keep the charger cooler. https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mobil ... 200tbegus/

The Magsafe charger is supposed to get really HOT so I would avoid it on that principle.

I have a few of these Samsung wireless fast chargers. I have been using them since 2015. I think they work really well. To have them fast charge one has to use a Samsung charger and OEM cable. I use them with a non-Samsung charger and cable and it slow-charges my phone overnight as fast charging is not necessary. I've never noticed my phone getting too hot. It stops charging when the phone (Galaxy S9) reaches a full charge. I'm not sure if this feature would work with an iPhone though.

batcave wrote: ↑ I have a few of these Samsung wireless fast chargers. I have been using them since 2015. I think they work really well. To have them fast charge one has to use a Samsung charger and OEM cable. I use them with a non-Samsung charger and cable and it slow-charges my phone overnight as fast charging is not necessary. I've never noticed my phone getting too hot. It stops charging when the phone (Galaxy S9) reaches a full charge. I'm not sure if this feature would work with an iPhone though.

yah, I went ahead and bought the Ssamsung 15W one I linked above. I tried it and it stays cool....for the iPhone, of course it won't charge at full 15W speed like with the Samsung phones, but I want a slower charge anyways. I believe it will charge iPhones at 7.5W. I can hear the fan working when I put my head close to it.

Battery still feels warm naturally but the surface of the charger is barely warm, and not nearly as hot as the Belkin charger I have.

It's pretty expensive for a wireless charger when you can buy them for $15 nowadays, but hopefully it will last a while.

edit: I can't get the phone to charge vertically, not sure if it's because the Pro Max phone is large and the coil is just too high for the Samsung charger, but it charges fine horizontally, which is fine too

warpdrive wrote: ↑ yah, I went ahead and bought the Ssamsung 15W one I linked above. I tried it and it stays cool....for the iPhone, of course it won't charge at full 15W speed like with the Samsung phones, but I want a slower charge anyways. I believe it will charge iPhones at 7.5W. I can hear the fan working when I put my head close to it.

Battery still feels warm naturally but the surface of the charger is barely warm, and not nearly as hot as the Belkin charger I have.

It's pretty expensive for a wireless charger when you can buy them for $15 nowadays, but hopefully it will last a while.

edit: I can't get the phone to charge vertically, not sure if it's because the Pro Max phone is large and the coil is just too high for the Samsung charger, but it charges fine horizontally, which is fine too

Must be low coils in the charger and a high receiver coil in the phone.

Have you tried with the iPhone upside down?

batcave wrote: ↑ Must be low coils in the charger and a high receiver coil in the phone.

Have you tried with the iPhone upside down?

massive camera bump

I'm ok with the sideways charging.

My XS Max works fine and is similarly sized so the coils must have moved up a bit

warpdrive wrote: ↑ massive camera bump

I'm ok with the sideways charging.

My XS Max works fine and is similarly sized so the coils must have moved up a bit

Ah I forgot about the camera bump.

I'm waiting for the bump to disappear before I buy another phone. They could have made the entire phone thicker and increased battery capacity by 2x!

This would be nice if it happens,

warpdrive wrote: ↑ yah, I went ahead and bought the Ssamsung 15W one I linked above. I tried it and it stays cool....for the iPhone, of course it won't charge at full 15W speed like with the Samsung phones, but I want a slower charge anyways. I believe it will charge iPhones at 7.5W. I can hear the fan working when I put my head close to it.

Yes, the Samsung EP-N5200TBEG wireless charger stand charges iPhones at rates up to 7.5 watts


from How to wirelessly charge your iPhone

Your iPhone works with Qi-certified chargers that are available as accessories and in cars, cafes, hotels, airports, and furniture. Qi is an open, universal charging standard created by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC).

"There are many Qi-certified chargers available in the market that charge an iPhone with the latest version of iOS at rates up to 7.5 watts."

from https://www.samsung.com/ca/mobile-acces ... 200tbegca/

Give your friend's phone a recharge even if it's not Galaxy Note10 or Note10+. The Wireless Charger Stand works with a wide range of Qi-compatible devices, including 7.5W fast charging devices, so your friends still get a charge, no messing with cords needed.
*Compatible iOS devices include iPhone 8, 8+, X, XS, XS Max, and XR models support up to 7.5W fast charging

Eating my words now that I bought an iPhone 13! The battery life of my Galaxy S9 started to drain quickly without much use recently.

I put the iPhone on my Samsung charging stand overnight and the LED actually changes from red to green when the phone reaches a full charge. I wasn't sure if it was going to do it and I was skeptical that it was going to happen but it did! I am happy I do not have to buy any additional accessories!

Same. I use an older wireless charger with an old 5w brick for overnight charging.

Ludepower wrote: ↑ Same. I use an older wireless charger with an old 5w brick for overnight charging.

Dang, wireless chargers work with the small 5w brick?

I just wish most had the ability to stop charging once the phone is full, seems like most do not.