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The new Apple iPhone 12 series has many new features, such as support for 5G networks, a new A14 Bionic chip, and improved cameras. But there is one more interesting feature that deserves attention: MagSafe.
The new iPhone 12 series has a magnetic ring around its wireless charging coil which is Apple’s way of eliminating the hassle of lining up the phone with the wireless charging pad to find the sweet spot to charge.
Apple’s new MagSafe for iPhone maintains compatibility with other devices that support Qi wireless charging. So yes, it can be used to charge an iPhone 8 or later, as well as AirPods.
Now, it looks like you can use the MagSafe charger in non-Apple smartphones. Tech writer Max Weinbach demonstrated on Twitter how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, which also has its own sets of magnets to help you with wireless charging, works with the new Apple-branded wireless charger.
He shared how the folding smartphone could continue to charge with the new MagSafe charger. Of course, the charger could still break if you shake it hard enough. While no details were shared on how fast the actual upload speeds were. Still, it would be safe to say that the Galaxy Z Fold 2 would only have been able to recharge at 7.5W.
It should also be noted that even the Google Pixel 5 works with the MagSafe charger as demonstrated by Aaron Zollo of the YouTube channel Zollotech. Google’s flagship smartphone has a physical cutout over the charging coil in the Pixel 5’s aluminum casing that allows it to charge wirelessly.
Apple has listed the MagSafe charger on its Malaysian website, it is priced at RM179. It has also listed a full range of MagSafe compatible cases that come in a variety of different colors to RM219 each.
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