If you’re looking for a way to upgrade your iPhone experience, picking up a wireless charger could be a great option for you. Choosing wireless charging and finally ditching the cord on your iPhone is easier than ever. If you’ve picked up a new iPhone in the last couple of years, it more than likely already supports wireless charging. And unlike the early days of wireless charging, you don’t have to make a big sacrifice when it comes to charging speed.
Here are five reasons you should pick up a wireless charger for your iPhone.
1. Wireless Charging Has Gotten a Lot Faster
Although many Android phones had wireless charging for years already, Apple didn’t bring it to the iPhone until 2017 with the release of the iPhone 8. Even though wireless charging was a long-awaited feature for the iPhone, it didn’t catch on like a lot of people thought it would.
That’s because when compared to traditional wired charging, wireless charging was a lot slower. To make things worse, even though 7.5W fast-charging Qi wireless chargers were already on the market, at launch the iPhone 8 was limited to only 5W of power when using a wireless charger. It wasn’t until later that software updates finally let the iPhone 8 access a full 7.5W wireless charge.
These days, Apple’s entire iPhone lineup supports standard Qi wireless charging, and there are tons of wireless chargers to choose from. On top of that, with the iPhone 12 series Apple brought MagSafe from the MacBook to the iPhone.
Unlike the MagSafe MacBook chargers, MagSafe for iPhones is completely wireless. Better yet, MagSafe is the fastest way to charge your iPhone wirelessly. MagSafe can deliver up to 15W of charging speed directly to your iPhone. That’s double the power of a Qi charger.
2. It’s Perfect for Your Desk or Nightstand
One of the best places for a wireless charger is at your office or workspace. There are tons of wireless chargers specifically designed for your desk. Many of them even prop your iPhone up, so it’s easy to glance at incoming alerts and notifications. Better yet, because your iPhone isn’t tied down with a cable, you can quickly grab it when you need to get up to chat with clients or make a personal call.
Equipping your nightstand or bedside table with a wireless charger can add another layer of convenience to your life. It means the end of waking up to a dead phone because you forgot to plug it in before you dozed off. A wireless charger can also help you reduce clutter. Instead of having separate cables for your iPhone and all its accessories, you can pick up a wireless charger that’s designed to not only charge your iPhone, but can also juice up your AirPods and Apple Watch, all at the same time.
Having a wireless charger on your desk or nightstand can help you make your workspace more organized, and it means the end of having to hunt down your iPhone’s charging cable in the dark.
3. It Also Works With Your iPhone’s Accessories
Even though the original AirPods debuted without wireless charging, a wireless charging case was brought out as an optional extra for the AirPods 2. Since then, every version of AirPods has shipped with standard wireless charging that’s MagSafe compatible. That means a wireless charger for your iPhone also works with your AirPods.
AirPods aren’t the only iPhone accessories that you can charge wirelessly. If you’ve got an Apple Watch Series 6 or newer, you’ll be thrilled to know it’s also got wireless charging built in.
4. MagSafe Might Make You Ditch Cables Altogether
One of the biggest reasons wireless charging hasn’t taken over the world quite yet is the speed. When compared to wired charging, most wireless chargers just can’t keep up. But that’s changing quickly. If you’re using a standard Qi charger, iPhones can only support up to 7.5W, but if you pick up a MagSafe charger, that speed can be amped up to 15W.
Advances in fast-charging technology mean that a MagSafe wireless charger can actually charge your iPhone faster than using a lightning cable with a 5W charging brick.
While the fastest charging solution for your iPhone is still going to be a 20W charging brick paired with a USB-C to Lightning charging cable, MagSafe isn’t far behind. Depending on your needs, the convenience factor that comes with MagSafe might make it worth the slightly slower charging speed.
5. Wireless Charging Is the Future
Back in the day, when you bought a new iPhone it was a given that it would come with a few accessories, most importantly a charger. That all changed in 2020, when Apple controversially decided to start shipping new iPhones without any accessories at all. iPhones now come without earbuds and without a charger.
The iPhone has always been a tribute to minimalism, and Apple hasn’t been shy about cutting out features to achieve its vision of a perfect phone. Just like how Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7, rumors are circulating that the next leap forward might mean getting rid of the Lightning port altogether.
Although we haven’t seen a portless iPhone just yet, it’s possible we might see one in the near future. Picking up a wireless charger means you’ll be able to charge your iPhone now, and you’ll be ready for a portless future, whenever it does come. And, who knows, with the speed and convenience of MagSafe wireless charging, you might not miss the lightning port at all.
Ready to Go Wireless?
Years ago, most people’s go-to charger for their iPhone was the 5W brick that shipped in the box. But these days there are tons of options to juice up your iPhone and its accessories.
When it comes to charging your iPhone wirelessly, Apple has made some huge strides since the feature debuted on the iPhone 8. With new technology like MagSafe, there are more reasons than ever to pick up a wireless charger for your iPhone.