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Wireless charging... Now with a bulky connector that attaches itself to the phone using magnets!

Did we just innovate ourselves all the way back to Magsafe that laptops (used to) have since 2006?



I hope so, that wouldn't be a bad thing in my opinion.


Well, Magsafe was not wireless but you do raise an existing point. That the iPhone could have magnets and pogo pins and have fast charging without needing it to be wireless, thus saving the weight of the charging coil and saving the energy lost as heat.


Yes, but with more energy lost as heat




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