Apple has a faster MagSafe charger to go with the new iPhone 16 phones

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Apple’s caller mentation of its MagSafe charging puck offers up to 25W wireless charging for the iPhone 16 line.

By Wes Davis, a play exertion who covers the latest successful tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and much arsenic a tech writer since 2020.

Sep 9, 2024, 8:18 PM UTC

MagSafe charger attached to the backmost of an iPhone 16

Apple released a new, much almighty mentation of the MagSafe charger during its September iPhone 16 event today. The puck volition beryllium compatible with each iPhones and immoderate Qi2 device, but lone the caller iPhone 16 models are listed arsenic supporting the fastest 25W wireless charging rate.

That’s a higher maximum complaint than the phones offered by Samsung and Google close present — the Galaxy S24 bid maxes retired astatine 15W, portion Google’s Pixel 9 phones scope from 15W–23W erstwhile utilizing the second-generation Google Pixel Stand. (Pixel 9 models tin lone negociate 12W charging connected modular Qi chargers.)

For faster wireless charging up to 25W — up to 50 percent artillery successful astir 30 minutes for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro erstwhile paired with the 30W USB‑C Power Adapter (sold separately).

For accelerated wireless charging up to 15W for iPhone 12 oregon aboriginal with MagSafe erstwhile paired with the 20W USB‑C Power Adapter (sold separately).

For wireless charging up to 7.5W for iPhone 8 oregon aboriginal with Qi erstwhile paired with the 20W USB‑C Power Adapter (sold separately).

Apple is asking for $39 for the 1m mentation of the charger and $49 for the 2m one. The caller phones don’t travel with chargers, truthful you’ll request to bargain this separately and adhd a 30W USB-C powerfulness proviso to enactment the highest rate, arsenic noted above.

According to the merchandise leafage for the caller charger, each iPhone from the iPhone 8 to the iPhone 16 enactment is supported, arsenic are each AirPods with wireless charging capabilities.