Curiously, the iPhone 16e gets so close to supporting MagSafe

The oddest omission in the iPhone 16e is the lack of support for MagSafe. Indeed, the scale of the surprise at this led Apple to issue an explanation of sorts. But the position becomes all the stranger, thanks to the discovery that the phone comes so close to supporting it … The three benefits of MagSafe As we noted at the time, you do get a lot of flagship features in the iPhone 16e, but MagSafe wasn’t one of them – and that seems a fairly big omission given the three benefits it offers. First, MagSafe makes wireless charging easier by only having to position your phone close to a wireless charger before it snaps easily and securely into place. Gone is the need to have to feel around for the right position. Second, wireless charging becomes much faster. While the original Qi wireless standing charge maxed out at 7.5w, MagSafe and Qi2 doubled that to 15w, and the rest of the iPhone 16 line-up further increases that to 25w if you also upgrade to the latest MagSafe charger. Third, ... Read full article.