The iPhone 12 generation brought with it the arrival of MagSafe, a ring of magnets to which we can attach a multitude of Apple accessories. Since then, many companies have tried to reproduce this accessory through inferior quality counterfeits. Do you want to know how to identify if this charger is original? Keep reading and we'll tell you everything.
Follow these steps and check the animation
Apple's official MagSafe chargers communicate with the iPhone via NFC technology When they connect to each other, it is also reflected through an animation, similar to the ones we have when we connect AirPods or an AirTag. Animation, although we think that it is a more aesthetic or visual aspect, has a vital importance in the recognition of accessories. Below we will see the steps you must follow to know if this is original or not.
- Connect the MagSafe charger to the iPhone
- Next, we go to the Settings section and in the General option, we wait for the Apple MagSafe Charger option to appear. By default it is disabled because it is only activated when we connect the iPhone with this accessory.
- If the MagSafe is original, generic information about it must appear, as well as the model or firmware version.
If the described information does not appear, it means that charger is not original from Apple and is an imitation.
Why is it advisable to use MagSafe?
Without a doubt, one of the most interesting aspects of MagSafe are the improvements in the wireless charging field, because it does not generate as much heat as it does with fast charging processes or 20 W chargers, which can end up affecting the cells that make up the battery.
One of the big problems with traditional wireless batteries is that the Charging coils are not always well aligned with the battery of our iPhone, generating a poor charge. As a result of this situation, Apple developed this new charger, which attaches magnetically to the iPhone's own coils, offering perfect, efficient and much faster alignment.
Another interesting point of using the MagSafe is that no need to remove the device case at any time (as long as it is official), since it is capable of transmitting energy by induction correctly. This is due to a perfect arrangement on the aforementioned coils, improving charging times and making a more uniform load compared to other wireless methods.
Finally, we have to highlight that this MagSafe accessory interact intelligently with our smartphone thanks to the two-way communication that allows the existing technology between the two.
What happens to MagSafe charging on devices older than iPhone 12?
As we said at the beginning of this post, the MagSafe charger came out with the launch of the iPhone 12 and its different versions. However, wireless charging is available from the iPhone 8.
In this sense, the same effect that we have analyzed in this publication could occur, but the media specialized in the matter indicate that the processes of charging are inferior and of worse quality than the models that include this technology.