Now that AirPods have an optional wireless charging case and the Apple Watch is so popular ... this is hard to beat for owners of an iPhone 8/X/XR/XS/11 or pre-2020 iPhone SE.

You can't magically make that iPhone XR stick to the MagSafe charger ... development of future Qi2 standards, Apple could move to rely more on wireless charging, and nudge users in that direction ...

While Qi’s maximum wireless charge is 15W, Apple’s iPhone supports only 7.5W via Qi. Qi charging is built into the iPhone 8, X, XR, XS, SE, 11, 12, 13, and 14 families. The iPhone 15 and 16 ...

wireless iPhone charging is limited to 7.5 W unless you have a MagSafe charger, which supports 15 W. The limitation has given shoppers a reason to buy a MagSafe charger over various non-Apple ...