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How Do You Charge The iPhone 13?
As I told you earlier, my iPhone XR stopped charging, and I was forced to buy a desk lamp with a QI charging pad. That lamp has since done everything I’ve asked it to (namely, charge my phone and provide light), but I ultimately decided to get a new phone anyway. The final straw was being unable to plug my phone into my car for Apple CarPlay.
So, now I possess an iPhone 13. I will have a full review of that device for you at a later date. For now, I want to talk about the new charging solutions available for when this phone inevitably fails me as well.
Since last year’s iPhone 12, Apple has started selling supported MagSafe charging products. In other words, you no longer have to rely on the integrity of your charging port or rely on potentially shoddy third-party products like my desk lamp. (I’m not saying my mchatte LED lamp is shoddy, but it might have been!) There are official Apple products that charge your phone without a wired connection.
The belle of the ball is the MagSafe battery pack, and as you’d expect, the price tag is a bit of a doozy. Typically costing $99, this is hopefully the most expensive charger you will ever have to buy. Its value comes from its convenience and compatibility. There are other MagSafe battery packs out there, which snap onto the back of your phone via magnet and charge it as you go about your day. (Anker’s only costs $60.) But the Apple version integrates with iOS and therefore does a better job of evaluating and upholding your phone’s power supply. The Apple MagSafe battery pack does not have a single button. You simply attach it to your phone, and it takes care of the rest:
Apple MagSafe Battery Pack — $99.99
If the battery pack is out of your price range, you can instead opt for the wired version. The Apple MagSafe charger also snaps onto the bag and charges your phone without the port; it just needs to be plugged in to do so.
Apple MagSafe Charger — $29.99
If you have an iPhone compatible with a MagSafe charging device (any iPhones in the 12 and 13 lines), then you probably already know this, but there are enough angry customer reviewers on Amazon that it bears mentioning: To charge these things into a wall outlet, you are going to need a USB-C adapter. Of course, Apple recommends their own for “optimal charging”:
