crowley

Once one goes there will likely be a domino effect.  Good times.

omasou said:

tokyojimu said:

omasou said:

Hopefully another port bites the dust soon, using the MagSafe connection would be nice.

But wireless charging is much less efficient. Add up the millions of iPhones in the world times that loss of efficiency and I think we are talking about a huge amount of power.

One it will continue to improve.

Two so what. Do the calculation and post fact instead of posting FUD.

Sounds like fun!

Estimates are that wireless charging will top out at 60% efficiency.  Apple has MagSafe to better align the coils, so let's assume they're at the top end of that.

The iPhone 13 has a 12.41 Wh battery, and Apple estimates 15 hour battery life, so let's say one complete charge a day at that energy capacity.  That seems a good ballpark for all iPhones, and not likely to change much in the near future.

So 12.41 watt hours of charge every day at 60% efficiency = 4.964 watt hours lost every day with MagSafe charging.

728 million iPhones (estimate 2017), then assuming static numbers and a total conversion over time to MagSafe and we have 3.613 GWh total energy loss per day for all iPhones eventually, 1,319 GWh annually.

Figures are obviously a bit fudged, but that's the kind of order of magnitude that we're talking about.  Not a massive amount on a global scale, for comparison, US average per capita energy consumption is 73.677 MWh; so the global energy losses to wirelessly charging iPhones would be about the annual energy needs for 18,000 Americans.  But still entirely unnecessary wastage at a time (currently) of some severe global energy supply disruption and environmental concerns that don't seem likely to ease any time soon. 

I'll stick with the cable for as long as I can.

If third party applications can request user permission to do certain privacy-invasive things in order to provide a better service then I don't think Apple should shy away from doing the same thing.  Build the features, but tell the user what you're doing and why, let them decide if it crosses a line and if they choose, opt out.  If Apple are hobbling their ability to deliver because they won't stray from a whiter than white approach to privacy then the alternative services that are less scrupulous will become ever more attractive because of better features, and if they then get a hook in then Apple's privacy strides amount to a whole lot less.

Beats said:

lkrupp said:

I have never had an issue with the Magic Mouse charging port and I’ve been using one for years now. A full charge lasts weeks and when it’s getting low I plug it in before retiring for the night. I’ve never had the need to charge while using a mouse, ever. Perhaps I’m better able to adapt to things than simply ranting and raving because I don't like something.

And I’ve never had a Lightning cable break on me either.

They’re excuses for iKnockoff morons to complain about Apple.

it’s a TERRIBLE idea to put the charging port in a spot that allows you to use it while charging. My friend used the keyboard that way thinking it had to be plugged in.

You say it's terrible and that's the best reason you can give, that your friend is an idiot?

Definitely won't be an early adopter on this.  Apple make pretty good consumer operating systems, but not nearly good enough that I'd trust them with my life driving down a high speed roadway.