For the most veterans in the Apple world, MagSafe was a technology that offered, among other aspects, greater security. Unfortunately it was withdrawn from Macs, but now it has returned to the spotlight twice: on iPhone and Mac. But surely you have wondered on some occasions the differences that can arise. In this article we try to solve the questions you may have.
In both cases you will see how your device is recharged
When we talk about differences, similarities should also be introduced. In this case, it should be noted that in both cases it has an identical function: it performs an efficient recharge. In the case of the iPhone, it will be possible to have a perfect alignment between the different coils that are in the charger and in the iPhone. This makes charging performance much higher. The energy flows efficiently and the charge will be much faster and without dissipating as much heat as in traditional charging.
This is something that also happens in the case of the Mac. In this case, a security plus is added. When you have a physically connected cable, it can be very easy to pull on the cable and have the computer trail behind. But if you have a magnetic system, when you pull the cable, it disconnects, leaving the computer in its place. If we talk about the iPhone, this is not something that happens, since there is no magnetism in the physical charging connection as it happens in the laptop.
On Mac it is not exploited as much
But not all MagSafe features are just limited to charging. In iPhone we have been able to see different very varied accessories to be able to take advantage of having a magnet on its back. From having a wallet or even a PowerBank with MagSafe for the iPhone. Without a doubt, it is a large number of devices that for many can be something essential in their day to day. And they are not just limited to the accessories that Apple offers, since everything that third-party manufacturers can do must also be taken into account.
But this does not happen on the Mac. MagSafe technology undoubtedly has many advantages on the Mac, as we have previously mentioned, related to security. But Apple has not released any extra features that are interesting. Accessories cannot be found to be able to use with this device as it happens in iPhone. Likewise, you have to understand how complicated it can be to have accessories for a Mac. You can’t have external batteries, of course, and you don’t want to have a wallet either. That is why this is a scarce exploitation that can be justified.