Try trading it in for a new IPhone. I’d love to see if those service providers really mean it when they say they will accept your trade in - any condition!
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Iphone 12 mini inside (copper disk)
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Good point in distinguishing between MagSafe, which is the magnetic ring part of the assembly, and the wireless charging coil inside the perimeter of MagSafe magnets, which the MagSafe magnets help align to the charging pad's coil.
The whole thing is MagSafe - the magnets, the wireless coil, all of it together is MagSafe. Otherwise it would just be called 'Magnets'.
Sure, when applied to the iPhone, Apple uses the term “Magsafe” to describe the entire assembly of magnets and charging coils, but they also use the term to describe non-charging, coilless magnetic mounting systems for iPhones that use the same arrangement of magnets, like Magsafe wallets, car mounts and tripods for iPhones, etc., though these are often described as “Magsafe-compatible” instead, to distinguish them from chargers. The charging coils originated from the Qi standard established in 2008, prior to Apple’s introduction of Magsafe in 2020 starting with the iPhone 12 series—the magnets are Apple’s proprietary, later extension of Qi’s original design, enhancing Qi’s use of charging coils alone. So the term "Magsafe" can be used to describe just the magnet portion of the system, especially when referring to non-charging mounts, or the entire system of magnets and charging coils when referring to charging hardware.
Apple also uses the term "Magsafe" to refer to the magnetized plug and socket design used in many Macbooks starting in 2006, except for those made from 2016 to 2020, and the more recent Macbook Airs, which use a USB-C port for charging. These Magsafe connectors don't use a wireless coil to do the battery charging.
I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about the iPhone - specifically. And the broken 'magsafe' assembly in the picture. Apple doesn't call it Qi with Magnets or Magsafe with Qi coils - right?
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Well, Magsafe is Qi with magnets, and it's also magnets with Qi coils, no matter what Apple chooses to call it all.
But we live in a multiverse, so all these things are possible.
Well, yea, technically, it's all just ball bearings these days.
And Apple still calls the whole thing MagSafe because consumers don't make the distinction, like the OP asking the question.
If you want to split hairs, it's not a Qi anything, it's just an induction coil. But when talking to people, eventually you learn it's easier to use the manufacturer's name for systems when people ask questions if you're not speaking to a room full of engineers. Otherwise you waste time explaining things instead of solving problems.
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Do you think this will work or have i broke the phone?
How about switching it on and check if it works?
Just a thought…
