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Give it a year (or two)! They probably want to go straight to full MagSafe rather than USB-C. However, if they drop Lightning right now, nobody will be able to charge their phones. It'll take a year or two for magsafe/Qi/etc to be ubiquitous enough that they'll feel comfortable dropping lightning.

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We'll see! There are so many problems with wireless charging that I don't see it becoming truly mainstream. Not being able to use your phone while charging is the most visible one (maybe 15W via magsafe will make it fast enough it doesn't matter). I also have trust issues with wireless charging in general - I got a free wireless charger from TripleByte once that overheated my phone and only got it to 60%. I'm still hoping for USB-C

Wait till they put a mag safe on the end of a long chord.

Uhhh... https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MHXH3/magsafe-charger

I’ve given up, ikea has cheap Qi chargers now, bought three and put them in strategic places of the house. Wasteful laziness but it’s oh so convenient.

If it makes your life easier and more convenient, it's not wasteful. "Laziness" is a slur used against the efficient.

It seems like that MagSafe connector might be strong enough that you can use the phone while charging.

Since the new Magsafe charger is a slim puck on a long cord, I'm thinking you could still hold it and use the phone while charging, alleviating the 'can't charge while using it' issue which was one of my concerns too

Qi makes phone really hot and it's bad for battery life. I don't think it worth for benefit compared to just plugging a cable.

Maybe. Maybe not. They are now shipping usbc to lightning port cables with every phone, so they already expect most people to have usbc.

would probably be a lot easier to go full water proof with no usb connector

Also without speakers, SIM card tray and buttons.

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