While Apple has designed your iPhone to remain within safe temperatures when charging wirelessly, excessive heat can slow down your iPhone’s charging speed or, worse, degrade its battery life. If your iPhone gets too hot on a wireless or MagSafe charger, follow the steps listed in this guide to prevent it from overheating. Why does …
If you’ve recently purchased the regular, classic, or pro variant of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 or 5 LTE, then you’ll be curious to know where the sim card slot of your Galaxy Watch is. Cellular models of the Galaxy Watch can connect to mobile networks independent of a smartphone, and to do this, they …
Deciding on a charger for your smartwatch can be daunting, requiring the purchase of a separate power adapter for a proprietary cable often incompatible with other devices, increasing clutter and reducing portability. The latest Apple Watch wireless charger is an exception but only works with the AirPods Pro 2. Nonetheless, using a phone charger to …
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is a popular fitness-focused smartwatch powered by WearOS. We’ve noticed several reports of the Galaxy Watch 4 overheating, with users complaining of discomfort and minor burns while wearing it. Our retail 40mm model with LTE was also prone to frequent overheating during calls and occasionally while charging, so we decided to …
Apple changed the wireless charging landscape when it announced its MagSafe wireless charger with the iPhone 12 in 2020. A wireless charger that firmly snaps on with magnets, it separated itself from standard wireless pads and stands sold by other companies. MagSafe’s wireless charging design claims to improve wireless charging efficiency through an array of …
Manufacturers are constantly updating their lineup of gaming monitors to meet the demands of competitive gameplay. While skill is undoubtedly a requirement for excellence in such games, hardware can be a limiting factor for those looking for perfection. If you are in the market for a gaming monitor, you would likely have come across the …
Our previous article discussed a few troubleshooting steps to prevent a wireless charger from overheating. We recommend investing in a wireless charger with a cooling fan if you notice frequent cutoffs and high temperatures while charging. But does strapping a fan to the back of a wireless charger result in lower temps and faster charging? …
Wireless charging is ramping up to be the future of smartphone power delivery, with companies like Apple already taking it mainstream with MagSafe charging in the iPhone 12. But wireless charging has its fair share of problems that users regularly face, the most notable of which is overheating. It’s so bad that Apple abandoned its …
