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Old 05-23-2021, 08:54 AM
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If you don't want a cord, then upgrade.

I recently upgraded my iPhone SE to an iPhone 12. The iPhone 12 is amazing. 3 things struck me immediately. The iPhone 12 is incredibly faster. Everything is so smooth and responsive. Second, face recognition is instantaneous and vastly better than typing in a code or using a touch ID. And third, I love cordless charging and on the iPhone 12, it is combined with "Magsafe" to automatically snap/lock the phone onto the charger.

That means the phone has a magnet in its back and it will work with wireless charging stations with or without a magnet to hold the phone in place.

If you have an Apple watch I highly recommend Apple dual charger for the iPhone and Watch. It is SO nice to just set the phone on the charging pad and it snaps into place and charges, when I want to go, just slide it off the charging plate and go. No more cables to the plugin.

I am getting to HATE cables - LOL.

Also, I am trying out the Apple MagSafe wallet with the iPhone 12. It is a small very thin leather wallet that magnetically attaches to the back of the iPhone. Being so thin is both a good thing and an issue. It can only hold 3 cards. I put in my driver's license, Credit card, and Vet ID. It felt restrictive at first since I normally have a wallet full of "stuff". But, now after a couple of months, I find it really nice. And, it is so thin, I don't even notice it on the back of the iPhone. The wallet sits next to the charging base on my desk where the phone is when not in use, so I always know where it is...

Bottom line, I am very happy I upgraded. The iPhone SE and your iPhone 7 were/are good reliable phones but the iPhone 12 is awesome.

The ONLY caveat I would make is Apple is probably going to have another "event" in June or July. Rumors are that at that event they may be releasing an iPhone 13. So, personally, I would hold off until then to see if I wanted the iPhone 12 or the upcoming iPhone 13.