The Heat Test: iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Mag Safe and Wire Charging

I decided to conduct an experiment to see how different charging methods affect the temperature of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, as well as compare it to other models like the 15 Pro Max and MagSafe. I set up a series of tests using three different charging methods: MagSafe, wire charging via the brick, and wireless charging via the cable.

One of the things that struck me was how consistent the temperature readings were across all three charging methods. The iPhone 16 Pro Max was consistently around 100° to 104° when charged via wire, while the MagSafe was slightly hotter at up to 107°. Interestingly, the temperature was almost identical between the two, with only a slight variation in the highest reading.

However, I did notice that the wire charging method seemed to be cooler than MagSafe, especially on the brick itself. This makes sense, as the brick is typically where the heat is concentrated during wireless charging. The MagSafe, on the other hand, seemed to be more evenly distributed throughout its surface. It's also worth noting that the temperature readings started to decrease after a certain point, suggesting that the iPhone 16 Pro Max was self-regulating and adjusting its cooling mechanisms to prevent overheating.

I also tested the wire charging method using different parts of the charger, including the cable and the beginning point. The cable proved to be the hottest part, with temperatures reaching up to 111°. However, when I charged the iPhone 16 Pro Max via the brick, the temperature readings were significantly lower, around 100°.

One interesting observation was that the MagSafe seemed to produce the hottest temperatures, followed closely by the wire charging method using the cable. The iPhone 16 Pro Max, on the other hand, was consistently in the middle of this pack, with temperatures ranging from 100° to 104°.

In contrast, the 15 Pro Max produced slightly lower temperature readings than the iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it's worth noting that the charging speeds were not significantly different between the two. The MagSafe, on the other hand, was significantly slower when used with the 15 Pro Max, taking around 6 hours and 39 minutes to charge from zero to 100%.

As I continued testing, I realized that the iPhone 16 Pro Max is actually not significantly faster than its predecessor in terms of charging speeds. Despite Apple's claims of improved fast charging capabilities, it seems that the real-world experience does not differ dramatically between the two models. The iPhone 16 Pro Max did, however, take a slightly shorter time to charge via MagSafe, around 4 hours and 45 minutes.

The reason for this discrepancy is attributed to the fact that the iPhone 16 Pro Max is capable of faster charging speeds, up to 45 watts. However, Apple has not actually implemented these higher wattage charges in the latest model, instead opting for a more conservative approach that takes into account the battery's health and safety features.

Ultimately, this experiment demonstrates that the heat generated by different charging methods on the iPhone 16 Pro Max is relatively consistent across various scenarios. While MagSafe does produce slightly hotter temperatures than wire charging via the brick, the temperature difference is not dramatic enough to justify a significant performance advantage. As for charging speeds, it appears that the real-world experience remains largely unchanged between the two models.

The Future of Charging: What's Next?

One thing that I'm really hoping Apple will prioritize in their future iPhone designs is improved charging speeds. While the current iPhone 16 Pro Max may not offer significantly faster charging than its predecessor, I believe that it would be a major selling point for many consumers. With battery technology continuing to advance and storage becoming increasingly important, being able to quickly top off your device's power could make all the difference in a busy day.

The MagSafe design also presents an interesting opportunity for innovation. By providing a standardized charging interface, Apple has opened up the possibility for third-party companies to develop their own accessories and charging solutions. It will be exciting to see how this technology evolves in the coming years and whether it leads to new features or improvements that benefit users.

Personal Experience: Loving My New iPhone 16

As I continue testing my new iPhone 16 Pro Max, I'm thoroughly enjoying its sleek design and performance. The desert titanium color scheme is growing on me, although I did initially prefer the natural titanium option. There's something about the darker hue that adds a touch of sophistication to the device.

The trip to Arizona is also providing an excellent opportunity for testing out this new iPhone model. As someone who loves taking photos and videos during my travels, having a device with improved camera capabilities will be a major asset. I'm also excited to put the iPhone 16 Pro Max through its paces in different environments, seeing how it handles varying temperatures and usage patterns.

Until Next Time...

For now, I hope you've enjoyed this experiment as much as I did! Remember to like, comment, and subscribe for more content from me, where we'll continue exploring the world of technology and innovation.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI am back at it again with another battery charge test but this time we have the iPhone 16 Pro Max versus the iPhone 15 Pro Max I'm going to have two of these devices testing out the mag safe versus the 30 W charger and the reason why I'm using the 30 watt if you watch part one my previous video you guys can see that the 30 watt is the one to get I recommend that one so how does it stack up against the predecessor the iPhone 15 Pro Max and just for the sake of science I'm also going to be including the mag safe with the 30 watt attached to it on both the 15 Pro Maxes and the 16 Pro Maxes so this going to be an interesting test and some quick disclaimers that I want to disclose I am going to be swapping out the cable so instead of the cable that's included with the iPhone which is USB 2.0 type-c I'm going to be swapping that out for USB 3 so it should maybe help with the charging speeds and of course we have the official 30 wat power adapter from Apple alongside this is the new mag safe that Apple sells to enable faster Wireless mag safe charging I want to make this test as Fair as I can and I got to tell you guys thank you guys so much for all your feedback on my last charge test video I'm doing the best I can here oh I just noticed this desert titanium matches my jacket perfectly fine and even the natural titanium this matches my outfit so with that being said let's begin with the charge test hope you guys enjoy drop a like on this video And subscribe for more videos like this this one let's begin and they are off to my left side we have the 15 Pro Max and another 15 Pro Max and then to the right side on the center we have the 16 Pro Maxes with the 30 W wire charging and magx safe charging the one that booted up first was the 15 Pro Max on The Wire charging and then right after we have the mag safe 16 Pro Max and then shortly after the type-c 30 W charger on the 16 Pro Max and we still waiting for the 15 Pro Max to boot up this one kind of took a little long but um you got I just want to show you guys that all of the settings are disabl so optimize battery charging clean energy charging all that stuff is disabled but just to give you guys some transparency even further just disabling them so now there's a weird bug every so often the Apple pay screen will come up I don't know why it does that but it's been a thing since the iPhone 14 and apple still hasn't fixed it but now at this point on I'm a little concerned that the 15 Pro Max is stuck at 10% but remember these phones are off with the always on displayed um enabled so I wak up each device just to kind of see the percentage exactly and straighten up the phones too as well uh sometimes hard to keep these phones kind of steady because the wires are so it's lifting the phone up and even on the other 15 Pro Max with the mag save is still kind of stuck but it is moving around but I noticed I have to wake the display up to really see the full percentage and once I I woke it up that one time you start seeing it move too as well yeah but you could clearly see that the 16 Pro Max is charging faster already at 80% on the first hour and at this point on this is a perfect time to test out the Heat and pretty much all of the praxes across the board here are basically the same exact percentage ranging between 100° to 104 and maybe even sometimes speaking out of 105 too as well so I'm just looking at different kind of parts of where the hottest points are and of course I have to show you guys the heat so you can see exactly and same thing here it's about the same exact temperature here so 1 107 uh here is 103 so it's a little cooler on the wire charging surprisingly I'm going to test out the bricks too in a little bit but yeah basically about the same nothing way too cooler nothing too hot as well the mag safe might even be the hotter points or 107 basically the same exact temperature across the board and in terms of the power adapters here what's interesting about the mag safe by the cable point but the beginning Point that's where it's the most hottest at 111° but the wire Chargers mostly by the brick is going to be the hottest point at 100° so yes it is cooler technically by charging your phone via the wire and same thing with the 15 Pro Max is basically about the same thing so I just wanted to show you guys the Heat I mean the mag safe is definitely the hottest and the wire charging is definitely the coolest but it all depends on the different environments that you're in uh how high you charge your phone because sometimes if you're in a cool environment it's going to neglect the heat here so just keep that in mind now this point on it is 1:46 in the morning so when I was filming this so this point I was getting a little tired so uh right now what's in the lead is the 16 Pro Max which is interesting considering that quote unquote is the same exact charging speeds but it is beating out the 15 Pro Maxes and even the mag safe of course which is supporting that 25 watt of wired uh Wireless chargeing I mean and you can see that yes it is faster but it's it is a difference actually but it's still going to take over an hour to charge your phone from zero to 100 so I wish Apple for the Next Generation would really prioritize charging speeds because if you have to be in a rush and your phone is completely dead then it would be nice to charge your phone from 0 to 100 so you can get that perfect percentage so yeah as you can see the mag safe forget about it's definitely the slowest one here on the table 4 hours for the 16 Pro Max uh via mic safe and then we still just waiting for the 15 Pro Max and at this point it's 6 o'clock in the morning at this point I'm sleeping but um we're just still waiting for the 15 Pro Max to finish and at that point boom 6 hours and 39 minutes and and that's just how the cookie crumbles I'm really hoping that Apple will improve the charging speeds for the next generation iPhone hopefully fingers are crossed but this is just what it is right now and by the way all the phones are on the latest version of iOS 18 so ladies and gentlemen there you have it iPhone 15 Pro Max versus the iPhone 16 Pro Max charge test using 30 wat across the board with the mag safe as well I got to say it's a difference but it's not a day and night difference so it's neck on neck so technically it's a myth that's bust you're not really getting faster charging on the iPhone 16 Pro Max and the reason where I got that from Marquez did specify that it has 45 watt of fast charging but it's not going to take the entire 45 Watts it's up to but it's not nowhere near taking that many watts the iPhone is barely even taking 30 watts to charge it and like I said on my other videos iPhone batteries are sophisticated it knows exactly how much battery it needs and it's going to also maintain the battery health so that's why they have optimized battery charging on and all the safety toggles to protect your battery and yeah so hope you guys enjoyed I am loving the iPhone 16 my personal one that I went with this year is the black I'm loving this color so much and even so the desert titanium is growing on me but since I already had the natural titanium it's kind of so similar it's a light color so I want to go dark this year so if you guys want to see a review on this on the iPhone 16 Pro let me know down in the comments down below of course the day life is in the works I'm taking a trip to Arizona again that's going to be a great day in life to test out the iPhone 16 Pro so nonetheless hope you guys all enjoyed if you guys did appreciate with a thumbs up subscribe with notifications on and until next time guys hope you all have a simple day peaceI am back at it again with another battery charge test but this time we have the iPhone 16 Pro Max versus the iPhone 15 Pro Max I'm going to have two of these devices testing out the mag safe versus the 30 W charger and the reason why I'm using the 30 watt if you watch part one my previous video you guys can see that the 30 watt is the one to get I recommend that one so how does it stack up against the predecessor the iPhone 15 Pro Max and just for the sake of science I'm also going to be including the mag safe with the 30 watt attached to it on both the 15 Pro Maxes and the 16 Pro Maxes so this going to be an interesting test and some quick disclaimers that I want to disclose I am going to be swapping out the cable so instead of the cable that's included with the iPhone which is USB 2.0 type-c I'm going to be swapping that out for USB 3 so it should maybe help with the charging speeds and of course we have the official 30 wat power adapter from Apple alongside this is the new mag safe that Apple sells to enable faster Wireless mag safe charging I want to make this test as Fair as I can and I got to tell you guys thank you guys so much for all your feedback on my last charge test video I'm doing the best I can here oh I just noticed this desert titanium matches my jacket perfectly fine and even the natural titanium this matches my outfit so with that being said let's begin with the charge test hope you guys enjoy drop a like on this video And subscribe for more videos like this this one let's begin and they are off to my left side we have the 15 Pro Max and another 15 Pro Max and then to the right side on the center we have the 16 Pro Maxes with the 30 W wire charging and magx safe charging the one that booted up first was the 15 Pro Max on The Wire charging and then right after we have the mag safe 16 Pro Max and then shortly after the type-c 30 W charger on the 16 Pro Max and we still waiting for the 15 Pro Max to boot up this one kind of took a little long but um you got I just want to show you guys that all of the settings are disabl so optimize battery charging clean energy charging all that stuff is disabled but just to give you guys some transparency even further just disabling them so now there's a weird bug every so often the Apple pay screen will come up I don't know why it does that but it's been a thing since the iPhone 14 and apple still hasn't fixed it but now at this point on I'm a little concerned that the 15 Pro Max is stuck at 10% but remember these phones are off with the always on displayed um enabled so I wak up each device just to kind of see the percentage exactly and straighten up the phones too as well uh sometimes hard to keep these phones kind of steady because the wires are so it's lifting the phone up and even on the other 15 Pro Max with the mag save is still kind of stuck but it is moving around but I noticed I have to wake the display up to really see the full percentage and once I I woke it up that one time you start seeing it move too as well yeah but you could clearly see that the 16 Pro Max is charging faster already at 80% on the first hour and at this point on this is a perfect time to test out the Heat and pretty much all of the praxes across the board here are basically the same exact percentage ranging between 100° to 104 and maybe even sometimes speaking out of 105 too as well so I'm just looking at different kind of parts of where the hottest points are and of course I have to show you guys the heat so you can see exactly and same thing here it's about the same exact temperature here so 1 107 uh here is 103 so it's a little cooler on the wire charging surprisingly I'm going to test out the bricks too in a little bit but yeah basically about the same nothing way too cooler nothing too hot as well the mag safe might even be the hotter points or 107 basically the same exact temperature across the board and in terms of the power adapters here what's interesting about the mag safe by the cable point but the beginning Point that's where it's the most hottest at 111° but the wire Chargers mostly by the brick is going to be the hottest point at 100° so yes it is cooler technically by charging your phone via the wire and same thing with the 15 Pro Max is basically about the same thing so I just wanted to show you guys the Heat I mean the mag safe is definitely the hottest and the wire charging is definitely the coolest but it all depends on the different environments that you're in uh how high you charge your phone because sometimes if you're in a cool environment it's going to neglect the heat here so just keep that in mind now this point on it is 1:46 in the morning so when I was filming this so this point I was getting a little tired so uh right now what's in the lead is the 16 Pro Max which is interesting considering that quote unquote is the same exact charging speeds but it is beating out the 15 Pro Maxes and even the mag safe of course which is supporting that 25 watt of wired uh Wireless chargeing I mean and you can see that yes it is faster but it's it is a difference actually but it's still going to take over an hour to charge your phone from zero to 100 so I wish Apple for the Next Generation would really prioritize charging speeds because if you have to be in a rush and your phone is completely dead then it would be nice to charge your phone from 0 to 100 so you can get that perfect percentage so yeah as you can see the mag safe forget about it's definitely the slowest one here on the table 4 hours for the 16 Pro Max uh via mic safe and then we still just waiting for the 15 Pro Max and at this point it's 6 o'clock in the morning at this point I'm sleeping but um we're just still waiting for the 15 Pro Max to finish and at that point boom 6 hours and 39 minutes and and that's just how the cookie crumbles I'm really hoping that Apple will improve the charging speeds for the next generation iPhone hopefully fingers are crossed but this is just what it is right now and by the way all the phones are on the latest version of iOS 18 so ladies and gentlemen there you have it iPhone 15 Pro Max versus the iPhone 16 Pro Max charge test using 30 wat across the board with the mag safe as well I got to say it's a difference but it's not a day and night difference so it's neck on neck so technically it's a myth that's bust you're not really getting faster charging on the iPhone 16 Pro Max and the reason where I got that from Marquez did specify that it has 45 watt of fast charging but it's not going to take the entire 45 Watts it's up to but it's not nowhere near taking that many watts the iPhone is barely even taking 30 watts to charge it and like I said on my other videos iPhone batteries are sophisticated it knows exactly how much battery it needs and it's going to also maintain the battery health so that's why they have optimized battery charging on and all the safety toggles to protect your battery and yeah so hope you guys enjoyed I am loving the iPhone 16 my personal one that I went with this year is the black I'm loving this color so much and even so the desert titanium is growing on me but since I already had the natural titanium it's kind of so similar it's a light color so I want to go dark this year so if you guys want to see a review on this on the iPhone 16 Pro let me know down in the comments down below of course the day life is in the works I'm taking a trip to Arizona again that's going to be a great day in life to test out the iPhone 16 Pro so nonetheless hope you guys all enjoyed if you guys did appreciate with a thumbs up subscribe with notifications on and until next time guys hope you all have a simple day peace\n"