preface
Apple last year on the iPhone 12 series for the first time equipped with a new generation of MagSafe magnetic wireless charging system, to solve the problem of wireless charging is not allowed to be placed multiple times, improve the use experience, iPhone 13 full series of four models are also equipped with MagSafe magnetic wireless charging system.
In July 2021, Greenlink passed the Apple MagSafe magnetic wireless charging certification, that is, Made For MagSafe (MFM), to achieve the exact same magnetic wireless charging experience as the original factory, recently, the Greenlink MFM magnetic wireless charger officially launched on the shelves, let's take a look at what are the characteristics of all aspects of this product.
Product out of the box
Greenlink MFM Magnetic Wireless Charger Set packages the appearance of printed products, there is an MFM logo in the eye-catching place, upc/EAN code is 6957303886623, and has the same perfect compatibility as Apple's original factory.
For the best experience out of hand, there is also a 20W PD charger inside the package. The parameters of the magnetic charger are 20W input, 15W Max output, and 1.5 meters of line length.
Open the package and contain a magnetic charger, 20W charging head and instruction manual.
Lvlian MagSafe magnetic wireless charger adopts ultra-thin aluminum alloy metal shell as the main frame, the bottom is printed with the Greenlink trademark "UGREEN", with a 1.5-meter ultra-long braided cable, higher durability, and the "use radius" is wider, lying on the sofa to play more comfortable.
The back cover of the magnetic charger is chamfered, and it feels good to hold.
The contact surface with the mobile phone is a skin-like material to avoid damaging the back cover of the mobile phone.
A protective case is provided at the junction of the power cord and the charger.
The power cord is woven with nylon on the outside, which is fine and wear-resistant.
Using USB-C interface input, the terminals are made of aluminum alloy, printed with the logo of UGREEN, the power cord is different from apple's original charger, which can support the terminals and have certain plasticity.
The magnetic wireless charger is model CD284 with a 20W input and a 15W Max output.
The length of the power cord is approximately 152cm
The diameter of the lulian magnetic wireless charger is about 59.83mm.
The thickness is approximately 10.85mm.
The overall weight is about 100.8g.
Compared with the Apple MagSafe charger, the diameter is similar. Look slightly thicker on the side.
The 20W charger that comes with it is certainly not unfamiliar to everyone, that is, the previous mini donkey kongo.
Folding pin design, small and portable.
The charger adopts a single USB-C physical output interface design, supports positive and negative blind plugs, and does not need to pay attention to the interface direction for daily use, which is extremely convenient to use.
Specific parameter information is printed on the side of the pin, as detailed below.
Product Name: Mini Folding Fast Charger 20W
Model: CD249
Input: 100-240V 50/60Hz
Output: 5V3A, 9V2.22A, 12V1.67A
Total output power: 20W Max
Manufacturer: Shenzhen Orange Fruit Electronics Co., Ltd
Producer: Shenzhen Lvlian Technology Co., Ltd
The charger is only suitable for safe use in areas below 2000m altitude
Compare it with the Apple 20W charger.
The length of the charger not counting the plugs is about 34.47mm using calipers.
The width is approximately 30.26mm.
The thickness is approximately 30.21mm. It can be concluded that the three-dimensionality parameter of the charger is 34.47x30.26x30.26mm, the volume of the charger is about 31.56cm, and the power density is about 0.63W/cm at the maximum output of 20W.
The weight is about 38.2g.
Hold it in the palm of your hand.
Using Chargelab's POWER-Z KT002 to read the charger's fast charging protocol, the measured charger supports PD, PPS, Apple2.4A, QC2.0, QC3.0, QC4+, MTK-PE and other fast charging protocols.
Reading the PDO message of the charger, support 5V3A, 9V2.22A, 12V1.67A three fixed output gears and 3.3-5.9V 3A and 3.3-11V 2.2A two sets of PPS fast charge gear, PPS gear and the previous CD249 is different, from PPS 20W to PPS 24W.
Product reviews
Used with iPhone 13, the charging animation is triggered correctly, which is consistent with the original.
In the device details of the mobile phone, you can query the model and firmware version of the charger, this version number is relatively rare, may be prepared for third-party charger products.
Charging compatibility testing
After reading the appearance parameters, the next use of the 20W charger included in the box with wireless charging to charge the iPhone 13 series, iPhone 12 series of mobile phones.
To charge the iPhone 13, the input power is about 9.019V 2.045A 18.44W.
Charging the iPhone 13 Pro, the input power is about 9.16V 2.04A 18.71W.
Charging the iPhone 13 mini, the input power is about 9V 1.86A 16.8W.
Charging the iPhone 12 Pro, the input power is about 9.19V 1.97A 18.13W.
Charging the iPhone 12 mini, the input power is about 9.18V 1.93A 17.74W.
So what happens with other chargers? Next, use Apple's 20W PD charger with wireless charging to charge the iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 series.
Charge the iPhone 13 Pro Max with approximately 8.97V 2.05A 18.47W at the input.
Charging the iPhone 13 Pro, the input power is about 8.97V 2.07A 18.59W.
Charging the iPhone 13 mini, the input power is about 8.98V 1.88A 16.94W.
Charging the iPhone 12 Pro Max, the input power is about 8.97V 2.07A 18.58W.
Charging the iPhone 12 Pro, the input power is about 8.97V 2.04A 18.3W.
Charge the iPhone 12 with approximately 8.97V 2.07A 18.62W.
To charge the iPhone 12 mini, the input power is about 8.97V 2.05A 18.43W.
After watching the model that supports the MagSafe magnetic function, the next use of the 20W charger included in the box, with wireless charging for iPhone 11, iPhone SE2 charging.
Charge the iPhone SE2 with approximately 9.19V 0.89A 8.18W at the input.
To charge the iPhone 11, the input power is about 9V 1.14A 10.35W.
Full test of charging
Greenlink MagSafe magnetic wireless charger using Apple's original magnetic wireless charging module, and also has an "MFM" ID card, the whole test chose to use the Greenlink MagSafe magnetic wireless charger set for iPhone 13 Pro Max charging, the test is based on the 25 ° C incubator in the oven.
This is the data change of the entire charging process for the iPhone 13 Pro Max using the Greenlink MagSafe Magnetic Wireless Charger Kit, with a maximum power of 18.31W and the end of the charge in 2 hours and 53 minutes.
The Greenlink MagSafe Magnetic Wireless Charger is summarized as the iPhone 13 Pro Max charging curve, and the Greenlink MagSafe Magnetic Wireless Charger Kit charges 44% for the iPhone 13 Pro Max1 hour, 85% for 2 hours, and takes 2 hours and 53 minutes to fully charge.
Temperature testing
For the Greenlink MagSafe Magnetic Wireless Charger Kit for the iPhone 13 Pro Max charging temperature data test, the whole process is based on a 25 °C incubator. In the full change graph, the power begins to decrease around 1 hour and 44 minutes, so the temperature acquisition chose to use a thermal imager to shoot the temperature on the back of the phone at about 1 hour and 44 minutes.
After 1 hour and 44 minutes, the magnetic wireless charging on the back of the phone has a maximum temperature of 41 ° C, located at the edge of the wireless charger.
Charging head net summary
At present, there are very few third-party magnetic wireless charging devices certified by MFM on the market, and the slim power cord of Apple MagSafe charger is extremely easy to wear and tear, which has been criticized by users for a long time. After Apple opened the certification of the original wireless charging module, the addition of veteran third-party accessories manufacturers such as GreenLink provided users with more personalized and practical choices, and the performance was the same as the MFi certification data cable, with Apple endorsement.
The aluminum alloy shell of the GreenLink MagSafe magnetic wireless charger is robust and durable, so is the power cord, the length of 1.5 meters is suitable for daily use, and the braid is added to the extension tail, so that there is no fear of wire damage during use, and there is better weather resistance. In terms of charging performance, it is on par with Apple's MagSafe charger, not only the MagSafe model can be used, but also the older models such as the iPhone 11 and Android machines can also be used.