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Here’s the most powerful charger worth buying for each Apple device

Curiously, the iPhone 16e gets close to (partly) supporting MagSafe | iPhone 16e with USB-C charger cable

The charging brick that came with your Apple device – or the one recommended by Apple, in the case of iPhones – usually won’t get you the fastest charge. It can be worth spending a bit more money on a more powerful charger.

Conversely, every Apple device has its own maximum charging rate, and buying a charger which exceeds this is just a waste of money …

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Two reasons helped Apple hit record iPhone sales, and they’re both orange

Two reasons helped Apple hit record iPhone sales, and they're both orange | Photo shows iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange

Apple recently reported the best iPhone sales in the company’s history in the final quarter of last year. While the long-term trend has of course been upward, the company revealed a dramatic boost to the numbers.

We’ve already seen analysts describe some of the reasons for this, but a new report suggests two additional factors – and both of them are the color orange …

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iPhone 17 Pro Max has the best battery life of 35 smartphones tested

iPhone 17 Pro Max (shown) has the best battery life of 35 smartphones tested

Battery life tests carried out by CNET reveal that the iPhone 17 Pro Max has the best battery life of any of the smartphones tested, and that Apple heads the brand rankings across its models.

Apple’s flagship model took first place, ahead of several models with substantially higher battery capacity, with the base model iPhone 17 in equal second place …

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iPhone market share now bigger than Samsung, not just due to iPhone 17

iPhone market share now bigger than Samsung, not just due to iPhone 17 | The entrance to an Apple store in Macau

After two years of Apple and Samsung being neck and neck in the smartphone market share stakes, iPhone market share beat out the Korean company by the end of last year, according to a new market intelligence report.

Apple also enjoyed by far the largest year-on-year growth in smartphone shipments, and that wasn’t just due to the success of the iPhone 17 lineup …

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