LIDL already has a long history of products with very good value for money behind it. One of their great successes was the Monsieur Cuisine, a kitchen robot that had little to envy the Thermomix, and that cost them a lawsuit with Vorwerk. On the other hand, there are many people who declare themselves to be fans of the Parkside brand, which is the company with which LIDL sells all kinds of DIY tools at a good price. The latest LIDL product that everyone is talking about is the magnetic iPhone charger. Worth?
Official MagSafe or LIDL Tronic charger?
Does it make any sense to spend more than a thousand euros on a mobile phone and then try to save on its accessories? When there is such a huge price difference between the original brand products and their alternatives, it is something to think about.
The magnetic charger for the iPhone has an official price of 45 euros . It is a product with very good ratings, but a whim if we take into account that we can do practically the same thing by plugging the charger into its normal outlet. In the LIDL store, there is a magnetic charger that promises to do the same as Apple‘s MagSafe for only ten euros. Where is the catch?
Apple accessories have a very high price
Is the LIDL charger very cheap or is the Apple MagSafe very expensive? Well, rather it is the second. Those from Cupertino have developed a large ecosystem around their products. Using proprietary technologies allows them to some extent to charge a supplement when the customer is looking for official accessories. There is nothing more to see than the price of a simple official Lightning cable is exorbitant if we compare it with other brands that are even capable of making better quality cables than Apple.
Therefore, it is not that the LIDL charger is very cheap, but that Apple charges a good margin for its product .
LIDL charger is not that powerful
The overpricing of the Apple charger is not so negative after all. In both the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 13, the LIDL charger has a power of 7.5 watts . It is more than enough to charge the phone’s battery, but we will not have a fast charge. The official model has a 12-watt charge , which allows the battery to recharge in less time. This difference is already more than enough to justify the purchase of the official MagSafe for iPhone.
Is it worth it then?
It depends on your budget and the use you are going to give the charger. If you are going to give it a very sporadic use, the LIDL one will work for you. But if you plan to use it as a main charger , it is recommended that you get the official model .
What’s more, at this very moment, the official MagSafe charger is on sale at Amazon for 32 euros . Therefore, the difference with respect to the LIDL loader no longer seems so exaggerated. If you had doubts, this is a good time to get this accessory.
