There are many major and minor differences between wired and wireless charging methods. Aside from the wired method requiring a charging cord and the wireless method not, it is how the wireless method actually works that creates the difference between the two.
Wireless charging methods usually fall into two categories: Qi charging and MagSafe charging. Both of these methods use induction coils to carry electrical currents to a device's battery to recharge it. Wired charging cords actually carry the current through the charging cord and carry the charge to the device.
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