The difference between a pad and a stand is purely practical: on a stand you can look at the phone while it charges, while a pad takes up less room on the desk. MagSafe models grip magnetically into place and always land on the coil correctly, whereas on an ordinary pad you have to position the phone yourself. If there is more than one thing to charge, 3-in-1 stations handle the phone, the earbuds and the watch from a single socket. Some packages include a mains charger and some do not - it says so in the product name.
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The difference between a pad and a stand is purely practical: on a stand you can look at the phone while it charges, while a pad takes up less room on the desk. MagSafe models grip magnetically into place and always land on the coil correctly, whereas on an ordinary pad you have to position the phone yourself. If there is more than one thing to charge, 3-in-1 stations handle the phone, the earbuds and the watch from a single socket. Some packages include a mains charger and some do not - it says so in the product name.