iPhone 6 can charge at 2.1 amps??

This surprised me when I saw it.

First pic is my iPhone 6 plugged into my Mac, as viewed under the USB section in System Information. Note the "extra operating current" of 1600mA.

The second pic is my iPhone 5, viewed in the same way. Notice, only 500mA "extra operating current".

I haven't noticed a difference in charging speed, but this is peculiar indeed! I'll have to time charging on a 1 amp (iPhone) vs 2 amp (iPad) charger and see if there's a difference. Hmm!

Bah! I didn't see a much more thorough thread about this topic before posting:

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19820975#post19820975

This is awesome; iPhone 6 does charge faster from an iPad charger.

sevimli said:

What is so surprising here?

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Previous iPhones did not; they would draw a max of 1 amp no matter what charger you used.

iPhone 6 is the first that draws 2 amps.