it is NOT faster to charge your iPhone 6 with a iPad Charger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgfb1raouxc
This. Unlike earlier iPhones (which could be used with higher-power chargers but would not charge faster), the new iPhones do charge faster with 12W iPad chargers. (My iPhone 6 was charging surprisingly slowly with the standard 5W one.)
Further confirmation: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ne...s-support-2.1a-charging-ship-with-1a-adapters
my iPhones must have been special because they certainly did charge faster with my iPad power adapters.
Except actual testing has shown otherwise for years.
I timed it so like i said, mine must have been special![]()
Not sure if this has been done yet, but I decided to dig up the Kill-A-Watt and take some measurements. Both chargers had a readout of 0.0 watts when plugged in with nothing but the cable attached to them. Both photos taken with an iPhone 6 Plus while being charged. See attached images.
...or that 3rd-party charger could be very inefficient and wasting a lot of power?
There are a lot of variables that can affect how long the phone takes to charge, so the only reliable way to test it is to actually measure the current the device is taking. If the phone was a bit busier in the background during one of your tests, or the screen was on for a little bit longer, or if you used even slightly different starting or ending points all of those things would have an effect on how long it took to charge.
Or it could just be faster...which was for me and always has been. Not placebo, but faster. It is okay if you don't believe me. I proved it to myself.![]()
how do i get a 12 watt charger? i have a bunch of the pieces that connect to the wall and have a usb port on it, including a brand new one that shipped in my 6+ box, but they all say 5W.
my biggest complaint with my phone so far has been the dreadfully slow charging of it. this could help it significantly.
how do i get a 12 watt charger? i have a bunch of the pieces that connect to the wall and have a usb port on it, including a brand new one that shipped in my 6+ box, but they all say 5W.
my biggest complaint with my phone so far has been the dreadfully slow charging of it. this could help it significantly.
You can use an iPad (full size) charger (older ones are 10w, newer are 12) or you can simply buy a 3rd party charger like the one I used in this thread. They're not at all hard to find. Most any place that sells phones or tablets will have them. You can even order a genuine 12w Apple charger, I think a link to one was provided earlier in this thread.
do nongenuine 12W chargers work? I've bought a few 5W chargers and cables that were way cheaper than apple's prices but they worked when they felt like it.
do nongenuine 12W chargers work? I've bought a few 5W chargers and cables that were way cheaper than apple's prices but they worked when they felt like it.
Nope. Why was it only inefficient when charging the 6 Plus then? And MORE efficient than Apple charger (using .2 watts less) when charging my iPhone 5?
Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus charge at around 1.3A off an iPad charger. They can use up to 1.5A if the device is on and active.
Tested with a Charger Doctor, which measure the actual USB voltage and current, not through the wall adapter.
It's useless measuring the current BEFORE it enters the charger or adapter. You have too many variables. Everyone should understand the scientific process—isolate your variable!!!
It's useless measuring the current BEFORE it enters the charger or adapter. You have too many variables. Everyone should understand the scientific processisolate your variable!!!
It's not useless at all, you just don't know how to interpret simple data. IPhone 5 pulled 6.4 watts from the wall with the 12 watt charger and 6.6 watts from the wall from the 5 watt iPhone charger. If the iPhone 6 Plus was only able to pull as many watts as an iPhone 5, we'd pull the same numbers. Instead, we have the Plus pulling nearly twice that amount. It's not magic, it's charging faster. I'm not sure what about this is so baffling to you. If you disagree, then explain... What variables could be causing this extra current draw if it's not the iPhone 6 Plus itself? Your efficiency theory is bust since with a 5 watt load, the 3rd party charger I was using was actually more efficient than the charger the IPhone comes with. What else have you got?
If you're gonna call shens, you should have something to back it up.