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All iPhone 16 Models Support Up to 45W Fast Charging via USB-C

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All iPhone 16 models support up to 45W of wired fast charging via the USB-C port, up from 29W on the iPhone 15, according to a new certification shared by leaker ShrimpApplePro.

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Details submitted to the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) and posted to Weibo confirm that all iPhone 16 models tested at 5-15V and 3 amps, which indicates an ability to charge at up to 45 watts.

Before Apple's iPhone 16 announcements, there was a recurring rumor that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will support 40W wired fast charging, but it was not previously thought that this would apply to the standard iPhone 16 models, too.

Earlier this week, Apple revealed that the new iPhone 16 models also support upgraded MagSafe charging, but it didn't mention changes to wired fast charging. With a 30W charger, the new iPhones can charge at up to 25W via MagSafe, which is an improvement over the prior 15W limit.

The new ‌iPhone 16‌ models will be available for pre-order starting on Friday, September 13, with a launch to follow on Friday, September 20.

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Better late than never, and honestly I don't mind that it took longer. By the time I upgrade my phone after 5+ years enough of these smaller and often late improvements have made their way into the new models to make upgrading worthwhile.

My 15 Pro has been nothing but excellent with battery life since day one and battery health remains at 100% still so I see no point in such a charge speed improvement for me anytime soon as I rarely encounter a situation where my battery is about to run out and I need to charge it quickly.

For anyone looking to buy their first iPhone or finally upgrade after a long time, these are the tiny things that overall make the 16 series look pretty good. Especially with the claimed 10-15% battery life improvement on the 16 Pro series.

But don't assume you'll absolutely need such improvements in your day-to-day use because the reality is iPhones already have very decent battery life and to make use of the high charging wattage you need to be under 60% battery remaining. The higher the charge state the lower the charge speed and wattage. So for the average user who charges their phone as it gets below 30% or so the difference in charge speed will be a couple minutes.
 
MilaM said:
Could be better though for battery health to top it up quickly during the day than to keep it at 100% SOC for many hours while charging it overnight.
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I have been charging the phone to 100% every night and that seems to keep the battery health going. It's more important to charge slowly and only use fast charging when you really need it, as the battery deteriorates faster.
 
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That's interesting.
I think we will not see a big improvement in charging time.
Maybe some higher peak power (45W max) when starting the charge, but i'm sure there is no real faster charging in total.
 
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Either Apple didn't announce it as they don't have a 45W charger to go with it or they certified it for 45W but pulled back due to thermal issues regarding the battery longevity.

Personally I assume they've limited it artificially because of the latter
 
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In the iPhone comparison page of the Apple website it states that every phone since the iPhone 8 charges up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 20w adapter or higher. While the iPhone 16 batteries may be a little bigger it is not obvious how the higher certification is helping here.
 
Does anyone know how much W has my Macbook Pro 2023 Thunderbolt port? Couldn't find anything in the technical specifications, only that it is Thunderbolt 4
 
iDento said:
The not-Pro iPhone is so good this year. So good it looks like Apple is trying to push AI more than selling Pro phones.

Which make me think, Apple Intelligence subscription in 3…2..
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There will almost certainly be a subscription. Limited "AI" tools are a feature included with devices. More advanced features that most people won’t need would require a subscription. Running large ML models costs a significant amount of money and other resources. That's being worked on with faster, more efficient hardware and more efficient models, but running the models is expensive not just in developing them but in having people use them. A subscription makes sense.

It also makes sense to charge people who want to use more advanced features, just like people having to pay for Final Cut Pro if iMovie doesn't do what you need (or someone goes with alternative software). Side note: software development is different from running ML models. They have a upfront costs like software development can and an ongoing development cost like software can, but it doesn't cost Apple anything when you run Final Cut Pro. It costs OpenAI or Microsoft or Apple something when you run their ML models hosted on their servers. That's why subscriptions for them make sense.

Also, unlike many services, it’s unlikely that AI will be high margin for Apple for a while. Maybe if people subscribe and don’t use it, but it’s expensive to run, at least for the next few years.

All this is beside the point of this report about charging speeds. It's great news that people will be able to charge quickly when needed.
 
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iDento said:
The not-Pro iPhone is so good this year. So good it looks like Apple is trying to push AI more than selling Pro phones.

Which make me think, Apple Intelligence subscription in 3…2..
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Oh for sure. Rumor is they will keep it free for a few years. Going to be another addition to Apple One eventually increasing the price.
 
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Could be better though for battery health to top it up quickly during the day than to keep it at 100% SOC for many hours while charging it overnight.
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Nah, with optimized charging enabled, the iPhone only charges to 80% (which is a perfectly fine SoC to store the battery for a while) and then charges to 100% just in time for when you wake up.
 
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Definitely hella year for the base iPhone, tons of upgrades over previous year!
 
Reason077 said:
Yes, it means it can charge faster (with an appropriate charger) and also wear out your battery health faster.
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That’s not true at all it will only charge even faster up until 80% then will slow down and charge slowly to finish to 100%.
 
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