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Apple Watch SE charger
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If you got a USB-C cable with the watch you need to use a USB-C charger brick or port to use the cable.
Or if you do not have any USB-C ports or bricks you can buy a USB-A watch cable and use that with existing USB-A bricks/ports.
Or if you do not have any USB-C ports or bricks you can buy a USB-A watch cable and use that with existing USB-A bricks/ports.
If it's a USB-C charger brick, I cannot think of any reason why you could not use it. If you post the exact specs someone we can review in more detail, but I can't think why that would not work.
In the case of both USB-C and USB-A charger bricks... they're all built to common standards. So while a manufacturer may prefer you buy their charger brick, so long as the brick you use is built to good quality standards, it should be fine.
While the wattage of a particular adapter may be higher or lower, the equipment being charged is designed to manage it - the device will draw no more power than it has been designed to draw, regardless of whether the supply wattage is higher.
While the wattage of a particular adapter may be higher or lower, the equipment being charged is designed to manage it - the device will draw no more power than it has been designed to draw, regardless of whether the supply wattage is higher.
How does that work? Is it a dongle for the watch? Going from USB-C and ending in USB-A? Would that let you use all the old iPhone & iPad USB-A chargers?
Pretty spiffy!
No. The Watch is charged magnetically/inductively (similar to the MagSafe charger for iPhone but with a smaller disk). One end of the charging cable has the magnetic/inductive charging puck, the other end has either a USB-A or USB-C connector. Both cables are available from Apple.
Apfel, thanks for clarifying that!
Does the USB-A charging puck and cable support fast charging? Does it take longer to charge the phone than the USB-C puck, in any case?
I suppose it also depends on which USB-A charger. I have the classic 5W iPhone chargers and 10W iPad Air chargers, but I see that Apple's USB-C chargers are 20W!
So, given that, wouldn't it make more sense for me to buy a USB-C charger rather than get a USB-A charging puck to work with these vintage iPhone, iPad USB-A chargers?
Does the USB-A charging puck and cable support fast charging? Does it take longer to charge the phone than the USB-C puck, in any case?
I suppose it also depends on which USB-A charger. I have the classic 5W iPhone chargers and 10W iPad Air chargers, but I see that Apple's USB-C chargers are 20W!
So, given that, wouldn't it make more sense for me to buy a USB-C charger rather than get a USB-A charging puck to work with these vintage iPhone, iPad USB-A chargers?