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Apple Watch SE charger
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Howard2k
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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.
Howard2k
macrumors 604
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.
Saturn007
macrumors 68000
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.
Saturn007
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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?