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Apple Watch Series 7 Fast Charging Requires 5W or Greater USB-C PD Adapter
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What the heck do you plan to do, hike the Himalayas? Yes, 3 days battery would be a very welcomed feature, but let's face it, for 99% of the population what we have is more than enough.
Glad you like the product you purchased.
I don’t believe so. The coil design is different in the charger that they provide to allow more power transfer
I believe there is a wattage limit for type-A USB that is below the threshold of that allowable by USB-C, including this higher wattage required for fast(er) charging.
There are plenty of USB-C chargers that are not USB-PD compliant on the market. USB-C doesn't guarantee USB-PD.
The environment thing was purely marketing. It's obvious the fact that their stores are still selling the old 5W chargers by the boatload. If environment was the real reason, they would've switched to faster charging and USB-C long time ago, so people don't have to buy extra cables/chargers when customers also have USB-C only Macs. Even better, put in extra USB-C port on the Macbook charger so customers can charge their iPhones at the same time. Less things to buy, less waste.
Instead, Apple kept the 5W charger and lightning for so long. Apple is all about selling more for money.
I have been wondering the same, I am planning to buy it and now when I saw this, I do feel disappointed.
Can you stop pretending that this has anything to do with the watch and that it is just because a usb c is able to deliver a higher wattage! I have used a Usb c atch charger since Apple released it and the same charging gains I experienced with the 6 is just like 7.
Most if not all? Apple Pay on my wrist? Use my bank’s ATM with a watch? Unlock a car with watch? Unlike my Mac?
That's actually ample justification for Apple to eliminate the charging bricks from their products - because different customers are going to customise their charging setups in so many different permutations. Rather than include a brick that may just end up sitting in the box because users already have something better.USB-C sweet. So, we have to buy the fast charging charger? Apple really eliminated the charger from an Apple Watch?
Apple, can you please come up with something like this so I can charge my iPhone and Apple Watch with one charger continuously? Now this is how you save the environment!
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One user may opt for a MagSafe duo; another may go with the Belkin MagSafe charger and forgo fast-charging. A third may be perfectly comfortable sticking with an older 12w iPad charger. If you want a charger with 2 usb-c ports, companies like Anker already sell such a product.
Last I checked, the 18w charger that came with my iPad Pro and the 30w charger that came with my MBA are still sitting in the drawer, because I have a 60w Anker charger for my laptop and am using a 30w dual-port charger for my iPad and microphone.
So if you look at my current setup, I am actually not using any bundled Apple charging bricks or cables at all! Well, except for that one usb-c cable that came with my 2018 iPad Pro...
I would not be the least bit surprised. Some older iPhones would also charge faster with higher amperage chargers even though technically they were not compatible. There is always the question of impact to longevity in a situation like this but considering that these are meant to last ~3 years I’m sure it’s fine.
I didn’t yet try to charge my Series 6 but I did try my Series 7 with the new charger and the 18W brick that came with my old iPhone 11 Pro. Something wasn’t right because the charging took forever. I think the contact between the puck and the back of the Watch has to be spot on and I think my Spigen stand for the Watch that I’ve been using for years is just a bit off in dimensions for the new puck. Shouldn’t be, but I think it is. After I adjusted everything and re-seated the puck in the stand the charging seems to have gone relatively quickly. I’m going to run some more tests and I might try out the Series 6 as well on it, just to see how it does.
Can anyone suggest a >5W, <10W USB-C charger with PD? Apple's starts at 20W.
No you don't. If you read that article it clearly says any USB-C PD charger 5W and up will work, which is pretty much every USB-C PD charger ever made. The reason Apple lists Apple chargers 18W and up is because they've never made a USB-C charger lower than 18W.
There are plenty of GaN chargers with multiple USB-C ports.
Why <10W specifically? The charger will only draw what it needs from the brick.
Because lesser W chargers are smaller. I don’t want a big charger if I don’t need the W. I have a bit of a space crunch at the outlet where I charge my watch.
Wattage isn’t much of an indicator of size anymore now that GaN chargers are here. The Anker nano for example does 20W PD in a charger the size of Apple’s 5W chargers.
I wasn't aware. I like the Anker Nano and am ordering one. Thanks
Anyone tested their series 7 for fast charging with the Anker Nano 20w listed here. It doesn’t officially support the PD standard but it might still work.Will this work? I know it’s technically not PD certified…
Anker 511 Charger (Nano)
Fast Charging for iPhone: Anker Nano’s 20W output is designed to charge the iPhone 13 series up to 3× faster than with an original 5W charger. Charge in Style: Choose from Lavender Grey, Mint Green, Black, and White finishes to find the perfect style partner for your phone. Space-Saving Design...us.anker.com
Yes, I just got one. I found my watch hadn’t been aligned on the charger last night and it was down to about 14% this morning. It charged to about 90% in 45 minutes.
What is the maximum wattage a series 7 watch can charge at, I cannot find it out on my searches on apple site? Seems pointless stating you can use a 96W charger if the watch cannot charge at that rate, it leaves the consumer none the wiser as to which charger is optimal considering the price difference between each charger.
According to Apple you do not need a 20W charger as a minimum. 18W will do fine:
support.apple.com
Also I have added an image displaying the difference between the USB-C charging cables:
About fast charge on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Learn what you need to fast charge your Apple Watch Ultra and later and Apple Watch Series 7 and later.
Also I have added an image displaying the difference between the USB-C charging cables:
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What is the lowest C charger regardless of PD status. Lowest I know for sure is 18W