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Apples dynamic 40w charger isn't available in the UK. Is there an alternative?

fezzzer

fezzzer

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It doesn't look like we'll be able to take advantage of faster charging speeds, at least with the official Apple charger for now. Is there an alternative out there that supports dynamic charge rates for the fastest charging speeds for the iPhone 17?
 
Just get an Anker - they make multi USB port 45-120W

I just ordered this 65W PD for $25USD:
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Thanks. I have a few Anker chargers, along with a Satechi, but I was looking for one that supports USB C PD 3.2 PPS. I’ve gone for a Pixel Flex 67W as it appears to be the only charger on the market that supports dynamic charging currently
 
But why is this important?

Apple's charger only gives out 60A for 18 minutes ?

If I want continuous power -I'd connect it to my Apple 96W brick...
 
A 17 Pro won’t be continually drawing a high rate of charge from your 96W charger if it’s not PD 3.2
 
The Apple 40W Charger is a PD 3.2 with AVC Protocoll. As far as I know there is no other charger released yet with this specs. Unfortunately, also here in Europe it was not released. I read that the Google Flex 67W Charger should also support that but it it not confirmed.

I guess it is only minimal faster, so It should not matter that much.
 
Cruncher said:
The Apple 40W Charger is a PD 3.2 with AVC Protocoll. As far as I know there is no other charger released yet with this specs. Unfortunately, also here in Europe it was not released. I read that the Google Flex 67W Charger should also support that but it it not confirmed.

I guess it is only minimal faster, so It should not matter that much.
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Yea, was hunting for a european version yesterday but didn't find any. Could it be down to design? I guess with our powersockets in Europe it won't look so flush against the socket.
 
Cruncher said:
The Apple 40W Charger is a PD 3.2 with AVC Protocoll. As far as I know there is no other charger released yet with this specs.
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This is the most important part. There is a lot of Mac USB-C charger with more than 40W but nothing is compatible with PD 3.2. I think we should wait Anker and friends release a compatible charger.
 
Tested the peak output of the Pixel Flex…
fezzzer said:
As we don’t have Apple’s Dynamic charger available in the UK, I bought the Pixel Flex 67W which also supports AVS and PD 3.2

I saw a peak charging output of 37W at 10% SoC, dropping to 24W at 40%. This is a 27% increase on the 16 Pro Max

If anyone’s interested, when the peak charging rate was achieved, I saw 46m to 80%

Note: the peak wattage I received on my 16 Pro Max previously was 29W.

I’ll be comparing this with a ‘regular’ 96W Apple charger over the weekend…

Are you able to test Apples Dynamic charger? I’d love to see the results!
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Did you ever manage to check the peak charging rate with your 96w Apple charger?
WOuld be very interested to see if that works or I will need the Google Pixel 67w charger.
 
Peaked at 38w at around 3%, but it was for a VERY brief period of time. It then sat at around 29w at 10% and is now down to 27w at 13%.

So I’ve seen similar peaks but not for any sustained period of time. I’ve seen it jump just now to 36w for about a second and then straight back to 27w.
 
Thanks for the update. It therefore appears that the Pixel 67w charger does in fact make a difference.
It would be interesting to see someone perform a similar test with the new Apple dynamic charger in the US.
 
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