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Apple's Slowest iPhone Charger No Longer Available in Some Countries
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But it won’t over-heat as long as you have the battery management thing enabled.
It slows down and limits intake to minimize battery wear.
The difference in wear is minimal.
It’s wireless charging that really generates some serious heat.
Fast charge while handy kills the battery because of all the heat it produces. Heat is very bad for batteries. My 8+ when fast/wireless charging got very hot and and battery health kept dropping. Switched back to slow charging with 5W and all is good.
Going on 944 charge cycles (rated for 500) and still 84% health. Bought at release and still on original battery.
Again for most people, it doesn't matter much since they likely replace phones every 1-2 years. I keep my devices for at least 5+ years. (Don't see the need to replace when it works)
Going on 944 charge cycles (rated for 500) and still 84% health. Bought at release and still on original battery.
Again for most people, it doesn't matter much since they likely replace phones every 1-2 years. I keep my devices for at least 5+ years. (Don't see the need to replace when it works)
You don’t know their sleep schedule. Maybe they just sleep one or two hours. Don’t just assume! 😄
Slow charging is the safest and healthiest for the battery.
My one year old iPhone 13 is still at 100% maximum battery capacity. Try to charge only from 45-60% when possible. Only use these chargers and my computer. Sometimes fast and "instant gratification" isn't what's healthiest or best in the long run.
It's a shame they are seemingly discontinuing it.
My one year old iPhone 13 is still at 100% maximum battery capacity. Try to charge only from 45-60% when possible. Only use these chargers and my computer. Sometimes fast and "instant gratification" isn't what's healthiest or best in the long run.
It's a shame they are seemingly discontinuing it.
Every night. I charge my iPhone 12 Pro on the 5W charger I got with my iPhone 5S. I charge my phone every night though so it's charged up fresh in the morning. The 5W charger is plenty fast to charge it from dead to full over a nights sleep. I do have some fast chargers around if I end up in a spot where I need it, but I'll probably keep that one until it dies.
We don't hit the apocalypse situation until August next year, so you are good to go.
Same here, I have one of these for my bedside charger. No reason to fast charge the phone when it has all night. My iPhone 11 Pro Max doesn't even get perceptibly warm when charging with this thing. I love it.
The fast charger is on my desk in the office, where I can plug in if I need to quickly add charge if it's low and I need to head out.
Bought one just in case.
Does anyone know if the 20W USB-C adapter will charge a 7th Generation iPod touch?
Does anyone know if the 20W USB-C adapter will charge a 7th Generation iPod touch?
Ditto. I specifically ordered the Apple 5W charger a couple of months ago for my iPhone 13 Pro. Previously had an iPhone 12 Pro Max and I’m convinced wireless charging and fast-charging led to accelerated battery degradation. After only 15 months the 12 Pro Max battery health had dropped to 83%, whereas my wife’s 3-year-old 11 Pro Max battery health was still at 86%. The 12 Pro Max would overheat from fast/wireless charging and then the screen would get so dim that I couldn’t use the darn phone. The 12 Pro Max had some real design flaws and qualifies as the worst iPhone I’ve owned.
The smaller iPhone 13 Pro lasts me through the entire day, from the time I wake until I go to bed, so I don’t mind the slow gentle charging overnight and prefer it that way. The 12 Pro Max, despite the larger battery could not last through the day, especially after the battery degraded so fast.
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Finally? Although I'm still seeing gajillions of them being hang on store shelves. Probably because they already have enough inventory after making so many of them.
The upside is hopefully when a customer comes in for a charger, the default will be the USB-PD capable charger. That will ensure universal USB-PD charging in the future where everyone has chargers with USB-PD capability.
The upside is hopefully when a customer comes in for a charger, the default will be the USB-PD capable charger. That will ensure universal USB-PD charging in the future where everyone has chargers with USB-PD capability.
Apple has decided to adopt USB-PD, with USB-C as a side effect. So instead of adding confusion by adding USB-C to non-USB-PD capable charger, I'm happy that Apple made that distinction. Want USB-C? You will get USB-PD. Sounds good in my book. We should stop cluttering the market with non-USB-PD trash USB-C chargers.
Seems like Apple is planning on phasing this out in the near future.
I have been using a 5w charger on my 12 Pro Max since day 1. Bought it 28/1-2021.
My battery health dropped from 95 to 94% a week ago.
Medium user and charge every other night.
Optimized battery charge turned off since day 1, because i hate the darn thing.
So the 5w charger is underrated😊
My battery health dropped from 95 to 94% a week ago.
Medium user and charge every other night.
Optimized battery charge turned off since day 1, because i hate the darn thing.
So the 5w charger is underrated😊
With same price as the 20W charger from Apple, 5W might not be selling much.
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100% Battery Health after one year of use is simply unattainable unless your battery is defect and the health calculator is not functioning properly.
My iPhone 13 Pro is at 100% too - thanks in no small part to this 5W charger. I use my phone for work and personal use, including a lot of photos and video (4TB plan is maxed out so I have to go back and cull old unneeded images).
No. I leave my iPhone plugged in almost the entire time I am at home as well as in the car. I used two XS Max iPhones for the last four years in this manner and I never had to replace the battery on either one. They still easily last an entire day if I forget to plug one in. Health on both is 87% after 4 years.
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I've never even thought buying a fast charger or worst, a wireless one. Heat is the worst enemy for a battery. And if you plan to keep your iPhone for almost 6 to 7 years like me, while living in a place where Apple Stores doesn't exist and replacing batteries in 3rd party repair shops is like butt raping your phone when you wide crack it open... pfuu, well, carefully paying attention to that thing you own, in order to prolong its lifespan is a must.
I hate this instant gratification society, this we want it now and we want it fast. I respected Apple for keeping the 5W charger for so long with the phones and not giving in to stupid trends. My previous iPhone was an 5S and it lasted me for almost 8 long years (I bought it in 2014!!). This year I switched to an iPhone 13 Pro, that I intend to keep for another 8.
Heat + heavy app usage during day + charging more frequently + discharging to very low or keeping it charged to very hight... well, will bring down that battery faster than it should. And, above all, putting that into perspective of 6-7 years life span, every cycle and every percent will matter down the road.
Not everyone lives in America, where Apple Stores are down the corner. Not everyone creates so much waste, buying new electronics each year. Not everyone afford to change the battery every 2 to 3 years, again, creating waste because not everywhere these batteries are recycled the way Apple would like, down there in Cupertino.
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So yeah, bottom line, I am sadden to see this chargers not being produced anymore, replaced by the fast ones. I applaud the fact that they are not including them in the box, since I have at least 5 in my house, so I'm good, but this is a loss and I don't find the software ability to regulate heat and manage the battery very capable. At least, not now.
I hate this instant gratification society, this we want it now and we want it fast. I respected Apple for keeping the 5W charger for so long with the phones and not giving in to stupid trends. My previous iPhone was an 5S and it lasted me for almost 8 long years (I bought it in 2014!!). This year I switched to an iPhone 13 Pro, that I intend to keep for another 8.
Heat + heavy app usage during day + charging more frequently + discharging to very low or keeping it charged to very hight... well, will bring down that battery faster than it should. And, above all, putting that into perspective of 6-7 years life span, every cycle and every percent will matter down the road.
Not everyone lives in America, where Apple Stores are down the corner. Not everyone creates so much waste, buying new electronics each year. Not everyone afford to change the battery every 2 to 3 years, again, creating waste because not everywhere these batteries are recycled the way Apple would like, down there in Cupertino.
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So yeah, bottom line, I am sadden to see this chargers not being produced anymore, replaced by the fast ones. I applaud the fact that they are not including them in the box, since I have at least 5 in my house, so I'm good, but this is a loss and I don't find the software ability to regulate heat and manage the battery very capable. At least, not now.
There are reports on a lot of things catching on fire, doesn't mean it happens every day or with no-brand items more than usual - never happened to me, not yet at least (perhaps some day, who knows).
