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Can you charge your iPhone 6+ with the iPad charger ?
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Yes you can.
Let me find the thread from earlier on it.
Edit: here you go https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1785460/
Let me find the thread from earlier on it.
Edit: here you go https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1785460/
iPhone 6/6 Plus has the ability to accept 2.1A.
http://lifehacker.com/use-an-ipad-power-adapter-to-charge-your-iphone-6-faste-1637676153
So if the battery charges faster and isn't harmed in the process, why doesn't Apple have a single charger for all iOS devices? Wouldn't a single charger SKU be cheaper for Apple?
It would not be cheaper if they had to give everyone who bought a iPod Touch a larger iPad charger. Packaging is also very iomportant to Apple and they would have to increase the size of their boxes.
The device would not be harmed by the larger charger as the device would regulate the charge rate.
This. Portability moreso, I think. The boxes would have to get bigger for iPhones, and iPad chargers a comparatively bulky.
For most end users, I doubt it matters based on overnight charging habits.
Charging faster will increase the heat which will lower the battery's long term longevity.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/ultra_fast_chargers
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/ultra_fast_chargers
Can't remember where I heard it, but I heard the iPad charger doesn't charge the 6's any faster. Can anyone confirm?
The iPhone 6 does not actually charge the battery faster, but instead allows you, when using a more powerful charger, to put the maximum charge into the battery while using the additional headroom to power the device. That means you can use the device and not slow down the charge rate. Older iPhones would cap at the 1a charge rate even on the 2.1/2.4a chargers AND they shared that 1a for both charging and powering the device. This is why it was possible to get into a situation, say in the car using navigation while streaming music, where the device would barely charge even though it was plugged in.
The 6+ has a much larger battery, and as a result they do allow it to accept a faster charge with the more powerful charger, but the C rate is materially unchanged.
TL;DR: It's perfectly safe to use the charger for any iPhone and will have no effect on the battery's lifespan.
There is a mathematical relationship between V Voltage, I Current and R Impedance. V = I*R
It does not matter what the wattage of the charging device is the Current will depend on the Voltage used and the Impedance of the device.
Off course if the charging device is of a lower wattage there is potential problem with damage to the charging device. A higher wattage is never going to be a problem.
It does not matter what the wattage of the charging device is the Current will depend on the Voltage used and the Impedance of the device.
Off course if the charging device is of a lower wattage there is potential problem with damage to the charging device. A higher wattage is never going to be a problem.