iPhone 14 Pro Max Can you use the old 5w charger for 14 pro max?

[fatTribble]

Count me in the 5w charging overnight club.

Count me out of the club that criticizes people for how they charge their iPhone.

 

[imagineadam]

In my case

It depending how long phone would be at 100% charge without using it. My phone is full charged around 3 AM and I'm waking up at 6 AM. That 3 hours on 100% is not worth keeping optimized charging on. If my phone staying at 100% ~ 5 hours I would activate optimized charging. Also, I don't like location services that is needed for optim charging and I disabled them all, only time zone stayed ON.

I have those recommended location services turned off and optimized charging works fine. You are talking about significant locations right? Yeah I have it turned off and it works! I think they only recommend you to use them if you can’t get it working.

 

[Alex Cai]

I use a 5w at my desk because my phone will not get too hot

 

[Jackbequickly]

Starting to think more about how I'm charging my new 14 pro max (probably overthinking haha).
I don't mind a slower charge. I currently use the Apple 20w adapter but it makes my phone very hot.

Apple does not list the 5w adapter as compatible with the 14 series.
Is there a reason?
I still have a bunch of brand new 5w adapters and lightning cables from old phones over the years.

Just curious if I should just stick to the 20w brick. Thanks

‘I have charged my last three iPhone MAXs with the same Apple 5 watt brick. It never gets warm and if you are in no hurry it will never harm your battery.

 

[NewUsername]

Starting to think more about how I'm charging my new 14 pro max (probably overthinking haha).
I don't mind a slower charge. I currently use the Apple 20w adapter but it makes my phone very hot.

Apple does not list the 5w adapter as compatible with the 14 series.
Is there a reason?
I still have a bunch of brand new 5w adapters and lightning cables from old phones over the years.

Just curious if I should just stick to the 20w brick. Thanks

I have a lot of chargers at home (5W, 10W, 12W, 20W and 30W) and I use all of them to charge my iPhone 12 without any issue.

I usually use 20W or 30W when I’m outside or in a hurry, 10W or 12W when charging at home during the day, and 5W during the night.

But I do that not really to save battery capacity but simply to have a use for my old chargers. When I buy a USB-C iPhone, I won’t bother buying USB-A to USB-C cables, I’ll just get rid of all the old 5W/10W/12W chargers and cables and alway charge with 20W or 30W.

 

[jezbd1997]

Absolutely nothing wrong with using the old 5w. I still use 2 of them regularly for my 13 Pro if I'm in no rush for charging, overnight etc as others have said. Less heat will mean slightly less degradation.
Most of the time now though I'm using my 35w dual with a 2m lightning cable though

 

[JMStearnsX2]

I use the 5 watt charger for my phone (XS), with the optimize setting on. Only charge it overnight, battery is still in great shape.

 

[iyiyi]

Thanks for all the input.

To add to my own thread, I just used the 5w to charge the 14 pro max and it took about 1.5 hours to charge from 25% to 85%. That's plenty fast for me!

I will say the phone still gets very slightly warm using the 5w

 

[mebehere]

5w for me. Never plugged 20w into any phone, but used a 20w with MagSafe charger with my AirPods Pro one time. The case got so hot I couldn’t believe it. So only 5w wired for those two and the 20w for the iPad Pro which came in the box. Everything gets charged overnight anyway.

 

[Choco Taco]

Thanks for all the input.

To add to my own thread, I just used the 5w to charge the 14 pro max and it took about 1.5 hours to charge from 25% to 85%. That's plenty fast for me!

I will say the phone still gets very slightly warm using the 5w

It will always get warm regardless of what you charge it with. If that timeframe is fine for you then by all means. I only charge my phone at night anyway. The battery in the 14 Pro Max lasts two days for me before I need to charge it. It's quite insane.

 

[Isamilis]

I'm lost and confused why Apple is not recommending using a 5W Apple charger to charge the iPhone 14 series. It gets the job done just fine. Is it because the 5W Charger has been discontinued?

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Simple answer. Because it’s not practical. It’s not optimal considering the efforts and benefits. How many people have time to keep their iPhone charged for few hours? Faster is better. Battery longevity will not be an issue for people lived in countries that has Apple store (these people are Apple’s priority customers).

 

[mlody]

This forum is full of people who try to make battery degradation seem like a big deal. It isn't. Use and charge the device in the most convenient way for you, and do not worry about the battery.

And there are opinions from people who upgrade on a yearly basis, so of course they won't care about battery degradation etc.

Some of us on these forums want to make our iPhones last for 5-6 or more years, because we have kids or elderly family members who don't need brand spanking phone every year.

It is not a rocket science that wireless and fast charging generates more heat, and heat is not good for your battery.
Using lower wattage chargers help limit the heat, so I am not sure how this is spreading the misinformation.

 

[JPack]

Simple answer. Because it’s not practical. It’s not optimal considering the efforts and benefits. How many people have time to keep their iPhone charged for few hours? Faster is better. Battery longevity will not be an issue for people lived in countries that has Apple store (these people are Apple’s priority customers).

Has nothing to do with that. The 5W charger was discontinued before iPhone 14 was launched. Apple doesn’t update the compatibility list after that.

 

[PauloSera]

And there are opinions from people who upgrade on a yearly basis, so of course they won't care about battery degradation etc.

Some of us on these forums want to make our iPhones last for 5-6 or more years, because we have kids or elderly family members who don't need brand spanking phone every year.

It is not a rocket science that wireless and fast charging generates more heat, and heat is not good for your battery.
Using lower wattage chargers help limit the heat, so I am not sure how this is spreading the misinformation.

You don't need to baby your phone like a person with OCD for it to last 5 years.

 

[dominiongamma]

It's not nonsense. Whether you like it or not, heat will slowly degrade a battery. Fast charging generates more heat. It's as simple as that.

It is nonsense, Apple fans from 2008 still worry about battery life meanwhile the smartphone industry has advance and moved on from silly nonsense

 

[rocketbuc]

I’m typically using the 5W to charge our devices but switch to the 20W iPad USB-C charger when traveling as then I often need to top up fast.

Does anyone know what wattage you are getting when the phone (13 mini in my case) is hooked up to a MacBook Air with USB-C to Lightning? Using this often when on the go or traveling and it works great.

 

[bodonnell202]

It is nonsense, Apple fans from 2008 still worry about battery life meanwhile the smartphone industry has advance and moved on from silly nonsense

You really want to revive a 2 year old thread? Yes there are new software algorithms out there to reduce battery degradation. Criticizing others for how they charge their phone is pretty childish.