How exactly does it work? I have an Apple 12 watt power adapter with the standard usb to lightning charging cable and that charges pretty fast. Do I really need to buy a usbc adapter and cable to take full advantage of the fast charging?
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https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone-x-fast-charging-speeds-compared/
Applies to 8Plus as well. Just times may different slightly because of the different battery size.
Applies to 8Plus as well. Just times may different slightly because of the different battery size.
i can tell you fast charging will make your phone heat up more with the 29w usb-c charging brick & usb-c lightning cable for the iPhone X.
I can see it being useful for travelling where you do not have much time to sit down but keep moving that will help you get the juice back up faster. But for normal day to day use, a 12W charger should suffice.
I can see it being useful for travelling where you do not have much time to sit down but keep moving that will help you get the juice back up faster. But for normal day to day use, a 12W charger should suffice.
Thank you for the article! That was very helpful information!
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Yeah that was my concern...I don’t want my battery to overheat while charging! I use a 12 watt iPad charger now with the standard lightning cord that came with the phone. Sounds like that’s the best option and it still charges quickly! I think I’ll stick with that.
Battery university says that capacity loss begins over 86F. I’ve never fast charged my iPhone, but I know with previous android phones that they would routinely get above 86F while fast charging. Wireless charging is even hotter. Do what you like, just know the risks.
Will charging with the 12W iPad adapter and stock lightning cord cause the phone to heat up a lot? I haven’t noticed it getting warm, but it sits in an OtterBox Commuter case...
The only way to know for sure is if you download an app that shows battery temp. Never even looked into one on iOS, but android has loads of them.
86F is unreasonable for people who live in hot climates and other situations. I just try to control heat when I can do so, such as charging in my house.
Maybe someone else has done the legwork and can give us stats on charging temp in regards to the default brick and a fast charge brick.
Where do you charge that is above 86F? Only place I could think of that might get that warm is my car in the middle of summer.
I meant being out when the ambient temp outside is above 86F. In times like that, I try not to keep my phone in my pocket if I can help it. Heat is by far the biggest enemy of batteries.
Meh. It’s not as if people in the tropics don’t use mobile phone or other battery powered devices. The impact is nominal in the average lifespan of a mobile device....
Bottom line... expect about 500 cycles out of a phone and 1000 out of a laptop (on curantly implemented technology.) If you charge once a day that’s about 18 months for a phone or 3 years for a laptop. Adjust that if you charge more or less.
Get you battery replaced or upgrade you device when the time comes. No need to take and special precautions,
So I wasn’t expecting to be wireless charging my iPhone 8 Plus because I wasn’t going to be spending the extra money to get a wireless charger. Then someone got me a Samsung stand-up EP-NG930 fast charging wireless charger for Christmas. Is this a good wireless charger? Is wireless charging worth it?
hey fam
i got a Mophie wireless charger for christmas.
I have it sitting on my desk next to my ultrawide monitor, and I love not having to fiddle behind the monitor to reach for the cable, and then it would slide behind the desk.. and id have to reach around to get it. eughh
Now it sits pretty on the desk, dont have to move the charger. just chuck my iP8+ on it when im sitting on the computer and it charges up.
Extremely convenient. And it will never wear out like the lightning cable will chafe.
You should be posting this in the iPhone Accessories subforum.
There are only 2 wireless chargers guaranteed to fast charge with the iPhone 8 and X. The Samsung is not one of them. That said, most people who use wireless chargers are those who make it through a full day on a single charge and want the convenience of overnight charging on a nitestand without having to fumble for the plug in the dark.
That’s actually a convenient idea to use the wireless charger at night. With my 8+, I never have any problems making it through the day on a single charge. In the dark, it’s a challenge sometimes to find the lightning cord and connect it into the iPhone. I can just place it on the wireless charger when I’m ready to fall asleep. I use the 12 watt iPad adapter, so the iPhone charges pretty quickly, but what does it matter if it charges slower on the wireless charger? I’m sleeping anyway.
Yes, that is the right perspective as overnight convenience is IMO the best thing about wireless charging.
Consider the Mophie in the Apple Store. I have 3 of them in the family and they are rock solid and allow for high speed charging (there are 2 speeds for wireless but none as fast as wired) whereas the one you received does not.
Good conversations over in the iPhone Accessories subforum:
https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/iphone-accessories.108/
I got the Samsung wireless charger as a Christmas gift and it says it supports fast charging?
Yes, for certain Android phones. And it may work for iPhone 8 and X. But we would not know this. Apple has only guaranteed that the Mophie and Belkin chargers found in the Apple Stores will work.
The reason? As you will learn, wireless charging is a hornet's nest of variables, it's anything but a simple technology. Wattage of the USB power supply, quality/length of the USB cable, thickness of the charging puck, circuitry of the charging puck, software in the phone itself, there is no way to make heads or tails of it.
That's why Apple looked at them all, picked those two, and guarantee their capabilities with their hardware.
No one's going to do any harm to a battery with the Belkin or Mophie "fast" charging pads. The only sense in which they're fast is when compared to the standard iPhone charging adapter that comes in the box with the phone.
