iPad Air iPad Air charges slower than energy use

Loa

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Hello,

Is it normal that my daughter's 2019 iPad Air charges slower than the energy it requires to run?

In other words: if she uses it while it's charging, the battery level still drops slowly.

Thanks.
 
It depends on the brick and what app(s) she’s running.

its happened to me before, I can’t remember if it’s because I was using an 5 volt for something that normally uses 12 or because it was an older device multi-tasking rather heavily.

I wouldn't say normal if it’s a daily occurrence but once in a blue moon it’s nbd.
 
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This happened to me on my first gen iPad Pro 12.9. I ended up getting a 30W charging brick with USB-C to lightening and it's been fine since.

I watch a lot of video on very high brightness. I had previously tried the charger that came with my iPhone 11 Pro Max, even that one was no good. My charge would go backwards.
 
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She' using a 5W block.

How much higher wattage can a 2019 iPad Air take?
 
I saw that. But if I'm going to buy a new one, what wattage should I look for?
 
She' using a 5W block.

How much higher wattage can a 2019 iPad Air take?

The 5W brick is really just for iPhones (and slow charging at that). Even the 10-12W bricks that ship with iPads take more than 3 hours for full charge with no usage.

Measured power draw from the wall with a 60W USB-C PD charger:

2017 Pro 12.9: 30W
2017 Pro 10.5: 30W
2019 Air 3: 30W
2019 iPad 7: 15W
 
The 5W brick is really just for iPhones (and slow charging at that). Even the 10-12W bricks that ship with iPads take more than 3 hours for full charge with no usage.

Measured power draw from the wall with a 60W USB-C PD charger:

2017 Pro 12.9: 30W
2017 Pro 10.5: 30W
2019 Air 3: 30W
2019 iPad 7: 15W
The 5W doesn’t work for the recent iPhones either. My 11 Pro takes a lifetime to charge on the 5W brick while the default 18W makes my life bearable.
 
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