iPhone 15 Might Support Charging Speeds Up to 35W

[ant the ninja]

I have no issue with the speed my 14P charges on the standard apple 30w charger, I think it’s extremely fast actually.

However my battery health is at 88% already and I almost exclusively wirelessly charge. Definitely ready to upgrade to the 15p based off how bad this battery has been.

 

[Shortpay]

If this means 100% charge in less than 40 mins then I'm game. That's my travel time to my typical destination.

 

[compwiz1202]

As long as I can use USB C, I don't care if the max speed is 1 watt.

I was actually saying in the beginning they would do that to be spiteful. Especially if they would only do it to EU iPhones

 

[Jamie0003]

I have no issue with the speed my 14P charges on the standard apple 30w charger, I think it’s extremely fast actually.

However my battery health is at 88% already and I almost exclusively wirelessly charge. Definitely ready to upgrade to the 15p based off how bad this battery has been.

Wow lol, hook line and sinker for apple there

 

[sw1tcher]

The higher the wattage, the higher level of heat and battery degradation.

iPhone 12 Pro - 24W
iPhone 13 Pro - 27W
iPhone 14 Pro - 29W

It’s no coincidence some people with iPhone 14 Pro are reporting poor battery health after a year with 30W chargers.

And Apple decided to take advantage of that by increasing out-of-warranty battery replacement prices 🤣

 

[Powerguru]

What is this news?

 

[hans1972]

And yet some people here will still defend the lightning port

We defend it because it's a better physical port than USB-C or USB-B or USB-A.

 

[FrancoisC]

And yet some people here will still defend the lightning port

Only advantage to lightning at this point I think is the solidity/sturdiness of it , nothing else!

 

[Ameer_1]

I have no issue with the speed my 14P charges on the standard apple 30w charger, I think it’s extremely fast actually.

However my battery health is at 88% already and I almost exclusively wirelessly charge. Definitely ready to upgrade to the 15p based off how bad this battery has been.

Almost 1 year and the battery health is that low? How long do you use your phone daily? My dad still has his XR and its at 84%

 

[eicca]

My iPhone 12 Mini's battery health took a sudden sharp decline when I started using wireless charging.

I have since gone back to the 5W wall charger, and the health decline has also stopped.

Count me among those who are not a fan of rapidly charging such small batteries.

 

[ItsMeMicke]

I prefer slow charging overnight 😏👍

 

[JPack]

My phones have been well with wireless MagSafe charging puck and optimized charging on for overnight finishing in morning before I get phone. Still at 97 percent health with this method

MagSafe is only 15W. There's heat generated by wireless charging, but I think it's still better than wired 29W.

 

[ant the ninja]

Wow lol, hook line and sinker for apple there

I’m on the upgrade program so I upgrade every year anyway.

Almost 1 year and the battery health is that low? How long do you use your phone daily? My dad still has his XR and its at 84%

I am a heavy user but there’s lots of reports of the 14 line having issues these batteries

 

[Jamie0003]

I’m on the upgrade program so I upgrade every year anyway.



I am a heavy user but there’s lots of reports of the 14 line having issues these batteries

How do you know these reports aren’t just a bug though?

 

[rjjacobson]

MagSafe is only 15W. There's heat generated by wireless charging, but I think it's still better than wired 29W.

Oh the charger block is 20 W did not think it was 15 on the puck thanks for update I forget those things well it has worked well since it was available for 13 and 14 ProMax (now on later)

 

[rjjacobson]

I’m on the upgrade program so I upgrade every year anyway.



I am a heavy user but there’s lots of reports of the 14 line having issues these batteries

Most I know are in mid to upper 90’s I am at 97 percent after a year so lots of reports are probably those who have the low numbers dominating the reports vs the rest of us who are ok me thinks

 

[sw1tcher]

I am a heavy user but there’s lots of reports of the 14 line having issues these batteries

Or it could be iOS 16 killing the battery and not the charging method 🤷‍♂️

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-16-battery-drain-thread.2358921/

That's what I noticed after I upgraded a non-iPhone 14 to iOS 16

 

[jz0309]

I am currently charging with MagSafe, my 13PM on average is above 50% at bedtime, I'd expect similar from a 15PM, but rather than charging at 35W I'd consider going back to the old 5W chargers --> lower charging speed, less heat (batteries don't like heat).
At the same token I do not care about battery health, for one "babying" your battery is far too time consuming/complex and takes the joy out of battery operated electronic devices (for me) and secondly I do get AC+ for my iPhones (I drop them occasionally and thus far have been lucky to not destroy one, but I'm not getting younger ...)

 

[33man]

Hmm all these debates about fast charging and 20 or 30 W being bad for the battery…. I’m laughing.

The phone CAN regulate the curve and thus power depending of the battery level or temperature.

So basically the 30w charge is only when battery is very low and on my 13 pro max can last about 15 mins only, then the power reduce due to temperature and battery level, so it reduces to 15 then 8W and once reached 80% sleep until 2 hours before wake up and there charge at 5 or 2 W.

So 30W charger doesn’t mean 30W all along the charge time…

What I’m curious is how the concurrent are managing 100W charge for more than 1-2 mins without an active battery cooling

 

[Tofupunch]

With even more battery degradation!

'Battery at 90% 6 months later' articles soon to come 🫣

 

[ant the ninja]

How do you know these reports aren’t just a bug though?

I mean I guess it could be. However the battery on my phone is worse than any iPhone I’ve ever had. Off the charger at 7am and I’m at 20/30 percent by 2 or 3pm. I don’t do anything differently than I’ve done with previous phones and I’ve never had to charge multiple times a day like I do now.

Most I know are in mid to upper 90’s I am at 97 percent after a year so lots of reports are probably those who have the low numbers dominating the reports vs the rest of us who are ok me thinks

Yeah I don’t think it’s crazy widespread but you know how it goes.

Or it could be iOS 16 killing the battery and not the charging method 🤷‍♂️

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-16-battery-drain-thread.2358921/

That's what I noticed after I upgraded a non-iPhone 14 to iOS 16

iOS 16 definitely made my battery worse, I even contemplated throwing iOS 17 beta to see if that improved it ha

 

[goobot]

Guys don’t forget that battery capacity has gone up a lot since the og iPhone so charging with higher watts won’t degrade as fast as an old phone would have

 

[Aurizen]

As long as I can charge my phone from 0-80% in an hour, I'm in!

 

[rjjacobson]

I mean I guess it could be. However the battery on my phone is worse than any iPhone I’ve ever had. Off the charger at 7am and I’m at 20/30 percent by 2 or 3pm. I don’t do anything differently than I’ve done with previous phones and I’ve never had to charge multiple times a day like I do now.

For me I am always (with my use patterns) above 60 percent often 70 percent plus in evening. Today was slower day of use and I am at 80 percent at 6 PM

Yeah I don’t think it’s crazy widespread but you know how it goes.

Yep for those with issue it is a pain for sure I can imagine. Seems to be some of them but not all.

iOS 16 definitely made my battery worse, I even contemplated throwing iOS 17 beta to see if that improved it ha

Have not noticed any change with 16.x on my own 14 ProMax always worked well and for me battery was longer lasting at higher charge than my 13 ProMax which was usually down to 50 percent area at days end and 60’s on good days.

 

[Ameer_1]

I hate that apple show the battery health because when I'm selling I try to sell at msrp now I have to baby my phone but when I join the iPhone upgrade program this September I'll put the iPhone to use.