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Why would I need to prove to you what I been experiencing with multiple devices for over 2-3 years?
You think I'm making it up for fun?
Its okay, his proof proved us right lol. It took 90 minutes to charge the iPhone 7 Plus 54% with 5W. And he claimed 12W won't do 50% in 90 minutes. But if 5W can. :rolleyes:
 
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http://bgr.com/2016/02/05/iphone-battery-charging-ipad-adapter/

Its apparently iPhone 6 and up.

"Notably, this trick only works on the iPhone 6 and 6s. While you can still charge older iPhones with an iPad charger, those devices won’t charge any faster.

“Unlike earlier iPhone models which would only draw 5W regardless of the charger being used, the new phones are capable of drawing up to 12W, allowing them to charge at a faster rate,” MacRumors noted a while back."

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/22/iphone-6-and-6-plus-charging/

i'm not worried about the draw - i've been using the same 10w iPad brick at work when i had my iP5 and now onto my iP6. BOTH charged a lot faster than the 5w brick. no question about it. no illusion.
 
i'm not worried about the draw - i've been using the same 10w iPad brick at work when i had my iP5 and now onto my iP6. BOTH charged a lot faster than the 5w brick. no question about it. no illusion.
Maybe its a placebo, because the matter of fact is, faster charger did not start until the iPhone 6/6Plus. Maybe it took 5.5W instead of 5W, but the devices were not capable of taking 8W, 9W, 10W+. As mentioned your iPhone 6 would charge faster, not your iPhone 5. The iPhone 6 has a larger battery than the iPhone 5, so maybe thats why you think the iPhone 5 is charging faster.
 
Maybe its a placebo, because the matter of fact is, faster charger did not start until the iPhone 6/6Plus. Maybe it took 5.5W instead of 5W, but the devices were not capable of taking 8W, 9W, 10W+. As mentioned your iPhone 6 would charge faster, not your iPhone 5. The iPhone 6 has a larger battery than the iPhone 5, so maybe thats why you think the iPhone 5 is charging faster.

i'm not the only one who noticed this with the 5 or 5s (some even had success with their 4s) and not sure what else to tell you. i know for a fact my iP5 charged faster using the iPad 10w brick.
 
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