I’m curious if there is any speed advantage charging an Apple Watch with the USB-C cords versus the original A ones?
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USB-C vs A charging?
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people have tested, if I remember the watch tops out at about 3 watts when charging, meaning, even the 5w charger that used to come with phones is providing more power than the watch will use.
The USB-C cable is just about convenience, So you can use one charger for your laptop, phone, and watch, without having to use a standard USB-A charger.
people have tested, if I remember the watch tops out at about 3 watts when charging, meaning, even the 5w charger that used to come with phones is providing more power than the watch will use.
The USB-C cable is just about convenience, So you can use one charger for your laptop, phone, and watch, without having to use a standard USB-A charger.
There was also a question a few weeks back about whether Gen 1 Apple Watch pucks charge faster/slower than the more recent ones (they’re thicker if you look at them side on). I’ll need to get them tested soon...
Yea I still have my original cable that was a thousand feet long and made of plastic lol - I do have newer pucks - curious if there is a difference