Last week I got my iPhone XS, and decided to check charging rates.
First I used the default 5W charger, that the phone came with... the day after I used a 30W adapter (incl. a USB-C to Lightning cable).
Here are my findings;
[ Default 5W charging ]
20% charged after 30 min
38% charged after 1 hour
54% charged after 1,5 hours
82% charged after 2 hours
94% charged after 2,5 hours
Fully charged after 3 hours
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Total time needed: 3 hours
[ Fast 30W charging ]
53% charged after 30 min
81% charged after 1 hour
95% charged after 1,5 hours
Fully charged after 2 hours
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Total time needed: 2 hours
• As you can see, there's 'only' a 1 hour advantage over the default 5W adapter, the biggest gain is made in the first 30 min.
Now I'm wondering, would it make any sense to get an even faster charger in the near future, in order to have more time advantage?
(for example get a 61W, or even a 81W adapter)
Does anyone know what the limit is, that the XS can take?
(would be kinda useless to get a 81W adapter, only to find out the XS has a limit of 30W)
First I used the default 5W charger, that the phone came with... the day after I used a 30W adapter (incl. a USB-C to Lightning cable).
Here are my findings;
[ Default 5W charging ]
20% charged after 30 min
38% charged after 1 hour
54% charged after 1,5 hours
82% charged after 2 hours
94% charged after 2,5 hours
Fully charged after 3 hours
-------
Total time needed: 3 hours
[ Fast 30W charging ]
53% charged after 30 min
81% charged after 1 hour
95% charged after 1,5 hours
Fully charged after 2 hours
-------
Total time needed: 2 hours
• As you can see, there's 'only' a 1 hour advantage over the default 5W adapter, the biggest gain is made in the first 30 min.
Now I'm wondering, would it make any sense to get an even faster charger in the near future, in order to have more time advantage?
(for example get a 61W, or even a 81W adapter)
Does anyone know what the limit is, that the XS can take?
(would be kinda useless to get a 81W adapter, only to find out the XS has a limit of 30W)
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