Chinese site ZhongDiantou I tested a variety of power adapters from Apple with iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Pro Maxproviding useful data about charging speeds and revealing the most valuable charger for fast charging.
The short answer is Apple’s choice 30W USB-C Power Adapter, which at $39 is the company’s lowest-priced charger that can charge the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Max at supported maximum charging speeds of 25W and 27W respectively. All other higher-priced Apple chargers, like the new 35W Dual USB-C Adapter for $59, charge devices at equal speeds at best.
The graph below is in Chinese, but it shows that all of Apple’s 29W adapters or higher charged the iPhone 14 Pro Max at 26W to approximately 27W.
While the charging speeds of the iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone 14 Pro are still to be seen, a 30W adapter should be the best option for those devices as well.
Interestingly, ZhongDiantou He found that the iPhone 14 Pro Max could briefly achieve peak charging speeds of around 29W with Apple’s older 29W power adapter, which was designed for the 12-inch MacBook and was discontinued in June 2018.
In comparison, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Max are Capable of charging speeds of up to 23W and 27Wrespectively, according to ZhongDiantouSister site Charger LabSo the Lightning charging speeds for all iPhone 14 models are pretty much the same this year ahead of Apple’s expected switch to USB-C for next year’s iPhone 15 models.
Apple no longer includes a charger in the box with any iPhones. For all four iPhone 14 models, the company says users can charge devices to 50% in about 30 to 35 minutes using a powered 20W or higher power adapter.
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