is a 10W wireless charger REALLY OK to use with iPhone 11?

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is a 10W wireless charger REALLY OK to use with iPhone 11?

Apple Support says it's OK to use a 10W wireless charger with the iPhone 11 Pro Max. But I went to their website, searched wireless chargers using the filters "Compatible with 11 Pro Max" looked through all of them, did the math and 98% are 7.5W or lower? A couple are 10W and ONLY ONE is 18W. Is Apple saying that the 7.5W is best, perhaps safest for the 11 Pro Max? Perhaps that's what prolongs battery life the most? Or is that just what they have most of in inventory? For customer satisfaction purposes, wouldn't they all be 10 or even 18W, as that's quicker? Why are the numbers favoring 7.5W?

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 2:37 PM

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HollyWoodhouse Author

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Apr 29, 2020 8:51 PM in response to deggie

You lost me on all the High School drama talk. And you still didn't address the core of my question. And if your answer is parallel to your analogy, it would be like you changing my tire when what I needed was more washer fluid.

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deggie

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Apr 29, 2020 8:58 PM in response to HollyWoodhouse

So what is the “core” of your question?

To recap:

You can use 7.5W Qi charger with your iPhone and it will charger faster. A 10W charger won’t charge any faster.
You can use a 10 or 12w Apple charger and it will be faster that the Qi or older 5w charger.
You can use the 18w charger with the cable that came with the iPhone for the fastest speed.

Does that help? Have I now met your needs? Should I feel honored to get to respond to your queries?

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Apr 29, 2020 6:35 PM in response to deggie

I feel like you didn't really spend much time digesting my concern. All the wireless chargers I talked about are Qi Compatible. That was implied when I said I used the filters to search for only wirless chargers that were compatible with the iPhone 11 Pro Max (which required Qi compatibility). And I know the wired charging cable that came with my phone is 18W. Neither of your points address my question.

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deggie

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Apr 29, 2020 7:13 PM in response to HollyWoodhouse

You are complaining that you didn't like my answer?

The 7.5W charger is as high as iPhones go for fast charging, you can get a 10 but the iPhone won't use the extra. The iPhone will charge faster with the 18W charger that came with it (and the cable, It will also charge faster than with the older 10 and 12W iPad chargers but not as fast as the 18W.

Is that better, did I spend enough time now with your concern? If you have a flat tire and someone volunteers to change it for you do you criticize them while they do it?

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deggie

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Apr 29, 2020 9:03 PM in response to HollyWoodhouse

And your research on what chargers Apple sells is meaningless, you are just wasting your time reading meaning from those numbers that isn’t there. Apple doesn’t make any Qi chargers and 10 and 20w Qi chargers are a recent item. But they won’t charge an iPhone any faster. Over 160 companies sell Made for iPhone certified chargers and cables, you can find them lots of places.

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deggie

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Apr 29, 2020 2:44 PM in response to HollyWoodhouse

The 7.5W ones are Qi compatible wireless chargers. The one that came with your iPhone is 18W.

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May 2, 2020 4:49 AM in response to deggie

Thanks for your assistance. Your initial response was so bare bone it wasn't helpful, but your other answers addressed the concern and answered my questions.

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