What is the best charger for ipad 2018

Is there a faster way to charge an ipad 6th Generation? It doesn't charge while I'm using it. For instance, it's at 50% when plugged in and stays at 50% when it's being used.

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Posted on Mar 7, 2021 10:59 PM

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Posted on Mar 7, 2021 11:52 PM

Base model iPads like Apple's 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th gen iPads DO NOT offer any fast charging capabilities.

If you are doing a lot of internal hardware resource intensive tasks with your 6th gen iPad, while it is connected and being charged with your current Apple power/charging adapter block, then the iPad will either certainly will not look like it is being charged, at all, OR will charge very little or at a much slower rate giving the impression of not being very quickly charged, at all.


If your 6th gen iPad did not come shipped with Apple's 12W power/charging adapter, but shipped with a lesser 10W power/charging adapter, instead, you should purchase the Apple 12W power/charging adapter block.


Purchasing any more expensive Apple USB-C higher wattage power/charging blocks, like the 20W Apple USB-C power/charging adaptwr ( and a additonal purchasd of a USB-C to Lightning connector cable ), will just not be worth it or beneficial.

The only benefit of the higher wattage USB-C chargers for your 2018 iPad 6th gen will be a constant/consistent/continuous 12W of power/charging, but NO increase in charging speed/decrease in charging times.


Sorry & Good Luck to You!

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Mar 7, 2021 11:52 PM in response to Clfoster96

Base model iPads like Apple's 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th gen iPads DO NOT offer any fast charging capabilities.

If you are doing a lot of internal hardware resource intensive tasks with your 6th gen iPad, while it is connected and being charged with your current Apple power/charging adapter block, then the iPad will either certainly will not look like it is being charged, at all, OR will charge very little or at a much slower rate giving the impression of not being very quickly charged, at all.


If your 6th gen iPad did not come shipped with Apple's 12W power/charging adapter, but shipped with a lesser 10W power/charging adapter, instead, you should purchase the Apple 12W power/charging adapter block.


Purchasing any more expensive Apple USB-C higher wattage power/charging blocks, like the 20W Apple USB-C power/charging adaptwr ( and a additonal purchasd of a USB-C to Lightning connector cable ), will just not be worth it or beneficial.

The only benefit of the higher wattage USB-C chargers for your 2018 iPad 6th gen will be a constant/consistent/continuous 12W of power/charging, but NO increase in charging speed/decrease in charging times.


Sorry & Good Luck to You!

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