Old iPhone charger ruining the iPhone 12

I was at T-Mobile today and the worker said that using the old iPhone charger on the iPhone 12 would damage and ruin the phone. Was wondering if this is true or not

Posted on Mar 14, 2021 8:18 PM

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Posted on Mar 15, 2021 12:30 AM

no, the ios devices charge by 5volts if the connector fits and the volts are not higher it's impossible for a charger to damage a device. the device draw as much current as it was build to charge by nothing more.

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Old iPhone charger ruining the iPhone 12

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