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Am I using a fast charger? Why is my phone charging so fast?

Hi everyone!


This might sound like a dumb question, but I'm genuinely not sure. I upgraded from my iphone 8 to the iphone 13 pro a few months ago and I have noticed that my new phone charges insanely fast when I plug it into a plug socket. I use the usb-c to lightning charger cable that came with the phone and I purchased the 20W usb-c power adapter from apple separately. When I charge my phone now it charges so fast, it goes from 15% to like 60% in less than 20 minutes. Is this normal? When I use my old usb lightning cable and charge my phone through my laptop it charges very slowly. I know that it will charge slower through my laptop, but when I charge it normally with the 20W power adapter it charges so much faster than my old phone, it's insane. Is that the case because I am now using a larger 20W brick (as opposed to the old, smaller brick that came with the iphone 8) or am I accidentally using a fast charger? I'm asking because I know fast charging isn't the best thing for your phone and I don't wanna be fast charging it every day.

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 21, 2022 4:16 PM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2022 4:35 PM

Fast charge your iPhone - Apple Support


Depleted battery to 50% charge in a half hour.


There are reasons why reason Apple is using USB-C, and part of that is the available power.


USB-A has 2.5W, 5W, 10W, or as much as 12W.


USB-C goes up to 96W with Apple gear, and the newer 2021-era USB-C power delivery specs max out at 240W, where the existing USB-C gear we’re using now was “limited” to 100W.

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Jan 21, 2022 4:35 PM in response to Thooenepe

Fast charge your iPhone - Apple Support


Depleted battery to 50% charge in a half hour.


There are reasons why reason Apple is using USB-C, and part of that is the available power.


USB-A has 2.5W, 5W, 10W, or as much as 12W.


USB-C goes up to 96W with Apple gear, and the newer 2021-era USB-C power delivery specs max out at 240W, where the existing USB-C gear we’re using now was “limited” to 100W.

Am I using a fast charger? Why is my phone charging so fast?

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