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Can I charge iPhone 15 base using 67watt macbook pro charger?

I was wondering about this, although I know it can be charged without much harm but I wanted to know will it cause any kind of damage to the battery health or generate more heat than say 20watt adapter?

iPhone 15, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 9:24 PM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2023 4:16 PM

Hey ayusha259,


The iPhone will only pull what power it needs from the charger, and depending on your cable used and the charger, you may be able to fast charge it. There's no risk of damaging or overcharging the phone provided it's a reputable charger. If it's an Apple branded MacBook Pro charger it'll be fine.


See more info here: Fast charge your iPhone - Apple Support


Cheers!

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Sep 27, 2023 4:16 PM in response to ayusha259

Hey ayusha259,


The iPhone will only pull what power it needs from the charger, and depending on your cable used and the charger, you may be able to fast charge it. There's no risk of damaging or overcharging the phone provided it's a reputable charger. If it's an Apple branded MacBook Pro charger it'll be fine.


See more info here: Fast charge your iPhone - Apple Support


Cheers!

Nov 4, 2023 1:35 PM in response to ayusha259

Well, I also thought of the same idea. I plugged my iPhone 14 (bought it 4 weeks ago) into a fast charger of my car with about 70 Watts. Thought the phone would handle it and everything will work, but well, it quite didn’t. As soon as I plugged in my apple usb-c charging cable the phone became really hot, and even if it was charging pretty fast, it got warmer and warmer so I unplugged it after 2 minutes. Now I noticed that my battery drains way way faster than before, before I always charged it using an older 12W apple charger. since then my iPhone discharges way faster than before….

Dec 19, 2023 11:46 AM in response to unkn0wn_apple

Little update. Can't seem to edit my post.


The old iPhones operated at 1A x 5V = 5W so the 5.2V may be a little quick and cause them to heat up. The new iPhones regulate between a fast but hot 2A x 9V = 18W and a cool but slow 2A x 5V = 10W. Again the 5.2V of the MacBook charger may cause it to charge a little hotter. As long as it's under 50 degrees, all will be ok. At a guess, I'd say the volts of your 70W car charger are too high and it is therefore pushing out amps too fast. Probably designed for android phones. I suggest buying a new car.

Dec 19, 2023 10:44 AM in response to unkn0wn_apple

Watts are Amps x Volts (eg. 10W is usually 2A x 5V). If the charger's amps exceed what a device needs, the device will only draw and the charger will only supply what the device needs so both the charger and the device will be ok as others have said. If the device requires more amps than the charger supplies, the draw will cook the charger but the device will be ok. The issue for a device is the Volts of the charger, which is the speed at which the amps are pushed. If the charger supplies amps too fast for a device, the push will fry the device but the charger will be ok. If the volts are too low the device will not charge and nothing will happen to the device or charger.


Most devices operate off 5, 9 or 12V. MacBook chargers supply amps at 20.2V, 9V, or 5.2V. The old iPhones operated at 5V so the 5.2V may be a little high and cause them to heat up. The new ones regulate between a cool but slow 5V and a fast but hot 9V. With this sort of regulation, new iPhones will like some chargers more than others in terms of speed and heat but as long as they are around the mark all should be ok. At a guess, I'd say the volts of your 70W car charger are too high and it is therefore pushing out amps too fast.

Nov 3, 2023 1:23 PM in response to ayusha259

I always use my ipad charger to charge my iphone 15 pro, however I experienced 4 times the iphone frozen when it is idle, even updated ios to 17.2. In the past, iphone may only frown when you are using it, so you knew it was frozen and you simply restart it. Now, it frozen when it is idle but charging. It you rely on its alarm clock to wake up, it will be terrible as it may simply frozen while you are sleeping.

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