iPhone 15 Pro Max charging speed

Hello, i'm using the Apple original 20W adapter and the iPhone's original cable with an iPhone 15 Pro Max (iOS 17.0.3) and i'm seeing different timing every charge.

The first time i've charged the battery with 20% left it has taken a little bit more than 1 hour to fully charge.

The second time the battery still has 34% of capacity the charging process has lasted exactly 2 hours.

The third time i've charged the battery with 20% left it has been fully charged in 1 hour plus something (like 1 hour and 10/12 minutes).

So it looks like when the phone is under 20% it does fast charge at maximum speed until it's 100% but if the phone still have more than 30% left the charging time will almost double!


Does anyone noticed a similar behaviour?


Thanks



iPhone 15 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 9, 2023 1:26 AM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2023 7:00 AM

Your iPhone 15 Pro Max is a very advanced device when it controls charging. Please remember you can only see the on screen indicator but the phone's internal charging control logic can talk to the battery and determine parameters like battery temperature, power available and how much is diverted to other tasks, and any optimised charging requirements. Even something like a recent long phone call could raise the battery temperature enough to change the charging process.


The variable charging time you have observed is based on only 3 records. I think you need more tests to get a more accurate and detailed picture.

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Oct 10, 2023 7:00 AM in response to Labor_MJ

Your iPhone 15 Pro Max is a very advanced device when it controls charging. Please remember you can only see the on screen indicator but the phone's internal charging control logic can talk to the battery and determine parameters like battery temperature, power available and how much is diverted to other tasks, and any optimised charging requirements. Even something like a recent long phone call could raise the battery temperature enough to change the charging process.


The variable charging time you have observed is based on only 3 records. I think you need more tests to get a more accurate and detailed picture.

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