Are all lightning cables the same or is there a different wattage between the IPhone 5 and IPad mini cable
iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.2
Well, one of our gauges may be off, but below 20% mine shows 1.5 A into an iPhone 6 using an iPad 12 W adapter, and 1.0 using the Apple cube. And it shows 1.0 charging a 4S (which is correct). It shows 2.1 amps into an iPad.
There's been some discussion of Lightning cables. The Apple cables are all the same; if you go an Apple store you can only buy a Lightning cable, but you have a choice of 1 meter or 2 meters. There is no difference between the cables sold for iPads and those sold for iPhones. Note also that there are THREE microcircuits in the Lightning end of the cable, but they have nothing to do with charging. They provide verification that the cable is certified, they make it possible to put the cable in with either side up by dynamically reassigning pins, and they provide digital to analog services.
Yep, what he said.
The cable is identical. The wall adapters are not and do operate at different wattage.
With the av cables, Apple has a little chip in them to identify the cable. Perhaps the power cables have an id too.
Robert
Yes, the Lightning cable do have an authentication chip. However, based on my test, that chip might also tells stuff about the maximum cable rating, inquired by the device.
Ahh, yes you'll definitely need a robust (and cheaper) cable, along with those shockproof cases I guess. Good luck there!
I haven't measured it that closely, but it's around 60%. It's down to 1 amp at 75% and takes about an hour to get there.
So what's the deal here? does either the cable or charger itself detect the connected device's need?
Neither. The device determines its need. The "charger" is in the phone. The cable is a cable. The USB adapter is a power source. It has no intelligence.
Im sorry, but there is so much wrong and misinformation in your post that I'm not going to waste time commenting on it. Have a nice day.
Great stuff!
Your powerbank probably provides more than 1A. If you are really curious you can get a USB power meter for about $25 and measure it.
Are all lightning cables the same or is there a different wattage between the IPhone 5 and IPad mini cable
