Are all Apple devices chargers the same, or do iPads use different chargers

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Are all Apple devices chargers the same, or do iPads use different chargers

Are all Apple devices use the same chargers iPhone4, iPhone5s and iPad3 and 4 with retina the same?

Posted on Jun 29, 2014 6:25 PM

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Ralph Landry1

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Jun 29, 2014 6:30 PM in response to 70445

The iPads use higher power chargers than the iPods and iPhones. You an use an iPad charger with an iPod or iPhone, but not the other way around. The power level is to low to adequately charge the iPad.

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Jun 29, 2014 6:45 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

Hi Ralph Landry1

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

The iPad use a 12W USB Power Adaptor.

Where as the iPhones use a 5W USB Power Adaptor.

The iPod Touches use either a 5W USB Power Adaptor or they can run off a iPod USB Power Adaptor.

The difference in the Watts can be found in the bottom of the adaptor (it will say 5W, 12W or iPod)

All iPhones and iPods can run off the 5W or iPod Adaptor.

However for the iPad to be sufficiently charged in needs the 12W charger (hence sometime when plugged into a computer it will say 'iPad is not charging') The iPad needs the 12W to charge - this takes 5hrs otherwise.

The iPad charger is here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD836LL/A/apple-12w-usb-power-adapter?fnode=3c

The iPhone charger is here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD810LL/A/apple-5w-usb-power-adapter?fnode=48

Apple no longer sells the iPod USB Power adaptor and as such the iPods now just run off the 5W charger here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD810LL/A/apple-5w-usb-power-adapter?fnode=74

The chargers have changed shape over the years yet the old ones will still do the same job.

Many Thanks and Enjoy charging!

iBenjamin Crowley

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70445 Author

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Jun 29, 2014 7:51 PM in response to iBenjaminCrowley

TThank You, that answers my question! Between my wife and I we each have a iPad and iPhone, I think somewhere we lost or switched with someone a charger that is not the correct power. I have a iPhone5s with a 5w charger and iPad4 with retina display, iPhone has the 5w charger and the iPad has the 12w, my wife has a iPhone4s with the bigger power slot and uses a 5w charger, her iPad3, she has been using a 5w charger and it takes a long time for her device to charge, her ipad has the lighting chord, so that's why it takes so long to charge! Am I correct?

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