Apple says it has sped up MagSafe wi-fi charging, but it surely claims wired charging speeds stay set at round 20W. Nonetheless, some folks declare the iPhone 16 sequence are charging sooner with a cable too.
We needed to examine and for that we examined iPhone 16 charging speeds for all 4 new fashions utilizing three totally different quick chargers and totally different cables, and in any case of this testing we’ve the reply.
No, the brand new iPhone 16 sequence don’t cost any sooner than earlier than
Regardless of which quick charger or which cable we used, we obtained the next charging speeds:
We measured these speeds utilizing the ChargerLab’s Energy-Z energy meter, attempting totally different combos of chargers and cables to make sure we’re not lacking one thing.
Listed here are the chargers we used:
- Anker 737 Charger (GaNPrime)
- Spigen ArcStation Professional GaN 652 Twin Port Wall Charger PE2106
- Samsung 45W Energy Adapter
So these 20W to 27W charging speeds are the identical as in earlier years.
In case you might be questioning that 27W quantity and why it’s increased than the official 20W velocity that Apple advertizes… effectively, that’s nothing new. The Professional Max fashions within the final couple of years can hit those self same charging speeds, however for some cause Apple just isn’t reflecting this within the specs.
And listed here are the charging speeds of the final 4 generations of Professional Max iPhones.
iPhone Professional Max charging speeds examined:
iPhone Professional charging speeds examined:
iPhone 16 CAN cost sooner, however solely on this one very particular use case
Nonetheless, there’s one very particular situation the place the brand new iPhones will truly cost sooner.
The second you begin enjoying a recreation or working a really intense software (like a benchmark), the iPhone 16 sequence are capable of ramp up the charging speeds reaching 38W to 39W in our testing.
iPhone 16 Professional Max can attain round 38W however ONLY when a recreation or a benchmark is working, and the second you exit that app it instantly goes again to its nominal charging speeds (Picture by PhoneArena)
It is a brand-new functionality, and principally it ensures that iPhones will preserve their charging velocity while you use them. So these additional watts principally make sure the iPhone can run these intense graphics and the rest of the ability goes to charging. Beforehand, that was not the case and while you ran a extra intense app, your charging velocity would decelerate.
Nonetheless, the second you exit the sport or benchmark, charging speeds immediately return to their nominal 20W or 27W worth.
In fact, as all the time, these most charging speeds are maintained till you attain round 50% cost stage, after which they drop to a lot decrease speeds. That’s executed to guard the battery and such progressively slower charging is true for all telephones.
Abstract: No sooner wired charging within the iPhone 16 in any case
So in abstract, nope, iPhone 16 fashions do not cost any sooner, UNLESS you typically use your iPhone whereas charging and solely then you will note sooner speeds.
In any other case, it nonetheless takes round 1 hour and 40 minutes to completely high up an iPhone.
As for MagSafe wi-fi charging, that’s certainly sooner – as Apple claimed. With 25W speeds supported, now you can high up a lot faster as you possibly can see within the leads to our chart above.
