Apple iPhone 16 lineup confirmed to offer 45W charging

[Redaktion]

While Apple has not advertised it in any of its material so far, it appears that all four iPhone 16 series phones feature improved charging compared to last year's models, with certifications and Apple support in China confirming a peak charging wattage of 45 W.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-iPhone-16-lineup-confirmed-to-offer-45W-charging.887346.0.html

[mdongwe]

Hope it can be disabled, 20-25W is optimal for battery longevity.

[Papsy]

I'm pretty ok with my 25W charging of my phone,all I do is make sure my charging environment is not too hot,it charges quickly when I take this precaution (because of battery longevity)

When I find myself is a above-average ambient environment, I turn off the phone,and probably remove the case of so.

[Jonathan Jones]

Good, they're finally moving - 45W wired is still low for a new phone in 2024, now if they could finally do something about that lousy 60 Hz display on a $800+ device, that'd be swell.

[Ricci Rox]

Good, they're finally moving - 45W wired is still low for a new phone in 2024, now if they could finally do something about that lousy 60 Hz display on a $800+ device, that'd be swell.

From all indications, the iPhone 17 will have a 120Hz screen next year.

[ChimingInObservation]

20-25W is optimal for battery longevity.

Do you've a source for this claim? I've always been a believer in slow charging. However, I recently got a OnePlus 12R which comes with a 100Watt charger and charges from 0-100% in 25min. It seems to barely get warmer than my old phone (pixel 4a) with 18 watt charger that took 1 hr 25 min to charge. Not sure if it's due to superior heat dissipation, better battery-ion chemistry or what. Isn't heat the main thing that generally reduces battery life longevity not necessarily fast charging or the wattage it's done at?

I will add that not all fast charging solutions seem to be created equal. Briefly tried a Poco F6 before and that got quite hot with it's 90watt charger. It also sucked the way it's implemented because if you charge while screen is on, it literally doesn't charge fast at all and takes what feels like hours. I mean, I understand the underlying intention why they'd do that but even if you just kept screen on for an extremely light task (like stop watch / timer) - it would refuse to quick charge and resort to doing it slowly, which seems kinda deceptive advertising that as a quick charging device.

From my understanding, only OnePlus / Oppo (and their derived variant products) do it well because they both share same the proprietary SuperVOOC charging protocol tech.

[mdongwe]

Not sure if it's due to superior heat dissipation

It's because phone is made so there's an air gap and battery heat is not spreading to phone body (as it should) so you don't feel how hot it actually is. Well, unless you believe in some physics magic known only to chinese vendors that allows you to pump 100W without heating up.

recently got a OnePlus 12R

Come back in couple years with a measurement of remaining battery capacity (not the number phone shows you, but measurement with a physical USB-C charge meter, they are cheap).

The rule of thumb is - use fast charging only when you need fast charging. There's a reason why Samsungs have "disable super quick charging" and "disable quick charging" in Settings.