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Jun 26, 2025 1:56 AM
3-Pack 20W OtterBox Fast Charging USB-C Wall Charger (Black, Bulk Packaging)
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Also, look at the charging graph near the bottom of this page [chargerlab.com]. It shows the iPhone 16 Pro Max only charging at 28 W for about 13 minutes before dropping down to about 22 W. And by 30 minutes, the phone was only charging at 15 W. When going from 0% to 100%, 50% of the capacity and about 80% of the time is charged at 15W or below.
In most cases...
If you are the kind of person that normally lets your phone drain most of the way before charging, and you need a significant boost to get you through the day, then it's worth focusing on maximizing your charger.
If you normally charge you phone when it's above 20% or 30%, like plugging in while commuting or using a wireless charger on your desk, going beyond 20 W usually has greatly diminishing returns.
If you normally just need to charge your phone while you sleep, even a 5 W charger would probably work just fine.
TL;DR: 20 W chargers should be helpful for phones and tablets for a long time. You mainly need to look into higher wattage chargers when dealing with higher draw devices like laptops.
P.S. I'm not trying to discourage anyone from using more powerful chargers. I'm just trying to dispel the myths around needing them. Splurging on a charger is great. But so is getting a handful of inexpensive 15W+ chargers to have convenient around your home or to bring on family trips.
Slower is better for the battery anyways
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Also, look at the charging graph near the bottom of this page [chargerlab.com]. It shows the iPhone 16 Pro Max only charging at 28 W for about 13 minutes before dropping down to about 22 W. And by 30 minutes, the phone was only charging at 15 W. When going from 0% to 100%, 50% of the capacity and about 80% of the time is charged at 15W or below.
In most cases...
- If you are the kind of person that normally lets your phone drain most of the way before charging, and you need a significant boost to get you through the day, then it's worth focusing on maximizing your charger.
- If you normally charge you phone when it's above 20% or 30%, like plugging in while commuting or using a wireless charger on your desk, going beyond 20 W usually has greatly diminishing returns.
- If you normally just need to charge your phone while you sleep, even a 5 W charger would probably work just fine.
TL;DR: 20 W chargers should be helpful for phones and tablets for a long time. You mainly need to look into higher wattage chargers when dealing with higher draw devices like laptops.P.S. I'm not trying to discourage anyone from using more powerful chargers. I'm just trying to dispel the myths around needing them. Splurging on a charger is great. But so is getting a handful of inexpensive 15W+ chargers to have convenient around your home or to bring on family trips.
You didnt feel like stopping at 2 or 3 - you bought 5 just to make sure?
They weren't separate transactions. They were all purchased at one time to have wireless chargers in each room of our house.
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