The iPhone 16 series was introduced at the “Its Glowtime” event. While the big highlight was the new Camera Control feature, there are also minor upgrades in other areas, including improved battery life and wireless charging. Strangely, there was also an enhancement that Apple has not mentioned, which is faster 45 W wired charging in all iPhone 16 models, up from 29 W in the iPhone 15.
It was recently discovered through the China Quality Certification Center (via leaker ShrimpApplePro) that the iPhone 16 has been certified with a wired charging spec of 5-15 volts and 3 amps. This means that the iPhone 16 has a charging rate between 15 to 45 watts or up to 16 watts (35 percent) from the iPhone 15 (review) with a maximum speed of 29 watts.
iPhones are no longer a slow poke when it comes to charging
Despite the sizeable speed increase, the Cupertino tech giant didn’t include this charging upgrade at the presentation. Even so, the official specs sheet of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro still shows unchanged charging estimate figures from the iPhone 15 (Pro).
Based on the current rating, the iPhone 16 can be replenished up to 50 percent charge level in 30 minutes using a 20 to 30 W adapter. So, with a 45 W adapter, it would significantly cut the charging time on the iPhone 16.
However, there are still many factors at play here even with the faster charging speed. The 45 watts is only the peak speed, meaning it is possible that Apple would still limit the wattage for the most part of the charging. In this way, it will be able to reduce the stress given to the batteries by controlling the heat dissipated.
Right now, we have to wait for the release of the iPhone 16 to test this unmentioned charging upgrade. The new iPhones are set to be launched on September 20 with pre-orders to begin today.
Aside from the faster wired charging, the iPhone 16 also comes with 25 W MagSafe wireless charging, an improvement from the 15 W in the iPhone 15. This is slightly faster than the new Pixel 9 Pro with a 23 W rating and the Galaxy S24 Ultra at 15 W.
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