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    iPHONE POWER ADAPTERS TESTED: IS FAST CHARGING WORTH THE PRICE?

    by JASON CROSS Dec 13, 2017 6 minutes

    New to this years’ iPhones is fast-charging capability. According to Apple, you can juice up your phone to 50 percent in just 30 minutes! There’s just one catch: You have to buy a new power adapter. Oh, and a new USB-C to Lightning cable, too. That’s two catches, and it’s starting to sound expensive.

    Is it even worth it? We grabbed five power adapters and three iPhones, ran a bunch of tests, and got to the bottom of the iPhone charging mystery. The truth is, while USB-C fast charging certainly works, you’re much better off buying Apple’s 12W USB-A Power Adapter— the one that comes with most iPads. It’s a lot less expensive ($19) and nearly as fast.

    HOW WE TESTED

    The iPhone X, 8, and 8 Plus all support fast charging from USB-C power adapters that support the new USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) specification. It’s the same way the new MacBooks get charged over USB-C.

    But we wanted to see how well that stands up to using the adapter that comes with

     

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