iPhone charger rating ??

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This may be an apple support or mac rumor question but I'd like to through it out there.

Buddy of mine needs a replacement cord for his iPhone and asked if a multipack from amazon (2-3', 1-6', 1-10') would work...
My thought is that maybe that little 1 1/2 inch power adapter would have to be rated for a longer cord.

Apple search shows they suggest NOT using 3rd party chords.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204566

other searches show people using 3rd party cords and it works.......but some have issues.

was also thinking about a usb to usb extension, but that would also increase the length..

then besides all the 2 meter apple chords on their site..

https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-accessories/power-cables?page=1#!&f=cable&fh=458e+45c4
https://crucialexams.com/study/ques...-lightning-cable-typically-used-for-charging/



they also have a belkin 3m

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/...e=85&fs=f=cable-iphone8&fh=459d%2B4957%2B45c4


amazon has a 15 footer but not apple approved that I can see.


https://www.amazon.com/Longest-Charger-Lightning-Braided-Charging/dp/B078CQ1V7W

but it also lists iPhone 6 and 7.. I think his is 8,

SO ... How much would you think this cube charger can handle ?

Think he can do the multi pack for $15 ??

or stick with the apple "approved" merchandise.

thank you
 
I’ve used about everything out there.
I’ve run across faulty devices, but if they work, they work.
I have Amazon cords of various lengths and have never had an issue with them.
It a charge current of about 1 amp. A couple more feet of copper makes no difference.

Many OEMs does various things to get you to buy their accessories. Apple is no different.
 
what iPhone is it?
v8's & above can fast charge if the charger allows enough amps.
hence the cord should be bigger for fast charging.
if no fast charge, any lightning cord will work.
quality of the MIC stuff varies, follow cust ratings on Amzon, etc.
 
Look at the plug-in adapter first. If it says "1.2A" as some of the cheap ones do, then you use too long of a cord, the phone doesn't charge. If it says "2.1A", the cord length will not matter. When you buy the plug in chargers that have multiple ports, often times those are the 1.2A ones, or some are 1.2A and one is 2.1A, bottom line is that you need to pay attention to the details, not the price.

If it's Apple's little white cube it will not matter, they are all 2.1A. The iPad cube is even better fro fast charging of the 8s and 10s, but a lot more expensive.
 
Jraef said:
Look at the plug-in adapter first. If it says "1.2A" as some of the cheap ones do, then you use too long of a cord, the phone doesn't charge. If it says "2.1A", the cord length will not matter. When you buy the plug in chargers that have multiple ports, often times those are the 1.2A ones, or some are 1.2A and one is 2.1A, bottom line is that you need to pay attention to the details, not the price.

If it's Apple's little white cube it will not matter, they are all 2.1A. The iPad cube is even better fro fast charging of the 8s and 10s, but a lot more expensive.
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:thumbsup:

Many of the "turbo-charge" (higher even than 2.1A, potentially delivering higher voltage than standard USB chargers) come only with a solidly attached cord to avoid potential problems with standard USB cords or extenders.
 
ritelec said:
This may be an apple support or mac rumor question but I'd like to through it out there.

Buddy of mine needs a replacement cord for his iPhone and asked if a multipack from amazon (2-3', 1-6', 1-10') would work...
My thought is that maybe that little 1 1/2 inch power adapter would have to be rated for a longer cord.
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Is it for the input to the charger or the output from it?
 
This whole business of charging cables and chargers has gotten a whole lot more complex in recent years. Newer devices such as Apple and Samsung and all the others use various "fast" charging schemes that go beyond the old standard of 5 volt @X amps. For example, Apple uses the USB PD (power delivery) standard in which the charger and device talk to each other and set the voltage and amperage delivered based on what each end can accept. As I recall the voltage can now be up to 20 volt which allows for more wattage without the current issues that you would have at the old 5 volt standard.
There is also the Quick Charge standard that is similar to USB PD. Then you have Samsung which uses "fast charge" which is not even a standard but plays well with others. All of these will interchange safely but charging power may vary.
Bottom line here is charging cables are getting to be an important link to make things work correctly and safely. I would stay away from no name China crap you get at the gas station and at least stick with known brands like Belkin, Aukey and OEM. UL even has a new standard for portable device charging cables.
 
Besoeker said:
Of course they are silly me.
I don't imagine many of them put out a lot of Amps.
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Maximum, I think, would be maybe 5A. But if you have looked at the flexible conductors in the USB cords they are pretty small gauge. Very hard to splice after a cat bites them in half. :)
 
Don't know about the ratings and I'm not too concerned about them either. I am more concerned over whether the cords will last awhile
before they die. I am sold on the Anker Powerline cables. I have bought several for me and family and none have bought it yet. They easily
outlast the Apple cables.
 
ritelec said:
or stick with the apple "approved" merchandise.

thank you
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firstly, i don't plug anything into my phone that
didn't come from apple.

there were some fine chinese iphone usb power
cubes a while ago, and when you plugged your
usb to lightning cable into them, they charged fine.

they also rootkitted the phone. there was a chipset
in the usb power supply.

same with "public" usb charging docks in public places.
nope.

now, the fastest way to charge a 7,8 or x, is to get a apple
USB C to lightning cable, and plug it into a apple USB C
wall wart. significantly faster.
 
the question was about cables, not chargers or public USB ports

fast charging or not, the cable will be a lightning cable. a row of pins on one side, that same row flipped over on the other side. the far end is either USB or USB-C

If you get fast charger in USB-C and use adapter to the cable, the cabel should be thicker rather than thinner, etc.
 
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