Starting from whether you want to plug it into a wall socket or a car socket and fortunately all phones (including the latest generations of iPhone) have a USB-C port according to European regulations, this opens a world of possibilities for purchasing a charging adapter in the form of technologies, tensions and more. Of course, we are talking about fast charging, that is, from a power adapter, but wireless chargers also have their own thing.
Because as the chargers no longer come in the phone box, we find ourselves faced with a dilemma: taking advantage of the adapters we have at home, which generally means giving up fast charging (because they are older and probably other brands) or take advantage of this technology at the price of control and buy a new charger. But getting it right isn’t easy.
The simplest: buy the original charger
Just because a phone comes without a charger doesn’t mean there isn’t an ideal adapter: there is, there is, and the manufacturer itself surely markets it separately. So if you don’t want to complicate your task with technologies, compatibilities, brands and electrical parameters, the simplest thing is put the mobile and the adapter in the basket and forget. Or buy it later.
Volts and amps: look at the data sheet and compare
THE fast charging of a mobile phone refers to the power it will supportmeasured in watts, which in turn is a unit resulting from multiplying volts by amps.
This review of the institute’s concepts makes all the sense in the world because we are going to have to find out how powerful this fast charge is and then look for a charger of ‘X’ Volts and ‘Y’ Amps trying to find the power product. We see things more easily with an example: if it supports 27W, a 9V and 3A charger is a good option.
In fact, it makes no sense to buy one that charges faster: if the adapter delivers 60W, it will continue to charge at the maximum allowed. One exception to this explanation: you can buy a charger with PD or
Where does the maximum supported fast charging data come from? It normally appears on the back of the mobile phone box, but also on the manufacturer’s website, in its manuals and even on the sheet that media like Xataka produce for the terminals.
What fast charging technology?
I wish it was just multiplying to find the key, but no. Fast charges usually have last names. The good news is that there are fast charging technologies compatible with technologies from other manufacturers. I mentioned Power Delivery above because it is a very popular standard that It’s worth having a charger for everything
From there, it’s time again to consult the datasheet to find out which fast charging technology it supports: beyond the relatively popular PD standard, there are other specific ones from brands and manufacturers such as Qualcomm Quickcharge, MediaTek Pump Express, VOOC by OPPO, Warp Charge from OnePlus, Turbo Charge from Xiaomi, SuperSonic from realme…
Summary: a picture is worth a thousand words
What you see above these lines is the box of my Google Pixel 8a. In the lower right corner we see that the phone supports 7.5-27W and supports USB PDso a power distribution charger that delivers at least 27W is a good option. From there, it will depend on whether you want one or more shots, the trust the brand offers you… for example, this would be a good option.
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