iPhone Charge Test - 18w vs 20w vs 30w vs MagSafe Charger!

**The iPhone 12 and 13 Charging Test: A Comprehensive Review**

Once I flipped the switch, we're going to start the timer, all right? So, in three two one go, let's get started with the surge protector on and the iPhone is automatically going to start charging. Keep in mind that the Magsafe charger supports up to 15 watts, so 15 watts are going into the iPhone, and we'll see how it performs.

On the other hand, if you buy this for your iPhone 11 or any Qi-enabled wireless charging phone, it's only going to take 7.5 watts. And, honestly, Magsafe is not worth it for me. It's like watching paint dry, and I don't recommend it at all. The additional cost of $40 for the power adapter alone makes it unnecessary.

However, I do believe that Magsafe is the future, and Apple is heading in that direction because we may not see the Lightning port anymore. But for now, let's focus on the 20-watt power adapter, which replaced the 18-watt power adapter on previous models. The 20-watt charger provided a significant boost to our testing.

We started with two minutes and 30 seconds of boot time. The Apple logo appeared, but we were still waiting for the iPhone to come back to life. After another 30 minutes, the percentage had only increased by a few points. At 60 minutes in, we were still at around 19%. As we approached the one-hour mark, it was clear that this charger was going to take its sweet time.

Fast-forwarding to an hour and 45 minutes, the iPhone was finally starting to show signs of life. The percentage had jumped up to 89%, but it was nowhere near 100% yet. I decided to leave for a few errands, hoping that the iPhone would continue to charge while I was away.

When I returned, I checked on the progress and found that the iPhone had finally reached 99%. It took an additional four minutes and one minute to get to 100%, which was impressive but not exactly what I expected from the 20-watt charger. Despite its slow start, it eventually caught up and finished charging.

**Comparing the Charging Speed of Different Adapters**

Next, we looked at how the different adapters performed in our testing. The 18-watt adapter, which is still available for purchase, provided a significant boost to our testing. It charged the iPhone from 0% to 100% in just over an hour and 42 minutes, making it one of the fastest charging methods on the list.

In comparison, the Magsafe charger took around two hours and 45 minutes to charge the iPhone from 0% to 100%. This was a significant difference that made me wonder if the additional cost of $40 for the power adapter alone was worth it. I highly recommend using one of the other adapters instead of Magsafe.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, the 20-watt power adapter is the way to go when it comes to charging your iPhone 12 and 13. While it may not be significantly faster than the 18-watt adapter, it still provides a solid boost to our testing. The 30-watt adapter is also an option, but its difference from the 20-watt charger is relatively minor.

However, I would strongly advise against using Magsafe for charging your iPhone. It's too slow and requires an additional power adapter, making it unnecessary and overpriced. Instead, opt for one of the other adapters listed in our testing for faster and more efficient charging.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's going on guys simplypops here and today i'm going to be doing a charge test on the iphone 12. i have three power adapters here this first one here is from aukey this is a 30 watt power adapter it does have a usb a and type c but i'm going to be utilizing the type c connection and i have the anchor this is a 20 watt power adapter and then we have the aukey yet again but this is a 18 watt power adapter and also i'm going to be using the official lightning cables during this test but i did purchase the magsafe charger this is 40 bucks it doesn't include a power adapter which is unfortunate but i'm going to test this out towards the end because i want to utilize that 20 watt that's the best way to charge with the magsafe if you have a 20 watt power adapter so without further ado let's just get started now currently all these iphone 12s are completely dead and there's no power i just gotta flip a switch as soon as i flip it we're gonna start the timer so i'm gonna flip the switch in three two one go so i pressed it and we're gonna start that timer oh my phone don't be going off okay so they off i actually want to just turn off my notifications so anything personal don't come up so we always gonna silence that and they're off so i saw the battery icons and the charge test has begun that the games begin okay so the middle piece has booted up and that is actually the 20 watt power adapter so 25 power the 20 watt power adapter from anchor boot it up fastest and it is currently sitting at let's just let's do that it's certainly sitting at two percent so that's definitely a good sign now we gotta wait for the others to boot up and boom the 30 watt is getting ready to boot up and it actually was supposed to lap all those times but i'm gonna lap it at 10 minutes and see what percentage so this is ready to go too as well and shortly after we have the red iphone which is the 18 watt which is last place and still fairly quick two minutes be back in the game all right so now quickly checking the percentage all right so this one here is actually on four percent while this is on four percent and this is only on two percent so 10 minutes in so the red iphone the 18 watt power adapter is on 18 and the 20 watt power adapter is on 20 and let me guess 30 nope okay so 20. so 20 20 18 10 minutes so i'll be back in another 10 minutes getting into 20 minutes now checking the iphones we on 39 on the 18 watt and on the 20 watt we are 41 and on the 30 watt 40 oh and there goes my alarm so i'm gonna pause the video i'll be back in another 10 minutes all right approaching to 30 minutes now the 18 watt 56 percent the 20 watt uh 59 and then we have the 30 watt is 58 45 minutes i decided to wait 15 minutes this time so we have the 18 watt power adapter on 76 percent and then we have the 20 watt at 78 and then we have the 30 watt at 77 all right so approaching to 1 hour 60 minutes we have the 18 watt at 84 and then we have the 20 watt at 85 percent and we have the 30 watt at 85 percent so at this point on the charging is going to significantly slow down so this is where it's going to start taking a long time but normally me i disconnect my phone and i go on with my day this is amazing how fast these phones charge compared to the standard 5 watt power adapter or even the ipad charger one hour and 30 minutes we have the 18 watt at 97 percent the 20 watt at 98 percent and the 30 watt at 98 percent so at this point you guys get the idea all right slightly behind on time one hour and 41 minutes all right 98 on the 18 watt and on the 20 watt 99 and on the 30 we have 99. one hour and 42 minutes the 30 watt actually finished at 100 the 21 is still at 99 and the 18 watt is still on 98 percent so that's pretty interesting the 30 watt ended up finished first modified been a little behind but an hour and 44 minutes the 20 watt completed and we saw 98 on the 18 watt so it makes it seem like the atm is so slow but it's not slow it's the slowest on here but it's still fast an hour and 46 minutes the 18 watt completed all right so i'm going to do this again and test out the mag safe and see how that performs so next day later i decided to call the night last night and here we are fresh in the morning i'm here to test out the magsafe charging with the 20 watt anchor power adapter i'm doing this for science let's see how fast this is going to charge and this is the same timer from last night this iphone is completely dead there's no juice on it whatsoever i'm going to actually plug it in now and that's the convenience about magsafe no matter what you're gonna just put it on that pad you know it's on the charger there's no faultiness going on with that now once i flip the switch we're gonna start the timer all right so in three two one go so the surge protector is on and the iphone is automatically gonna start now keep in mind the magsafe charger it supports up to 15 watts so 15 watts are going into the iphone and we get into the boot right now as we speak but if you buy this for your iphone 11 or any qi enabled wireless charging phone it's only going to take i believe it's 7.5 watts so for me magsafe is just not worth it don't even don't even waste your time with it but i believe it's the future and apple is heading to that future because we may not see the lightning port anymore but we're going to wait for this to boot up in a little bit all right so we've seen the apple logo two minutes and 30 seconds we've seen the apple logo we're seeing some life and i'm gonna lap that and there we go you guys hear the little sound effect i don't know if you guys heard the magsafe charger but currently um let me enter in this passcode we on two percent so just like the other power adapters all right guys so 10 minutes in let's see what the percentage is looking like we're on 10 20 minutes and 30 seconds all right 19 31 minutes we're getting into 32 minutes now 26 all right 45 minutes approached all right so 34 all right one hour we have 44 all right slowly approaching to one hour and 30 minutes and i gotta leave soon so 60 this is kind of slow i'm not even gonna lie um i've had the the phone plugged in it would have been at a way higher percentage than that but um you're gonna wait for it to finish up all right an hour and 45 minutes let's see 65 all right two hours in 69 this is this is watching paint dry right now two hours and 30 minutes max safe charging 80 so now at this point i could walk out the door but we want to try to get this phone to 100 all right three hours eighty-nine percent three hours in 31 minutes let's see okay so 99 home stretch here maybe any minute it should be jumping at 100 percent four hours four hours let's see hundred percent hundred percent hundred percent still on ninety nine percent gotta be kidding me all right four minutes and one minute a hundred percent all right so i'm gonna step out for a second i got some errands to do and i'll give you guys my final conclusion that's the charge test for the iphone 12 and i'm sure this is going to correlate to the iphone 12 pro max and the mini we have the 18 watt which the reason why i included that was because last year apple included the 18 watt power adapter on the iphone 11 pro and the pro max and now we have the introduction of the 20 watt power adapter which replaced the 18 watt and that's why i included the 20 watt and then we have the 30 watt which surprised me because i actually was the fastest to charge so that charged around an hour and 42 minutes so that was just insane and then we had magsafe magsafe was like watching paint dry and i do not recommend magsafe at all it is 40 bucks but you still have to buy the power adapter separately so you're gonna have to spend another 20 just to get that power adapter and then on top of that it charges the slowest so it's just for me it's just unnecessary i don't like the description to anchor and alky amazing power adapters and it's actually cheaper than apple's power adapter so i highly recommend them pick up two if you have to you know if you pick up two it's like the same price as the mag save in conclusion the 20 watt power adapter is the way to go and even so the 30 watt is pretty good too um but it's not much of a major difference to be like oh okay let me get the 30 watt instead of 20. it's like a two minute difference but the 18 watt is still no slouch either but be aware it is the slowest out of the 20 and the 30 but it's not by much and the magsafe well you guys saw that yeah thank you guys so much for watching i hope you guys enjoy to find this video interesting i appreciate what a thumbs up make sure you guys subscribe with notifications on help me reach to 100k in 2020. i think we can do it if we really push if we can push forward i think we can do this man so um yeah thank you guys so much for your overwhelming supportwhat's going on guys simplypops here and today i'm going to be doing a charge test on the iphone 12. i have three power adapters here this first one here is from aukey this is a 30 watt power adapter it does have a usb a and type c but i'm going to be utilizing the type c connection and i have the anchor this is a 20 watt power adapter and then we have the aukey yet again but this is a 18 watt power adapter and also i'm going to be using the official lightning cables during this test but i did purchase the magsafe charger this is 40 bucks it doesn't include a power adapter which is unfortunate but i'm going to test this out towards the end because i want to utilize that 20 watt that's the best way to charge with the magsafe if you have a 20 watt power adapter so without further ado let's just get started now currently all these iphone 12s are completely dead and there's no power i just gotta flip a switch as soon as i flip it we're gonna start the timer so i'm gonna flip the switch in three two one go so i pressed it and we're gonna start that timer oh my phone don't be going off okay so they off i actually want to just turn off my notifications so anything personal don't come up so we always gonna silence that and they're off so i saw the battery icons and the charge test has begun that the games begin okay so the middle piece has booted up and that is actually the 20 watt power adapter so 25 power the 20 watt power adapter from anchor boot it up fastest and it is currently sitting at let's just let's do that it's certainly sitting at two percent so that's definitely a good sign now we gotta wait for the others to boot up and boom the 30 watt is getting ready to boot up and it actually was supposed to lap all those times but i'm gonna lap it at 10 minutes and see what percentage so this is ready to go too as well and shortly after we have the red iphone which is the 18 watt which is last place and still fairly quick two minutes be back in the game all right so now quickly checking the percentage all right so this one here is actually on four percent while this is on four percent and this is only on two percent so 10 minutes in so the red iphone the 18 watt power adapter is on 18 and the 20 watt power adapter is on 20 and let me guess 30 nope okay so 20. so 20 20 18 10 minutes so i'll be back in another 10 minutes getting into 20 minutes now checking the iphones we on 39 on the 18 watt and on the 20 watt we are 41 and on the 30 watt 40 oh and there goes my alarm so i'm gonna pause the video i'll be back in another 10 minutes all right approaching to 30 minutes now the 18 watt 56 percent the 20 watt uh 59 and then we have the 30 watt is 58 45 minutes i decided to wait 15 minutes this time so we have the 18 watt power adapter on 76 percent and then we have the 20 watt at 78 and then we have the 30 watt at 77 all right so approaching to 1 hour 60 minutes we have the 18 watt at 84 and then we have the 20 watt at 85 percent and we have the 30 watt at 85 percent so at this point on the charging is going to significantly slow down so this is where it's going to start taking a long time but normally me i disconnect my phone and i go on with my day this is amazing how fast these phones charge compared to the standard 5 watt power adapter or even the ipad charger one hour and 30 minutes we have the 18 watt at 97 percent the 20 watt at 98 percent and the 30 watt at 98 percent so at this point you guys get the idea all right slightly behind on time one hour and 41 minutes all right 98 on the 18 watt and on the 20 watt 99 and on the 30 we have 99. one hour and 42 minutes the 30 watt actually finished at 100 the 21 is still at 99 and the 18 watt is still on 98 percent so that's pretty interesting the 30 watt ended up finished first modified been a little behind but an hour and 44 minutes the 20 watt completed and we saw 98 on the 18 watt so it makes it seem like the atm is so slow but it's not slow it's the slowest on here but it's still fast an hour and 46 minutes the 18 watt completed all right so i'm going to do this again and test out the mag safe and see how that performs so next day later i decided to call the night last night and here we are fresh in the morning i'm here to test out the magsafe charging with the 20 watt anchor power adapter i'm doing this for science let's see how fast this is going to charge and this is the same timer from last night this iphone is completely dead there's no juice on it whatsoever i'm going to actually plug it in now and that's the convenience about magsafe no matter what you're gonna just put it on that pad you know it's on the charger there's no faultiness going on with that now once i flip the switch we're gonna start the timer all right so in three two one go so the surge protector is on and the iphone is automatically gonna start now keep in mind the magsafe charger it supports up to 15 watts so 15 watts are going into the iphone and we get into the boot right now as we speak but if you buy this for your iphone 11 or any qi enabled wireless charging phone it's only going to take i believe it's 7.5 watts so for me magsafe is just not worth it don't even don't even waste your time with it but i believe it's the future and apple is heading to that future because we may not see the lightning port anymore but we're going to wait for this to boot up in a little bit all right so we've seen the apple logo two minutes and 30 seconds we've seen the apple logo we're seeing some life and i'm gonna lap that and there we go you guys hear the little sound effect i don't know if you guys heard the magsafe charger but currently um let me enter in this passcode we on two percent so just like the other power adapters all right guys so 10 minutes in let's see what the percentage is looking like we're on 10 20 minutes and 30 seconds all right 19 31 minutes we're getting into 32 minutes now 26 all right 45 minutes approached all right so 34 all right one hour we have 44 all right slowly approaching to one hour and 30 minutes and i gotta leave soon so 60 this is kind of slow i'm not even gonna lie um i've had the the phone plugged in it would have been at a way higher percentage than that but um you're gonna wait for it to finish up all right an hour and 45 minutes let's see 65 all right two hours in 69 this is this is watching paint dry right now two hours and 30 minutes max safe charging 80 so now at this point i could walk out the door but we want to try to get this phone to 100 all right three hours eighty-nine percent three hours in 31 minutes let's see okay so 99 home stretch here maybe any minute it should be jumping at 100 percent four hours four hours let's see hundred percent hundred percent hundred percent still on ninety nine percent gotta be kidding me all right four minutes and one minute a hundred percent all right so i'm gonna step out for a second i got some errands to do and i'll give you guys my final conclusion that's the charge test for the iphone 12 and i'm sure this is going to correlate to the iphone 12 pro max and the mini we have the 18 watt which the reason why i included that was because last year apple included the 18 watt power adapter on the iphone 11 pro and the pro max and now we have the introduction of the 20 watt power adapter which replaced the 18 watt and that's why i included the 20 watt and then we have the 30 watt which surprised me because i actually was the fastest to charge so that charged around an hour and 42 minutes so that was just insane and then we had magsafe magsafe was like watching paint dry and i do not recommend magsafe at all it is 40 bucks but you still have to buy the power adapter separately so you're gonna have to spend another 20 just to get that power adapter and then on top of that it charges the slowest so it's just for me it's just unnecessary i don't like the description to anchor and alky amazing power adapters and it's actually cheaper than apple's power adapter so i highly recommend them pick up two if you have to you know if you pick up two it's like the same price as the mag save in conclusion the 20 watt power adapter is the way to go and even so the 30 watt is pretty good too um but it's not much of a major difference to be like oh okay let me get the 30 watt instead of 20. it's like a two minute difference but the 18 watt is still no slouch either but be aware it is the slowest out of the 20 and the 30 but it's not by much and the magsafe well you guys saw that yeah thank you guys so much for watching i hope you guys enjoy to find this video interesting i appreciate what a thumbs up make sure you guys subscribe with notifications on help me reach to 100k in 2020. i think we can do it if we really push if we can push forward i think we can do this man so um yeah thank you guys so much for your overwhelming support\n"