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Regular iPhone 17's USB-C Charging Speeds Tested With Apple Chargers

The website ChargerLAB has tested the standard iPhone 17 model's USB-C charging speeds with a variety of Apple's chargers, from 18W to 140W.

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The device reached a peak charging speed of around 27W to 28W with these Apple chargers:

  • 29W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 30W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
  • 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max
  • 61W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 67W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 70W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 96W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 140W USB-C Power Adapter

For comparison, the standard iPhone 16 can reach a peak charging speed of around 23W, according to ChargerLAB, so the iPhone 17 can charge a bit faster.


Even though the iPhone 17 Pro models can briefly reach a higher 36W peak USB-C charging speed, Apple says all of the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro models can be charged up to 50% in 20 minutes with a compatible charger, including its new 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max. For comparison, the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max can be charged up to 50% in 30 minutes with a compatible charger.

Apple's 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max is available to order in the U.S., Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

Keep in mind you also need an appropriate USB-C cable for fast-charging capabilities, with the most basic or cheap options sometimes not supporting enough power delivery. If you are unsure, the USB-C cable included in the box with iPhones does the trick.

As for wireless MagSafe charging, the standard iPhone 17 reached a peak charging speed of 29W with Apple's latest MagSafe Charger, according to ChargerLAB. For sustained MagSafe charging, Apple says the device can reach up to 25W speeds.

The regular iPhone 17 has proven popular so far.

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Buyer's Guide: iPhone 17 (Neutral)
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Top Rated Comments

15 months ago
I've never really understood the importance of charging speed beyond being "fast enough." My main charging happens overnight and I rarely have to top up during the day and I only have a 13 mini. I do plug in while driving in my car for CarPlay. Tried wireless charging/CarPlay and that just overheated my phone. I would love improvements to cooling (maybe the vapor chamber does this?) so wireless charging could work better on a phone that is also being used for GPS/CarPlay.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MysteriousStain Avatar
15 months ago
I still use the itty bitty 5W cube for my 7 year old phone
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
15 months ago
The article says "charging speed", yet we are just told about how much power the iPhone will draw from the charger.

Where are the speeds? Does the new Apple charger charge to 50% in 20 minutes even though it pushes only 23W?

How long to charge to 50% with all these other chargers for comparison? For me, some wattage doesn't tell me how long it will take to charge.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
uacd Avatar
15 months ago
They would have better tested file transfer speeds of regular iPhone 17🤦‍♂️

At this point I don’t even care how fast iPhone charges. USB-C chargers are everywhere, powerbanks are dirt cheap. However I do care how fast my photos will copy to external drive
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
klasma Avatar
15 months ago

Apple said that the Apple MagSafe chargers scratch the iPhone
No, it’s specifically the MagSafe stands used in Apple stores.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iMac The Knife Avatar
15 months ago
28w peak charging...welcome to 2015 Apple! :)
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