Discussion - I tested how fast the iPhone 18 Pro Max really charges

Read Full Article…
Join the discussion
Charlie2k
Charlie2k
Arena Master
• 14h ago

This is just silly.


First you write an article about how amazing the battery life has become. By comparing the bottom dwellers, the flagships with worst battery life.


And now you write and article about how superfast the charging has become.....by comparing the flagships with the slowest charge speeds. On a good day 18 Pro Max just take twice or three times as long to charge compare to a modern phone. Superfast! 😂

Like
3
Quote
Bruce_Wayne
Bruce_Wayne
Arena Legend
• 9h ago

Not counting some of the ridiculous charging speeds of Chinese OEMs, this is nothing compared to what Android has had for years. Lol, Apple will always be playing catch-up until someone on the engineering team decides to unlock the garden of mediocrity.

Like
1
Quote
p51d007
p51d007
Arena Master
• 8h ago

Personally, I prefer SLOW charging over super fast charging. Doesn't heat up the cells in the battery pack as much which typically gives longer life for the battery.

Like
Quote
Victor Hristov
Victor Hristov
Phonearena team
• 2h ago
↵Charlie2k said:

This is just silly.


First you write an article about how amazing the battery life has become. By comparing the bottom dwellers, the flagships with worst battery life.


And now you write and article about how superfast the charging has become.....by comparing the flagships with the slowest charge speeds. On a good day 18 Pro Max just take twice or three times as long to charge compare to a modern phone. Superfast! 😂

I compare the phones that people in Western markets can actually buy, simple as that.

Like
Quote
Charlie2k
Charlie2k
Arena Master
• 47m agoedited
↵VictorHristov said:

I compare the phones that people in Western markets can actually buy, simple as that.

No, you don't. You compare the phones that Americans can buy. The rest of the world can purchase everything.

Why do a test about who's best amongst the lower tier phones? Especially when not mentioning that fact to the readers in a way to pressure the manufacturers to perform better.

Like
Quote