I tested how fast the iPhone 18 Pro Max really charges

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Charlie2k
Charlie2k
Arena Master
• 1mo 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! 😂

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Bruce_Wayne
Bruce_Wayne
Arena Legend
• 1mo 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.

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p51d007
p51d007
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• 1mo 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.

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Victor Hristov
Victor Hristov
Phonearena team
• 1mo 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.

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Charlie2k
Charlie2k
Arena Master
• 1mo 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.

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yosef019
yosef019
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo agoedited
↵VictorHristov said:

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

so the iphone 18 pm also heats up when charging how this china guy got it charged at 55m?

but speeds good can you add to test screen on speeds that very important to me when you on vacation you charge at restoraunt with screen on after gps and camera

so only iphone can charge fast speeds with screen on all other android fall to 10W ish

also its charge faster then oppo x9 pro with fake 80W only oneplus can flex here also only with screen off

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strbckboy
strbckboy
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• 4w ago
↵p51d007 said:

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.

Great! No one is stopping you from using your lower wattage charger and enjoying the benefits you mentioned. But the point you’re missing is that it’s nice to have the ability to charge your phone faster when you need to. It’s like saying that you prefer to drive slower, so you don’t think we should have cars that can go above the optimal speed for the best gas mileage or range.

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p51d007
p51d007
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• 4w ago
↵strbckboy said:

Great! No one is stopping you from using your lower wattage charger and enjoying the benefits you mentioned. But the point you’re missing is that it’s nice to have the ability to charge your phone faster when you need to. It’s like saying that you prefer to drive slower, so you don’t think we should have cars that can go above the optimal speed for the best gas mileage or range.

No I don't think we should drive slower, but, on the other hand I have problems with vehicles, motorcycles that can easily go 150mph though. 😉

Want to drive that fast? Go to a certified track where it is safe.

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