Belkin Debuts 36W USB-C Car Charger That Offers Fast Charging for iPhone X, 8, and 8 Plus

An equivalent one with cheaper price: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F112518446905

Do the anker Charger like this fast charge the x?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5B069C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_1AidAbBKYY8EX

That one does not. The "fast charge" that Apple supports is USB-PD (USB Power Delivery). USB-C does not equate to fast charging. USB-C is only a physical connector standard. #thanksAndroidOEMS for making this so murky.

Specifically, as of this writing, these Anker chargers support the USB-PD standard (and none are car chargers, sorry):

https://www.anker.com/products/variant/PowerCore%2B-26800mAh-%26-PowerPort%2B-1-Wall-Charger/B1375111

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01MZ61PRW/ref=sr_1_10?camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B01MZ61PRW&ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&sr=1-10&tag=ianker-20

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y427WT7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (I actually have this one sitting on my desk right now.)

Just purchased a 30 watt car charger for $12 on Amazon the other day. I love Belkin but for something like this you can get the same delivery for far less.

If you already have a 24w charger from a previous iPhone 6, 6S, or 7 (and their respective Plus sizes) then it’s not really necessary to buy the usb-c to lighting cable and the usb-c charger for your iPhone 8, 8 Plus, or X as you’ll only charge 15 min faster from empty.

As far as I know, every iPhone comes with the boring 5W Charger, which is very slow. I’ve been using the 10W Charger that came with my 3rd gen iPad for the past 5 years.

While correct, that's also incorrect.

Again, USB-C is a connector. USB-PD is a charging standard. One isn't required to have the other.
[doublepost=1510772514][/doublepost]I literally just received an email from Anker with a link to this (wall) charger, supporting USB-PD via USB-A:

Edit: Link removed because the email states with Power Delivery however nowhere on the Amazon page does it state that.

Oh really? I'd never heard of USB-PD over USB-A - I don't have any cause for using USB-A cables ever again though and i'd rather not go backwards!

Regardless the one in that link was just a bog standard USB charger with 2x 12w ports.

I've not seen a USB-C charger for a long time not support PD.

Testing Apple's - the 29w charger charges the iPhone just under 15w (14.5v at 1amp) and the 60w and 87w chargers do it closer to the full theoretical rate of 18w at 9v x 1.9amp (really 17w) - all the other chargers with USB-C ports in them that were over 18w did the full speed for me too, including Ankers which whilst 29w unlike Apple's charged was capable of doing 9v at 2amp.

Wasn't there is stipulation at some point that a software update would be needed?

That was for the wireless charging to go from 5w to 7.5w and is happening in 11.2

Does it have to be an official Apple USB C to Lightning cable? I have a third party USB C to lightning cable, will that work with this charger and fast charge my iPhone X?

Yes (if you want the 18 watt charging speed), third party USB-C Lightning cables are not yet licensed by Apple. The most you'll get is 12 watts using these non-certified cables.

In all likelihood, yes. I'm not saying there aren't other good cables out there (and I own my fair share of Anker Powerline cables), but as revealed in Mobile Reviews-Eh's recent cable review/comparison, even Anker's cables are technically inferior to Apple's.

See above. Apple has yet to approve any third parties from making USB-C Lightning cables. I've tested several and they were only capable of delivering 12 watts and 5 volts only.

No one else makes an MFI USB-C to Lightning cable so yes it has to be the official one - it's the only one with the chip in it. All the fake cables just do 5v at 2.4amp max like standard USB.

exactly my point. they "work" in the sense that it will charge or sync but not using the greater than 5 volt profiles.
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It’s literally 15 minutes slower than the USB-C PD quick charger. Normal people don’t care what spec it uses. Heck, I don’t care what spec it uses. The technology isn’t drastically different to change the historical use data.


Exactly.

MR members have been blowing up what I meant. All I was saying was that if you already have a 12w charger for your iPhone then paying much more for slightly faster charging doesn’t seem worth it. That’s it.

I don’t care what spec the new devices use. The real world benefit just isn’t that much better.

I see your point. I already thought 12 watt charging was already pretty quick.

If you are comparing full charges then it makes sense that its not worth it.

The most benefit will be when charging from 0-10% to 50-60%. This is when the fastest charging rate is used (both with the 12 watt and 18 watt chargers). once you get to around 70% the charging rate slows down to where both the 12 watt and 18 watt chargers are the same.

So the people that will benefit most are those that find their phone almost dead and have about 15-30 mins to charge.

Currently if you don't already own an Apple USB C power brick from your MacBook its not worth the cost of entry.

So many bad USB-C devices out there.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vnpEXfo2HCGADdd9G2x9dMDWqENiY2kgBJUu29f_TX8/pubhtml#

24W from Anker: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071YMZ4LD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_N1idAb147WJD0

Will that work for a home charger and be just as fast as 50% in 30 minutes?

No - it's not a USB-C charger it's just 2x USB-A ports at 12w each.
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If you already have a 24w charger from a previous iPhone 6, 6S, or 7 (and their respective Plus sizes) then it’s not really necessary to buy the usb-c to lighting cable and the usb-c charger for your iPhone 8, 8 Plus, or X as you’ll only charge 15 min faster from empty.

What 24w charger? The fastest USB charger Apple make (and is possible with USB-A) is 12w.

If you already have a 24w charger from a previous iPhone 6, 6S, or 7 (and their respective Plus sizes) then it’s not really necessary to buy the usb-c to lighting cable and the usb-c charger for your iPhone 8, 8 Plus, or X as you’ll only charge 15 min faster from empty.