iPhone 16e Supports USB-C Fast Charging up to 29W, Based on Chinese Regulatory Filing

The iPhone 16e reportedly supports USB-C fast charging up to 29W, according to a regulatory filing published in China (via MySmartPrice).

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If accurate, this is broadly in line with the iPhone 16 models. Last year, ChargerLAB found that the iPhone 16 Pro models achieved maximum sustained charging speeds of around 30W. PhoneArena saw similar results with the standard iPhone 16, although under heavy load the phones would start charging at 38W. We'll have to wait for testing in the wild to confirm the iPhone 16e wattage figure given in the Chinese regulatory filing.

Apple supply chain analyst Jeff Pu has said the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max will all support up to 35W wired charging speeds. He did not reveal wireless MagSafe charging speeds for any iPhone 17 models. iPhone 16 models can charge at up to 25W with MagSafe, a feature that the iPhone 16e lacks.

Apple is opening pre-orders for the iPhone 16e today at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with the $599 device officially launching on Friday, February 28.

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lanomds1 Avatar
21 weeks ago
Wow, thanks apple for delivering the bare minimum in 2025 ???
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cyanite Avatar
21 weeks ago

Apple is lucky people just keep buying the same phone almost out of habit
Fast charging at that level most likely means a lot less to the average consumer than you might think.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
contacos Avatar
21 weeks ago
Chinese phones like ...

80W wireless charging
100W wired charging

Apple is lucky people just keep buying the same phone almost out of habit
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
contacos Avatar
21 weeks ago

Fast charging at that level most likely means a lot less to the average consumer than you might think.
well, its not something they should be thinking about anyway! its just a convenience to have like "oh my new phone is charging so fast. thats cool"
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
segfaultdotorg Avatar
21 weeks ago
USB-C chargers commonly go up to 240w, and here Apple is looking like a ? with 29w charging.
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I7guy Avatar
21 weeks ago

Even Apple agrees 29w is slow:
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MYQT3AM/A/240w-usb-c-charge-cable-2-m
First off Apple didn’t agree to anything. That is some reverse criticism there. Second, that didn’t answer the question at hand which is how common is 240w charging.

I have that exact cable and it’s nice. But since a big deal was made of it of it in an online forum I was wondering how many phones accept 240w charges and how many bricks supply it.

But I don’t suppose we’ll get a straight answer.
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