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OLED iPad Mini Fast Charge Needs a 35W Adapter, Sold Separately

ipad mini 8 displayApple's new iPad mini is fast-charge capable, but not with the adapter in the box. Apple's specifications say the device can reach up to a 50% charge in around 30 minutes when used with a USB-C power adapter capable of providing 35W or higher, but they are sold separately ($59) – the iPad mini comes with a 20W USB-C power adapter.

The new OLED-equipped iPad mini features an 18.9-watt-hour battery rated for up to 10 hours of web browsing or video. The new iPad mini starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi model, with pre-orders opening Wednesday, October 28, ahead of availability on Friday, November 6.

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Top Rated Comments

appleguy123 Avatar
1 week ago
How Apple cheaps out on the accessories in the box is particularly noxious. Just creates unnecessary e-waste to require people who want to charge quickly to discard the charger in the box. Totally contrary to their environmental goals.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
1 week ago

I have no idea how Apple reconciles this kind of cheap cost-cutting with its longstanding commitment to delivering the “best possible” customer experience. Not to mention how it squares with the company’s much-touted environmental values.
I think they've largely given up on that narrative and it's just the rest of us thinking about it still.

"Brand" is super powerful and it's incredible how much pre-existing love from the past we as customers carry forward, often when we shouldn't.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 week ago
I have no idea how Apple reconciles this kind of cheap cost-cutting with its longstanding commitment to delivering the “best possible” customer experience. Not to mention how it squares with the company’s much-touted environmental values.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 week ago

Do you want there to be NO charger in the box? Because that’s how you get no charger in the box. Ask the EU.
I'd prefer to have the choice of which charger comes in the box when I order it. I have no use for a 20W charger so it's basically a throw-away and in that case, I'd prefer no charger in the box. But (like other Apple gear) if I could choose which charger I want when I order it, then I'm not spending $60 for yet another charger.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Astuces iOS Avatar
1 week ago
Bruh they should include an option to CHANGE THE CHARGER FOR $20
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
code-m Avatar
1 week ago

At least it comes with a 20W power adapter!! The 40W dynamic power adapter would be good for fast charging or the 35W dual port adapter or just simply a charger from any other manufacturer. Would be cheaper too!
Apple has been including that tired old 20W charger for iPads for over a decade plus, maybe it’s time to bump it to a 30-40W adaptive charger, it’s time. The nickel and dime attitude to some penny pinching items is just beyond words.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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