Apple with the arrival of the iPhone 17, it has again slightly pushed the boundaries of fast charging. While last year's "sixteen" stopped at around 23 W of wired charging, the latest generation can reach up to 27 to 28 W, according to ChargerLAB tests. While this may not seem like a dramatic difference at first glance, in practice it means that the phone charges faster and more efficiently, especially in combination with new adapters.
Tests were conducted with a wide range of original Apple chargers, from the older 29W to the massive 140W adapter, and the results were all the same. Peak power around 28W iPhone 17 has reached practically all of them, so if you already have a USB-C adapter at home from AppIf you have one, there is no need to buy a new one. Interestingly, the models iPhone 17 Pro can briefly jump up to 36 W, yet Apple officially states that all new "seventeens" (both basic and Pro) you can charge from zero to 50% in just 20 minutes. This is a noticeable speedup compared to the iPhone 16, which needed half an hour for the same amount of power.
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Also interesting is the improvement in wireless charging via MagSafe. ChargerLAB measured maxminimum power 29 W, while in the long term iPhone The 17 can handle speeds up to 25W. That's a nice improvement over the past, when MagSafe charging lagged significantly behind the cable. Overall, whether you go for the cable or MagSafe, iPhone The 17 will offer you faster charging than its predecessors. And that's something that anyone who relies on their phone to get hours of use in just a few minutes on the charger during the day will appreciate.
