What chargers are safe?

Submitted by Dense-Alternative249 t3_yfy0em in iphone

I am upgrading my iPhone X to an iPhone 14 pro max. The guy at the Verizon store told me it wouldn’t be safe to use my current charger with my new phone. However, I know sales reps just want to take all your money so I don’t just want to buy every accessory he tries to sell me. I need to save every penny I can and options on amazon are cheaper than options from the Verizon store. My question is - what do I need to look for in a block/cord to be compatible with my iPhone 14? Why can’t I use my same charger that I use for my x? I notice a lot of Amazon chargers say “apple mfi certified” - are those safe or a scam? A friend told me that I need to buy an apple brand block but any old cord will work - is there any validation to that claim? Any info helps!

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Larten_Crepsley90 t1_iu5skf0 wrote

The AT&T store employees convinced a friend of mine to buy their chargers with the same line, said the old one would damage the new phone.

Such BS, I hate that they can straight lie and get away with it.

As long as your old charger is made by a reputable company and is not damaged it will be perfectly fine. And possibly even safer than the one they want to sell you.

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Larten_Crepsley90 t1_iu5soyd wrote

However, if you do need a new charger then Anker is always my go to for charging accessories.

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sparksdls t1_iu5viw4 wrote

+1 on Anker chargers. I currently use them with my 14PM, M1 12.9, & Mini 6 and used them with previous devices.

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MangyCanine t1_iu5yqjr wrote

Since the iPhone 14 series still uses a lightning port, you can use your old chargers -- they just won't charge at the maximum rate. There's nothing wrong with this, and it's arguably ever-so-slightly better for the battery. Fast charging can generate heat, and heat degrades the battery faster. Using the old chargers generates less heat. However, whether or not this makes a big difference in the long run is arguable (I'd argue that letting the battery percentage go below 20% has a bigger effect upon battery longevity).

To answer your question about chargers: any quality charger should be good. In the case of USB C, you need a 20W or larger charger but, since you have a PM, anything above 30W is wasted unless you also have something like a Macbook that can also use it.

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Windermyr t1_iu66nsc wrote

You just need a charger that allows you to use a lightning cable. I'm still using the old charger with a USB-A port (I think it's 5W) and cord from my iphone XS, and it works fine. I also got an Anker Nano USB-C charger for times I want faster charging.

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WordPeas t1_iu79xt5 wrote

The sales rep flat out lied to you, or was ignorant.

Either way, he was wrong.

Yes you can charge iPhone 14 with the 5w charger that came with your iPhone X.

It will be slow, but it will work.

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Myth3464 t1_iu5roxt wrote

Is the iphone X charger you used an Apple charger? If so you will be more than fine. If you want a new charging brick, go with Anker. I've had many of their stuff and never had any problem.

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Lightline20 t1_iu90wul wrote

Your iPhone X (10) charger is perfectly fine. They are just lying lol.

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cr0wit0 t1_iu5vv2g wrote

Apple chargers are cleaner… a normal transformer will convert AC to DC then lower the voltage to 5DC and thats it, call it a day.

An apple transformer will convert AC to filtered High voltage DC then it will converted back to low voltage AC and converted to filtered low voltage DC … is a double step, thats why they are expensive; and their voltage is cleaner and consistent with no spikes… smooth voltage, since the secondary transformer tells the primary to regulate voltage… you always get smooth as butter good old filtered dc power.

With that said, get apple branded.. if not, then anker or Belkin or mophie are probably the next best thing.

But in reality any transformer will do.

Even decepticons

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Hync t1_iu8l52j wrote

Anker

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