The best iPhone USB-C chargers are compact, deliver at least 20W charging speeds, and are made by trusted brands for safety and quality.
We’ve compiled our favorite iPhone USB-C wall chargers that serve a variety of uses and budgets. You’ll be happy to know that even our favorite iPhone USB-C charger, the Anker 511 Nano 3 30W, typically costs around $20 and charges the latest iPhone 15 series slightly faster than Apple’s own 20W USB-C Power Adapter.
You could spend even less on Anker’s 511 Nano Pro 20W and still get a high-quality, reliable charger that delivers the same charging capacity as Apple’s official product.
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Simple, compact, and inexpensive, the 30W Nano 3 charges iPhones at full speed and features foldable prongs for packing and travel.
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For the utmost reliability and compatibility, you’ll know this proprietary charger will work flawlessly with your iPhone with the least risk.
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Anker’s Nano Pro charger offers the same 20W charging speed as Apple’s official charger in a smaller, budget-friendly package.
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Compact with foldable prongs, this dual-port charger can simultaneously charge an iPhone and an Apple Watch at full speed.
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iPhones, Apple Watches, and some Macs can charge at full speed simultaneously with this high-powered model from Satechi.
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This option from Nimble is a compact 30W charger with PPS technology made of 90% recycled plastic and packaged in 100% recycled paper.
FAQs
Which chargers can an iPhone use?
In theory, any iPhone can use any functioning charger, whether it has a USB-A or USB-C port, just as long as you have a cable with a connector that fits into the charger. However, with modern iPhones, we recommend chargers with USB-C ports for faster charging speeds. Also, we only recommend high-quality chargers informed by our testing for safety, both for your iPhone and yourself.
Even further, any of the best iPhones can use wireless chargers that support the common Qi standard; though, if you’re going the wireless charging route, we’d recommend wireless chargers equipped with Apple’s MagSafe standard.
The best MagSafe chargers for iPhones come with official certification that they are “Made for MagSafe.”
Do iPhones have fast charging?
Yes, iPhones have fast charging, as Apple introduced it with the iPhone 8 series in 2017. The company doesn’t share exactly how fast its iPhone can charge, but it’s generally accepted the fastest iPhones can charge is somewhere between 20W and 30W. With that in mind, any 20W or 30W charger, or anything in between, would deliver fast charging speeds to your iPhone.
Antonio Villas-Boas
Senior Tech Reporter
Antonio is a senior tech reporter for Insider’s Reviews team, where he helps lead coverage, reviews, and guides of smartphones, tablets, accessories, wearables, smart home products, as well as audio devices from Apple, Google, Samsung, OnePlus, and other major tech companies. Before joining Business Insider, Antonio was a consumer-electronics analyst at PCMag. He graduated from Colgate University in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in history.
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