iPhone 5c charger

Just got my first iPhone, actually 3 weeks ago. My question is about the charger that came with the phone. Do I need to use the wall receptacle that came with the phone or can I use my old Android receptacle that accepts a USB plug? I know I need to use the USB cord, from the wall receptacle to the 5c, that is supplied by Apple.

Kent

Re: iPhone 5c

I'm fairly certain that most USB bricks are rated for 5V. So any one would work. Much like all computer USB are rated for 5V the bricks should mimic this.

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USB ports are actually only rated at 500mA and some of the newer smartphones need at least double that, or more.

The 5c has a thunderbolt port so you need to use the cable supplied as its not standard USB, and depending on your old Android wall plug it may or may not provide enough power, and even then only if the pin outs are correct for the 5c

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Maybe saying the obvious, but the iPhone power cord can plug directly into a computer USB port for charging. That also spawns iTunes for backing up the phone, or for updating the iOS software.

The same USB cord plugs into the AC plug for charging from the AC line.

I think you likely have use this cord, but it can plug two places for charging.

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I believe the 5c needs a minimum 1A to charge properly, something a computer USB(2) port can't supply.
It will charge, all be it at a trickle rate and as long as you're not using the phone at the same time, or there are no processes running which are draining the battert faster then the PC can supply

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§am said:

I believe the 5c needs a minimum 1A to charge properly, something a computer USB(2) port can't supply.
It will charge, all be it at a trickle rate and as long as you're not using the phone at the same time, or there are no processes running which are draining the battert faster then the PC can supply

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That seems a very strange notion (meaning, I don't believe a word of it. ). Apple provides a USB cable to charge it. The manual says:

You can also charge the battery by connecting iPhone to your computer, which also allows you to sync iPhone with iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 19. Unless your keyboard has a high-power USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, you must connect iPhone to a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on your computer.
Important: The iPhone battery may drain instead of charge, if iPhone is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode.

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I have the iPhone 5s and I plug it into anything that has a USB port and it always charges. Even on a computer that is is sleep it has never discharged. Granted some are faster than others but they always charge. The thing I hate about the newest iPhone is that you have to use the Apple Lightning cable and not one of the aftermarket cables. The 5 would work with any of them till one of the recent updates and it would no longer work.

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Use USB all the time on all of my computers, never an issue. Has worked for every iPhone i have purchased and iPads.

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All I'm saying is, USB2 ports are rated at 500mA.
If the iPhone can charge off that then all is well, but if you are draining your battery faster than you can charge it, then a USB2 port will not suffice to your needs.
It may well be provided with a cable, but you will be charging at a very slow rate compared to say a 1A wall charger

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I always use the correct Apple kit with my Apple devices. There are many stories floating around of things not working correctly using 3rd party kit.

Re: iPhone 5c

§am said:

All I'm saying is, USB2 ports are rated at 500mA.
If the iPhone can charge off that then all is well, but if you are draining your battery faster than you can charge it, then a USB2 port will not suffice to your needs.
It may well be provided with a cable, but you will be charging at a very slow rate compared to say a 1A wall charger

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Do you have an iPhone? USB works very well, and it is not like there are any other options.

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§am said:

I believe the 5c needs a minimum 1A to charge properly, something a computer USB(2) port can't supply.
It will charge, all be it at a trickle rate and as long as you're not using the phone at the same time, or there are no processes running which are draining the battert faster then the PC can supply

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It doesn't need 1a, but yeah, the difference is the speed of the charge.

My new Galaxy S4 (and the iPhone 6, s5 + all other newer phones) support 2 amp charging. In fact, I just bought this charger for my car: Amazon.com: Anker® 24W Dual-Port Rapid USB Car Charger with PowerIQTM Technology + 3ft / 0.9m Micro USB Cable for Samsung Galaxy, Nexus, HTC and More (Black): Cell Phones & Accessories (which is also backwards compatible with 1amp devices)

@silvertip - make sure your wall warts are 1a (they are more than likely 5v, unless they were for a tablet) - I checked mine and found that some of them were less than 1a

I don't have an iPhone - never cared for them.
My understanding was, that the 5 series/generation and above all required 1A charging but clearly not judging by the comments.

My knowledge on USB2 ports still stands though - they will not output more than 500mA.

From what I've seen from my wife's iPhone, yes - it can charge on any USB port, even if it's not a 1A port. That being said, if you drain the battery and trying to charge it with a lower than normal charger, it will never recharge. Sort of like an engine, it's needs the correct amount of amps to start up the entire system. You can test this out yourself (for those of you who own Subaru Outbacks with a built in USB port, I can assure you, it will never recharge a completely dead battery phone).

If we were talking tablets, its much different. Some iPads / Galaxy Tabs will refuse charge on anything but the correct amount of volts and amps. I can't tell you how many times I've plugged in an iPad to its non-native charger and get the "Not Charging" sign by the battery.

This obviously excludes plugging them in straight into the computer - they have enough for charge.

My wife has the 5, I have the 5s and my son has the 5c. We have all charged dead phones from a laptop USB port. Never though about it not working.

§am said:

I don't have an iPhone - never cared for them.
My understanding was, that the 5 series/generation and above all required 1A charging but clearly not judging by the comments.

My knowledge on USB2 ports still stands though - they will not output more than 500mA.

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It does charge and your power rating for USB is correct, but as long as the output power doesn't over the expected rate then it will charge. The brick that comes it is 5w and the Ipad comes with a 12w which steps down to 5w for the iPhone. The connector is Lightning and not Thunderbolt.

§am said:

I don't have an iPhone - never cared for them.
My understanding was, that the 5 series/generation and above all required 1A charging but clearly not judging by the comments.

My knowledge on USB2 ports still stands though - they will not output more than 500mA.

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Correct about computer USB being 500 mah, but my 5S still came with a USB cable, and with the same AC USB receptacle socket, and instructions to use USB, and which works fine as always before. The AC USB socket is marked with 5V 1A (It is not a computer device.) No other mention whatsoever about 1A charging. I only use the computer, and the phone case does get warm from battery charging (on the 500 mah computer port).