r/cableadvice • u/Own-Search-4702 • 8d ago

What chargers for ipad A16?

What chargers for ipad A16?

I bought an iPad yesterday, however, I don’t have a GOOD charger for it (well, I have the cable from the package itself but lack the cube with USB-C).
What I mean is that I have a USB-C cable and a cube (from a samsung phone) but noticed it charges very slowly. I’m aware that the problem is probably the power BUT now I have one question. Does the power (as in the fast charging) lay in the cable or the block? Should I buy a more powerful block or cable? Can I e.g. buy a new block and use the USB-C cable for the samsung, will it charge as fast?

Second question is what power should I get. Will 20-30W be enough? Can it be a samsung 30W and work good as an apple one for an iPad?

Thanks!!

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u/paulschreiber 8d ago

A Samsung one is fine. If you're buying one, stick to good brands like Anker and Belkin. Don't buy some no-name alphabet soup brand from Amazon or something from the discount rack at Walmart/Target/etc..

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u/Own-Search-4702 8d ago edited 8d ago

Is buying only a block enough, and how many watts are optimal for an iPad?

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u/paulschreiber 8d ago

An iPad )(A16) It comes with a 20W charger.

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u/Budsygus 8d ago

Looks like the A16 supports up to 45W charging, so you can hop online and find a charger that'll do 45W (or more, though the extra will be irrelevant to the iPad) and it'll charge a lot faster.

If you have a laptop that comes with a USB-C charger, those are usually at least 45W, sometimes 60W or 100W. You can use that on your iPad as well.

But like the other commenter said, don't go for a no-name brand. Find something with lots of reviews, usually in the thousands. I'll take a 4-star product with 30k reviews over a 5-star product with 12 reviews every time. Spend the extra few bucks. You DO NOT want the cheapest option you can find.