In order to avoid high fines for violating new EU rules, Apple abandoned the Lightning connector born in 2012 and changed the charging port of the iPhone 15 to a Type-C port. For a while, many fruit fans were a little uncomfortable, and how to purchase new charging heads and data cables became a new problem.
In fact, the Type-C interface just unifies the shape of the interface, which still contains many concepts like USB4, Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt, full-featured C port, etc., which make ordinary users listen to the concept of instant head-to-head, and the charging cable on the market is also the Type-C interface, ranging from a few dollars to hundreds or thousands.
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So how exactly do you choose the right charging cable for your iPhone 15? What is the difference between the original Apple line, the official line of Android phones and the third-party brand line?
Don't worry, Xiao Lei has specially preparedApple, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo's original fast charging kits, as well as the charging cables of four well-known third-party brands, namely Greenlink, Baseus, Pinsheng and Romas, are of course indispensable Heavyweight guests: Pinxi miscellaneous charging cable and a charging cable with a magnetic design.
Next, Xiaolei will conduct a horizontal evaluation and comparison of 11 productsCompare the charging speed, transmission speed and cable design one by one, without further ado, just start the test!
Xiaolei will use the same iPhone 15 Pro Max for all subsequent tests, which will be referred to below as Ago.
Test process:First of all, Xiao Lei will consume the power of Ah Guo to the warning line - 20%, and then use different charging cables one by one to test, the test process is to charge from 20% to 30% power, record its charging time and peak power, and after each test is completed, Xiao Lei will reset the power to 20% level.
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It should be noted in advance that we consider that the charging equipment that comes with these brands includes a charging head and a charging cable, and consumers of these brands are likely to have a complete set of "head + wire" at home, so the "head + line" used in this part of the test is matched by their respective brands. Xiaolei must complain here: it is indeed "not environmentally friendly"!
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Judging from the test results, the performance of Apple's official suit, Xiaomi charging kit and vivo charging kit is relatively close, among which the vivo charging kit excites the highest peak power, reaching 264W, the charging time is 4 minutes and 51 seconds, which is also the shortest time taken among these brands.
The Huawei and Oppo test results are a little different. Huawei's original charging head + original charging cable does not respond after connecting Ago,iPhone15 series supports PD fast charging protocol,And this charging cable that comes with Huawei is a "through cable",There is no E-marker chip in the cable,Resulting in iPhone15 series mobile phones can not obtain cable information,Can't recognize PD fast charging protocol,So it can't be charged。 Huawei's original charging head + Apple's original charging cable can be charged normally, and the peak power and speed are not inferior to Apple's official suit.
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The peak power of the OPPO charging kit is only 77W, the charging time took 15 minutes and 6 secondsThe reason is also very simple, because OPPO's own VOOC flash charging technology adopts a "low voltage and high current" scheme, and is not compatible with the PD fast charging protocol, so the iPhone15 series mobile phones can only stimulate the DCP general charging protocol when using the OPPO charging kit, which is simply that it will charge very slowly. If OPPO switches to the iPhone 15 series of mobile phones, users have a need for lost charging speed, Xiaolei still recommends buying some third-party cables compatible with PD fast charging protocol.
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Let's take a look at the charging performance of third-party cables, we use Apple's official 30W charging head, and use the remaining 6 products for charging tests, and the final results are as follows:
The performance of the 6 products is relatively consistent, the peak power is basically around 25W, and the charging time gap is basically less than 10 seconds. Let's add Apple's official charging set to the comparison, and we will find that everyone's performance can be said to be comparable, and there is even a miscellaneous charging cable for more than 10 yuan.
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Of course, the third-party charging cable can't be said to be a problem at all. First of all, there is the problem of heating, and there is a slight heating problem at the joints of the miscellaneous lines and magnetic cables during the charging process. Secondly, when holding the phone while charging, there will be a slight warm feeling when the fingers touch the connector, which did not occur in other third-party brand cables during the test.
If you talk about charging alone, Xiaomi, vivo's official charging kit and 4 third-party cables are very compatible with iPhone15 series mobile phones.
In addition to being able to charge cables, data transfer is also an important function for them, especially the C port of the iPhone 15 Pro series supports USB 3After 0, the data transfer speed will be a highlight. However, Apple's included data cable only supports USB 20, we also carried out a round of data transmission test on the cables at hand, and transferred the large ** files in the mobile phone to the computer, and the test results of all the cables are as follows:
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The speed of their transmission is basically the same, of course, Huawei's data cable is still unresponsive after plugging in, and data transmission cannot be carried out.
From the parameters on the package, we can also see that the maximum transmission speed of these cables is 480Mbps, which is very standard USB20 specs. This also means that whether it is the performance of charging or the speed of data transmission, Apple's official cable is not much different from the several cables we testedIs there a difference in the quality of workmanship and portability?
When it comes to the texture of workmanship, the braided wire that Apple randomly comes with feels really good, and the advantage of the braided wire is that it is easy to curl and easy to store, and there is no need to worry about breaking and opening the glue if the bending degree is too large.
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The wires of the four mobile phone brands are all TPE materials, which is also the most common material for charging cables at present, but everyone should have felt its drawbacksIt is particularly difficult to bend due to strong toughness, and it is easy to burst skin and break if it is forcibly bent for a long time. These charging cables are flagship standards in terms of workmanship, but it is not particularly convenient to store, if you have the need to go out with a charging cable, it is recommended to choose a charging cable made of braided material.
Among the third-party charging cables tested this time, Pinsheng, Baseus and magnetic cables are braided materials. Compared with the appearance and feel, I personally prefer Pinsheng's charging cable, the color matching looks more comfortable, and the connector uses a matte texture, which will have a better experience than the smooth texture of the Baseus interface when unplugging the chargerï¼›Another magnetic charging cable is more like a toy, helping you save the step of plugging and unplugging the charging cable back and forth, convenient charging through magnetic suction, at the beginning it still feels very interesting, quite fresh, from the appearance of its workmanship is relatively solid, no obvious flaws.
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The remaining three wires are all this white soft rubber material, the line of Rome is the most solid, the line of the green link is relatively thin, and the workmanship of the miscellaneous brand line is the cheapest, the wire is fine, various obvious appearance defects, and the plugging and unplugging is particularly laborious, which can only be said to be "a penny a penny".
In addition, it is worth mentioning that this Velcro strap, Pinsheng, Baseus, Romax three brands of charging cables are accompanied by Velcro straps, some friends may feel that one more strap is a burden, but for storage portability, this strap can indeed play a big role, and the specific needs are based on everyone's personal preferences.
After the complete experience, we can find that the official charging cable of hundreds of yuan of the iPhone is not much different from the affordable charging cable of the third party in terms of performance, and some of the third-party products are even better than the iPhone in terms of portabilityIf ordinary users do not have a special pursuit, there is no need to buy official wires, and it is also a good choice to choose a reliable third-party brand.
If you recommend a third-party brand charging cable that is the most compatible with the iphone15 series according to Xiaolei's subjective feelings, I will choose Pinsheng this woven material charging cable in this pile of products, whether it is charging, data transmission, or portable design, its comprehensive experience is the most satisfactory to me, and it's ** is not the most expensive. If you are interested in learning more details, you can go to Lei Technology*** background to reply to the charging cable to get the details of this product test.