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2013-03-01 14:02:10 / Posted by to iPod/iPhone/iPad Tips
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iPad offers the best way to experience the web, view whole pages in portrait or landscape on the large Multi-Touch screen, as a apple fan ,I am extremely excited and get an ipad at once. After playing it for nearly one and a half hour, I find that the iPad powers off automatically and the battery runs out. I plug my ipad into the iPhone charger by accident because iPhone and ipad chargers look the same. I wonder that they are really the same and can be replaced each other? OR any differences between iPhone chargers and ipad chargers?

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After browsing several iPad forums and I find that some other guys also came across the same problems, e.g.:

1. I don't feel like carting around two chargers. Any reason why I can't use the smaller iPhone charger for iPad?

2. Anyone tried using iPad charger on iPhone? However, i see iPad charger is much stronger than iPhone charger. Will it cause any damage to iPhone?

Can you charge an iPad from an iPhone charger?

After charging my ipad about four hours, I am surprised to find that the charge time becomes longer and 4 hours just to charge 60%. Therefore, only after careful consideration the results obtained are as follows, please refer users in need:

Phenomenon:

Although iPad charger and iPhone's charger are made from the same mold (they look the same)., however, on one hand, the output voltage of iPhone charger is 5W, while the iPad charger is 10W. On the other hand, the iPhone charger's current is 1A, while the ipad charger is 2.1A.

    Conclusion:

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  • Do not try to connect iPad with iPhone charger; otherwise it will hurt your cute ipad
  • Best not to plug iPhone into ipad charger, otherwise it will also damage iPhone charger

Suggestion:

Although the two brothers looked like, but be carefully when you use them. In order to distinguish the two chargers, you‘d better make the clear signs.

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  • Casey  2013-04-22 08:30
    hi there I don't have a ipad now and I sold my ipad charger A1357 model to a buyer through ebay. He said the ipad charger is loose and he returned the item for another replacement. I received the item but it's not what I send him. I send the best one but he has send the poor condition one. Is there any way I can find out if the charger is working without charging to ipad as I don't have one at the moment. any good suggestions please.
  • Etienne  2012-09-07 09:44
    Umm....yes you can use iPad charger with iPhone (OFFICALLY) - check apples compatible devices: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC359LL/A/apple-ipad-10w-usb-power-adapter?fnode=3c
  • Rangaamit9  2012-08-11 07:59
    I agree with what you say but partially, I've been using the IPad charger for both my IPhone and my IPad. It worked absolutely fine. There was no problem with either of the devices. But when I started using the IPhone charger for both the devices instead, the IPhone charger could not handle the load, when plugged into the IPad and got burnt. And now I'm still using my IPad charger to charge both my devices, it works fine, no complaints. So, all i can say is "u can use your IPad charger to charge your IPhone but not vice-versa"
  • Classified Ads in Pakistan  2012-07-31 00:16
    iPad charger is 10W and iPhone charger is 5W thats why iPad charger charge the iphone in less than 1 hour,
  • Annasol53  2012-07-29 11:27
    Howards conclusion is wrong, as stated by Martin. As the two chargers have the same voltage, the iPhone charger and the iPad charger can be used for both devices. So why not make a 20 W charger that can be used for both? That's because the battery will last longer when charged by a lower watt over a longer time. Apple doesn't say much about this, as it's better to sell two chargers than one. I have a solar panel for charging my phones (SE, Samsung, iPhone etc etc). It comes with 10 plugs. So most chargers of mobile phones does the same, the difference is the plug.  That's why Europe does require the same plug for all mobile chargers from 2011. I wonder if Apple will adapt this rule with their iPhone 5. 
  • Buy or Sell iPhone  2012-07-03 17:20
    I also using the same charger for my ipad and iphone and it works like a charm
  • Ohmslaw  2012-06-29 02:11
    "the output voltage of iphone charger is 5W"    hmmm REALLY?
  • ArnieX  2012-04-06 09:41
    No there are differences as mentioned above 5W vs 10W but regarding to Apple's Online Store iPad charger is also compatible with iPhone and it charges iPhone like a charm, very fast like the light ;) on the other hand iPhone charger is just not strong enough to charge iPad in normal speed as iPad charger does. This is the only difference but both can be charger either of them. Same as iPad can be charged from USB port of your computer. The only damage can be caused by higher voltage (V) but this is same for both. And (W) is not voltage, Watts are for performance not a voltage. More (W) = faster charging. But for the new iPad, it is not enough even 10W iPad charged it should have been 20W or more. For example MacBook Air has battery similar to the new iPad but is powered by 45W MagSafe Charger.
  • George  2012-02-03 16:57
    There is no difference between iPad and iPhone charger. This I can tell for sure because I have both iPad and iPhone but only one charger and everything works right

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