Apple's iPhone X Will Support Fast Charging, But Only With An Additional $74 Charger And Cable
What you're paying for is the ability to connect to a USB Type-C charger that should have been in the smartphone's box.
After oodles of leaks, rumours, and speculations, Apple finally released the new smartphone flagship iPhone X, and the cheaper iPhone 8, at its event last week. Aside from the highly-anticipated FaceID unlock and new bezel-less design, Apple also had finally had a few additions that have been in Android devices for a while now.
However, there might be a teensy weensy, itty bitty problem with that.
Apple promised that the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X will both feature fast charging, a feature that¡¯s been incoming for far too long, which the company claims will give you 50 percent charge in just 30 minutes. But there¡¯s a catch. If you want that fast charging, you¡¯re going to have to spend a little more moolah.
The company surprised no one when it announced the price of the iPhone X at $999 for the 64GB version (Rs 89,000 in India). Yet, it won¡¯t come with fast charging out of the box. The reason is that Apple has stuck with its proprietary Lightning ports on the device. Not unexpected, but certainly annoying when you realise that the company has gone with industry standard for fast charging, meaning it uses USB Power Delivery, available with USB Type-C.
You can¡¯t really blame Apple for going with the industry standard there, it¡¯s preferable after all. What you can absolutely blame them for, is not bundling the appropriate cables needed in the iPhone X box. The iPhone X continues to ship with a standard Lightning to USB Type-A cable (the kind you see on any external hard disk, flash drive, or mouse cable) and a compatible charger. If you want to get Fast Charging working, you¡¯re going to need a more powerful Lightning to USB Type-C charger.
Apple currently sells three types of Lightning to USB Type-C chargers; 29W, 61W, and 87W for $49, $69, and $79 respectively. In addition to that, none of those come with a cable. Instead you¡¯re going to have to shell out an additional $25 for a 1-metre Lightning to USB Type-C cable ($35 for the 2-metre-long) aswell.
That¡¯s right, you¡¯re going to need to spend at least another $74 (approximately Rs 4,700) to get the fast charging promised on your iPhone X, after already spend Rs 89,000 for the base model, higher if you went for 256GB. It's as if killing the headphone port just wasn't enough.
