How to Charge iPhone 11 Fastest | iPhone 11 USB-C Chargers

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iPhone 11 offers incredible value for money with a great camera. The phone has a large 3000 mah battery but shipped with a very slow 5-watt Apple charger that takes very long to charge the phone. These days iPhone 11 or the newer iPhones do not come with any charger at all!

The good news is that the iPhone 11 supports three-times faster 18-watt USB-C PD charging, and just like the iPhone 12, can be charged from zero to 55% in just 30 minutes with a USB-C PD charger or a USB_C PD portable charger. All you require to fast-charge iPhone 11 is a USB-C to Lightning cable to connect your iPhone 11 with PD charger/power bank. The USB-C PD charger will also fast charge your iPhone 12 and latest iPads at fastest possible speeds as well.

If you want a very low cost charging solution, you can also charge iPhone 11 at twice the speed of its Apple 5-watt wall charger with 12-watt chargers at speed of zero to 50% in about 50 mins. This is not as fast as USB-C PD power banks or USB-C chargers, but it is still much faster than the Apple 5-watt/1-amp iPhone charger.

Here are all the ways to charge iPhone 11 faster –

Charge iPhone 11 Fastest with USB-C PD charger (also iPhone 12)

iPhone 11 supports 18-watt USB-C PD fast charging and a high-quality USB-C PD charger with 18-watt or higher power output will charge the iPhone 11 at its fastest charging speed from zero to 55% in just 30 minutes.

If you charge only one phone at a time, then we recommend the AmazonBasics 30-watt PD charger or Anker PowerPort III Nano or the Apple 20-watt USB-C PD charger. If you often charge two phones at a time, then a better option is a dual port PD charger such as Anker 32-watt PowerPort Speed Duo  as this lets you charge an iPhone 11/12 and an iPad, or the iPhone 11/12 and a power bank, or any other phone at the same time from a single power outlet. If you have two iPhone 12/11/XR/XS/XS Max/8/8+/11 Pro/Max in the family, you can also use a dual PD port charger such as Anker 36-watt PowerPort III dual PD charger to fast-charge two iPhone 12/11s or an iPhone 12/11 and an XR/XS/XS Max/8/8+/11 Pro/Max  at the same time.

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The super-compact Anker PowerPort III Nano fast-charges iPhone 11 at its fastest possible charging speed

If you have a Macbook, you can use a high output dual PD port charger such as AmazonBasics 68-watt Dual port or Anker PowerPort 60-watt dual PD charger to charge the Macbook and charge the iPhone 11 faster at the same time. Anker PowerPort 60-watt dual PD charger will charge latest USB-C Macbooks at 60-watt when charging the Macbook alone. When it charges the Macbook and iPhone 11 at the same time using both PD ports it will charge Macbook at 30-watt PD and the iPhone 11 at its fastest possible 18-watt PD. This is possible as PowerPort 60-watt dual PD charger can output 30-watt PD + 30-watt PD from both PD ports simultaneously.

The better-priced alternative to Anker charger for Macbooks and iPhone 11 is AmazonBasics 68-watt Dual port . The AmazonBasics 68-watt adapter charges Macbooks at high 60 watt output and charges iPhone 11 at 18-watt! It can also simultaneously charge Macbooks at 45-watt and fast-charge iPhone 11 at 18-watt at same time.

Gallium Nitride (GAN) chargers are the latest charger technology. These chargers use GAN components instead of silicon components and weigh almost half as traditional silicon chargers and are also almost half the size. Good GaN chargers for iPhone 11 are AmazonBasics 30-watt Gan PD charger and Anker Atom III PD 60-watt charger.

Fast Charge iPhone 11 with USB-C PD Portable Chargers (also iPhone 12)

USB-C PD portable chargers are another way to charge the iPhone 11 at its fastest possible charging speed of zero to 55% in 30 minutes. PD power banks are future-ready and most suited as portable chargers for all iPhones as well as all latest and upcoming iPhones and iPads.

Anker PowerCore Slim 10000 PD is a premium 18-watt USB-C PD portable charger for iPhone 11 and it is our top recommendation as best compact PD portable charger for iPhone 11. The PowerCore Slim 10000 PD will fully charge the iPhone 11 about two times or charge it from 20% to 100% about three times. The power bank can be fully charged in just 3.5 hours with any 18+ watt PD charger such as the iPhone 11 Pro/Max chargers, Anker PowerPort III Nano or AmazonBasics 30-watt PD charger or the original Apple 20-watt USB-C PD charger.

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PowerCore Slim 10000 PD charges the iPhone 11 zero to 55% in 30 mins and charges it two times

Two other good 18-watt PD portable fast-chargers for iPhone 11 are PowerAdd 10000 PD and ZMI 10000 PD. Both these chargers have good and reliable build quality and come with an additional micro-USB port for charging the power bank. Aukey 10000 PD even comes with an Lightning input port, and you can charge it directly with the Apple iPhone 11 charger in about 12 hours with the same Apple cable that you use to charge the iPhone 11.

If you want extra long power backup or want to charge an iPad along with the iPhone 11, then higher capacity PD power banks give you maximum TSA-allowed power backup.

ZMI 20000 PD 3.0 45-watt is our favorite high-output and high-capacity USB-C PD portable charger. This power bank can charge Macbooks at 45-watt power output and will also fast-charge iPhone 11 at its fastest 18-watt PD charging speed. ZMI 20000 PD 3.0 45-watt will fully fast-charge any iPad fully one time and still have enough capacity remaining to charge the iPhone 11 fully once. It will also fast-charge the latest PD enables iPads such as iPad Pro 11/12.9, iPad mini 5 or iPad Air 3.

Anker PowerCore Essential 20000 PD and AmazonBasics 20000 PD are slightly more compact power banks but are only good for fast-charging iPhones/iPads (not Macbooks) as they have maximum 18-watt PD charging speed. Aukey 20000 PD even has a Lightning port for charging it directly with the Apple iphone 11 charge. To charge these 10000 or 20000mah PD power banks in lowest possible time (4-5 hours), we recommend only using PD chargers such as  Anker 30-watt PowerPort Speed Duo charger   or Anker PowerPort III Nano  or the AmazonBasics 30-watt PD charger. Of course, another huge advantage of PD chargers is that you can use them directly to charge iPhone 11 to 50% in 25 mins.

If you require the maximum possible TSA-allowed capacity portable charger with USB-C PD output for iPhone 11 and Macbooks/iPads, we recommend AmazonBasics 26800 PD 30-watt or the Anker PowerCore PD 26800 45-watt (better for Macbooks). Both these massive capacity PD portable chargers get charged in just around 4 hours with a 30-watt PD charger such as any Macbook 29/61/87 watt charger or the Anker 30-watt PowerPort Speed Duo charger .

Charge iPhone 11 fastest with Macbook USB-C port

If you have a MacBook Air or Macbook Pro with USB-C ports, you can charge the iPhone 11 faster by connecting the Macbook to the iPhone 11 with a USB-C to Lightning cable.

Fast Charge iPhone 11 with iPad Pro 11/12.9, iPhone 11 Pro/Max chargers

The iPad Pro 11 or 12.9 come with a 18-watt Apple USB-C PD charger and you can use this charger to fast-charge the iPhone 11 from zero to 50% in 25 minutes. The latest iPad mini 5 and iPad Air 3 also support 18-watt USB-C PD charging and can also be fast-charged with the iPad Pro 2018 (11 or 12.9) chargers. iPhone 11 is the only phone in Apple’s 11 series that does not come with a 18-watt USB-C charger in box. The Apple USB-C power adaptors that come with the new iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will also charge the iPhone 11 faster.

Charge iPhone 11 faster with 2.4 amp chargers or power banks

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Anker Elite 24-watt dual port charger will charge iPhone 11 to 50% in about 1 hour

While the fastest charging speed (zero to 50% in 25 mins) for iPhone 11 can only be achieved with PD chargers or PD power banks, the iPhone 11 can also be charged at less fast speed (zero to 50% in about 55-60 minutes) with any 12-watt (or 2.4 amp) chargers. The 12-watt/2.4 amp chargers cost very less and are if you will be satisfied with the zero to 50% in 1 hour charging speed, then chargers such as Anker Elite 24-watt dual port charger or power banks such as PowerCore 20100 are the lowest cost method to charge the iPhone 11 at twice the charging speed of its stock Apple 5-watt charger.

Charge iPhone 11 faster with Android adaptors or power banks

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Any modern power bank will charge iPhone 11 to 50% in less than 1 hour

Almost all Samsung and other Android phones these days come with 2 amp+ phone chargers. All these power adapters and nearly all power banks support 2 amp fast charging for the iPhone 11 and will charge the iPhone 11 at zero to 50% in about 1 hour. This is almost half as fast as PD charger/power banks but still more than twice as fast speed as original Apple iPhone 11 charger.

If you already have Samsung/Android phone chargers available and/or if you need a cost-effective faster charging solution for the iPhone 11, then we recommend using any Samsung or other Android chargers or power banks.

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