If you have an hour to spare, you can fully charge ... either an iPhone 12 or later to get the faster 15-watt wireless charging. If your iPhone is dead, you should get to around 30% battery ...

The exact gear you'll need depends on your iPhone model. Apple says you'll want to plug your charging cable into an 18W or greater adapter. It's that W, or watt, number that is important.

But if you get a new iPhone 16 and use it with one of Apple's MagSafe chargers and a 30-watt power adapter, you can get even faster 25-watt charging speeds. Read more: iPhone 16: What We Know ...