iPhone Charger VS iPad Charger - What Are the Differences [Infographic]

The amps for iPhone is only 1 amp while that for iPad is much higher 2 amps. The current used by chargers also differ substantially, iPhone charger current is 1A white, while that of iPad it is 1.2A. There are differences in prices and plug design as well. Apple iPad use lightning connectors or charges. But, apple iPhone 4 use 30 pin connectors whereas iPhone 5 use a lightning connector. At the same time the design of the connector also differs; for example iPad connector has 30 pin and naturally, the design of this connector differs from the lightning connectors used in other iPhone or iPad. The price of the connector naturally depends on the design of the connector.

Can you use an iPhone charger to charge your iPad?

In so far as using iPhone charger for iPad or vice versa is concerned, the basic question which arises is the design of the charger. As already stated, the Apple 4 iPad uses charger with 30 pin and this cannot be used on iPhone or with other iPad(iPad Pro) because of the mismatching of the pins and the slot provided for inserting the charger. Barring this, technically it is possible to charge an iPad with a charger meant for iPhone but it may take a long time and also it may damage the circuit because of the use of wrong type of charger. At the same time, the batter may not perform at its optimum level because of the use of wrong chargers. It may take hours of charging because of low current in the case of iPhone. On the other hand if you use a charger with higher amps then the iPad or iPhone may charge much faster, but it may result in the damage to the circuitry system and performance of the touch screen, sometimes the touch screen response carry static charges. Extra heating may cause damage to the battery because when you are using a much higher charger, 2 Amp on a phone which can take only 1 Amp you will overheat the batteries and damage the circuitry system. On the other hand when you are using 1 Amp charger to charge a tablet battery which usually works on 2 Amp charger you may be causing less damage but you are making the charging slow and most probably this may affect the performance of the battery in the future.

If we get into technical details we can see why the iPhone charger does not work to charge iPad batteries because all Apple chargers are 5 volts and amps is the amount of current flowing in either iPhone or iPad to charge their batteries. The formula for calculating Watts is Volts x Amps = Watts. For example the charger with 5 volts with 1 Amp requires 5 watts; this is needed to charge iPhone battery. The charger with 5 volts and 2.1 Amps has 10 watts; this is needed to recharge iPad batteries. If we look at this formula we can understand how using an iPad charger to recharge batteries of iPhone is technically not very satisfactory. From the technical aspect, iPad charger is better than iPhone charger considering its higher capacity of power absorption. However, it is advisable to use the specific type of charger for respective device for optimum results.

Conclusion:

Each charger is to fit each device although they are all from Apple. Don't charge your iPad with an iPhone(iPhone 6S) charger. It will hurt your iPad and vice versa. 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. It is best to buy any of these products from Apple store itself. The products may also be bought from online stores such as Amazon, Flipkart, Rediff, Ebay, Snapdeal or Homeshoptv18 among others.