If you have an iPad Pro, and you charge it with the 29-watt MacBook USB-C charger, it’ll fuel up in half the time compared to the iPad’s included 12-watt charger.

The newest full-sized iPad ships with a 12-watt power supply that makes it possible to charge up the device much faster than with the 10-watt adapter used in previous models. So when the iPad mini ...

You can confirm that you are charging at faster wattage speeds by leaving the phone plugged in for a little while and then checking the Battery Level chart.

If you use a USB charger with a higher wattage than the the one your device originally shipped with --for example, using one of the 12W iPad chargers with an iPhone-- you may find the battery ...

All of which will squarely focus attention on Apple's plans for improved iPhone and iPad fast charging. As detailed below, rival products now offer charging at 2-5x higher wattage than iPhones.

With the iPad mini being a completely new device, we're curious as to how long it will take to charge using the 5-watt adapter compared to the 10- or 12-watt adapter.

In many cases, you can use a relatively low-wattage adapter with a laptop and keep the battery from depleting or charge it slightly.

Ai Charger apparently works by sending up to 1.2A through the USB port, so charging your iPad via USB won't be quite as fast as through a wall charger.