everettpsycho:

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That's kinda funny. I'd be interested to see if a few other tests from other people yielded the same results.

 

 

 

 

 

I saw a review of the charger itself on YouTube that at best said it made a few minutes difference on 100% charging. Based on charge time graphs I saw on an article I think the difference maker with the extra power is the time to get to get the lower charge states. So half an hour gets you about 10% more battery on the bigger charger but the last 10-15% seemingly slows to a crawl and the 25W catches up.

Seems to be quick chargings purpose on Samsung devices is for top ups to survive the day more than rejuicing in full. If all you ever do is charge to 100% the 45W seems redundant to save a minute of two, but if you're someone that routinely charges for half an hour who has limited access to power sockets and just get what you can in that time the extra charger will mean more battery in that time frame. Similarly to EVs it's probably easier to just charge 20% to 80% repeatedly than going all the way to 100%.

Personally I'm rarely without power, I'm at home, in the office or in the car all of which have power on tap with quick charging for a top up so getting the bigger S22+ I'm hoping to adapt to hover in the 20-80 range as much as I can. I've been fine with 18w on my pixel 3xl and will likely be mostly using 15w wireless charging as it's easier.

in the video after 15min of charging time the S22u on 45w was at 34% while the 25w was at 29% which seems like a significant difference except for the fact the 25w got to 34% just 2min later @ the 17min mark, and it was the same on the S22+, after 15min the 45w charger was at 38% while the 25w took 17min to get to the same 38%. Given the 2min difference to get to roughly a third of a charge and the 1-3 min difference to get to 100% charge, the question is: is the 45w charger worth it for most people?