Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro spec sheet ties its headline charging figure to a “60W USB-C adapter (sold separately)”, but Apple does not sell anything called a 60W adapter. The closest product in its own store is the 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max, and Apple has not published a price for it, or for the MagSafe Charger, in any of the ten storefronts we checked.
That leaves the fastest charging claim on the new iPhones attached to an accessory with no confirmed name match and no confirmed price. Apple’s five September 9 newsroom releases list phone, watch, AirPods and case prices in plain text, and not one of them mentions a charger or adapter.
| Key fact | What Apple publishes |
|---|---|
| 50 percent charge in around 15 minutes | Requires a 60W USB-C adapter, sold separately |
| 50 percent charge in 30 minutes | Requires a 35W adapter plus MagSafe |
| MagSafe maximum | Up to 25W |
| Qi2 maximum | Up to 25W |
| In the iPhone 18 Pro box | iPhone with iOS 27, and a 1 m USB-C cable |
| Apple’s 60W-class adapter name | 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max |
| Adapter and MagSafe Charger prices | Not published in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, India, Japan, Singapore or the UAE |
What each charging figure assumes
Apple’s tech specs are specific about the hardware behind each number. Fifty percent in around 15 minutes is a wired figure that assumes a 60W USB-C adapter. Fifty percent in 30 minutes is the wireless figure, and it assumes a 35W adapter plus MagSafe rather than the charger alone.
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Both wireless paths cap out at 25W, MagSafe and Qi2 alike. The press release adds that five minutes on a cable gives the iPhone 18 Pro Max about seven hours of video playback, which is also a wired figure. Our breakdown of the 45-hour battery claim covers how those ratings are measured.
The adapter Apple actually sells
Search Apple’s store for a 60W adapter and you get the 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max, a product whose name carries both numbers. Its page footnote states that it was the adapter used for iPhone Duo battery testing in July 2026, which is the closest Apple comes to naming the adapter behind its own charging claims.
Apple has not said in the iPhone 18 Pro specs that this is the 60W adapter it means, and it has not published a 35W adapter product name either. Anyone buying to hit the 15-minute figure is matching a wattage rating rather than following a specific Apple recommendation.
Why there is no price to quote
The prices are not hidden so much as unrendered. Apple’s power and cables listing pages return 404 in both the US and the UK, and the individual product pages for the 1 m and 2 m MagSafe Charger and the 40W adapter serve navigation and footnotes with no price text at all.
The same applies to every regional variant tested. Until Apple’s store pages settle after launch, the honest answer on adapter cost is that Apple has not published one, and no figure should be carried over from a previous generation.
What ships with each new product
| Product | What Apple says is included | Adapter needed for the fastest claim |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max | iPhone with iOS 27, 1 m USB-C cable | 60W USB-C adapter, sold separately |
| iPhone Duo | Apple has not published the box contents in these releases | Apple’s adapter footnote cites the 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max for Duo battery testing |
| AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case | Charges with Apple Watch chargers, Qi chargers and USB-C | No adapter wattage published |
The $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case is the one product here that sidesteps the question, because Apple says the case works with chargers most buyers already own. The iPhone Duo arrives in October, so its accessory pages have longer to fill in.
What Apple has not said
- The price of any USB-C power adapter or the MagSafe Charger, in any of the ten storefronts checked.
- Whether the 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max is the 60W adapter its iPhone 18 Pro charging figure assumes.
- The product name of the 35W adapter behind the 30-minute wireless figure.
- Whether a third-party 60W USB-C adapter reaches the same 15-minute result.
- Any charging figure for iPhone Duo in the September 9 releases beyond the adapter footnote.
- Whether the included 1 m USB-C cable supports the full wired charging rate.
iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders open Saturday, September 12 at 5 a.m. PT and the phones arrive Friday, September 18, which is when Apple’s accessory pages will need real prices. Until then the only certainty is that the box holds a cable and not a plug. Our event recap lists every price Apple did publish.
