Hi! I got an iPhone 14 pro a few days ago. It came with a USB-C > lightning cable but obviously no plug. All of my previous iPhones have come with a USB-A > lightning cable, so all of my plugs have a USB-A port. So far, I’ve been charging my 14 pro with my old plugs and cables. I’m using an Apple 10W plug (which came with my iPad mini 2).

My question is, does this matter? I’ve only had to charge the phone twice so far and it seemed to charge pretty quickly. Should I spend £40 on a new plug with a USB-C port so I can use the new cable that came with this phone, or is it ok (battery health-wise) to keep using the old hardware? Is it just a matter of speed, or is this set-up going to be bad for my phone?

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Hey everyone, I recently purchased a refurbished iPhone 14 after years and years of owning an iPhone 6 (don’t ask). Battery health is 97%. I really need help figuring out with charger I should buy, like which wattage, which wire, usb-A or C etc. I really have no understanding of Watts and all that stuff so would appreciate if anyone can give me a run down. I was given a USB-A wire with a made for iPhone stamp on it with the phone. I’ve seen some Reddit posts that say using a 5W wall charger would be good for long term battery health and that even though usb-C is faster, long term battery health wise usb-A would be better??

Would really appreciate any help. As you can tell I’ll probably be using this phone for the next decade so need it to last.