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What modern phone charges at 12v?

Most phones charge at 5v. Modern USB-C chargers can charge between 5v and 20v based on configuration.

Buck converts and regulators are cheap and small these days.




12V isn't a 'standard' USB-PD voltage, so pretty much none of them. Tons of phones charge at 9V, though. And some use 15V.

The regulators/buck converters you speak of are inside the phones these days. They want a higher voltage even if the battery itself is 3-4.2V, so losses from cabling are lower and you don't need a special 5A cable to handle charging at the fastest rate.


Most phones charge higher than 5 volts these days


Samsung phones can fast charge at 15v/3a (45W).




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