What cables are you guys using to get the actual max charging speeds on the new iPhone 17 Pro? I'm leaving for a big trip to Tokyo in like three days and I just realized my old cables are totally frayed and slow as hell. I spent a couple hours looking online and everything is just confusing now. I read on a tech blog that the 17 Pro series might be pulling way more power than the older models like maybe 45W or even higher but then I see people on Reddit saying most generic 100W USB-C cables still throttle down because of some handshake issue with Apple's hardware. I saw some Anker Bio-Nylon ones that look cool but are they actually better than the official Apple ones for speed? I really dont want to spend $30 on one cable from the Apple store if a $15 one works the same but I also dont want to be sitting in a cafe in Japan for two hours waiting for my phone to hit 50 percent. My budget is around 40 bucks for two cables if possible. Does it have to be MFi certified still or did they ditch that? I just need something that definitely works and wont arrive after I already left for the airport...
you definitely need something rated for 60w or 100w even if the phone doesnt hit that max. honestly i learned the hard way with my current setup. some cheapies i grabbed for a trip last year barely moved the needle because they lacked the proper e-marker chips. make sure to check for proper pd support... i ended up with beefier braided ones that actually handshake right. just be careful because some brands dont actually hit their advertised specs.