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The LG Google Nexus 5X or Huawei Google Nexus 6P supports the new base power levels of 1.5 Amps and 3 Amps enabled by USB Type-C to provide rapid charging to these phones.  These phones also come with USB Type-C chargers that support 5 Volts @ 3 Amps which provide quicker charging than legacy USB chargers.  But what happens if you lose this charger or need to charge in a hurry when you don't have the charger with you? 

One of the nice things about Android Marshmallow on the Nexus LG Google Nexus 5X and Huawei Google Nexus 6P is the ability to see how quickly you are charging.  When these phones are connected to the USB Type-C charger that came shipped with the phone, you will always see the phone is 'Rapidly Charging' on the home screen.

Apple also has a Apple 29W USB-C Power Adapter that supports USB Power Delivery.  Unfortunately it can only supply a little over 10 Watts to the LG Google Nexus 5X which the Nexus 5X reports as just 'Charging' instead of 'Charging Rapidly'.

If you don't want to go USB Power Delivery and instead try the LG Google Nexus 5X with the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 based charger that came with the Nexus 6X, the charger only supported about 10 Watts to the Nexus 5X since the Nexus 5X doesn't support Qualcomm' Quick Charge technology.

Connecting the LG Google Nexus 5X to the Apple iPad Pro through the Apple USB-C to Lightning Cable, you won't get any power since the iPad Pro only consumes power and doesn't provide power as per the USB Power Delivery specification.

The LG Google Nexus 5X can also work with the Dell 30 Watts Wall AC Adapter that comes with the Dell XPS 12 9250 Laptop which is able to provide rapid charging to the Nexus 5X.

The LG Google Nexus 5X can also be charged by the Dell XPS 12 9250 Laptop itself which guarantees a max of 15 Watts per USB Type-C port as per the Thunderbolt 3 specification.

If you are in a real hurry, the LG Google Nexus 5X can also get charged by the LG G5 but will be charged a lot slower than the other methods above given the lower power provided by the LG G5.

Thanks to Benson Leung for providing various corrections and clarifications on this review.