Apple's 'iPhone 12' to ship with 20W USB-C charger [u]

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in General Discussion edited September 2020
A new leak claims that the power adapter that ships with some of the forthcoming "iPhone 12" lineup will be a 20W USB-C model instead of the familiar 5W one of the iPhone 11. The charger now appears to be receiving certification in some countries.

One of the leaked photos of a prototype 20W power adapter
One of the leaked photos of a prototype 20W power adapter


Whether the launch is delayed or not, when customers get Apple's new "iPhone 12" later this year, it appears they will get a much more powerful charging adapter. According to a new leak, while the "iPhone 12" will retain the Lightning port, its power adapter will be a 20W USB-C one, instead of the current 5W model.

New iPhone 12 will Be Equipped with 20W Power Adapter pic.twitter.com/FBJxlJXyYW

-- Mr*white (@laobaiTD)


Tweeter Mrwhite, solely says that "new iPhone 12 will be equipped with 20W power adapter." There's no more detail beyond a series of photographs, and no information about whether the adapter will ship with all "iPhone 12" models, or just the Pro ones.

While Mrwhite does not have a long track record in Apple leaks, he has most recently claimed that future versions of the Apple Pencil will come in black. And this new charger leak now appears to be confirmed following separate reports of certification.

According to MySmartPrice, what appears to be the same charger -- based on the A2305 identification seen in photographs -- has now been certified by Norway's Norges Elektriske Materiellkontroll. A second charger, identified as A2247, has also obtained certification, this time in Australia.

The details of both certifications confirm that the chargers, while different from one another, are both 20W ones with USB-C port. No more details are yet known.

The original leak was first spotted by 9to5mac.

Separately, Apple is currently one of many companies protesting against a European Union plan to require manufacturers to standardize on an older USB-2 charger.

The "iPhone 12" is expected to be Apple's first 5G phone, and is believed to come in four models. Two are replacements for the current iPhone 11, with one of those having a 5.4-inch screen, and the other being a "Plus"-style 6.1-inch model. The remaining two are the replacements for the current iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Updated: 12:25 ET with reports of certification

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    fred1fred1 Posts: 1,130member
    I don’t know about the rumor, but where can I get the cool transparent charger? 
    F_Kent_Drazorpitjeffharris
  • Reply 2 of 7
    entropysentropys Posts: 4,258member
    Was not this rumour around last year about this time too?

    hope it's true this time.
    razorpitchemengin1
  • Reply 3 of 7
    razorpitrazorpit Posts: 1,796member
    Would 20 watt be enough to power the hypothetical AirPower matt?
    caladanian
  • Reply 4 of 7
    payecopayeco Posts: 581member
    20w? Not 18w like ships with the Pro iPhones and iPads?
    edited June 2020
  • Reply 5 of 7
    jeffharrisjeffharris Posts: 826member
    fred1 said:
    I don’t know about the rumor, but where can I get the cool transparent charger? 
    Kind of original iMac-like. The 2nd or 3rd generation smoke grey one.
    razorpit
  • Reply 6 of 7
    MplsPMplsP Posts: 3,997member
    About frickin' time! Continuing to ship with the pathetic 5W charger was really inexcusable. 
  • Reply 7 of 7
    They likewise upgraded the 29 W to a 30 W charger. 

    I hope they make it smaller and lighter. 


     razorpit said:
    Would 20 watt be enough to power the hypothetical AirPower matt?

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