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Apple iPhone users hoping for faster wireless charging speeds may finally have a reason to be excited. As spotted by 91Mobiles in a Taiwanese regulatory filing, Apple is preparing to release two new MagSafe chargers that will juice up most iPhones much faster.
The new chargers, model numbers A3503 (2m cable) and A3502 (1m cable), support the upcoming Qi 2.2 standard, which is expected to allow wireless charging speeds of up to 50W.
Apple may not opt for the maximum limit supported by the standard, however. Based on the images of the white charging puck seen in the filing, 91Mobiles expects it to support up to 45W speeds.
That is still a huge leap when compared to the existing Qi2-certified MagSafe models, which were released alongside the iPhone 16 series last year. Those models max out at 25W on the iPhone 16 Plus and Pro Max when paired with a 30W power adapter. Without it, charging falls back to Qi 2’s 15W limit.
The new Qi 2.2-based MagSafe charger has been tested on the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 11, 91Mobile notes. So, the compatibility should extend to iPhone 11 and later, but based on previous trends, Apple might reserve the highest charging speed for the iPhone 17 series.
It’s unclear if the faster charging speed would result in a price hike for the MagSafe charger. Currently, the 1-meter cable variant costs $39, and the 2-meter variant costs $49.
Apple has been a key contributor to the Qi charging standard, having lent its MagSafe technology to build the standard now governed by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC).