Apple fans have been wishin’ and hopin’ for it to bundle a fast-charging adapter with iPhones. Purported photos of one have surfaced.
These photos of an 18-watt Apple USB-C charger may herald fast charging coming to Apple devices without having to resort to buying third-party adapters.
Photos of an adapter labeled « engineering sample » surfaced this weekend on Chongdiantou.com ( Google Translate version), as spotted by Macotakara, and were reportedly taken by someone in Apple’s supply chain.
One of the photos provides an (almost unreadable) close-up of the specs printed on it, which are model A1720; 100-240V, 50/60Hz 0.45A and output 5V/3A, 9V/2A. From that, the site calculated the 18-watt output.
Why’s everyone so excited? Despite supporting USB-C in its MacBook line, Apple has clung to its Lightning connector for its iPhone and iPad lines. And Apple still ships those with low-powered chargers that don’t support fast charging.
While some might think a USB-C adapter points to the fall iPhones having USB-C connectors, we think it’s more likely that they’ll ship with a USB-C to Lightning cable — and maybe this adapter — instead.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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