March 8 news, Tianfeng International analyst Guo Mingji broke the news on Twitter that Apple will launch a new gallium nitride (GaN) charger in 2022, support 30W output power, and use a new form factor design, is the iPhone 14 series to support 30W fast charging?
However, most of Guo Mingji's previous revelations were published in Tianfeng International's analysis and research articles, and this kind of separate disclosure rarely appeared. Although the Twitter account is named "Guo Mingxi", it only began to actively post tweets in March this year. Guo Mingxi himself has not admitted or denied that the number is owned by him, and the reliability of the information cannot be confirmed for the time being.
It is understood that Apple launched the first GaN charger last year, which supports a maximum power output of 140W and is priced at up to 729 yuan. The charger provides more charging power, but the volume does not increase much, only slightly longer than the ordinary 67W charger, greatly improving the portability of the user. At present, Apple's official website only has a 30W charger, the volume is also not small, want to use for iPhone or iPad, portability will be a major obstacle. Therefore, it is still necessary to introduce a smaller 30W charger.
Today, the vast majority of charger products on the market have introduced GaN technology, which can keep the charger small in size while supporting high power output. Such as Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, etc. have launched their own GaN charger, even if the power reaches 120W, the charger is still very small, more convenient to carry and use.
Apple plans to launch a new 30W charger, which may mean that the iPhone 14 series will fully support 30W fast charging, which may be a leap forward for Apple in charging technology. Apple's charging speed has always been the user's slot point, last year the iPhone 13 only provided 20W charging, only the oversized cup supports 27W charging, but the speed is still very slow, it must be more than an hour to fully charge.
If the iPhone 14 series can support 30W fast charging, it is also barely catching up with the charging speed of Android mid-range machines, which is 50% higher than the current 20W charging speed, which is of great help to improve the user experience. However, such a charging speed and Android flagship compared to the difference is still too far, some domestic manufacturers are ready to use 150W fast charging, Apple is not even a fraction, or need to continue to work hard ah.