The next-gen iPhone could feature even speedier charging.
According to a new rumor, Apple might team up with new suppliers who can provide higher-powered charging components. The upgrade should finally allow the iPhone to compete with its Android rivals when it comes to charging speed.
The iPhone models have historically beaten out most of their competitors when it comes to battery life, but once that battery is dead and needs charging, Apple devices typically take much longer to reach full capacity.
The iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X models all charge faster than their predecessors and Apple is supposedly eyeing new suppliers who can provide faster charging components. Rosenblatt Securities analyst Jun Zhang claims the company wants to swap its existing 5-volt, 2-amp circuitry to 9-volt, 2-amp and 5-volt, 3-amp circuitry for the 2018 iPhone lineup.
These changes will allow the iPhone to “support more applications, provide a quicker recharge, and better compete with Android OEMs,” Zhang writes in a recently published research note.
It’s also rumored that Apple could choose Power Integrations to be its sole supplier of fast-charging chipsets. After the company fixes a quality-control issue, it could replace ON Semiconductor and NXP Semiconductors as “the main provider for the charging solution for all new iPhone and iPads,” Zhang says.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via Cult of Mac and AppleInsider