At the beginning of last year we you informed about being Apple is preparing to make a small revolution in its charger range. It is to switch from classic adapters using silicon as a conductor to gallium nitride, which is hidden behind the relatively frequently used name GaN recently. Thanks to this step, we should see the arrival of equally powerful chargers with a smaller body (there is talk of a reduction of between 35 and 50% compared to current versions), or equally large chargers with greater performance.onem. A pleasant benefit should also be the low heating and the purchase price, which should not differ significantly from the current versions. With the use of GaN chargers from AppAlthough the launch was generally planned last year, the coronavirus pandemic has thwarted these plans, and the Californian giant is only now returning to implementing them. However, it seems that this time it should be able to deliver on them.
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According to the sources of the fairly well-informed Asian portal DigiTimes, he closed Apple for this year, a partnership with the supplier of GaN technology for chargers, Navitas Semiconductor, with the understanding that it should cooperate with another partner on their production Applu, by TSMC. At the moment, it is unfortunately not entirely clear whether the first GaN chargers from Applu will be introduced to the world this year, however, considering that it is not a complicated technology and that the existing adapter design is expected to be used, only with smaller dimensions, this year's introduction would not be surprising. However, it will again depend on the coronavirus pandemic and, in particular, how significantly it will be reflected in this year.
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Although Apple doesn't currently bundle a power adapter with a whole range of its products, it's blessed to have them on offer. You can now buy 5W and 12W USB-A models from him, as well as 20W, 30W, 61W and 96W USB-C models. In particular, the last three mentioned adapters are relatively large in terms of space, so their reduction thanks to the use of GaN would definitely please many Apple fans.
I got a significantly smaller charger for the iPhone 12 already this year....
Well then Apple doesn't innovate 🤣
I bought Apple USB-C 20W adapter. The dimensions are favorable. 👍🏻Since it is a 20W adapter. It is worse with the 30W, 61W and 96W USB-C adapter. Especially the last one is really big and heavy.