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Leak indicates Apple prototyped MagSafe chargers in assorted colors, “Magic Charger” stand

Per Twitter leaker @kosutamiSan, Apple has apparently prototyped at least one colored version of its MagSafe Charger for iPhone, suggesting the company could potentially one day release a new version of the device in additional color options beyond the standard silver model.

The prototype rumor seems to indicate that Apple intended to release its current MagSafe charger in a “colored version,” similar to the MagSafe Charging 3 Charging cables it makes for the MacBook Air.

Apple currently includes a color-matched MagSafe 3 charging cable in the box with its MacBook Air notebook, but also manufactures them in the four MacBook Air colors: Space Gray, Silver, Midnight, and Starlight.

The Twitter leak indicates that Apple’s MagSafe Charger for iPhone features more saturation than the MagSafe power cables. The leaked pictures also indicate that Apple has prototyped similar colored versions for the unreleased horizontal stand-based model called “Magic Charger.”

It’s unknown as to whether the prototyped colored chargers were designed to match iPhone colors that were never released for mass production.

Apple is contributing to the new version of the Qi open standard and it will work much like MagSafe. As a result, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 models are expected to support 15W wireless fast charging even when using third-party chargers that are not Apple-certified, removing a key hurdle for third-party wireless chargers to compete with the company’s MagSafe accessory.

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Via MagSafe and @KosutamiSan