Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 13 series this month. The American tech giant could announce the date for the launch event as early as today. Ahead of that, a new official MagSafe charger has been certified by FCC.

According to a report by 9to5Mac, a new Apple MagSafe charger with model number A2548 has been certified by FCC. For those unaware, the current-gen MagSafe charger bears model number A2140.

The publication says that the iPhone maker is known for updating model numbers for its accessories due to small changes. Sometimes these changes are even hard to notice. 

However, a report from July suggested that the iPhone 13 series might come with larger wireless charging coil and strong magnets with possible support for reverse wireless charging. 

Hence, there’s a chance that the new MagSafe charger could be designed for the changes in the upcoming iPhones. But unfortunately, we cannot tell that for sure as of now.

Having said that, the FCC listing does confirm one thing. This new MagSafe charger will be compatible with both iPhone 12 series and the forthcoming iPhone 13 lineup. The two different iPhone generations consisting of four models are mentioned as ‘Legacy Phone’ and ‘New Phone’.

As mentioned earlier, Apple will likely debut the iPhone 13, iPhone Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max by the end of September. The new models are expected to cost more due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage.

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