The leaker known as “Instant Digital” claims — as noted by MacRumors — that there’s an internal debate at Apple on whether MagSafe should remain a standard feature on iPhones.
The Sellers Research Group (that’s me) feels that MagSafe is here to stay. However, “Instant Digital” claims that Apple is weighing the costs of including MagSafe magnets in the iPhone against the strength of the accessory ecosystem that has grown up around the feature.
And that ecosystem is strong. Dozens of companies, including Apple, sell MagSafe compatible phone cases, wallets, stand, and chargers. You can find a list — though it’s far from extensive —here. Ditching the feature would be an incredibly dumb idea.
In case you’re not familiar with it (which I doubt) MagSafe is a proprietary, magnetically attached wireless power transfer and accessory-attachment standard developed by Apple Inc. for its iPhone and AirPods product lines. It was announced on October 13, 2020, in conjunction with the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro series.
Not only do I think MagSafe is here to stay. I think it will expand to the iPad line-up as numerous rumors — see here and see here — have predicted.
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