Apple MagSafe Duo Charger Tipped To Launch This Month

In October, Apple unveiled its new iPhone 12 line and announced new MagSafe and MagSafe Duo chargers. The standard MagSafe charger is currently available for purchase, but the MagSafe Duo availability is a mystery. A reseller from Switzerland called Digitec Galaxus, apparently a known and popular reseller, has published a listing for the MagSafe Duo charger suggesting that the charger will start shipping this month.

The reseller's web store claims that MagSafe Duo chargers will ship between December 21 and December 29. It's worth noting that Apple has yet to offer an official launch date for the charger. It's certainly not outside the realm of possibility that a major reseller would have inside information about a potential launch date.

Apple certainly won't be happy that the company is tipping launch dates if there's any truth to the listing. Another factoid lending weight to the December 21 launch date is that Apple has sent some MagSafe Duo review units out already. It's unlikely that Apple would've sent review units to members in the media if the device wasn't ready to launch soon.

For those unfamiliar with the MagSafe Duo charger, it's designed to charge an iPhone 12 series smartphone and an Apple Watch simultaneously. MagSafe chargers are of the sort that the Apple Watch uses and was a new feature to the iPhone 12 series launched in October.

Apple previously said that the MagSafe Duo charger would sell for $129. As is done with recent iterations of its phones and Watch, no USB-C power adapter is included. Apple will gladly sell you one for an additional charge. Most smartphone users likely have USB-C chargers lying around, but you need one with enough power output to get the ideal charge speed.