An alleged teardown of a prototype version of the Apple AirPower shows a massively complex internal design that might explain why Apple cancelled it.
The purported teardown uploaded to bilibili and reported on by 9to5Mac and iClarified shows an array with a total of 14 wireless charging coils – all layered within the base of the device. This would have assured that iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods owners could have charged their devices wherever they were placed on the AirPower mat.
The teardown also shows a keyboard-esque metal frame that would have kept everything densely packed into the product. We can also see the Lightning port that would have enabled the device to be connected to a power source.
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