Need proper USB-C speeds for both sides. Having USB-C on one side and Lightning on the smartphone side does not help data transfer speeds much.
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2019 iPhones May Include 18W Fast Charger and USB-C to Lightning Cable
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Yes it does. iPad Pro (1st gen 12.9" and 2nd gen both sizes) supports SuperSpeed USB via Lightning already, using both sides of the connector.
This isn't supported by current Lightning to USB-C cables though, only by the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter and the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader, which use a different pinout on the Lightning connector.
Remember, Lightning is fully reconfigurable and Apple owns the standard, they can do whatever they want with it.
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Have yet to hear from Apple on what speeds USB-C on iPads and iPhones will support. They brag about the 40Gbps transfer speeds of their Thunderbolt 3 on their MacBook Pros which is great. If we see half those speeds on the iPads and iPhones I would be happy
Have yet to hear from Apple on what speeds USB-C on iPads and iPhones will support. They brag about the 40Gbps transfer speeds of their Thunderbolt 3 on their MacBook Pros which is great. If we see half those speeds on the iPads and iPhones I would be happy
As for the Lightning-equipped iPad Pro models supporting USB 3 speeds, I'd expect no more than 5 Gbit/s (USB 3.1 Gen 1 / USB 3.2 Gen 1x1). The connector should be capable of 10 Gbit/s (USB 3.1 Gen 2 / USB 3.2 Gen 2x1) though.
The current iPad Pro models with USB-C don't have Thunderbolt and probably support USB 3.1 Gen 2 / USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 which is 10 Gbit/s since that is what current Macs support (for non-Thunderbolt connections).
Have yet to hear from Apple on what speeds USB-C on iPads and iPhones will support. They brag about the 40Gbps transfer speeds of their Thunderbolt 3 on their MacBook Pros which is great. If we see half those speeds on the iPads and iPhones I would be happy
I don’t see Apple boosting speeds on the iPhone to match the iPad Pro. The iPad is a computer replacement. The iPhone is designed to use Apples wireless mobile cloud services. So it’s unlikely the physical connection will ever exceed the capabilities of wireless capabilities.
The iPad will be kind of a computer replacement after September 2019 when iPadOS is released, still missing a few things but just getting there.
Still heavily rely on the workflow and specific tasks. For example, iPad will never be implement with feature to manage local iTunes library, nor many industrial devices will support for a long time. I can still see tons of fire control panels using RS-232 as its main connection method, and their control software running only on Windows.
My point being is that it’s already tasked with doing some sizable file manipulation. It needs USB-C to interface with other PCs to transfer gigantic files. I don’t believe for a minute it’s a computer replacement, tho that seems to be the ultimate goal. But in the meantime, it’s tasked with some of the same functionality.
The iPhone is not intended, in any way, to work in this capacity. About as close as it comes is shooting 4K video which needs to be transferred to another device (like the iPad Pro) for proper editing. But this is an outlier use, and only requires a one-time transfer, which can be accomplished with iCloud when idle, and doesn’t need the ability to routinely transfer large files into and out of the device like the iPad Pro does as a “computer replacement” in a workflow environment.
Some people have already switched to a tablet computer, but yeah iPad will be a replacement for a laptop/desktop for an even greater number of people in September.
I think Apple should make a commercial where a kid is doing all kinds of stuff on her iPad. Then when an older person asks her about her “computer”, she’ll just look at him and say, “why are you calling my iPad a “computer” and laugh at him, then ask why he still owns a “horseless carriage” instead of using Lyft
All I can hope is that kid could actually learn how a computer works, as a designer, not a user.Some people have already switched to a tablet computer, but yeah iPad will be a replacement for a laptop/desktop for an even greater number of people in September.
I think Apple should make a commercial where a kid is doing all kinds of stuff on her iPad. Then when an older person asks her about her “computer”, she’ll just look at him and say, “why are you calling my iPad a “computer” and laugh at him, then ask why he still owns a “horseless carriage” instead of using Lyft