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2019 iPhones May Include 18W Fast Charger and USB-C to Lightning Cable
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Removing the jack was a dumb move. People have tons of Apple headphones that will slowly make their way into landfills. Lots of plastic just sitting there while we’re forced to buy new ones.
Oh well, bring on 2019. New chargers, new headphones, and new cables! Queue the Apple committed to the environment segment to kickoff Monday’s event.
Nope. Apple just likes raking in those MFi licensing royalties.
Apple doesn't do things to benefit consumers, they do things to benefit themselves. USB-C would be good for us, so we wont get it. Headphone jack is bad for Apple, so they dropped it.
Don’t hold your breath. Eventually, Apple may have to relent, but that takes time and I’m not sure we’re there yet.
I’m not buying another iPhone until it is usb-c both of my MacBook pros have a usb c charger , my iPad has a usb c charger. I can take one cable to charge them all but always need to bring a lightning cable and it’s annoying.
There is no simple way for Apple to not ship a charger. Even if they wanted to reduce the price, it would move them away from 'round' numbers which they wouldn't want. A voucher would be an idea but would add complexity (in that stores would have handle additional boxes). Or if they offered a selection of chargers and/or cables to choose from both in in-store and online, it would also add complexity.
Maybe the simplest idea (assuming most people wouldn't want to get a charger) would be an AppStore/iTunes voucher with every phone (that ships without a charger). Putting one into every box should be simple and 'cashing' it in is handled online without any additional logistics at the store. Though, would this then need to be included with every phone until the end of time?
Those are actually a lot. Any manufacturer out of China making cables needs to pay those royalty fees to have Mfi certified cables.
Geee...I hope they can afford it....
Wouldn’t want anything cutting into their precious profit margins.
Wouldn’t want anything cutting into their precious profit margins.
Lightning is a better connector design in my opinion.
However, There is a much larger "ecosystem" around USB-C. Apple have already begun the transition to lightning, As have everyone else. The sooner they get their entire product line using the same connector standard the better.
Lightning is "antiquated" in the fact that we already know they'll have to drop it in the near future
They don’t waste money on items that cause the price of the phone to rise without adding to the user experience. Every item on your list is challengeable especially since the list is generic and could apply to AirPods. Especially the headphone jack. And yet their phones last 6 years+ like my 5s. Carry on.
But to original point I guess all of these added up to $84B.
Which may be $1700-1800 like the iPad Pro in order to get 6GB of RAM
Even on that model Apple did not really tell us the specs and speed of the USB C port on that iPad Pro when hooked up to an iMac or MacBook Pro
Yawn.
I can buy a $9.99 USB-C quick charger at the local bodega.
The biggest slap in the face to Apple customers is doubling down on the Lightning connector.
I can buy a $9.99 USB-C quick charger at the local bodega.
The biggest slap in the face to Apple customers is doubling down on the Lightning connector.
By this logic, monitors should never have moved on from VGA and later HDMI, computers to Bluetooth peripherals, Mac from PowerPC to Intel, and horses to cars.
The chargers will not get obsolete as long as the original phones are in use. New phones always come with a charger anyways. Your logic does not make sense.
Probably true, and its a pity that USB-C didn't go down the Lightning-like route - but at least USB-C is more credible than Micro-USB (Esp. the USB3 version which is nearly as big as the old 30-pin connector), which was the alternative when Lightning was introduced. I mean, I have devices with MicroUSB and it works but... bleergh!
All I can say is “damn, this is fascinating”.
USB-C or not, people will buy new devices at some point.
But I do want to point out that “global standard” thing. Yes, it is global standard. No, the progress of this port being widely used is as slow as when USB-A was introduced. I will more than likely to witness how the overall transition goes.
Well, this is good news. But they should've included this gadget a long time before.
Japanese Mac blog Macotakara posted a new report tonight which indicates that Apple will maintain the Lightning connector on the 2019 iPhones but may finally be including a 18W Fast Charger and USB-C to Lightning cable.
The inclusion would represent an upgrade to the currently shipping 5W USB adapter. The 18W adapter allows fast charging with iPhone X charging from 1% to 79% in one hour.
This rumor actually contradicts a previous report by the same site which expected Apple to retain the 5W adapter. Macotakara also reiterates Ming-Chi Kuo's report that this year's iPhones will have ability to wirelessly charge other devices.
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