I had both the 2016 MacBook (for personal use) and the 2017 MBP (for work), which were some of the first USB C MacBooks. After about 2 years with both of these laptops, the USB C ports became a lot more loose and would eventually start losing connection, no matter how carefully I treated them. The USB C in my current M1 MacBook Air seems a lot more stable. If the iPhone is going to get USB C, I’d rather have them figure it out for a few generations before I jump on board. Especially with all the dust and grime that tends to get into iPhone ports. Really happy to get a stable lightning port one last time on the iPhone 14. Yeah, it’s going to take longer to transfer files to my pc, but to be honest, I can’t even remember when the last time I did that was anyways.
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iPhone 14 Pro Am I the only one who’s happy that the iPhone 14 does not come with USB C?
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You are. I'm going to skip the iPhone 14 just because of no USB C.
Yeah buddy, I think you are alone with that exceptionally hot take.
Agreed @Vazor. I’m a happy Lightning Luddite. Almost everything I use (13 mini, 9th-gen iPad, MagSafe Battery Pack, AirPods Pro), except for a Nintendo Switch with USB-C, has a Lightning port.
Lightning came into being in 2012 with what would be my first iPhone, the iPhone 5—thus I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for it. It’s sad to see it fading away instead of Apple continuing to improve it while retaining the same overall form.
Lightning came into being in 2012 with what would be my first iPhone, the iPhone 5—thus I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for it. It’s sad to see it fading away instead of Apple continuing to improve it while retaining the same overall form.
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I'm buying one but I wanted USB-C. I hate proprietary interfaces.
Lightning is more durable than USB-C, yes. MagSafe trumps both but the heat does wear the battery a bit.
Outside of those who heavily use video and photo transfers needing high speed transfers to their Macs, I’m not sure why so many people feel so strong about USB-C.
When I travel, I usually have my Apple Watch. iPhone. iPad. MacBook. I don’t charge each of these things one at a time. I charge them all together, usually at night. So I need to bring all the cables with me as it is. Usb-C iPhone would just mean a different cable, but still an additional one.
Maybe I’m the minority here 🙃
When I travel, I usually have my Apple Watch. iPhone. iPad. MacBook. I don’t charge each of these things one at a time. I charge them all together, usually at night. So I need to bring all the cables with me as it is. Usb-C iPhone would just mean a different cable, but still an additional one.
Maybe I’m the minority here 🙃
usb c port would definitely cut down on number of cables I have to carry when traveling.
Everything else is usb c.
Everything else is usb c.
Apple needs to standardize on USB-C like every other manufacturer and device on the planet.
Agree with OP. It really is a shame that USB-C has won out because, apart from availability, it is certainly the worse connector (bigger, less stable, more space for grime and dust etc).
It's not that USB-C won out but that Lightning would never be universally accepted because of Apple's tight control over it and the licensing associated with it. The market would never settle on such a closely held proprietary interface.
Honestly, I've never understood the fuss over iPhones getting USB-C. I've got more lightning cables knocking around than USB-C, and I can't really think of a single advantage that the latter grants over the former that matters to me.
I'm not against iPhones switching to USB-C, but I also don't care that they haven't.
I'm not against iPhones switching to USB-C, but I also don't care that they haven't.
Lightning is fine, I don’t like USB C as a connector to be honest.
Slow transfers speeds are dumb in 2022. It will get here eventually, though.
No, you are not the only one. Many Apple apologists who think that Apple can do no wrong are fine with Tim Cook disrespectfully ripping them off by giving them a 22-year old technology (USB 2.0) for an exorbitant price.
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Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.
Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...
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Nah, I prefer lightning. But I don’t deal with large video files.
I hate USB-C. Horrible engineering. I wish they just upgraded lightning.
Yes you are. I don't like transferring ProRes to my Mac via 56k/usb 2.0 etc.
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I prefer the physical lightning plug vs. usb-c but I want usb-c speeds. I think the lightning plug is better designed than the usb plug.