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Apple Introduces Updated AirPods Pro and EarPods With USB-C and More

For the EarPods is the DAC and amp still near the connector as was necessitated in the lightning version (digital connection), or are they using the phone’s internals via an analog connection? USB-C pins have support for both methods
 
marzbarz said:
Such a stupid change. Keeping lightning would have been better. Delusional.
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huge_apple_fangirl said:
First of all, having one cable for Mac, iPad, iPhone, AirPods is waaay better.
Second of all, it wasn't Apple's choice. The EU forced their hand
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marzbarz said:
Then remove Apple Watch wireless charging and include a USB-C port.

And also remove the MagSafe port from MacBook.

Using your logic...
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The point you are intentionally ignoring or are not understanding is that consolidating the types of cables someone needs to posses is considered a benefit by most people. Consolidation down to no choice might not be, but reduction to redundant types is a benefit. For example, wireless charging and wired charging are different methods each having different benefits/trade offs. Lightning has become redundant to USB C and is a layer deeper now splitting the wired options. Since fewer Apple products use lightning than USB C, it makes sense to remove this redundancy in wired charging options, also thereby reducing the number of physical cables a user needs to have.

From a consolidation perspective it is not delusional, it is helpful. Plus as you have also conveniently ignored, they were forced to make the change on the iPhone, further increasing the need to consolidate the redundancy of wired charging/data cable options.
 
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Omg i'll finally be free of the last lightning devices soon.. Ordered the APP2C (lol) instantly
 
Arsenikdote said:
The point you are intentionally ignoring or are not understanding is that consolidating the types of cables someone needs to posses is considered a benefit by most people. Consolidation down to no choice might not be, but reduction to redundant types is a benefit. For example, wireless charging and wired charging are different methods each having different benefits/trade offs. Lightning has become redundant to USB C and is a layer deeper now splitting the wired options. Since fewer Apple products use lightning than USB C, it makes sense to remove this redundancy in wired charging options, also thereby reducing the number of physical cables a user needs to have.

From a consolidation perspective it is not delusional, it is helpful. Plus as you have also conveniently ignored, they were forced to make the change on the iPhone, further increasing the need to consolidate the redundancy of wired charging/data cable options.
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Exactly. Lightning is a crappier version of type-C. No Displayport, no USB 3.1 gen 2. Though on phones the two have similar charging capabilities, I'll assume the new iPhone does about 27-30 watts at max, which Lightning's max was 27 so in practice they weren't that different in charging speeds. But data speeds, very different.

They could maybe have had both Lightning and USB-C on the same iPhone but who cares about that? It still comes with a cable so you can charge, and for any old accessory that's Lightning only they added the adapter. Simple enough.
 
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www.theverge.com

FYI: Apple’s USB-C AirPods Pro are more durable than last year’s pair.

Apple quietly snuck some hardware upgrades into its refreshed second-generation AirPods Pro — now with a USB-C port on the case. As the tech specs page confirms, the earbuds are now rated IP54, meaning they’ve picked up dust resistance, which the Lightning set technically lacked with their IPX4...
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Arsenikdote said:
The point you are intentionally ignoring or are not understanding is that consolidating the types of cables someone needs to posses is considered a benefit by most people.
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Show me factual data/evidence to support your assumption. Or else it is invalid.
 
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tothemoonsands said:
Website is updated, and only the Pros got the USB-C treatment. Super unfortunate since I hate the rubber fittings of the Pros. No reason they couldn’t update both simultaneously.
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Take a look at third party foam tips for the pros. I hated the rubber tips too. Tried foam and never looked back. They don’t slide out of my ears anymore and are super comfortable for all-day use.
 
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marzbarz said:
Then remove Apple Watch wireless charging and include a USB-C port.

And also remove the MagSafe port from MacBook.

Using your logic...
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You can actually charge a MBP with either the MagSafe port OR the USB-C port. Both are supplied from USB-C PD chargers, it is just the cable connector, and max supported voltage that are different.

MagSafe has two advantages:
- The magnetic connector allows you to trip over the cable and not pull your laptop onto the floor.
- The MagSafe port supports a higher charging voltage, and thus you can get the full 140W (28V at 5A) charge to a 16" MBP, rather than the current USB-C ports used on Macs with a limit of 100W (20V at 5A) via USB-C.

Note:
- USB-C EPR specification was defined in 2021 with up to 240W (48V at 5A)
- Apple's 140W MagSafe charger is a USB-C PD charger with 28V at 5A.
 
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