That would be an incredibly, mind numbingly stupid thing to tell people yes.I mean... yes.
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Apple Reportedly Plans to Announce New AirPods With USB-C Charging Case at iPhone 15 Event
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This keeps going in circles. Let’s try this again.
1. Usbc is a port used by virtually all new (and older) electronic devices. Heck, even Apple uses it in many of its devices, except iPhone and AirPods. I think Apple should leave the usbc cable out of the box, since most people will have a usbc cable lying around. The only exception being Apple fanboys who do not have a relatively new iPad and somehow are devoid of non-Apple devices. They probably can afford a 5 dollar usbc cable.
2. Not all iPhone buyers are former iPhone owners, but are coming from Android. I.e. with the iPhone 15 they will not need a new cable. In contrast, those same buyers would probably not have a lightning cable to connect and charge their iPhone 15 or AirPods if these would still have a lightning port.
3. Lightning is inferior to usbc: tell me about all of this lightning innovation as of late? Usbc has been gaining higher charging and transfer speeds in the meantime. And there is more to come with the amount of headroom left.
4. This wireless revolution will take a while considering Apples magic charging mat flop that never materialized. Let alone the power inefficiency and how hot these charging mats sometimes become. Charging via a port will be very much a thing for a long time!
6. Myself, I have an iPhone and love it, despite lightning: it is super inconvenient not be able to top it off with the same cable or charger as your iPad or MacBook or when at my parents place who use android phones.
It’s shocking how hard some people are ready to defend an outdated port. Good thing Apple doesn’t listen to you, we would still be stuck with 30-pin connector iPhones
It’s shocking how incorrect you are because I have no problem with the USB change, but why on earth wouldn’t you leave a Lightning cable at your parents’ house. I leave a Lightning cable in my desk at work, along with a mouse, so I don’t have to carry them with me. And when I get my 15 Pro, I’ll leave a USB-C cable at work too.
I might swing for this. Have avoided airpods for years but my jaybirds are acting up, and while I like them, have gone through two sets (one through best buy warranty replacement)
Honestly unsure if we'd have even gotten a USB C if it wasn't for EU mandate. Don't think Apple really wanted this.
Why? If you don’t want new features, keep the old phone. It’s always been that way. What other option does someone who doesn’t want USB-C have? Likewise if you still want a headphone jack, keep your iPhone 6.
Well if you didn't like lightning, you shouldn't have bought an iPhone. Why did EU have to mandate a USB-C port then?
Pretty much similar logic.
Great for the environment…And leave one at friends, work, etc. Or, all phones should use the same port so you don’t have this problem.
It's probably more accurate to say that usb-c is superior to lightning for a small subset of iPhone users who do happen to need that faster transfer speed. For everyone else, they would likely be indifferent because they only plug in a cable to charge (I know several people who still use their OG 5w charging brick to charge their new iPhones), and good luck trying to explain to them why different usb-c cables come with different transfer speeds (2.0, 3.0, 3.1 Gen 1 and 2, 3.2 Gen 1, 2 and 2x2, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and USB4), why some cables are longer, why some are thicker, why some support HDMI and some don't, much less how to tell them apart.
Reduced is the wrong word, enhanced would be correct. Compared to the original AirPods Pro, noise cancelling is better not worse on the AirPods Pro 2.
BS logic, if transfer speed wasn't relevant why would they bring it now to iPhones? You know what's environmentally friendly? Designing your products with standard ports so everyone can use the same cables instead of having to buy new ones. But you can keep licking Apple's boots if that's what makes you happy.
Where was that energy when they switched from the 32 pin connector? Lol this is an Apple W. A rare W but still a W.
The bigger Apple was becoming under Tim Crook the further away they drifted from what we paying customers actually want. Think of EU as a primary shareholder speaking with our best interests going forward
So switching to USB-C gets you to nuclear disaster faster. Thanks!
Have a good one.
Your point makes zero sense.
So when Apple decides to cause environmental disasters by replacing the old adapter with lightning or removing the headphone jack it's okay.
But when the EU forces apple to cause an environmental disaster it's bad?
Do you really care about environmental disasters or do you just worship apple?
Makes a ton of sense. Apple's data showed plenty had usable charging bricks and charging ports. So they removed it.
What? That makes no sense.
He/she means that perfectly good headphones that use the industry standard 3.5 jack were now unusable for the new iPhones accept when buying an adapter. Or to buy Bluetooth headphones with batteries. But you know what: I guess your opinions would be different if it was Samsung using lightning and needed to change to usbc.
Even if iPhones would be using the blood of newborn puppies some people here would defend Apple tooth and nail.
Apple reduced the noise cancellation of AirPods Pro when the second generation came out. Apple said they did that because of legal issues.