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Bloomberg Confirms Apple is Testing iPhones With USB-C Ports

InTeCredo said:
After I bought iPad Pro (2020) and MacBook Pro 16" (2019), I realised I could transfer the files between both devices using the USB-C cable. I would never go back to the old days of using iCloud, Dropbox, AirDrop (worst method!), thumb drive, etc. to transfer between both devices. Using the USB-C cable, the transfer of the 5 GB files is so blazing quick (about 5 seconds or so). I could transfer the multiple files at once as well.

Seriously, Apple should have ditched the Lightning port for iPhone a long time ago. it is real pain in the arse at the beginning to have different cables and points for iPhone, MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, and Apple Watch. I ended up buying the new Lightning-to-USB-C cables and additional USB-C chargers. I have so many iPhone chargers with USB-A socket that I don't use much anymore.

While at this subject, Apple should have offered the USB-C chargers with TWO or THREE USB-C points, especially the one included in the iPad Pro. I end up toting four chargers in my messenger bag/weekend bag for travelling: two USB-A chargers for iPhone and Watch and two USB-C chargers for iPad Pro and MacBook Pro. I could use my MacBook Pro's USB-C points to recharge iPhone, iPad Pro, and Apple Watch, but I would have to bring USB-C/Lightning or Magnetic cables along, totalling 6 cables. Many hotels don't have many electric points or offer the power stripes or USB-A/USB-C points.

If Apple does offer iPhone 15 PRO with USB-C, I would sell my iPhone 13 Pro and buy the iPhone 15 Pro in a heartbeat then ditch all of USB-A/Lightning cables and chargers.
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That seems a bit much. When I traveled six months I ago, I brought with me:
- 13-inch MacBook pro + charger
- Apple Duo wireless pad + cable

This allowed me to easily charge: a MacBook pro, an iPhone, a Watch, Airpods Pro.
 
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I don’t care in the slightest about that connector. When I want to charge my phone, I plug in a USB cable that is not used for anything else. It’s not like I have that cable lying around plugged in to charge all sorts of things. Once the phone is charged, the cable gets rolled up and tucked away. And the technical advantages of either one are negligible. So the specific connector doesn’t make any difference at all. It’s a USB cable.
 
Feet dragging at it's best! There is literally nothing keeping Apple from doing USB-C on the iPhone 13 or 14 as they already have it on the iPad Mini which is the exact same A15. Not having it on the iPhone 14 at the soonest is inexcusable.
 
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bn-7bc said:
Is it wirse rhan the mini/micro USB connectors ( wich imvpcidently, ay keast for micro usb) but too much strain on the device sude connector wich made the luable to actually duslidge from thr mb on the device? Remember USB-C was nainly designed as a replacement fot micro USB, that jt niw ( because EU regs) also replaces lightning is more incidental
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what the heck? bad keyboard or too much to drink?
 
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egyhenger said:
The plug is reliable, holds in place like no other and it’s satisfaction to plug it in. It is beautiful to look at it and easy to clean it. Not like the bloody USB-C. Lightning port should have been used as the USB-C standard
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It gives you satisfaction and it’s beautiful? Oh lord…..?
 
ikjadoon said:
I’m curious how iPad users have liked or disliked type-C as a physical connector (ignoring speeds, features, etc.).

Some comment they don’t like the physical connector.

How have iPad users held up? Would you want to go back to Lightning?
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Everything is USB-C now, including MBP. I hate the fact that I still need to carry around two chargers just so that I can charge iOS devices.
 
I think it’ll be a while longer before the standard iPhones get it but I can see the Pro models getting it on the 14 or 15.

If 8K is coming then god help anyone trying to transfer that over lightning.
 
Are there any technical and non-anti-competitive reasons to maintain Lightning instead of USB-C? Is there anything about Lightning that's better for users than USB-C?
 
nquinn said:
Would be nice but I guess I just don't care about this as much as everyone else. Lightning works pretty well.

Things I really want to see in future iPhones:

- more affordable iCloud storage. 5gb starting is a joke, and the gap between 200gb ($3/mo) and 2tb ($10/mo) is way too large. 2-3 phone backups (128gb) could break 200gb, and at that point you'd need to spend $10/mo. Who doesn't have more than 2 phones worth of photos at this point in 2022? Would be nice to see cheaper pricing in the 500gb - 1tb ranges.

Suggested pricing:

  • 100gb - FREE - to cover first iPhone
  • 500gb - $2/mo - to cover roughly 3 full backups of photos/misc app data. Actual real use case for most people.
  • 1tb - $4/month - not that far off the .50/tb pricing of the 2tb plan now
  • 2tb - $8/month
  • If you ever start considering iCloud for macOS backups it could get way expensive though. Other backup solutions are more affordable (backblaze b2, etc), but they aren't meant for real-time access, just backup with emergency retrieval.
- high accuracy GPS to help in dense urban environments (https://medium.com/@importanttech/w...nd-found-some-surprising-results-b9ec35873e2e)
- more mini models
- longer battery life
- wi-fi 6e would be nice but not that important
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The price you quoted is even below the break even point of hosting data with zero backup and almost no transfer (uploading and downloading).
 
I was going to get the iPhone 14, but I'm going to hold off for a while longer and wait for the 15.
 
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