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Bloomberg Confirms Apple is Testing iPhones With USB-C Ports
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There are over 1B iPhones with Lightning ports in the wild. There will be complaints when they switch, just like there are complaints that they don’t switch. Will USB-C be around in ten years like Lightning has been, or will go through all of this again — and meanwhile adding more to landfills in the process?
And someone like you with no imagination will reap the benefits along with us. So be quiet.
they can’t just change a design that quickly. iPhone 14 was likely finalized around now or a few months ago and they’ll be preparing to ramp up production soon.
they can’t just ”make it happen” that fast.
I've had a pretty decent experience with my Pro. I never really been concerned with the port or cables for that or for my mac mini. It's really nice being able to use my USB-C to HDMI adapter or USB hub between the two.
I have had a worse experience with USB-C on my PC. Seems like the connector in both of the ports are not that durable or reliable. I constantly had to adjust my cable position when I'm using my Quest 2 or a couple of my other accessories up until I purchased a specific cable attachment that sticks to the case to hold it in place. I don't know if it's just the build quality of my case and motherboard or what.
It hasn’t been an issue for me, either positive or negative. It’s just a cable, I am fine with lightening or UDB C. The only difference was I had to purchase a longer USB C cable for my iPad Air. The excess cables went back to Apple so they can use them for parts. In the end I had to spend more to get the cable I wanted…
It's insane that that you can get a top of the range 1TB iPhone 13 Pro and the only connector on it transfers data at a USB 2.0 speeds!. Takes the piss that you can download over the air at 2x to 3x faster speeds than what that port is capable of.
Apple should have upgraded that port a few generations ago let alone another year or two. If my math is right to fill up a 1TB iPhone at the current speeds would take just over 4hrs 30mins at 480 Mbps, if we were able transfer up to 10Gbps that's about a 15min transfer time, that's an enormous difference.
Apple should have upgraded that port a few generations ago let alone another year or two. If my math is right to fill up a 1TB iPhone at the current speeds would take just over 4hrs 30mins at 480 Mbps, if we were able transfer up to 10Gbps that's about a 15min transfer time, that's an enormous difference.
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I hope when they move to usb C they do it swiftly across the board, whats the point of having USB C on iphone and then still keep around lightning for keyboard, mouse, airpods.
Precisely! The same way the did away with ports on MacBook Pros years ago.
Alternatively, they might be hoping wireless charging will finally catch on.
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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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We first heard about it from the EU's legislation, not Kuo. Stop trying to make this guy into something he's not.
USB C iPhones will be nice. But it is possible that Apple can launch it only in EU, similar to EarPods being sold along with iPhone only in France.
Your son in law is to blame for that, your daughter should have done better. I feel sorry for you. ?
/sarcasm