India Considering New Rules That Could Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone

[I7guy]

Then you have fundamentally misunderstood the conversation. Especially when the failure rate since the cable came to be is a meaningless metric. What valuable is the failure rate of same aged cable with equal usage

No the overall real failure rate from inception of the lightning cable is more important than some simulated tests.

I fail to understand why a person would ever care of the failure rate of all cables since 2012 and 2015 respectively,

Because it shows the overall longevity in real usage.

especially when cables might not be the same over a 10 year period. Instead of the failure rate of a million included cables bought with todays phone and inspected a year from now

Better metric is overall failure rate from inception rather than some simulated and derived number.

 

[DonLeone]

I planned a new iPhone this year. However, without USB-C I'll wait a year. Else I have to take different chargers for years to come. Our iPads are already on USB-C.

 

[Crowbot]

I planned a new iPhone this year. However, without USB-C I'll wait a year. Else I have to take different chargers for years to come. Our iPads are already on USB-C.

I just carry a tiny USB-C to Lightning adapter.

 

[SactoGuy18]

I just carry a tiny USB-C to Lightning adapter.

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That's great, but I worry about losing these adapters. I'd rather have Apple use the same USB Type C port used on their iPad Pro and iPad Air models instead. Especially with the possiibility of initial charging rates as high as 40 watts.

 

[CarlJ]

That's great, but I worry about losing these adapters.

Then buy USB-C to Lightning cables? They’re much harder to lose. If neither of these two solutions works for you, it sounds like your plan to buy is based on just feeling like you’d like a new iPhone, rather than needing one - if such a small inconvenience can derail your plans.

 

[Crowbot]

That's great, but I worry about losing these adapters. I'd rather have Apple use the same USB Type C port used on their iPad Pro and iPad Air models instead. Especially with the possibility of initial charging rates as high as 40 watts.

Got it but they do have a string. And I'm personally leery of fast charging. Even though it can be done it makes me nervous.

 

[I7guy]

Got it but they do have a string. And I'm personally leery of fast charging. Even though it can be done it makes me nervous.

My wife accidentally bought an Amazon basics 35 w dual port usb c charger. I use the lightning cable to usb c from my AirPods Pro to charge my Xs max. It charges pretty fast…I don’t care if I kill the battery.

 

[Crowbot]

My wife accidentally bought an Amazon basics 35 w dual port usb c charger. I use the lightning cable to usb c from my AirPods Pro to charge my Xs max. It charges pretty fast…I don’t care if I kill the battery.

I don't mind killing the battery but Li-ion batteries have been known to go boom and catch fire if not properly charged. It just makes me a bit nervous. I carry an aux battery in my bag so I can charge from that if needed.

 

[SactoGuy18]

I don't mind killing the battery but Li-ion batteries have been known to go boom and catch fire if not properly charged. It just makes me a bit nervous. I carry an aux battery in my bag so I can charge from that if needed.

I'd almost agree, but if you phone and charger properly comply with the USB-IF Power Delivery 3.0 standard, the charging rate drops dramatically as the charge approaches 100% on the battery. That way, you avoid damaging the battery itself for a too-high charge rate.

 

[Crowbot]

I'd almost agree, but if you phone and charger properly comply with the USB-IF Power Delivery 3.0 standard, the charging rate drops dramatically as the charge approaches 100% on the battery. That way, you avoid damaging the battery itself for a too-high charge rate.

Absolutely right. I may be more cautious than required. But as a medical electronics tech for many years I like to play it safe.

 

[I7guy]

Absolutely right. I may be more cautious than required. But as a medical electronics tech for many years I like to play it safe.

Cautious I agree, baby it I don’t. Modern phones won’t draw more cirrwnt than the circuitry will allow. Example charging the 5s from the iPad 12v power brick.

 

[Crowbot]

Cautious I agree, baby it I don’t. Modern phones won’t draw more current than the circuitry will allow. Example charging the 5s from the iPad 12v power brick.

Oh no, I baby all my devices. My iPhone hasn't been out of its case for more than the time it takes to wipe it down.