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iPhone 12 Could Ship With New Braided USB-C to Lightning Cable
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I’ve got far too many old and unused 5w Apple chargers around the house. They’re in junk drawers, old iPhone boxes (I keep them all, both mine and those from my wife and kid’s iPhones), plugged into wall sockets in various rooms, etc. I’ve also got two 18w USB-C chargers (iPad Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max), plus four different 7.5w wireless chargers, and at least two 10w+ USB-C and A chargers in my office.
I don’t need another charging brick when I upgrade to the 12 Pro. I’ll pass my 11 PM to my wife (to replace her XR) and she won’t need anything from me, as she wirelessly charges, so I’m good with skipping the charger and cable for that matter. The only thing I have used the wired Ear Pods for in the past few years is giving them to the one kid who chews through them like they’re made of licorice (he doesn’t actually chew through them, but they fray as if he does). But he can deal with buying his own headphones, or ask for Air Pods for Christmas this year - and lose them instead of fraying the wires...
I don’t need another charging brick when I upgrade to the 12 Pro. I’ll pass my 11 PM to my wife (to replace her XR) and she won’t need anything from me, as she wirelessly charges, so I’m good with skipping the charger and cable for that matter. The only thing I have used the wired Ear Pods for in the past few years is giving them to the one kid who chews through them like they’re made of licorice (he doesn’t actually chew through them, but they fray as if he does). But he can deal with buying his own headphones, or ask for Air Pods for Christmas this year - and lose them instead of fraying the wires...
I can agree lightning is a a nice thin connector. But the pins burn and you can't share charging cables with anything else and you have to have iPhone specific peripherals. When USB-C wasn't a thing, lightning was a fantastic upgrade. However, we are in 2020 now and the iPhone is that one device that has a different cable. If you are packing a bag you need one cable of the iPhone and one for absolutely everything else from a Nikon Z6 to a MacBook Pro and iPad Pro. In a pinch that USB-C cable can charge a dozen devices with you and let you transfer data or even connect to a display. Huge versatility and it'll only get better when/if we start seeing TB3/4 in future iPad's, but even if we don't I can use a TB3 cable as a USB-C cable.
iPad Pro, Macbooks, iPhone chargers... all those are USB C.
Except cheap 2.0 implementations of type C which should be ditched aswell, USB C has higher data transfer, is universal, and will work everywhere. A new iPhone with Lighting? It brings nothing useful compared to USB C. Why not just ditch it already? It's not like it requires a lot of engineering to do it: if a single cable can have both ends, just changing the same traces in the PCB is trivial.
Except cheap 2.0 implementations of type C which should be ditched aswell, USB C has higher data transfer, is universal, and will work everywhere. A new iPhone with Lighting? It brings nothing useful compared to USB C. Why not just ditch it already? It's not like it requires a lot of engineering to do it: if a single cable can have both ends, just changing the same traces in the PCB is trivial.
How about finally producing USB-Lightning cables with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed capability - or at least allowing others to manufacture them if you (Apple) are not willing?
It's just marvelous to transfer stuff from/to iDevices' SSD-grade storage with 40 MB/s.
And yes, a Lightning connector can be used with USB 3.0, cp. Apple's own camera adapter dongle thingy.
It's just marvelous to transfer stuff from/to iDevices' SSD-grade storage with 40 MB/s.
And yes, a Lightning connector can be used with USB 3.0, cp. Apple's own camera adapter dongle thingy.
5 what?
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Yes, but it'll probably stop working after 6 months.
If you have an existing power adaptor you likely have an existing USB-A to lightning which you can keep using. When the whole world starts to move to USB-C bricks you will then still have a cable you can use. if you have neither of those things, you’re in a very small minority and will buy your first USB-C brick.
Give it a rest. Apple releases new and upgraded products all the time without calling them revolutionary. Apple is allowed to make an incremental improvement without the burden your comments would impose.
I will never understand all the complaints about apples cable durability. What on earth does everyone do to these things? I've had 5 iPhones, as many iPads and probably 10 iPods. and worked remotely for over 15 years (until March 2020 anyway...) have flown over 2 million air miles and I have NEVER had one cable go bad. I don't get it.
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Thats because the lightning port is a perfect solution for a mobile device. USB of any flavor? Not so much.
Cant tell if this person is trolling or serious. Trying to blend newer USB-C style plugs with the older standard plugs is a nightmare. Its annoying we don't have more USB-C support across the board. I've been ready for the switch to a better and more convenient plug style for years now.
Everyone saying “and no power adapter to use it with”
If you already have an adapter, you will already have a current lighting cable!
If you need to purchase the adapter you will have the most current/modern cable come with the phone.
If you already have an adapter, you will already have a current lighting cable!
If you need to purchase the adapter you will have the most current/modern cable come with the phone.
Hell no to USB-C. We developers need to be able to plug it into mac for development, and that's a no-go with USB-A MacBooks like MacBook Retina 13"
I think it's more due to the rubber-like material they use for the cable. Although it is flexible, it can crack when bent continuously. The durability issues that I've seen most often is on sleeve connected to the plastic plug. That area seems to be the most susceptible.
But feature wise, I agree with you that Lightning is already sufficient in providing the necessary features for iPhones. It already video out, and can support USB3 speed and fast charging. Going to USB-C actually adds nothing to the feature list, other than the physical connector shape (which is larger than lightning).