The only way I remove 4k video files off my phone (multiple GBs in size) is via AirDrop. It fails maybe 1 out of 10 times.
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iPhone 14 Pro's Lightning Connector Still Limited to USB 2.0 Speeds Despite Large 48MP ProRAW Photos
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The only way I remove 4k video files off my phone (multiple GBs in size) is via AirDrop. It fails maybe 1 out of 10 times.
This is pretty funny.
Yes, I will continue to use my photographic equipment primarily because Apple decided to botch the implementation. I had considered replacing my Q2 with an iPhone for color photography (keeping my Monochrom which I use more admittedly) but with such limited ability to handle the files, that won't be happening now.
Whether you think this is a small issue or not, your inability to admit that it is a bad move is pretty funny to me. And for what exactly? Do it hurt your feelings or something?
Use case for me is connecting my camera to my phone to upload photos. Wifi is a possibility but slower and getting it set up on the camera is a pain.
The other issue is a DJI Osmo that I like to use sometimes that won't do 4k when connected to an iPhone. Not sure if it's a limitation of Lightning or iOS but the easier solution for me was to use an Android device with USB C. Airdrop is completely irrelevant in both use cases.
The other issue is a DJI Osmo that I like to use sometimes that won't do 4k when connected to an iPhone. Not sure if it's a limitation of Lightning or iOS but the easier solution for me was to use an Android device with USB C. Airdrop is completely irrelevant in both use cases.
Airdrop != USB 2.0
And I'm not sure how me using a metaphor for loud and angry complaining equates to you calling my opinion "crap" but whatever makes you feel better.
I was planning on getting a 14-Pro; may wait a month and see what iPads are released. I have a 7+ that I can still use for text/voice. But a new cellular iPad may be a better (and cheaper?) solution.
It is adequate and the sales show it
You are defending the continued inclusion of USB 2.0 speeds after the introduction of a 48MP sensor.
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You have the numbers and financials already? All the return data too?
Would the sales be higher if more could utilize the 48MP and ProRaw?
Not sure why some of you are so incredibly condescending and snarky about this issue. Does it hurt YOUR feelings? LOL! Like I said, I don't give a crap WHAT Apple does. Sticks with Lightning until 2032, changes to USB-C for iPhone 15, or whatever. So, sure, for your sake and the others who think like you, I hope Apple gives you what you want. I just don't think the level of "condemnation" of Apple over it still being Lightning is warranted. Obviously our opinion on that differs. Such is life.
This is pretty pathetic on apples part IMO, also samsung has had USB 3.0 on their flagship smartphones since the s20 which was while only a few years ago just tells you how behind apple is behind the competition.
To all the people who don't understand why this is an issue:
New iPhone 14 Pro Max today told me it'd be 8 hours to transfer my data from old phone over DIRECT WiFi 6 and that just jumped to 14 hrs, sitting right next to my router. And I have no one else near me on my property, and I have very few other 2.4 or 5.1 GHz devices in operation.
But, please, tell me more about how WiFi 6 is sufficient and I should be OK with Apple neutering BOTH physical and wireless interfaces and somehow I'm whiny?
New iPhone 14 Pro Max today told me it'd be 8 hours to transfer my data from old phone over DIRECT WiFi 6 and that just jumped to 14 hrs, sitting right next to my router. And I have no one else near me on my property, and I have very few other 2.4 or 5.1 GHz devices in operation.
But, please, tell me more about how WiFi 6 is sufficient and I should be OK with Apple neutering BOTH physical and wireless interfaces and somehow I'm whiny?
@VuvuzelaiPhone We're done here. You are WAY out of line with your repeated personal attacks. No wonder we can't have a politics and religion sub-forum here. Some of you can't even discuss a data port without getting heated and insulting. Good grief.
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"We" might have Wifi7, but I bet the iPhone wont, they don't even have Wifi6E yet. (But my Android Flip4 has 6E)
Even in the EU, "legal" in these regards (commercial regulation) is not a matter of what's right but rather who controls the purse strings.
Google, Samsung, and other Android device ecosystem players have successfully (and, likely eventually to our benefit as consumers, whether we, as an Apple community want to admit it or not) been able to be a good check to Apple's practices in the EU, Brazil, and India (among other nations) through lobbying to make the operating environment harsh for their walled garden. I think much like it's simply far too extreme for governments to come mandate level playing fields and device specs, we currently have the other opposite, where unchecked dominant players in the market can do consumer unfriendly (and excessively environmentally unfriendly) things with little recourse, to the point where market "choice" and the "free market" actually are no longer effective checks on this. They have not been able to produce a device that is competitive in many segments for phones and tablets (there are many great Android phones out there, but it is a highly fragmented market) and their watch/wearables story is even more laughable, but they have done "good" here.
I suspect Apple will have to open up a bit (and I believe that is good for all of us, and my company does have App Store revenue as part of our component, and I'd love to see more ability to make our iOS app match feature parity with what we can do on Android as well as handle payments directly through our payment processor, we don't need AAPL's help, esp at their take rate with that), but once they do, with their pockets, they will likely be able to gain significant control and favor with EU other regulators as they begin to start sowing those relationships.
I think the Type C requirement will go away once Apple can credibly tell the "no cables or connectors at all" story which *IS* an incredible ecological (and economic for some people, not cable manufacturers, hahaha) story, which is closer than we think (as much as I do not want that to be the case, I still go back to cables for charging and sync whenever possible because they are always more reliable than wireless, and if modern standards are supported, they are also always faster, but clearly not when you have 2010 technology on the only port on your device!).
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Good. Though I wouldn't be surprised if we in the US don't get the benefit.
I haven't done it since last night. I plugged it into my Mac to do a last backup before my 14 gets here.
Agree. Surely they don't have the audacity to keep lightning in the iPhone 15. Differentiate further between standard and pro modals if Apple wishes to continue producing two lines. 256GB starting base modal not 128GB, USB-C i/o and WiFi 6E will do nicely.
It would be a fair question to ask in an interview. I’m just curious what the reason is. My usage doesn’t require USB-C, so this is a non-issue for me, but it does seem strange that they haven’t updated the port. Is there a new USB standard being released soon?
Are you in the US? In my area of the UK I can get about 60mbps theoretical maximum wifi speed, which in reality is less than 30 in use!