iPhone 15 Models Do Not Come With Rumored Color-Matched Braided USB-C Cables

[MacRumors]

Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models, rumors from leakers like Majin Bu and Kosutami suggested that the new iPhones would be sold with color-matched braided USB-C to USB-C cables, but that didn't happen.

The cable that comes with the new iPhone 15​

Apple did update the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro with a USB-C port, but they are sold with standard, plain white braided USB-C to USB-C cables.

Images of the supposed "color-matched" cables were in the soft pastel colors that the iPhones were rumored to come in, but looking back, the colors were slightly off. Leaks also suggested that the cables could be 50 percent longer at 1.5m in length, but that was also incorrect.

The rumored color-matched cables that turned out to be fake​

All of the iPhone 15 models are sold with a USB-C to USB-C cable that is one meter in length, but the cables are indeed braided for additional durability. Apple is selling no braided USB-C to USB-C cables in colors that match the iPhones, though there is a 1-meter black Thunderbolt 4 cable that enables USB 3.2 transfer speeds of up to 10Gb/s on the iPhone 15 Pro.

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[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

At least they’re braided.

The ‘leak’ was most likely an Apple red herring.

 

[mrat93]

At least they’re braided.

Was going to comment this verbatim. Would have been too funny if Apple continued to sell some of the crappiest cables.

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Obvious fakes are fake.

 

[mongobongo]

It never looked right to me with the white not matching plastic shell.

 

[zedsdead]

If these are real, it could be for the M3 iMacs. But thats a big if.

 

[Populus]

I always thought this would be for the keyboards of the next M3 iMac.

 

[Fraysa]

Last year not a single leak mentioned the Dynamic Island. Since then, I’ve stopped believing them as nobody really knows anything.

 

[vertsix]

Whichever employee took this bait and leaked it is getting fired.

 

[midkay]

The rumors were so far off this year! Missed a bunch of the big things & got a bunch of the little things wrong too. Always funny to me.

 

[DFZD]

I guess the suppliers only make those coloured cables in USB 3 format.

 

[MrRom92]

At least they’re braided.

The ‘leak’ was most likely an Apple red herring.

I agree. A lot of the info that was leaked turned out to be correct. Apple surely peppers the info they provide to people with slightly changed details, or other fake (but plausible) info, so they can trace leaks back to who they come from.

 

[redbeard331]

What about for the pros? I need a braided black usbc cable in my life.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Wow! I was hoping for colorful braided cables. Dang it!

 

[JPack]

I would guess it's a feature cut to cap prices.

 

[lenningj]

You can still scribble the braided cable whatever colour you want to match the phone

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Apple PsyOps strikes again! Lmao.

 

[cocoua]

USB-C sold by Apple as the revolution iPhone needed, and it's true! but in 2015!!!!

8 years later just to make some extra money with lighting, too greed Apple, too greed

 

[erikkfi]

Those cables in the original leak were way too long to be real.

 

[Gannon98]

The Learn More page for the Pros have it plugged into a dark cable...

 

[oofio2461]

My guess is it is for the M3 MBA, or just counterfeit cables.

 

[johannnn]

I always laugh at people/websites believing in every single random chinese rumor.

 

[thettareddast]

At least they’re braided.

The ‘leak’ was most likely an Apple red herring.

Doubt its an intentional distraction-fake from Apple, or attention-grab fake from 3rd party.

More likely explanation is Apple sourced these components (color-matched cables). Vendors submitted their product samples. The leak occured along this chain. Then ultimately Apple decided not to pursue it, whether due to cost or another product decision.

Apple deliberately engineering up a fake, or 3rd party conjuring it up (with no obvious gain) is too conspiratorial.

 

[JPack]

The Learn More page for the Pros have it plugged into a dark cable...

That's the $69 TB4 cable.

 

[Blackstick]

This is the kind of feature Steve Jobs would have insisted on but Tim Cook/Jeff Williams opted for the $0.70/cable savings. Definitely. Supply chain boys would never go for this on a high volume product like iPhone. iMac, sure, whatever, people pay through the nose.