It’s not. Any cable capable of USB 3 transfer speeds would work. It just so happens that a Thunderbolt 4 cable is capable of USB 3 transfer speeds.
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It’s not a Thunderbolt cable.
iPads don’t come with a Thunderbolt cable and neither does the M1 MacBook Air.
TB cables are a lot thicker and less flexible than regular USB cables, they would be a bit annoying as your daily use cable.
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My question is why can’t I use the iPhone 15 USB-C cable to get USB transfer speeds? It’s not a Thunderbolt port.
It comes with a cable for charging and usb2.0 speeds, you need a different cable for usb3.0 speeds on the Pros.
This article says “there is a 1-meter black Thunderbolt cable that enables USB 3.1”, it just says “one exists”. It does not say “The 1-meter black Thunderbolt cable is the ONLY cable that will enable USB 3.1”.
This makes zero sense. It is unprecedented that a USB-C cable is not capable of offering USB 3 speeds. That’s what it’s designed for.
Googled, picked the first cable in the sponsored links.
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If unprecedented means “fairly common”, then you’re right.
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Okay… So if Apple sell a 1mtr charge cable that says 60W for £19 and if you up that to 2mtrs it is then 240W for £29…. Question being:- What is the wattage of the USB C Charge Cable shipped with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max?
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Regardless of what Apple should have included, what you said is simply not true. The majority of USB-C cables are not capable of 3+ speeds. Now if you had said “…cable which comes with faster drives” then I would agree with you.
USB-C came out after USB 3 was already fairly popular. I assumed that meant all those cables met the 3.1 spec. Who would use a USB-C cable at 2.0 speeds? Those devices use USB-A connectors.