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iPhone 15's Braided USB-C Cable Could Be 50% Longer
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The 1m length has always been stupid.
1m is a standard audio interconnect length, and the first of these cables was for an iPod, which was an audio device.
Then the iPhone arrives and they keep that length without realizing or caring that it’s difficult to use the devices while plugged in. Not so important when you are just using headphones to listen to music and pick it up to change tracks, but really important when you need to hold the phone to your ear.
1m is a standard audio interconnect length, and the first of these cables was for an iPod, which was an audio device.
Then the iPhone arrives and they keep that length without realizing or caring that it’s difficult to use the devices while plugged in. Not so important when you are just using headphones to listen to music and pick it up to change tracks, but really important when you need to hold the phone to your ear.
There have been rumors since 2021, and when they shifted the iPad to usb-c, everyone knew the phone would be close behind.
Lightning is a 10 year connector, just like Tim stated. That time is up.
This is the most exciting new feature of the iPhone 15. I cannot wait. I will immediately trade in my iPhone 14 Plus Max for this new longer braided cable. Not.
As I said in another post, I had a cable start to turn yellow and split, while inside the box. I never used it nor even touched it. Others frayed at the connection point.
My later cables have held up.
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We need this iPhone dock in a new USB-C format.
Since 2021?
EU considered USB-C as a standard before then https://www.macrumors.com/guide/eu-charging-standard-proposals-and-apple/
Also it seems like they were considering it since 2016
You're wrong.
That would be awesome. Even better if it was built with enough tolerance to work on an iPad too (up to iPad Pro). Why not?
iOS is going to be able to manage the battery health better than we can by trying to second guess things. It can control how fast/slow the charging is to keep the battery as optimal as it can. My nearly 1-year old 14 Pro Max is at 97% max battery capacity and that's after a year of charging with whatever bricks, car chargers, etc, and charging overnight, every night, with a MagSafe charger. i.e., I don't really think about it and let the phone make the decisions. Seems to work out just fine.
Time to get a new car! 😉
WiFi 7 + MagSafe will make cables obsolete… 😉
Still doubling down and dying on this nonsensical ant hill.
I'll double down as well: Apple caused this mess by (again) not switching the iPhone over when the rest of the line switched. Made no sense then and still makes no sense. You can have your own opinions but you can't create your own facts. The old cables can all still be used and repurposed. Old iPhones don't magically cease to exist and neither do appropriate adapters for said cables.
But I do agree, thanks EU, for dragging Apple in to 2023 kicking and screaming to the benefit of the consumer and environment.
Edit: Grammar and context.
You made the same argument last time and when I replied, you said "Yeah, I've seen enough from this one." and stopped the discussion. Now you're starting the same argument over again?
Do you want to discuss this or have you "seen enough" from me?
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Inflation is the justification, it’s not spin, it’s a fact… 😉They’ll have to justify the price increase somehow.
Time heals and it's a new day. I was done that day, that thread. You repeated yourself as did I. But unlike you I add some necessary nuance and context. You just whine because you've convinced yourself of something you want to be true because you love Apple (evidently), defend them at all costs and apparently love an inferior, proprietary connector that should not exist and, yes, is an environmental drag in the grand scheme.
There's no "discussion" here. Neither of us are going to change our minds so it's pointless. But maybe others care about my reasoning why (I believe) you're wrong. Besides I've already laid out my case before and now. Nothings changed.
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So you don't care what I have to say, don't want to discuss it with me, but will always repeat the same argument in response to mine hoping someone else cares and you'll discuss it with them? And if they disagree, you'll paint them as they convinced themself of something they want to be true because they love Apple, to defend them at all costs? Or are you just here for others to only agree with you (genuine question)?
I don't understand your endgame here.
You accuse me of making up facts but won't listen to what I have to say. How is this valuable to anyone?
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If a specific color model doesn't sell well, and you were actually stuck with them, then you would have a much bigger problem with the unsold phones than with the cables. But typically, the way to solve this is to just stop manufacturing the unpopular color. Since Apple sells three generations of phones, they will eventually sell the inventory.
I’ve only had one fail, but they all fray at the exact same spot. I patch it up with some electrical tape, but I really shouldn’t have to.
And that's what will justify the price increase for many Apple defenders.
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