For the same price the 15 is still better than the 14. Dynamic Island, usb-c and 14 Pro chip. I think there’s other upgrades as well.
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iPhone 15's USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds
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Instead of rushing to assign blame, maybe dig a little deeper. They're not "throttling it down" or "intentionally capping" - the USB circuitry is on the A16 chip, the same chip they were using last year in the iPhone 14 Pro. It is designed to run at USB2 speeds (because that's all that Lightning needed).
The iPhone 15 Pro uses the A17. The A17 has more capable USB circuitry on it, that can do the higher speeds. Next year, in all likelihood, the iPhone 16 will get the A17 (and faster speeds) and the iPhone 16 Pro will have moved onto an A18 chip.
Agreed. It does seem to me like they are trying to gloss past it and not discuss it any more than is absolutely necessary. Probably were a lot of meetings just to figure out exactly how much or how little they were going to hype this up.
They did announce this.
It might have been when they were discussing the non-Pro 15, though. My memory isn't good enough to remember if it was in the 15 section or the 15pro section.
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Of course, they could have used an A17 in the 15 and the A17 Pro in the 15 Pro and *both* could have supported transfer speeds faster than PCs had 20 years ago?
I suppose this approach requires more..
Courage.
Yeah, that's the ticket.
Cue the crying. Hahahahah
Meanwhile, almost no one uses a cable for data transfer anymore. Professionals maybe. No one else.
waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
Meanwhile, almost no one uses a cable for data transfer anymore. Professionals maybe. No one else.
waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
On the other hand, those of us with older iPhones, such as my 12 Pro, the upgrades are compelling enough. Looking forward to the 15 Pro MAX in any of the available colors.
They did announce this during the standard iPhone 15’s presentation. It gets mentioned in MR‘s live blog at 10:51 am: „Can charge AirPods or Apple Watch from the iPhone. New USB C wired earpods.“
You're going to require multiple cords anyway if you want to charge more than one device at a time.
Much more so that still having 128 as a choice, but that gets way more flack. I didn't expect the same speed as Pro, but at least make it faster
Yes, I back up mine maybe every couple of weeks or before an iOS update. I really don't think I need to though. I pay a little extra for Apple Music and iCloud so everything should be backed up there. I just do it for redundancy.
I honestly like the L PORT better, just wish they would have even upped its speed on iPhones
I get reusing parts from a prior generation and all, but USB 3.0/3.1 speeds should have been the norm for a long time.
At this point the 16 has no excuse.
Or, they could just let us do everything over Wi-Fi that we might do via a cable, specifically supporting image capture/Apple Photos for local syncing.
At this point the 16 has no excuse.
Or, they could just let us do everything over Wi-Fi that we might do via a cable, specifically supporting image capture/Apple Photos for local syncing.
Yes, let us all get f'ed for Apple dragging their feet. They are idiots at best, and consumer-hating cowards at worst.
It’s kind of petty that Apple would restrict the transfer speeds on the iPhone 15.
Same here, 12P to 15PM. I’m thinking titanium black but I don’t know yet hopefully there’s hands on videos before the 15th
I wasn't going to upgrade this year anyway. But USB 2.0 in 2023/24 is just hilarious for a "premium" product. And yes, I do transfer data using a cable regularly, because Wifi Sync and Airdrop are terribly buggy for larger transfers.
iPhone 15 is what the iPhone 14 should’ve been from the beginning.
Apple’s lucky that I’m coming off from Samsung Galaxy S8, because the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be a big upgrade for me regardless, but yikes!
Yeah, that could be the case.
Ha! I knew it!
Tim Cook is such a piece of 💩. Because I realize that, I suspected the iPhone 15 would have USB 2.0 a long time ago. See the thread below for specifics:
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Tim Cook is such a piece of 💩. Because I realize that, I suspected the iPhone 15 would have USB 2.0 a long time ago. See the thread below for specifics:
Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.
Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...
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You will seriously consider it … then stay right where you are.
You'd have to be foolish to think Apple would allow Thunderbolt on the iPhone. The added complexity into the phone and exposure to hackers is not worth the headache.
