Ok, I get it, the 17 Air is the 'test-subject' so they know how to make a new mini later.
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iPhone 17 Air USB-C Port May Have This Unusual Design Quirk
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Doesn’t apply. Apple Watch uses proprietary hardware for charging wirelessly. The regulation in EU is about unification of charging ports/cables.
To my knowledge, wireless charging is not part of the regulation.
If a device charges via cable, it must include USB-C. MacBooks with MagSafe are acceptable because they have USB-C in addition to the MagSafe port. If there’s a device that is ONLY charged wirelessly, there is no issue with it having proprietary charging hardware, such as Apple Watch.
The last home button iPad Pros had USB 3.0 Lighting but Apple only made use of it in their camera connection kit. Try didnt even do a cable to take advantage of it.
iPhone MagSafe isnt even proprietary any more now that Apple gave it to the QI2 standard.
i wonder how soon after its release will the first bent phone complaint be? bendgate II here we come.
By the time this comes out, Europe will have decreed that all devices must have a USB-D port and everyone must destroy their obsolete USB-C devices.
You may not like what you’re waiting for if this new “mini” turns out to be a folding iPhone. Then again, maybe you will. Anyway, the 17 “Air” sounds like another upsell phone to push people to the Pro models.
It will indeed be a very thin device. Only disappointing thing is the presence of a single lens on the back of the device. Waiting to hear more about the phone in the coming months.
If that camera bump is real i will never buy another iPhone.
I am already looking at alternatives because Apple hasn't innovated anything in a few years, but one thing it still had going for itself is design - despite the notch, it was still looking better than any Android.
The addition of this Pixel-esque bump will remove this advantage as well - iPhone will be just like any other fugly phone. It hurts my eyes.
I am already looking at alternatives because Apple hasn't innovated anything in a few years, but one thing it still had going for itself is design - despite the notch, it was still looking better than any Android.
The addition of this Pixel-esque bump will remove this advantage as well - iPhone will be just like any other fugly phone. It hurts my eyes.
I love USB-C because I can use it to charge all my devices. It's not flimsy either, it's fine.
It's the best feature the 15 pro had over the 14.. well second best, after the weight loss..
The port is no longer centered?
Ok then this phone isn’t a option for buying. Boykott!!!
Ok then this phone isn’t a option for buying. Boykott!!!
This wart is the fugly that turns you off?
Apple has had fugly camera warts for years now. This fugly wart isn't any worse than the other lopsided phones Apple makes.
I'm laughing about the off-center USB port thing when the fugly off-center camera wart is RIGHT THERE IN YOUR FACE and has been for years.
I think people on internet tech forums may be surprised how few people actually visit internet tech forums, or watch niche YouTubers.
If this device is what the rumors say, then Apple's engineers know they are creating it for the real world, and not for people who hold a phone up to a camera and forcefully bend it, for clicks.
No one here - not a single person - knows how this device will sell, whether it will be any more or less bendable than other smartphones, what the camera is like, or the screen, or the battery life, or what its retail price will be. No one.
It works, but after a while of being in stressed position and dirty pockets, it gets kinda loose and is a bit more difficult to clean that lightning. I’ve never had a loose lightning port but struggle with the usb-c ports on my Mac mini not being tight enough every now and then.
Was referring to MacBooks’ and Apple Watches’ magnetic charging mechanisms, not that of iPhones.