iPhone 7 Lightning port USB 3 speeds?

[d5aqoëp]

Has Apple enabled USB 3 sync speeds for this year's iPhone 7? Or do they intend to torture 256 GB users like they did to users of 256 GB versions of iPad Pro?

It would be a deplorable situation to fill up that much storage at one go.

 

[zorinlynx]

Do Lightning USB 3 cables even exist? The only device I've heard of that supports USB 3 is the SD camera adapter. I've yet to see a USB 3 lightning cable.

 

[geoff5093]

How often do you intend to transfer ~250GB of data all at once, besides the initial setup?

 

[Brookzy]

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are USB 2.

Besides, the only accessories Apple makes that support USB 3 are the USB-C to Lightning cable, and the 2015 revision USB 3 Camera Connection Kit and SD card reader.

This means that even if the 7 did support USB 3 you probably wouldn't have a cable that would support that speed anyway, unless you had a USB-C-equipped PC/Mac.

(And note also that the iPad Pro 12.9" does support USB 3 but I've had no luck getting it to sync at USB 3 speeds even with a USB-C cable.)

 

[Craigriver]

Here's a cable listing on eBay. Has anyone tried this? I don't recognize the brand so won't jump at trying it if it is junk.

Visiontek Lightning To Usb 3.0/2.0 Charge/sync Cable [900704] - Lightning/usb