This won't happen. And personally, I hope it never does. Otherwise it will render my accessories useless again.
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iPhone 8 Expected to Include Faster 10W USB-C Wall Charger
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This won't happen. And personally, I hope it never does. Otherwise it will render my accessories useless again.
Does this not degrade the battery more quickly? I always charge on a low-power USB hub overnight since it's going to be 100% in the morning either way, so I might as well be safe.
There are Anker chargers which work with the iPad Pro. The charger just has to supply enough power, and not be a total piece of crap (like most chargers you see on Amazon).
As for USB PD, there are two revisions to that standard, and both include a bunch of different wattages:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#PD
That's clarity? MR says that Barclays says that the iPhone will be USB-C. Of course it'll be lightning. Just like the next paragraph says and the photo shows. Unless they mean that some internal USB-C chip has an external Lightning terminator. Heh.
I'll believe it when I see it.
The 10.5" and 12" iPad Pros support fast charging, but you have to buy the 29W adapter + lightning to USB-C cable to take advantage of it, which is pricy.
They didn't include the 29W adapter and USB-C to lightning cable in the box like they should have.
Seems like a cheap move not to have it in the box for 'Pro' machines...
The 10.5" and 12" iPad Pros support fast charging, but you have to buy the 29W adapter + lightning to USB-C cable to take advantage of it, which is pricy.
They didn't include the 29W adapter and USB-C to lightning cable in the box like they should have.
Seems like a cheap move not to have it in the box for 'Pro' machines...
No thanks, that would be a downgrade. Lightning is a better connector, there's no reason to have a worse one.
Because you can charge fees for lightning devices and make them iOS "exclusive". Literally the only reason.
For various reasons I find this unlikely. More likely is a USB-C to Lightning wire, so all apple devices can connect to new macbooks.
You can still charge every apple product with a lightning port as the usb c is only on one end all your chargers will charge this and the usb charger will charge your existing apple lightning products
Well, I guess better late then never eh Apple? So this will be USB Cable to Lightning then? I mean Apple ditching their lucrative proprietary cable and sockets? I can't see that happening..
I only usually take one charger and what ever cables are required, USB charging is USB charging is it not?
I only usually take one charger and what ever cables are required, USB charging is USB charging is it not?
Not certain, but they probably use micro USB, NOT mini USB.
The last mini USB item I owned was my Motorola RAZR V3 flip phone, in 2005.
I think he's saying that the connector of the iPhone was changed after 5 years. The 30 pin connector was around for 4 years before the first iPhone.
Not that I agree with him, I want Lightning to stick around on iOS devices. I love USB-C on my MBP, but I find Lightning to be a superior connector.
I definitely want lightning to stay. I have too much money invested in lightning cables. And now with lightning headphones being a thing, I can't imagine its going anywhere anytime soon. Otherwise Apple would have just waited a year and introduced USB-C headphones.
As goes the running joke in some courtroom dramas, just add "In my opinion" to such statements and they become more acceptable.
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However, most iPhone buyers in the first two years or so had been using iPods before they got their first iPhone, meaning they got more than 5 years out of their 30-pin cables.
No its not. Its only compatible with Apple stuff and accessories made for Apple stuff. USB-C is good across platforms and will continue to be even more compatible with everything else as time passes.
Would be nice if they would just go to the USB-C standard, yes a bit of pain for some now, but then going forward ALL new phones will have a single standard charger.
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This isn't as much of an issue with modern batteries and there are even better battery designs that all but eliminates degradation, but of course Apple and other phone manufacturers won't use that because it won't sell new phones as readily every couple of years.
I hope all new iPhone models will get some type of quick charging. Right now I have Dash Charging on my OP3 and it's just amazing.... 2% per minute till 90% is just awesome.
Meanwhile my iPhone and iPad charge like tech from the 90ies.
Meanwhile my iPhone and iPad charge like tech from the 90ies.
I am hoping this is their new economy plug and there is a "midrange" coming out.
I have a whole line of 5w plugs that I don't use, in favor of the 12w plugs. But now there's a 10w? It isn't good enough to even replace or supplant what I use now, which is a little silly. But the 29w plug is ridonkulously huge. (before you debate this point - understand that when I travel I carry two bricks for redundancy and try using a 29w plug on a plane, or considering consuming packing space with a spare. 12w is a good sweet spot.)
I'm not too offended by needing to get new cables so much as there just isn't a lot of long-term economy in what is provided. 10w adapters don't have any value at all to existing devices except solely to replace the 5w adapter. If that's the plan, then this pretty much becomes the new cheap minimal adapter.
I have a whole line of 5w plugs that I don't use, in favor of the 12w plugs. But now there's a 10w? It isn't good enough to even replace or supplant what I use now, which is a little silly. But the 29w plug is ridonkulously huge. (before you debate this point - understand that when I travel I carry two bricks for redundancy and try using a 29w plug on a plane, or considering consuming packing space with a spare. 12w is a good sweet spot.)
I'm not too offended by needing to get new cables so much as there just isn't a lot of long-term economy in what is provided. 10w adapters don't have any value at all to existing devices except solely to replace the 5w adapter. If that's the plan, then this pretty much becomes the new cheap minimal adapter.