It kind of is relevant. It speaks to how long Apple decided to keep a connector around before replacing it.
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iPhone 8 Expected to Include Faster 10W USB-C Wall Charger
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It kind of is relevant. It speaks to how long Apple decided to keep a connector around before replacing it.
That's quite a leap---- 5 generations. And yet, the 5 is still a very capable device.
The original connector came from the iPod which started using it in 2003, although the iPhone used it from 2007-2011
[doublepost=1498713713][/doublepost]Apple would figure out a way to make USB-C non-standard and charge $50 for the cable.
Earlier this year, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said the widely rumored 5.8-inch iPhone with an OLED display will feature a Lightning connector with USB-C Power Delivery that enables fast charging capabilities.
Lending credence to that rumor, Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis today in a research note said the so-called "iPhone 8" will come bundled with a 10W power adapter with a USB-C connector and an integrated USB-C Power Delivery chip.
Curtis said the USB-C Power Delivery chips built into both the iPhone and 10W power adapter will be supplied by Cypress Semiconductor. The research note suggests it'll be the same CYPD2104 chip used in the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro.
An excerpt from the Barclays research note distributed to clients, obtained by MacRumors and edited slightly for clarity:Like the new 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the so-called "iPhone 8" would be capable of fast charging with a Lightning to USB-C cable connected to the new 10W power adapter or Apple's 29W USB-C power adapter for MacBook.
Apple will presumably include a Lightning to USB-C cable in the box if it's going in this direction, possibly instead of the traditional Lightning to USB cable. Apple could also opt to include a female USB-C to male USB-A adapter in the box.
Apple's current 5W Power Adapter for iPhone and 12W Power Adapter for iPad both have slower USB-A ports.
Given the "iPhone 8" is expected to have around a 2,700 mAh L-shaped two-cell battery pack, faster charging would be a welcomed addition. The device is also widely rumored to feature wireless charging on top.
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Because they can't licence the useage of USB-C and so would lose out on some money.
That wallpaper comes with iOS 11 or you can download it here http://media.iupdateos.com/wallpaper/11/iphone.jpgwhere can I get that wallpaper!
I would love to have USB C on my iPhone. It would make things so much easier and standardize things all around. Even the new MBs and MBPs have USB C
My sister is planning to do that in a house she's bought. I immediately though it was a bad idea with USB-C coming so soon.lol
Lightning to USB-C, why not just stick a double ended USB-C and USB-C on the phone and be done with it...
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As an apple user, I wish Apple used standard ports so that it is compatible with all my tech.
What is relevant is after how many years of use, people had to get new cables.
Problem is this will deem useless all the current USB charging methods like from laptop, non-usb-c macs, car ports etc
USB-C instead of A makes sense. They sell laptops with only USB-C ports now, so it is quite weird you can't charge the iPhone with your Macbook or MBP without using an adapter.
But the connector on the iPhone will be lighting as usual. I think they'll keep lighting for a long time, then remove the need for a cable in favour of a completely wireless phone or something like the smart connector on the iPad for charging and transferring data.
But the connector on the iPhone will be lighting as usual. I think they'll keep lighting for a long time, then remove the need for a cable in favour of a completely wireless phone or something like the smart connector on the iPad for charging and transferring data.
About time.
it's not just apple, but every manufacturer seems to be skimping on chargers in the box lately.
I don't want to wait 4-5 hours for my device to charge!
Surface Pro, Macbook Pro, iPad Pro - they all ship with chargers that are barely adequate.
it's not just apple, but every manufacturer seems to be skimping on chargers in the box lately.
I don't want to wait 4-5 hours for my device to charge!
Surface Pro, Macbook Pro, iPad Pro - they all ship with chargers that are barely adequate.
Considering the iPhone still uses Lightning, seems Apple are still in the past.
Thanks for confirming my point.
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What's amazing? And what makes it different to Apple Pay?
If both lightning and USB-C were brand new with no existing devices, then yes USB-C would probably be preferable, but we’re not.
lightning came years before USB-C was developed and so switching requires a tangible benefit that offsets the significant impact any change in connector would bring.
Apple obviously think the benefits of switching are not significant enough.
But Apple switched from Magsafe to USBC and not many people seemed to care about that...
Well I for one hope lightning stays. It's physically a WAY superior connector to USB-C. Much easier to connect, thinner, much more robust and does what it needs to do. Granted I too would hope they upgrade to UsB3 in the phone, but that should be possible with lightning as well.
And since we are no way near a situation where lightning is obsolete why go through all the trouble with incompability with you ipad/airpod charging solution/cable?
And since we are no way near a situation where lightning is obsolete why go through all the trouble with incompability with you ipad/airpod charging solution/cable?