Well, that depends on how much power the device can draw. Seems like iOS devices so far aren't drawing more than what the iPad charger provides, but perhaps they'll change that in the future.
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Next iPhone to have USB-C? (merged)
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What's the point of going even thinner? To have a smaller battery and be even more susceptible to bending?
I think Apple will test the waters a little longer on USB-C. It was able to be used on the new MacBook because it was basically a new product that was engineered from the ground up. The latest Mac updates didn't even add USB-C, likely because I think they just changed internals and upgraded the trackpads on these. No reconfiguration of the body required.
For the same reason I highly doubt it for the 6S. The only major hardware addition I can think of in an S-model phone is Touch ID. Everything else major -- 3G, LTE, 4-inch phone, 4.7- and 5.5-inch phone, NFC, lightning port -- has come when the model number changes. This is probably to give designers a couple of years to make major changes instead of doing it every year. I would compare it to car models going a good 5-plus years between major external overhauls. Check out the 2006 Toyota Camry vs. the 2007 Toyota Camry for what I'm talking about.
Next year I would not at all be surprised to see USB-C making its way into many Apple devices. An interesting possibility could be a USB-C/Lightning hybrid if they're close enough in specs to do such a thing. I personally would be fine with it if eventually Macs and iDevices came with nothing but USB-C ports, with the exception of maybe the SD slot and audio ports. You would think by now some standardized "one port to rule them all" would've been developed. My iMac has four USB 2, two FireWire, two audio and one ethernet port. The space taken up by the FireWire and ethernet ports is worthless to me 99.9 percent of the time. But I could easily use eight USB ports.
For the same reason I highly doubt it for the 6S. The only major hardware addition I can think of in an S-model phone is Touch ID. Everything else major -- 3G, LTE, 4-inch phone, 4.7- and 5.5-inch phone, NFC, lightning port -- has come when the model number changes. This is probably to give designers a couple of years to make major changes instead of doing it every year. I would compare it to car models going a good 5-plus years between major external overhauls. Check out the 2006 Toyota Camry vs. the 2007 Toyota Camry for what I'm talking about.
Next year I would not at all be surprised to see USB-C making its way into many Apple devices. An interesting possibility could be a USB-C/Lightning hybrid if they're close enough in specs to do such a thing. I personally would be fine with it if eventually Macs and iDevices came with nothing but USB-C ports, with the exception of maybe the SD slot and audio ports. You would think by now some standardized "one port to rule them all" would've been developed. My iMac has four USB 2, two FireWire, two audio and one ethernet port. The space taken up by the FireWire and ethernet ports is worthless to me 99.9 percent of the time. But I could easily use eight USB ports.
Apart from charging, I don't really use my lightning cable for transferring files. Even Android smartphones are using micro-USB 2.0.
I think they won't change anything about the lightning connector until the iPhone 7 (a change in connectors roughly every 4 years). I believe that model will be the one to offer faster charging, so that would be an opportunity to change the lightning connector (and perhaps the power adapter). Since by the end of next year most likely all of their Macs will include USB 3.1 or Thunderbolt 3 ports, the change would make more sense until then.
I think they're going to stick with the lightning pin for a while. Think about how long the 30pin was in use, and the backlash from consumers when their old accessories became useless. Also, it's not worth having USB-C if they need to build all new controllers in the phone to support the functionality of Lighting.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the lightning connector smaller than the USB C connector? Apple won't go for anything thicker on the phone, and they're all about the wireless future, I doubt they would change the cords. Best you can hope for is if the lightning port supports USB3.0 speeds, then maybe the cable will be upgraded to be USB 3
I think that Lightning will be around same time. It has same big improvements over micro USB (and some other connectors): it's more robust and has no dedicated up-side. So in essence it's really easy to use.
Faster charging depends on device and not only on connector.
Maybe USB-C is coming to the iPad, but i don't see it on the iPhone.
Faster charging depends on device and not only on connector.
Maybe USB-C is coming to the iPad, but i don't see it on the iPhone.
Are you saying that the phone will have that connector, or the other side of the cable that plugs into the charger/computer?
It could be updated. There are other advantages to USB-C besides just using a standard that can help justify it.
They won't. The connector is thicker and so they can't make thinner devices.
/sarcasm
The phone will have one, alongside the other end. Possibly a USB 3.1 Type A connector on the computer's end though for a VERY long time since not everybody has the newest devices all the time.
/sarcasm
The phone will have one, alongside the other end. Possibly a USB 3.1 Type A connector on the computer's end though for a VERY long time since not everybody has the newest devices all the time.
No way, the lightning connector will be around till at least the Iphone 8 IMO.
If anything they will just update the other end to USB-C and even then I think it will be an optional cable.
If anything they will just update the other end to USB-C and even then I think it will be an optional cable.
Sure it may be more convenient to only have one charger for macbooks and iOS devices but it won't happen. At least for quite a while until they face backlash. Android manufacturers haven't adopted it yet but Android M supports it. Lightning connectors are free from pins that can snap and keep the thin design. There's really no logic for Apple doing it other than consistency with future macs and higher transfer rate. I'll bet we'll be with lightning for some time. I really like the lightning connectors not had a problem since they came out in 2012.
They made macbook with 3.1 so i believe next iphones will get usb c ... it is great as all smartphones will have standard connector 1.windows phones, 2.android phones and iphones..
fast transfer and MAINLY fast charge ...
fast transfer and MAINLY fast charge ...
They won't remove it, since the iPod touch and iPad Air 2 have it and they're both thinner.
guys it has nothing to do with HP jack jesus christ ..
your problem is rear camera ! your iphone will go thinner your camera will go like mountain on the back !