They‘re still a capitalistic business set on maximising their profit; that’s pretty much their only job as a business and their obligation towards their stakeholders.
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They‘re still a capitalistic business set on maximising their profit; that’s pretty much their only job as a business and their obligation towards their stakeholders.
It's more common for people to post when there's a problem, so people not posting about one thing or another might have something to do with them not having a problem with it.
For instance, all my existing USB-A - lightning cables will continue to work fine with the iPhone 12, as will my wireless charger. And the cable included with the iPhone 12 will be great to have at hand when I purchase my next USB-C charger (I already have one).
So yeah, it's all good.
It is the cable that usually wears out. Had several cables go bad over the years. Never had any power adapter go bad. Have dozens laying around. Enough to power small aircraft carrier.
It does not come with a brick. Safer for the environment I am sure.
You've not been paying attention then.
The phone will still work just fine with my existing Lighting to USBA cables and existing Qi charging pads / stands.
The inclusion of a USBC Lighting cable is handy for direct connection to my macbook without using of my USBA to C adapters.
So you're NEVER going to have a USBC power source?
Ever?
Are you positive you'll never use that cable?
Huh? Everybody here so far are talking about how they themselves already have a boatload of chargers. So based on that logic, these same people should then demand Apple to skip the chargers for MacBook as well since they should already have an existing Macbook charger.
If we talk about everybody as in the whole world, smartphone penetration is still quite high in emerging markets, meaning majority of people don't actually have an existing smartphone, let alone an iPhone.
Will Apple give a USB c brick ever? Never?
Apple should alternate year after another. Brick cable brick cable brick cable.....
Saving environment is BS reason.
Apple removed that charging brick so they could:
A: Get people to buy the USB-C faster charging brick
B: Forget about using a cord and buy Mag-Safe
It's no coincidence that Apple came out with a new way to charge their phone at the same time as releasing a new wireless charger. Its purely a business move and has little to do with anything environmental in my opinion.
A: Get people to buy the USB-C faster charging brick
B: Forget about using a cord and buy Mag-Safe
It's no coincidence that Apple came out with a new way to charge their phone at the same time as releasing a new wireless charger. Its purely a business move and has little to do with anything environmental in my opinion.
I don't know about Windows, but I've been doing it for at least a few years now on MacOS. Should be a "sync via wifi" setting somewhere. Can also drag and drop files too. Not sure which iTunes all that showed up in first.
I have been buying USB Type-C GaN high wattage chargers here and there in attempt to future proof my charging experience for iOS devices and other USB-C devices. I have been ready for this move by Apple.
I don't like Apple USB c brick anyway. It looks wide and it would take up three spots on the power strip.
You can still use all your existing lightning to USB-A cables and adapters.
I think it makes sense to switch to USB-C with the cable that ships in new boxes because there's so much USB-C stuff out there now.
I think it makes sense to switch to USB-C with the cable that ships in new boxes because there's so much USB-C stuff out there now.
When Apple released the iphone 7, they included a lightning to headphone jack in the box. The handwriting is on the wall.
Sure, why not. It's not as if the magsafe and power brick are interchangeable. Buy which one suits you.
I do believe it will lead to less e-waste and emissions.
The 20w cost $20 in the Apple store. Seems like a good price.
Correct. Take away what you want. The bottom line is, this is the new reality.
Yeah I don’t disagree with you. But they will still sell millions of them because its what they will offer online and in their stores.
The iphone 12 mini, while being a different form factor, also has more tech than the iphone 11. It's not an iphone 11 in a smaller form factor. The only thing you seem to give up is night mode and 2 hours, but you gain oled, 5g, wifi 6, dolby vision, and enhanced slo-mo.
So the iphone 12 mini starts at the same price, has arguably more tech then the iphone 11 (although it's missing night mode) and doesn't have earpods and a charger in the box. iphone 12 mini took the place of the XR, so it seems.
I don't know if one is paying more or not, I guess it's the perspective of how one wants to view the lineup.
I have medical devices that are brand new that charge batteries via micro USB charging (my cochlear implant processor; my bluetooth neckloop, my bluetooth direct adapter). My hearing aid programmer connects via USB-B plug, as does my printer.
I do however have a bunch of USB-C chargers; I have an 18W one from my Pixel 2, I have a 29W Apple one, I have several Anker 60+ W ones. We also have a bunch of USB-C to C and USB-A to C cables. And I have a couple of USB-C to Lightning cables as well.
So was I, probably only power a cruiser, not a carrier. LOL
We've had 12 years and every retail store in America to accumulate Lightning cables. It's obvious that Apple would prefer we just use wireless charging.
USB-C for an iPhone would just be an unnecessary stop-gap to a full wireless phone.