Images of Alleged iPhone 15 USB-C Connector Parts Leak Online

[Ch3ckM4te]

Love Lightning. Hate to see it go. All this buzz about usb-c and couldn’t care less.

But then again, I still use 5w charging and don’t care about data transfer speed.

 

[Reason077]

They are easier to clean out (when the port gets filled with pocket fuzz)

It is true that Lightning port is easier to clean. But in my experience, it's also true that it's more likely to get gunked up in the first place.

 

[JapanApple]

Port-less or not, no manufacturer would sell a phone without including means of connecting it to power.

as for today. but 16 and etc. there is always a chance the port-less time era began.

 

[Kiwamu]

The part that can be damaged is on the cable, not inside phone.

Whenever I read this, I am curious how people are treating their electronic devices.

Do you actively mangle the plug in the inlet? The cable easily slides over the plug and once you remove it, slides off of it. Do you use pliers to bend the plug? I am really curious, as I have employed a lot of USB-C devices with no pain whatsoever and not a faulty plug, despite employing it lots of times. (see my iPad).

 

[5232152]

switching to usb-c is terrible for the environment. thanks EU for this disaster.

Your comment adds insight other than slandering the only practical working democracy in the world. Just because Apple can't pay off EU politicians as they do in the US does not make the decision terrible; it makes it less biased.
It's obviously the only right path forward, as anyone with insight will tell you. Now the EU will make interchangeable batteries the next step to avoid insane markups by Apple. I can't wait to hear how you will defend a billion-dollar cooperation over the planet.

 

[Reason077]

Apple should have used the same high-speed port in all to lower cost.

It's not the port that is different but the controller in the SoC. iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are still using last year's A16, while the 15 Pro's A17 will have it's own built-in support for Thunderbolt and/or fast USB.

 

[one more]

Steve said OS X setup Apple for the next 20 years starting back around 2001. Doesn't mean they're going to get rid of OS X anytime soon.

Dissatisfied absolutely means EU had influenced the roadmap in some way. It's entirely possible Apple wanted a portless phone in the next few years and was going to push MagSafe hard (possibly eliminating the cable from the box by now so the user has to choose between buying another lightning cable or go MagSafe).

Apple can still go portless and use MagSafe, provided people can plug their MagSafe cables into USB-C chargers, or no? I guess the biggest MagSafe challenge for now is a fast data transfer.

 

[JapanApple]

It's not the port that is different but the controller in the SoC. iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are still using last year's A16, while the 15 Pro's A17 will have it's own built-in support for Thunderbolt and/or fast USB.

That said the point is again(repeated) they should use the same setup speed for all the series

 

[klky]

I won't miss lightning as I'll continue to use it for another year at least. I get the appeal of having all USB-C but that connector just makes me nervous. Already had a few iffy removals from my new Mac Studio. It's just not as robust as lightning, specs and standards aside.

 

[JapanApple]

all adds up to a better long-term user experience.

All Cables are the worst long-term experience there is. years of usage of them is our experiences. And its the only one now that I know of

 

[SebCohen]

Honestly, I’d expect some legislation around this topic as it sort of goes against the whole idea of making USB-C mandatory. And I also expect Apple to implement, sooner rather than later. some sort of sw upgrade like Tesla does.

 

[SFjohn]

explain yourself. what about lightning is better than USB-C?

Ease of use. USB-C has an extra tongue in the female receptor so it’s harder to get a cable in correctly. Lightening is smaller, slimmer and has the female side is just a square hole, with the male side being a square tip that slips right inside. There are tons of lightening cables that will have to be recycled, but most will end up in landfills instead. Few people need Thunderbolt because Wi-Fi is so fast on these.

On the other hand why are USB-A devices & cables still a thing? Those need to be banned. 👍🏻

 

[ofarlig]

Honestly, I’d expect some legislation around this topic as it sort of goes against the whole idea of making USB-C mandatory. And I also expect Apple to implement, sooner rather than later. some sort of sw upgrade like Tesla does.

EU has already said that Apple won’t get away with that since they do not see it as complying with the regulations.

EU Warns Apple About Limiting Speeds of Uncertified USB-C Cables for iPhones

Last year, the EU passed legislation that will require the iPhone and many other devices with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in...

www.macrumors.com

 

[JapanApple]

EU has already said that Apple won’t get away with that since they do not see it as complying with the regulations.

EU Warns Apple About Limiting Speeds of Uncertified USB-C Cables for iPhones

Last year, the EU passed legislation that will require the iPhone and many other devices with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in...

www.macrumors.com

Again, with the EU ruling the world........this should be about the people just political BS
taking it personally? If so, that wasn't the intention. need to keep two part

 

[AND411]

didn't say lightning is *better*, but it's more environmentally friendly to keep it around instead of switching to USB-C when we all know Apple ultimately will make a portless phone.

How is a portless iPhone supposed to replace the TB3 connector? A TB3 connector is for fast data transfer, how should it be replaced in a portless iPhone?
A portless iPhone is even more of a waste, since everyone has to use a wireless charger.
I think wireless charging is useless, I've never used it.

 

[maerz001]

didn't say lightning is *better*, but it's more environmentally friendly to keep it around instead of switching to USB-C when we all know Apple ultimately will make a portless phone.

So instead of USBC u need a magsafe cable. What’s environmental friendly about that?
And additional u get less efficient charging and slower data transfer.

Instead UsBC cable for a few bucks, magsafe cable apple sells for tripple the price.

 

[klasma]

Apple is the only company in the world with a 3nm processor in 2023.

Media: WOW, USB-C!!!

Got it, nice, but I guarantee you 95% of users don’t care.

I guarantee you more users care about the connector standard than about the CPU process node.

Apart from that, Samsung already shipped 3 nm processors last year (though not in smartphones): https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-first-to-ship-3nm-gaa-chips_id141505

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Ease of use. USB-C has an extra tongue in the female receptor so it’s harder to get a cable in correctly. Lightening is smaller, slimmer and has the female side is just a square hole, with the male side being a square tip that slips right inside. There are tons of lightening cables that will have to before recycled, but most will end up in landfills instead. Few people need Thunderbolt because Wi-Fi is so fast on these.

On the other hand why are USB-A devices & cables still a thing? Those need to be banned totally. 👍🏻

I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said. I’m genuinely going to miss the lightening connection. It’s such a sturdy little connector. It never failed me.

 

[RemedyRabbit]

switching to usb-c is terrible for the environment. thanks EU for this disaster.

I’ve been through countless lightning cables over the past ten years, they’re not exactly robust. They break all the time and go straight to landfill.

Meanwhile, and this is anecdotal of course, not a single usb c in our house has broken yet.

So I’m happy to switch to usb c which will hopefully cut down on my environmental impact a little. It most certainly won’t make it worse.

 

[Pezimak]

It's a USB C port? What else did you expect lol.

 

[BorisDG]

I'm liking more the news about the actual material - "Grade 5 Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V)", which indicates shiny material and nothing like Apple Watch Ultra. I find it really disappointing.

 

[PixelsMaster]

as for today. but 16 and etc. there is always a chance the port-less time era began.

If/when it happens, they’ll then need to include the MagSafe charger. Until true, wireless energy is achieved ubiquitously, they will always need to include a charging cable of some sort.

 

[JH101]

Your comment adds insight other than slandering the only practical working democracy in the world.

You are joking....right? I'm all for USB, but thats taking it a little far.

 

[ofarlig]

Again with EU rules the world........this should be about the people just political BS

EU doesn’t rule the world, EU decides what can be sold within EU. Apple is free to either not sell their products in the EU or make a special version just for EU. Nothing weird with a country or union dictating what is allowed within their regulatory region, more or less every country does that.

 

[d2d]

Excited to have USB-C finally. One cable for all my Apple devices finally and one cable in general for the rest. Excited to see how improved transfer speeds are as well, that’s been a hiccup for a while with these phones especially as a media generation tool.

I’m nervous about the new processor. These phones hardly dissipate heat well and now we are going to have a pinhead amount of surface area generating heat. My 14 Pro Max’s get boiling hot just using OneDrive as it is.