We should find out soon when accessory manufacturers like Anker, Aukey, Baseis, etc. start manufacturing charges and cables that are compliant with the Apple MFi specifications.
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Images of Alleged iPhone 15 USB-C Connector Parts Leak Online
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Oh sure they will they’re gonna want to make money and don’t forget belkin Good grief
Nope as long as I have disposable income, I’ll decide if I want to upgrade or not.
I'm sure the slower speeds have to do with using the A16 vs. the A17. And Apple has until 2024 to complete the transition to USB-C so when they put the A17 in the regular iPhone 16 they will be meeting the intent of the law.
100% agreed, and perhaps “professional needs” was not the most appropriate choice of words on my behalf - it was not that long ago that everyone, normie or professional, regularly needed to connect their iPhone to the computer as a normal function of actually using and managing the device.
There just happens to be this weird narrative constantly being pushed of “nobody plugs in their phone anymore” or “why would somebody need to connect over USB in 2023??”
Somehow what used to be the absolute norm for everyone, including the most technically challenged, has become this sort of power-user functionality, all within a very short timeframe. Or at least that seems to be the common perception.
My takeaway is that the smarter everything becomes, the dumber the human race gets.
Hopefully it will come with a C to C cable I don’t want to use the one for my iPad Pro. I need to get a A to C cable for my car stereo those still use USB A
It‘s like the removal of the 30 pin port and the 3.5mm port all over again, life goes on.
The part that's most likely to be damaged on both types of connectors is the plug on the cable - not the jack on the device.
My CarPlay is wired only and I charge on a slow MagSafe stand at night.
I just bought a pack of 3 USB-A to C adapters for my car. Without them I wouldn’t be able to use the newer Apple cables. Even if I don’t upgrade, I’ll still be able to use the USB-C to lightning cables with my 14PM.
USB-C alone would be worthy enough for me to upgrade. I just wish they still released the Minis with each update. 😢
You just put the plug in the jack. Orientation doesn't matter. USB C is virtually no different to use than Lightning. I think it's ironic to see people holding up the Lightning plug on their charging cable and claiming how it's so much better than the plug that's already on the other end of the same cable.
USB ports don’t break.
They are static items that don’t move.
They can certainly be broken, but that requires manual (human) intervention.
No, but Apple specifically said they would not change the lightning port in the next 10 years in response to MFI accessory makers (and consumers) being reluctant to invest in a technology that was going to be deprecated quickly after making sizable investments in the iPod 30-pin connector. Could you imagine the uproar if Apple had introduced lightning and then dumped it in the very next models when USB-C came out?
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Completely correct. Why does Google offer a better IO on a £300 handset?
While I do believe that the Lightning port is inherently more durable than USB-C due to its structural simplicity (albeit with 8/16-pins, vs the 24 used in USB-C), I'm not really wedded to its supremacy.
Neither is AAPL, if I understand things correctly . . . since 2016, they've been whole-heartedly incorporating TB3 ports, which are basically USB-C
Port standardisation makes complete sense.
Personally, I've only experienced two instances of failed (black) pins on older Lightning plugs. Mostly, it's the cable just past the connector that's eventually cracked/failed over time. Never had a port fail.
Not really used USB-C long-enough to really form any judgement.
My expectation for any slim/svelt cable is about the same for long-term durability
Neither is AAPL, if I understand things correctly . . . since 2016, they've been whole-heartedly incorporating TB3 ports, which are basically USB-C
Port standardisation makes complete sense.
Personally, I've only experienced two instances of failed (black) pins on older Lightning plugs. Mostly, it's the cable just past the connector that's eventually cracked/failed over time. Never had a port fail.
Not really used USB-C long-enough to really form any judgement.
My expectation for any slim/svelt cable is about the same for long-term durability
Not exactly true. While I wouldn't characterize it as "so much better", Lightning allows for greater degrees off-axis insertion in all directions as the tab is self-guiding into the port. UBS-C requires nearly perpendicular insertion with the port friction against the plug beginning about 1.3mm in the port before the lightning. This wiggle room is why it is much easier to blindly plug in a lightning connector than USB-C. The plug on the other end of the cable is a non-issue as it is less frequently unplugged.
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No A series SOC has supported Thunderbolt to date. The iPad Air and iPad Pro support Thunderbolt, but have a M series SOC. The iPad mini has an A series SOC and only supports USB 3.1 Gen 1 over the Type-C cable.
So what you're saying is that Apple is going to do something it's never done before, but it's not going to do something it's already doing. Not impossible, but it's a claim that warrants more justification than "marketing."
Edit: Meant to say iPad Mini not Mac Mini
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