Here’s the thing, Apple had USB3.0 speed Lightning but they only used it on a couple of iPad Pros. So its kind of Apple’s fault for letting Lightning stagnate.
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Wired transfer is almost non-existent today. The people who bring it up as a reason on this forum don't even use it. There are edge cases with regard to Windows and trying to transfer data to that mess, but that's hardly a priority or a reason to change anything.
Can I use my MacBook Pro charger to charge my iPad Mini 6 since both use USB-C?
People who shoot Apple Raw and ProRes video disagree with you. Apple pushes the video aspects of the latest phones so they don’t consider it a useless edge case.
I shoot plenty of both. Have never even thought about needing wired data transfer.
Not everyone is happy with the much slower wireless transfer.
I agree with you. When I shoot with my camcorder or Canon I prefer wired transfer anyday over slow slow wireless.
I would never have guessed that 🙄
However, with USB-C you can attach one (SSD) to the iPhone.
It might not be what YOU want to do with the iPhone, but why spoil the joy for everyone else?
By the way, you seem to have missed the clue from my previous post.
Lightening is slower than USB-C and it is not an industry standard.
Would you want lightening on your Mac instead of USB-C? (Let me guess your answer... "But my Mac is not an iPhone")
Ask yourself why do you want USB-C on the Mac and then ask yourself why those reasons should not be applicable to any device that you own.
Sometime I wish Apple could carry on doing devices with obsolete ports especially for those that are unwilling to move on with the times. Alas...
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There is no need to be offensive to an entire continent.
People can use the Lightning cables they already have with heir Legacy products; some people might get an adapter just so they can use a single cable type, most probably wont. While some people might “spend thousands” to upgrade their iPhone just to get USB-C, most people will just do it when they normally planned on upgrading.
If it had been as powerful as the alternatives, and Apple had shared it, the sure. But since you anyway need other connectors for displays and power, why not standardize?
Another argument I like is that the good Lightning cables are already USB-C on one end. Why not make them the same on both ends?
Lightning was a great alternative to USB-A, USB-B and the old iPhone connector. But I think it is time to move on.
For real. The ONLY time I use it for data in the last 8 or so years is the very occasional encrypted backup to Mac or PC when I got a new phone... and now I don't even do that because direct transfer accomplishes the same thing. The last time I did it was when I had to take my phone in for a screen repair and I wasn't sure if it would be repaired or replaced, so I did an encrypted backup to Mac.
Personally, I prefer the Lightning connector over USB-C, but more power and faster is better so I'm not upset either way.
Lightning connector vs USB-C threads on this forum always read like the results of an online IQ test 🤣
Somehow EU bureaucrats trying to reduce long term ewaste potential and unifying the port situation is “stifling the innovation”. Or people REALLY want to go back to 1980s when every fricking manufacturer uses their proprietary cable on their own stuff only.
But that’s a debate for another time.
Vast, vast majority of US customers maybe.
Will we need to buy a specifically rated USB C cable for those of us with wired only CarPlay? I know the cable causes a lot of issues with Android Auto and I don’t want to have to buy 10 different USB C cables to get the right one that works with CarPlay like I used to have to deal with on Android Auto.
Don’t forget Apple designed USB-C. They had more engineers on the project than the others in the consortium. So it’s not really an Apple vs other standards thing. This switch was likely inevitable, but Apple is forced to do it sooner than they wanted due to the European Union
Some of us work in dirty fields and it’s unavoidable. Accusing everyone of not taking care of a cable is avoiding the real issue….why are the contacts exposed? It’s a poor design and blaming the consumer for “not holding it right” is an ignorant position. Apple made a poor design choice. Sorry to shatter everyone’s cookie cutter world. Apple can make poor choices like everyone else.
I don't have a use for wired data transfer, and I would bet a huge percentage of iPhone users don't either.
BUT!
Let's also remember that iPhones are billed as professional video devices at this point, and are capable of generating enormous video files. For those to be usable in any kind of production capacity, they have to be moved off the phone, and faster than wifi or Lightning will let you do it. That's where USB-C comes in.
I guess there are people stupid and wasteful enough to replace their AirPods and keyboards for no other reason than because they charge with a Lightning cable -- but it's depressing to think about when the planet is literally on fire.