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Other USB C how important is it? I know it will not be until next year most likely sadly.
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USB-C never feels secure like lightning. My MacBook Pro sometimes isn't charging because it's slightly out of the socket. Yes, the port is clean.
It depends on who you ask. If you have a bunch of electronic devices tha charge by USB-C and it’s driving your OCD crazy that you need a different cable to charge your iPhone then it’s important. If you’re making 4k movie it’s important for transfer speed. If you use your phone like most people it doesn’t matter at all. Only you know if it matters to you
Same. Lightning feels more fragile/flimsy than USB-C and has a more satisfying 'click'.
Data transfer feeds are generally faster over USB-C (E.g. Thunderbolt) and Lightning is a proprietary connector only compatible with Apple device whereas USB-C (is and will be) more widely accepted.
I'm all for USB-C, there are no downsides to it.
It is absurd it’s taking them so long to switch to standard 99% devices use today, including their own. Absolutely ridiculous, Go-Green Apple is creating e-waste for another year. I guess it’s not i,portant for most people, they don’t mind. But it’s not good for the environment and for people who actually care, like those who want to use high speed transfers, less freaking dongles and less freaking cables.
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I am willing to bet that people aren’t going to end up using fewer cables. Let’s say you have an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods. You are still going to use 3 cables to charge them regardless of what port the iPhone sports.
Or in my case, I am using the belkin 3-in-1 MagSafe charger to charge all 3 at the same time. So my iPhone 13 Pro Max should have its lightning port removed altogether for all I care.
I am convinced it’s just one more thing for people to complain over.
I use the same Belkin 3in1 at home too, it’s super sleek and super awesome. But very few people do.
So let me express my the pain in the bttocks of carrying one USB-C cable and Lighting cable, alongside with Lighting to USB-A Camera Adapter every single time I want to step outside for more than a day and shoot and export some videos, when I could simply use one USB-C cable and USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter I have for iPad Pro, which is the same thing as the Lighting to USB-A Camera Adapter but also offers standard USB-C pass-through charging and HDMI out.
The sooner Apple gets rid of Lighting the better. Of course older iPhones and Airpods will still be dependent on Lighting, but it will get naturally replaced. Or do you see many USB mini, micro devices today?
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I wonder if Apple, forced to implement USBC by various countries, will end up doing what they did with 3.5mm to Lightning cables for the AirPods Max and make devices that will only work with Apple's USB-C cables and not third party ones.
With AirPods Max, no third party/unofficial 3.5mm to Lightning cables work, you have to buy Apple's own one (I think it's around £35 which is crazy). It's the kind of thing I could see Apple doing unfortunately, "yes we'll move to USB-C, but you'll have to buy our USB-C cables".
With AirPods Max, no third party/unofficial 3.5mm to Lightning cables work, you have to buy Apple's own one (I think it's around £35 which is crazy). It's the kind of thing I could see Apple doing unfortunately, "yes we'll move to USB-C, but you'll have to buy our USB-C cables".
Ironically, the voice enhancement system that I use in the classroom charges via micro usb. 🙃
Some of my Eufy cameras still use micro. It charges once every six months or so. Always an adventure finding that microUSB cable.
I can imagine iPhone 15 users will (maybe) make some people hard to comprehend that they cannot share their cable with users of older iPhones. Kind of the "do you have iPhone or Android" situation now when are running low on battery.
But, imagine the "do you have a charger with you" situation in future, when one cable rules them all...
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No real benefit except for potentially faster data transfer and charging speeds.
Basically, if you are a ProRes user, you will benefit. If you connect high resolution external displays and storage to iPhone, you will benefit. For everyone else, there’s no real benefit.
Basically, if you are a ProRes user, you will benefit. If you connect high resolution external displays and storage to iPhone, you will benefit. For everyone else, there’s no real benefit.
I've found that the strength of the retention mechanism varies by the cable used. Some are good, some are bad (though not as bad as HDMI can get, but none are as strong as the satisfying "snap" a Lightning port provides.
The Type-C spec has an allowance for extraction force that can vary by more than 3x between max and min, and it's probably safe to say that Apple's (unpublished) spec for Lightning is more rigid.
Given that Apple sits on the USB IF board of directors, participated in the development of Type-C, and was one of its earliest adopters, the question of whether Apple would intentionally produce and market non-compliant products that violate both the technical spec and philosophical intent driving Type-C is a silly one.
For the majority of users who only utilize their devices' ports to recharge, the only practical difference it that it may allow them to carry fewer cables, and see their devices charge faster due to PD's high power capacity.
Frankly, I find the need for Apple's Watch charging more of an annoyance, and compared to Lighting, its control over the spec manifests itself in fewer choices and higher prices. Unlike the Watch pucks, it's easy to find certified Lightning cables priced like commodities.
The late, lamented AirPower teased the possibility that the Watch could be charged via a more generic, non-specific inductive mat, so there is no insurmountable technical hurdle to preclude such a solution.
No, it’s not the future. But it’s being legislated as the present.
I feel you're probably right about that, but wireless charging is about 40% inefficient and a waste of energy … but the marketing department doesn't care about us saving money on our electricity bills.
Anyone else heard of rumor that Apple could make a usb3 capable lightning?
It costs approximately 52 cents to charge an iPhone 6 Plus for a year.
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If charging wirelessly costs 60% more, it could cost 83 cents per year to charge the iPhone 6 Plus! Could break the bank; oh, and the planet is doomed.
Apple is just so inconsiderate and irresponsible. (A little tongue in cheek humor)
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I don't really care about the planet, though. It's resilient. I just cringe at inefficiency.It costs approximately 52 cents to charge an iPhone 6 Plus for a year.
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If charging wirelessly costs 60% more, it could cost 83 cents per year to charge the iPhone 6 Plus! Could break the bank; oh, and the planet is doomed.
Apple is just so inconsiderate and irresponsible.
It would be nice to have the same usb c connection as I have on my iPad for convenience when travelling but for the life of me I don’t know why it excites some people here? 
As the poster above said, it would be convenient just to have one cable to use but I’m not excited Either way about having the usb-c connector. Some people just go bonkers over this but for me I don’t.
One cable for everything would be nice but if not, it would still be OK? Having USB-C is not a game breaker.
I prefer lightning, largely because I have a crap ton of them laying around. Switching to USB-C would lead to me throwing out 50+ cords; many of which are in good condition. Talk about waste.
The future is wireless—my guess is that Apple gets rid of the port entirely and forces everyone to MagSafe.
The future is wireless—my guess is that Apple gets rid of the port entirely and forces everyone to MagSafe.