iPhone 15 Models Have 'Completely Standard' USB-C Port Without Restrictions on Accessories
iPhone 15 Models Have 'Completely Standard' USB-C Port Without Restrictions on Accessories
Apple's new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max are equipped with a "completely standard" USB-C port without...
iPhone 15 Models Have 'Completely Standard' USB-C Port Without Restrictions on Accessories::Apple's new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max are equipped with a "completely standard" USB-C port without...
"W00T, THE BARE MINIMUM, TAKE THAT GOOGLE" *Apple fans, still stuck, like, in 2017
43What really blows my mind is not that the lower-end models have USB2.0 speeds, but that all iPhones always have in the past.
Lighting truly was ancient.
28Apple actually upgraded Lightning to USB 3.0 speeds for the first (and second?) generation iPad Pro. There's a official USB 3 "camera adapter" (essentially a Lightning to USB-A + Lightning passthrough for charging dongle) that works with these iPads at 3.0 speeds.
That was a very short run though, I don't even think Apple ever released a Lightning to USB-A/C cable with 3.0 speeds.
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2017 nails it pretty much. In 2018 we started seeing devices with USB 3.2 (Gen 2x2), i.e. 20 Gbps.
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For now…
Also the article states the lower price models will get 480Mbits, the more expensive ones will get 10Gbits. There is your artificial limitation. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the same hardware inside
27Older chip doesn't have a 3.0 controller. While disappointing, not really an artificial limit
(Android fan btw)
65They could use an external USB controller.
-9The cost difference to a 3.2 controller is trivial. It's an arbitrary limitation to differentiate it from the Pro model. They are capitalising on the work done by USB-IF to improve the spec in a way no other member would dream of
Edit: Thanks for telling me about how a $1000+ flagship phone shipping with industry subpar connectivity is OK because they used the SoC from last gen. Truly a revelation.
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Well, they decided to stick to USB 2 instead of USB 3.2 for their base model, despite the high cost of the phone.
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Why do all iphone articles currently have this picture of a toilet seat?
:-)
14I cannot unsee this now lmfao
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But how many people actually use this port for data transfer in uses cases where speed is vital? I haven’t transferred anything to my iPhone by cable since 2015 or something.
13Actually that's one of the frustrations I had with my old iphone. I don't want to install itunes and sync stuff, I just want to connect my phone and transfer that one file from my friend's computer.
10With Android you can transfer data to a new phone over a direct USB C to C cable connection
8I for example loathe every time I need to do some kind of file transfer for my wifes iPhone, and I have a macbook from work.
Just let me open the phone and do my thing. No, you have to have everything in sync everywhere.
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The bigger question is, will developers be able to talk to their USB-C equipment without an MFi chip?
11Yup, the ability to connect stuff and power it means very little if Apple doesn't let you interact with it, they still have full control over drivers and APIs
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Linus from LTT had a good idea where this comes from, the Apple Silicon in this generation of iPhone doesnt have a better usb controler. That could explain it, the time from defining a cpu to the first device are 4-5 years.
5So no more MFI badges on accessories?
5As the report notes, it is still possible that Apple will launch a "Made for iPhone" certification program for iPhone accessories with a USB-C port, but it appears that uncertified accessories will work just fine with the devices.
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Still no thunderbolt
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