USB-C confirmed for the iPhone 15 in new leaked part images
www.macworld.com
Time to toss your Lightning cables.

We’ve known that the iPhone is switching to USB-C for a while now, but there was always a possibility that Apple would stick with Lightning for one more year. Based on the latest leaked images, however, Apple is all-in on USB-C for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models, with USB-C parts for the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, and iPhone 15 Pro Max all shown in a leaked image by X user fix Apple.

With the switch to USB-C, nearly all of Apple’s devices will have adopted the new standard, with only AirPods, Mac accessories, and the iPhone SE remaining aside from older iPhones and the 9th-gen iPad.

  • maeries@feddit.de
    16·
    2 years ago

    I’m really curious how apple will present that on stage. If they say anything positive about the change everyone will ask why they didn’t do it sooner. But they also can’t just not say anything about it

      • snowbell@beehaw.org
        7·
        2 years ago

        I don’t know what people don’t understand about this. Lighting is way better than microUSB, the only other option at the time. I cant imagine how many accessories will be rendered useless or at least inconvenient to use after this change. Probably gonna be an ewaste disaster.

        It doesn’t really matter anyway, how many people really care about the port they have to plug their phone into at the end of the day as long as it works? I’ll admit I used to care A LOT but I just don’t anymore, bigger fish to fry and all.

        • Can-Utility@beehaw.org
          2·
          2 years ago

          I cant imagine how many accessories will be rendered useless or at least inconvenient to use after this change. Probably gonna be an ewaste disaster.

          On the upside, everyone in this thread bitching about Apple hanging on to Lightning for all these years will have something new to hate them for, thus maintaining balance in the universe.

    • silentdon@beehaw.org
      16·
      2 years ago

      They’ll do like they always do and pretend it’s the greatest, most innovative feature ever. They’ll probably give it a hip new name like ‘light speed port’ and make it only compatible with Apple-branded products.

    • Dandroid@dandroid.app
      10·
      2 years ago

      I think there’s a good chance that they act like it was their idea and that they are doing a the world a huge favor by switching.

    • Jearom@beehaw.org
      10·
      2 years ago

      My guess is they spend less than 60 seconds on it, in the same way they talked about it when it came to the iPad Pro in 2018: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bfHEnw6Rm-4&t=3309

      In summary: “We changed a thing. It’s a big deal but also not. Here are three benefits this change brings for users. Also this other benefit. On to the next thing.”

    • moitoi@feddit.de
      7·
      2 years ago

      Two possibilities:

      • It’s a revolution. They give it a specific name and blablabla.
      • They don’t say anything.
    • June@lemm.ee
      1·
      2 years ago

      I’m confident Apple will use whatever the currently top performing variant of usb-c is.