It’s their, use iCloud for data transfer instead of usb strategy
Comment on iPhone 15's USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Is this because it’s a last minute design change of just the port, but they opted to also change out the USB controller on the pros?
Or is this their new “16gb vs 128gb” upsell strategy?
HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 year ago
ripcord@kbin.social 1 year ago
Or, you know, wifi.
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 year ago
WiFi is basically dialup compared to USB 3.1 speeds.
ripcord@kbin.social 1 year ago
But much faster than USB 2.0.
You're not going to transfer much at faster than wifi speeds for very long on a phone.
realitista@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Man I tried wifi syncing for quite a while and had nothing but problems with it. It was a disaster.
realitista@lemm.ee 1 year ago
It’s to force people to pay for iCloud storage rather than keep files locally on their PC. That, and nothing else. No other phone in this price range still has USB 2.0, and most haven’t for a very long time.
stevehobbes@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t know any Apple users who actually use the cable. iCloud is effortless.
I don’t think it’s so much to force people to pay for storage insomuch as only people shooting 4k 60 long videos or people with very poor internet actually plug in to transfer data.
I would hate plugging my phone into my computer even if it were instant.
HellAwaits@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I would hate plugging my phone into my computer even if it were instant.
Yeah, why would you love doing something that takes literally only two seconds to do? So stupid.
stevehobbes@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Because I have to think about it and remember to do it. And have enough storage in my laptop that it can store all my full res files and bring that with me everywhere.
And hope my laptop doesn’t get stolen again. Or have a plan to back that up.
I currently do literally nothing and all my photos and videos are seamlessly everywhere.
I’m not sure I understand how anyone could think syncing over a cable is a better solution.
iCloud backups and photo sync is amazing, especially while traveling. I can be almost anywhere and break or lose or hVe my phone stolen and lose virtually no data anywhere in the world.
klyde@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Typical dumb iPhone user
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They may have had a contract for a certain number of chips for lightning and they’re using them in the lower iPhones instead of taking a loss.
TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The old chips are on a larger node and cheaper to make. They are reserving the expensive chips for the expensive phone to save margin.
gregorum@lemm.ee 1 year ago
They also may simply not have had enough supply of chips for the newer iPhones
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That too. But likely just engineered premium.
lustrum@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Based on the presentation it seems like the USB3 controller is on-die for the A17 pro bionic chip. So rather than re-engineer the chip for the A16 they’ve shipped it on the cheap, they could add an external controller or re-engineer the die.
I’d bet next year all iphone models are USB3.
krische@lemmy.world 1 year ago
People will hate it, but it’s a very logical explanation
synthy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Maybe I’m lost but why will people hate it?
krische@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Because people would probably rather believe it’s some conspiracy by Apple to purposely nerf the cheaper iPhone.
GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Except several (non M1 iPads) have USB 3.1 already….
thejml@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I’d have to see a teardown, but I’d imagine with all the extra space in the iPads, they could stick a separate controller board in there. Phones are a bit harder to do that with, especially if it’s a last minute change.
lustrum@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Did you even read my comment?
Several NON-M1 iPads have USB 3.1. Even the iPad mini on the A15 supports usb 3.1.
stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Yeah it appears like they are differentiating the high end phones with the latest SoC and giving the core phones the previous year’s chip. You get whatever the old chip had and next year’s iPhone 16 will get the A17 and all the features that includes.