Comment on Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger
thejml@lemm.ee 1 year agoI had this question as well. I don’t think I’ve physically plugged my iPhone 11 in for data/photo/video syncing since I got it. Everything is super fast over wifi, there’s no reason for a cord. Only thing I use the port for is charging and sometimes audio. I’d probably have been fine if they dropped the port, but I’m happy they kept it for now.
Rootiest@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Hey I’m with you, don’t really need faster wired data speeds.
But I guess Apple has changed their goals if they are leaving out common functionality available in all other flagship devices simply because it’s not strictly necessary 🤷
oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think it should have had USB 3, but iPhone 15 isn’t Apple’s flagship device.
Rootiest@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Fair, but most midrange phones have at least usb3 as well, no?
oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My uneducated guess is this: the iPhone 15 uses the same A16 chip as the 14 Pro did, to more easily produce it at scale and cost effectively. The 14 Pro had Lightning and therefore 2.0 speeds. The 15 kept the 2.0 speed because the A16 couldn’t (readily?) be reengineered to support a 3.0 connector.