Published on 05/12/2022 at 2:14 p.m.
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Here’s a debate that’s been going on for a decade now: iPhone ports and cables. Even today, in 2022, Apple remains the only manufacturer on the market to refuse the integration of the USB-C cable on its terminals. The Apple brand fiercely defends its Lightning port, which all iPhones have been equipped with since 2012. However, the domination of the Lightning port is coming to an end. Official statements from Apple report a change of decision on the side of the thinking heads of the Apple brand: the universal USB-C port should appear on the iPhone very soon.
The end of the Lightning port on iPhones announced for 2023
In 2022, more than 77% of the French population owns a smartphone. A figure that speaks volumes: smart terminals are everywhere. To make life easier for users, the European Union is waging a fierce battle with regard to smartphone connectivity. Their idea: to impose a universal charging connector model, shared by all manufacturers.
At a time when more and more manufacturers high-tech adopt the USB-C port on their mobiles, a manufacturer resists again and again. Apple, the apple brand, presents itself as main opponent of this economic model. Apple iPhones have been equipped with the Lightning port, a creation of the Apple brand, for almost 10 years now.
For 10 years, all iPhone models have been equipped with the Lightning port developed by Apple.
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Su this point, the leaders of Apple seem intransigent. According to their statements, the standardization of cables and connectors would lead to the death of innovation and a stifling of creative freedom. However, the adoption of the USB-C port by Apple could allow the marketing of universal chargers, making life much easier for users.
However, the winds of change seem to have picked up. To everyone’s surprise, Apple is preparing to incorporate USB-C connectivity into future models smartphone, including the iPhone 15 scheduled for 2023. The statements of Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s expert analyst, provide some clarifications in the face of this radical change in thinking.
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It was via a tweet published in the week that Ming-Chi Kuo announced the end of the Lightning port and the upcoming arrival of the USB-C port with the release of the iPhone 15. This new smartphone model, still in development at Apple, is fueling much speculation on the Web. The release of the iPhone should indeed sign a turning point in the history of the brand.
Apple is finally letting go on the subject of the cable for charging and transferring data from iPhone devices.
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This decision to include USB-C on the iPhone will, however, only be temporary. If Apple seems to have bowed to the demands of Europe, the brand is content to step back to better jump. The apple brand is thus working on the development of a iPhone with no charging port. Charging the battery would then be done entirely wirelessly using inductive charging technology.
A decision that surprises very few when we know that Apple already had removed the audio jack from its models of smartphone a few years ago already. Removing the charging ports on iPhones might fix some issues and prevent users from tearing their hair out with an iPhone at the end of its warranty.
What to remember from this news:
- a USB-C port on the iPhone 15 for 2023;
- a tweet from Ming-Chi Kuo confirms the rumours;
- Europe has been asking for standardization of charging ports for a long time;
- Apple plans to eventually launch an iPhone without a charging port.
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