Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report::undefined

  • DrRatso@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    ITT people pretending this is a spite based move, when realistically it is probably cutting costs by reusing the same hardware they used for lightning ports just soldering on a USB-C port instead of a lightning one.

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      1 year ago

      dude usb 3.0 is 15 years old by now, and they’re a trillion dollar company. They’ll manage, this is 100% by choice

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      1 year ago

      The SoC lacks the hardware. Even the USB C iPads with A series chips operate at 2.0 speeds. They can only do 5Gbit in host mode, like with an external SSD. Plugged in to a computer they are 2.0.

      I would imagine future chips will have the capability, once the Pro chips trickle down to the base models.

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      1 year ago

      You think this more likely than just creating a bigger artificial difference between the standard and normal model?

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      1 year ago

      That, and also, how many iPhone users do you think will actually notice slower USB speeds? One percent? They literally do not need 3.0 to keep their customers happy. And they’re not going to poach many Android fanboys with this change, so who cares?

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        1 year ago

        I’m going over… that’s literally all I needed from them. Consumer choice is all lesser evils atm.

        RIP Firefox phone and Samsung Pure.

    • dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I believe it’s both. Apple said that they’d be compliant with the EU regulations of having usb-c as a port for any cell phone with a charging port. I don’t remember the exact wording, but a valid interpretation was that usb-c is not required if the device has no charging port. I believe apple is moving towards exclusively QI-charging and wireless connection. Reducing the capability of wired connections would in that case just be a way to move the users towards the planned infrastructure.

      So it’s both a spiteful move regarding the regulations, but also a move which reduces costs and pushes users their desired way.

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        1 year ago

        I believe apple is moving towards exclusively QI-charging and wireless connection.

        I sure hope not. I’d have to take off my case every time I wanted to charge my phone.

        • dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          I charge my samsung just fine with a decently fat case. Does apple have a weaker QI receptor?