Apple’s iPhone 15 USB-C may be as slow as Lightning cable

Reports that the iPhone 15 will function a USB-C charging port and cable for sooner charging and information speeds began swirling over a yr in the past. The nearer we get to the launch of the brand new iPhone throughout Apple’s September occasion, nonetheless, it seems that this may not be completely the case.

According to new rumors, the iPhone 15’s USB-C cable will doubtless be USB 2.0, solely supporting information switch speeds of as much as 480Mbps, which is as slow as the present Lightning cable that the road of iPhone 14 contains. However, some leaks counsel a Thunderbolt cable might be included with the iPhone 15 Pro mannequin. 

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The iPhone 15’s USB-C-to-USB-C charging cable is reportedly thicker and extra resistant and can be 1.6 m lengthy, longer than the one-meter lightning cable presently supplied with iPhones. 

The identical rumors level to the potential for Apple together with a Thunderbolt cable with the iPhone 15 Pro fashions. Right now, Apple sells the Thunderbolt 3 cable individually for $40, and it’s not included with the iPad Pro or some other gadget.

The Thunderbolt cable that would be included with the iPhone 15 Pro would permit information switch speeds as much as 40Gbps, twice as quick as USB 3.2, and sooner 150W charging, although the iPhone may be restricted to 35W charging speeds. The present iPhone 14 fashions can assist charging speeds as much as 27W.

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Others additionally claimed on X (previously recognized as Twitter) that iPhone 15 Pro fashions would function a Thunderbolt cable within the field. If true, this cable is claimed to be shorter than the present Thunderbolt cable, at slightly below a meter lengthy.

Apple confirmed it would adjust to EU laws to impose the adoption of USB-C on electronics makers by 2024, so we are able to be fairly sure that the iPhone 15 will be the primary iPhone to boast a USB-C port. 

Specific particulars stay unsure main as much as Apple’s launch occasion, which is happening on September 12. Until then, all we are able to do is speculate.