Apple will make the leap to USB-C with next year’s iPhone 15 series Bloomberg Analyst Mark Gurman is sure of this, writing “the iPhone 15 is essentially a lock to get USB-C in the fall of 2023, surpassing the one-year mandate.”
The iPhone 14 series is expected to be the latest in the family with a Lightning port
The new EU law technically applies to new portable electronic devices sold from Fall 2024 onwards, so Apple can squeeze in another year of using the Lightning port. But Gurman believes Cupertino won’t wait until the last possible moment.
The analyst writes that the base iPad, Apple’s last remaining Lightning tablet, will make the switch to USB-C by the end of the year. So the iPhone 15 series will do the same next year.
These aren’t the only Apple devices that use the Lightning port – AirPods, of course, but also select peripherals like Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad. Those too will gradually transition to USB-C.
Some devices like Apple’s Magic Keyboard also use Lightning for charging
EU law specifically exempts devices that only support wireless charging, such as the Apple Watch. Gurman believes Apple’s use of USB-C will be short-lived and that the company’s ultimate goal is to only use wireless charging like MagSafe. Lightning has been with us for a decade now, but iPhones with USB-C won’t be around for that long, the analyst predicts. IPads are also expected to abandon wired charging in the future.
Why has Apple been so stubborn about using USB-C on iPhone (when it already uses it on iPad and Mac)? Gurman thinks it’s because he wants to present the passage as his own idea rather than something that has been imposed by law. With the iPhones Pro now capable of taking 48MP RAW photos, not to mention those 4K ProRes videos, Lightning’s USB 2.0 speeds don’t cut it down (Wi-Fi is faster, in case you’re worried about the future only. wireless).
Apple will switch to wireless charging exclusively for iPhones and even iPads, Mark Gurman predicts
You can follow the Source link to read Mark Gurman’s thoughts on Apple’s transition to USB-C. This edition of the Power on the newsletter also goes into Google’s launch of the Pixel 7 series and the Pixel Watch.
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