Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “iPhone Leak Shows USB-C. FINALLY!”.
Your next iPhone could ditch the lightning, cable and switch to USBC. That’S right. According to New Image, leaks of the iPhone 15 Apple might be moving away from the cable it’s used for more than a decade. In favor of the same USB charging Tech used on Android phones, they have of course been plenty of rumors.
That Apple has been planning. This switch for a while. Now then, in late 2022, we saw new laws from the EU that will require phones sold in Europe. To use USBC for Wired charging from 2024 and then, of course, there are the millions of households around the world. Who literally cannot have another argument about which kind of charger gets pride of place on the bedside table or why we even need to buy two charging cables in the first place, because why are we living in this co-mingled Android iPhone ours? And is this really going to be a green bubble? Marriage forever? I don’t know if I can live like this anyway. What was I talking about? Oh yes, I’m Claire Riley, and this is one more thing with Bridget out this week. I’Ve got a chance to take the reins and talk about a real bug: bear of mine charging, cable interoperability, it’s a sexy topic, but seriously.
It’S not just those Android, iPhone households that are thinking about this. The lightning cable first came out in 2012 with the iPhone 5., considering how many other parts of the iPhone have been upgraded since then, no more home button, a dynamic Island instead of that chungus of a bezel. It’S amazing that charging Tech has stayed the same, but according to new, renders leaked to nine to five Mac by a case manufacturer and 3D artist. Ian zelbo. This year’s iPhone looks like it’s finally making the switch to USBC according to nine to five Mac.
The renders are CAD files used by the case manufacturer to make accessories to fit the new iPhone, so they’re, normally a pretty reliable indication of what kind of design we can expect and there on the bottom of the iPhone phone 15 Pro USBC. The renders also give us a few other hints. We can expect thinner bezels on the iPhone 15 Pro, as well as a more sizable camera bump than its predecessor, which could probably indicate an upgrade on camera Tech, though to be fair, camera upgrades are normally the one thing we do expect from a new iPhone launch At this stage, there’s also more of a curve to the edge, which is a departure from that more flat Edge design on the iPhone 14. 9 to 5. Mac is also speculating that the volume rocker could be capacitive rather than a physical button. That said, these are just early renders so it’s a long way from concrete confirmation, but back to charging.
Why is USBC a big deal? Well, it’s just faster than lightning, both in terms of charging and data transfer speeds. Lightning. Charging on the iPhone is limited to roughly 25 watts, but USBC offers faster charging speeds and, in the case of USB PD or USB power delivery that could be 100 Watts or higher. In fact, Apple already offers USB PD on MacBooks, with support for this faster charging. The data transfer speeds, if you’re still doing that by a cable that is are also faster, but it’s also just a sign of where Apple has been heading. The company introduced USBC to MacBooks in 2015, the iPad Pro in 2018 iPad Air in 2020 and iPad Mini in 2021. Bringing it to the iPhone would really round out the collection, not just that, but it’s also a sign of where the world is heading. That EU legislation that I mentioned up top is going to require USBC on any phone that charges with a cable, and it applies to other devices like keyboards mice and headphones too. That means by the end of next year, if Apple wants to sell iPhones in Europe.
They’Ll need to have a USBC port or no port at all, and that no Port design is a possibility in the future. Apple could release phones that use wired charging for the next two iPhone launchers, the 15 and the 16., and then go without ports all together. After that, that’d mean going all in on wireless charging and its magsafe technology, but for now at least it seems we’re set to have USBC for the foreseeable future, see what I did there yeah of course, ditching lightning doesn’t mean you’ll, be buying an old generic USBC. Cable necessarily considering the success of Apple’s made for iPhone accessory program, which brings them a tidy Little slice of income on all Apple certified iPhone accessories sold you’ll still be able to buy a minimalist white cable to match your Apple brand and cleaning cloth. So, where do you stand on Lightning versus USBC? Are you annoyed that you’re going to have to ditch all your existing cables or are you excited for the upgrade or are you like me and you’re just finally, looking forward to a little peace and Harmony on your bedside table? Let me know in the comments below and if you want more iPhone news, be sure to check out Bridget’s great video about the rumors of an iPhone subscription plan. That’S right, a subscription for your physical phone totally wild until next time, I’m Claire Riley for CNET .