Is Apple staying true to the Lightning connector on the iPhone 14? There are many indications that the switch to USB-C is imminent. The pressure is increasing, but the manufacturer is known for going its own way.
This is how the iPhone 14 looks according to Jon Prosser. (Source: Screenshot YouTube)
- The call for a standardized mobile phone connection from the EU and the USA is getting louder.
- Many customers would prefer a USB-C connection to the Lightning port.
- Apple’s product line can be divided into two camps.
Many no longer expected Apple to equip the iPhone 13 with a Lightning connector. Earlier appeared the iPad Pro and iPad Mini tablets with a USB-C port. But things turned out differently, both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro have the Lightning port. How will it look on the iPhone 14?
The magazine iDropNews wants to know that Apple will use the USB-C port for the iPhone 14. At least that applies to the iPhone 14 Pro or the iPhone 14 Pro Max. The magazine refers to several unspecified insider sources.
The reason for the change would therefore not be the EU’s demands for a uniform standard. Rather, Apple flirts with the high data transfer rates that USB-C enables. This offers advantages, for example in video editing.
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Only the iPhone 14 Pro should get USB-C and the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Mini should still connect to the world of accessories via Lightning? That sounds absurd at first. Apple will eventually bow to pressure from customers and regulators and introduce the more widespread USB-C standard to the iPhone. However, the iPad Pro / iPad example also shows that Apple is going its own way and is selling one type of connection as a “pro feature”. It remains exciting, but at some point Apple will drop the Lightning port and switch to USB-C.
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