iPhone looks set for USB-C

May 13, 2022

There's one port to rule them all -- and it's USB-C.

USB-C is fantastic connector technology. It's sturdy, reversible and capable of delivering both high power and high data rates.

Apple already uses USB-C on some iPads and MacBooks, and if a couple of new reports are true, will be offering it on the iPhone in 2023.

The change can't come soon enough. Although Lightning isn't bad, I would love to ditch it. A bunch of other stuff I use regularly -- headphones, mini speakers, battery packs -- are all USB-C. Wouldn't it be great to have just one charging system for most of your devices?

After all, it's not called "Universal Serial Bus" for nothing.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Apple is testing an iPhone with a USB-C port and planning to launch an adapter that can be used with devices with Lightning connectors, according to a new report. The news comes on the heels of an analyst’s prediction that the switch to USB-C in Apple’s handsets will come with iPhone 15 in 2023.

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"The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television -- but then again, television, at its best, is magnificent." -- Steve Jobs

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