Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-year-old USB 2.0 speeds

Re:Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-... by chiefalchemist on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @11:57AM (#37498427)

Because now that port isn't Apple-only any more. It's a market wide standard and now other device manufactures can trigger the market to care.

"Let's go with the fax machine-y technology..." and the rest of the meeting attendees signed off? Perhaps the brand manager was on holiday? :)

p.s Put another way, I was waiting for the 15 and the USB-C. I'm not going to spend $800 on a device w/ USB 2.0, and I'm not going to spend $1000 just to get what is also a relatively dated technology (i.e., USB 3.0). Which is kinda funny...we're debating the value of USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 isn't exactly the current standard either.

Yeah, I get it. I'm an edge case. Most people don't care. I simply find it hard to believe that Apple so willing cut corners - for no reason - on the flagship devices.

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Re:Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-... by rsynnott on Thursday September 14, 2023 @08:17AM (#37507906)

> I'm not going to spend $800 on a device w/ USB 2.0

Is this purely kind of on general principles, or do you have a specific use-case for USB 3.0? Because if you do, well, yeah, fair enough, you're an edge-case, but it's worth remembering that most users do not; most people never plug their phone into a computer these days, except perhaps to charge it.

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