Eps 5: Why USB C is the superior port, Apple.
Nothing to C : Apple is never switching from Lightning to USB-C in the iPhone
Granted, Apple does sell a Lightning-to-USB-C adapter in its store, but the cable in the iPhone X's box was the same Lightning-to-USB 2.0 cable as the iPhones 8, 7, 6, and 5.
One more time: Apple is never going to replace the Lightning port on the iPhone with USB-C.
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Fred Rodriguez
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USB-C is far superior to all other forms of USB, so it is not surprising that it was considered too complicated to take control. If Apple had better left out the more expensive and less powerful USB 2.0 port, there would have been more talk of dongles, but they did.
Fortunately for us, Apple gave in yesterday and lowered the price of many adapters, but not all of them are included in the new MacBook Pros. It is right and proper that this is at stake and it is a good right to be so.
From now on, the new MacBook Pros and MacBook Pro Retina MacBook Air are included, and I think I should share my experience. I have been using USB-C on both Mac Pro and iPad Air 2 in recent months, so I am sure you should experience it yourself.
Apple currently uses the same port for both Mac Pro and iPad Air 2 and MacBook Pro, but has changed the port on all recently released computers.
In fact, the design of USB-C was influenced by Apple's Lightning connector and actually contributed to it, but that's just not good enough. Lightning was released two years before USB C, and today the main rival of Lightning is the USB / C port, which is preferred by Android smartphones, including Android, iOS, Android and more .
The similarities between Lightning and USB-C are obvious, as is the fact that they have the same connector design, and they are also similar in the design of their connectors.
This unpleasant situation will be alleviated if the iPhone is converted directly to USB type C or Apple changes what it puts into the new iPhone. As rumors suggest, Apple will not replace the Lightning port on iPhones and iPad with USB-C. The company has abandoned it and completely ignored it on its line of Macbooks, and it's probably not even a possibility for the MacBook Air.
This is a sensible and practical decision, driven by the fact that the world of laptop accessories has more or less preferred USB as an increasingly proprietary standard. The MacBook is the laptop, and laptops are still used as peripherals, so it is good that they prefer USB.
In the meantime, I will also fully admit that there are some problems with routing power and video, so that the power can be supplied via multiple ports, but these problems are solved and will not disappear anytime soon. Apple should supply Type C connectors on the MacBook 2, which replace the 3.5mm audio jack, to allow devices to charge and use peripherals without the need for an additional adapter. These devices are the things you might want to attach to your MacBook and charge the MacBook, and Apple could solve this.
USB ports support Thunderbolt 3, which provides lightning-fast data transfer speeds but is missing on comparable Windows 10 laptops. You will need to use a USB port to charge your laptop without connecting it to peripherals or an external display via a charging cable or phone. You will also need an adapter for the USB 3.0 port of MacBook 2 and MacBook Air.
The super-thin Windows laptops have also abolished the USB C port for audio, but the MacBook Air's selection of ports may be the only one of its kind on the market. USB-C is the standard today all along the line, with the iPhone remaining as the last step. Apple introduced it to enable the DisplayPort protocol and play audio via a standard port.
Despite its problems, the industry has managed to establish USB-C and USB power delivery as a one-stop shop for connectivity and charging.
While the rest of the industry was still exploring USB-C, Apple recognized the benefits of reversible cables and understood the performance and speed requirements that future phones would have. The Lightning is that it's only now, six years later, and has brought a level of convenience and versatility to the majority of Android phones and Chromebooks. Apple may use USB-C in its laptop chargers, but that says it will never come on iPhones.
It would be nice to have a cable with which all devices can be charged, but otherwise there is no advantage for Apple when iPhone users switch.