Apple in latest months has been testing future iPhone fashions that exchange the Lightning port with a USB-C connector, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing unnamed individuals with “information of the state of affairs.” The corporate can be reportedly engaged on an adapter that may let future USB-C iPhones use equipment designed for the Lightning connector.
The Bloomberg report comes after Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo earlier this week predicted in a tweet that USB-C may land on the iPhone 15 in 2023. Rumors have popped up over the previous few years that Apple could drop the Lightning port on the iPhone in favor of USB-C, because the tech large has been step by step shifting over to USB-C on a lot of its merchandise.
“My newest survey signifies that 2H23 new iPhone will abandon Lightning port and swap to USB-C port,” Kuo wrote Wednesday, with out providing specifics on the survey. He added that “USB-C may enhance iPhone’s switch and charging pace in {hardware} designs.”
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My newest survey signifies that 2H23 new iPhone will abandon Lightning port and swap to USB-C port. USB-C may enhance iPhone’s switch and charging pace in {hardware} designs, however the closing spec particulars nonetheless rely upon iOS assist.— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) Could 11, 2022
Kuo’s timeline was seconded by Bloomberg, which reported that an iPhone with USB-C would are available 2023 on the earliest
Apple did not reply to a request for remark.
Apple has been shifting over to USB-C on a lot of its merchandise, together with MacBooks in 2015, the iPad Professional in 2018, the iPad Air in 2020 and the iPad Mini final yr.
USB-C is an business customary that covers a lot of the electronics world, providing information transfers and letting individuals use one charger for a number of gadgets. With a energy improve to 240 watts final yr, individuals may use USB-C to plug in gadgets like gaming laptops, docking stations and 4K displays. European Union regulators have additionally been pushing for cellphone and different digital gadgets to incorporate a widespread USB-C charging port.
The upcoming iPhone 14, anticipated to be launched later this yr, will doubtless maintain on to the Lightning port. There have additionally been rumors of a utterly portless iPhone, nevertheless it’s not clear when (or if) these will come true.
