Yesterday, the EU agreed to unify the standard connector for all battery powered consumer digital electronic devices that support wired charging, namely usb-c, a port that has been found on most smartphones and tablets. The ruling will force apple to add usb-c to the iPhone, one of the few popular products that use proprietary charging cables. Apple has time to implement this change before 2024, but we have rumors that the iPhone 15 will adopt this interface.
The iPhone 15 Pro will be the first to switch to usb-c, but Apple Some different approaches may be taken.
Apple has been following a certain pattern in making new iPhones. Not every new generation of products will have a major redesign. When design changes occur, the model will provide minor adjustment after one year. In addition, all iPhones of the same year run on the same powerful next-generation mobile chip. The iPhone 14 will bring some great changes to Apple's iPhone strategy. It is important to understand these before looking at the rumors about the new iPhone 15 Pro usb-c.
Leakers and analysts agreed that, in terms of overall design, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will look like last year's iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 pro.
IPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will provide a new bangs design. They will be punched at the top of the screen to place face ID and self timer camera. The frame should also be thinner than the previous generation products.
Finally, in terms of specifications, iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will get the new a16 bionic chip. The cheaper models will continue to use the A15. All iPhone 14 models will have the same lightning interface at the bottom. Apple may have tested the usb-c model this year, but buyers will have to wait another year to get this interface. We will note that Apple may want to continue to distinguish between non pro and pro iPhones in the years after iPhone 14. It may be reasonable to fully apply usb-c to iPhone 15 pro.
A whistleblower named leaksappepro said on twitter that the iPhone 15 pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will get usb-c interface next year.
The cheaper iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Max will continue to use lightning for one year. Since the new EU regulations will not take effect until 2024, apple can still produce iPhones with its proprietary charging ports before that.
In addition, the leaker said that the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Max will completely switch to usb-c in 2024, and the iPhone 16 Pro version may also adopt a no interface design, thus completely bypassing EU regulations.
The leaker said the schedule came from his internal sources at Apple. But assuming the information is accurate, Apple's plans may change at any time.