Leaker yeux1122 says that Apple Store staff have been told to make sure iPhone 15 buyers know about the change...

Leaker yeux1122 says that Apple Store staff have been told to make sure iPhone 15 buyers know about the change…

  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    10 months ago

    Eh, at the time they went with proprietary over micro usb to have a reversible port that could push more wattage. I feel like they’ve been dragging their feet because consumers hate changing to new cable standards. I remember the complaints when they moved away from the 30-pin to lightning. They’ve been putting USB C on devices for years now.

    • Neato@kbin.social
      6·
      10 months ago

      I remember the complaints when they moved away from the 40-pin to lightning.

      Are apple consumers more prone to this complaint than the rest of us? Since I’ve had cell phones I’ve moved from USB-mini to USB-micro to USB-C. Every time it was a better change. This is just as many as apple is being asked to do except now they get to benefit from all of the 3rd party cable manufacturers.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        10 months ago

        I think most tech-illiterate consumers are iPhone users. That’s been my experience in the US at least. If I started talking cable wattage or data transfer speeds to my aunts and uncles they would immediately glaze over.

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      at the time they went with proprietary over micro usb to have a reversible port that could push more wattage.

      They only came with 5W chargers from the early models up to the iPhone 11 in 2019.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, but Apple was planning on using the port for years, which they have. iPhone 8 was the first to support faster charging in 2017.