The iPhone 15 and 15 Pro will ditch the Lightning cable in favor of the more universal USB-C for the first time in more than 10 years.
AdvertisementUSB-C ports mandatory for mobile phones, tablets, headphones, games consoles, and other electronic devices by Fall, 2024. As part of that standard, European customers will also be given the choice to purchase new devices with or without a charger. That standardization effort was pursued with the goal of reducing the growing glut of e-waste and reducing the number of annoying cables consumers have to sort through.
Of course, it wouldn’t be Apple if there wasn’t an important interoperability caveat to mention. Recent rumors suggest iPhone users looking to charge their devices in the fastest time possible will need to buy a iPhone users can still use a USB-C charger from an Android user, but it may not put out the best performance unless it gets Apple’s stamp of approval.
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