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Anyone else looking to replace their accessories with USB-C once the got updated? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/apple_enthusiast

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It seems that USB-C iPhones are on the horizon. There’s a high chance that the rest of the accessories that still uses Lightning port will get updated with USB-C port. I do have have the MagSafe Battery Pack and Duo Travel Charger. Having them all in USB-C seems like a breeze as you don’t need to bring Lightning cable anymore but the transition would be expensive. Anyone replacing all their Lightning accessories once they got updated?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You think Apple will make the change everywhere else in the world too or just EU?

[–] LetMeEatCake 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The logistical cost to have separate connectors in two different markets would hit the multi-million dollar range. The financial benefit to Apple of not adopting USB-C in any given market cannot be that significant. It comes down to accessory license fees. Apple is losing that market with losing Lightning, but Apple's image would take a hit from bisecting their connector across markets ("It just works" being their reputation and all — any unnecessary complexity harms that).

It's really hard to imagine it being worth it to Apple to make USB-C an EU-only thing. I don't know all the numbers, so I'm not going to say impossible. I would be very surprised though.

[–] GrayBoltWolf 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And US models have a different chassis to remove the SIM card.

Not saying they will do this, but they obviously don’t care about region specific models.

[–] Stovetop 4 points 1 year ago

I can't see why they'd insist on keeping Lightning just for a few regions and not others. They'd end up losing way more money in supply line and accessory fragmentation than they'd gain in extra residuals from Lightning.

[–] AProfessional 3 points 1 year ago

Modern USB is also just a better product. Flexible power delivery, significantly faster transfer speeds, multiple protocols over same connection, etc.

Apple will probably slowly use these for pro model upsells.