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Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report (www.extremetech.com)
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Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

This is irrelevant.

We're talking about smartphones here, and most new Android phones support > 3.0.

Limiting a flagship phone in 2023 to USB 2.0 transfer and charging speeds is a cheapskate move.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The article only really has facts about the 2.0 cable, anything said about the device is speculated.

The entire article is literally based on a tweet where someone tested the cable. The title of the article and of this Lemmy post references that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, I see. If the phones themselves support > 3.0, that would certainly be less egregious.

[–] coffeebiscuit 1 points 1 year ago

But boy does it generate attention for Apple.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

most new Android phones support > 3.0

Where do you find that information? Do you know of a reviewer that benchmarks the USB transfer rate of Android phones?

Edit: I found this: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-problem-usb-c-file-transfer-1075286/

10.8GB / 480 Mbps = 180 seconds, and those phones are all faster, so they must be using USB 3.x. In other words, iPhone 15 will have slower USB data than the Pixel 1.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

IIRC current iphones with lightning connector are still using USB 2.0 and only ipad pro actually has USB 3. I could be wrong though.

[–] jpeps 1 points 1 year ago

Do you actually connect your phone for anything other than charging? Not trying to poke at you, I'm just honestly surprised this is a big issue for anyone really.