Lightning is dead. Thunderbolt has been coming for years and phooey on those that didn't see it.
I don't think so either so I'm skeptical.
These models lack the MFi ID capability required to differentiate MFi-certified devices. The USB C ports on these models are limited to 480Mbps which is a far cry from Lightning's speeds in the tens of Gbps.
If this is true, there's likely to be some whinging regarding the hobbling of the lesser iPhone 15 transfer speeds (83x slower than Pro and Pro Max).MacRumors citing Ming-Chi Kuo said:
I see it as being less about what it typically needed and more about Apple disabling capabilities (both transfer speeds and charging rates) of the technology that they have to go out of their way to do. Nobody is holding a gun to their head saying that USB C shall only run at USB 2.0 speeds and low-watt charging but that's the path they've taken. USB C connections should avail the user of USB C's most attractive capabilities.
Clearly, Apple has held some stuff back (like high-speed USB C transfers and charging). Whether they add it in the future probably depends on any backlash from the EU (just as USB C itself was). I'm not buying the "be careful what you ask for" argument.
When it comes to charging speed there is more to the story than faster and faster without consequences. Those of us with Tesla EV's ( not all EV's) understand. If I try to charge my iphone 11 Pro Max at the highest rate of charge using a 100w power supply the charge is amazingly fast with the Apple Lightning from the USB C. However the phone is extremely hot and that can't be a good thing for the battery life. Apple did make a way to manage that speed to keep the battery heating in check but you can shut that off and on in the menus if you need that quick charge boost. I don't know that all iphones have this capability but mine does. The other day I was getting ready to go out and noticed I had 5% SoC so I just plugged into my larger power cube with USB C and in a couple minutes had 75% SoC. The phone was a bit warm.
I'm in the same with my 11 Pro Max but I really would like to have that new camera zoom capability. iCloud for photos and backup is working so well, I will stick to 256GB version of the 15. My 11 is 512GB and I discovered I never went past 200GB. Otherwise it works well but the battery is at 80% now in the health.
It comes down to choice. Sometimes you feel the need to firewall the speed to avoid having to "lay over" for several hours. Apple has taken that option away with its USB C implementation. Tesla gives you the choice of charging rates.
The crippling that is being discussed here is twofold:
Where did you hear that? There are some Apple hater YT'ers who have speculated that the iphone 15 Pro series will be limited. But the regular 15 series will be lightning speed.
Again there is no proof that Apple will require a special Apple exclusive cable to use it's USB C port on the 15 Pro series. Frankly any claim about iphone 15 series is pure speculation as there has been no official announcements. All rumors, good and bad. And as I said, even in the 11 Pro Max I do have a way to rapid charge by changing the settings in the battery menu plus plugging into a power supply that can fast charge it.
9to5 Mac and MacRumors both cited information from a single respected source.
A special (Made For iPhone) cable is certainly not required to use the port -- only to take full advantage of the speed (both data transfer and charging) available. The presence of the approved cable detection technology (MFi) in the Pro and Pro Max largely confirms the rumor. Perhaps what isn't confirmed that the lesser iPhones will be speed limited as the USB C iPads are but it doesn't seem a huge leap to make that assumption considering what they've done on the iPad product line given the same parameters.
They wouldn't readily admit that they were intentionally hobbling something. That's where the press and results of class action lawsuits comes in to figure out what Apple is doing versus what they are saying. This was especially important when Apple announced that certain elements of iPhones could be user-serviced.
Just today, Apple lost their appeal of the iPhone - battery throttling lawsuit. It was fact before the appeal and they've not manage to "overturn" that fact.
