It is widely known that Apple is converting the iPhone to USB-C.
coming year. However, that does not imply that it will perform any better than a Lightning port. According to a recent rumour by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will employ a USB 2.0 connector for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus that is slower than the one found in the 10th generation iPad Air. This means that it will only be suitable for charging and have a maximum transfer rate of 480Mbps.
The iPhone 15 Pro models, however, would reportedly support “at least USB 3.2 or Thunderbolt 3,” which would probably handle 40Gbps file transfers, just likec the iPad Pro, according to Kuo. In actuality, Apple’s newest and existing products come in a wide range of speeds:
- iPhone 15: 480Mbps (USB 2.0) (rumoured)
- 10th-gen iPad: 480Mbps (USB 2.0)
- iPad mini: 5Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 1)
- iPad Air: 10Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 2)
- iPad Pro: 40Gbps (Thunderbolt 3)
- iPhone 15 Pro: 40Gbps (Thunderbolt 3) (rumored)
- MacBook Air: Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gbps)
- MacBook Pro: Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gbps)
Since most Android phones already support USB 2.0 as well, as Kuo points out, the iPhone 15 Pro would stand out as having faster transfers. Admittedly, the majority of people don’t care about how quickly files move on their phones and will be OK with USB 2.0. However, the added speed will be a great selling point for professional users that shoot 4K footage and use ProRes.
