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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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[–] 71 points 3 years ago (18 children)

ITT: people who don't realize that most USB-C cables are USB 2.0

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  • [–] 88 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Which is fine, I have a full speed USBC cable and it's a thicc boi that I certainly wouldn't want to shove in my pocket all the time and the 2.0 speed ones still charge my laptop even. But Apple is limiting the PORT, not the cable, which isn't cool.

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  • [+] -9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    They can't limit the cables, they don't even come with the phone anymore

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  • [–] 36 points 3 years ago* (6 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.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years 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.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years 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.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah I've ran into this problem a few times now. I use my Occulus Quest on my PC and it needs USB 3.2 cables. The meta branded ones are crazy expensive but I found a third party one for fairly cheap.

    I just got a Pixel 7 Pro and it needs a special powerblock to rapid charge. My Samsung block from my S10+ didn't meet the requirements, I had to go back to the Essential Phones included charger. The USB-C port on my PC's case is at normal speeds, but the port on the mono charges rapidly.

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