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Iphone 15 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 51 points 3 years ago (26 children)

Apple will have a USB-C connector (capable of fast charging tech), but will only support slow 5V charging (for most non-apple chargers?)...

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    is this confirmed or just a rumor? can't find any sources atm

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    It's false information. It will support fast charging but have slow data transfer.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Who uses a cable for data transfer anymore anyway though

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

    It's faster than network data transfer. I don't know exactly how fast can WiFi go, but most if the time it can't even exceed 1Gbps. However, USB-C 4 V2 can reach 80 Gbps, and isn't all that affected by electromagnetic interference.

    For transfering a few photos, you won't notice a difference. But if you need to back up a 256 GB phone, the difference in speed is actually big.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    I guess so, I don't see much reason why I'd need to back up my whole phone in this day and age though, photos documents and notes are all backed up through syncthing/Google photos and that runs in the background constantly so not like I'm waiting

    Contacts, installed apps and I believe some settings are backed up to my Google account and will follow me without even thinking about it

    I guess game save data but personally I don't play games on my phone anymore anyway so that's not a big deal for me

    Could quite happily wipe my phone tomorrow and be back up and running with all my data within 30 mins max and have never needed to plug it in

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Most people do what you say, but there are places where you don't have a stable internet connection, or people who like to keep their storage offline.

    I don't mean to say that there are no alternatives to a fast cable, or that most people should use it. But it's a feature that comes with the cable, and there shouldn't be someone trying to cap it just for profit.

    The controllers for the communication protocol probably cost something like 8 cents, Apple shouldn't screw their customers over that little cost. Even with a feature most people won't use, because it's nice knowing that you have the possibility to use it if you need to.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    This is wrong. The iPhone must comply with Power Delivery at 100W and must use USB-C. It's the EU reglementation. Now,the trick can be they don't follow this outside the EU.

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  • [+] -26 points 3 years ago (15 children)

    Honestly, I find this preferable. I only charge at night and a battery that charges slowly lasts longer.

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  • [–] 31 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It's not preferable at all.

    They're purposefully crippling a $1000+ product.

    You're free to buy a slow charger for $8 on Amazon, there's tons of solutions for that.

    There's no solution for garbage hardware

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  • [+] 27 points 3 years ago (10 children)
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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I really wish we had the capability to stop charging early. I'd love to leave my phone plugged in for crazy long periods, but only keep the battery at like 70%. This way it wouldn't degrade performance from the batteries being left at full charge.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Are you sure you don't already have something like this? My android is a couple years old, but has always let me charge to only 85%

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    It's not a feature commonly found in AOSP ROMs, in my experience.

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

    That's unfortunate, I guess. I mean, even though I do have my phone set to only charge up to 85%, I don't really know if this is battery protective or not.

    Is it?

    I just enabled the option because the description of the feature claimed it to be. I haven't researched this at all

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Yes it should be, somewhat anyway. Primarily batteries wear out through use, both charging and discharging - if your phone is plugged in but not charging, then your phone is running off mains and the battery isn't being used. However, batteries also wear out over time, albeit much more slowly. Manufacturer's typically recommend keeping batteries in long term storage at around 70% to minimise this effect. If you're always plugged into mains at 100% charge, then you're not following this storage recommendation. Leaving it at 100% won't kill the battery, but its capacity will go down quicker than if left at a lower charge.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, or just a slow charger next to bed? Who doesn't have a charter next to bed? Especially a slow one costs nothing.

    Definitely wouldn't want to give up PD speeds to top up during the day. Well, I would give them up if I didn't have to top up during the day.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    If you find that preferable, you'd love the Pixel then. You can turn it on and off as you please.

    https://screenrant.com/use-adaptive-charging-pixel-7-how/

    Also if you're using an official Apple USB-C charging cable on an iPhone, you can expect that it will charge at full speed (overnight or not).

    And if you're at a friend's house and they have any other Android phone on Earth, the fast charging cable that they use to resuscitate their own Android phone from 10% to 50% in 15 mins and will take your (much more pricey) iPhone 50 minutes.

    And the overpriced iPhone cable that charges those iPhones fast, will charge any Android phone fast.

    At the minimum, you should understand that you're the one getting the shit end of the stick. Don't explain how it's so convenient for you to get the shit end of the stick, that's what let's manufacturers keep getting away with this anti-consumer bullshit.

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