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The obvious benefit for adopting USB-C is compatibility with other devices. It seems strange to me that almost all new mobile devices from almost all manufactur
by ziftface 8y ago
The obvious benefit for adopting USB-C is compatibility with other devices. It seems strange to me that almost all new mobile devices from almost all manufacturers (including some from apple) are converging on a single port while apple's best-selling product uses an incompatible port. I get there are manufacturing issues, but I think eventually they'll have to be solved somehow. Maybe no charging port and just rely on wireless charging?
- abalone 8y ago> The obvious benefit for adopting USB-C is compatibility with other devices. Not an obvious benefit for a largely wireless device. For the vast vast majority of people it’s only used for charging and that’s moving to wireless too.
- ssully 8y agoThe obvious benefit is not need a specific cable just for my iPhone. I am slowly getting more USB C cables over the last year - it would be nice if I could replace all my lightning cables, which are only used for my iPhone and iPad. It's a small benefit, but it would be nice.
- abalone 8y agoYou don't need a specific cable for your iPhone. You can charge it wirelessly. Regardless, USB-C would not be nicer than keeping the iPhone XR as thin as it is. Lightning really makes it possible.