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Likely the cable but not the phone itself. The pro cameras can create images and video that have large files. Even without the EU law, Apple needed a faster way
by sunflowerfly 3y ago
Likely the cable but not the phone itself. The pro cameras can create images and video that have large files. Even without the EU law, Apple needed a faster way to pull these files than todays lightning connector can provide.
- sgarland 3y agoLightning _can_ be faster, they've just chosen not to do so for almost every product. AFAIK, the iPad Pro is the only device that has a USB3.0 controller, which they utilize for image import [0]. [0]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK0W2AM/A/lightning-to-usb-3-camera-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK0W2AM/A/lightning-to-us...
- Reason077 3y agoIt can be faster when using a specially-built adapter like that, but not with standard Lightning cables as they don’t have enough wires. Apple would have had to create a “fast data Lightning cable” standard and have different tiers of cables. That would be a messy enough solution that they might as well have just switched to USB-C instead. Which they have done.