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To note, the USB-C switch added a lot more use to the port other than charging. In particular video recording and mass storage in general can now go through th
by makeitdouble 2y ago
To note, the USB-C switch added a lot more use to the port other than charging.
In particular video recording and mass storage in general can now go through the port, and is definitely more practical than in the lightning days with the clumsy dongle.
Video mirroring would be more niche, and I assume people who didn't move away at the headphone jack removal have less use of wired audio, but it's still a use case.
All in all, most users probably don't use it, but the actual "Pro" part would be another story.
- TheNewsIsHere 2y agoThose use cases pre-date the switch to USB-C. USB-C made some of those use cases much better for Pro model devices which support USB-C-era speeds. Some (non-Pro) models are artificially capped at USB 2 speeds.
- makeitdouble 2y agoYes and no. There was a lightning-USB A adapter, but I was clunky, pricy and could only be used with the phone so the value was dubious. I bought one and never saw anyone else using it in the wild. In comparison you can plug any SSD with USB cable you already have, no adapter adapter needed. And once you get used to it you discover you can charge your earbuds through the USBC port, you can get ethernet through a standard dock, directly slurp the data from your DSLR or reuse the same SD card adapter you used for you computer already etc. The convenience factor is just so different, it's more fundamental than just an incremental change.