In the past few months, multiple channels have revealed that Apple will abandon the Lightning interface for the iPhone 15 series in the second half of 2023 and fully use the type-c interface, which will improve the data transmission speed and charging speed of the iPhone from a hardware perspective.

Not only the iPhone 15, but also the new iPad 10 in September will be equipped with type-c, which means that this year's iPhone 14 series, AirPods Pro2, and other Apple products are likely to be the last to be equipped with Lightning Lightning connectors.

The first phone to use Lightning's lightning interface was the 2012 iPhone 5, which has been exactly 10 years since then. The Lightning interface had a significant advantage of forward and backward insertion at that time.

However, the type-c interface outperforms the Lightning interface in terms of charging and data transfer speed, and Apple's reluctance to replace the Lightning interface is more due to the significant profits generated by the Lightning interface patents.

However, the EU has reached a consensus that manufacturers must use type-c charging interface for mobile phones sold in the EU from 2024, so as to reduce Electronic waste pollution caused by disunity of chargers and charging lines. In addition, India has also begun high-level discussions on discontinuing the use of chargers with different interfaces, with the aim of reducing the burden on consumers.

Source: Zhongguancun Online