iPhones With USB-C Ports Are Reportedly Being Tested

For the longest time ever, Apple has used proprietary ports and connectors for its iPhones and iPads, at least until last year’s iPad Pro refresh where Apple introduced USB-C to the tablet, making it a lot more compatible with cables and chargers and accessories out there. This has led to speculation that USB-C could eventually find its way to the iPhone as well.

This seems to have been “confirmed” in a report from Bloomberg who revealed that Apple is apparently testing out iPhones with USB-C ports for this year’s refresh. However the mention of the term “testing” suggests that this might not be a done deal yet and that there is still a chance that this year’s iPhones could be keeping its Lightning connector.

However we imagine that iPhones with USB-C support is really a matter of when, and not if. This is because USB-C offers up much more functionality than Lightning. Apple has conceded as much when they replaced all the ports of its recent MacBook laptops with USB-C, where not only does it allow users to connect it to a display with USB-C, but it charges it at the same time, all with the convenience of a single cable.

Plus USB-C is slowly becoming the new standard and will eventually replace USB-A, so like we said, it’s a matter of time before USB-C iPhones are a thing. Whether or not it’ll arrive this year is a different story.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Apple, Cellphones, Rumors
Tags: iPhone