14 DAY TRIAL // The days of the Lightning port are already numbered on the iPhone, as Apple is expected to remove this controversial idea once and for all once the iPhone 15 generation launches later this year.
This is because the European Union has recently voted on new legislation that would require device makers selling products here to equip their devices with a universal USB-C port. The new regulations are coming into effect in 2024, but it turns out Apple can make the switch even earlier.
As such, the iPhone 15 will give up on the Lightning port and embrace the increasingly popular USB-C.
A skilled hardware engineer has decided to offer the best of two worlds, and instead of choosing just one port, he managed to integrate both of them into an iPhone.
That’s right, this iPhone comes with both a Lightning port and a USB-C connector, and to my surprise, both of them work just right.
Without a doubt, this is a great way to spend your time indoors now that it’s freezing cold outside, but other than that, I can’t see any major benefit of such an iPhone. Maybe you can at least use headphones and a charger at the same time?
The Lightning port has always been a controversial port on the iPhone, and while Apple insisted on it for so many years, forcing us to spend so much money on cables that eventually got torn after only a couple of months, we should all just be happy that USB-C is finally coming.
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of carrying around a cable just for my iPhone when all the other devices, including my earbuds, use USB-C. The European Union is right: having just one cord for all devices is a lot more convenient, and if this can also help reduce electronic waste, there’s no reason to stick with Lightning a minute longer.
