Renders envision the iPhone without a Lightning port

Feb 21, 2021 19:00 GMT  ·  By

Apple is projected to launch new iPhones in the fall, and one of the changes more and more people are talking about concerns the Lightning connector.

No, Apple isn’t planning to switch to USB-C, though this is something that would definitely come in handy to everybody, but actually kill off the Lightning port completely.

While this may sound like a change nobody would like, just think about what happened when Apple removed the headphone jack and you’ll understand it’s just a matter of time not only until we get used to it but also until the rest of the industry follows in Apple’s footsteps.

So if Apple is indeed planning to launch an iPhone without any ports, there’s a chance everybody else will do the same rather sooner than later, so expect others like Samsung to also give up on the USB-C port at some point in the future.

Possible happening this year

Renders published by LetsGoDigital provide us with a closer look at this controversial upcoming design, showing what a portless iPhone would eventually look like.

At the first glance, it’s not that bad, to be honest, though I can only imagine what a nightmare using such an iPhone would be, at least at first. And I can’t help but wonder how you could use such an iPhone in a car where wired CarPlay is the only option, as the transition to a world without cables would pretty much force drivers to buy adapters for wireless connectivity.

For the time being, however, Apple has remained completely tight-lipped on everything related to the portless iPhone, but at this point, it all seems to be just a matter of time until the idea enters mass production. More information on this plan will probably emerge in the coming months.

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