The new USB-C port of the iPhone 15 may be even faster, because the phone also receives support for Thunderbolt. These are the advantages of the new connection!
Apple introduces USB-C
Apple says goodbye to the Lightning adapter this year and switches to a USB-C connection with the iPhone 15. This is the result of a new European law, which states that all new electronic devices must have a USB-C connection from November 2024. This should reduce electronic waste in the future. Apple is ahead of the law by introducing USB-C with the iPhone 15 this year.
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The new connection is not only good news for the environment, but also ensures that data can be transferred faster. The new USB-C connection can handle much higher speeds than the current Lightning port. With the new iPhone, data transfer via the USB-C port may be even faster, because rumors now predict that the iPhone 15 will receive support for Thunderbolt.
Advantages of Thunderbolt with the iPhone 15
The iPhone 15 will therefore have a USB-C port, which will make transferring data a lot faster. The average USB-C connection has data speeds between 5 Gbps and 10 Gbps. In comparison, the current Lightning adapter has a maximum speed of 480 Mbps. The new connection of the iPhone 15 is therefore much faster, and with Thunderbolt that speed is even higher.
According to new rumors, a processor has been found in the iPhone 15, which is mainly used for transferring data via Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt was produced by Intel in collaboration with Apple to achieve higher data rates. And we succeeded, because with Thunderbolt data is transferred at a speed of 40 Gbps. With the iPhone 15, transferring photos and videos to your Mac is done as soon as you connect the phone with the new USB-C cable.
Thunderbolt may only be for iPhone 15 Pro
The high data speed of Thunderbolt also ensures that you can charge the iPhone 15 much faster. It is not yet clear whether Thunderbolt will come to all iPhone 15 models, or only to the iPhone 15 Pro (Max). With the iPad, Apple has in any case chosen to only provide the iPad Pro with Thunderbolt. It is therefore quite possible that the same will happen with the iPhone 15.
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We will soon know whether Thunderbolt is coming to the entire iPhone 15 series, because Apple will present the new phones next month. Do you want to know more about the iPhone 15? Then read all the rumors about the iPhone 15 here and everything we know about the iPhone 15 Pro Max here. Are you curious about the increased prices of the new iPhones? Check out how expensive they are here!
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