The Apple iPhone 15 USB-C Connector.
Supply: Apple Inc.
Apple introduced its new iPhone 15 lineup Tuesday, and the gadgets function a brand new, extensively anticipated USB-C charging port.
By the point the occasion wrapped, Apple had already begun promoting a USB-C adapter on its web site for $29. The adapter might be crucial for iPhone 15 clients to attach the Lightning charging cables for present iPhones to their new one.
The corporate was pushed to shift away from its proprietary Lightning charger cables after the European Union introduced electronics makers needed to assist a normal USB-C charging port for telephones, tablets and cameras by 2024. Apple executives mentioned final 12 months that they deliberate to adjust to the regulation.
EU officers consider the rule will cut back waste since individuals is not going to want to purchase a brand new charger after they buy a brand new system.
“USB-C has turn into a universally accepted commonplace, so we’re bringing it to iPhone,” a presenter mentioned in the course of the Apple launch occasion Tuesday.
The shift to USB-C chargers for the iPhone 15 will imply that Apple customers’ outdated Lightning cables will not work. However many individuals have already got the correct cables for his or her laptops, headphones and different devices, and Apple may also probably embody a cable within the iPhone 15 packing containers.
Shares of Apple closed down greater than 1% after the occasion Tuesday.
