The iPhone 15 will be the first smartphone from the apple company that will come with a USB Type-C connector. This is not a capricious change by Apple, but rather an imposition derived from the adoption in Europe of what we know as a single charger, a subject that we have touched on on previous occasions, and which in the end represents a victory for consumers and for the environment.
For Apple it is, however, a more complicated subject. The apple company boasts whenever it can of its efforts to be a more sustainable company, in fact that was its argument for eliminating the charger and headphones that had always been included with the iPhone, sustainability, but deep down it also allowed to reduce costs and give a boost to the sale of these accessories.
With the adoption of the single charger, the apple company should jump for joy, it is a positive measure for the care of the environment since it will help us reduce electronic waste, but it is also something that could affect your income, specifically the sale of original cables to use their iPhone. Many of you already know the story, an original Apple accessory can cost much more money than an unofficial one, and both can work just as well.
With that in mind, it is easy to understand that if a consumer had to choose between an Apple USB Type-C cable for their iPhone 15, whose price was around, for example, 25 eurosand an unofficial one that cost 12 euro, he would end up opting for the latter if both worked equally well. Well, this is precisely where Apple could surprise us with a very ingenious move.
According to Chinese media, which have shared a recent leak, Apple has designed a small board that could mount to a USB Type-C connector, and this would allow you to identify numerous functions, and proceed to activate and deactivate them. That board would not be present in non-official USB Type-C cables, which means that these could end up with significant limitations, either due to the loss of functions or the absence of fast charging, forcing the consumer to buy a cable. original.
Keep in mind that this has not been confirmed yet, although it does make a lot of sense. If everything goes according to plan, the presentation of the iPhone 15 will take place in September of this yearprobably between the first and second week of that month, and this terminal will only come with a USB Type-C cable.
