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Apple is highly unlikely to abandon Lightning and adopt USB-C for only a few years before going portless. ‌MagSafe‌ on the ‌iPhone‌, which first debuted on the iPhone 12, is still not fully matured and is so far limited to charging. Given those two points, Kuo says the ‌iPhone‌ will continue to feature Lightning for the 'foreseeable future.'Īpple's ultimate goal for the ‌iPhone‌ is to go completely portless, relying on MagSafe and wireless connections for charging and data transfer needs. Apple's reluctance to follow the industry in adopting USB-C has annoyed many customers, but it appears Apple is sticking with Lightning on ‌iPhone‌ for the considerable future.Īpple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who frequently shares accurate insights into Apple's product plans, has said the company believes the adoption of USB-C would negatively impact its Made for ‌‌iPhone‌‌ (MFi) program and notes that Apple is concerned about lower standards of water resistance for USB-C compared to Lightning.

The smartphone industry has rapidly transitioned to USB-C, with the vast majority of handsets on the market featuring the more versatile port.

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Even as the majority of the company's iPad line and the entire Mac line now feature USB-C, the ‌iPhone‌ has become the odd one out with its inclusion of Lightning. When Phil Schiller introduced the Lightning connector at the unveiling of the iPhone 5 in September 2012, he called it 'a modern connector for the next decade,' and with that 10-year mark coming up later this year, questions remain over what the future of the ‌iPhone‌ looks like and whether or not that future will include a Lightning port, or perhaps no port at all.Įvery ‌iPhone‌ since the ‌iPhone‌ 5 has featured a Lightning port, which Apple touted in 2012 as a 'smaller, smarter and more durable' port compared to the previous 30-pin connector.