It’s confirmed, the iPhone 15s now include a USB-C port. In addition to making our lives easier, the adoption of the universal port transforms Apple smartphones into external batteries.
Vintage 2023 iPhones include a USB-C port. Apple has, perhaps reluctantly, abandoned the Lightning socket to adopt the universal socket. This is for the greater good of consumers, since the iPhone 15 can now boast of offering a truly exclusive feature, at least as far as Apple is concerned: the possibility of loading other accessories from the Apple brand. The Cupertino company was still able to turn the situation around in its favor, since certain conditions apply.
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During the presentation of the product yesterday, the functionality was entitled to a quick mention and Apple confirms it in the product sheet available on the site: “the included USB-C charging cable is compatible with the AirPods Pro 2nd generation with the case MagSafe Charging”. Using your iPhone 15 as an external battery is therefore possible with your connected watch or your Apple headphones, but only if you use the Apple certified compatible cable.
The iPhone 15 integrates USB-C and can serve as an external battery for certain accessories
Certainly, in absolute terms, the possibility of recharging our gadgets by plugging them into the USB-C socket of another device is not really a new thing. And even at Apple, it is already possible to provide AirPods and other Apple Watches with energy by connecting them to a MacBook, For example. That said, regarding the iPhone, it’s a small revolution.
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If all iPhone 15s can charge other accessories of the brand with electricity, all models are not equal in terms of transfer speed. While iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are limited to USB 2.0 transfer ratesthat is to say 480 Mbit/s, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max benefit from speeds of around 4800 Mbit/sin compliance with the USB 3 standard.