A recent tweet by Apple leakster, suggests that the iPhone 15 could come with a much more durable braided USB-C to USB-C cable. Earlier, he mentioned that he found photos of braided charging cables online but didn’t have a source.
This is supposed to be the iPhone 15 USB C cable, I found this photo online but currently I can't trace the resource, so I can't be sure if it's true or not pic.twitter.com/bTILwlxxG5
— Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial) August 19, 2023
However, in a recent tweet, he confirmed this news. The color-matched braided Type-C charging cable will be 1.6 meters long and will feature 16 pins. The design is said to be much more durable than the existing USB-C to Lightning cable. Also, he mentioned that these cables won’t come with any MFi certification.
New iPhone 15 USB C Cable Info Confirmed
1.6M long
16Pins
Thicker and more resistant
USB 2.0 20V3A
No MFI pic.twitter.com/WV4unodWPg— Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial) August 23, 2023
It is worth noting that a prominent Apple device prototype collector, Kosutami, has also confirmed to have seen samples of these rumored USB-C cables in the design validation test (DVT) stage. And, also suggested that it will come alongside the
iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.
MacRumors reported that Kosutami anticipates that these USB-C charging cables will be available in white, black, yellow, purple, and orange colors. The orange color is said to look more like the iPhone XR’s Coral color option. All the color options will match the color of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. Other than the black color option, all other shades are said to feature white glossy plastic on either end.
Further down the rumor mill, we come to know that the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max will also sport the same braided color-matched USB-C to USB-C cables.
iPhone 15 Pro USB-C Cable DVT Sample
Full black including connectors inside, comes with black SR(Strain relief plastic tubes) which different with the existing Woven Cable with USB-C from (Except the one of Mac Pro)#Apple #appleinternal @HartleyCharlton @URedditor pic.twitter.com/pbjMDfpXu0— Kosutami (@KosutamiSan) August 21, 2023
It is worth mentioning that a braided charging cable is much more durable than the normal ones and is supposed to last longer. In fact, we’ve got a buying guide for the most durable lightning cables. You can read it
here.
Did you know Apple was forced to introduce USB-C charging on new iPhones after US senators decided to join the EU in banning proprietary charging?
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