Only the Pro models will offer faster charging.

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  • witx@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    887·
    1 year ago

    How do apple fan boys keeps eating this shit-sandwich year after year?

    • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      172·
      1 year ago

      Most people are totally lost in a sea of capitalistic greed and wealth indicators. If you don’t keep up with the Joneses, are you really alive?

    • Comment105@lemm.eeEnglish
      144·
      1 year ago

      They have convinced themselves it tastes better than a club sandwich.

      It never had to make sense.

    • theoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      105·
      1 year ago

      What % of mobile users plug their phones into a computer to move files on/off them? I’m not even an iPhone user (I have a Pixel 6 Pro) and it’s probably been 5+ years since I last moved files over USB on my phone.

        • theoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          I’m guessing it saves them a few cents. I just don’t think most customers care so I can see why they’d want to save a little bit of money.

      • CaptPretentious@lemmy.worldEnglish
        83·
        1 year ago

        That’s the same excuse used when they removed the headphone jack and forced you to use bluetooth. I owned many a cell phones and they all had headphone jacks and bluetooth and both worked just fine. But then the headphone jack was removed and now you had to dish out cash for over priced devices that have a limited lifespan (those batteries aren’t going to last forever).

        I heard so many people say “well I never/rarely used the headphone jack” or “but I like bluetooth”. Fine, that’s nice, no reason to make it exclusive other than the company stands to make money off it. People gave up better audio quality and a plug that was more universal than the USB port… we’re not likely to get it back. No doubt Apple (because of course it’ll be Apple) will release a new proprietary cabled audio port that only works with their headphones.

        Apple is anti-consumer.

        • szczuroarturo@programming.devEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          I usualy agree with this but here is a thing USB 2.0 is really not that slow. I higly doubt you need faster data transfers on a phone.

          • theoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            The best argument I can see for faster than USB 2.0 speeds is YouTubers that shoot 4k video on iPhones and then need to edit the video. That’s a very small number of people though

            • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Those are definitely iPhone pro users and those get thunderbolt if my feeling is right (based on rumors I lost the source, lol)

    • LifeInOregon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      116·
      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t describe myself as a fanboy, but here’s my reasons for continuing to use an iPhone and not moving to Android:

      1. I’ve been a Mac user for over 20 years. I’ve got a lot of Mac software that I use that have iOS only counterparts, and I’ve no interest in comparable software. The inertia of daily use software is a huge incentive for me.
      2. In the case of USB C vs Lightning or 2.0 vs. 3.v, I genuinely don’t use USB for file transfer to and from my phone. I may be a unicorn, but iCloud file sync and iCloud Photos have always worked reliably for me. Documents are on my iPhone, iPad, and Mac when I go looking for them. Photos and videos are there when I go looking for them. I don’t think I’ve plugged my iPhone into a computer (Mac or otherwise) in the last four years.
      3. I’ve charged on a QI charger for as long as I can remember (and a 3d printed MagSafe stand now). I have several lightning cables stashed away, but I actually loaned them out more than I use them. And my battery life is not a major concern for me. Since the iPhone X I’ve mostly managed all day battery life between my bedside and desktop chargers. And most days I use my phone lightly enough that I don’t need frequent charge ups.
      4. And the last bit: long term support. I hand down my devices about two years after getting them (in my immediate and extended family). I have family members with six year old iPhones who are still receiving software updates to the most recent OS. My iPhone X being used by my daughter won’t get iOS 17 this year, but it’s from 2017. And when I upgrade later this fall I’ll replace the battery in my 13 Pro, and hand it off to her. My son has an iPhone 12 that my wife handed down to him, last year. iPhones “wear” well.
      • exohuman@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I agree about the iPhones wearing well. Folks in my family pass down their iPhones too, but the ones with Android phones don’t seem to last. The lose support so quickly it’s not even funny.

        • oij2@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Some Androids have extremely long support times, like the Fairphone. But as a general rule, yes, this is true. Unless you buy a Fairphone, or a model that is supported by Linage and root it, you’re losing software updates after just 2 years, which is insane.

    • cloud@lazysoci.alEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      Ads campaigns apple spends billions in, such has having their brand name on top of every community to boost their popularity and overshadow competitors

      • marmo7ade@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Word and PhotoShop

        basically it has some killer features for my job

        This is why people make fun of apple users.

    • zumi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      25·
      1 year ago

      I haven’t transferred data over a usb cable in at least a decade. This means nothing to me.

    • nutsack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      48·
      1 year ago

      it’s an identity. you might be surprised to see how often the apple logo is used on random things in countries where copyright doesn’t exist. like it’s a symbol of something really important.

      but I think the USB 2.0 thing is completely normal and this is a misleading headline

        • thewitchslayer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          I mean, it has been normal for apple phones. Lightning cables only have USB 2.0 transfer speeds as it currently stands. They’ve used it from iPhone 5 up to iPhone 14, including the pro and max versions. Only the iPad pros have the potential for USB 3.0 speeds. Those are the only ones with 16 pin connectors instead of the standard 8 pins in all other lightning connectors