USB-C Confirmed for the iPhone 15 • Hacker News Board

Re: USB-C Confirmed for the iPhone 15

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Post by thadk » Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 9:48 PM UTC

90ne1 wrote: post #10

thadk wrote: post #8

A friend got a new high end 2019 Samsung phone. The week it came, we were at the beach. I offered my USB battery. They used a USB-C to USB-C charge cable to connect it. They passed the phone-and-battery to me and I grabbed it by the cable , as I would with a lightning cable. The USB-C detached from the phone and the phone fell 3.5 feet onto the rocky sand. It immediately broke the rear glass. After that experience, I…

As someone who hasn't owned a mobile apple device since 2012 or so (my ipod touch still had the old wide port that predates thunderbolt), my expectation of friction for a cable is essentially just that it requires more force to remove than you would normally exert by moving the phone itself. This sounds snarky but I'm genuinely interested in the different perspective - is it a normal thing to hang your iphone off the…

Thank you for recognizing the perspective: holy downvotes! Anyway, the lightning cable design did/does allow it so people probably are used to doing it somewhat e.g. in bed. It was the one upside of lightning IMO.

Don't get me wrong: I do welcome USB-C but I hope Apple warns people or begins to make the rear glass out of the stronger material of the front glass if they haven't already.

Re: USB-C Confirmed for the iPhone 15

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Post by jmye » Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 4:33 PM UTC

jdlshore wrote: post #30

jmye wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would I find a cable at a friends house? I charge my phone at home, at night. With one of the cables that also work with my earphones and tablet.

Some people have sexy friends that invite them to stay the night. Some people stay with family. Some people use their phones a lot and need to charge away from home. Some people have worn out batteries that don’t hold much charge.

Some people figure out how to carry their charger in 99% of those cases. Some of those people are still on lightning. Some of them have Qi chargers that already work universally.

This is absolutely not a problem for anyone over the age of 18 or with a modicum of personal responsibility.

But hey, at least you’ve legislated a solution that enhances nothing technical, but makes sure that someday you can… borrow a cable? Cool. Big add. Thanks, EU.

Re: USB-C Confirmed for the iPhone 15

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Post by jmye » Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 4:34 PM UTC

ShadowBanThis01 wrote: post #21

jmye wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The battery will, at some point, necessitate getting a new phone, yes. As will other innovation. I know this seemed like a really smart dig, but it’s not like it only affects one year of devices. Come on, now.

Or you could just replace the battery. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

“As will other innovation”

I really didn’t use that many words.