Comment by freerk

13 days ago

But not on mobile. First iPhone with USB-C was iPhone 15 released late 2023. The Google Nexus 6P phone had USB-C in 2015, 8 years earlier.

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freerk

JasonADrury 12 days ago

Sure, but the claim that "Apple only implemented USB-C due to pressure from the EU." is simply ridiculous.

Apple implemented USB-C at a steady pace across their entire product lineup, as is demonstrated by the timeline below:

  2015: 12in MacBook with USB-C released
  2016: MacBook pro switches to USB-C
  2018: iPad Pro switches to USB-C
  2020: iPad Air switches to USB-C
  2021: iPad Mini switches to USB-C
  2022: iPad switches to USB-C
  2023: iPhone switches to USB-C

If Apple only implemented USB-C because of pressure from the EU, you'd presumably be able to see a gap in that list during the period of Apple allegedly not implementing USB-C. There is no gap, because Apple was steadily moving users to USB-C since 2015.

It feels really silly to be spending time defending Apple over this, but the EU certainly does not deserve credit for iPhones having USB-C. I'm sure there are politicians who'd love for you to believe that, but it's simply dishonest propaganda.