Apple’s September 12th Presentation: iPhone 15 Series and USB-C Transition Highlights

2023-09-04 04:00:00
Apple presentation held on September 12th (September 13th in Japan time). In addition to the iPhone 15 series, which is the centerpiece, hardware announcements are also expected. The Phone 15 is expected to have a large update, but many people should emphasize that the charging port will be USB-C. This is in accordance with the EU’s USB-C charging obligatory bill, but from here the transition to USB-C will progress at once. The same is true for AirPods Pro, which currently has a Lightning terminal in the case. Even if the new AirPods Pro comes out, it will be “only USB-C”? Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who is strong in Apple stories, commented that AirPods Pro, which supports USB-C charging, will be announced at the same time as the iPhone 15 announcement. However, what worries me is that even if it is announced, it will be a model that is difficult to call “a new model of AirPods Pro”. Because it is expected that there will be no change except that the case will have a USB-C charging port. The second generation of AirPods Pro was released in 2022 last year, and has improved battery life and noise canceling performance. I wonder if it’s not going to be renewed in a year… If that’s the case, the only people who bother to buy a new one are USB-C supremacists. The EU USB-C charging mandate, which sooner or later becomes a USB-C port, isn’t just for smartphones. Also suitable for tablets, earphones, headphones, mobile game consoles, etc. In the future, it is planned to expand its application to laptops. Is it a strategy to release the AirPods Pro with only the charging port changed as much as possible to reduce the impression that the port has been changed in response to regulations? That way, if the AirPods Pro get a solid update next year, we won’t have to focus on the USB-C port. In the years that the change to USB-C progresses, it will be the opposite of when Apple introduced Lightning in the past, and there will be a problem that “Oh, there was only Lightning!” As a person, you are of course welcome. Source: via MacRumors
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