On the back of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple has chosen to integrate a better wide-angle photo sensor. It is indeed equipped with a definition of forty-eight megapixels, against twelve previously. The result, inevitably, heavier shots: count all the same 75 Mb per photo, on average, according to the official information of the manufacturer for the format ProRAW with this goal.
However, the Lightning socket is equipped with the standard USB 2.0, unlike the iPad Pro which benefit from the third major generation of this standard. In theory, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are therefore limited to a data transfer speed of around 480 Mb / s, which is almost ten times less than the tablets.
iCloud in support
Therefore, if you want to send a hundred photos to your Mac using a Lightning to USB cable, you might need to patients long enough. Admittedly, this operation can take place in around fifteen seconds, however these are only numbers reached under very specific test conditions: with new equipment, through Apple apps, without interference, etc. Otherwise, the minute could be exceeded.
As an alternative, Apple therefore offers to rely on file storage via iCloud. Only downside, there too: this media library only offers 5 GB of free memory, beyond that you will have to checkout. Count 0.99 euros per month for iCloud + with 50 GB of storage, 2.99 euros per month for 200 GB or 9.99 euros per month for 2 TB.
The best for the iPhones of 2023
Anyway, don’t worry: it seems that the iPhone 15s on the way for next year will be equipped with a USB-C port, perhaps capable of reaching a theoretical speed of 10 or even 40 Gb per second. Of course, Apple remains discreet on this subject but European lawmakers are trying to push to impose a charging standard that is the same for all smartphone manufacturers. Samsung, Huawei and even Xiaomi already use USB-C, which Apple has also integrated on its computers and on the iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad Pro.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max