• Ravi
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    810 months ago

    There are different dimensions for this, balance of importance differs between users and application:

    • data transfer rate
    • power transfer rate
    • durability
    • reusability with other products
    • length
    • price
    • someone made it white and engraved a pictogram of an incomplete apple on it
    • @Hoomod@lemmy.world
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      610 months ago

      Don’t worry, apple is still limiting data transfer to usb2 protocols except on the pro models

      • Ravi
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        610 months ago

        Oh I always expect them to find a loop hole to sell their ridiculously expensive peripherals. My best bet is a chip that forces you to use an apple usb c cable.

        • CptMuesli
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          410 months ago

          They planned to something like this, but EU regulators made clear that this is an violation and would lead to consequences.

      • BornVolcano
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        310 months ago

        See it’s at this point I get lost haha, but I think I’m starting to understand the gist of it

        • @MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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          610 months ago

          There is zero technical reason to limit the speeds. Apple is just being an asshole and wants to misrepresent USB-C to their customers. Because again, Apple are assholes.

        • @reddit_sux@lemmy.world
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          110 months ago

          Apple is using the last year’s Pro chip in this year’s standard iPhone. That doesn’t have USB 3 support. They could have added a USB 3 chip for that but it’s Apple.

          The newest a17 bionic chip has USB 3 support built in. It is only present in iPhone Pro hence USB 3 support for the cable.

    • BornVolcano
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      110 months ago

      Okay, so getting information and energy to and from the phone (what a cable does), how long it lasts, how many different types of cables you’d have to buy to work with similar devices you have, length and price are self explanatory, and whether or not apple is being apple.

      I think I got it, thank you!