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This may sound like the most ridiculous criticism, but I was really disappointed that the iPhone still uses the lightning charger port and not USB-C. Every other device charges with it including Apple's own laptops. Though seeing how long they take to adopt some features that seem standard to android users (like 4G LTE and wireless charging) in their smartphones, I guess this is to be expected.

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It's very valid criticism. I was hoping that with the move to Qi for wireless, Apple would also move to USB-C for wired charging. It's ridiculous that you can buy a new iPhone and a new Macbook pro and they need a USB to lightning adapter to connect to each other.

It's pretty silly, Apple used to pay attention to details like this. But, how often do people plug their phones into their computers these days? Speaking for myself, it's probably been a couple of years since I last did that.

I do so when I need to charge it anywhere outside home. I don't bring a power adapter, just the cable.

Also, for those who have USB-C laptops, it would mean one-cable to rule them all -- even if they don't plug the phone into the laptop itself.

I do it every day to transfer photos, update calendars, etc. - the wireless sync is very unreliable.

I do it to use the iPhone personal hotspot via wire instead of wifi because it has better latency, especially if the wifi enviroment is crowded.

It is not valid, most people who will buy the iPhone 8 will have USB-A.

That said, they should give you a choice of cables.

> It's very valid criticism. I was hoping that with the move to Qi for wireless, Apple would also move to USB-C for wired charging.

I imagine they're hoping to get rid of the charging port altogether, so don't see the point of changing now. I would prefer one standard also though. That said, I imagine this is some time off, given Qi's charging speeds.

It's because of licensing fees and controlling the accessory market.

It might be that and that they moved to the lightning connector too recently. Those cables and adapters add up to a lot of angst from people.

I would bet that a lot of it has to do with the outrage that occurred when Apple switched from the dock connector to lightning. People were up in arms about how apple switched 'just to make more money' blah blah blah.

I bet Apple will switch after they feel they've had the lightning connector out for long enough that they can say it was time.

the port is vestigial since they are moving towards wireless charging. Also, it allows for one last generation still compatible with current accessories.

They need to leave a few features for the 8S and XS upgrades.

I've had a new MacBook Pro for under a year and 3 of the USB-C ports are now super slack and have no click to them at all. I find it a horrible connector.

Mine's fine. Maybe you got a defective one? Worth asking for a warranty fix.

Do you think that's a problem inherent to USB-C? Or just how they've been implemented in the MacBook Pro?

Mine still has a solid 'ka-chunk' when I plug it in. You might get your setup checked.

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