Apple is a strong advocate of proprietary standards and the leading creator of technology trends that are never adopted en masse until Apple does. After many years of using proprietary connectors to charge iPhone batteries, Apple has decided to adopt the USB Type-C port.
Apple finally decides to mount a Type-C USB port on its 2019 iPhone, which will help standardize this type of connection.
DigiTimes reports that like most of the flagship smartphones this year 2018 and next year 2019, the 2019 iPhone will include a USB Type-C port, finally putting an end to Cupertino’s mixed ecosystem of Lightning and USB-C charging solutions. The adoption of USB Type-C in the new iPhones will accelerate the adoption of this interface in the rest of the products that reach the market. According to DigiTimes, this decision was taken into account for the 2018 iPhone, but its development was already too advanced to implement this type of connection.
It’s a very robust and versatile connector, especially when it’s compatible with Thunderbolt 3, but the connector is also plagued with different levels of quality and support on the market, making the end results somewhat unpredictable. Apple’s entry into this market can solve and standardized solutions.
USB Type-C has been on the market for quite some time, but until now its adoption has been practically limited to only high-end phones and some accessories such as very high-performance external SSD drives. I’m sure that Apple’s bet will soon make us see many more devices with this great port.