KGI reports Apple iPhone 8 will not switch to USB-C, internal upgrades will support fast charging over Lightning

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KGI reports Apple iPhone 8 will not switch to USB-C, internal upgrades will support fast charging over Lightning

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<p>KGI is refuting claims made in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 would replace Lightning with a USB-C port.</p>
<p>KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo today writes that this is not the case, all three new 2017 iPhones (two modest updates to existing iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and one radically-redesigned OLED bezel-less device) will retain the proprietary Lightning port. Apple will add fast charging capabilities with internal component changes …</p>
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