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Comment: Why the iPhone 15’s switch to USB-C isn’t nearly as painful as the iPhone 5’s switch to Lightning

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/USB-C-vs-Lightning-iPhone-15.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>On September 12, Apple will reveal the iPhone 15 and transition from its long-running Lightning connector to USB-C. When a similar switch was made from the 30-pin connector to Lightning over a decade ago, it resulted in a firestorm among Apple faithful who had invested money in cables and accessories designed for the 30-pin connector. </p>



<p>Nearly a dozen years later, and we’re on the precipice of another I/O shift with the move to USB-C – but there will be no firestorm this time, or at least there shouldn’t be…</p>



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