The iPhone 15’s charging pace might low-key be its greatest characteristic By Daniel Piper printed 21 August 23 As a result of what use is a brand new digicam if you happen to’re out of cost?

With lower than a month to go till the launch of the iPhone 15, the hearsay mill is reaching fever pitch. We have already got a fairly respectable concept of what to anticipate, however new leaks and tidbits are nonetheless rising – and the most recent is perhaps probably the most thrilling.

In line with new stories, the iPhone 15 line up (or a minimum of a few of it) will characteristic quick charging capabilities, letting the system cost at 35W (versus the present 20W). And for creatives in a rush, that might be much more useful than a greater digicam or processor – what good are these if the cellphone is out of juice? (Take a look at the perfect iPhone 14 offers if you happen to do not fancy ready.)

We have already heard time and time once more that the iPhone 15 is prone to be the primary to launch with a USB-C port as a substitute of Lightning. Not solely is that this excellent news for cross-compatibility, letting customers join peripherals and different gadgets with out the necessity for an adapter, however it additionally means the iPhone might make use of sooner charging speeds loved by the likes of the MacBook and iPad.

Whereas sooner charging can solely be excellent news, it is totally attainable that the tech is perhaps restricted to the upper finish ‘Professional’ fashions. Certainly, we have already heard inform that whereas all the iPhone 15 line-up is prone to carry USB-C, solely the iPhone 15 Professional will help “excessive pace information switch” because of USB 3.2 or Thunderbolt 3, whereas the usual 15 will characteristic USB 2.0 tech, providing little enchancment over Lightning. So, sooner charging speeds may additionally be lacking from the essential mannequin.