On the most recent episode of the
MacRumors Present podcast, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman stated that Apple is hoping to have all of its equipment converted to USB-C by subsequent yr. Contemplating what number of completely different equipment Apple affords, you may perceive why this may’t happen with the snap of a finger. Nonetheless, the method can be pretty fast, just like the transfer Apple made in 2012 when it went from the unwieldy 30-pin charger used on the iPhone and iPad to the Lightning port.
Throughout the podcast, Gurman talked about that Apple should launch a brand new model of the MagSafe Duo with USB-C help. Gurman additionally discusses an up to date MagSafe battery pack. And whereas he is unsure whether or not both can be introduced throughout Tuesday’s new product occasion, much more attention-grabbing is a brand new MagSafe accent that the Bloomberg scribe says that
Apple is engaged on.
This new MagSafe battery pack can be stackable, in response to Gurman, permitting customers to put a number of packs collectively and even cost a number of gadgets on the similar time. This might be completed by inserting every iPhone on one aspect of the battery pack. The stackable MagSafe battery pack will function a USB-C port, after all.
Gurman says that Apple will make a USB-C model of the MagSafe Duo
As an attention-grabbing aspect observe, Bloomberg’s Apple “beat author” says that the brand new model of the AirPods Professional with a USB-C suitable charging case (which might see the sunshine of day on Tuesday) is not going to be known as the “third-generation ‌AirPods Professional‌.” That moniker, he says, can be used later, probably in 2024 or 2025, when a extra momentous replace to the product is made.
Throughout the podcast Gurman additionally touched on the
iPhone 15 collection noting how the titanium construct on the
iPhone 15 Professional fashions will make the handsets lighter and extra sturdy, a mix that iPhone customers can be completely happy to expertise. One downside that Mark notes is that the lighter titanium is extra susceptible to dents than stainless-steel when dropped on sure surfaces. However Gurman says that the titanium appears nicer and isn’t a fingerprint magnet.
The
iPhone 15 Professional and
iPhone 15 Professional Maxcan have their bezels diminished by 33% over the earlier technology fashions because of a brand new approach referred to as low-injection stress over-molding (LIPO) and Gurman additionally talks about this through the podcast. He additionally expects a ten% hike in battery life for the
iPhone 15 Professional fashions partially because of the 3nm A17 Bionic chipset that can energy the 2 telephones.