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chewb t1_jb06s95 wrote

Reply to comment by speculatrix in The iPhone 15’s USB-C port might come with a catch - new report says third-party cables might not support fast charging by MicroSofty88

iphones can charge with the usb-c standard up to 30W today, they use the PD standard of USB-c

These companies didn't use PD, they are using the usb-c cable and standard but not the USB Power Delivery standard. This might or might not be copied by apple.

My comment brought attention to the fact that if it's a feature present on just one model android phone, apple is copying them but if it's a bad feature, it's not copying android, just a few bad apples, which is a double standard

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yuxulu t1_jazpqdl wrote

Reply to comment by 656666_ in The iPhone 15’s USB-C port might come with a catch - new report says third-party cables might not support fast charging by MicroSofty88

The thing is no other chargers deliver 120w. If one comes along from another brand, I'm fairly sure it would still work. However, iPhone charger is only 20w (based on apple https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/iphone/iph8c1e31583/ios) and they are going to restrict to 5w if not using their charger? What excuses do they have for that?

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speculatrix t1_jazp1ju wrote

Reply to comment by chewb in The iPhone 15’s USB-C port might come with a catch - new report says third-party cables might not support fast charging by MicroSofty88

Once, there was no standard at all for high speed charging. These phones proved it was possible and that people would pay for it.

Apple are taking an existing well-established standard and making a proprietary version specifically so they can screw their customers by having expensive charging cables.

See the difference?

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Skeptic_Sinner t1_jazlxpg wrote

Reply to comment by Comfortable0wn in The iPhone 15’s USB-C port might come with a catch - new report says third-party cables might not support fast charging by MicroSofty88

You cannot fast charge from something that is physically incapable of handling fast charging. The problem with apple is that other brands' cables can handle it but are apple isn't allowing them to work properly

How do you think this is a gotcha holy shit

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JustUseTheWordMmmkay t1_jazlxl3 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The iPhone 15’s USB-C port might come with a catch - new report says third-party cables might not support fast charging by MicroSofty88

Yeah I know all of that. I know they are expensive, I know they aren’t for most users, I know thunderbolt 3 cables are still expensive and not needed for most people.

But… like I said, Apple sell £100+ cables and I’m wondering if cables like that will be restricted to slower charging.

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