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Apple Not Expected to Ship Reversible USB-Lightning Cable or New Adapter Alongside iPhone 6
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LOL glad you said this. I'm sitting here looking at my adapter thinking "How the hell did I get something that isn't released yet?"
Got mine with my 5S here in Australia, last year.
Apple will ship the new power adapter with the iPhone 6. But I think concerns about the durability of that reversible USB connector may delay the ship of that new Lightning cable until 2015.
I don't reckon in all my time using USB cables have I once said, "gee I wish this was reversible, cos it is ruining my whole day turning it around to plug it in..." 
Even $0.02 times the millions of phones Apple will sell adds up. I'm sure they watch every penny of cost.
Just because it's used elsewhere doesn't mean they're ready to include it here. Maybe Oz has it because of some more stringent safety code (they are big sticklers for safety there. Extension cords at work had to be regularly inspected and tagged....like a fire extinguisher here in the States). Also people are always complaining how foreign prices Apple charge are higher than USD....perhaps they can afford the extra $0.02 there and meet margin target.
Oh and I hope the reversible USB never happens....looks like a fragile failure waiting to happen. I guess if it may be needed for forward/backward USB standard compatibility...but I have no need for it now.
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Is that your threshold for improved design? If if doesn't ruin your whole day, then leave it alone? No point in releasing a new iPhone at all then.I don't reckon in all my time using USB cables have I once said, "gee I wish this was reversible, cos it is ruining my whole day turning it around to plug it in..."
It's never ruined a whole day for me, either. Just a minute here or there.
I would be very surprised if they did release a reversible connector for current USB ports. Regardless of how well it's manufactured it's likely going to quickly break, as people try and jam the thing in expecting that it will always work. As the current adapter only fits in only one of two possible configurations it's pretty easy for people to figure out.
The more opportunity for something to go wrong, the more likely it will go wrong.
The more opportunity for something to go wrong, the more likely it will go wrong.
Just more foot dragging by Apple.
Talk about it a couple more months and Samsung will have it out, then Apple will follow.
Like the watch. Apple bringing out a watch like 2 years ago, first company to announce. Now is Samsung on their 2nd or 3rd generation watch?
Apple really beat everyone in bringing out a larger phone. How many hundreds of millions did they loose over that? Now they still don't know what size phone they want to build.
Tim Cook .."we have so many new amazing products coming out".
They just never come out!
Talk about it a couple more months and Samsung will have it out, then Apple will follow.
Like the watch. Apple bringing out a watch like 2 years ago, first company to announce. Now is Samsung on their 2nd or 3rd generation watch?
Apple really beat everyone in bringing out a larger phone. How many hundreds of millions did they loose over that? Now they still don't know what size phone they want to build.
Tim Cook .."we have so many new amazing products coming out".
They just never come out!
Why would anyone want to standardise this type of cable when Type C USB 3.1 Cables/Plugs are reversible by design, much smaller and a lot tougher than this?
This time I think Apple missed the train and got overtaken by the usb-standard.
If Apple is clever, they would just drop that patent (which may well be revoked anyway due to prior art) and just be the first to implement type c plugs...that would be awesome.
So are you saying you got a 2A adapter with your 5S last year? I just want to be clear before accusing you of not understanding what you read. I have been known to misinterpret posts from time to time.
Is it a 2A charger? I guess the cost is that of "upgrading" iphone chargers from 1A to 2A.
Don't be too surprised if all the 'leaked' photos we see on MacRumours are actually leaked by Apple, just to stir up interest, get people talking about them and have people start lining up for a phone still unannounced. Has the line started forming yet?
i have yet to see a lineup for a Samsung phone that is just coming out, maybe because they have a new and better phone released every 2 months.
How about an iPhone 6 with a 4K display?
Lets not get to ahead of ourselves.
How about an iPhone 6 with 1080P display?
i have yet to see a lineup for a Samsung phone that is just coming out, maybe because they have a new and better phone released every 2 months.
How about an iPhone 6 with a 4K display?
Lets not get to ahead of ourselves.
How about an iPhone 6 with 1080P display?
8 verrrryyyy slooowwww daaaayys
Tell me about it. It's like being a kid and waiting for Christmas.
Apple may well be an early adopter of Type C. Ports have become an obstacle to thinner designs. USB is the thickest port on MacBooks.