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Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger (www.bbc.com)

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Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger::Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.

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[-] jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 15 points 9 months ago

Idk why you're being downvoted, its true. Folding screen technology has been pretty much the only major innovation in the phone space for a while now.

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Folding is high on the “neato” scale but isn’t considered a major milestone because it’s really sort of a gimmick and in smartphone terms, is a small niche feature. Most people don’t want a thicker phone that can become a too-small tablet by slowly forming a damage crease down its screen.

[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I remember when people thought a front facing camera was niche.

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

You can say that about literally every feature. But folding has been around 5 years and isn’t becoming integral to every device. Front facing cameras were within 5 years.

[-] jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Disagree, the technology is improving and the shapes of the phone are becoming more usable.

Anecdotally, i know a good amount of people who switched/want to switch off iphone to android specifically for folding phones. The form factor of the zflip/razr is a lot more usable for people who have small pockets or people who just think it's plain cool.

The "damage crease" isnt a huge deal, and most people upgrade after 3ish years anyway so as long as it can make it that far it won't matter to them.

[-] Ocelot@lemmies.world 3 points 9 months ago

and it was 5 years ago at least.

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