Tbh I get the 2.0 on the normal iPhone. They're using last gen chip (a16) which doesn't have the 3.0 controller on board. New gen chip has it (a17) and will likely be present on the base model next year.

Underwhelming, and without innovation. Apple did everything they could to make subculture adoption painful and annoying. 15yr old transfer speeds…disgraceful and shameful

The smaller size on the pros is a good thing I guess, titanium is cool but that's about it. USB-C is finally here but we should not be happy about something that should have been the case years ago. They even raised the price by 50$ here in Canada, so now instead of getting a 128GB base model Pro iPhone for 1400 + tax you get a 128GB base model pro iPhone for 1450+ tax... I was hoping they would at least bump the storage this year, I guess not.

I mean I got my S23 256GB for 700CAD with taxes included, and I can guarantee the iPhones are not 2.5x times better

Boring. Once again I had to watch the event after work and found myself skipping through the majority of the presentations. The only thing that caught my eye was the new action button and titanium chassis. Just need to make the button orange to match my Ultra all around. /s

I still see no reason to “upgrade” from my 12 ProMax.

If I’m reading this right, ars claims that 3.0 is not limited to pro only.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/contrary-to-rumors-the-iphone-15-has-a-standard-by-the-book-usb-c-port/