New leak reveals Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro will still use 10-year-old Lightning interface

According to the latest source, idropnews reported that Apple will continue to use the Lightning interface in its flagship iPhone 14 Pro series this year until the appearance of the interfaceless iPhone that transmits data wirelessly by MagSafe.

In addition, @ShrimpApplePro also said that Apple will retain its proprietary Lightning interface standard on the iPhone 14 series, and released the relevant CAD design drawings.

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It’s been 10 years since Apple’s Lightning port was first introduced on the iPhone 5 in 2012, and it has seen little improvement since its introduction. The sources pointed out that the current transmission speed of Lightning is only the level of USB 2.0, which may not meet the needs of users.

In addition, with the launch of the ProRes era with the iPhone 13 Pro, sometimes you shoot a 1-minute ProRes 4K video to generate a 6GB file, and a 10-minute video volume will reach 60GB. Hours can be maddening.

iDropnews said that Apple’s iPhone 14 series will still use Lightning this year, but their sources indicate that Apple is supporting USB 3.0 (protocol) for the iPhone 14 Pro (series), and you can get faster-wired transfer speeds even if you connect with the Lightning interface.

It is worth mentioning that for this USB 3.0 rate, people familiar with the matter said that it is impossible to confirm whether this function will appear on the lower-end models of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max. Although Apple can do this, it is strengthened by this. The differentiation between the two Pro series seems more reasonable.

For the reason why Apple does not want to switch to the Type-C interface, foreign media also pointed out that it is due to interest issues. Of course, this is already a common topic. After all, Apple can charge any Lightning-licensed product with this exclusive interface, not limited to data cables, dongles, brackets, etc.

Moreover, Apple has had no idea how much money Apple has made from these licenses over the years, so it has no intention of ending that revenue at all. iDropnews also said that they don’t think Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro is expected to change, but the iPhone 16 Pro may become the first true wireless phone without a port.

Judging from previous revelations, there will be no “iPhone 14 mini” this year, which means that the non-Pro and Pro series are both 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch models, which are expected to be named iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max.

The difference between Pro and non-Pro seems to be mainly in terms of chips (similar to A16 and A16 Pro) and screens. It is not clear how much difference there will be in images. It is expected that the non-Pro version of the iPhone 14 will continue to use the notch design. And Apple will use a more recognizable punch-hole screen design on the more expensive iPhone Pro series.

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