Every time a new iPhone is released, there is substantial media coverage that follows it, a lot of which includes articles discussing the best new features of the new iPhone 15. Some of these features receive more attention than others, and frequently, these features are added to the iPhone years after they have been made accessible for Android handsets.
And the USB-C port is the best illustration of that. Due to a new law in the European Union requiring USB-C ports on all mobile devices after 2024, Apple has finally abandoned its exclusive Lightning connector and adopted the USB-C standard. This means that users of iPhones and Android devices will soon be able to share charging cables and adapters.
Top ‘feature’ of iPhone 15 was initially observed on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7
The iPhone’s transition to USB-C is significant since it enables compatibility with Apple’s own products, such as the iPad and MacBook, as well as Android devices. In fact, it appears like USB-C is the most discussed iPhone feature ever.
Over 100,000 news stories have already been produced about the iPhone 15’s USB-C port.
The transition to USB-C takes the cake by a wide margin, according to research conducted by Mobiles.co.uk to determine how much attention key iPhone features have received over the years, both before and after the launch of each new iPhone. More than 150,000 news stories have already been published online on the USB-C port in the month prior to the release of the iPhone 15 and in the week after its release in some markets.
This is a wonderful illustration of how significant the iPhone 15’s USB-C port/connector is: in comparison, the Dynamic Island notch introduced with the iPhone 14 saw approximately 7,200 articles written about it in a comparable period before and after the iPhone 14 introduction. Yes, you would be correct to assume that some of the publicity portrays the iPhone’s use of USB-C as the greatest invention since bread.
But fans of Samsung and Android have long been accustomed to that, and no one anticipated a change this year. It’s been a long time coming, but we’re really delighted that Apple finally got it (or rather, that the European Union forced Apple to get it; either way, it’s good for consumers regardless of whether they own an iPhone, a Galaxy, or any other contemporary smartphone).
