Yes, the iPhoneeven the Pro modelsstill use USB 2.0.
According toreports from supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, next year’s iPhone Pro will finally fix this.
The regular iPhone 15 will stay just as it is.
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Slow Uptake
The iPhone can shoot ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps.
That’s 6GB for one minute of video.
Next, let’s see how fast USB can transfer that data from the phone.
Long enough that making a coffee is probably a good idea.
…its lack of USB 3.0 port means transferring videos and photos off the unit can be painfully slow.
USB 3 (the latest version) tops out at 10 Gbps, which is 1.25 GB per second.
That means transferring a video file off the iPhone Pro would be a lot faster."
Which is all to say that USB 2 is pathetic as a data-transfer method in 2022.
Either way, does the plain iPhone even need USB 3?
After all, how many complaints have you heard about transfer speed from iPhone users?
Most people use their cables for charging or connecting to wired headphones or speakers.
Apple doesnt publish specs for AirDrop speeds, perhaps because it depends so much on external factors.
But for everyone else?
It seems fine as it is.
