iPhone 15 will switch from Lightning to USB-C, insider claim

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Apple may finally be planning to make one of the most commonly requested changes to the iPhone in 2023.

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According to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 15 will ditch the Lightning port in favor of USB-C.

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Kuo reached this conclusion after sending a survey to his supply chain sources

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He believes that adopting USB-C should improve the iPhone’s transfer and charging speeds, but warns that it will depend on how iOS interacts with the technology.

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Apple first introduced the Lightning port on the iPhone 5 in 2012. Over the years, virtually every other smartphone vendor has moved to USB-C, but Apple refuses to conform.

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In fact, Kuo himself even suggested as recently as last year that the iPhone would continue to come with Lightning ports for “the foreseeable future.”

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