Apple iPhone 8 May Feature USB Type C Port

As per a report, one of Apple’s latest iPhones could be seriously premium. In addition to expected speed enhancements, users can look forward to a new design, wireless charging, improved water resistance, and of course, vastly improved camera technology.

The report, which was initially published by The Wall Street Journal, likewise reiterates the iPhone 8 speculations that the upcoming Apple handset is set to furnish a curved OLED display. And the report also contained a completely unexpected rumor. According to them, the next iPhone will use a USB Type-C port for both power/charging and peripherals such as docks, replacing the original lightning connector, which launched on the iPhone 5. Because the USB-C port is as compact as the Lightning port in terms of internal components, Apple won’t have to sacrifice the iPhone 8’s thickness (or thin-ness).

Apple may be the only company that’s now betting big on USB-C ports in new MacBooks, offering no other ports to users, but it’s hardly the only company adopting USB-C connectivity.

This would make USB-C connection optional and it would certainly be less alienating to those already heavily invested in Apple’s Lightning-heavy ecosystem.

In other words, Apple is apparently looking into switching out its proprietary Lightning port for a USB-C port-the same tech used on several newer Android phones, like upcoming LG G6. With that move, a user who bought the iPhone 8 will be able to charge the phone by plugging it into a MacBook with USB-C ports. And that “iPhone 8” name that’s doing the rounds really doesn’t make sense (I mean, what happens when the regular iPhone ticks over to 8?), and is only going to add confusion, especially if Apple also releases the iPhone 7s/7s Plus.

It may seem like a head-scratching decision at first, but there is a precedent for such a switch – after all, Apple chose USB-C as the only type of connector on its latest line of MacBooks.

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But The Wall Street Journal also confirms the growing consensus that the phone will likely go on sale for around $1,000 – meaning we’ll likely see a $999 iPhone on store shelves by fall – or maybe more if higher storage options are also available (which they nearly assuredly will be).

Apple introduced the Lightning connector in the 2012 iPhone 5, making it 5 years old.

As far as the curved screen is concerned, Samsung may be supplying Apple with more than just inspiration. (Your current iPhone utilizes a cheaper LCD display and cheaper models will retain this LCD display.) It will take up the entirety of the front screen, thereby eliminating the home button and touch ID.

The biggest benefit would be its ability to connect to some of Apple’s newer products, particularly the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. The most expensive model of the next iPhone is expected to be priced at about $1,000. The most expensive iPhone 7 Plus model now costs $970 (or £920 in the UK).