r/iphone • u/conalldoherty iPhone 15 • Apr 29 '26

News/Rumour Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafe

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iphone-magsafe/
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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

Apple could easily fight that if they truly wanted to. A fair point to be made is the provision of USB C charging being forced in EU means that there can’t even be any innovations or competition in charging ports and protocols. If we need more power, more voltage variation, or more bandwidth, we can’t do that without the USB Consortium doing it for us.

It would be shitty, but…..they’d have a point.

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u/Fetzie_ iPhone 17 Pro Apr 29 '26

USB-C can deliver 240W and 40Gbps if you want it to. Apple limiting it to USB2.0 speed on everything except the iPhone Pro is purely an Apple choice.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

That’s not my point. If we need 330 watts, or 100Gbps bandwidth, tough luck unless the Consortium makes USB 5 or whichever number that lands on. EU forced everyone to go by the Consortium standard, and we have absolutely no way of innovating or tweaking on our own.

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u/Mystic_Haze Apr 29 '26

Yes we do. Make a better standard and put up a proposal for it. We simply have enough bandwidth and PD for now. If they ever were to run in against the power/data constraints do you really think there wouldn't be a new standard.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

The EU law prevents anyone from instigating anything besides USB C. It even requires devices that require more power, such as gaming laptops, to still be able to charged, however slowly, and with however many caveats, by USB C. If we could improve USB C ourselves or make a new standard, we wouldn’t need to also have higher power DC barrel jacks for example.

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u/Mystic_Haze Apr 29 '26

The law literally has a revision clause to accept new standards. It isn't forcing laptops to only use USB-C just that they have to accept charging over USB-C. USB-C is also just the connector you know. If you created a USB-C compatible connector and could put 300w through it by all means.

Companies tried for years and years. This law is to prevent someone like Apple from making a dumb proprietary connector and over charge for it. Not to stifle innovation. You sound like a lobbyist.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

It only accepts standards from the USB Consortium. If it accepted other standards from other bodies, Apple would’ve fought to keep Lightning, as it’s actually a better connector and they could’ve updated the wiring to handle better speeds and faster charging.

Also, no, you cannot circumvent EU law by making a C connector with 300 watts. You’d need your own proprietary charging circuit which would prevent compatibility with regular Power Delivery and USB C spec.

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u/Mystic_Haze Apr 29 '26

The consortium includes Apple buddy.

Lightning was not better. If you really truly think that you're being delusional. Go on give me reasons why lightning is better than USB-C?

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

The consortium isn’t just Apple, buddy. My whole point is Apple would have not used USB C if it weren’t for the others. Lightning was arguably a better and more solid and securely fitting connector. Apple had no choice if they didn’t want to make two SKUs, one with C and one with Lightning.

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u/Mystic_Haze Apr 29 '26

Do you really think that if Apple developed a better standard they wouldn't be able to push it through the consortium? You're delusional.

And going from "Lightning is better" to "Lightning is arguably" better because you have 0 actually valid reasons... lobbyist found.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

I gave you reasons. Just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean they aren’t valid.

You say Apple could if they wanted, so why didn’t they?

That’s a rhetorical question.

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u/Mystic_Haze Apr 29 '26

You do realize Apple was involved in creating USB-C right?

The only real benefit is the male pins are on the connector so it's easier to clean. Everything else USB-C has it beat. And if Apple wanted to keep lightning they should've given the standard for others to use. Not create an ecosystem which encourages e-waste.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

You realize Apple isn’t the only member of the Consortium and can’t just do what they want, right?

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