Several iPhone 15 Features that Android Users Need to Know
- Engadget
Jakarta – Apple has launched the latest iPhone 15 series, includes iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. It's known this phone has some advanced features probably these features to be affected in the Android world.
Well, here are some big changes of iPhone 15 that Android users need to know.
1. Goodbye Lightning Port
The change from Apple's dated Lightning port to USB-C has been a long time coming. Even though the swap didn't come from Apple's core, the implementation of this new port should be welcomed by both sides of the mobile OS fence.
Sure, long-time iPhone users may feel some initial frustration as they're required to buy new cables, but once this hurdle is out of the way, the benefits of this change will be easy to appreciate.
At first, Android users were thrilled with USB-C because we no longer had to pay attention to what direction the old-timey microUSB cable was facing, making charging phones in the dark a cinch.
But as the port quickly matured, so did the USB-C standard, outpacing Apple's Lightning port in both data transfer and charging speeds.
Though Apple didn't specify on stage the version of USB it's using for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus during the announcement, looking at the spec sheet, it's USB 2.0.
This means the data transfer speeds will remain at the same paltry 480Mbs supported by Lightning. As for charging rates, Apple states the phone will charge to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 20W or higher charger, leaving max wattage unclear at the moment.
However, if you opt for one of the iPhone 15 Pro models, then you will get the treat of up to 10Gbps with USB 3.0. This allows for even faster charging than the standard iPhone 15 model.
iPhone 15 Pro.
- TechCrunch
2. MagSafe
MagSafe is Apple's beloved magnetic charging technology that debuted on mobile devices with the iPhone 12.