The analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, from KGI Securities, came back with everything now to clarify the recent controversy raised by the Wall Street Journal about the iPhones that will be released this year. According to the newspaper, the new devices would all come equipped with a connector USB-C instead of the established j Lightning.
In a note released today, Kuo refuted this rumor and "confirmed" what many of us expected: in fact, all iPhones released in 2017 (there would be three: "iPhone 8", "iPhone 7s" and "iPhone 7s Plus" ) would continue to use the Lightning connector; the difference would be the adoption of USB-C powered chargers with fast charging technology.
In other words: the USB-A / Lightning cable that comes in the iPhone box would be replaced by a USB-C / Lightning cable (which makes a lot of sense if we think that soon all Macs will have more USB-A port, only USB -C / Thunderbolt 3) and the charger / device itself would finally have some fast charging technology (something currently used by Ma on Apple Pencil and AirPods).
Kuo also says that Apple would use a Texas Instruments chip for power management and a Cypress chip for power delivery itself. The analyst says that, due to the different design of the battery of the "iPhone 8" (design in two cells in "L"), the supposed top-of-the-line smartphone of 2017 would have an even faster loading than the others.
It makes a lot more sense, right?
(via MacRumors)
