Apple iPhone 12 USB-C Cord Has The Internet Up In Arms
Apple has revealed that the iPhone 12 will include a USB-C to lightning cable, but it will not be [...]
That rationale doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Apple: We removed the headphones and charger from the #iPhone12 box because you all have them
Also #Apple: By the way, we're switching to USB-C -> Lightning cables, whose chargers we didn't ship with previous iPhones.
But.......THE ENVIRONMENT!!!!
— Jason Martinez, M.D. (@_MartinezMD) October 13, 2020
Some pointed out that this is the opposite of environmental.
"We're making a positive environmental impact. There are 2 billion USB-A bricks out there so we are removing the brick from the box. Instead, we'll include a new USB-C cable in the box so that you cannot use your old perfectly usable USB-A brick. #iPhone12
— SOFYAN (@Shoufoes) October 13, 2020
There's a bit of frustration.
Apple has to be the dumbest company not to fully transition to USB-C
— Dev (@watchmykicks) October 13, 2020
One plausible explanation.
iPhone 12 being sold without a wall brick and the cord is a USB-C. pic.twitter.com/Kd3paw57KH
— Zandy (แซนดี้) (@callmezandy) October 13, 2020
The bare bones approach isn't sitting well.
No earpods? No other accessories included except that usb-c to lightning cable. 🤦🏻♀️
— ... (@notAmaris_) October 13, 2020
A steep price for what's in the box.
New iPhones come with a usb-c to lightning cable and no brick. They also come with no headphones and the phone is $100 more. What a joke lol
— Arpan Rajput (@arpanrajput_) October 13, 2020
A lot of people care, actually!
Nobody but me cares about this but why does the iPhone 12 come with a USB-C to lightning cable? Just change it to a type C port like you already did with the Macbook and the iPad Pro and Air. It's anticonsumer and expensive to keep forcing lightning. Rant over.
— Jacksonnnn (@tszvj) October 13, 2020
Your guess is as good as ours.
Apple: we won't ship a charger with our iPhone 12 cos most people already have one home.
Apple again: *ships the phone with a lightening/usb-c cable*#AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/MXUNsz6tjV
— Emanuele (@Mr_Erman) October 13, 2020