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While true, it's interesting that the SOC in the "pro" models have started adopting a "pro" branding for the first time.
So it's quite likely that they will give the equivalent processor minus the "pro" features to the base model next year. I am betting that USB 3.x is a "pro" feature.
No, they tend to use last year's Pro chip in this year's base model. The A16 only supported USB 2.0 speeds last year in the iPhone 14 Pro model (despite the iPads showing us that Lightning does support USB 3 speeds), and it's what's in this year's iPhone 15 base model.
The A17 supports higher speed through the USB Bus, so there's no reason to hold that back for next year's base model.
Yes, I am aware.
The thing that's notable this time is that the pro chips are branded with "pro". This absolutely means that next year the base models will get the same chip except it's stripped of some features and its "pro" branding. The question is which features. I am betting it's USB 3.0.
Actually... that's unlikely.
This year's "Pro" processor is fabricated on TSMC's 3nm N3B process that has very low yield rates - Apple is apparently taking up 90% of the global production capacity for N3B fabrication even though they only use it with relatively low volume "Pro" chipsets.
They'll surely have better yields next year, but it would still be nowhere near enough to put them in the mainstream iPhone models. TSMC has said they have a new process (which will require new chip designs) online now, and that's what next year's mainstream iPhones will use. Manufacturing might have already started (for a late next year launch date).
Pros are usually the ones who need to transfer massive ProRes video files at high speed. The vast majority of regular users don’t.
Not an excuse when pretty much every other phone has it and has had it for many years.
And the "pro" branding is just branding bullshit anyways. It doesn't mean anything.
Pretty much every other phone huh? Weird.
Yes, pretty much every new-ish phone (and old-ish when talking flagship phones)
Of course the very cheap budget options don't.
It’s not an excuse, it’s just a reason. If the phone doesn’t have the features you want and you buy it anyway, that’s hardly Apple’s fault.
It's stupid and it's apple's fault for being behind their competitors.
It's not illegal, just fucking stupid.
I won't buy an iPhone anyway because of their software.
So, you’re not even a customer and you’re whining about a product you’d never buy anyway.
Opinion noted.
You don't have to be a customer to complain about stupid design.
You’re complaining about wanting to buy the wrong model. It’s not the design that’s stupid here.
Designing an expensive phone with long outdated specs is stupid.
don’t blame the company for your inability to choose the correct model
I blame the company for their inability to make a good base model.
Your standard is subjective, and most people are perfectly happy with it.
After all, you’ve already said you’d never buy one anyway.
Dude. Can you fanboy harder?
One doesn’t have to be a fanboy to point out nonsense
But that's exactly why last year's 14 Pro came under so much criticism for its slow wired connection: the phone itself supported capturing high resolution, high framerate, high bitrate ProRes video, but didn't have a way of quickly transferring directly over a cable.
But also, even regular photos and video can take up a big chunk of space, and having a non-cloud option for practically backing up the contents is helpful.
There is a non-cloud option – Wi-Fi. Lol