iPhone15 series USB-C cable revealed

iPhone15 series USB-C cable revealed

With only a month left before the release of the iPhone 15 series, the charging port of the iPhone 15 series was revealed in mid-August, confirming that the iPhone 15 series has finally ditched the Lightning connector that has been used for years and replaced it with a USB-C connector. Recently, another news: the original USB-C cable for iPhone 15 has been revealed, upgraded to braided + silicone material, more durable and softer, and the length has been increased to 1.5m, with a variety of colours to choose from.

Original iPhone15 series USB-C cable revealed

On 21 August, blogger KosutamiSan released spy photos of the iPhone 15's original USB-C cable, upgraded to a more durable braided outer cover + silicone inner layer, and its contact details also reveal whether it supports high speed specifications.

The original iPhone standard data cable has undergone several changes in material, the beginning of the data cable is made of hard and lack of toughness of the PVC material outer cover, resulting in widespread rupture damage. With the launch of the new generation of iPhones that support fast charging, the original data cable process has also changed to TPU material, compared to the previous generation of PVC, TPU material is more flexible, reducing the damage rate.

This time, the material of iPhone 15 original cable is upgraded again, the inner layer is made of silicone, which is more flexible and easier to store the cable, and the outer layer is made of braided cover, which is close to the original Apple Thunderbolt 4 process that costs $1,000, providing stronger abrasion resistance.

Upgraded braided + silicone material, softer and more durable

From the spy photos that broke the news, it appears that the original iPhone 15 USB-C cable is a small bulk sample, placed in a corrugated cardboard box, and is in the DVT design verification testing phase of the new hardware design and manufacturing process, not the final version.

Let's take a look at the terminal header, the length of the iPhone 15 original USB-C cable terminal header is close to the length of the USB-C terminal header of the previous standard iPhone 14 USB-C to Lightning cable, the terminal header is wrapped in a plastic shell, the surface of the shell is glossy, and the metal parts of the plug are made of a more durable unibody process.

The iPhone 15 original USB-C cable mesh tail extends out of the terminals to provide a longer wrap around range and alleviate fatigue damage caused by bending and twisting the cable for use.

The cable is braided, and unlike the common straight wire braid on the market, the original USB-C cable for iPhone 15 uses a twisted wire blend that is less prone to burrs and more durable, the same braiding process as Apple's original Thunderbolt 4 cable.

The same colourful colour scheme as the iPhone models, with an increased length of 1.5m cable.

The iPhone 15 original USB-C cable offers a variety of cable body colour options to choose from, apart from black there are also five models in white, yellow, orange and blue, which are supposed to be paired with the corresponding colour of the iPhone model.

In addition, the winding method of the original USB-C cable for iPhone 15 has been changed, from the previous round cardboard coiled winding to the runway oval winding method, with the cardboard fixed at both ends. In addition, the length of the cable has been increased to 1.5m for a larger radius of use.

The iPhone 15 series phones use the USB-C connector, but at two rates

In the previously revealed iPhone 15 series of mobile phones tail plug PCB involves a total of three models, corresponding to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 three models. The internal tongue of the interface is visible to the naked eye is a double-sided blind plug structure, a total of 24 pins, of which the GND and VBUS power supply pins are longer than the other data pins, this form is the standard USB-C interface.

Behind the USB-C female connector on the tail plug panel, there is also a ReTimer chip, which is mainly used for signal reconstruction to reduce signal jitter. This ReTimer chip is often seen on Thunderbolt/USB4 high-speed devices disassembled by ChargeHead.com, and it can improve the stability of the signal transmission of high-bandwidth data interfaces. Using this as an inference, high-end models such as the Pro and Max of the iPhone 15 series are likely to support Thunderbolt/USB4 high-speed data transmission at 40Gbps, while the entry-level iPhone 15 is likely to be equipped with USB2.0 low-speed interface only.

The cable featured in this article will most likely come standard with the entry model iPhone 15, or with the entire iPhone 15 range from entry to flagship, with the advanced high-rate cable retailing separately as an out-of-pocket accessory.

Despite EU regulations, iPhone 15 series compatibility with third-party accessories in doubt

There's no word on whether or not the iPhone 15 series will be 100% compatible with third-party USB-C cables, which is defined as whether or not using a third-party will slow down the rate, reduce the charging power, or even make it impossible to use the cable at all.

In addition to the need to standardise the interface of consumer electronics devices to USB-C, the European Union has made the Fast Charging Regulation Protocol explicit, with the regulation clearly stating: "Fast charging-enabled devices will all have the same charging speed, allowing the user to charge the device at the same speed with any compatible charger.

The iPhone 15 series is largely compatible with third-party USB-C accessories.

By HornmicLink_Bob Kuo @230828 20:15