
Apple plans to incorporate USB-C connectivity into the iPhone, and according to Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple could consider replacing Lightning’s USB-C connection in more than a year.
Apple prefers USB-C over Lightning
In two tweets, the analyst said that his sources in Apple’s supply chain indicated that Apple could change the Lightning connection, which is on the iPhone from iPhone 5, to the most popular USB-C next year. The connection that Apple, on the other hand, uses on the iPad and MacBook. This is not the first time something like this has appeared.
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— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) May 11, 2022
It's expected to see existing USB-C-related suppliers of Apple's ecosystem (e.g., IC controller, connector) become the market's focus in the next 1-2 years, thanks to vast orders from iPhones and accessories' adoption of USB-C ports.
Ming-Chi Kuo made the following statements on the subject:
“My latest survey shows that the new iPhone 2H23 will remove the Lightning port and move to the USB-C port. Depending on iOS compatibility.
Ming-Chi Kuo
Existing vendors related to USB-C from the Apple ecosystem (eg IC driver, connector) are expected to become the center of the market in the next 1-2 years thanks to large iPhone orders and the adoption of USB-C ports by accessories.”
It has been speculated for years that Apple will include USB-C connectivity on the iPhone, despite unknown reasons that Apple has not yet taken this step. Now, half-forced by the European Union, the dream of many users seems to be finally coming true. With one charger, we charge almost any Apple device.

If Europe passes its laws, 2025 will be set as a period of universal charging. If this information is met, Apple will do so two years before it is required. Let’s see if Kuo’s predictions come true, even though they are usually correct, sometimes they also fail.