Apple has "killed" the Lightning port on the iPhone, the USB-C era has officially begun!
After more than a decade of attachment, the legendary Lightning port has officially said goodbye on new iPhones .
The launch of the iPhone 16e not only marks a new step forward in design and performance for the iPhone SE series, but also an important milestone in Apple's development history: the end of the Lightning port on all new iPhone models .
Lightning Gate has officially closed its journey.
Since the launch of the iPhone 5 in 2012, the Lightning port has become an icon of Apple, synonymous with convenience and superior data transfer speeds. However, over time, the Lightning port has become increasingly obsolete, especially when the European Union (EU) passed a law requiring all consumer technology devices to use USB-C ports by 2024.
To comply with this regulation, Apple began the transition to USB-C from the iPhone 15 series in 2023. And after just two years, with the launch of the iPhone 16e, "Apple" completed this process, officially "killing" the Lightning port on all new iPhone models.
So from now on, iPhone users will no longer have to worry about compatibility between different types of charging cables. Currently, USB-C has become a common connection standard on all Apple devices, from iPhone, iPad to Mac.
However, the "departure" of the Lightning port also means that the legendary Home button is officially a thing of the past. When the iPhone SE (third generation) was the last iPhone model to retain the familiar Home button, and by discontinuing the production of this model, Apple officially closed a chapter in its design history.
