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Aug 16, 2023BF3E-0001Not comparable

Did the iPhone 15 get USB-C?

9to5Mac: iPhone 15 USB-C may support Thunderbolt

The iPhone 15 could support Thunderbolt over its USB-C connector.

9to5Mac reported that the iPhone 15's new USB-C port could support Thunderbolt for faster data transfer speeds, based on leaked connector images.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 15 could support Thunderbolt over its USB-C connector.
  2. Who said it, and whenIt was reported on Aug 16, 2023 in 9to5Mac, and we could not tell who reported it first.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone 15 was announced on Sep 12, 2023, 27 days after this report. From our product record · source
  4. The verdict, and whyNot comparableThis measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared.Why: The assertion is framed as a possibility about cable/port packaging or capability; the retail configuration cannot establish whether that option was considered before launch.
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9to5Mac
Product
Apple iPhone 15 · reported as “iPhone 15”
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The story of this report

  1. Aug 16, 2023This report · 9to5Mac
  2. Sep 12, 2023Apple iPhone 15 was announced · from our product record
  3. VerdictNot comparableWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Other reports about Apple iPhone 15

11 reports about Apple iPhone 15 from 3 sources. Of the 5 we have checked, 5 held up.

Questions about this report

Did the iPhone 15 get USB-C?
Not comparable. This measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared. The assertion is framed as a possibility about cable/port packaging or capability; the retail configuration cannot establish whether that option was considered before launch.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 27 days before Apple iPhone 15 was announced on Sep 12, 2023.