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by xhruso00 1016 days ago
Why do people think iPhone 15 doesn't support USB 3.0 speeds (HW capable)? iPad Mini has A15 Bionic chip which is USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps). From: https://www.apple.com/my/ipad-mini/specs/
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flumpcakes 1016 days ago
The specs on apple website list USB 2.0
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xhruso00 1016 days ago
HW is capable but people have opinion that the HW is not capable. Do you have a reason why Apple restricts USB 3.0 speeds?
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dannyw 1016 days ago
The USB-C chip itself is cheaper and not compatible.

A SoC or CPU can support 512GB of RAM for example, but you won't get 512GB of RAM unless you have 512GB of RAM.

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xhruso00 1016 days ago
USB-C port needs to have controller. On video they clearly showed that A17 USB-C is SoC (on a chip). Are you implying that A15 doesn't have USB-C controller SoC?
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