Analyst Says Apple is Unlikely to Ship Reversible USB Cable With iPhone 6

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Posted September 1, 2014 at 4:32pm by Shalom Levytam

Despite multiple leaks and patent filings, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is unlikely to ship a reversible USB cable and new charger alongside the iPhone 6.

"We don't expect the USB power adapter and Lightning cable for iPhone 6 to have significant design changes," Kuo wrote in a Monday morning note to investors, a copy of which was obtained by AppleInsider. Kuo cited "cost concerns and limited improvements to overall user experience that such changes would bring" before declaring the speculation "off the mark."

Leaked photos, video, packaging, and chargers for the reversible USB connector leaked last month.

The report from Kuo corroborates one from Moca.co who said it's an MFi-certified vendor working with Apple's main Lightning cable provider and that Apple hasn't placed any orders for the new cable yet.

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Chino - September 2, 2014 at 2:54am

Nogooddick

Timmy - September 2, 2014 at 1:26am

Who cares about the cable, just as long as the iPhone 6 can transfer data at USB3.0 will be more important, especially if there is a 128GB model.

Za - September 1, 2014 at 7:18pm

These analysts are like weather forecasters. They can be right once in awhile, and still keep their jobs.

justabrake - September 1, 2014 at 5:02pm

Probably going to sell it separately for $20 !

Mike Power - September 1, 2014 at 5:20pm

Try $40, innovation at it's best, and stupidy and it's finest.

NoGoodNick - September 1, 2014 at 4:52pm

I don't know. The simple design is enough to make people sit up and say 'How come no one else could think of anything as elegant as this?" It may seem stupid to a Chinese tech (stock) analyst, but it's the kind of innovation that Apple is famous for. Apple didn't become famous for inventing the most useless features, they did so by using the most useful ones is ways which worked reliably.

Dommm - September 1, 2014 at 4:48pm

They could make a charger which only works with that cable

Nitro Junkie - September 1, 2014 at 9:00pm

The charger has nothing to do with it. The cable would work with all existing usb devices.

gamerscul9870 - September 1, 2014 at 4:39pm

Maybe the packaging was settled and can't replace the current usb cables to the newer ones.