Apple to Launch 'Completely Wireless' iPhone Without Lightning Connector in 2021 [Report]
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Posted December 5, 2019 at 4:46pm by iClarified
Apple is planning to launch a 'completely wireless' iPhone in 2021 that doesn't have a Lightning connector, according to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
The "highest-end model" in the lineup will offer a "completely wireless experience," says Kuo.
Apple will create more differentiation between the highest-end and high- end models. It will benefit the shipment of the highest-end model and iPhone ASP. Among new 2H21 iPhone models, we expect that the highest-end model would cancel the [Lightning] port and provide the completely wireless experience.
Presumably, a wireless iPhone would need to support much faster wireless charging. Current devices support wireless charging at a max of about 7.5W compared to around 18W for fast charging via the Lightning port.