The use of both ports (connectors) is inconsistent. Some users prefer USB-C and the other users prefer Lightning. Although the Lightning port only appears on Apple's electronics and devices and is a bit “extraordinary,” each has its positives and negatives and will find its fan base. The USB-C is versatile and can be used from both sides, without the risk of damage as large as a microUSB port. It can also be used for video and audio transmission.
Lightning port excels with the same features as USB-C, it is practically an invention of Apple and a feeling of being different from others. But Europe wants to use more affordable USB-C for every electronics, says the European Parliament.
Why doesn't Apple want USB-C?
Apple is familiar with the existence of a modern USB-C connector and even uses it on its devices. For example, modern MacBook computers only offer USB-C connectors, and the classic large USB-A is no longer found. Likewise on iPad Pro since 2018, where USB-C replaced Lightning.
For iPhone, however, Apple is reluctant to bring USB-C. The reason is apparently the amount of accessories that the company has already sold. According to statistics, the manufacturer has sold over a billion accessories that connect with the iPhone through Lightning and when the new iPhone brought USB-C, this often quite expensive accessories would be worthless.
Additionally, Apple's representation rightly points out that port unification made sense a few years ago, for example, when switching from a large 30-pin connector to a small 8-pin Lightning. However, USB-C was not ready at that time, and the implementation of MicroUSB for Apple made no sense.
Only one will be the winner
It has been almost a year since Apple proposed a prescription that imposed uniform use of the charging port on all smartphones. It could thus lead to a greater environmental investigation. Apple wants to ensure that no legislation leads to the supply of more types of cables and adapters, which they think is completely unnecessary. This then reportedly results in a huge amount of electronics waste.
In 2009, Apple tried to work with several companies to work together to create a single port that would be used by all new smartphones. But the situation has changed and Apple Lightning no longer lends to others - the only logical outcome is that Apple will switch to USB-C on iPhones. The vote on whether to use the USB-C port or the Lightning port will take place at the next session of the European Parliament.
