They absolutely, positively, 100% are true. I know this because for several years I’d been patiently not replacing my aging iPhone 7 until I could buy a model with USB-C and consolidate my device cables. Until this year, when its battery was finally dying literally ten minutes after unplugging it, and I bought an iPhone 14.
To be honest, I can’t remember the last time I used the lightning plug to transfer any data, so it’s not a current feature I will miss. But it’s a huge, missed opportunity for sure.
I bet the Pro uses Thunderbolt, and the regular is USB 2 speeds. Just my gut feeling. “You can hook up the pro to our special version of Logic Pro and edit directly on your phone! You can maybe move a your music library over to the non-pro in about 4 hours.”
If they're truly withholding the 6x optical zoom periscope lens for only the Pro Max, this is def a generation I'll be skipping. Those phones are unfortunately just too big.
Hopefully it'll hit the regular Pro next time or something. If so I feel like the 16 Pro will be the phone to buy with the improved camera and USB C on deck.
Curious to see if they've got anything interesting for the iPhone 15 (USB-C aside). I remember a bunch of tech YouTubers and journalists hyping up the iPhone 14 as the iPhone that would make you want to switch if you hadn't already, and I just couldn't fathom why any of those features would ever be the thing that made you want an iPhone if you didn't already have one.