The design that Apple has insisted on for more than 10 years is going to disappear? - part 2

So, what is the reason why Apple can't give up the lightning interface?

Let's take a look:

With the help of the Lightning interface, Apple has enough discourse power in its hardware. And at the same time, it has also launched the MFi certificate accordingly through this.

MFI certificate, namely: Made For iPhone / iPad / iPod. It is not difficult to see through the naming that this is a certification service specially customized by Apple for its hardware products.

MFi certificate exists for two purposes:

1. Ensure the safety of hardware and system, and eliminate potential hidden dangers as much as possible.

2. Grasp enough discourse power in the hardware accessories market.

For the first point, it is really worthwhile. In the early years, due to the low security of iOS, when users used charging interfaces in some public places to charge, viruses would be implanted in mobile phones and user information would be stolen from time to time.

For the second point, it can be purely said to be Apple's commercial monopoly.

To put it simply, only after passing the apple MFi certificate can the third-party data cable, adapter, and even the charging base of the Apple watch be used normally.

Apple also guarantees its rights and interests by authorizing MFi certificate. We can see relevant information about MFi authorization when purchasing accessories such as data cable.

At the same time, we can also visit Apple's official website to inquire about the authorization information.

Recently, the USB-IF Association also published the latest USB Type-C 2.1 standard.

The biggest highlights of the standard are: the PD fast charging protocol is increased from 20V / 5A to 48V / 5A, and the maximum charging power is increased from 100W to 240W.

At present, 100W PD fast charging can be applied to mobile phones, 240W is mainly used in notebook computers for the time being, but with the technical update of the Type-C standard specification, it is only a matter of time for 240W to be used in mobile phones.

However, the iPhone 13 Pro max with Apple's lightning interface still only supports 9V / 3A and 27W charging.

Some people say that the Android camp is also the same, each brand that belongs to it has a private agreement. This is true, but the brands of Android devices are all compatible with the PD protocol.

The charging experience of Android will be better in the future. As for fast charging technology, Apple has lagged far behind, and lightning is also a product that will be abandoned by the times.