iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max To Support Thundertbolt 3 Via USB-C, With Apple Planning Thunderbolt 4 Features In the Future

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Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have previously been reported to support the Thunderbolt 3 standard, as both flagships will ship with a USB-C port instead of Lightning. A new rumor now alleges that Thunderbolt 4 features will also be added in the future.

Sadly, non-Pro versions of the iPhone 15 will not support Thunderbolt 3 and will likely stick with the USB 3.0 standard. According to @analyst941, the tipster hints that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will also gain Thunderbolt 4 features, but these will not be available during their official launch. Instead, Apple is rumored to bring these ‘temporarily locked’ additions when it releases iOS 17, which should happen sometime after the announcement of the aforementioned flagships.

The tipster mentions an example of the advantages of Thunderbolt 4, talking about a ‘new cinematography’ feature. Apparently, your iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max will be able to connect to a Thunderbolt-compatible monitor with up to a 4K video output and provide live feedback while the handsets are recording footage. The aspect ratio of the video feed will be 16:9, and though this feature can be handy in some situations, we feel it will target a niche audience, possibly short film directors or content creators that do not want to lug around those massive cameras with external displays.

The port on Pro’s will be Thunderbolt 3, I know there’s a lot of speculation in our community but it’s TB3.

There will be special Thunderbolt 4 features in iOS 17, but this won’t see the light of day till iP15 Pro releases because it’s reserved to them.

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— 941 (@analyst941) April 27, 2023

Of course, with the release of iOS 17, do not expect older iPhone models with Lightning interfaces