The iPhone 5 was announced on September 12 2012, ten years ago. It was the first iPhone to ditch the 30-pin dock connector inherited from the iPods as it introduced the Lightning adapter. It was the first reversible data connector on mobile devices, previous ones – both proprietary and USB – had a “polarity”, that is to say that there was only one correct orientation. While once upon a time this was an advantage over phones that used microUSB, it is now seen as a downside and everyone is just waiting for Apple to adopt USB-C. For all its influence over the smartphone market, Apple is...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/flashback_apple_is_slow_to_adopt_new_tech_but_only_on_iphones-news-55822.php
