Apple reveals USB Type-C benefits in iPhone 15 series

Here's what that means for the iPhone 15 lineup:

iPhone 15's USB-C specifications and benefits

As per Apple's support document titled, "Charge and connect with the USB-C connector on your iPhone 15," we know the following things:

• Power Delivery (PD): As long as the USB-C cable supports the USB-PD standard, you can use it to charge the iPhone.
• Pro data speeds: iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max feature USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard which means you could get up to 10Gbps speeds. 
• Charge Apple accessories: You can charge Apple accessories like AirPods and Apple Watch at up to 4.5 watts by connecting them to iPhone 15 models. 

• Connect external speakers: You can play sound from the iPhone 15 series on a bigger speaker. You just have to connect both using an Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter and an Apple USB-C to Lightning Adapter. 

• Connect external displays: iPhone 15 models support connection to external displays with USB-C ports as well as HDMI ports. The video can be of SDR or HDR type (Dolby Vision, HDR10) at 4K resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. For connecting to USB-C Displays, you will need a USB 3.1 or higher cable and for connecting to HDMI Displays or TVs, you will require cables and adapters supporting HDMI 2.0 output. 
• More devices: Connect a variety of devices like CarPlay stereo, external storage devices, microphones, external battery packs, USB to Ethernet adapters, and SD cards using SD card adapters.