<story><title>Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-year-old USB 2.0 speeds</title><url>https://www.pcgamer.com/apple-finally-put-usb-c-in-the-new-iphone-but-its-inexplicably-limited-to-23-year-old-usb-20-speeds/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>toomuchtodo</author><text>Genuine question: How does USB 2.0 compare to Bluetooth (Airdrop) and wifi (assume local network or ad hoc, not icloud or internet) speeds on the 15 line?&lt;p&gt;EDIT: TIL more about the underlying mechanics of Airdrop than I thought I would, appreciate the lesson.</text></item><item><author>Taylor_OD</author><text>Weird take. Who cares about data transfer speeds? Lots of people. Many parts of the world dont have the same cell service coverage or wifi stability you may have.</text></item><item><author>ryaneager</author><text>Honestly, who cares? Does anyone even transfers data via USB from their phone anymore? It’s been 4-5 years since I’ve done that. It’s all in synced via iCloud now.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Kirby64</author><text>Actual Bluetooth is slow, 1.5Mbit or so, depending on the implementation. You wouldn&amp;#x27;t transfer large amounts of data that way. Maybe a photo, or smallish files. But, as the other poster noted, Airdrop uses Wi-Fi direct now so it&amp;#x27;s at wifi speeds.&lt;p&gt;Modern Wi-Fi 6 (what is in the new iPhones, even in the older iPhones) is theoretically much faster. Gigabit+ speeds. In practice, you can expect similar or faster speeds vs. USB2 over Wi-Fi. If it&amp;#x27;s ad-hoc from iPhone to iPhone, it should be much closer to theoretical max since they will be in close proximity.</text></comment>
<story><title>Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-year-old USB 2.0 speeds</title><url>https://www.pcgamer.com/apple-finally-put-usb-c-in-the-new-iphone-but-its-inexplicably-limited-to-23-year-old-usb-20-speeds/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>toomuchtodo</author><text>Genuine question: How does USB 2.0 compare to Bluetooth (Airdrop) and wifi (assume local network or ad hoc, not icloud or internet) speeds on the 15 line?&lt;p&gt;EDIT: TIL more about the underlying mechanics of Airdrop than I thought I would, appreciate the lesson.</text></item><item><author>Taylor_OD</author><text>Weird take. Who cares about data transfer speeds? Lots of people. Many parts of the world dont have the same cell service coverage or wifi stability you may have.</text></item><item><author>ryaneager</author><text>Honestly, who cares? Does anyone even transfers data via USB from their phone anymore? It’s been 4-5 years since I’ve done that. It’s all in synced via iCloud now.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kamcma</author><text>AirDrop only uses Bluetooth for handshake and configuration. Data is then transferred over Wi-Fi Direct.</text></comment>