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You can't make a determination of connector dimensions based on device specs, because they're not strongly correlated.

The simplest explanation is that Lightning came out before USB-C did, and Apple did not want to risk another PR backlash from getting everyone to move to it after they'd just switched from the 30-pin connector cable.



That's not as simple as "they make more money when you have to buy their peripherals"




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