I'm not sure but I was able to find this article that is linked below.Yes I read this earlier this week.
ETA: But I thought he said it would be on the iPhone 14? Did he get numbers wrong?
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it was said quote "The latest research note by TFI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will not ditch the Lightning connector in favor of a USB Type-C standard on iPhones anytime soon." according to the article that is linked below. "
Apple’s iPhone 13 series won’t get a USB-C port
Lightning connector is still the king
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