People are willing to pay A LOT for an iPhone with USB-C

For years, there have been rumors that Apple will ditch the Lightning port to move to the new industry standard USB-C, but so far the company has resisted ditching its proprietary solution.

However, given that a modified iPhone X with a functioning (and rather neat) USB-C port is currently gaining traction on eBay, Apple should be looking at just how popular this switch can be – as it has been on some of them. new iPad models.

The list is dubbed “the world’s first iPhone with USB-C” and the seller calls its prototype iPhone X “a real collection for any Apple fan” (via MacRumors). It offers capacity for charging and data transfer, but the seller says they probably shouldn’t use it as an everyday phone.

Currently up to $ 90,000 on eBay with a week in the auction left to run. The winner will also receive a phone call from an engineer, robotics student named Ken Pillonel to answer any questions they may have.

Earlier this week, Pillonel shared a video of the process that looks very clean. You can see it below.

It’s unclear if Apple will ever move to USB-C. It seems like there are rumors about it every year; be it iPhone 11, iPhone 12 or iPhone 13. It never seems to materialize. There were already rumors about the iPhone 14.

However, Apple is facing pressure from the European Union to adopt a standard to reduce e-waste. The company has already ditched the AirBuds charger and earbuds out of the box, but the Lightning standard has remained.

Would you rather see Apple adopt the USB-C standard? Or are you satisfied with the traditional Lightning cable? Let us know @trustedreview on Twitter.