A modded iPhone 12 Mini has been spotted with both USB-C and Lightning ports. The iPhone 12 series originally came with only a Lightning port. There had been reports of a possible switch by Apple from a Lightning port to a USB-C port before now. The addition of a USB-C interface is the first-ever modification of such nature for the iPhone 12 Mini. The feat of modifying the iPhone 12 Mini with the addition of the USB-C port was done by a YouTuber who goes by the name Hyphaistos3672.
The iPhone 12 Mini was first disassembled, with the speaker removed. This created space for an additional USB-C port which was then linked to the existing hardware. The speaker was then modified to fit into the new architecture. After reassembling the device, the components seemed to have fitted snugly. Both the internal and external finishing was surprisingly good.
Both the Lightning port and USB-C ports were demonstrated to be fully functional on the device. So it seems realistic to simultaneously charge the device while listening to audio via a wired connection. Since the removal of the audio jack from iPhones, it was not possible to simultaneously listen to audio and charge the iPhone.
It has to be stated though that the addition of a USB port is not new with iPhone modifications. There had also been speculations that Apple was considering ditching the Lightning port for USB-C connectivity. Indeed, there had been some regulatory pressure on the Cupertino-based company but it hasn’t changed to USB-C yet.
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