iPhone 15 USB-C connectors shown in claimed leak

It is as close to certain that the iPhone 15 range will replace Lightning with USB-C as it can be, what with analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo insisting it will — and the EU demanding it happen soon.

Now a new image from two leakers on X (aka Twitter), purports to show the USB-C charging port components for the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

There are no further details, nor confirmation of where the components came from — or why there doesn't appear to be one for the iPhone 15 Pro. Plus while two Twitter accounts posted the image, one was from a leaker known for fake leaks.

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 15 range around September 12, 2023.

The company has long switched from Lightning to USB-C for the iPad. However, in the case of the iPhone it and all smartphone manufacturers have come under pressure from the European Union to adopt USB-C as a single standard, meaning users will be able to more easily use other people's charging cables.