iPhone 15 launch: 63% of existing Apple users want to upgrade to new smartphone due to THIS reason

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Apple is reportedly planning to switch to the USB-C port with the introduction of the new iPhone 15 lineup this year. A new survey done by smartphone trade-in platform SellCell has revealed that the introduction of the USB-C charging port on iPhone 15 could be a major catalyst for existing Apple users to upgrade to the new smartphone.

According to the SellCell survey, “63% of iPhone users said that Apple moving to a USB-C Charging port would influence their decision to upgrade to an iPhone 15." The survey finds that of the people who are motivated to buy the new iPhone 15, 37 percent of them say they would upgrade in order to use a single chargin cable for iPhones, Macs and iPads. The survey was conducted on Of those that would be motivated to buy because of USB-C, the majority of iPhones users (37%) cited that they would upgrade as they would be able to use a single charging cable for iPhones, Macs and iPads The survey also found that 44 percent of Android users would be tempted to buy the iPhone 15 if Apple introduced USB-C charging.

35 per cent of the Android users who agreed to upgrade to iPhone 15 said they would do so because they will be able to charge their iPhone even with non-Apple charging. Other reasons listed for switching to the iPhone 15 include faster data transfer speeds (12.63 per cent), faster charging speeds (12.53 per cent) and ability to share chargers with other household members (7.22 per cent).

Apple has released the invites for its annual September called ‘Wonderlust’ which is expected to serve as a platform for launching the all-new iPhone 15 lineup. The new iPhone which are expected to be released at this year's event include iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.