Rumors were rife in the lead-up to Apple’s iPhone 14 launch event. While the new phone lineup is impressive, we still have a wish list of features we’ll be holding onto for next year.
No notch. A 48MP camera. An autofocus selfie cam. These are all Apple iPhone 14 rumors that turned out to be true, with Apple’s latest phones adopting some new features that were first reported as far back as 2021.
PCMag had a wish list for the iPhone 14 based on potential additions, but as it does every year, Apple didn’t include every rumored feature in its new hardware. Here’s what we’d still like to see in the future.
USB-C
This potential change was a toss up. The consumer electronics industry at large has long chided Apple for sticking with its proprietary Lightning port for a full decade while (practically) everything else moved on to USB-C. There was some talk that the iPhone 14 might be the first to adopt the universal port for charging and data transfer, but it wasn’t to be. The iPhone 14 family soldiers on with Lightning.
Apple might be forced to make the switch no later than the 2023 iPhone 15, however, thanks to an EU edict that mandates all devices use the same port starting in 2024.
