In the iPhone 8 can instead of the lighting connector be USB-C
Apple decided to keep up with the times and implement the universal USB-C universal connector on the next iPhone.
For several years, Apple tries to gradually reduce the number of connectors from Mac. In 2012, MacBook Pro had 8 connections, and today there are only five of them. And their two types are 3.5 mm socket and USB-C. It is the last one in the future will be considered standard and will be present in each device.
According to UNICORNONTHECOBB, USB-C is embedded in iPhone 8, and not Lightning.
This is facilitated by different reasons. This type of connectivity allows you to make more power, data transfer rate, it is compact and symmetrical.
USB-C has besides this helps to provide other advantages, for example, quickly charge any device, not necessarily an iPhone. Moreover, USB-C allows you to connect a memory card, an external hard disk, monitor, and so on.
Among other things, the USB-C is much more profitable than Lightning, as it is cheaper, and it is more convenient to use it. Cables, docking stations, adapters will be able to work with any device, regardless of its system.
USB-C Cable and Lightning
And one more thing - the EU requirements. This year, an agreement was concluded between the countries about the introduction of a universal charger.