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Apple secretly included a USB 3.0 port on the iPad Pro - and no one noticed

Dec 7, 2015, 15:12 IST

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Apple has given the iPad Pro an updated Lightning connector, according to Ars Technica.

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The new connector, which has not been in any previous iPads, can support USB 3.0 data connection speeds. This puts the iPad Pro in-line with high-end laptops, such as the MacBook Pro.

Apple has not made the change explicit, leaving it up to third-parties to notice the faster connection.

The iPad Pro is aimed at the enterprise/professional market, who will appreciate the faster speeds offered by the newer technology. A photographer could, for example, transfer photos from a DSLR to the iPad Pro faster.

USB 2.0, introduced in 2000, supports speeds of up to 480Mbps while USB 3.0, introduced in 2015, supports speeds of up to 5Gbps.

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The cable that Apple ships with the iPad Pro does not support the faster USB 3.0 speeds, according to the report. However, Apple may choose to start shipping a newer, faster cable to take advantage of the new Lightning connector.

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