The global smartphone market has slumped from shipping 294.5 million total phones to 268 million in the second quarter of 2023. But Apple’s shipments fell the least of any major smartphone maker, dropping from 46.5 million phones to 45.3 million, according to analysts Counterpoint Research. Apple has confirmed its new iPhone will not feature its proprietary lightning charging port, the tech giant said that the iPhone 15, unveiled at its annual event on Tuesday, would use a USB-C cable as the “universally accepted standard”. Apple released a USB-C-to-lightning port adapter for £29 ($36). The product connects the lightning port accessories people will have built up over the years to its new USB-C-enabled iPhones or iPads. Was the lighting charger too risky ?