Then they’re not standards compliant and they can’t claim to have usb-c on their phones. I wonder how that will work out for them?

USB-C is the physical form. Does it actually dictate USB3?

No. Type C is just a shape. Pixels have had 2.0 transfer speeds too. This really isn’t anything out of the ordinary. It doesn’t NEED more than that honestly. We’re not transferring massive music libraries to our mobile devices any more.

Speak for yourself, there are still many who refuse to use subscription services for music and still store it on their phones

Something tells me those people don’t generally use iPhones.