Lightning retractable cable: 12W; USB Type-C port: 15W; USB Type-A port: 12W; If you have an Apple iPhone with USB, then the USB Type-C port with PD will charge it at its fastest rate.

While many people eventually realized they don't need a USB-A to USB-C Apple cable to run CarPlay – and pretty much any cable would do, as long as it wasn't charging-only – the criticism has ...

Let's start with the physical differences between the two charging connectors. Both USB-C and Lightning feature reversible ports, so you don't have to flip your cable twice only to realize you got ...

The M4 iMac’s accessories are all USB-C now, in a quietly big moment for the one-cable-only crowd. ... Some of Apple’s last holdout accessories have switched from Lightning to USB-C ...

The Lightning connector was first announced in 2012 alongside the iPhone 5 as a replacement for yet another proprietary charger—the bulky and prone-to-failure 30-pin connector.

The new AirPods that Apple just announced at its iPhone 16 event come with cases that have USB-C ports, but they will not ship with USB-C charging cables in the box.

The only thing better than a durable, braided USB-C cable is one that can charge two gadgets at the same time. That’s exactly what Anker’s 2-in-1 USB-C cable does, and it’s $6 off its normal ...

Though data transfer speeds tend to steal the show when it comes to USB-C — the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can clock 10 Gbps with a USB 3.2 cable while Lightning tops out at 480 Mbps — that’s ...

For now, the Vision Pro's fat Lightning cable remains a mystery. Maybe it's just an engineering quirk, or perhaps it's a new attempt by Apple to retain users in their walled garden.

Apple has not elaborated on why it developed a unique, oversized lightning connector for delivering power to the Vision Pro. Before the iPhone 15 switched to USB-C , iPhones had used the lightning ...

Depending on the manufacturing year, your Lightning cable could sport either USB-A or USB-C at the other end. If it's USB-A, you should be able to connect it to your car to run CarPlay and use the ...

That’s all you need to transform your Lightning cable into a USB-C charging cable. Do note, however, that you should use your modified Lightning cable to charge your laptop, and try to stick to ...