Lightning is one end of the cable, with USB Type A at the other. Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.

Narrator: You probably recognize this. It's a Lightning cable. They're everywhere. In 2012, we said goodbye to 30-pin, and Lightning became Apple's main connector. But, seven years later ...

USB-C is finally overtaking Lightning as the default power connector for iPhones, but what is the difference between the two connector types?

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Apple’s decision to ditch the 30-pin connector used in all previous iOS devices has ...

The era of Apple’s Lightning connector in Europe is coming to an end. Following the enactment of the European directive ...

Every extra cubic millimeter that they can stuff a battery into is no doubt important (and one of the reasons the Lightning port is so much smaller than the older 30-pin connector). But for the sake ...

In 2012, the iPhone 5 peeved hundreds of millions of iOS users by killing Apple’s 30-pin dock connector in favor of another proprietary standard, Lightning. That thinner port seems like a ...