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

Apple's connectors have become fragmented ... MacBooks also use USB-C. But still, the iPhone comes with a Lightning to USB-A cable. So you can't even plug your iPhone into your MacBook without ...

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 Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.

The current interface is USB Type C, which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as well as the 3.5mm headphones jack. The Apple device contains the socket, and the cable or ...

But for iPhone versions 5 to 14, Lightning is the port you need a cable for. If you still have a charger with a USB-A port, consider upgrading to a USB-C charger as iPhone fast-charging only works ...

While the death of Apple’s Lightning Connector can’t come soon enough, swapping the ports on their products as “category-defining innovations” seems a bit of a stretch. [Ken Pillonel] has ...