Lightning cable

iPhone charging wire

Lightning cable is Apple's proprietary connector for charging and syncing iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices.

The small, reversible plug replaced the wider 30-pin connector in 2012.

I forgot my Lightning cable at home and my phone is dead.

Apple has gradually shifted newer devices to USB-C, making Lightning cables increasingly obsolete.

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Lightning cableUSB-C cable

Reversible data transfer wire

USB-C · universal charger · wireless charging · MagSafe

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G