Iphone X Lightning Cable Or Usb C

After learning that you ll need to spend at least 74 on a special charger and a usb type c lightning cable to enable fast charging on the new iphone x and iphone 8 models you may be wondering why you can t just use the standard lightning cable.

Iphone x lightning cable or usb c.

Iphone 8 iphone 8 plus and later. Fast charging with a usb c to lightning cable. Belkin boost charge usb c cable with lightning connector strap 4 ft 1 2 m next gallery image. Ipad pro 12 9 inch 1st generation.

Cable matters has a number of great options but the best is this premium usb c to lightning cable. While we can t answer why apple didn t include the usb c cable in the box with their new phones we can explain why you need usb c to enable fast. Any mfi certified lightning cable should support up to 12 w of charging power or up to 18 w if it s a usb c to lightning cable and usb 2 0 data transfer rates up to 480 mbps. It s fully mfi certified and is made of durable materials to make sure that it won t fray or.

Fast charge any of these iphone or ipad models when connected to an apple 18w 29w 30w 61w 87w or 96w usb c power adapter. Here s what you can do with a usb c to lightning cable. Charge your airpods pro iphone ipad or ipod touch when it s connected to a usb c port. Ditch your lightning cable.

To charge the iphone x and iphone 8 faster. Connect your iphone ipad mac airpods or ipod with lightning connector to your usb c or thunderbolt 3 usb c enabled mac for syncing and charging. Belkin boost charge usb c cable with lightning connector strap 4 ft 1 2 m previous gallery image. The newest batch of iphones can charge to 50 percent battery in 30 minutes but you ll have to buy some extra hardware.