Apple iPhone’s Switch to USB-C: What to Know About Confusing Cables

Apple iPhone’s Switch to USB-C: What to Know About Confusing Cables

Apple’s upcoming iPhone’s will all have a USB-C port. Goodbye Lightning. But with so many different USB-C cables around, we’ll rip into a few and break down what you should be aware of when buying.

0:00 Different USB-C cables
0:42 Watts
1:40 Transfer speed
2:28 Brand
3:17 Why now?

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Readers Comments (29)

  1. @theodoreullrich3588 June 7, 2025 @ 7:49 pm

    Super cool video! Makes me wonder if Apple will release a new Thunderbolt cable with the iPhone 15?

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  2. @rooseveltdeleon5348 June 7, 2025 @ 7:50 pm

    Thanks for clarifying USB-C charging cables.

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  3. i’m glad that apple is going to start using usb-c with their iphones but it’s to little to late

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  4. @DrunkyTheConstructionGuy June 7, 2025 @ 7:58 pm

    Now here’s an issue. A lot of cables have to be MFI certified for use on iPhones. With a lot of USB-C cables out there are they actually MFI certified or does it matter anymore?

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  5. I’ve been
    Looking for a video like this! Thank you

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  6. do you recommend getting a lightening to USB-C convertor to make use of all of those old USB to lightening cables lying around from old iPhones? thanks!!

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  7. @lesliepayne8409 June 7, 2025 @ 8:00 pm

    Why in gods name would you do something like this this

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  8. @Camie.in.Philly June 7, 2025 @ 8:00 pm

    In other words, Androids had it right all along

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  9. Yes, like 9 years late to the USB-C game😅

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  10. @Steaksandforks June 7, 2025 @ 8:03 pm

    Is this a video about cables or about two dudes flirting?

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  11. @marialoves2talk June 7, 2025 @ 8:09 pm

    Great informative video.

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  12. My S23 stopped super charging or even Fast Charging

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  13. Are usb c compatible with the iPhone 12

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  14. @jamescathcart4776 June 7, 2025 @ 8:15 pm

    I thought phones only charge so fast , now some cables will charge it faster than other cables true or false haha

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  15. USB is the invention of Satan, the bastard is laughing in hell watching you trying to figure out which cable does what and supports what, good luck peeps. How on earth can a “standard” be all but standard is beyond me.

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  16. Thanks for asking us to help, WSJ!

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  17. A shoutout regarding your subtitles – they relate to a completely different story.

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  18. @adamnordinrogers June 7, 2025 @ 8:27 pm

    Thanks 👍

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  19. Dude! This’s an amazing easy explanation✨✨ U guys summarized it

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  20. @mightymightyironhead June 7, 2025 @ 8:32 pm

    How is this saving me money? I just paid for an iPhone 13, its got the C type cable and no charging plug and i can not attach it to my PC because i dont have a C type USB on my 2 year old PC.

    So today i need to go back to the Apple store and pay for a charger to fit this C type cable ($30 – 40 USD) then either a USB cable converter (defeats the object because then i have slower transfer speeds) or a C type Hub, port or converter that’s going to also cost me anything up to a $100 dollars. Ok there are cheaper options and brands, but they could also be so cheap that they brick my phone.

    This is starting to become a pattern, i bought a Nikon Z30 last year and that also came without a charger and a "charging cable" that was useless, because its like 4 inches long and is really a data transfer cable and not suitable for charging, so i needed to also pay more for a proper cable and an expensive power bank to just be able to use this camera for more then 30 minutes before the battery drained and i spent 10 hours charging.

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  21. can i charge iphone 15 with usb c to a normal usb?

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  22. @joshminvishnu5012 June 7, 2025 @ 8:34 pm

    Hello Dalvin , I hope everything is going smoothly for you. I have a puzzling situation to discuss. I recently bought Apple Type C headphones, and they function perfectly with my iPhone 15 and Android device Mi 11X. However, I’m facing an issue with compatibility on Mi 11X Pro, despite both phones being from the same brand and having the same USB output. Could you help me understand the reason behind this? Additionally, I’m contemplating purchasing a Nothing Phone 2, so I would appreciate it if you could check the compatibility with these headphones on the Nothing phone as well, if possible. and could you explain why this headphone is compactible with some android phones and some are not, even in same brand.

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  23. I wanted to see what the thickness had to do with it!

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  24. @lesliepayne8409 June 7, 2025 @ 8:36 pm

    The person who’s doing this video just likes to hear himself talk I would just want an answer of how to plug in the other end of the charger.

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  25. The charging power of the iPhone is limited to 25W. Even using a 60W charger and a 60W charging cable, the charging effect is relatively ordinary.

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  26. @DalvinBrownWSJ June 7, 2025 @ 8:37 pm

    Are you willing to pay a premium for an Apple cable or opt for alternatives?

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  27. Quick and witty. got what i needed after 90 seconds but there was more goodies until the end. Thanks.

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  28. @lesliepayne8409 June 7, 2025 @ 8:43 pm

    Too long I’m done

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  29. So gay lol but informative

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