About to get the 16 Pro so going to be moving to USB-C cables. Might be a dumb question, but I noticed the cable that comes with the phone has the small connector on both ends. I see some cables have that connector on both ends and some have it on one end and the old school USB connector on the other end. Most of the wall bricks and charging docks we've accumulated over the years accept the old school type. Is there a difference to the cables? We still will have iPads, camera chargers, etc., that use lightning or micro-USB with the old connector so will need those bricks still. Thanks!
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iPhone 16 Pro Types of USB-C cables?
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Same cable, different connector that’s all. The old rectangular one is called USB-A with the new slimmer one USB-C. Both do the same thing.
These plugs with USB-A don‘t support the PD protocol, so no fast charging with them.
I would suggest switching to USB-C power adapters supporting USB PD.
I would suggest switching to USB-C power adapters supporting USB PD.
For cars still with WIRED Apple CarPlay and a USB-A jack, is it better to use a USB-A to USB-C cable or USB-C to USB-C cable with a little USB-A/USB-C converter plug in the jack?
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Good to know thanks! I've read that some charging is bad for the battery. Does fast charging affect this?
It‘s more the heat that’s generated than the charging speed. But, of course, fast charging produces more heat.
Fast charging is shown to be fine as long as heat is not an issue.
I don't charge on my wireless charger in the car (Ford EV), because it gets way too hot. In the car I use a USB-C cable.
At work or home, I have Qi2 charger w/ 20W brick and does fine without heating up.
Never believed in undercharging anything - sort of like why do people fill their gas tanks to 3/4 ?
BTW I charge all my devices to 100% including my EV.
I don't charge on my wireless charger in the car (Ford EV), because it gets way too hot. In the car I use a USB-C cable.
At work or home, I have Qi2 charger w/ 20W brick and does fine without heating up.
Never believed in undercharging anything - sort of like why do people fill their gas tanks to 3/4 ?
BTW I charge all my devices to 100% including my EV.
NCM lithium battery Ford Mach E.
Not worried - my first gen EV won't be kept past the 3 year warranty.
Haven't had an issue for a year so far, but after the 3 year mark when the bumper to bumper warranty expires, I'll be looking at a 2nd gen EV - like sodium or solid state batteries....
The USB-C charging cable which is supplied by Apple with the phone is only rated at USB 2 data transfer speeds, but the phone itself is capable of transferring at USB 3.2 gen2 speeds, a lot faster.
So if for example you make Finder backups of your phone they will go more quickly if you use a USB 3 rated cable. Or if you want to use an external drive for additional storage.
A USB 3 rated cable is fine for charging as well of course.
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Well, everything supporting PD is fast.
A USB-C plug on its own doesn’t say for sure the device supports fast charging.
We have a few devices here with USB-C which can’t even be charged using a USB-C power adapter, because they don’t support PD. We need to use an old power adapter and a USB-A to USB-C cable to charge them.
(One reason I don’t really like USB-C. You don’t know what’s behind just by looking at it.)
A USB-C plug on its own doesn’t say for sure the device supports fast charging.
We have a few devices here with USB-C which can’t even be charged using a USB-C power adapter, because they don’t support PD. We need to use an old power adapter and a USB-A to USB-C cable to charge them.
(One reason I don’t really like USB-C. You don’t know what’s behind just by looking at it.)
Given that this is the first device you will have with USB C and you have several others that use Lightning or old USB A, I would suggest for now just getting a USB A to USB C cable. But if in the future you have ANY reason to get a new charger (whether one that plugs into a wall or you car), get one that has both USB C and USB A outlets. In the future if USB C sticks around long you may phase out the USB A charger and cables.
A USB A old school charger won't charge the new phone as fast as most USB C chargers but for overnight it won't matter and might even be slightly better for battery life anyway.
A USB A old school charger won't charge the new phone as fast as most USB C chargers but for overnight it won't matter and might even be slightly better for battery life anyway.
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Is there a recommended USB-C to USB-C cable to get from Amazon? Or are they all about the same?
Seems like there's tons of options, but mainly want it to be reliable for CarPlay with the new iPhone 16 Pro Max for my wife. 3-foot, white cable preferred. Was looking at this Anker 2-pack. Thanks!
Seems like there's tons of options, but mainly want it to be reliable for CarPlay with the new iPhone 16 Pro Max for my wife. 3-foot, white cable preferred. Was looking at this Anker 2-pack. Thanks!
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Wow, I just assumed the cable supplied would be rated for USB 3. Guess I'll pick up something else for PC transfers. That doesn't affect charging speed, right? That's dependent on the wattage of the charging brick?
Does your CarPlay have USB-C? Ours is USB-A so I went with an A to C cable for my wife. I've always had great luck with Anker.
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Thanks. 3 of the cars have USB-A jacks, and one has USB-C. I have one of these little USB-A/USB-C converter plugs in one of the cars which has worked well with my USB-C to Lightning cable for my current iPhone 13 Pro.
Figuring it might finally be time to stop buying cables that have USB-A on one end. None of my laptops (Windows nor MacBook) even have USB-A jacks on them anymore.
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I am sure any USB 3 rated cable will charge as fast as the supplied USB 2 charge cable, but it is not universally true that charging rate is only dependant on the charging brick. The 140W charging brick for MacBook Pros will only charge at that rate with a 140W rated cable.