What are the specs of the USB-C cable included with the AirPods Pro 2?

[Faize]

I'm primarily interested in:

1. How many watts it can handle when charging
2. What data transfer rate(s) are supported
3. If it can carry alt mode signals, e.g. DP

 

[mikebenton]

This 1-metre charge cable is made with a woven design — with USB-C connectors on both ends — and is ideal for charging, syncing and transferring data between USB-C devices. It supports charging of up to 60 watts and transfers data at USB 2 rates. Pair the USB-C Charge Cable with a compatible USB-C power adapter to conveniently charge your devices from a power point and take advantage of fast-charging capabilities. USB-C power adapters sold separately.

 

[throAU]

I'm primarily interested in:

1. How many watts it can handle when charging
2. What data transfer rate(s) are supported
3. If it can carry alt mode signals, e.g. DP

Pretty much as per the first reply - and no, you won't get DP out of it. It's a charge cable, not intended to be used for display or other high speed data transfer.

Speaking from personal experience -if you want to do display port over type C - buy a reputable brand type C thunderbolt cable.

High res/high refresh displays need high bandwidth just like thunderbolt does - and thunderbolt certification will guarantee that your cable is capable of running at speed X which will correlate with DisplayPort resolution Y. People don't realise that "just video" is a big deal these days; good quality HDMI and DP cables aren't cheap because they really are doing a lot at 4k and higher!

see here:

DisplayPort - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

e.g., 4k/120 needs a cable capable of 25 gigabit (i.e., thunderbolt 3 spec). No, a crappy USB C charge cable won't do that - you NEED thunderbolt - or at least a capable of high enough quality that it is capable of thunderbolt bit-rates.

 

[rasg]

A few months ago I watched a tear down of an Apple Thunderbolt cable and a couple of competitors and the difference was dramatic. If you can buy an Apple cable specifically for data transfer.