By shipping a USB-C-to-Lightning cable with new iPhones, Apple is also encouraging users to embrace new technology. Here's where Apple's environmental message starts to get muddled. Even the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lineup has included a USB-C power brick with a removable cable so you can use it as a wall charger with any type of USB-C cable. The upcoming iPad Air (2020) comes with a 20W USB-C Power Adapter, which you can also use with your new handset. If you're a 2020 iPad Pro user, you can charge your new iPhone 12 using the tablet's 18W USB-C Power Adapter. If you're coming from older devices, including the iPhone 11, you can use an existing Lightning-to-USB A cable and 5W Power Adapter. For iPhone 11 Pro/Pro Max customers, this means being able to use the 18W USB-C Power Adapter that came with your device. Your older iPhone's Lightning cable will work with your iPhone 12. This decision means the charging pad sitting near your desk will work with your new iPhone, regardless of which cable ships with the new handset.Īpple Iphone 12 Color Blue (Image credit: Apple)Īdditionally, there's is flexibility in your charging options. Further, the new iPhones (like the iPhone 8 and later) also support Qi wireless charging technology. Apple's decision to ship a USB-C to Lightning cable means more users can now go this route without making an additional purchase. The Goodįor years, MacBook users have grown increasingly annoyed that they couldn't charge iPhones or iPads using their laptops without a dongle. This change may be perceived as big or small, depending on your situation, but it also positions Apple to make some extra cash. Previous devices (excluding the now-retired iPhone 11 Pro) shipped with a Lightning to USB-A cable. The entire iPhone 12 series and repackaged iPhone 11, iPhone SE (2020), and iPhone XR will now ship with a USB-C to Lightning cable. And yet, Apple made two additional accessory-related changes to the iPhone 12 which serve as a reminder that Apple is also the largest publicly-traded company globally and the decisions it makes aren't necessarily solely to make the world a cleaner place.
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