Lightning was initially a superior alternative to Micro-USB and its own 30-pin connectors. A few years later, though, Apple found itself clinging to Lightning despite the obvious technical superiority ...

The Lightning connector was a revolutionary 8-pin, reversible port that replaced the bulky 30-pin dock connector found ... starting with the iPad Pro in 2018. USB-C brought several advantages ...

Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001. The 30-pin cables and docks were adapted or updated. Lightning is ...

Apple no longer manufactures any iPhones with a Lightning port, and all models in the ... Apple has already overhauled the iPad lineup with USB-C, so Lightning is no longer used for any ...

It looks really elegant and just being able to drop the iPad down onto the dock, without fiddling with a lightning cable, would be great. But the lengthy charge time and hefty price are dampening my ...

Almost all portable battery packs charge via microUSB port, which, for an iPhone user, means bringing an additional cable in addition to the Lightning cable you need to charge the iPhone itself.