It’s fascinating to see how Apple’s iPhone , one of the most iconic smartphones in the world, has evolved over the years. Along with the technological advancements and changing design of iPhones, we’ve also seen a change in the types of charging cables that come with these devices. In this blog post, we’ll dive deeper into the different iPhone generations and their corresponding charging cables. Let’s get started!
30-pin Dock Connector
The first generation of iPhones used a 30-pin dock connector for charging the devices and transferring data.
- iPhone (2007)
- iPhone 3G (2008)
- iPhone 3GS (2009)
- iPhone 4 (2010)
- iPhone 4s (2011)
Lightning Connector
Apple introduced the Lightning connector with the iPhone 5. This smaller, reversible connector has been compatible with all iPhones released since then, up to and including the iPhone 13 series.
- iPhone 5 (2012)
- iPhone 5c (2013)
- iPhone 5s (2013)
- iPhone 6 (2014)
- iPhone 6 Plus (2014)
- iPhone 6s (2015)
- iPhone 6s Plus (2015)
- iPhone SE (first generation) (2016)
- iPhone 7 (2016)
- iPhone 7 Plus (2016)
- iPhone 8 (2017)
- iPhone 8 Plus (2017)
- iPhone X (2017)
- iPhone XR (2018)
- iPhone XS (2018)
- iPhone XS Max (2018)
- iPhone 11 (2019)
- iPhone 11 Pro (2019)
- iPhone 11 Pro Max (2019)
- iPhone SE (2nd generation) (2020)
- iPhone 12 Mini (2020)
- iPhone 12 (2020)
- iPhone 12 Pro (2020)
- iPhone 12 Pro Max (2020)
- iPhone 13 Mini (2021)
- iPhone 13 (2021)
- iPhone 13 Pro (2021)
- iPhone 13 Pro Max (2021)
USB-C Connector
Starting with the iPhone 14 series, Apple is switching to the iPhone USB-C connector, which enables faster iPhone charging and even faster data transfer.
