The iPhone charging cables have a history of getting damaged at some point and you need to replace them. For the iPhone 12, it looks like they will come with a woven charging cable.
This new woven charging cable would come with the new iPhone 12 models. It is a Lightning to USB-C cable. This was actually already leaked in July, but now there are a number of new photos of the cable that you will receive in your box with your new smartphone.
iPhone 12 gets woven cable
While there is a good chance that the iPhone 12 lacks a charging pad, since most consumers already have such a thing at home, a woven cable wouldn’t be a bad idea. In general, these types of cables last longer and are slightly less likely to become completely tangled when used in a container with other chargers. Because the average Lightning cable now lasts a few months, after which some damage occurs. And with that you run the risk of damaging yourself and your smartphone.
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In addition to the expectation that this woven cable will last longer, this Lightning to USB-C can also ensure that your iPhone is charged a lot faster. Reportedly, you could provide half of your iPhone 12 with power within half an hour. Then you just have to have a charging block with USB-C, so you may incur some extra costs.
Not for the first time
For the iPhone and iPad it would be the first time that a woven cable is supplied. But it is not the first time that Apple has released a similar cable. There is already a woven Thunderbolt Pro cable, a black woven USB-C to Lightning cable that comes with the Mac Pro, and a woven power cable for the Homepod. Want to read more about everything we think we know about the iPhone 12? Then visit our overview page here.
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