In terms of charging speed, it supports Type-C of USB 3.0 series standard, and usually the maximum charging power can reach 100W(20V/5A). Why did Apple switch to the Type-C interface? This may be related to a bill published by the European Union in 2022. Lightning interface is Apple's own customized standard, with built-in MFI(Made for iPhone/iPod/iPad) authentication chip.
Third-party manufacturers must pass MFI certification and pay Apple a patent certification fee to produce Apple data cables. Type-C interface is an open universal standard, and third-party manufacturers can produce Type-C data cables for free. So of course Apple is willing to use its own lightning interface.
However, in June 5438 +2022 10, the European Parliament passed a bill by an overwhelming vote. The bill requires that from the end of 2024, all new portable smart devices such as mobile phones and tablets need to use USB Type-C charging interfaces, which means that the mobile phone interfaces in Europe are expected to achieve "great unification".
Why is the Type-C interface popular?
1, compact size and convenient connection.
The design of the Type-C interface is slim, and the size is only about 8.3x2.5mm This means that the Type-C device can be made very compact, which caters to the design requirements of light and thin mobile devices. At the same time, it also supports the function of "forward and backward insertion", which is more convenient to use.
2, the transmission rate is fast
If the Type-C adopts the USB 3.2 (originally called USB 3. 1 Gen2) standard, the transmission speed can be as high as 10Gbps, which is more than 6,000 times that of USB 1.0 (calculated at 1.5Mbps). This means that a movie of 10G can be transmitted in about 10 seconds.
3, two-way power supply, support fast charging
Type-C interface supports dual power supply, and the maximum power supply capacity can reach 100W, which can meet the charging requirements of both mobile phones and portable tablets and notebooks.
4, the support function is very rich.
Because it supports bidirectional power supply, the Type-C interface can support very rich functions. For example, as a data interface, it realizes data transmission between mobile phones, USB flash drives and computers; Act as a charging interface to charge notebooks, mobile phones and other equipment; As display interfaces, mobile phones and computers can be connected to monitors and TV monitors.
But also can support various transmissions, such as type-C to VGA/HDMI/DVI/DP and so on. , compatibility is very high. A Type-C interface can perfectly replace many previous interfaces.