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>Apple of course do it with constantly changing MagSafe variants

In the past ten years, there has been two variants of MagSafe adapters. You can adapt older chargers to the newer standard.

>choosing the superior (to USB2.0) reversible Lightning connector over the new industry standard, USB3.1 Type C.

Lightning (2012) is way older than USB Type-C (2014). Additionally, Lightning can handle USB 3.




Also USB C is significantly thicker than lightning, and the part that's supposed to go on the phone isn't reversible.


Both ends of my USB C cables are identical and reversible.


Oops - you're right. I got USB C and USB 3 confused for a second then, thinking that USB C cables for phones have the micro USB 3 connector on them




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