Lightning connector

E112734

Apple hardware interface electrical connector proprietary computer connector

The Lightning connector is Apple's proprietary compact digital interface used primarily for charging and data transfer on many of its mobile devices and accessories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lightning connector canonical	3
Lightning Digital AV Adapter	1
Smart Connector	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple hardware interface ⓘ electrical connector ⓘ proprietary computer connector ⓘ
announcedWith	iPhone ⓘ surface form: iPhone 5
cableEnd	Lightning plug ⓘ
connectorType	digital ⓘ reversible ⓘ
dataProtocolSupport	USB 2.0 ⓘ USB 3.1 ⓘ surface form: USB 3.0 (on some iPad Pro models via adapter)
designedFor	Apple hardware ⓘ surface form: Apple mobile devices
designGoal	compact form factor ⓘ reversible user-friendly connector ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
gender	male plug on cable ⓘ
introduced	2012 ⓘ
licensingProgram	MFi (Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod) ⓘ
manufacturer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
orientation	reversible orientation ⓘ
phasedOutOn	iPhone 15 series ⓘ
pinCount	8 ⓘ
powerDelivery	supports accessory power ⓘ supports device charging ⓘ
regulatoryContext	affected by EU common charger regulations ⓘ
replaced	30-pin dock connector ⓘ
requires	MFi-certified accessories for full functionality ⓘ
successorInterfaceOnSomeDevices	USB Type-C ⓘ surface form: USB-C
supports	analog audio via internal DAC in some accessories ⓘ digital audio output ⓘ
typicalCableOtherEnd	USB-A ⓘ USB-C ⓘ
usedFor	accessory connection ⓘ audio output ⓘ charging ⓘ data transfer ⓘ video output ⓘ
usedOnDevice	AirPods Max ⓘ AirPods Pro charging case (1st generation) ⓘ AirPods ⓘ surface form: AirPods charging case (1st and 2nd generation) Apple Magic Keyboard ⓘ surface form: Apple Magic Keyboard (some models) Apple Magic Mouse ⓘ surface form: Apple Magic Mouse 2 Multi-Touch trackpad ⓘ surface form: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 Apple Pencil ⓘ surface form: Apple Pencil (1st generation) Siri Remote ⓘ surface form: Apple TV remote (earlier models) Siri Remote ⓘ surface form: Siri Remote (1st generation) iPad ⓘ iPad ⓘ surface form: iPad mini iPhone ⓘ iPod ⓘ surface form: iPod nano (7th generation) iPod ⓘ surface form: iPod touch
usedWithAccessory	Lightning Digital AV Adapter ⓘ Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter ⓘ Lightning to USB Camera Adapter ⓘ Lightning to USB cable ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AirPods → chargesVia → Lightning connector ⓘ

Smart Keyboard → powerSource → Lightning connector ⓘ

this entity surface form: Smart Connector

Lightning → marketedAs → Lightning connector ⓘ

Lightning → hasAdapter → Lightning connector ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lightning Digital AV Adapter

Apple connectors → notableConnector → Lightning connector ⓘ