Requires longer wait when recharging your smartphone. USB-C cables also charges devices faster than Micro USB because the USB-C protocol provides a maximum of 100 Watts of power. It means manufacturers of USB-C cables can include a higher power supply. It also means that USB-C can even power larger devices like laptops or printers. FWIW, I just tried using a lighting to USB Type-C sync and charging cable to connect my iPhone to the type-C port on my Qudelix 5K DAC. It doesn't work. The iPhone doesn't recognize that the device is connected. It works perfectly if I use my 3rd-party camera connector and plug the DAC in to it using a type-C to type-A connector. 2. Use Adapters for Older Devices. The easiest way to use a USB-C adapter is to simply plug it into your old device's port. For example, if you have an old laptop with a USB-A port, you can use a USB-C to USB-A adapter to connect it to a USB-C hub. The European Union has given its final approval to the common charger directive, a plan that will force Apple and other electronics producers to use USB-C by 2024. The long-debated plan by the EU 100W cables, which are required to have e-marker chips, tend to have problems with devices with crappy non-compliant USB-C implementations. For example, early Raspberry Pi 4 units wouldn't work with e-marked cables. My Fiio BTR3 also doesn't detect them at all. Regular 3A USB 2.0 non-e-marked cables always work just fine. iPhone 15 may be the first to charge over USB-C, but it’s hardly the first Apple product to use the port. From MacBooks and iPads to the Apple TV remote, USB-C ports exist on many devices. If you want to synchronize data from an iPad model that has a USB-C port (rather than a Lightning port), this cable will transfer data faster than the USB-C Charge Cable (see below) that came with your iPad. Meanwhile, the aforementioned Apple USB-C Charge Cable comes in 2m and 1m lengths at just $19 each. It supports power of up to 96 W, so if MacBooks can be charged with any kind of USB C cable. You can also use any charging adaptor (charging brick) with the MacBook without considering the power rating also. Because USB C cables are compatible with any type C port, and you don’t even have to match the power ratings of the charging adaptor for it to work. H7Qw.