USB-C definitely has the upper hand when it comes to data transfer speeds, with USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 starting at 5Gbps, all the way up to a staggering 80Gbps on the very latest USB4 V2 connections – though most smartphones tend to be towards the lower end of that range. However, Apple fans soon welcomed the smaller, more powerful and symmetrical Lightning port with open arms – once they’d replaced the collection of old 30-pin collectors, that is. That’s because Apple’s Lightning tech was designed in-house by the company, and it has been unwilling to share it with the wider tech community in the years since its release. On the other hand, USB-C was first revealed in late 2014, with the connector appearing in early 2015 on products like Apple’s MacBook Air. Fast forward to today, however, and it’s ubiquitous in the tech industry, used in phones, tablets, headphones and pretty much any other tech accessory you could think of. Lightning is exclusive to Apple devices

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