Proprietary

Lightning

Unknown Reversible Deprecated
Family
Proprietary
Form Factor
Thin rectangular reversible
Pin Count
8
Year
2012

Apple's proprietary 8-pin reversible connector used on iPhones (until iPhone 15) and some iPads and accessories. Being phased out in favor of USB-C.

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Specifications

Family Proprietary
Form Factor Thin rectangular reversible
Pin Count 8
Reversible Yes
First Released 2012

Compatible Cables

Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack

Lightning ↔ 3.5mm TRRS

Lightning to HDMI (Apple Digital AV)

Lightning ↔ HDMI Type-A (Standard)

USB-A to Lightning

USB Type-A ↔ Lightning

USB-C to Lightning

USB Type-C ↔ Lightning

Compatibility

Connect To Compatible Adapter
VGA (DE-15) No Active Details →
3.5mm TRS No Active Details →
HDMI Type-D (Micro) No Active Details →
USB Micro-B SuperSpeed No Active Details →
TOSLINK No Active Details →
RCA No Active Details →
USB Type-A No Active Details →
MIDI DIN No Active Details →
USB Type-B No Active Details →
HDMI Type-E (Automotive) No Active Details →
2.5mm TS No Active Details →
6.35mm (1/4 inch) No Active Details →
HDMI Type-A (Standard) No Active Details →
SD Card Slot No Active Details →
S/PDIF Coaxial No Active Details →
Banana Plug No Active Details →
USB Mini-B No Active Details →
USB Micro-B No Active Details →
3.5mm TRRS No Active Details →
USB Mini-A No Active Details →