One of the rumors related to the iPhone 12 is that it is possible that only the charging cable comes in the box. In this way, Apple saves itself from supplying the plugs that are connected to the current. However, the charging cable will be different. According to the leaked images, the charging cable will be braided which allows greater security and above all, it prevents entanglement when it is wound. The layout could be similar to new cable that Apple has released in its online store. It is a 3-meter Thunderbolt 2 Pro cable with a price of 149 euros.
Braiding comes to the new Thunderbolt 3 Pro
Featuring a black braided design that prevents tangling when coiled, this 2m cable offers data transfer via Thunderbolt 3 at up to 40 Gb / s, up to 10 Gb / s via USB 3.1 2nd generation, DisplayPort (HBR3) video output and charging up to 100 W.
The use of these two meters of Thunderbolt cable is to connect a Mac to Thunderbolt 3 devices such as Apple Pro Display XDR monitors, docks or hard drives. The technical characteristics are already discussed in the product description. However, we must highlight its power of up to 100 W, its braided design that we talked about at the beginning of the article and the possibility of connecting up to six Thunderbolt 3 devices in a chain. It also has DisplayPort video output, compared to other Thunderbolt 3 cables within the Apple store.
The price of this new cable is 149 Euros and the shipping times in the Apple Store Online are quite low. So if you are interested, it is likely that in a couple of days you will have it at home. Refering to Thunderbolt 3 Pro compatibility Remember that it is compatible with the 11-inch iPad Pro (1st and 2nd generation) and 12,9-inch (3rd and 4th generation). As for Macs we have a long list of compatibilities:
- MacBook Air (Retina 13-inch, 2020)
- MacBook Air (Retina 13-inch, 2018-2019)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016-2019)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016-2019)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21,5-inch, 2019)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21,5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac Pro (2017 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019)
- Mac mini (2018 onwards)