I’m looking for the right kind of iPhone 15 Pro USB-C “fast data” cable.

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I’m looking for the right kind of iPhone 15 Pro USB-C “fast data” cable. It seems a basic charging cable is slower. Can someone tell me the specs for the FAST data usb-c cable to transfer as fast as possible?

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Posted on Oct 7, 2023 7:07 PM

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musenet wrote:

I’m looking for the right kind of iPhone 15 Pro USB-C “fast data” cable. It seems a basic charging cable is slower. Can someone tell me the specs for the FAST data usb-c cable to transfer as fast as possible?


Apple says that the iPhone 15 Pro has a USB-C port with support for

  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)


For a data transfer cable, you would want one that is rated for at least 10 Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 2). A "charging cable" might transfer data at only USB 2 speeds ("up to 0.480 Gbps"), if it transferred data at all.


You don't need a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 cable – although if you have a Thunderbolt 4 certified cable lying around, that cable should be quite capable of carrying USB traffic at the speeds the iPhone 15 Pro supports.


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Oct 7, 2023 8:21 PM in response to musenet

musenet wrote:

I’m looking for the right kind of iPhone 15 Pro USB-C “fast data” cable. It seems a basic charging cable is slower. Can someone tell me the specs for the FAST data usb-c cable to transfer as fast as possible?


Apple says that the iPhone 15 Pro has a USB-C port with support for

  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)


For a data transfer cable, you would want one that is rated for at least 10 Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 2). A "charging cable" might transfer data at only USB 2 speeds ("up to 0.480 Gbps"), if it transferred data at all.


You don't need a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 cable – although if you have a Thunderbolt 4 certified cable lying around, that cable should be quite capable of carrying USB traffic at the speeds the iPhone 15 Pro supports.


Oct 7, 2023 7:17 PM in response to musenet

musenet Said:

"I’m looking for the right kind of iPhone 15 Pro USB-C 'fast data' cable.: Hi, I’m looking for the right kind of iPhone 15 Pro USB-C “fast data” cable. It seems a basic charging cable is slower. Can someone tell me the specs for the FAST data usb-c cable to transfer as fast as possible?"

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