With a USB-C to Lightning cable, you can charge and sync your AirPods, AirPods Pro, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, charge a Siri Remote, and more. ... Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or import your photos when connected to a USB-C port on your Mac or PC.

Is a USB-C to Lightning cable better?

Now bundled with every new iPhone, a USB-C-to-Lightning cable vastly improves your phone's charging speed — sometimes even boosting its battery from 0 to 50% in 30 minutes (or less). You'll need a compatible charger, though, because new iPhones no longer ship with one.

Why did Apple give a USB-C cable?

Apple says the reasons are environmental. Giving out fewer “free” accessories with every phone means using less materials, the company claims, and also makes for smaller boxes that can be shipped more efficiently. So going forward, those boxes will just come with a phone and a Lightning to USB-C cable.