Reviews for Lightning to USB Cable (1 m)

I just received my shipment of 3 of these cables directly from China. I measured my cables to be exactly 42 inches long. So they are about 3.5 feet long. About the same as previous Apple charging cables. Really, Apple should make them all 6ft long, which is why I am giving this 4 stars.

Since 3.5 feet is not usually long enough for most uses, search amazon for "white USB extension" from C2G in 3ft, 6ft or 9ft extension cables for about $2 to $5 dollars, which can then be put in between the wall power brick (or car port adapter) and this cable.

Existing power transformers with a USB jack on them (for home or car power port) that worked with your iPhone 3gs, 4 or 4s, should work fine with this new cable and the iPhone 5. 1 amp (1a = 5 watts) is standard for iPhones. 2 amp (2a = 10 watts) is standard for iPads. But it's well known, that if you buy 2 amp (10w) power plug then your iPhone 5 will charge in about 60% of the time. I like the PowerGen brand 10w chargers from amazon for $10.

length is barely long enough to reach nightstand. it's inevitable it will fall at some point due to being too short. why isn't it available in a longer length option?

I've had my iphone 5 for four days and my lightning cord has already stopped working. It doesnt recognize the wall charger when i plug it in and it says my iphone is drawing too much power from my computer when i plug it in there. I saw hundreds of people with the same problem on forums within the last hour of troubleshooting, proving that this is a widespread issue. Do NOT buy this product. Apple needs to realize that you cant half step this stuff just because of high demand. not cool

I am loving the new charger. Just wish Apple would come out with a Lighting to 30 pin connector for any who has the lighting cable can charge their old device with the lighting cable.

At first I was upset that Apple had changed to a new connector at all, since I already owned so many 30-pin cables (one for work, one for computer at home, one to charge phone in the bedroom at home, one for the car). However, after getting the iPhone 5 and using the new cable, I am indeed impressed! First of all, the new connector is reversable so I no longer have to make sure I am inserting the cable right-side-up. But also, the insertion of the cable just feels so much more solid, secure, and I am always sure it is inserted fully and correctly. With the old 30-pin connector, I was always a little nervous it wasn't going to connect and so would push it twice to be sure, and if I accidentally tried inserting it upside-down, I would fear I might be damaging it.

The only thing I wish Apple would do is make the lighning cable longer! It's roughly the same length as the old 30-pin cable, but this is not long enough in my opinion. The cable should at least be available in 2 sizes to choose from.

NOTE: The price of a lightning to USB cable is quite a bit LESS than the price of the adaptor to convert the old 30-pin cable to lighning! I just ordered 3 more cables from Apple (and they were shipped and delivered promptly - and they all work perfectly, no defects). I was about to order the adaptor until I realized the cable was cheaper. I had been assuming the adaptor would have been the cheapest option.

Love the new phone and liked the new connector... until I caught it in the zipper of my briefcase. Now I have no charging cable and there is no way to purchase a new one; not at the Apple Store, not at Best Buy, AT&T, etc.
Who was the moron who didn't anticipate an immediate need for additional charging cables? This couldn't be anticipated? I have dozens of 30-pin cables for every office, car and room of the house.
I have a great new phone that will soon be a paper-weight until I can get a new cable.

Team,
Please consider making at least a 5' cord soon; however, most of us prefer 6' so we can use it while charging or our children use it in the back seat of a vehicle.

We would rather have your product over after market, but we all buy what comes out first to meet our needs.

Do love my IPHONE 5 the day it was released...

While the cable has an elegant minimalistic design and the reversibility of the connector makes it easier to plug into the phone, having to carry around the 1 cable that I've apparently been rationed to everywhere with me because of insanely short supply (backordered weeks to months at just about any vendor, including Apple itself) completely cancels out the convenience of the reversible plug.

Paving the way for the future? Perhaps. If so, we can't tell by any increased transfer speed.

The only convenience seems to be the fact that you can connect them either way and the "convenience" of the earphone plug at the bottom. A convenience I would GLADLY give up since it makes ALL holders or docks obsolete. I sit my iPhone 5 at my desk upside down now so I can listen to music with the ghastly named "earpods."

The reason for the low score is not just because of that lack of speed boost that u.s.b. 3 or even Thunderbolt could have provided but availability. If you're going to force folks to not only replace their existing cables but force them to use only yours by including proprietary verification ships in them, you should at least have the decency of making sure your stores have plenty of stock for your costly cables.

Unless you like questions about your new products to be answered by, "I would love to show you this new iDevice but I can't because the battery is already drained."

I don't imagine that would go down well with potential customers which as an Apple device owner we frequently interact with.

This is such an improvement over the 30 pin! OK it's a pain for a while (especially due to lack of inventory) but this is great product. much better than the micro USB. Maybe other manufacturers should adopt it ;)