Best USB-C and Thunderbolt charging cables for iPhone, iPad and Mac for 2026

Macworld
USB-C is the modern connection standard shared by most new devices today. It comes in several different formats—USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt—but they all have the same reversible connector at the end and are interchangeable and backwards compatible. All of Apple’s new devices now use USB-C or Thunderbolt for charging and data transfers.We’ve tried and tested the best USB-C and Thunderbolt cables here. If you want to jump straight to our recommendations click the o