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Anker Opens Pre-Orders for First MFi Lightning to USB-C cable, Shipping February 20

Mobile accessory maker Anker has opened pre-orders (https://www.anker.com/deals/ctolightning?search=masterbanner&keywords=1_ctlpre_ankerus_190201) for the first Apple-certified USB-C to Lightning cable under the Made for iPhone (MFi) program, and will start shipping the cables later this month.





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Apple late last year began allowing third-party companies to produce MFi certified USB-C to Lightning cables, and as a result, multiple companies have announced the upcoming launch of new USB-C to Lightning cable options.





However, as noted by The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/2/4/18210163/anker-usb-c-lightning-cable-price-release-date), it looks like Anker will be the first to make the accessory available, thanks to its PowerLine II USB-C Cable with Lightning Cable.





The cables will be available in both three and six-foot lengths and in different colors, but pre-orders are currently only for the three-foot White PowerLine II, which costs $15.99. An equivalent one-meter (or three-and-a-quarter foot) USB-C to Lightning cable from Apple (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MKQ42AM/A/usb-c-to-lightning-cable-2-m) costs $19.





All cables support Anker's Power Delivery system (using its separately available USB-C Wall Adaptor), have a 12,000 bend lifespan, and come with a lifetime warranty. The company originally planned (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/14/anker-usb-c-lightning-cables-march/) to launch the cables in March 2019, but initial pre-orders will now ship around February 20.

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