Apple Lightning To Usb 2MMD819ZM/A

Apple Lightning to USB Cable 2m MD819ZM/A

The Apple Lightning to USB Cable in the 2 metre length, part number MD819ZM/A, is the cable for the enormous installed base of USB-A charging. Its Lightning connector plugs into an iPhone, iPad or iPod with a Lightning port, and its standard USB-A connector plugs into a computer’s USB port or a USB power adapter, the type supplied with Apple devices for many years and still found in cars, hotels, power banks and office desks everywhere. It charges and syncs, and at 2 metres it gives far more freedom of movement than the 1 metre cable most devices originally shipped with.

Key features

• Genuine Apple cable, part number MD819ZM/A
• Lightning connector for iPhone, iPad and iPod models with a Lightning port
• USB-A connector for computer ports and USB power adapters
• 2 metre length, double the reach of the standard 1 metre cable
• Charges the device and syncs data with a Mac or PC over USB 2.0
• Reversible Lightning connector that plugs in either way up
• White finish, matching Apple’s other Lightning cables

Built for the USB-A world

USB-C is the current standard, but USB-A has not gone away. It is the port on most cars, on the charging points built into sofas, lamps and airport seating, on older computers that are still in daily service, and on the drawer full of power adapters most households already own. This cable keeps Lightning devices fully usable with all of that infrastructure. Plug it into a computer to charge and sync, into an Apple USB power adapter to charge from the wall, or into a power bank with a USB-A output to charge on the move. Nothing needs replacing and no adapter dongle needs to be carried; the cable simply matches the ports that are actually there.

Charging and syncing, kept distinct

The cable does two jobs. For charging, it carries power from the USB-A source to the Lightning device at the rate the source and the device agree on, which makes it a dependable everyday and overnight charger. For data, connected to a Mac or PC it syncs the device over USB 2.0: photos and video come off the phone, music and files go on, and full backups run through the computer. One point is worth stating plainly, because the similar names cause confusion: the USB-C fast charging mode offered by newer iPhones needs a USB-C source and the USB-C to Lightning cable. This USB-A cable is the right choice for standard charging and syncing with USB-A equipment, which is what it was designed for.

Why the 2 metre length earns its place

A 1 metre cable tethers a charging phone to within arm’s reach of the socket, which in real rooms means the floor, the edge of the desk or the far corner of the bed. Doubling the length changes how the device gets used while it charges: the phone can stay on the sofa with you, the iPad can keep working at the desk, and the bedside charge no longer means leaning over the mattress edge to read. The extra length also protects the cable itself, since connectors fail fastest when a short cable is habitually pulled tight at an angle. Keep a coil or a cable tie on the spare length if it lives on a desk, and the longer lead stays tidy as well as useful.

Compatibility in plain terms

The device end fits every Apple product with a Lightning port: iPhone models from the iPhone 5 through the iPhone 14 family, iPad models with Lightning, iPod touch, and accessories such as AirPods charging cases with Lightning. The source end fits any standard USB-A port on a charger, computer, car or power bank. Devices with a USB-C port instead of Lightning, including the iPhone 15 family and later, cannot use this cable at the device end and need a USB-C cable instead.

As a replacement for a worn original or a longer second cable for the bedside, car or office, the MD819ZM/A remains the straightforward genuine Apple choice for charging and syncing Lightning devices from USB-A ports.