It really is a damn shame that my Lightning connectors are all dead and useless despite being the empirically better connector because of Vestager's whinging and stupidity across the entire EU mobile ecosystem.

Lightning is not a better connector. It maxed out at USB 2 speeds and I needed separate bespoke adapters and chargers. I can now use standard USB C cords with everything, standard USB C headphones, connect my iPhone to my portable external monitor with the same USB C cable I use for my computer…

https://imgur.com/a/fIwsjIQ

And the iPhone supports all of the USB C standards that computers support - audio, video, mass storage, network, keyboard, mice etc

Side note: USB 3 Lightning did exist on iPad Pros.