
Main article: USB hardware § Connectors Available connectors by USB standard USB connectors have been increasingly replacing other types as charging cables of portable devices. Examples of peripherals that are connected via USB include computer keyboards and mice, video cameras, printers, portable media players, mobile (portable) digital telephones, disk drives, and network adapters. It has largely replaced interfaces such as serial ports and parallel ports, and has become commonplace on a wide range of devices. USB was designed to standardize the connection of peripherals to personal computers, both to communicate with and to supply electric power.

Apple’s support page provides several examples of how the 35W charger will divide its output: Plugging in two USB-C cables requires the charger to automatically split the output based on the device’s power requirements. You’ll get the full advertised output when you connect a single device capable of accepting 35W of power to either port. The 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter, on the other hand, doesn’t prioritize one port over the other.
