With an extra long 2 or 3m Lightning cable, you can also charge your iPhone when the socket is far away. You can continue to use your iPhone while you charge that way, no matter where you are. You can connect these cables to your iPhone 14 or older models, but not the iPhone 15 and newer. You need a USB-C cable for that. For older chargers with a rectangular USB-A port, you can buy a USB-A to Lightning cable. Power Delivery fast chargers have an oval USB-C port, so you can use a USB-C to Lightning cable for these chargers.